Bungalow Heaven Railroad

What’s it like to run a real steam locomotive? In this episode, I find out. Today, we’re flipping the script. Instead of welcoming a guest to the Bungalow Heaven Railroad, I’m hitting the road and visiting Bret Iwan ( https://www.instagram.com/bret_iwan ) at his private railroad: the Terbeau Ranch & Thompson Railway ( https://www.instagram.com/thompson_railway ). If you’ve been listening to th...

What started as a passion project in the front yard of a 100-year-old Pasadena home has grown into a miniature world seen by over 100 million people online. Now, that world becomes the backdrop for something new. In this video podcast, host Nick Johnson invites special guests to step into the garden, learn how the railroad works, drive a train, and then sit down for a conversation about creativity...

What happens when the voice of Bart Simpson gets behind the controls of a garden railroad? In this episode of the Bungalow Heaven Railroad , Emmy Award-winning voice actress Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson, Ralph Wiggum, Nelson Muntz, Maggie Simpson, and more) visits my hand-built garden railroad in Pasadena… and yes, we let Bart crash a train. Nancy explores the railroad, shares her personal conne...

KTLA reporter and anchor Andy Riesmeyer visits the Bungalow Heaven Railroad to run a miniature live steam train and talk about his journey through media, storytelling, and his lifelong love of model trains. Andy shares how he went from intern to on-air reporter at KTLA, his experience creating digital content and what it takes to build a career in today’s media landscape. Along the way, we dive in...

Carter Roy (host of Conspiracy Theories and Murder: True Crime Stories ) joins me at the railroad — and we’re going off the rails in the best way. We’ve worked together for years covering mysteries and true crime, so this time we brought those stories to the tracks. Under the lights, with trains rolling behind us, we get into some of the most legendary train robberies in history — the outlaws, the...

In this episode of Bungalow Heaven Railroad , Nick welcomes a very special neighbor and lifelong train enthusiast — Bret Iwan , the official voice of Mickey Mouse . Since 2009, Bret has carried on the legacy of one of the most recognizable characters in entertainment history, following in the footsteps of Walt Disney , Jimmy MacDonald, and Wayne Allwine. Over the past 16+ years, Bret has voiced Mi...

Legendary voice actor Jim Cummings stops by the Bungalow Heaven Railroad… and he brings along a few familiar friends.  You may know Jim as the voice of Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Darkwing Duck, Hondo Ohnaka, Smokey Bear and many others. As he visits the garden railroad in Pasadena, he learns how the trains work and takes a turn running one through the garden. Then Jim joins Nick on the porch for a c...