{"id":747,"date":"2026-06-30T17:39:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=747"},"modified":"2026-06-30T17:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:39:54","slug":"the-spectator-p-m-ep-226-why-we-still-love-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=747","title":{"rendered":"<i>The Spectator P.M.<\/i> Ep. 226: Why We Still Love America"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/2wBupjWFdOPo4tQbMG2lQl?utm_source=generator&amp;si=c303ccd0d2194132\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, <em>The Spectator P.M. Podcast<\/em> hosts Lyrah Margo and Madelynn McLaughlin discuss what truly makes America great and why they remain hopeful about the nation\u2019s future. Lyrah and Madelynn reflect on the beauty of America\u2019s founding, landscape, and culture. They also share some of their favorite aspects of America and discuss their excitement about the upcoming <em>Young Washington<\/em> movie. <strong>(READ MORE: <i>Young Washington<\/i>: No Cherry Tree Required)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=742\">Marcel Lefebvre and the Dinosaur<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tune in to hear their discussion!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" class=\"rumble\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v79thji\/?pub=s6xwj\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Read Ellie and Lyrah\u2019s writing\u00a0here\u00a0and\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Listen to the\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong>Spectator P.M.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Podcast<\/strong><em><strong>\u00a0on\u00a0Spotify.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><em><strong>Watch the<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0Spectator P.M. 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