{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 5: From the Midwest to Rural French-Speaking Quebec \u2014 Two American Storytellers Ask Quebecois: Why the Two Official Languages?","description":"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\u2019t \u201cget\u201d 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 \u2014 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. ","author_name":"North Americana","author_url":"https:\/\/www.northamericanapodcast.com","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/11892746"}