Thyre, Omaha, Big Boy

Studio 360

This week in Studio 360, it’s Omaha or bust: Kurt Andersen finds that his Great Plains hometown is no sleepy cow town. Kurt taps into the culture with everyone from Mayor Mike Fahey to indie-rock superstar Conor Oberst. Also in the show, two very different memoirs: one recalling 1970s Louisiana, the other 1940s Hungary.

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