North Americana
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.
Episodes
PBS storyteller Robert Reid shares his funny factual dive into the war that few people can explain on either side of the border. And why all this matters today.
Beyond poutine, two stories in this episode set the table for the varied culinary legacy of New France in North America. From Montreal bagels to Cajun gumbo.
The little-known story of how a King, a US president, and a hotdog saved the free world. And how our host Liz Beatty is connected to all this!
An insider take on this cross-border odyssey from National Geographic photographer and writer Katie Orlinsky. We get the goods straight from mushers who take on this most gruelling of dog sled races.
National Geographic Editor, Heather Greenwood Davis, reveals how a black baseball team in Ontario, pre-Jackie Robinson, were among the best in the world. And how their descendants are still fighting for their due recognition.
Long before steamships and airplanes, Hawaiians were planting roots in British Columbia’s Salt Spring Island. And they still are.
From Eugene Levy, Martin Short and Toronto's 1960s version of Godspell to the Emmy-sweeping Schitt’s Creek — we return to the precise moment when a group of unknown Canadian comics were launched and American comedy would never be the same.
Lonely Planet Editor, Alex Howard, shares this crazy 1930s quest — Siberian reindeer shipped to Alaska, then driven over 1500 miles to Canada’s Mackenzie Delta. And they’re still there today!
A deep dive into these hip duelling traditional Jewish neighbourhoods from National Geographic contributor Nina Caplan.
Fat, sugar and gluten come together in a way that beguiles American foodie, Carolyn Heller. She digs in to explore why butter tarts are so deeply Canadian.
Twelve folks of the Dene Nation, whose roots reach down the American southwest, run the iconic Northwest Territories river in a moose skin boat, the first time attempted in 100 years.
Rich and famous Americans have long flocked to Canadian retreats for solace and a sense of anonymity. This episode reveals how this towering figure in American history is no exception.
You’ve seen the old image of the steel workers eating lunch on a beam above NYC. We meet these Kahnawake steel workers who built America’s most iconic skyline.
PBS producer and former Nat Geo editor Robert Reid has an irrational love for Canadian football. Find out how his love shaped his philosophy for exploring the world.
Long before there was America’s Rosie, there was Canada’s Ronnie — Ronnie the Bren Gun Girl. We follow their history from Ann Arbor, Michigan to Thunder Bay and Toronto in Ontario.
How well do Americans and Canadians really get each other? North Americana dives into fascinating and surprising connections between our two countries. From a black baseball team in Ontario that was one of the best in the world to how Kahnawake steel workers built the New York City skyline — North Americana is a cross-border conversation.
“At first glance, the wide sloping field off the western shores of Lake Winnipeg looks like a death metal convention gone very very wrong” — the words this episode of Nat Geo Digital Nomad Robert Reid. He’s reporting from the Viking battle reenactment of Gimli, Manitoba’s annual Icelandic Festival — one of the longest running cultural festivals in North America.
In this episode, we explore deep into that Viking heart of New Icelan...
Former National Geographic Explorer and anthropologist Wade Davis calls language the old growth forest of the mind. In other words, language and how we know ourselves within our culture and our people are inextricably linked. And there are few places on the planet where these links are more palpable than Quebec.
African American roots reaching back to before the American Revolution, the underground railroad and slavery, and gospel traditions almost 200 years old. Think you have a hunch where North Americana is going this episode? You might be surprised.
Twenty minutes drive due east of downtown Halifax, on Canada’s Atlantic Coast, over the MacDonald B...
Say “Summer of Love” and so many images come to mind — “far out” lingo, tie dye and flower power, San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district, the Human Be-In at Golden Gate Park where you’d sway to local bands like the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane. But for a time and place that changed a generation, it’s amazing just how fleeting all this was. From what seemed like endless possibilities for 30,000 or so hippies converging on...
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