SURPRISING STORIES THAT CONNECT AMERICANS AND CANADIANS

2020 WINNER OF THE GOLD AND SILVER LOWELL THOMAS AWARDS FOR BEST PODCAST

2020 WINNER OF GOLD LOWELL THOMAS AWARD FOR BEST RADIO BROADCAST — HOST LIZ BEATTY

FROM THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS FOUNDATION

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About our show

How well do Americans and Canadians really get each other? North Americana dives into fascinating and surprising connections between our two countries.

From Summer of Love refugees in a remote British Columbia town, to American Revolution Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia and the real people who inspired a Tony-nominated Broadway play set in Gander, Newfoundland on 9/11 — North Americana is a cross-border conversation. We dig for those for those bonds and deconstruct cliches in far flung communities across Canada and the US. Listen in.

About OUr People

Host & Executive Producer Liz Beatty

Liz Beatty is an award-winning feature writer, broadcaster and podcaster. She’s won the 2020 Gold Lowell Thomas Award for Radio Broadcasting from the Society of American Travel Writers. And North Americana took both 2020 Gold and Silver Lowell Thomas Awards for Best Podcast.

Liz had been a regular contributor to National Geographic Travel magazine, books and blogs for years. She writes too for The Guardian, T+L, AARP, The Walrus, Toronto Life and others. She’s an alumna of the revered Transom Radio Documentary Workshop. Before North Americana, Liz launched Native Traveler in 2017 as host and executive producer on SiriusXM Canada Talks. For two years running, Native Traveler won top honours in radio broadcasting/podcasting from both the Society of American Travel Writers and the North American Travel Journalists Association.

In each show, Liz is joined by award-winning American journalists and experts, both as co-host and feature contributors — from Nat Geo editors to Broadway performers. 

Senior producer Lia Grainger

Lia Grainger is a freelance journalist based in Toronto. Born and raised in Vancouver, she now works in print and audio in Canada, the United States and Europe.

She is currently senior producer for North Americana.

Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Globe and Mail, The Walrus, The Toronto Star, National Post, Chatelaine, Vancouver Magazine, Toronto Life, This Magazine, Utne Reader, and many others.

She is also a professional flamenco dancer and artistic director of the touring world music ensemble Qairo.