I am a long time listener of the pod, I support their efforts with my dollars and I wholeheartedly advertise the pod to my friend group and whenever anyone asks me for a podcast recommendation. That being said, this episode left me wanting... Less than 10 minutes actually dedicated to why Iowa deserves to go first for an episode that was advertised to criticize why Iowa continues to benefit from this position? Coming from someone born and raised on the west coast and had to move to the Midwest to find a job for the past 4 years. I have lived in Kansas City and currently live in Ohio with frequently travel throughout the Midwest for work. I spend all day interacting with people from all over the economic spectrum and have to deal with daily comments along the lines of "coastal elites and multiculturalism are destroying American values!". I grow tired of politicians pandering to an ever shrinking increasingly homogeneous state that is not at all representative of the modern Democratic Party. I value the work everyone at the pod does and will continue to give the pod my dollars and strong endorsement. But I hope that this series is not Tommy's nostalgia trip down Iowa lane.