How American ignorance turned a Scottish teacher into a social media sensation

By Ayesha Rascoe

Published September 7, 2025 at 5:16 AM PDT

Americans turned a Black Scottish teacher into a social media sensation after he posted a video on TikTok. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Torgi Squire about how his Scottish accent made him go viral.

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Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First. As host of the morning news magazine, she interviews news makers, entertainers, politicians and more about the stories that everyone is talking about or that everyone should be talking about.

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