Eat Your Heartland Out

Series produced by Heritage Radio Network

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Highlighting the rich, yet often overlooked, culinary depth of the American Midwest.

Eat Your Heartland Out is a series dedicated to highlighting the rich, yet often overlooked, culinary depth of the American Midwest. Food is the storyteller while host Capri S. Cafaro serves as your audio tour guide through this region spanning 12 states.

The show aims to weave a tapestry of cultural diversity, immigration history, migration patterns and agricultural variations in each episode. Expect to gain new insights about Midwestern foodways through compelling interviews with historians, authors, chefs and makers; each of whom brings a unique perspective on the Midwest's culinary story.


70 Pieces

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This episode celebrates the diverse Middle Eastern flavors that are part of the Midwestern culinary landscape. Meet Zehorit Heilicher, a Yemenite r...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2024
  • Length: 54:06
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Join us for a deep dive into Iowa’s culinary culture with food historian, author, and Iowa storyteller Darcy Maulsby. We go beyond corn and pork te...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2024
  • Length: 54:03
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This episode is a personal one. I’m going to introduce you to my new TV series coming to public television stations nationwide starting in April. A...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2024
  • Length: 54:02
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Cheese is the star of this episode of the show. I speak with anthropologist and author Heather Paxson. Her book, The Life of Cheese: Crafting Food ...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2024
  • Length: 54:01
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This show features two guests who are creating new culinary experiences in their respective Midwest communities and beyond. Meet Nikki Thompson Fra...

  • Added: May 31, 2024
  • Length: 54:01
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This episode features two guests who are journalists by trade, that forged a path as stewards of Midwestern storytelling. Meet James Norton, the ed...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2024
  • Length: 54:01
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Meet Kim Laing, the Indiana woman behind the blog and podcast More Than Corn, as well as Staci Perry Mergenthal, creator of the Funeral Potatoes an...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2024
  • Length: 54:01
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This show is the second and final episode in our series about unique agricultural and food education programs based in the Midwest. We will return ...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2024
  • Length: 54:01
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This show highlights some unique agricultural and food education programs based in the Midwest. Learn about the work of the Iowa Dairy Center, wher...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
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Get to know two women with a connection to the Midwest who are both are blazing a trail in their own unique way. Mary Pellettieri, founder of Top N...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2024
  • Length: 54:03
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This episode is all about cookbooks that celebrate the flavors and culture of the Midwest. Paul Fehribach joins the show to discuss his new cookboo...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2024
  • Length: 54:04
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This week, the show travels to Kansas to explore some hidden cultural gems in the state. We head to Heartland Farm, a retreat founded 35 years ago ...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2024
  • Length: 54:03
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Meet Michigan-based clinical social worker Julie Ohana and Ontario, Canada-based social worker Courtney Fields Fuciarelli as they discuss how they ...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2024
  • Length: 54:01
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This week we're checking out some fun and unique food festivals in Nebraska and Kansas. Local fairs and festivals have great value to small communi...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2023
  • Length: 54:04
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On this episode, I’m celebrating food from my home state of Ohio. I will introduce you to Chicago native and Ohio transplant Renee Casteel Cook. Re...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2023
  • Length: 54:04
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Meet two women who are culinary stars in the Midwest and have made a name for themselves nationwide. Grace Goudie, who competed on Chopped in 2022,...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 54:06
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Marissa Gencarelli is the co-founder of Yoli Tortilleria in Kansas City where they make tortillas using traditional Mexican methods. Damarr Brown i...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2023
  • Length: 54:04
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This episode of Eat Your Heartland Out, in collaboration with Great Lakes Now from Detroit Public Media, celebrates the flavorful and nutritious fi...

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  • Added: Aug 30, 2023
  • Length: 54:05
  • Purchases: 1
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The Importance of Commercial and Recreational FIshing in the Great Lakes provides an overview of the ins and outs of fishing the Great Lakes with a...

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  • Added: Jul 24, 2023
  • Length: 54:04
  • Purchases: 1
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EYHO showcases the role craft breweries and wineries are playing in the tourism industry around the Great Lakes. Drea Mulligan, founder of Sleepi...

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  • Added: Jul 13, 2023
  • Length: 54:03
  • Purchases: 1