The US Explained
The US Explained
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Iowa - The US Explained
1 hour 5 minutes Posted Aug 27, 2025 at 4:18 pm.
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In the heart of America, between the country’s two greatest rivers, stretches a vast expanse of flat farmland and picturesque rolling hills. This is a land of small towns and small cities, yet one key to feeding and fueling the United States. A humble, rural state, often overlooked, yet it picks presidents. Iowa is, in a sense, quintessential Middle America - to experience it is to understand what America imagines itself to be. So come with me to the heart of the Heartland, and let’s explore a place outsiders often forget, overlook, yet one quite deserving of our attention. This is Episode 30 - Iowa.