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Radio Guest List—Pony Express Territory in Fallon, Nevada—October 1, 2016

Locations in this article:  Los Angeles, CA St. Louis, MO

13407176_1060243667375578_219811936950961227_nThis week’s broadcast of the Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio Show comes from the Pony Express Territory in Fallon, Nevada. From St. Louis to Sacramento, this journey of over 1,800 miles was covered by the Pony Express riders in 10 days, cutting the wait time for mail from weeks to a little over a week. Although it only lasted from April 1860 to October 1861, the Pony Express will forever be known as a significant moment in American history, where young riders risked everything for the advancement of communication and the establishment of the West. This week, Peter Greenberg talks to Ed Spear, President of the Pony Express Territory, who discusses why the Pony Express will alway be a principal part of American history—as well as what the courageous Pony Express riders had to endure during their rides in the 1800s. Mark Bassett, Executive Director at Nevada Northern Railway, explains why the Nevada Northern Railway is considered an anti-museum and discusses how visitors can become engineers for a day, or even a week. Also, Scott McCartney, Travel Editor for The Wall Street Journal, lets us in on how airlines are combating lost luggage issues. He also speaks about how Uber and Lyft have contributed to traffic around Los Angeles International Airport. There’s all of this and more when the Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio Show broadcasts from the Pony Express Territory in Fallon, Nevada.

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Donna Cossette, Registrar at Churchill County Museum and Archives and local Paiute Guide, talks about how Fallon is the “Oasis of Nevada,” and where the best hidden cave tours can be found near the Loneliest Highway in America.

Mark Bassett, Executive Director at Nevada Northern Railway, explains why the Nevada Northern Railway is considered an anti-museum, as well as how visitors can become engineers for a day—or even a week.

Robert Moor, Author of On Trails: An Exploration, discusses the importance of trails and shares stories of Nimblewill Nomad, a perpetual walker who recently walked the entirety of the Pony Express National Historic Trail.

Ed Spear, President of the Pony Express Territory, discusses why the Pony Express will alway be a principal part of American history as well as what the courageous Pony Express riders had to endure during their rides in the 1800s.

David Kittle, Third Vice President to the National Pony Express Association, talks about the Pony Express reenactments that still happen today,  and explains why mountains were the biggest surprise when trekking the path those riders made in the 1800s.

Scott McCartney, Travel Editor for The Wall Street Journal, lets us in on how airlines are combating lost luggage issues. He also speaks about how Uber and Lyft have contributed to traffic around Los Angeles International Airport.

Richard Bangs, Co-Founder of Mountain Travel Sobek, part of the founding executive team of Expedia.com, and CEO of White Nile Media, speaks about the rise in virtual reality in the travel industry as well as the convenience and luxury of the Istanbul Atatürk Airport.

Clara Bingham, Award-Winning Journalist and Author of Witness to the Revolution: Radicals, Resisters, Vets, Hippies, and the Year America Lost Its Mind and Found Its Soul, explains how the revolutionary 1960s influenced America, and how the actions of the past parallel today’s society.

Candacy Taylor, Author of Moon Route 66, speaks on the issues African American travelers face and how waitresses who work along Route 66 have built careers for themselves.

By Rian Rikard for PeterGreenberg.com