America Inside Out with Katie Couric is a 6 episode documentary series of discussions with Americans in various situations. Each episode is a deep dive into a topic of importance at the current time in the country.
The series comes from National Geographic but is also available on YouTube and Hulu. The topics include white supremacy and removing confederate monuments, the treatment of Muslims in America, the rise of tech and addiction to tech, the roots of anger and frustration among America’s white working class, the actual guarantees of the first amendment, political correctness, and the battle for gender equality.
The discussions and research behind them are always respectful. Katie Couric really wants to hear what people think, no matter what side of an issue they are on. She listens with as much care and attention to a white supremacist in North Carolina as she does to Viola Davis in Los Angeles.
Katie Couric and National Geographic share short clips on Twitter. They will help you see the type of discussions she’s having with different people. She made an effort to get out of her own bubble, her own echo chamber, and travel the country talking with people about important questions and issues.
With every tweet about the series, the #keeptalking hashtag is used. This is a series meant to invite discussion because it opens up views into all sorts of American thought and feeling. It’s a well done series I recommend to everyone.
“What hasn’t been invented because some fantastic young woman was not given the support she needed, that she deserved?” – @karaswisher on this week’s episode of #AmericaInsideOut. If you missed it, catch up on demand, on @hulu, @youtube or @facebook. #KeepTalking pic.twitter.com/bYIt6FGSos
— Katie Couric (@katiecouric) May 11, 2018
.@aijenpoo: “What we’re seeing now is a real surge in women’s activism across industries. Having it more public through the entertainment industry is really helping to bring visibility to all the women who’ve been doing so behind closed doors.” #AmericaInsideOut #KeepTalking pic.twitter.com/cv4RlM2Zk3
— Katie Couric (@katiecouric) May 11, 2018
We want to hear what you think! Are we at a turning point for gender equality in America? #KeepTalking #AmericaInsideOut pic.twitter.com/OZXLnt8Cgy
— Nat Geo Channel (@NatGeoChannel) May 10, 2018
American workers are struggling with massive layoffs and the stress of an unknown future. I hear some of their stories on the latest episode of #AmericaInsideOut. Watch it on demand, on Hulu, Facebook or Youtube. https://t.co/TPdXJ58XdO pic.twitter.com/iQWKBZ89XB
— Katie Couric (@katiecouric) May 6, 2018
Nearly 2/3rds of white working-class Americans say American society is worse off today than it was in the 1950s. Do you agree? #KeepTalking, then join @katiecouric LIVE on @Facebook after #AmericaInsideOut to discuss with @Sarah_Smarsh –> https://t.co/KgGb0xXjd3 pic.twitter.com/QyhVHwoigf
— Nat Geo Channel (@NatGeoChannel) May 3, 2018
For an interesting counterpoint to the idea that the white working class is the real America, take time to read “Whose Story (and Country) is This?” by Rebecca Solnit. Then #KeepTalking.
Katie Couric’s image with the series America Inside Out promo was taken from her Twitter banner.