Tracks Through Time
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFocusing on telling engaging stories throughout the history of freight and transportation that shaped the industry we know today
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How Australia Lost a War with Emus
January 12, 2024 13:38 - 26 minutesAfter World War I, veterans took up farming and provided food supplies and wheat to Western Australia. But when emus began to threaten that supply chain, another war broke out. The emus won. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The logistics of the Boston Tea Party
December 14, 2023 18:30 - 28 minutesFind out how more than 100 patriots pulled off dumping so much tea into Boston Harbor in this week’s episode of Tracks Through Time. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Find out how the Rockefeller Christmas is transported year after year
November 30, 2023 18:30 - 29 minutesDid you know there's one company that always handles delivering the tree for Christmas at the Rockefeller Plaza in New York? Find out about the history of its logistics and the process of picking the tree in this week's episode. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Logistics Worked For Almost 100 Years
November 16, 2023 18:30 - 29 minutesThe Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has gotten bigger and bigger every year since 1924, but how can such a big logistics program be pulled off year after year? Brielle Jaekel and Mary O'Connell dive into how it works throughout the years. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Dangerous Job of Delivering Mail by Airplane in the 1920s
November 02, 2023 17:27 - 27 minutesMail delivery by airplane started in 1918, if you can believe it. The method was dangerous but cut down delivery time by a day. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Haunted Highways
October 19, 2023 17:30 - 34 minutesDeputy editor Brielle Jaekel and 3PL expert Mary O’Connell tell stories of haunted highways to celebrate Halloween. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Truck driver's vanishing act: The Devin Williams story
October 05, 2023 17:00 - 26 minutesIn this chilling episode, we delve into the baffling 1995 disappearance of truck driver Devin Williams, who vanished without a trace in the heart of Arizona's Tonto National Forest, leaving behind a perplexing mystery that still haunts investigators to this day. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lessons from the Inferno: The Texas City Disaster
September 21, 2023 19:12 - 27 minutesIn 1947, tragedy struck the port in Texas City, Texas, when a French ship carrying highly flammable fertilizer caught fire and caused devastation to the port town. But the lessons learned from the incident likely saved lives in the years following. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lost Cargo: The Mystery of Flight 19
September 07, 2023 18:02 - 28 minutesIn December 1945, five US Navy Avenger bombers took off from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on a routine training mission known as Flight 19. Their mission was simple: navigate to various points in the Atlantic Ocean and then return to base. However, this seemingly routine training exercise turned into one of the most baffling mysteries in aviation history. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Supply Chain of Bathtub Gin and Bootlegging
August 10, 2023 17:18 - 32 minutesProhibition might have made the production and sale of alcohol in the United States illegal, but that doesn't mean Americans stopped. The supply chain for the alcohol beverage flourished during the ban, but in a completely different way. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Suez Canal Crisis Of 1956: A Pivotal Moment In Shipping History
July 27, 2023 17:24 - 28 minutesA crisis over the Suez Canal put Egypt at odds against France, Britain and Israel. The story has surprising twists and unexpected secret motives. Find out how this shaped the future of shipping routes and globalization. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How 1 Girl Stopped A Railroad Disaster And Saved 200 Lives
July 13, 2023 17:00 - 28 minutesKate Shelley became a hero at 17 years old when she went through extreme measures to save a passenger train from certain disaster in 1881. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mysterious ship appears in middle of the ocean without crew
June 29, 2023 17:00 - 28 minutesThe Mary Celeste was a ghost ship found adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872. Since then there has been speculation around the mystery. Author Valerie Martin joins us to discuss her book on the subject and give some insight to the creepy event. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The tragic crash of a US Navy airship
June 15, 2023 17:00 - 34 minutesIn 1933, a total of 75 US Navy members lost their lives when airship USS Akron crashed and sank into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey. Brielle Jaekel is joined by Naval History and Heritage Command’s Dr. Caroline Johnson who tells us the story of the fateful incident. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
An infamous train robbery is solved with a shocking mistake
June 01, 2023 17:00 - 28 minutesAn ambitious train robbery is pulled off with very few setbacks. But one little mistake leads to the downfall of this daring gang. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Battalion 6 Triple 8 - An untold story from WWII
May 18, 2023 17:10 - 44 minutesBlack women in the U.S. Army during WWII made up the 6888 battalion, whose sole job was to handle the mail for American soldiers. Their story has been largely ignored for decades – until now. Hear their story and learn about their impossible feats from a historian close to the project. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Navigating the Impossible: The dangerous plan to connect two oceans
May 04, 2023 17:57 - 27 minutesWhile the Panama Canal has played a crucial role in maritime shipping, its construction was fraught with problems. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Deadliest bridge US collapse has mysterious folklore
April 20, 2023 17:00 - 32 minutesThe Silver Bridge collapse is popular in relation to a unique folklore but it also completely changed how we look at safety regulations for bridges. Hear the story of the collapse and the folklore surrounding it. Then get an inside look at the story with West Virginia DOT’s Tracy W. Brown, a state bridge engineer. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20-year mystery on the sea
April 06, 2023 17:44 - 18 minutesThe U.K.’s largest sunken merchant ship met a dramatic end. But no one knew what actually happened until 20 years after the disaster, thanks to the families of the crew who fought hard for answers. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The real story behind Goodfellas
March 23, 2023 17:49 - 27 minutesThe Lufthansa Heist was indeed the biggest heist in history at the time, but Goodfellas didn’t tell the whole story… if you can believe that. In 1990, Martin Scorsce directed acclaimed gangster flick Goodfellas, captivating audiences with the mobster story of a famous heist. The movie was loosely based on the 1978 heist of a Lufthansa airplane’s cargo and the true story is even more unbelievable than the script. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more abou...
Tracks Through Time Trailer
March 23, 2023 12:23 - 50 secondsFocuses on telling engaging stories throughout the history of freight and transportation that shaped the industry we know today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Global expansion, turf battles, and hydrogen vs electric
December 06, 2019 16:04 - 35 minutes - 30.9 MBBlack Friday in the US + UK, tech and unit economics, global expansion and turf battles in the on-demand delivery space, use cases for drone delivery, hydrogen vs electric batteries, plus what's hot or not in investing. More podcasts at FreightWaves Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-freights-sake/id1483839863 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/186RXXVieFDN8HdfCFk5Cy?si=aGJBvlsBRpu2IhA1CLW7JA
Evolution in iteration and digitization
November 25, 2019 17:01 - 23 minutes - 19.8 MBWeWork, FinTech, FreightTech, margin maximization, can decentralized brokerage office structures work in a digital world, the 5 stages of Cybertruck, Slush Week in Helsinki, streamlining payment inefficiencies and letters of credit, plus much more. More podcasts at FreightWaves Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-freights-sake/id1483839863 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/186RXXVieFDN8HdfCFk5Cy?si=aGJBvlsBRpu2IhA1CLW7JA
LIVE from FreightWave's LIVE Chicago
November 15, 2019 20:21 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBComing to you LIVE from FreightWaves LIVE Chicago's Live Stage it's FreightWaves CEO and founder Craig Fuller along with Dynamo Ventures Jon Bradford talking about the intersection of VC and freight. If you missed it live, don't miss it again! More podcasts at FreightWaves Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-freights-sake/id1483839863 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/186RXXVieFDN8HdfCFk5Cy?si=aGJBvlsBRpu2IhA1CLW7JA
SaaS life cycles, blitzscaling, Amazon's earnings, and more
November 01, 2019 13:50 - 25 minutes - 21.9 MBCraig and Jon talk Amazon's earnings and their accelerated transportation costs, e-commerce and the importance of UX, the life cycle of SaaS and creating relationships at the point of sell, blitzscaling, plus warehouse strategy and the power of distribution. More podcasts at FreightWaves Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-freights-sake/id1483839863 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/186RXXVieFDN8HdfCFk5Cy?si=aGJBvlsBRpu2IhA1CLW7JA
Seeking Series A-B-C, This Week in VC, and Opportunities Beyond Silicon Valley
October 25, 2019 13:34 - 30 minutes - 25 MBFreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller and Dynamo Managing Partner Jon Bradford team up on this show about their vision and view of where the world exists in the intersection of freight and venture capital. This week they talk Brexit, a world that's no longer flat, this week in the venture capital market, seeking series funding, and opportunities beyond Silicon Valley. More podcasts at FreightWaves Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-freights-sake/id1483839...
Valuations and Venture Capital
October 16, 2019 19:29 - 31 minutes - 26.6 MBFreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller and Dynamo Managing Partner Jon Bradford team up on this show about their vision and view of where the world exists in the intersection of freight and venture capital. More podcasts at FreightWaves