Midwest “Media” Section highlights movies, music, and more that feature the Midwest and/or a Midwest artist prominently. This section is organized by type of media as well as alphabetically.


TV Shows

  • Parks & Recreation | set in fictional town of Pawnee, IN


Movies

  • Fargo written and directed by the Cohn Brothers | features Fargo, ND & several Minnesota locations

  • Mean Girls | set in Evanston, IL


Podcasts

  • Matter of Fat Podcast hosted by Cat Polivoda & Saraya Boghani | based in the Twin Cities, MN


Books

  • Bossypants by Tina Fey | features Chicago and Evanston, IL


Musicians

  • Bob Dylan | Minnesota-born musician


Artists

  • Frank Lloyd Wright, architect | Wisconsin-born architect

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