Hoosier State Stories

Welcome to the first City Spotlight bonus episode of Hoosier State Stories. This week, Mike and Kylie head to Elkhart, a northern Indiana city shaped by rivers, railroads, music, manufacturing, sports, and reinvention...

In the years before the Civil War, an ordinary brick home in Fountain City became one of Indiana’s most important stops on the Underground Railroad. This week on Hoosier State Stories, Mike and Kylie tell the story of...

What happens when people try to build the perfect town? This week on Hoosier State Stories, Mike and Kylie travel to New Harmony, Indiana, a quiet town on the Wabash River that became the site of two bold utopian...

<p>Studebaker was more than a car company. It was a South Bend story.</p><p><br></p><p>This week on Hoosier State Stories, Mike and Kylie trace Studebaker from a small wagon shop in the 1850s to one of Indiana’s most...

<p>Some Indiana stories are history. Others live somewhere between rumor, memory, and myth.</p><p><br></p><p>This week on Hoosier State Stories, Mike and Kylie explore one of Indianapolis’ strangest local legends: The...

<p>The Indy 500 is more than 500 miles. It is the song, the command, the milk, the trophy, the bricks, Carb Day, and the feeling that Indiana turns race weekend into a holiday.</p><p><br></p><p>This week on Hoosier...

<p>The Indy 500 had to start somewhere. This week on Hoosier State Stories, Mike and Kylie continue Indy 500 month with the first running of the Indianapolis 500 in 1911. Forty cars, a massive crowd, 500 miles on the...

<p>Before the roar of engines, before the milk, before the Borg-Warner Trophy, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was just a bold idea on the west side of Indianapolis. This week on Hoosier State Stories, Mike and Kylie...

<p>Before Jesse James and Butch Cassidy became legends, one of America’s first moving train robberies happened in Indiana. This week on Hoosier State Stories, Mike and Kylie head to Seymour to tell the story of the Reno...

<p>Deep in the rugged hills of Southern Indiana, a sprawling oasis of luxury and vice emerges. From the "Eighth Wonder of the World" to the era of Pluto Water and illegal high-stakes gambling, Mike and Kyle tell the...

<p>A quiet stretch of track outside Hammond turned into one of the most shocking moments in Indiana history. In the early hours of June 22, 1918, the Hagenbeck‑Wallace Circus was asleep aboard its train when a troop...

<p>In the mid-1800s, steel rails carved their way across Indiana farmland, transforming quiet towns into busy hubs of commerce and connection. Railroads didn’t just move freight , they reshaped the state’s economy and...

<p>In the early 1900s, the Lincoln Highway became the nation’s first transcontinental road, linking New York to California through the heart of Indiana. Mike and Kylie trace its path across the Hoosier State and uncover...

<p>In 1906, U.S. Steel built a city from the ground up along Lake Michigan. Gary, Indiana quickly became a symbol of industrial power and opportunity. In this episode of Hoosier State Stories, Mike and Kylie explore how...

<p>On any given Friday night in Indiana, high school basketball isn’t just a game — it’s an event. In this episode of Hoosier State Stories, Mike and Kylie spotlight the seven largest high school gyms in the state and...