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The Biggest Tailgate in Trucking
From Radiotopia | Part of the Over the Road series | 44:00
A visit to the Mid-America Trucking Show, with host “Long Haul Paul.”
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Over the Road host “Long Haul Paul” Marhoefer drops into the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, where drivers from all over the country converge each year to show off their chrome and exchange stories, tips and gripes.
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Why We Drive
From Radiotopia | Part of the Over the Road series | 41:00
A tale of two truckers in Grand Island, Nebraska.
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A tale of two truckers in Grand Island, Nebraska: former real-estate agent Kenyette Godhigh-Bell, and third-generation owner-operator Jared Sidlo. One is testing the waters of a new career, while the other weighs the personal costs of a job he can’t (and won’t) quit.
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Three Stops in Kentucky
From Radiotopia | Part of the Over the Road series | 45:32
A tour of Paul’s favorite truck stops, in search of the original “nanner nanner pudding.”
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On this tour of independent truck stops in Eastern Kentucky, Long Haul Paul investigates the enduring and alluring mystique of the “nanner nanner pudding,” and learns how each stop is keeping the lights on amidst the ever-expanding, seemingly ubiquitous national chains.
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Back Home
From Radiotopia | Part of the Over the Road series | 47:30
The impact of trucking on family life, told by producer Lacy Roberts.
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The stresses of trucking on family life are well-known to those working over the road. In this episode, Over the Road producer Lacy Roberts heads home to Montana to explore her family’s three-generation history in trucking, and how this job has shaped them all.
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Our Punjabi Brothers
From Radiotopia | Part of the Over the Road series | 34:56
A community of immigrants leads the largest trucker protest in a generation.
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Punjabi-Americans represent a large and fast-growing segment of the trucking community, especially among California’s Central Valley produce haulers. In this episode, Binda Atwal tells the story of how Punjabi drivers got into the politics of trucking: leading the largest trucker demonstration in a generation, and changing a few hearts and minds in the process.
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“The Long Haul of Fame”
From Radiotopia | Part of the Over the Road series | 58:32
Stories of Paul’s personal trucking heroes.
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Meet a handful of Paul’s unsung heroes from within and around trucking, including a pistol-packing grandmother, a disc jockey who brought meaningful overnight trucking radio back to the airwaves and a fellow refrigerated freight hauler who helped Paul pick up the pieces after a pivotal tragedy in his career.
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The Road Ahead
From Radiotopia | Part of the Over the Road series | 44:40
What do self-driving trucks mean for American truckers?
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In our series finale, Paul checks back in with truckers we’ve met throughout Over the Road, as the team convenes at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas to ponder the million-dollar question: will self-driving trucks render American truck drivers obsolete?
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Channel One-Nine #1
From Radiotopia | Part of the Over the Road series | 06:26
What are CB handles?
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What are CB handles?
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Channel One-Nine #4
From Radiotopia | Part of the Over the Road series | 09:23
Gears, engines, brakes and lights.
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A speed round of questions on the theme of truck mechanics, featuring veteran owner-operator Ingrid Brown.
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Channel One-Nine #4
From Radiotopia | Part of the Over the Road series | 09:23
Gears, engines, brakes and lights.
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A speed round of questions on the theme of truck mechanics, featuring veteran owner-operator Ingrid Brown.
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Find a transcript for this episode and learn more about Over the Road at overtheroad.fm.
Channel One-Nine #5
From Radiotopia | Part of the Over the Road series | 05:57
How do truckers customize their rigs?
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We take a tour of “The Goose,” a forest green Freightliner with more than its fair share of creature comforts and personal character. The Goose’s owners, Daniel and Phyllis Snow, offer a good example of just how far some truckers will go to make a truck their own.
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Channel One-Nine #2
From Radiotopia | Part of the Over the Road series | 08:33
What’s your favorite road to haul?
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What’s your favorite road to haul?
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Channel One-Nine #3
From Radiotopia | Part of the Over the Road series | 09:27
What do drivers listen to on the road?
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What do drivers listen to on the road?
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Channel One-Nine #6
From Radiotopia | Part of the Over the Road series | 08:15
The driver's ed episode.
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For all the “four-wheelers” listening, long-time trucker and trainer Gary Buchs lays out the dos and don’ts of sharing the road with semis. We cover following-distance, blindspots, light etiquette and a few tricks that might just change the way you drive on the highway.
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