🇺🇸 Is CNN actually airing programming that may stir feelings of American patriotism?
Just in time for the 250 Anniversary celebration? Wow!
Anon is half way through the first of a five part [taking us uo to July 4] of Scottish-American Craig Ferguson's "American on Purpose" and, so far, it seems so. Let's see what happens!
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Craig Ferguson: American on Purpose
"This five-part documentary-style travel series explores the modern American dream, contradictions, and cultural quirks through the perspective of former late-night host Craig Ferguson, who became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
"Premieres: Saturday, May 30 [today] at 9:00 PM ET/PT on CNN, with new episodes airing weekly on Saturdays.
"The Concept: Ferguson takes a cross-country road trip to visit iconic and eccentric locations—ranging from Ellis Island to Everglades airboats and monster truck rallies—to contrast American myths with reality.
Core Themes: Each of the five episodes tackles a massive foundational concept: the First Amendment, individualism, patriotism, capitalism, and the immigrant experience.
"Notable Guests: Features a mix of everyday citizens, historians, and famous faces including Jay Leno, Tiffany Haddish, Jason Biggs, Salman Rushdie, and KT Tunstall.
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This Land
"This six-part historical docuseries focuses on territorial expansion, tracing how a fragile cluster of Atlantic colonies transformed into a continental global superpower.
"Premieres: Sunday, June 7 at 9:00 PM ET/PT, airing two back-to-back episodes each Sunday on CNN.
"The Concept: Sponsored by Ancestry.com [oh oh], the series utilizes public family trees and extensive historical records to track down the modern-day descendants of those who livedt through America's territorial shifts.
"Historical Frontiers Covered: The episodes chronicle massive historical turnabouts including the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark expeditions, the forced displacement of Native Americans during the push to California, the U.S.-Mexico border shift in Texas, the purchase of Alaska, and the urban rise of New York.
"The Angle: Instead of a dry textbook history, it uses emotional, firsthand perspectives from tribal citizens, immigrant laborers, and explorers' descendants to tie the past directly to the present day."
From an search summary after watching a tease.