About this episode

The episode explores the distinctions between the UK, Great Britain, and the British Isles after 250 years since America's separation from England.

Now that it’s been 250 years since America split from England, we figure enough time has passed that we can finally learn the difference between the UK, Great Britain, and  the British Isles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh Clark, Chuck Bryant

Topics covered

• Geography
• History
• Cultural Differences
• UK vs Great Britain
• British Isles

Keywords

• Great Britain
• UK
• British Isles
• America
• England
• cultural differences
• geography

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Great Britain, UK, British Isles, America, England

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