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Searching for America with Robyn Curnow

Robyn Curnow, Bleav

Why is America the way it is? That"s the question we seek to answer in Searching for America, hosted by award-winning foreign correspondent, Robyn Curnow. As a South African living in Atlanta, Georgia, Robyn is on a quest to understand her neighbours, her community, and her adoptive nation. Join Robyn as she dives into everything from Dolly Parton to Halloween and political homelessness, hoping to understand the impossible large puzzle of America by putting together its pieces.

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00:33:55

Fishin' with Jesus, Hell and losing religion | Drew...

Searching for America with Robyn Curnow ·

2025/03/25

Growing up in a hyper religious household, Drew McCoy had to 'come out' to shocked family and friends when he realized he no longer believed in God. Now he tries to understand the religious instincts of his Texas community via his hugely popular You Tube channel called Genetically Modified Skeptic.Drew talks to Robyn Curnow about creationism, the bible and Donald Trump's evangelical political base. Both Drew and Robyn live in the South and they talk about country music, persecution themes in

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00:43:09

Standup comedy, politics, and being Reasonably Happy...

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2025/03/18

He was one of the first employees at Facebook, and then retired at 42 to follow his passion for stand-up comedy. Paul Ollinger talks to Robyn Curnow about his time at Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and what his secret is to telling jokes in divided times.http://www.x.com/robyncurnow http://www.instagram.com/robyncurnow http://www.instagram.com/searchingforamericapod SIGN UP FOR WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS HERE: http://www.searchingforamericapod.com PAUL OLLINGER http://www.paulollinger.com

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00:34:51

Hamas tunnels, Ukraine and city warfare | John...

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2025/03/11

Urban Warfare expert John Spencer says the conflict in Gaza is unlike any other. Spencer tells Robyn Curnow about his four trips into Gaza with the IDF since the October 7 massacre. As a combat veteran, national security and military analyst, he has served as an advisor to Pentagon to the U.S. Military Academy. Israel's fight in Gaza is unique in modern warfare, he says. "Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza was the first one I've studied where the underground was more important than the

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00:27:21

No Diggity, Michael Jackson and I | Teddy Riley and...

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2025/03/04

New Yorker Teddy Riley reflects on his experiences in the music industry, particularly his collaborations with iconic artists like Michael Jackson and Pharrell Williams. He discusses the evolution of American music and the importance of loyalty in both music and politics. Riley shares personal anecdotes from his upbringing in Harlem and his journey as a music producer, emphasizing the significance of spending time on music to create lasting impact.Robyn Curnow asked him what was it like working

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00:42:09

The USA Chaos Myth and Second Acts | Justin Farmer...

Searching for America with Robyn Curnow ·

2025/02/25

Robyn Curnow had friends from abroad reach out to say they’re worried about “the chaos” in America right now, and she tells each of themThat she's patiently waiting to see what happens. Between → The firing of federal employees. → The slashing of government funding. → The constant signing of executive orders. …it’s easy to see how it looks like absolute chaos. But when it comes to everyday life? The waters are calmer than they appear. Her guest this week is Justin Farmer is a former news anchor

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00:32:33

Deviants and true crime | Andrew Iden

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2025/02/18

Why is there such an obsession with True Crime stories in America? Andrew Iden, host of the Deviant podcast, has made a career covering true crime stories. Robyn Curnow wanted to know, out of all of the crazy stories — which one stayed with him? He quickly said…BTK. The killer who would Bind. Torture. Kill. “He was a killer in the 70s and 80s and went dark for a long time. He came back in the early 2000s. He taunted the media. He taunted the victims' families. And he was living a very normal life

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00:31:55

Sick care, Dr America? | Dr LaSonya Lopez

Searching for America with Robyn Curnow ·

2025/02/12

Dr LaSonya Lopez was taught that medicine is art. After 25 years of treating patients she quit as a doctor because she felt corporate medicine has broken the system. Robyn Curnow speaks to Dr Lopez about why she supports the questions that RFK is asking about how the medical industry works, even though she doesn't support the broader Trump presidency.Now, she's practicing the artistry of medicine in her own way - without the burnout, and exhaustion. Look at Dr Lopez's new ventures

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00:27:19

Dive bars, happy places and bad dudes with a CIA...

Searching for America with Robyn Curnow ·

2025/02/04

CIA intelligence officer (ret.) Marc Polymeropoulos joins Robyn Curnow to talk about the successes and failures of his time on the frontlines in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, as well as his love of dive bars and heavy metal music.Marc was one of the CIA's most highly decorated operations officers. He specialized in counterterrorism, the Middle East and South Asia and was in charge of the CIA's clandestine operations in Europe and Eurasia when he retired in

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00:31:25

A Russian attack and the CIA cover-up (2) | Marc...

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2025/02/04

What happened in Moscow when CIA operative Marc Polymeropoulos was attacked by an energy weapon that left him with a traumatic brain injury? There are still too many questions and not enough answers from America's intelligence community, says the decorated intelligence officer on what appears to be a systematic, targeted attack on American spies by a foreign government. Marc discusses, what he calls, a cover-up of Havana Syndrome with Robyn Curnow in this frank, emotional conversation about a career

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00:15:26

Use and abuse of the words Nazi and Hitler | Robyn...

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2025/01/28

During Holocaust Remembrance Week, Robyn Curnow laments the words 'Nazi' and 'Hitler' are being overused in political name-calling. Stop cherrypicking the past to pigeonhole the present, she says, especially when it comes to the Holocaust.No. Trump and his team are not Nazis and Hitlers. No. Americans are not like 'Germans supporting Hitler,' or 'Russians supporting Putin' blindly. And no, Big Business is not doing a Vichy France capitulation. Leave the Holocaust out of political mudslinging - it's

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00:19:15

Buckle up, Buttercup | Robyn Curnow

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2025/01/22

Trump's has power and political capital. Americans - over 60% - are optimistic and want his policy promises to succeed.The Democrats have lost the White House, the Senate, the House, the Village People and Silicon Valley in the last four years. Now the Techbros are in DC - looking to deregulate the future instead of litigating the past with identity politics. Chapters 00:00 Trump 2.0: A New Era Begins 04:03 Political Capital and Optimism in America 11:59 The Tech Bros: Innovating Government 17:09

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00:31:32

Goat rodeos and space nukes | Jeffrey Lewis and Robyn...

Searching for America with Robyn Curnow ·

2025/01/15

Robyn Curnow spoke to Jeffrey Lewis, pre-eminent American nuclear expert, State Department security advisor and a self-described ‘arms control wonk. ’Robyn has known Jeffrey ever since he tweeted during President Trump’s first term that the administration’s nuclear plans were a ‘goat rodeo.’ But this time around, the world is different and Trump's team is different. They talk about non-rational actors, paranoid leaders and nuclear realities. And how Pres Trump has a great opportunity to use his

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00:20:23

China, baby, it's all about China | Jim Sciutto and...

Searching for America with Robyn Curnow ·

2025/01/07

The Biggest New Year Challenge for America: China! CNN's National Security Analyst, fmr. Chief of Staff to the US Ambassador to China and author of The Return of Great Powers joins Robyn Curnow to talk about how 2025 will be the Year of the Xi-Dragon.Xi Jin Ping's ambitions clash with Donald Trump's plans - where do they battle it out and what does it mean for America and the rest of the

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00:23:53

New Year, New World | Jim Sciutto and Robyn Curnow

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2025/01/02

The world is changing and it reminds CNN's National Security analyst Jim Sciutto of the 19th Century. He joins Robyn Curnow to talk about how 2025 will continue to trend towards Great Power rivalry and how that will or will not change with President Trump's reemergence on the global stage.

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00:10:25

Xmas cheer for the New Year | Robyn Curnow

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2024/12/23

Christmas Cheer (and Fear) this happy Yuletide! Greetings from the American South where the inflatable Santas are bigger and better and BBQ pork is a seasonal delicacy. Robyn Curnow is hopeful that the Trump team's better angels will sing this time around. She's hoping the push and pull between his Disrupters and his Enforcers will create a less chaotic Presidency and lessen the worst instincts of The Don. For various reasons, Americans have trusted Trump with the country - will he leave it in a

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00:29:23

But You Don't Look Arab | Hala Gorani and Robyn Curnow

Searching for America with Robyn Curnow ·

2024/12/17

Gorani Street, Aleppo, Syria is where Hala Gorani's family lived for generations. As an American-born child of Syrian immigrant parents she and her extended family across the world are watching what is happening in Syria with a personal interest. As a journalist, Hala is reluctant to make predictions on how a post-Assad Syria will play out because she says disappointment is baked into the Syria expat experience. Hala Gorani and Robyn Curnow were correspondents and anchors together at CNN for over

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00:11:05

Trump's Road to Damascus | Robyn Curnow

Searching for America with Robyn Curnow ·

2024/12/10

Is there going to be a Balkanization of Syria after the fall of Assad? Robyn Curnow, who has covered Syria since the rise of ISIS, argues that even though President Trump doesn't want America to get involved there are opportunities for the US and allies like Israel, the Kurds etc in a post-Assad vacuum.Will the country break up and how will fragmentation play out? How many backchannel conversations have there been with US forces in Syria and the rebels now in Damascus? What games are being played

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00:15:27

Biden's nothing-burger Africa trip | Robyn Curnow

Searching for America with Robyn Curnow ·

2024/12/05

Robyn Curnow covered all the previous US President's trips to Africa. She says Joe Biden's sleepy, whistle-stop trip to Angola is symbolic of U.S. weakness on the continent during his presidency.She interviewed President George W. Bush in Zambia, President's Carter and Clinton in South Africa and First Lady Michelle Obama in Botswana. She was there when President Obama attended Nelson Mandela's memorial service in Soweto and present in the White House Rose Garden when President Trump welcomed

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00:29:34

War and Peace | Lynsey Addario

Searching for America with Robyn Curnow ·

2024/11/25

War photographer Lynsey Addario captures moments in history that are difficult to witness. She talks to Robyn Curnow about being an American during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and what it is like to face danger head-on. Her path to the frontlines was an unlikely one; her parents were hairdressers and she grew up in a small Connecticut town in a large Italian-American family.http://www.robyncurnow.net http://www.searchingforamericapod.com http://www.x.com/lynseyaddario

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00:25:34

Not Havana a good time | Robyn Curnow and Patrick...

Searching for America with Robyn Curnow ·

2024/11/19

Robyn Curnow covered Fidel Castro's funeral from Havana and was in Cuba when President Obama made an historic visit to the island. Patrick Oppmann has lived and worked as a foreign correspondent in Cuba for over a decade. Talking to Robyn from his home in Havana, Patrick weighs up what the appointment of Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. As the son of Cuban exiles, Rubio has always taken a hardline against Havana's leadership. While much of Trump's plans for his second term are still unclear, one

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