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North Americana

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Liz Beatty

North Americana hits the road, unearthing surprising stories that connect Americans and Canadians, then sharing insider travel tips for those who might want to go too. Award-winning journalist Liz Beatty hosts inviting along some great American storytellers and expert guests.

#23

Episode 15: War of 1812 Factoids Americans Would Love to Know

PBS storyteller Robert Reid shares his funny factual dive into the war that few people can... more

02 Feb 2021

36 MINS

36:23

02 Feb 2021

#22

Episode 14: New France Cuisine Across North America

Beyond poutine, two stories in this episode set the table for the varied culinary legacy o... more

26 Jan 2021

32 MINS

32:47

26 Jan 2021

#21

Episode 13: A King, a President & a Hotdog Save the Free World

The little-known story of how a King, a US president, and a hotdog saved the free world. ... more

19 Jan 2021

36 MINS

36:06

19 Jan 2021

#20

Episode 12: Mushing From Fairbanks to Whitehorse - The Yukon Quest

An insider take on this cross-border odyssey from National Geographic photographer and wri... more

12 Jan 2021

34 MINS

34:29

12 Jan 2021

#19

Episode 11: Canadian Black Baseball’s Quest for Cooperstown

National Geographic Editor, Heather Greenwood Davis, reveals how a black baseball team in ... more

05 Jan 2021

34 MINS

34:16

05 Jan 2021

#18

Episode 10: The Hawaiian Roots of BC’s Salt Spring Island

Long before steamships and airplanes, Hawaiians were planting roots in British Columbia’s ... more

08 Dec 2020

33 MINS

33:49

08 Dec 2020

#17

Episode 9: Martin Short, Eugene Levy and the Moment Unknown Canadian Comics Would Change US Comedy

From Eugene Levy, Martin Short and Toronto's 1960s version of Godspell to the Emmy-sweepin... more

01 Dec 2020

47 MINS

47:13

01 Dec 2020

#16

Episode 8: How Did Siberian Reindeer Get to Canada’s Arctic

Lonely Planet Editor, Alex Howard, shares this crazy 1930s quest — Siberian reindeer shipp... more

24 Nov 2020

32 MINS

32:19

24 Nov 2020

#15

Episode 7: Montreal and NYC’s Hip Hasidic Neighbourhoods

A deep dive into these hip duelling traditional Jewish neighbourhoods from National Geogra... more

17 Nov 2020

29 MINS

29:34

17 Nov 2020

#14

Episode 6: Butter Tarts Explained by a US Foodie

Fat, sugar and gluten come together in a way that beguiles American foodie, Carolyn Heller... more

10 Nov 2020

33 MINS

33:49

10 Nov 2020

#13

Episode 5: A Moose Skin Boat Runs the Great Nahanni River

Twelve folks of the Dene Nation, whose roots reach down the American southwest, run the ic... more

03 Nov 2020

36 MINS

36:54

03 Nov 2020

#12

Episode 4: The Canadian Roots of FDR’s Distinctive Speech

Rich and famous Americans have long flocked to Canadian retreats for solace and a sense of... more

27 Oct 2020

26 MINS

26:29

27 Oct 2020

#11

Episode 3: How Mohawks of Quebec Built New York City

You’ve seen the old image of the steel workers eating lunch on a beam above NYC. We meet ... more

20 Oct 2020

29 MINS

29:31

20 Oct 2020

#10

Episode 2: An American Love Letter to Canadian Football

PBS producer and former Nat Geo editor Robert Reid has an irrational love for Canadian foo... more

13 Oct 2020

31 MINS

31:49

13 Oct 2020

#9

Episode 1: Rosie the Riveter was Canadian?

Long before there was America’s Rosie, there was Canada’s Ronnie — Ronnie the Bren Gun Gir... more

06 Oct 2020

30 MINS

30:57

06 Oct 2020

#8

Season 2 Teaser

How well do Americans and Canadians really get each other? North Americana dives into fasc... more

29 Sep 2020

00 MINS

00:30

29 Sep 2020

#7

Episode 6: From Mountain, North Dakota to Gimli, Manitoba — The Fierce Viking Spirit of North Ameri...

“At first glance, the wide sloping field off the western shores of Lake Winnipeg looks lik... more

18 Nov 2019

37 MINS

37:14

18 Nov 2019

#6

Episode 5: From the Midwest to Rural French-Speaking Quebec — Two American Storytellers Ask Quebecoi...

Former National Geographic Explorer and anthropologist Wade Davis calls language the old g... more

04 Nov 2019

32 MINS

32:42

04 Nov 2019

#5

Episode 4: Gospel, Slavery and the Surprising Shared Black History of the U.S. and the Canadian Mari...

African American roots reaching back to before the American Revolution, the underground ra... more

21 Oct 2019

31 MINS

31:14

21 Oct 2019

#4

Episode 3: From the Summer of Love to Nelson British Columbia — Inside “Resisterville”

Say “Summer of Love” and so many images come to mind — “far out” lingo, tie dye and flower... more

07 Oct 2019

32 MINS

32:17

07 Oct 2019

#3

Episode 2: Explore the Ancient Great Lakes Crossroads Linking All North America—And Other Indigenous...

Think the explorers or the voyageurs opened up North America, finding trade and travel rou... more

23 Sep 2019

35 MINS

35:37

23 Sep 2019

#2

Episode 1: Broadway Goes to the Remote Eastern Edge of North America

A feel-good musical about 9/11? How does that possibly work? Award-winning Broadway actor ... more

09 Sep 2019

29 MINS

29:59

09 Sep 2019

#1

Teaser: North Americana

How well do Americans and Canadians really get each other? North Americana dives into fasc... more

21 Aug 2019

00 MINS

00:31

21 Aug 2019

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#23

Episode 15: War of 1812 Factoids Americans Would Love to Know

#22

Episode 14: New France Cuisine Across North America

#21

Episode 13: A King, a President & a Hotdog Save the Free World

#20

Episode 12: Mushing From Fairbanks to Whitehorse - The Yukon Quest

#19

Episode 11: Canadian Black Baseball’s Quest for Cooperstown

#18

Episode 10: The Hawaiian Roots of BC’s Salt Spring Island

#17

Episode 9: Martin Short, Eugene Levy and the Moment Unknown Canadian Comics Would Change US Comedy

#16

Episode 8: How Did Siberian Reindeer Get to Canada’s Arctic

#15

Episode 7: Montreal and NYC’s Hip Hasidic Neighbourhoods

#14

Episode 6: Butter Tarts Explained by a US Foodie

#13

Episode 5: A Moose Skin Boat Runs the Great Nahanni River

#12

Episode 4: The Canadian Roots of FDR’s Distinctive Speech

#11

Episode 3: How Mohawks of Quebec Built New York City

#10

Episode 2: An American Love Letter to Canadian Football

#9

Episode 1: Rosie the Riveter was Canadian?

#8

Season 2 Teaser

#7

Episode 6: From Mountain, North Dakota to Gimli, Manitoba — The Fierce Viking Spirit of North Ameri...

#6

Episode 5: From the Midwest to Rural French-Speaking Quebec — Two American Storytellers Ask Quebecoi...

#5

Episode 4: Gospel, Slavery and the Surprising Shared Black History of the U.S. and the Canadian Mari...

#4

Episode 3: From the Summer of Love to Nelson British Columbia — Inside “Resisterville”

#3

Episode 2: Explore the Ancient Great Lakes Crossroads Linking All North America—And Other Indigenous...

#2

Episode 1: Broadway Goes to the Remote Eastern Edge of North America

#1

Teaser: North Americana