1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Former National Geographic Explorer and anthropologist Wade Davis calls language the old growth forest of the mind.&amp;nbsp;In other words, language and how we know ourselves within our culture and our people are inextricably linked.&amp;nbsp;And there are few places on the planet where these links are more palpable than Quebec.&amp;nbsp;Still many of my American friends and colleagues just don’t “get” the notion of our two official languages.&amp;nbsp;How it happened and why it stuck. To shed light on that confusion, we send two midwestern journalists, without a lick of French, deep into rural French-speaking Quebec.&amp;nbsp;Food Travelists Sue Reddel and Diana Laskaris have one mission — to ask one big question:&amp;nbsp;Why does Canada have these two official languages and how does that define you as Quebecois? The answers are not always simple, but quest itself is a journey of transformation. &amp;nbsp; Podcast: https://www.northamericanapodcast.com Facebook: @northamericanapodcast Twitter: @north_podcast Instagram: @northamericana See images, get links to insider travel tips and resources for everything in Episode 5 on our show page. North Americana https://www.northamericanapodcast.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/11892746/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/11892746