Season 1: Homecoming – Mid-Americana Podcast

Season 1: Homecoming

The Gospel of Seed and Soil: Liz Garst

Liz Garst comes from a family of agricultural evangelists. Her grandfather Roswell helped sell the world on fertilizer, hybrid seed, and global trade. She’s using the family’s land and legacy to preach conservation.

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Flip the Sky: Bob Leonard

Bob Leonard has lived many lives as a wrestler, football player, anthropology professor, cab driver, author, and journalist.

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People would call me Iowa: Adam Hammes

In his 20s, Adam traveled the world. When people called him Iowa, mocking his home as uncool, he laughed along, then moved home to prove them wrong.

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Couscous Royale: Brian Bruening

Brian Bruening lives in Elkader, where he is the owner and head chef at Schera’s Algerian American Restaurant, which he established together with his French-Algerian husband.

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Punk Rock, Home Birth, and Indian Corn: Shelley Buffalo

Shelley Buffalo is Food Sovereignty Coordinator for the Meskwaki Settlement near Tama, Iowa. Her journey has led her away and back more than a dozen times.

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Grain, Water, and Yeast: Megan McKay

After four years in the Bay Area, where she worked as a nanny and part-time auto mechanic, Megan left the family insurance business to start a brewery in her hometown.

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