An American Journey

NOW AVAILABLE ON JULIAN'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL 

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Julian has a regular podcast about everything American with Michael Moran.  An American Journey is a half-an-hour, bi-weekly podcast which typically features discussions on places to visit in the US, an American cultural feature, and something from the US news.

 

The places covered so far are:

North Dakota                 Chattanooga

Miami/Florida Keys       Nashville

LA                                   Chicago 

Las Vegas                       Philadelphia    

New York City                Denver

Arkansas                        Orlando 

San Diego                      Yellowstone

Yosemite                        Mackinac Island

New England                 Boston

Columbus Indiana.        West Texas

Coastal California         New Orleans

Grand Canyon.             San Francisco

Yellowstone                    Cape Code

Washington DC.            Cleveland

Amish Country.              Memphis

Niagara Falls.                 Venice Florida

Phoenix                          Atlanta

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Planning a trip across the USA

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The cultural topics are:

Trains vs Cars.                 Drive-in Movies

The High School Prom.          American TV

Driving at 15 but no alcohol until 21

Soccer        Baseball          School shootings           

Drug advertising.        Monster Trucks

Are Americans less reserved than

    Brits in the office?        Education

How Americans dress for work         Tailgating

Hurricanes       Why do Americans have big houses

Selecting a Republican Speaker

The American Beach.      Conspiracy theories

Classic American Motels.       Robbing a bank

Amtrak Trains.        Parades.       Voting

Small town museums.      Amish communities

Rodeos.      State fairs.       Vegetarianism in the US

Why is America so prosperous        Tipping

Baseball strikes.           Highway eateries

Thanksgiving.        Sororities and fraternities

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Interviews with:

Mandy Urena

Grant Risdon

Wendy Horgan

Johannes Terblanche

Melvyn Anderson

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The news items covered are:

Demasking in the USA 

Trillion Dollar Budgets

Meghan and Harry

Juneteenth

A Bungled Election

Selecting a Republican Speaker

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Episodes 7- 15 include a series on education - discussing topics like high school icons, sports and music in US education, discipline and school shootings.

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In Episode 20, Julian interviews Mandy Urena. They talk about many things including her new book,  If These Hands Could Talk: The Girl Who Touched the World.

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In Episode 23, Julian interviews Johannes Terblanche. They talk about many things including his upbringing in Namibia, working in the USA and why America is so prosperous. (A Transcript of this episode can be found Here)