Who hosts Mind Your Banners?

Mind Your Banners is hosted by Indy Star. They have published 100 episodes. The show covers sports.

What has Mind Your Banners covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Mind Your Banners: IU running out of running backs, on the runway to Rutgers", "Mind Your Banners: The one where Mike apologizes to Aidan Chiles", and "Mind Your Banners: How worried is Curt Cignetti about Northwestern?". The latest went out on 2 Oct 2026 and ran about 43 minutes. Reading two or three of these before pitching is the fastest way to see what the show actually books.

How often does Mind Your Banners publish?

Mind Your Banners publishes weekly, a median of 5 days between episodes. Episodes average about 40 minutes. The back catalogue stands at 100 episodes. A show on this cadence plans ahead, so pitch earlier rather than closer to the date you want.

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For Mind Your Banners, Booking Probability sits at 42/100, Listen Score at 28/100, and the guest bar is around 80/100. The show has not signalled guest openness recently, which raises the bar on relevance. A verified contact is on file.

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Mind Your Banners covers college football, sports analysis, college basketball, indiana university, so guests who can speak to those specifically fit best. The show carries an audience score of 5/100. Lead with a specific result you can describe in numbers rather than a job title, and tie it to something the show has already covered.

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Mind Your Banners

Hosted by Indy Star · sports · EN-US · 100 episodes

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Indiana Hoosiers coverage from the IndyStar and Bloomington Herald-Times.

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What is Mind Your Banners?

Mind Your Banners is a sports podcast hosted by Indy Star, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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Mind Your Banners
Mind Your Banners: IU running out of running backs, on the runway to Rutgers
Oct 2, 202643 min
Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss Indiana's growing injury concerns at running back, the Hoosiers' needed defensive progress and more, as Curt Cignetti's team prepares for its road opener Saturday night at Rutgers. Chapters: 0:00 -- Intro 0:34 -- Running back injuries mounting 9:09 -- Other injury updates 17:35 -- Looking at Rutgers 29:12 -- Indiana still looking for best combos Read:  https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2026/09/26/indiana-football-curt-cignetti-consistency-fans-concerns-josh-hoover-defense/91947322007/ Get IndyStar's IU coverage sent directly to your inbox with our IU Insider newsletter: https://profile.indystar.com/newsletters/iu-insider/?ipid=NLsignupIU Order "Unthinkable to Unstoppable" today:  https://bit.ly/4gezKxZ
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Mind Your Banners: The one where Mike apologizes to Aidan Chiles
Sep 28, 202646 min
The boys are back with their postgame podcast, this time delayed 36ish hours by the late finish to Friday's 29-23 win against Northwestern. Mike and Zach pick the bones out of that game, good, bad and indifferent, and try to separate concerns from unnecessary anxieties, as Indiana works to correct its flaws heading into the meat of Big Ten play. Chapters: 0:00 -- Intro 1:23 -- Digging into Northwestern win 8:01 -- Defensive good and bad 17:31 -- Offensive good and bad 33:07 -- The potential importance of learning to win Read:  https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2026/09/26/indiana-football-curt-cignetti-consistency-fans-concerns-josh-hoover-defense/91947322007/ Get IndyStar's IU coverage sent directly to your inbox with our IU Insider newsletter:  https://profile.indystar.com/newsletters/iu-insider/?ipid=NLsignupIU Order "Unthinkable to Unstoppable" today:  https://bit.ly/4gezKxZ
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Mind Your Banners: How worried is Curt Cignetti about Northwestern?
Sep 24, 202645 min
Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman prepare for Indiana's Friday night showdown with Northwestern by attempting to, among other things, answer the question of just how worried Curt Cignetti is about the Wildcats. Plus, discussions of Josh Hoover's progress, this week's Daley/Wyatt update and some upcoming book events. Chapters: 0:00 -- Intro 1:01 -- Some housekeeping 3:36 -- How worried is Curt Cignetti? 9:58 -- Taking stock of IU football through three weeks 12:25 -- Josh Hoover and the IU offense 20:25 -- Dealing with greater expectations 26:42 -- Stephen Daley/Kellan Wyatt update 35:17 -- Surprise player(s) so far? 40:01 -- Injury updates Read:  https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2026/09/20/indiana-football-fans-reaction-perfection-national-championship-hopes-josh-hoover-curt-cignetti/91849024007/ Get IndyStar's IU coverage sent directly to your inbox with our IU Insider newsletter:  https://profile.indystar.com/newsletters/iu-insider/?ipid=NLsignupIU Order "Unthinkable to Unstoppable" today:  https://bit.ly/4gezKxZ  
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Indiana football is 3-0 but are they really behind the championship team?
Sep 20, 202624 min
The chatter is that the Hoosiers aren't as crisp as they were to start 2025. Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek take a closer look at how different, or similar, those 3-0 starts are after a 38-0 drubbing of Western Kentucky. Read: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2026/09/20/indiana-football-fans-reaction-perfection-national-championship-hopes-josh-hoover-curt-cignetti/91849024007/ Subscribe to the newsletter: https://profile.indystar.com/newsletters/iu-insider/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IndyStarTVHoosiers
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Mind Your Banners: What's left to learn about Curt Cignetti's Indiana, as Western Kentucky looms
Sep 17, 202641 min
Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman preview Indiana's final nonconference game, against Western Kentucky, updating injuries and eligibility statuses. Plus, a discussion of their forthcoming book! Chapters: 0:00 -- Intro 1:10 -- Digging into Western Kentucky 6:22 -- Comparison point to UGA? 8:26 -- What's the latest on Wyatt and Daley 15:03 -- Injury updates 23:02 -- Indiana's nonconference approach 32:52 -- Previewing "Unthinkable to Unstoppable" Read:  https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2026/09/13/indiana-football-charlie-becker-touchdown-catches-nfl-draft-stock/91732482007/ Get IndyStar's IU coverage sent directly to your inbox with our IU Insider newsletter:  https://profile.indystar.com/newsletters/iu-insider/?ipid=NLsignupIU Preorder "Unthinkable to Unstoppable" today: https://bit.ly/4gezKxZ
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Curt Cignetti

IU football head coach, Indiana University

Graham Couch

columnist, Lansing State Journal

Brandon Gaudin

Atlanta Braves Lead TV Play-by-Play Announcer, Atlanta Braves

Mike Katic

Indiana

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