This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green react to the latest deeply unflattering New York Times article about the racing industry, this time coming in the form of a scathing, 4,600-word (!!) guest essay questioning the necessity of the sport’s existence. The boys let it rip on the negative slants, misrepresentations and omissions of the article, while also acknowledging and responding to the legitimate arguments it raises.Then, three-time Eclipse Award-winning writer and Paulick Report editor in chief Natalie Voss joins the show to provide her takeaway from the Times piece before showing why her work is so renowned, as she, Joe and Jon engage in a candid and expansive discussion on the existential issues facing the sport. What have we made progress on, and what still has to get much better?Joe and Jon also react to a monster weekend of Kentucky Derby preps as Jon builds his lead in the Mage Rage Derby contest with less than two months to go until the first Saturday in May.Don’t miss any of this one-of-a-kind Rail Talk content. Join our ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Thank you to our sponsors Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Taylor Made, Epic Insurance and Airdrie Stud for continuing to be the wind beneath our wings.