We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick. We speak to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past, the turbulent time that was the early 21st century.

Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this monumental

reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.

These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost.

So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology to decrypt our transmissions,

this is our legacy to you.

This is our time capsule.

This is the omnibus. Oh, You have accessed entry 320.

G.N 4519 certificate number 14871 The the death of trolleys.

The death of trolleys.

The death of trolleys.

All things must pass, John.

Even trolleys.

Are you, have you ever gone through a phase where you regularly used mass transit?

Yeah, all the time, I mean, any time I visit overseas,

it's such a delight to have functional mass transit and my kids love it because kids all grow up as transit

fans like America has to turn them into little car kids yeah you're right but it's true

it's instinctive kids kids are born liking buses and trains way more.

We're all train spotters.

Exactly.

You have to really have to drum it out of you if you want a little patriotic American kid who

insists on driving everywhere.

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