{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 087: Our Liberties We Prize: Life in the Hawkeye State","description":"Chris Ingstad is the President of Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation and an 8th generation Iowan. He joins the Forgotten America podcast to discuss life in Iowa. Chris explains why he hasn\u2019t seriously considered leaving the state despite its harsh winters, and he talks about the food, culture, economy, and heritage of the Hawkeye state. Additional Resources Follow Chris\u2019s work at Iowans for Taxpayer Relief Foundation: https:\/\/itrfoundation.org\/staff\/ Grant Wood and American Gothic: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grant_Wood University of Iowa Writer\u2019s Workshop: https:\/\/writersworkshop.uiowa.edu\/ Field of Dreams: https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0097351\/ \u201cOur liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain.\u201d -&amp;nbsp; Iowa State Motto  &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/publications.iowa.gov\/135\/1\/profile\/8-1.html#:~:text=On%20the%20white%20center%20stripe,in%20red%20below%20the%20streamers Okoboji, Iowa https:\/\/vacationokoboji.com\/ &amp;nbsp;   &amp;nbsp;  Garrett Ballengee,&amp;nbsp;Host  President &amp;amp; CEO&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;@gballeng  Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy &amp;nbsp;  Amanda Kieffer,&amp;nbsp;Executive Producer  Vice President of Communications &amp;amp; Strategy&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;@akieffer13&amp;nbsp;  Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy &amp;nbsp;  Nate Phipps,&amp;nbsp;Editor &amp;amp; Producer&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;@Aviv5753 &amp;nbsp;  Follow:  YouTube,&amp;nbsp;Twitter,&amp;nbsp;Facebook,&amp;nbsp;LinkedIn,&amp;nbsp;Instagram  Support:  Donate,&amp;nbsp;Newsletter ","author_name":"Forgotten America","author_url":"http:\/\/forgottenamerica.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/33990972\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/33990972"}