What is the Midwest? In a recent video, comedian Jeff Houghton played a Midwest correspondent out to solve this great mystery. The typical perception? Think Wizard of Oz, and American Gothic ... you know, that old white couple standing in front of a church with a pitchfork, and yellow brick roads.
Really though. What defines the Midwest? What are its borders, and what makes it home?
Plus, we hear from a legitimate Midwestern correspondent: John Eligon, a New York Times reporter based right here in Kansas City.
Guests:
- Mike Draper, owner, RAYGUN, author of "The Midwest: God's Gift to Planet Earth"
- Jon Lauck, lawyer and historian, Sioux Falls, SD, first president of The Midwestern History Association
- John Eligon, national correspondent, New York Times
