Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Why did Minnesota erase much of its German culture?
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Why did Minnesota erase much of its German culture?
Minnesota is known for its Scandinavian roots, which are apparent in everything from the Vikings football team to the Norwegian bachelor farmers of Lake Wobegon. But more residents report having German ancestry than Scandinavian. So why isn't that German heritage more reflected more in the state's culture?
Reporter Greta Kaul joins host Eric Roper to discuss the effort to erase German culture in the state around World War I.
LINKS:
Why did Minnesota erase much of its German culture?
Is Minnesota actually more German than Scandinavian?
View all episodes
By Star Tribune
4.9
234234 ratings
Minnesota is known for its Scandinavian roots, which are apparent in everything from the Vikings football team to the Norwegian bachelor farmers of Lake Wobegon. But more residents report having German ancestry than Scandinavian. So why isn't that German heritage more reflected more in the state's culture?
Reporter Greta Kaul joins host Eric Roper to discuss the effort to erase German culture in the state around World War I.
LINKS:
Why did Minnesota erase much of its German culture?
Is Minnesota actually more German than Scandinavian?
More shows like Curious Minnesota
View all
A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
2,262 Listeners
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
38,550 Listeners
On Point | Podcast
3,916 Listeners
Radiolab
43,840 Listeners
This American Life
90,850 Listeners
Fresh Air
37,872 Listeners
StoryCorps
3,950 Listeners
The Moth
27,072 Listeners
The Sporkful
3,916 Listeners
Freakonomics Radio
32,093 Listeners
Minnesota Today
211 Listeners
Hidden Brain
43,356 Listeners
The Daily
110,845 Listeners
Antiques Roadshow Detours
678 Listeners
Minnesota Unraveled: Pulling on the Threads of Minnesota History
45 Listeners