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Making Tracks

Making Tracks

I've been workin’ on the railroad: How Jonah Franke-Bowell laid tracks for KiwiRail during the pandemic

The Long Read from Stuff

December 29, 202318m 1s

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Show Notes

Jonah Franke-Bowell is now a journalist but for months amid the pandemic he was working on New Zealand’s railway, learning how to lay tracks, finding the best provincial sandwich, and making friends along the way. This is his story.

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CREDITS

Written by Jonah Franke-Bowell

Read by Karanama Ruru

Produced by Jen Black

Audio editing: Connor Scott

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