{"podcast":{"title":"Around The Layout - A Model Railroad Podcast","slug":"around-the-layout-a-model-railroad-podcast-5330041","podcast_index_feed_id":5330041,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5509454/episodes/feed","website_url":"http://aroundthelayout.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/33673c1bc77c888f6598b5772fda848e.jpg","author":"Thirty Five Productions LLC","episode_count":335,"summary":"Join us as we bring you stories from model railroaders just like you. We talk to enthusiasts across the hobby and learn about their beginnings, challenges, accomplishments and ultimately what excites and motivates them. Come hang out with us Around The Layout and be inspired to create your own model railroading story to share.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T14:17:03.211409+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-layout-a-model-railroad-podcast-5330041"},"episode":{"title":"Inside the 2026 Sydney RPM - Part One","slug":"inside-the-2026-sydney-rpm-part-one","published_at":"2026-04-30T04:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-layout-a-model-railroad-podcast-5330041/inside-the-2026-sydney-rpm-part-one","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-layout-a-model-railroad-podcast-5330041","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/inside-the-2026-sydney-rpm-part-one--71670710","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71670710/e231_sydneyrpm1_mixdown.mp3","summary":"What does a room full of passionate model railroaders sound like? That's what we were in Australia to capture during the inaugural Sydney RPM. We sat down with attendees, vendors, clinicians and content creators to get their take on this event and the state of model railroading in Australia, and how this event has intertwined both North American and Australian prototype modelers from eastern Australia and beyond. In part one, we talk to Justin Mitchell, Will James, Steven Pracey, Gary Rose, and Steve Pettit. Learn more about this episode on our website: aroundthelayout.com/231 This episode of Around The Layout is Powered By Rapido Trains: https://rapidotrains.com/ Thank you to our episode sponsor, Spring Creek Model Trains: https://www.springcreekmodeltrains.com/ Thank you to our episode sponsor, ModelTrainBox.com: https://modeltrainbox.com/ Visit our website at aroundthelayout.com Become a member of our Operating Crew for chances to win and much more! aroundthelayout.com/crew Around The Layout Podcast is a production of Thirty Five Productions LLC ©2026 Thirty Five Productions LLC. All rights reserved. The views and opinions expressed by hosts and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Thirty Five Productions LLC or our sponsors. Use of any trademarks or trade names is for identification purposes only and does not imply endorsement. No portion of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Thirty Five Productions LLC, except for brief quotations used for purposes of review, commentary, or promotion.","meta_description":"What does a room full of passionate model railroaders sound like? That's what we were in Australia to capture during the inaugural Sydney RPM. We sat down…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3427,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/around-the-layout-a-model-railroad-podcast-5330041/episodes/inside-the-2026-sydney-rpm-part-one/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-layout-a-model-railroad-podcast-5330041/inside-the-2026-sydney-rpm-part-one.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}