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Are we all American now?

Freddy Gray, Dr Katie McGettigan, Amanda Taub, Kit Davis and Rana Mitter join Anne McElvoy to look at the influence of America and American culture.

Does the reach of the USA and its cultural influence mean "we're all American now?" Anne McElvoy and her guests discuss the similarities and differences across the Anglosphere and think about the changing dynamics on the international stage. They are:
Freddy Gray, Deputy Editor of the Spectator Magazine and host of the Americano podcast.
Dr Katie McGettigan, Senior Lecturer in American Literature and co-editor of the Journal of American Studies.
Amanda Taub writes The Interpreter, an explanatory column and newsletter about world events for The New York Times.
Kit Davis, an American living in London, an anthropologist and Emeritus Professor at SOAS.
Rana Mitter ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Producer: Lisa Jenkinson

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