Apr 4, 2019

Why can’t America build bullet trains?

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Why have bullet trains have been an elusive American goal for more than 50 years? Plus, the latest on the Ethiopian Airlines crash, and the story of an undercover cop whose career was shaped by his county’s drug problems.

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The U.S. has tried to build high-speed rail for 50 years

by Ben Bradford

Apr 4, 2019

Today, a train ride from LA to San Francisco takes 12 hours. In 1937, it took 10.

Amtrak's Hiawatha train between Chicago and Milwaukee arrives at the Glenview, Illinois station in 2005.

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After preliminary report of the Ethiopian Airlines crash, what's next for Boeing?

by Jack Stewart

Apr 4, 2019

The Ethiopian government has published its preliminary report into the plane crash that killed all 157 people on board last month. It was the second crash involving a Boeing 737 Max in five months. The report found that the crew on the Ethiopian Airlines flight followed all the procedures provided by Boeing, but still weren’t able […]

Boeing airplane sit on the tarmac at the Boeing production facilities at Paine Field in Everett, Washington in 2012.

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Music from the episode

Blue Monday Pete Rock

Eye Of The Storm Ensemble Entendu

Harvest Moon Poolside

Tidal Wave Portugal. The Man

Shut Up and Let Me Go The Ting Tings

Reptilia The Strokes

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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