574a American Hawaii; Aloha Rodeo; Surfing Groundswell

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🗓️ 22 January 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Historian Sarah Vowell revisits how the Hawaiian Islands became an American territory in the 19th century, then journalist David Wolman tells us how three cowboys from Hawaii's Big Island redefined the American West when they competed at the world's greatest rodeo championship. And writer Michael Scott Moore explores how surfing spread from Polynesia to the rest of the world.

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0:00.0	Sarah Val was curious how the Hawaiian Islands became American territory.
0:05.9	In her book, Unfamiliar Fishes, she investigates why not everybody at the time of annexation
0:11.4	thought it was such a great idea.
0:13.5	We annexed them much to their dismay, to the native dismay.
0:19.1	David Wolman tells us how a trio of cowboys from the big island redefined America's western
0:24.4	frontier.
0:25.6	As Wild West fever was sweeping the globe, Hawaii was by no means left out.
0:30.7	Journalist Michael Scott Moore loves to surf.
0:33.1	He tells us about the pioneers of surfing, who turned the sport into an American pop culture
0:37.8	export to some unexpected places around the world.
0:41.2	Instead of turning Cubans into anti-imperialists, the surfers in Cuba, since surfers or rebels
0:47.4	no matter what system they live in, became anti-communist.
0:51.2	Here hang in ten for a special Hawaiian hour on today's travel with Rick Steves.
0:55.7	Stay with us.
1:00.6	Hey I'm Rick Steves, and I love art.
1:03.8	And in my new book, Europe's Top 100 Masterpieces, I share my favorites with gorgeous photos
1:09.1	and vivid descriptions.
1:11.1	It's all in Europe's Top 100 Masterpieces, Art for the Traveler.
1:15.9	It's available now at RickSteves.com.
1:18.9	We're looking at some of the interesting ways Hawaii has influenced the rest of the
1:22.2	United States on today's travel with Rick Steves.
1:25.0	A trio of Hawaiian cowboys make a splash at a big rodeo and Wyoming, and we'll hear how
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