Immigration and Weird Vibes in America with Emma Lazarus

Episode 7: Anna and Ashley discuss Greek mythology allusions within the “New Colossus.” The theme of emigres leads them to discuss Lou Reed lyrics, their Irish and German ancestry, and the changing politics of American immigration. Ashley betrays her lack of world geography and confuses Emma Lazarus with Emma Goldman before they also discuss the early American west and family history; weird vibes in Denver; and a Laura Ingalls Wilder account of relations between settlers and Native Americans in their teens.