Railroad Life
Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People
Chris Gethard
4.8 • 9.1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 September 2025
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
This week, Geth talks with a railroad worker who shares what it's really like on the job. They get into the nitty-gritty of trains, unions, and infrastructure, and explore how the rails often reflect bigger truths about where the country is headed.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello to everybody who's been working on the railroad all your live-long days. |
| 0:09.0 | It's beautiful anonymous. |
| 0:10.6 | One hour. |
| 0:11.6 | One phone call. |
| 0:13.0 | No names. |
| 0:14.2 | No holds barred. |
| 0:17.1 | I'd rather go one-on-one. |
| 0:19.7 | I think it'll be more fun |
| 0:21.8 | and I'll get to know you and you'll get to know me |
| 0:27.0 | I get it |
| 0:27.2 | I know not everyone loves a long intro |
| 0:29.8 | I get it skip about seven and a half minutes ahead |
| 0:33.4 | you'll get to the call but I'm begging you |
| 0:35.6 | if you want to come to the Beautiful Anonymous episode 500 taping in October, get your |
| 0:41.2 | tickets sooner rather than later so I can relax. |
| 0:43.6 | Anyway, seven and a half minutes, we'll be right at the beginning of the call. |
| 0:49.7 | Hi, everybody. Chris Getherd here. |
| 0:52.6 | Welcome to another episode of Beautiful Anonymous, the show |
| 0:56.3 | where we look at the human condition, one anonymous conversation at a time. I feel very lucky to be |
| 1:03.3 | here speaking with you. I feel very, very lucky to create art in a country that has by and large |
| 1:10.6 | dedicated itself to free speech for my entire life. |
| 1:13.9 | I feel very, very lucky that I get to say things into a microphone, send them out into the world, |
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