Robyn Curnow tries to understand America with her outsider perspective.
A South African living in the American South
Listening. Looking. Laughing
Beyond the noise and chaos of news
Join her each week for wry observations about the things that bring Americans together, and some of the things that divided them too. Elvis, Dolly, Trump, Vance, the Superbowl and lots more.
When we arrived at Elvis's home it was both the beginning and the end of journey.
When I moved to the American South, the thing that struck me the most as an outsider was the personification of Jesus in a way I had never quite seen anywhere else in the world.
Do you joke about American politics? Or is it all too serious to not be funny anymore?
Some comedians don't like President Trump --
John Mulaney says he's like a horse, loose in a hospital.
When Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago, John started a thread on X/Twitter which was “what my advice would be to civilian resistors in Ukraine, especially Kyiv. Someone with no military training but wanting to resist. Here are a few things…”
