How a king, a president, a railway empire and a hot dog helped save the free world

Podcast: Here & There: A Canadian Geographic Travel Podcast (LS 28 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: How a king, a president, a railway empire and a hot dog helped save the free worldPub date: 2025-06-17Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThis episode is from Black Cabin Studio archives, which originally aired on North Americana Podcast. Sometimes, truth outpaces even the wildest fiction, especially when it comes to family history.This week on Here & There, host and producer Liz Beatty tugs on a long-lost thread from her own family’s past — one that unravels into a surprising tale involving a British monarch, a U.S. president, a Canadian railway empire, and yes… a hot dog. Together, they played a small but pivotal role in a defining moment of North American, and global, history.Tune in for a story where lineage meets legend.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Liz Beatty, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.