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Last broadcast on Tue, 29 Jun 2010, 04:32 on BBC World Service (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Americana: Presented by Matt Frei from Washington, DC.
This week - the changing neighbourhoods. The good, the bad and the ugly.
Email: americana@bbc.co.uk
Twitter: www.twitter.com/bbcamericana
Neighbourhoods of Afghanistan
Americana talks to author and journalist Sebastian Junger about General Stanley McChrystal’s forced resignation this week and what it means to American troops at home and abroad.
Neighbourhoods of Detroit
Parts of residential Detroit, have gone feral. Dogs roam the streets and in some neighbourhoods there are more empty lots and open green spaces than it has people. Americana takes a walk with photographer and blogger James Griffioen.
Neighbourhoods of California and the mind
Bret Easton Ellis revisits familiar neighbourhoods in his newest book Imperial Bedrooms. The best-selling author explains what life in Los Angeles can be like in real life too.
Featured items
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Chapter 1
Sebastian Junger and Afghanistan
"Soldiers like the idea that their leaders are as accountable as they are." The Perfect Storm author talks to Matt Frei about General McChrystal's forced resignation.
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Chapter 2
James Griffioen and Detroit
How a dilapated Detroit is producing goat herders and pig farmers. Is the city's urban failings inadvertently improving its green spaces?
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Bret Easton Ellis and California
"The geography of LA hits you with an isolation - and everyone has to deal with it." Best-selling author revisits familiar neighbourhoods in his newest book Imperial Bedrooms.
Broadcasts
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Mon 28 Jun 201012:32
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Mon 28 Jun 201016:32
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Tue 29 Jun 201000:32
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Tue 29 Jun 201004:32
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