Midwesternish
A podcast for people who ♥ the heartland.
Hosted by writer, storyteller and public radio journalist Gina Kaufmann, a Midwesterner born and raised.
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Suddenly, everyone seems to be using the word "y'all." But what do we mean when we use that word? Is it a bad case of appropriation? Is it racist? One…
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Anthony Ladesich never got to buy his dad a drink. He died when Anthony was only 19. But after listening to his father's old reel-to-reel tapes, Anthony…
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As more young people identify as Nones (as in "no religious affiliation"), are they still making room for rituals in their daily lives?Subscribe on…
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As a kid, Ed Dwight never dreamed he might one day go to the moon, but he did fantasize about escaping life in Kansas. And it was that idea of escape that…
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A shooting in Olathe, Kansas that left one Indian man dead and another injured has captured national and international attention. How does violence like…
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There's no question that the McDonald's Happy Meal was invented in Kansas City, Missouri. The question is...who invented it? To find an answer, we go on a…
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When you hear the words "Conservatory of Music" what do you see ... pianos, violins, brass in padded rooms? What about a guy sitting behind a computer…
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In 2016, the homicide rate in Kansas City, Missouri, was the highest it had been in a decade. Twelve of the people killed that year were under the age of…
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Artist and pastor Dylan Mortimer has cystic fibrosis, a disease that fills the lungs and other organs with a thick mucous, eventually clogging airways and…