Shawn Peterson, President of Catholic Education Partners and long-time resident of Minnesota, joins this episode of the Forgotten America podcast to weigh in on the selection of Tim Walz as the Democratic VP nominee. He also shares about the political history of Minnesota and its cultural history and shifts. If you're curious about the Upper Midwest and its Scandinavian roots, Garrett's discussion with Shawn will be enlightening.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Red Wing boots from Minnesota

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug

Minnesota Iron Range: beautiful old towns up there that have fallen into disrepair, very hard-working salt of the earth people

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cass_Gilbert

Norwegian Lefse

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/18082/norwegian-lefse/

Catholic Education Partners

https://catholiced.us/

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