
Notes from a Small (Cold, Dark, Miserable) Island
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<p>Mike and Matt are two Americans stuck in London. Expect dodgy accents, transatlantic bantz and notes on queueing. </p>
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11/19/2025
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July 1, 2026
16: Five Star Fourth
Early July is a particularly poignant time for American expats, as it's when we celebrate kicking British ass by detonating explosives and eating copious amounts of whatever it is that ends up in a hot dog. So how can you recreate fun Fourth of July celebrations away from home? Fortunately your hosts are on hand to get you in the mood by reminiscing about Midwestern suburbs, sugar-filled parades and voluminous air pollution. Matt and Mike also discuss whether the Founding Fathers pulled...

June 26, 2026
15: Football shirts and soccer jerseys ft. Joey D'Urso
We're currently in the thick of the World Super Cup of Soccerball and wow, has the 2026 tournament been a doozy. This week we're joined by Joey D'Urso - dedicated footie fan, political journalist and author of More Than A Shirt: How Football Shirts Explain Global Politics, Money and Power. Joey is just back from New York and tells us how excited Americans about hydration breaks, ruthless commercial opportunities and penalties for using their hands. Can the USA break through the knockout...

June 11, 2026
14: Education, Education, Education ft. Emily Gann
Fresh off our half‑term adventures, what better moment to dive into the delightful strangeness that is the British education system. Class might be out for summer back in the homeland, but here in London pupils will still be slogging away for weeks - dreaming of undercooked potatoes on pebbly beaches and EasyJet flights packed tighter than a Year 9 lunch queue headed to destinations with visible sunlight. This week we’re joined by Emily Gann, an American teacher in British schools who ...
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