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American on the Outside
by Weldon Goree and Chesney McKinley Severance
What does “American” mean? What is “home”? How is our understanding and experience of a place distorted or clarified by being physically distant from it? Join hosts Chesney McKinley Severance and Weldon Goree as they explore these questions and share the stories of Americans living far from home. New episodes drop every other week.
Episodes
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Episode 13: Chesney and Weldon in transit
A quick update after a summer of Covid, travel, moving, job changes, and all other sorts of chaos. We’ll be back soon with more interviews with Americans on the Outside, but this is what we’ve been up to during the hiatus.
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Episode 12: War in Europe
We grew up with this as a nightmare, and thought these days were over. Russia has invaded Ukraine, and we are stuck reliving the kind of Cold War panics we went through as children. We’re mostly just taken aback, so we don’t have any of the social media integration we’re supposed to this week,...
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Episode 11: Al and Lies in St Albans
After an unexpected break (thanks Omicron) – WE’RE BACK! Our conversation this week is with Al and Lies in St Albans. We talk about: – What it’s like to cross the English Channel after Brexit during a pandemic for the holidays. – Becoming a US citizen. – Life as an American and Belgian/(newly)...
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Episode 10: January 6th
It’s been one year since the January 6th insurrection. The week we are sharing with you an early conversation that we recorded just days after the events. Here are just a few things we discuss: – Watching the events unfold – Conspiracy theories – Reparations – Silver linings and Overton Windows
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Episode 9: The Holidays on the Outside
It’s our last episode of 2021 and this week we reflect on the past year and look forward to the next. We’re talking about: – The Christmas Markets in Strasbourg, France – The Omicron wave in Europe – Celebrating New Years and the Southern US traditions we still keep. – Our greatest challenges…
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Episode 8: Whit in Stuttgart
Happy Holidays! In this episode, we talk about: – sourcing ingredients for our favorite holiday meals – our favorite holiday recipes – Christmas traditions at home and abroad We also talk with Whit in Stuttgart about: – life as an academic in Germany – alienation and identification – the Afro-...
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Episode 7: Bill in London
November in Europe is full of important historical events. In this week’s podcast, we talk about how knowing history is important because we experience places on a deeper level. Knowing the history of a place helps us to see the ghosts. Just a few of the things we talk about: – The Night of...
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Episode 6: Gwen in Biggleswade
It’s a big day for us here at American on the Outside. After years of planning and months of getting our feet wet learning the process of podcasting, we’re jumping in with the show as it was conceived way back in 2016. We recorded this interview the day after Election Day 2020. It’s fitting to...
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Episode 5: Rentrée
Weldon, back from a trip home to the US, and Chesney, having just sent her in-laws back home, talk about the rentrée season in Europe, and what moving to a post-COVID world means.
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Episode 4: Vacations and Vaccinations in 2021
In this week’s episode, Weldon and Chesney discuss the sacred European vacation, vaccinations, and international travel in The Time of Corona. Curious about what we’re talking about? The State Department’s Covid travel adivsories. The European Commission’s page on leave. Vacation rentals in…
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Episode 3: Football on the Outside
Curious about some of the things we’re talking about? Read Umberto Eco’s essay The World Cup and Its Pomps. Check out Calcio storico, an early form of football/rugby. Here’s an article about racism in football: The Ugly Side of the Beautiful Game from The American School in London’s school...
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Episode 2: Independence Day Abroad
What does Independence Day mean when you’re overseas? How do you celebrate it? Chesney and Weldon talk about their holiday plans, how they have celebrated July 4th abroad in the past, and how it compares to celebrations they remember from the States.
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Episode 1: Weldon and Chesney in Masks
Here it is! The first episode of American on the Outside! Join Weldon and Chesney as they talk about the difficulties of speaking, listening, and trying to learn a second language while wearing masks, what the pandemic has meant for personal space, and what Europe is like without American…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
What does “American” mean? What is “home”? How is our understanding and experience of a place distorted or clarified by being physically distant from it? Join hosts Chesney McKinley Severance and Weldon Goree as they explore these questions and share the stories of Americans living far from home. New episodes drop every other week.
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Weldon Goree and Chesney McKinley Severance
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What does “American” mean? What is “home”? How is our understanding and experience of a place distorted or clarified by being physically distant from it? Join hosts Chesney McKinley Severance and Weldon Goree as they explore these questions and share the stories of Americans living far from home....
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American on the Outside is created and hosted by Weldon Goree and Chesney McKinley Severance.
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