EPISODE · Oct 8, 2025 · 40 MIN
Telling Canada’s Story by Rail with CBC’s Melody Jacobson
from The Backroads Bill Podcast · host North Bay Echo
The railway helped build Canada, but it also holds stories that don’t always make it into the history books. In this episode of the Backroads Bill Podcast, CBC producer Melody Jacobson joins us to talk about her work on a new CBC special that dives into the history of trains in Canada.From the role of sleeping car porters to the impact on Indigenous communities to rock concerts that rolled across the country, Melody shares what she learned along the way.Listen when it goes live here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-141-cbc-radio-specials
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The railway helped build Canada, but it also holds stories that don’t always make it into the history books. In this episode of the Backroads Bill Podcast, CBC producer Melody Jacobson joins us to talk about her work on a new CBC special that dives into the history of trains in Canada.From the role of sleeping car porters to the impact on Indigenous communities to rock concerts that rolled across the country, Melody shares what she learned along the way.Listen when it goes live here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-141-cbc-radio-specials
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