What's on Your Map?

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Daniel imervar writes about in his book, how to hide an empire. When we taped our conversation remotely, i him about the big, colorful us. Daniel says leaving porto rico off us is especially insulting. Imervar uses the term logo map, coined by another scholar, to refer to that forty eight state shape that lives in most Americans' heads.

“America” and “empire.” Do those words go together? If so, what kind of imperialism does the U.S. practice, and how has American empire changed over time?

By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Nikhil Singh and Daniel Immerwahr.

The series editor is Loretta Williams. Music by Algiers, John Erik Kaada, Eric Neveux, and
Lucas Biewen. Music consulting and production help from Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.