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Dean Klinkenberg

Author and journalist exploring the American heartland

Dean Klinkenberg is an American author, journalist, and travel writer. He is the author of several books on the Mississippi River and its history. Klinkenberg has written for various publications, including The New York Times and The Paris Review. He is a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has taught creative writing and literature. Klinkenberg has received several awards for his writing,...

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Key topicsartsdesignsocietycultureplacestravelhistory

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GuestThe Messy City Podcast130 epsGuestTravel with Amateur Traveler Podcast1023 epsHostThe Mississippi Valley Traveler Podcast184 eps

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The First People of the Mississippi Valley, Part 2: A Big Bang and First ContactThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastSep 2, 202659:28HostThe First People of the Mississippi Valley, Part 1: Creation, Mounds, and the Path of SoulsThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastAug 19, 202635:04HostThe American Bottom In Focus, with Photographer Jennifer ColtenThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastAug 5, 202658:43HostFrom Great Sewer to Great River: How the Twin Cities Brought a Dead Mississippi River Back to LifeThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastJul 22, 202658:17HostDeep Time on the Mississippi: The River's Geologic Origins and Future with Roy Van ArsdaleThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastJul 8, 20261:11:40HostThe Decades-Long Effort to Tame the Wild Mississippi River: How Engineers Reshaped America's Greatest RiverThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastJun 10, 20261:18:12HostBetter Safe Than Sorry? My Radical Choice to Trust the WorldThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastMay 27, 202628:31HostThe River Is Calling — Will You Answer? River Days of Action and National Mississippi River Day 2026The Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastMay 13, 202658:26HostLake Pepin’s Legends, Communities, and Future with Michael AndersonThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastApr 29, 20261:13:34HostAfter Andersonville: The Sultana and the Cruelest Twist of the Civil WarThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastApr 15, 20261:19:36HostYou Can Make It Illegal, But You Can't Make It Unpopular: History of Brothels and Prostitution in Mississippi River TownsThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastApr 1, 202635:21HostThe Power of Story: How Cahokia Became North America's Greatest City, with Dr. Julie ZimmermanThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastMar 18, 20261:18:15HostWild at Heart: The Natural World of the Lower Mississippi with Jack KillgoreThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastMar 4, 20261:04:49HostPreview of 2026 Mississippi Valley Traveler Podcast SeasonThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastFeb 25, 20261:52HostBeyond Plantations: Getting to Know Louisiana’s River RoadThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastNov 5, 20251:08:07HostA French Village in the American Heartland: Historian Jim Gass on Sainte Genevieve, MissouriThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastOct 22, 20251:18:46HostLearning the Language of the Mississippi River with John RuskeyThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastOct 8, 20251:12:47HostThe Mississippi’s Forgotten People: Life on Shantyboats and the Margins of American SocietyThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastSep 10, 20251:20:32HostBeyond Mark Twain: Faye Dant on Hannibal's African American StoriesThe Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastJul 30, 20251:08:10HostTips for Traveling the Great River Road, Part 2The Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastJul 16, 20251:04:27Host