Friends of Anglotopia

Friends of Anglotopia

Anglotopia Podcast Early Release: Episode 22 - Where Did Anglotopia Come From?

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Part of the perks of being a member of the Friends of Anglotopia is that you will get early access to our new Anglotopia Podcast episodes. Our goal is to release them two days before they're released to everyone else. We're still working out the best way to do this, but for now - we'll just share them directly with you here on the Friends of Anglotopia site.

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Sunday Post: Member Update and The Mayflower Pub

Member Update


Thank you for signing up for the new Friends of Anglotopia Club! This first Sunday Post is going out to 25 of you. It's early days yet, but we hope that as the club grows, this will become a lovely little corner of the internet dedicated to all things British. We have planned this club for years, and it's always nerve-wracking launching something new like this. The positive response (and…

Sunday Post: The End of the Evening Standard

Editor's Note: This is an example of the Sunday Post article - Which will be sent to all Friends of Anglotopia members every Sunday.
It was announced recently that London’s daily newspaper, The Evening Standard, would cease daily publication and change to printing weekly and focus on digital-only delivery. I met this news with considerable sadness as I have very fond memories of the Evening Standard. Another London institution changes beyond recognition. 

Sunday Post: Wellington Boots

I was still a fresh young traveler to Britain when I bought my first Wellington Boots. I didn’t learn about the famous boots until I started watching The BBC show called Countryfile. It’s a weekly dedicated to country matters all over the British Isles. I noticed that week after week, the hosts would be wearing weird rubber boots that said ‘Hunter’ on them. I’d never seen boots like them before (we have…