The DepotCast
The DepotCast
Durand Union Station
The podcast for the Michigan Railroad History Museum
DepotCast 053: How the Railroad Created Baseball (and the Automobile Ruined It)
We were a little late with this one, but this episode is about Baseball and how the growth of transportation in America led directly to its National Pastime.
Apr 13, 2021
30 min
DepotCast 052: Oh Jeez.
Mike has big news, so we decided to get right into it and have an exit interview live on air.
Apr 2, 2021
1 hr 11 min
DepotCast 051: How to Give 6 Tours Over The Internet in 3 Days
Mike, Mack, and Mary discuss the previous week wherein we gave 6 classrooms of 4th graders tours of the building online. There is some actual railroad content in this episode, as we discuss Fenton, Michigan!
Mar 26, 2021
32 min
DepotCast 050: How Weird is the Railroad Internet?
Mike and Mack do an arguably wise thing and search the internet for weird railroad stories. Mike's were too awful to read so he had to find a backup plan.
Mar 19, 2021
24 min
DepotCast 049: Detroit... Train City?
Mike and Mack take a imaginary trip down to Detroit this week to learn about three major train stations in their history: The Michigan Central Station, The Fort Street Union Station, and the Brush Street Station.
Mar 12, 2021
39 min
DepotCast 048: What is High Speed Rail?
Mike and Mackenzie discuss trains that go really, really, fast around the world. (Mackenzie says "zoomie!") Please enjoy our babbling! We learned alot.
Mar 5, 2021
44 min
The DepotCast 047: Inside Baseball? Inside Track? Whatever, We're Talking Merchandise!
Mike, Mary, and a weirdly echoey Mackenzie (whoops) discuss merchandise ideas for the coming year. If you've ever wondered what goes through our heads when deciding what to sell in the gift shop, this episode is for you!
Feb 26, 2021
44 min
DepotCast 046: Who Robbed These Trains?
Mike, Mack, and Mary tell some train robbery tales today, taking us from Nebraska in 1877 to Glasgow in 1963! Also our furnace kicks on in the middle of the recording and forces Mike to finally do some editing for once.
Feb 19, 2021
32 min
DepotCast 045: What is the GLC and the LSRC?
Mike and Mack dive into short lines this week, discussing the Great Lakes Central and the Lake State Railway!
Feb 12, 2021
33 min
DepotCast 045: What Are Some More Siblings of Durand Union Station (Part II)
It's a SNOW DAY, but Mike, Mary, and Mack all piled into a voice call to nerd out over some cool architectural siblings of our Depot. Included is the Gandy Dancer/MCRR Station in Ann Arbor!
Feb 5, 2021
44 min
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