Notes from a Small (Cold, Dark, Miserable) Island
Mike and Matt are two Americans stuck in London. Expect dodgy accents, transatlantic bantz and notes on queueing.
Notes from a Small (Cold, Dark, Miserable) Island
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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 Fou...
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 F...
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...
13: Oxford American Dictionary ft. Ben Yagoda
Brits fiercely gatekeep their language, which they haughtily named "English" after some of their people, and Americanization is hated almost as much as the invasive gray squirrel. Or grey squirrel?Anyway, the process doesn't jus...