Jul 20, 2026
Originally aired 06/21/2025. Alan Hunter, the history columnist for the Weekly View newspaper that covers the east side of Indy, is Nelson's guest. The two discuss Nazi sympathizers who, during the late 1930s, lived on the eastside of Indianapolis. Families who were members of the German American Bund, a pro-Hitler...
Jul 17, 2026
Originally aired 06/14/2025. Although never separate towns, Indiana Harbor and East Chicago often were regarded that way as they evolved into becoming, as guest Joseph Pete puts it, “one of the most heavily industrialized places on Earth.” The communities near Lake Michigan also became a diverse area, with more...
Jul 15, 2026
Originally aired 06/07/2025. Before the first Indy 500 in 1911, there were auto races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 1910 after the track was paved with bricks. Those thrilling early races and the spectacular aviation shows at the Speedway in June 1910 that featured the Wright Brothers are discussed...
Jul 13, 2026
Originally aired on 5/3/2025. Indiana “went dry” before Prohibition went into effect nationally in January 1920. Guest Jason Lantzer, assistant director of the honors program at Butler University, talks with Nelson about a range of aspects of this colorful and controversial era including moonshine makers and one of...
Jul 10, 2026
Thomas R. Marshall was vice president in 1919 when President Woodrow Wilson suffered debilitating strokes that created a crisis. Before that, Marshall had been a popular governor of Indiana who is remembered for his wit, including the line: “What the country needs is a really good 5-cent cigar.” Nelson’s guest is...