Home Is Not a Safe Place: Irene Maun
Irene Maun is originally from the Marshall Islands, descended from a Micronesian royal family. Like many Marshallese, she and her family have struggle...
Mid-Americana: Stories from a Changing Midwest
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Mid-Americana: Stories from a Changing Midwest explores the history and identity of the Greater Midwest through the lives and stories of individual people. Our debut season, Homecoming, features eight native Iowans who left the Midwest then came back to stay. We ask what pulled them away, what drew them back, and what they contribute now to a changing Midwest. Possible themes for future seasons of Mid-Americana include agriculture, immigration, climate change, education, energy, religion, and many more. Let us know if you have ideas for a future episode or season.
Journey into the New: Dominique Serrand
Dominique Serrand is Co-Artistic Director for The Moving Company, a traveling theatre company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Born and raised in Pari...
Conversations with America: Abdirizak Abdi
At age six, Abdirizak Abdi fled civil war in his native Somalia. He lived in a refugee camp in neighboring Kenya, then in the capital city of Nairobi,...
I Reached for Books: Hem Rizal
Hem Rizal is an M.A. candidate in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. He was born in Bhutan and migrated to Nepal with his family when he was...
Always in the Gray Areas: John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas
John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas is an educator, social worker, and justice advocate currently pursuing a PhD in Educational Leadership at the University o...
America Looks Like Scotland!: Zoe Bouras
Zoe Bouras is a Communications and Development AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America) with the Immigration Project in Bloomington, Illinoi...
Stick to Your Roots: Pavel Polanco-Safadit
As a kid in the Dominican Republic, Pavel Polanco-Safadit fell in love with piano and spent hours each day perfecting his technique. This passion and ...
America Has Its Own Ghosts: Kao Kalia Yang
Kao Kalia Yang is an author, public speaker, and teacher. She was born in the Ban Vinai Refugee Camp in Thailand and settled with her family in St. Pa...
The Gospel of Seed and Soil: Liz Garst
Liz Garst grew up in Coon Rapids, Iowa, in a family of agricultural pioneers. Her grandfather Roswell helped convert Midwest farmers to technologies l...
Flip the Sky: Bob Leonard
Bob Leonard is News Director for KNIA/KRLS, where he also hosts the podcast In Depth. He also writes for The New York Times, Salon, and many other nat...