“Mid-Americana: Stories from a Changing Midwest” launched its second season. The podcast is the brainchild of Central College professors Joshua Dolezal, professor of English, and Brian Campbell, director of sustainability education and partnerships
Campbell and Dolezal say the project explores the history and identity of the Greater Midwest through the lives and stories of individual people.

“Immigration” is the theme of the second season, which features eight stories from people who left their native countries to make a new home in the Greater Midwest. Dolezal and Campbell ask their guests what pulled them from their homelands, what challenges they faced while making a home in the Heartland and how they contribute now to a changing Midwest.

The debut season, with the theme “Homecoming,” featured eight native Iowans who left the Midwest and came back to stay.

All episodes of the podcast are available at www.midamericana.com and can be downloaded through Apple, Google Play, Spotify and Stitcher.