Robyn Curnow

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Robyn Curnow

Robyn Curnow is an award-winning broadcaster, foreign correspondent, and speaker with over two decades at CNN.

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PODCAST: The Masters golf, gnomes and America’s open tab

The tournament at Augusta is a surprisingly sharp metaphor for Washington’s spending habits.

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PODCAST: America’s drinking laws make no sense

Did you know there are more than 500 places in the US where you can’t legally buy a drink? What does this say about American culture, religion and power?

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PODCAST: Where’s the White House dog?

US presidents have traditionally loved their dogs. Donald Trump? Not so much …

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PODCAST: Trump’s America: The mess is the point

It’s clear something has to change right now – but whether it’s changing for the better is still up in the air.

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PODCAST: How to outsmart AI

Anthropic’s latest research says the most AI-exposed jobs are programmers, analysts and customer service reps. For the first time in modern history, the safest place is not at a…

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PODCAST: Dolly Parton for president?

Americans may not agree on much right now – but they’re certainly all on the same page when it comes to the multi-talented Dolly Parton …

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PODCAST: Why is half of America scared of AI?

AI is supposed to change everything. Cure diseases. Write code. Maybe even answer your emails. But across America, a lot of voters are looking at AI and thinking: hold on a…

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PODCAST: Decoding the American South

Understanding ‘y’all’ and ‘bless your heart’ might just be the fastest way to decode the culture of the American South – and a small piece of America itself.

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PODCAST: Iran and the strategy of denial

Robyn Curnow steps back, and explains why President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iran is not about temperament, but instead about alignment.

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PODCAST: What does a life look like from the end?

Why America loves obituaries – and what they reveal about reinvention, meritocracy and the stories we tell about ourselves.

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PODCAST: In odds we trust

When politics becomes a high-stakes table, who’s really holding the hand?

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PODCAST: Where will the next war start? Look up. 

Where will the next war start? Not on a border. Not at sea. Look up. In this episode of Searching for America, Robyn Curnow examines how space has become the next battlefield –…

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PODCAST: Sorority Sisterhood Inc.

If you’ve ever wondered what sororities really are – or why America builds community the way it does – this one’s for you.

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PODCAST: Weathering the ice storm: America’s obsession with catastrophe

The true danger lies not in the storms themselves but in the collective mindset of constantly bracing for disaster

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PODCAST: ‘I miss Ronald Reagan’: The politics of nostalgia

How Americans cope when the country no longer feels familiar — and why nostalgia, when weaponised, can be comforting, seductive… and dangerous.

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PODCAST: The Arctic isn’t frozen anymore

Robyn Curnow examines why the Arctic — and Greenland in particular — has moved from geopolitical afterthought to strategic imperative for the United States.

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PODCAST: Trump’s Venezuela gamble

Robyn Curnow looks at the big picture behind Trump’s Venezuela operation.