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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke Episodes

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    Barkers at Pleasure Beach Side Shows

    The hysterical news reporting in Britain of a US parasitic virus astounds Alistair Cooke.

  2. No Exempt Categories

    Alistair Cooke discusses jury services and whether Mr Giuliani will run again for Mayor.

  3. Re-Writing History

    Alistair Cooke explains how re-writing history to obtain ominous parallels is dangerous.

  4. Grave Concerns

    Alistair Cooke reflects on Governor Bush's non-confession of cocaine use.

  5. Close, but No Cigar

    Alistair Cooke discusses the medical and social aspects of smoking cigars.

  6. No Word from Mount Olympus

    Alistair Cooke wonders how Congress can predict a $3 trillion Treasury surplus in 2010.

  7. Going to Pot or to Pluto

    Youth might be wasted on the young, but Alistair Cooke believes they have a bright future.

  8. Loneliness, Male Companionship and the Hunt

    Alistair Cooke pays tribute to Ernest Hemingway with a parody of his writing style.

  9. Tyrants and Curses Live On

    Alistair Cooke considers the hysterical press coverage of John Kennedy Jr's plane crash.

  10. The Brewing of Racial Storms

    Do sports contests ease international relations? Alistair Cooke is sceptical.

  11. Air Conditioning and Changes in Society

    Whilst under a heat induced house arrest, Alistair Cooke marvels at air conditioning.

  12. The First Golden Paratrooper

    Alistair Cooke reflects on a golden parachute handed out upon retirement.

  13. Playing for Time

    Alistair Cooke reflects on why it takes so long for the Supreme Court to reach a verdict.

  14. Freedom in America

    Do spontaneous protests occur? Alistair Cooke explores Rosa Parks’ infamous bus ride.

  15. Testing Times in the Advancement of Science

    GM crops remind Alistair Cooke of other scientific developments that caused controversy.

  16. Laws Doomed from the Start

    Alistair Cooke explores how an electric golf buggy altered the US disability law.

  17. Witticisms and Crazy One-Liners

    With the Balkan wars still ongoing, Alistair Cooke relies on humour for some light relief.

  18. A Course in Manners

    Alistair Cooke reflects on male chivalry, the feminist movement and good manners.

  19. Two Attitudes about China

    Alistair Cooke reflects on the Chinese reaction to an accidental bombing of their embassy.

  20. Columbine High School shootings, 1999

    The shootings by schoolboys in Columbine High School, Colorado and the gun control debate.

  21. No Schadenfreude on Nato's Birthday

    Alistair Cooke recalls his memories of 1949 when NATO was first created.

  22. What's Your Exit Strategy?

    On the 50th anniversary of NATO, Alistair Cooke considers the power it wealds.

  23. Whatever It Takes

    Alistair Cooke wonders why only Senator John McCain acknowledges the NATO war.

  24. The Art and Curse of Television

    Alistair Cooke reflects on TV war reports since the abolition of front-line censorship.

  25. In the Hot Seat

    In the aftermath of a NATO airstrike, Alistair Cooke reflects on the tactics of war.

  26. Doves, Hawks, Owls and the People

    Alistair Cooke considers the power held by Alan Greenspan over the economic market plunge.

  27. Wholesale Flouting of the Law

    Alistair Cooke considers how US Presidents keep flouting the War Powers Resolution.

  28. A Natural Gentleman

    Alistair Cooke pays tribute to the placid, talented, baseball player Joe DiMaggio.

  29. Played for a Sucker

    After revelations about the CIA in Iraq, Alistair Cooke ask; who watches the watchmen?

  30. The Pursuit of Self-Determination

    Alistair Cooke explores how President Woodrow Wilson helped redmap Europe after WWI.

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