Midwestern History Association

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A scholarly association devoted to Midwestern historyThe Midwestern History Association, created in the fall of 2014, is dedicated to rebuilding the field of Midwestern history, which has suffered from decades of neglect and inattention. The MHA will advocate for greater attention to Midwestern history among professional historians, seek to rebuild the infrastructure necessary for the study of the American Midwest, promote greater academic discourse relating to Midwestern history, support the work of the new journal Middle West Review and other journals which promote the study of the Midwest,...

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Midwestern History Association

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Society

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www.midwesternhistory.com

Latest episode

Jul 1, 2026

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Episodes

Cory Haala - When Democrats Won the Heartland: Progressive Populism in the Age of Reagan, 1978-1992 01.07.2026

Cory Haala - When Democrats Won the Heartland: Progressive Populism in the Age of Reagan, 1978-1992 Heartland History is the official podcast of the Midwestern History Association Hosts: Josh Kluever, Kevin Mason

Robert M. Frame III - Making Mill City: Flour and Fortune in Minneapolis 01.06.2026

Robert M. Frame III - Making Mill City: Flour and Fortune in Minneapolis Heartland History is the official podcast of the Midwestern History Association Hosts: Josh Kluever, Kevin Mason

Kevin Mason - Retracing the Dragoon Trail in Iowa 01.05.2026

Kevin Mason - Retracing the Dragoon Trail in Iowa: Environmental Transformation Along the Des Moines River Heartland History is the official podcast of the Midwestern History Association Hosts: Josh Kluever, Kevin Mason

Jameson Sweet - Mixed-Blood Histories: Race, Law, and Dakota Indians in the 19th-Century Midwest 01.04.2026

Jameson Sweet - Mixed-Blood Histories: Race, Law, and Dakota Indians in the Nineteenth-Century Midwest Heartland History is the official podcast of the Midwestern History Association Hosts: Josh Kluever, Kevin Mason

Sid Shroyer - When Once Destroyed: A Historical Memoir of the Life and Death of a Small Town 01.03.2026

Sid Shroyer - When Once Destroyed: A Historical Memoir of the Life and Death of a Small Town Heartland History is the official podcast of the Midwestern History Association Hosts: Josh Kluever, Kevin Mason

Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America's First Opioid Crisis 30.01.2026

Jonathan Jones - Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America's First Opioid Crisis Heartland History is the official podcast of the Midwestern History Association Hosts: Josh Kluever, Kevin Mason

Katie Batza and René Esparza - AIDS in the Midwest Roundtable 01.01.2026

Katie Batza - AIDS in the Heartland How Unlikely Coalitions Created a Blueprint for LGBTQ Politics René Esparza - From Vice to Nice: Midwestern Politics and the Gentrification of AIDS Heartland History is the official podcast of the Midwestern History Association Hosts: Josh Kluever, Kevin Mason

(BONUS) - Derifield - We Were Still Ladies - MHA Book Talk 24.12.2025

Coreen Derifield - We Were Still Ladies: Gender and Industrial Unionism in the Midwest After World War II Heartland History is the official podcast of the Midwestern History Association Hosts: Josh Kluever, Kevin Mason

Daniel Clark - Listening to Workers: Oral Histories of Metro Detroit Autoworkers in the 1950s 01.12.2025

Daniel Clark - Listening to Workers: Oral Histories of Metro Detroit Autoworkers in the 1950s Heartland History is the official podcast of the Midwestern History Association Hosts: Josh Kluever, Kevin Mason

Thomas M. Nelson, Jerald Podair - Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy 10.11.2025

Thomas M. Nelson, Jerald Podair - Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy Heartland History is the official podcast of the Midwestern History Association Hosts: Josh Kluever, Kevin Mason

David Hakensen - Her Place in the Woods: The Life of Helen Hoover 19.10.2025

David Hakensen - Her Place in the Woods: The Life of Helen Hoover Heartland History is the official podcast of the Midwestern History Association Hosts: Josh Kluever, Kevin Mason Hosts Emeritus: Camden Burd, Ramya Swayamprakash, Jon Lauck

Tim Mulherin-This Magnetic North: Candid Conversations on a changing Northern Michigan 15.07.2025

Tim Mulherin-This Magnetic North: Candid Conversations on a changing Northern Michigan by Midwestern History Association

Erik S. McDuffie - The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, the US Heartland, and Global Freedom 03.06.2025

Erik S. McDuffie - The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, the US Heartland, and Global Freedom by Midwestern History Association

Willa Hammit Brown - Gentlemen of the Woods: Manhood, Myth, and the American Lumberjack 21.04.2025

Willa Hammit Brown - Gentlemen of the Woods: Manhood, Myth, and the American Lumberjack by Midwestern History Association

Josh Nygren - The State of Conservation: Rural America and the Conservation-Industrial Complex since 1920 04.03.2025

Josh Nygren - The State of Conservation: Rural America and the Conservation-Industrial Complex since 1920 by Midwestern History Association

Stephanie Ternullo - How the Heartland Went Red 27.01.2025

Stephanie Ternullo discusses her new book, How the Heartland Went Red: Why Local Forces Matter in an Age of Nationalized Politics (Princeton University Press, 2024).

Reflections on Midwestern History 04.12.2024

A group of scholars discuss the history and future of Midwestern History.

Paul Renfro - The Life and Death of Ryan White: AIDS and Inequality in America 31.10.2024

Paul Renfro discusses his new book, The Life and Death of Ryan White: AIDS and Inequality in America (UNC Press, 2024).

Dr. Casey Huegel - Cleaning Up The Bomb Factory 11.09.2024

Casey Huegel discusses his book, Cleaning Up the Bomb Factory: Grassroots Activism and Nuclear Waste in the Midwest

Dr. Sergio Gonzalez - Strangers No Longer: Latino Belonging and Faith in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin 23.04.2024

Dr. Carolina Ortega leads a discussion on Dr. Sergio Gonzalez's book, Stangers No Longer: Latino Belonging and Faith in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin, published by the University of Illinois Press.

When a Dream Dies - Pamela Riney-Kehrberg 13.03.2024

Dr. Pamela Riney-Kehrberg discusses her new book, When a Dream Dies: Agriculture, Iowa, and the Farm Crisis of the 1980s.

Josiah Rector - Toxic Debt: An Environmental Justice History of Detroit 22.02.2024

Dr. Josiah Rector joins the podcast to talk about his recent book, Toxic Debt: An Environmental Justice History of Detroit.

Steven Conn - Lies of the Land 24.01.2024

Steven Conn discusses his new book, Lies of the Land: Seeing Rural America for What It Is - and Isn't.

Max Fraser - Hillbilly Highway 04.12.2023

Max Fraser discussers migration, labor, and culture in the Midwest by examining the experiences of migrant white workers in the region. The full book, Hillbilly Highway: The Transappalachian Migration and the Making of a White Working Class, can be purchased at the Princeton University Press website, https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691191119/hillbilly-highway.

Crystal Marie Moten - Continually Working 08.11.2023

Crystal Marie Moten - Continually Working by Midwestern History Association

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