Ep. 087: Our Liberties We Prize: Life in the Hawkeye State

Nov 19, 2024

Chris Ingstad is the President of Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation and an 8^th generation Iowan. He joins the Forgotten America podcast to discuss life in Iowa. Chris explains why he hasn’t seriously considered leaving the state despite its harsh winters, and he talks about the food, culture, economy, and heritage of the Hawkeye state.

Additional Resources

Follow Chris’s work at Iowans for Taxpayer Relief Foundation: https://itrfoundation.org/staff/

Grant Wood and American Gothic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Wood

University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop: https://writersworkshop.uiowa.edu/

Field of Dreams: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097351/

“Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain.” -  Iowa State Motto

 https://publications.iowa.gov/135/1/profile/8-1.html#:~:text=On%20the%20white%20center%20stripe,in%20red%20below%20the%20streamers

Okoboji, Iowa https://vacationokoboji.com/

 

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