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.


65 Pieces

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14: Food Tours: Exploring The Midwest One Bite At A Time, 8/18/2022
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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We explore the business of food tours and what they have to offer to both locals and visitors alike. And, It’s not just the big cities that offer u...

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  • Added: Aug 18, 2022
  • Length: 54:01
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13: County and State Fairs: An American Tradition, 8/11/22
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Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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Today we are celebrating the spirit of summer through the time-honored tradition of county and state fairs. There is nothing quite as American, o...

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  • Added: Aug 11, 2022
  • Length: 54:01
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12: Southeast Asian Influences on Midwestern Foodways, 07/28/2022
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Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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Host Capri S. Cafaro is joined by an inspiring lineup of guests who will share their insights on how Southeast Asian immigrants have impacted the M...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
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11: Old World Influences of Southern Europe: Spotlight on Greek and Italian Immigrants in the Midwest, 07/21/2022
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Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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This episode of Eat Your Heartland Out is a special one for host Capri Cafaro. As an Italian-American from the Midwest, Capri shares her own person...

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  • Added: Jul 21, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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10: Refugee Chefs: Empowering and Educating Through Food, 7/8/21
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Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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In this episode, we meet refugee chefs who now call the United States their home. In Milwaukee, Tables Across Borders brings the community together...

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  • Added: Jul 08, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 1