EPISODE · Oct 21, 2025 · 1H 6M
The #1 South Dakota Politics Podcast
from Politics and the Past: Desert Dialogues · host Center for American Institutions
This week, Dr. Rob Ferguson sat down with Jack Hinrichs to discuss the political and cultural geography of South Dakota. Ferguson and Hinrichs chatted about the divisions within the South Dakota Republican Party and the true legacy of George McGovern. Also about the inferiority of North Dakota. Here's the book that Dr. Ferguson referenced in the podcast: "Plastic Capitalism: Banks, Credit Cards, and the End of Financial Control" by Sean H. VanattaCorrections for this episode:South Dakota was founded in 1889, not 1881. When Jack said "the Dakota Scout," he intended to say "the Argus Leader."
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