Podcast Looks at the Funny Side of Anglo-American Differences

LOS ANGELES - July 22, 2013 - PRLog -- Britain and America have always laughed at their cultural variances, and the internet age is no exception. Since its launch, "Transatlantically Speaking" has been providing downloadable fun for British expats in the USA, American expats in Europe and anglophiles everywhere.

Show host James Van Leer is from southeast London, but has lived in California for over 20 years. Co-host Paul Johnson represents the American perspective, which often leads to some spirited exchanges; on a recent show, a discussion about the word "flatware" - which the British don't use - devolved into an argument about the relative flatness of forks and plates.

The last half of the show is a quiz called "That's Not English," which pits Johnson against a weekly British phone-in guest to see who can identify more words from their opponents' vernacular. This leads to some hilarious guesses at the definitions of "her majesty's pleasure" and "sloppy joe."

Transatlantically Speaking is a weekly podcast founded in December 2012. Listeners can access directly from the show's website, transatlanticallyspeaking.com, or on a mobile device via iTunes. A selection of popular podcatching sites also carry the show including Blackberry, Zune, Stitcher and Miro.