Aug 26, 2026
Originally aired 12/06/2025. Nelson and his guests explore the histories of the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood on the eastside of Indy as well as Polk’s Dairy, the state’s largest milk distributor during the early 1900s. The only remaining structure of the dairy complex is its stable for delivery horses, which...
Aug 24, 2026
Originally aired 11/15/2025. An outstanding rower from Bloomington became the only organ donor to win an Olympic medal. A runner from Westfield was struck by a car, but recovered to become an All-American athlete. And an Indianapolis native who lost both of her twin sons, then took a long break from running, returned...
Aug 21, 2026
Originally aired 10/25/2025. There have been six official, state-owned houses since 1816, but also long stretches when Governors and First Ladies lived in private residences for various reasons. In Indianapolis, the first governor’s mansion constructed on the eventual site of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument was...
Aug 19, 2026
Originally aired 10/18/2025. Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp , the Hoosier Gardener, is Nelson’s guest. She is well-known garden writer and coach who recently was inducted into the Garden Communicators Hall of Fame. During this episode she shares insights about the spotted lantern fly and other invasive insects as well as the...
Aug 17, 2026
Originally aired 10/11/2025. Hoosier History Live spotlights the colorful return to the country of Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette after more than 40 years. Gen. Lafayette traveled thousands of miles and visited all of the 24 states in the nation in 1824-25, including Indiana. The tour, which was...