Jon Lauck

In The Moment ... July 11, 2017 Show 131 Hour 1Jon Lauck is the author of "From Warm Center to Ragged Edge." It's a look at the erosion of Midwestern…

In The Moment ... May 5, 2017 Show 087 Hour 1Medal of Honor recipient Leo Thorsness died this week. Col. Thorsness was a U.S Air Force pilot who was shot…

In The Moment... February 28, 2017 Show 039 Hour 1We begin the hour with Adam Grant. He’s the author of "Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World."…

In The Moment ... January 3, 2017 Show 002 Hour 1Guests: Jon Lauck, Founding president of the Midwest History Association; Hugh Weber, Podcaster; John…

South Dakota is known as a stronghold for the Republican Party. But Democrats have waged effective challenges to the GOP, perhaps most notably in the…

State flags are flying half-staff in honor of Frank Denholm today. . He represented South Dakota in the US House of Representatives from 1971 to…

Jon Lauck is chair of the Midwestern History Association. He is an author, a professor, and a lawyer. He has written several books, including "The Lost…

The Midwestern History Association was created this past fall to advance the study of the American Midwest and to give the region a stronger voice in the…

The American Midwest is an orphan among regions. In comparison to the South, the far West, and New England, its history has been sadly neglected. To spark…