What would Canada and the US look like if we gave each other a makeover?
Kurt Andersen joins forces with Jian Ghomeshi, host of the CBC’s daily arts and culture program Q, for our new redesign project. All through June, the two programs will be giving each countries' brand identities a much needed jolt.
"It's not what you think of us,” Jian tells Kurt. “It's that you don't think of us. Here we are the biggest trading partner. We grow up learning all about American history and culture, and we don't feel like that's reciprocated. You know something about hockey and beer — which is actually correct, those are two of our national pastimes. But there’s a lack of appreciation for our cultural diversity and vibrance.”
Studio 360 will be rebranding Canada, while Q takes on Uncle Sam. We need your help: send us your six-word slogan that gives Canada and America true identity.
On July 1, Canada Day, Kurt and Jian will reveal the winning slogans and the new looks.
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Artist: Merv GriffinAlbum: Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: From the 50s and 60sLabel: TVTPurchase: AmazonBlame Canada
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Michele Siegel
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Fantastic interview. Love you, Alan! You were one of the main influences for me to get back into acting later ...
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Really difficult to convey this as a "sound story" and it was done beautifully. Really compelling.
Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen is a co-production of Public Radio International and WNYC Radio, and is funded in part by Ken and Lucy Lehman and the National Endowment for the Arts. Studio 360's American Icons series is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Our Science and Creativity series is supported in part by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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americas attic, we like to say u r our bitch,
we are bigger and on top
Go Canuck Yourself and Love it.
I'll tell you what it would look like: America would have better health care for the 21st century and Canada would have fashion from the 21st century.
I always chuckle when I think of this adage, "Canada is like America's attic. We forget about it, but when we go up there, there is all this cool stuff we didn't know about."
Sounds like fun
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