Stories of New Americans Podcast with Ron Klutho on NewsTalkSTL

Ron Klutho talks to Warsame Warsame about Somalia.

MUSIC: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nashiido Hooyo Macaan by Ilyas Mao

Next week Ron will talk about Jordan with Dr. Khaled Jumean

Stories of New Americans can also be heard Saturday nights from 10-11pmCT on NewsTalkSTL

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16:40 SEG 2 - Winding up in a refugee camp | Coming to St. Louis in 1993 | Learning how to walk after being injured in a bombing | His aunt was already living in St. Louis | Taking ESL classes | Being weirded out by snow | Attending university | Being shot | Becoming paralyzed

33:00 SEG 3 - Somali Bantus | Are there relatives in Somalia? | How is life in Somalia today? | Would he ever go back to Somalia? | How big is the Somalie community in St. Louis? | Typical Somali foods always have bananas on the side | Muufo bread | What are the best and worst things about living in America? | Always stand for justice

Ron Klutho talks to Mahmoud Conteh about Sierra Leone

MUSIC: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watasai Stone by Rozzy Sokota ft. Itribe

Next week Ron will talk about Somalia with Warsame Warsame

Stories of New Americans can also be heard Saturday nights from 10-11pmCT on NewsTalkSTL

Find out more about Ron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newstalkstl.com/stories-of-new-americans-with-ron-klutho/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

16:34 SEG 2 - He was born in Kamabai | What was school like? | What was his impression of the United States growing up? | Working in diamond mining | Leaving Sierra Leone in 1997 | Finding out which country he was going to

32:11 SEG 3 - Coming to St. Louis in 2004 with the help of the International Institute | Seeing and feeling snow for the first time | Cultural differences | Not having cars in Sierra Leone | Having to eat American food | His first job in America was a factory job | How big is the Sierra Leonean population in St. Louis? | Has he gone back since leaving in 1997? | He still has family back in Sierra Leone that are struggling financially | Rice and cassava | Is there tourism in Sierra Leone | Gumbay music | What is the best and worst thing about living in America? | Did anyone help him adjust to life in America | Words of wisdom

Ron Klutho talks to Nasja Meyer about Croatia

MUSIC: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Galeb i ja by Oliver Dragojević

Next week Ron will talk about Sierra Leone with Mahmoud Conteh

Stories of New Americans can also be heard Saturday nights from 10-11pmCT on NewsTalkSTL

Find out more about Ron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newstalkstl.com/stories-of-new-americans-with-ron-klutho/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

15:28 SEG 2 - Growing up under Tito | Parents had an arranged marriage | Schools | Communist journalists

32:43 SEG 3 - Was her childhood happy? | Meeting her future husband | Her English when she arrived | Didn’t understand why people thought Johnny Carson was so funny | Connecting with other Croatians in St. Louis | Teaching her children Croatian | Being an interpreter for boxers | How has Croatia changed since her childhood | Are there a lot of tourists visiting Croatia?

Ron Klutho talks to Ali Durhan about Turkey

MUSIC: ⁠Gurbet Türküsü (Ah Şu Eller) (Ah Şu Eller) by Zara

Next week Ron will talk about Croatia with Nasja Meyer

Stories of New Americans can also be heard Saturday nights from 10-11pmCT on NewsTalkSTL

Find out more about Ron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newstalkstl.com/stories-of-new-americans-with-ron-klutho/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

13:59 SEG 2 - Born in Soma, Manisa | Going to a private all-boys boarding school that was dedicated to service | Participating in soccer and gymnastics | Volunteering in college | Learning English | Teaching English | Thoughts about America came from TV shows like Dallas and Knight Rider | Applying for a green card because of a friend and then winning the Visa lottery | Securing a job before coming to America | Teaching Turkish | Coming to St. Louis in 2012

33:26 SEG 3 - Chicago was too big for him | Not believing that a teacher could own two cars | Would not drive two minutes to the grocery store | Finding halal foods | Interfaith and intercultural volunteer work | Organizing soccer games and mentoring others | Turkish restaurants | When Americans hear his accent | Oil wrestling and women’s volleyball | Turkish soap operas have become very popular | Best and worst things about living in America | Where should a tourist go in Turkey? | Tells his kids they are American first

Ron Klutho talks to Charles about Cameroon

MUSIC: My Sweet Bamenda by Dog Star

Next week Ron will talk about Turkey with Ali Durhan

Stories of New Americans can also be heard Saturday nights from 10-11pmCT on NewsTalkSTL

Find out more about Ron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newstalkstl.com/stories-of-new-americans-with-ron-klutho/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

14:55 SEG 2 - Elections in Cameroon | Taxes | Draining the seaport | Growing up | Speaking Moghamo | Homework | Speaking French and English | Mom had 8 kids who all shared clothes | Starting a business after high school

31:47 SEG 3 - He didn’t know there were homeless people in America and thought that everyone had a car | Linguistic mistakes between American English and British English | Getting help from the International Institute | Getting his first job in America in a factory | Arriving in America in winter | Going to college | Hospitals will save your life first | Any discrimination in the United States? | Cameroonian food like Achu Soup and CocoYam | Finding ingredients for his food in St. Louis | Nigerian music | The band Manu Dibango and Makossa music | Where should tourists visit in Cameroon?

Ron Klutho talks to Anwuli Okwuashi about Nigeria

MUSIC: Game Changer by Flavour

Next week Ron will talk about Cameroon with Charles

Stories of New Americans can also be heard Saturday nights from 10-11pmCT on NewsTalkSTL

Find out more about Ron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newstalkstl.com/stories-of-new-americans-with-ron-klutho/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

14:10 SEG 2 - Biafran War | Weaponizing starvation | Being born in Benin City and growing up in Delta State | What was her idea of the U.S. back in school? | Did she ever think she would live in another country? | Coming to St. Louis for her masters | Flying on a 40-hour flight | Buhari Regime made it so she couldn’t go back to Nigeria | Getting a job at St. Louis University | Not wanting to get her masters at a Nigerian University

32:22 SEG 3 - Visiting St. Louis once before because she already had family in Missouri | First impressions of America | Americans respond to emails | Being impressed by the churches | Linguistic misunderstandings | What are the most common questions she gets about Nigeria? | Where did you learn to speak English? | Would she ever go back to live in Nigeria? | Being worried about kidnappings | The Nigerian film industry | Nigerians in St. Louis | Why is education important to Nigerians? | Best and worst part about living in the U.S. | Final words of wisdom | Nigerian travel advice

Ron Klutho talks to Johnny Harper, Jo Sommerhof, and John Sommerhof about the 1983 Beirut bombing that took the lives of 241 heroes including First Lt. Scott Sommerhof.

MUSIC: Fanfare for the Common Man

Lee Greenwood - God Bless The U.S.A.

Next week Ron will talk about Nigeria with Anwuli Okwuashi

Stories of New Americans can also be heard Saturday nights from 10-11pmCT on NewsTalkSTL

Find out more about Ron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newstalkstl.com/stories-of-new-americans-with-ron-klutho/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

19:02 SEG 2 - Using a plane wing for protection | When did Jo and John find out that Scott got killed | When did Scott’s family hear from him last | Seeing a picture of where he was staying on TV | John joined the Coast Guard | Johnny teaching his son good values | Talking to schools

39:43 SEG 3 - There is a memorial at Camp Geiger | Johnny sends letters every year to radio and TV stations on the anniversary of the blast | Aunt Jo would like a commemorative stamp made | It took Johnny 30+ years to ask for help | 22kill is an advocacy group for vets | Johnny used to ride broncos | Semper Fi

Ron Klutho talks to Frances Sommerhof from Australia!

MUSIC: ⁠I Still Call Australia Home with Kylie Minogue, Hugh Jackman, Troye Sivan, the Australian Girls Choir, the National Boys Choir, and the Gondwana Choir

Next week Ron will talk about the 1983 Beirut Bombing

Stories of New Americans can also be heard Saturday nights from 10-11pmCT on NewsTalkSTL

Find out more about Ron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newstalkstl.com/stories-of-new-americans-with-ron-klutho/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

17:52 SEG 2 - Immigration in Australia | There are only so many VISAs a year | Meeting her future husband | Culture shock after 2 years of waiting to come to America | Slang | How she got here and working as a personal assistant | Being a private remitter that helps people register vehicles | Going back to visit Australia | Retiring to Australia

32:30 SEG 3 - Her 23-year-old daughter | Her daughter joined the National Guard as a permanent resident | Losing her accent | Australia is part of the British Commonwealth | Aborigine people | Strange foods like Vegemite | Fluffernutter | Anzac biscuits | Lamington sponge cake | sports | Where should tourists go in Australia | Portuguese restaurants in Perth | Portuguese communities in America | The Blessing of the Fishing Fleet Celebration | The best and worst part of living in America | What feels like home? | Any words of wisdom for Americans

Ron Klutho talks to Helen Turner from England!

MUSIC: Weather With You by Crowded House

Next week Ron will talk about Australia with Frances Sommerhof.

Stories of New Americans can also be heard Saturday nights from 10-11pmCT on NewsTalkSTL

Find out more about Ron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newstalkstl.com/stories-of-new-americans-with-ron-klutho/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

16:53 SEG 2 Slipping back into her accent | Working at a holocaust museum on Long Island | Learning about the holocaust at 7 years old | Meeting holocaust survivors | Giving virtual tours of the museum in Long Island during the pandemic | Being the director of education at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum | The museum got to be too popular for its space and went under a reimagination | The impact lab | What does anti-semitism look like today? | Empowering people to report anti-Semitism | St. Louis holocaust survivors

33:29 SEG 3 What is a typical day at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum for the director of education? | Some students drive 3 and 4 hours to visit the museum | How long does an average person spend at the museum? | Reusing items from the old museum | How many holocaust museums are there in the country? | Traveling around Europe for holocaust research | Visiting Krakow | Bringing films to the museum | U.K. vs Great Britain | Voting in Brexit | The Royal Family | the best and worst thing about America | America relies too much on cars | The education is incredible

Find out more about the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/

Ron Klutho talks to Helen Gannon from Ireland!

MUSIC: The Princess Royal by Eileen Gannon

Next week Ron will talk about England with Helen Turner.

Stories of New Americans can also be heard Saturday nights from 10-11pmCT on NewsTalkSTL

Find out more about Ron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newstalkstl.com/stories-of-new-americans-with-ron-klutho/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

16:20 SEG 2 Working as a midwife | Living on the hospital grounds | Being able to afford cigarettes in England | Coming to St. Louis | The painful transition of immigration | Finding lots of Irish people in St. Louis | Learning Irish Gaelic in school but not keeping the language | The first Lamaze teacher in St. Louis | Meeting Michael Flatley of Riverdance | The Suzuki Method | Reaching her 5-year limit on her VISA | Losing her son | The Culture Movement of Ireland | Putting a harp in the living room instead of a chair

34:23 SEG 3 St. Louis Irish Arts is celebrating its 50-year anniversary | Her school is open to ages 4 and up | Anyone can make music | Making her children play the fiddle instead of mowing the lawn | Her classes are at Immaculate Conception School in Maplewood | SLIA.org | Your knees will eventually give out | Performing at the Sheldon Concert Hall on December 17 | "Eirenn Go Brah" means "Ireland Forever" | Limerick of the 2 flags of Ireland and America | Going back to Ireland | best and worst parts of living in America | Opportunities to work and amazing customer service | The heat

Find out more about the St. Louis Irish Arts at https://slia.org/