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What Willie Nelson, at 93, Still Teaches Us
I went to a Willie Nelson concert in suburban Atlanta and accidentally had an existential crisis. There was Willie, hunched over Trigger, joking about death, singing “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I…
Remembering Ted Turner: Bathrobes, Lions and Pirate Journalism
I first met Ted Turner in 1998, when I began what became a twenty-five-year career at CNN as a foreign correspondent and anchor. My husband Kim still works there and remembers the early days, when…
Korean Pop and America's Biggest Fans
I went to a BTS concert in Tampa expecting to chaperone my daughter. Instead, I found myself inside something much bigger. This is not just a boy band. It is a global system built from the ground…
What Baseball Taught Me About Power
I went to a baseball game in Atlanta this week and, thanks to a corporate perk, found myself in some of the best seats in the stadium. Right behind the catcher. Which sounds ideal. Close enough to…
The Masters Golf, Gnomes and the America's Open Tab
What can The Masters teach us about America’s $30+ trillion debt? Quite a lot. Augusta’s polished traditions, booming merchandise sales, and open-wallet culture offer a surprisingly sharp metaphor…
America's Drinking Laws Make No Sense
America is built on freedom. So why are there still more than 500 places where you can’t legally buy a drink? In this episode of Searching for America, Robyn Curnow explores the strange,…
Where's the White House Dog?
American presidents love dogs. The optics are perfect: loyal, friendly, impossible to fact-check. From White House photo ops to wartime morale, First Dogs have always helped sell the presidency. And…
Trump's America: The Mess is the Point
Atlanta's pollen season arrives like a political crisis: overnight, everywhere, impossible to breathe through. At Easter-time, I'm thinking about what renewal actually looks like when it's happening…
What To Teach Our Kids In An Age of AI?
What's causing anxiety in America right now? No, it's not Iran, Trump or Gavin Newsom's hair. It's what Andrew Yang calls "The Fuckening." As a mother of two daughters choosing their courses right…
Trump Has An AI Problem Ahead of the Midterms
Artificial intelligence may be the most powerful technology humans have ever built - but many Americans don’t trust it. After taking an AI course at Georgia Institute of Technology, Robyn Curnow…
The Polite Way Southerners Call You An Idiot
In the American South, an insult doesn’t always sound like an insult. Sometimes it sounds polite. "I"ll pray for you." Sometimes it sounds sympathetic. "You sweet thing." And sometimes it sounds like…
Trump's Power Play in Iran
Early in January, the White House released a video from the movie Gladiator. Russell Crowe’s character, Maximus, turning to his men before battle:“At my signal, unleash hell.” It felt theatrical at…
Death Doesn't Stop Americans Writing Their Own Life Stories
In this episode, Robyn Curnow reflects on her years writing obituaries for global giants — from Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela to Pope John Paul II and Muhammad Ali — and why she always found them…
In Odds We Trust: The Poker Presidency
Donald Trump isn’t playing chess. He’s playing poker. And once you see that, American politics start to feel less like a grandmaster tournament - and more like a high-stakes table in Vegas. This week…
What Buzz Aldrin Told Me About Mars
Where will the next war start? Not on a border. Not at sea. But a few hundred miles above our heads. The most important battlefield of the future isn’t on Earth. Power is shifting - not across…
How Sororities Dominate American Colleges
I used to think sororities were just a girl gang cult — then I saw what they really are when my daughter joined one this past month. Greek sorority life in America is more than a mean girl clique or…
Why do Americans love to hate BIG weather?
America braced again. Another winter storm. Another week of breathless warnings. Another round of stockpiling flashlights, firewood — and nerves. In this episode of Searching for America, I reflect…
"I miss Ronald Reagan:" The Politics of Nostalgia
I was driving through Atlanta when she stopped at a red light behind a car with a bumper sticker that read: “I miss Ronald Reagan.” And it made me wonder — do Americans really miss Ronald Reagan… or…
America's China Problem in the Arctic
Why has Greenland suddenly become central to American power — and what does the Arctic reveal about the limits of U.S. strategy? In this episode of Searching for America, I explore how the High North…
Trump's Venezuela Gamble
I want to look at Venezuela not as a failed state or a morality tale, but as a map. When I zoom out, what I see isn’t just Caracas or Maduro — I see oil, ports, shipping lanes, and a quiet power…
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Searching for America with Robyn Curnow has published 81 episodes since September 2024, covering topics in Documentary, News.
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