Letter To America

Letter To America (often abbreviated to LTA) is a weekly spoken podcast produced principally by the American television director and artist Jett Loe. It is also the name of an associated weblog, which describes the podcast as a "dispatch from the heart of Belfast, Northern Ireland". The blog has also been described as "a behind the scenes look at the podcast" and the podcast has been described as "a behind the scenes look at the blog".
Loe is normally accompanied by one co-host; in early 'chapters' these were usually female friends, colleagues and ex-girlfriends, or the occasional one who was all three. In several episodes listeners themselves have co-presented the show, either via internet telephony or because they have taken up Loe's offer to "come to Belfast, Mr. Tourist, I'll let you sleep on my couch". The first edition of the podcast was published on 3 September 2005. Since early 2006, the podcast has been co-hosted by , another American resident of Northern Ireland who Loe met while on a train. Wayne contributes to the show with his unique and frequently under-researched Northern Ireland Story of the Week feature. He has also acted as Loe's driver and chaperone.
Loe and the podcast have been profiled on BBC Northern Ireland's Inside Out television programme and BBC Radio Ulster's Arts Extra.
LTA was nominated for Best Blog and other awards in 2006 by the Irish Blog Awards..

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