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