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Best Midwestern

Punknews.org presents Best Midwestern, a podcast focusing on music of the U.S. Midwest, hosted by Greg Simpson and Scott Heisel.

Ranked #1

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Best Midwestern - Episode 47 - An Interview with Squirtgun

Best Midwestern - Episode 47 - An Interview with Squirtgun

We sit down physically and virtually with all 4 members of Squirtgun (Lafayette, IN) to talk about the Lookouting and al... Read more

16 Feb 2017

1hr 26mins

Ranked #2

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Best Midwestern - Episode 57 - Interview with Brendan Kelly of SKA BATTLE Champions Slapstick!

Best Midwestern - Episode 57 - Interview with Brendan Kelly of SKA BATTLE Champions Slapstick!

We celebrate Slapstick's victory in our Ska Battle Tournament by sitting down with Brendan Kelly who dishes some stories... Read more

8 Jul 2017

1hr 24mins

Ranked #3

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Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Indiana

Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Indiana

On the first episode of our year-long project to deep-dive into the music history of each of the 12 Midwestern states we... Read more

16 Feb 2018

1hr 50mins

Ranked #4

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Best Midwestern - Episode 45 - What We Missed in 2016 Due to Our Lameness

Best Midwestern - Episode 45 - What We Missed in 2016 Due to Our Lameness

We review three Midwest albums we spaced on in 2016, Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper (Chicago), My Woman by Angel Ols... Read more

13 Jan 2017

1hr 42mins

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Best Midwestern - Best of the Midwest 2018

Best Midwestern - Best of the Midwest 2018

We're back y'all! We run down out favorite Midwestern records of 2018 in this comeback special. Sign up at our Patreon t... Read more

5 Jan 2019

1hr 16mins

Ranked #6

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Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - South Dakota

Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - South Dakota

On the 6th installment of our State-by-State series we discover that South Dakota has been killing' it in the rock realm... Read more

30 Jan 2019

1hr 15mins

Ranked #7

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Best Midwestern - Episode 54 - SKA BATTLE ROUND 2 / Pet Symmetry / The Addisons

Best Midwestern - Episode 54 - SKA BATTLE ROUND 2 / Pet Symmetry / The Addisons

The results are in from round 1 of our Midwest Ska Battle, and we preview the matches for round 2. We also review new st... Read more

20 May 2017

1hr 15mins

Ranked #8

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Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Wisconsin Part 2

Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Wisconsin Part 2

Wisconsin 2 - The modern shizz.

30 Mar 2019

47mins

Ranked #9

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Best Midwestern - Episode 50 - An Interview with Orenda and Todd Fink

Best Midwestern - Episode 50 - An Interview with Orenda and Todd Fink

Synth nerdy abounds with our talk with Closeness, featuring Todd Fink of the Faint and Orenda Fink of Azure Ray, who hav... Read more

25 Mar 2017

49mins

Ranked #10

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Best Midwestern - Episode 56 - SKA BATTLE FINALS / Rise Against / Cheap Trick

Best Midwestern - Episode 56 - SKA BATTLE FINALS / Rise Against / Cheap Trick

We announce the Ska Battle tournament finals matchup! We also review the new records by Chicago's veteran punks Rise Aga... Read more

17 Jun 2017

1hr 33mins

Ranked #11

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Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Iowa

Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Iowa

On the 3rd ep of our project to deep-dive into the music history of the 12 Midwestern states we look at Iowa, from jazz ... Read more

28 Apr 2018

1hr 43mins

Ranked #12

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Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Michigan

Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Michigan

On the 2nd ep of our project to deep-dive into the music history of the 12 Midwestern states we look at Michigan, discus... Read more

27 Mar 2018

1hr 45mins

Ranked #13

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Best Midwestern - Episode 52 - The Midwest Ska Episode!

Best Midwestern - Episode 52 - The Midwest Ska Episode!

After we had so much fun talking about Slapstick last week, we decided to dedicate an entire skank-able episode to Midwe... Read more

22 Apr 2017

1hr 24mins

Ranked #14

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Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - North Dakota

Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - North Dakota

On our 5th installment, we dig into the music of North Dakota. Wiz Khalifa is from North Dakota, who knew? What else has... Read more

10 Jul 2018

1hr 7mins

Ranked #15

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Best Midwestern - Episode 53 - SKA BATTLE / Droughts / What Gives

Best Midwestern - Episode 53 - SKA BATTLE / Droughts / What Gives

In our first ever BM tournament we pit 16 Midwest ska bands past and present against each other! Listen to find out how ... Read more

7 May 2017

1hr 36mins

Ranked #16

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Best Midwestern - Episode 49 - An Interview with Tim Kasher

Best Midwestern - Episode 49 - An Interview with Tim Kasher

We have a tech-cursed talk with Tim Kasher of Cursive and The Good Life who just released a solo album / movie soundtrac... Read more

11 Mar 2017

1hr 4mins

Ranked #17

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Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Missouri

Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Missouri

On our 4th installment, we dig into the music of Missouri, from ragtime all the way to Puddle of Mudd. It's a wild ride ... Read more

25 May 2018

1hr 52mins

Ranked #18

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Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Wisconsin Part 1

Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Wisconsin Part 1

On the 7th installment of our State-by-State series we learn that Wisconsin is just too awesome for one episode. We go w... Read more

23 Mar 2019

1hr 20mins

Ranked #19

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Best Midwestern - Episode 44 - Best of the Midwest 2016

Best Midwestern - Episode 44 - Best of the Midwest 2016

We bring you our favorite Midwest albums of the year, our favorite new Midwest bands of the year, and our favorite shows... Read more

30 Dec 2016

1hr 19mins

Ranked #20

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Best Midwestern - Episode 46 - …Like Usual, Tim Kinsella Ruins It

Best Midwestern - Episode 46 - …Like Usual, Tim Kinsella Ruins It

We review new records by Cloud Nothings (Cleveland), Joan of Arc (Chicago) and Fred Thomas (ex-Saturday Looks Good to Me... Read more

27 Jan 2017

1hr 56mins

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