EPISODE · Feb 6, 2022 · 1H 28M
Searching for a Midwestern Weirdness (feat. Josh Christianson)
from Fruitless · host Josiah Sutton
Josiah is joined by Josh Christianson (@GnomeChamsky) to discuss the Midwest as a region and a concept. The Midwest represent "normality" in the American psyche despite it being a very weird place. It gets treated as a place without history, and it has a mythology of not having a mythology. In a casual discussion, Josiah and Josh deconstruct these ideas and ask what the future of the Midwest may be, calling for a re-imagining of Midwestern identity.Follow today’s guest on Twitter and check out some of his work here.Find more of Josiah’s work hereFollow Josiah on Twitter @josiahwsutton Referenced worksMidwest Futures - Phil ChristmanThe danger of mythologizing America's "heartland" - Phil ChristmanDawn of Everything - David Graeber & David WengrowAn Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States - Roxanne Dunbar-OrtizUniversal Harvester - John Darnielle MusicYesterday – bloom.Cow - SparklehorseChristmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis - Tom WaitsPositive Jam - The Hold Steady ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Josiah is joined by Josh Christianson (@GnomeChamsky) to discuss the Midwest as a region and a concept. The Midwest represent "normality" in the American psyche despite it being a very weird place. It gets treated as a place without history, and it has a mythology of not having a mythology. In a casual discussion, Josiah and Josh deconstruct these ideas and ask what the future of the Midwest may be, calling for a re-imagining of Midwestern identity.
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