USSR Journalists Cross America
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Sam Parr shares a story about a fascinating book from the 1930s where two USSR journalists explored America.
"I found this book that has only 2 reviews on Amazon. In the forward, they say it's one of the most popular books in Russia. Two journalists from the USSR in 1933 made a deal with the US government to let them come in and spend 3 months doing a road trip.
They saved up money, came here, bought a camper van, and spent 3 months traveling America talking to people. They just wanted to learn about America from an outside perspective and show what makes America special.
They criticize America, particularly our race relations in the 1930s, but they also found a lot of good. They noticed something about Americans they'd never seen before - Americans always think they're going to overcome adversity and are always optimistic. They were also surprised that Americans could be friends with their bosses and work together to achieve things, rather than wanting to rob from them.
The book is called 'Little Gold in America' and I posted a free PDF link on my Twitter."
Sam Parr
Host of MFM and fitness influencer
Sam Parr is a serial entrepreneur and business media pioneer.
In 2016, he founded The Hustle, a business news media company that started in his kitchen with just $12 and grew to eight figures in revenue.
Sam led the charge in making newsletters popular when few believed in their potential.
After four successful years, he sold The Hustle to HubSpot, a publicly traded company. Now operating as HubSpot Media, The Hustle reaches 3 million readers daily, employs a team of nearly 100, and has been the launchpad for dozens of its staff to found their own media companies and newsletters.
Sam remains the host of the popular business podcast, My First Million, and continues to start and sell companies. He also co-founded Hampton, a highly vetted community for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs, and teaches people to write better through his platform, Copy That.