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The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

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A weekly take on business news in central Indiana from the Indianapolis Business Journal. The IBJ Podcast is brought to you by Taft.

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What is The IBJ Podcast with Mason King about?

A weekly take on business news in central Indiana from the Indianapolis Business Journal. The IBJ Podcast is brought to you by Taft.

Who hosts The IBJ Podcast with Mason King?

The IBJ Podcast with Mason King is hosted by Mason King. The show has published 423 episodes to date.

What has The IBJ Podcast with Mason King covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Waterman family expanding annual fall festival, preserving farming legacy" (26 October 2026, 36 minutes), "Cook Medical spearheaded manufacturing plant and grocery for struggling east siders. But how’s it going?" (19 October 2026, 51 minutes), and "Veteran tech execs launch startup for evaluating executive teams, and AI is helping them go it alone" (5 October 2026, 42 minutes).

How often does The IBJ Podcast with Mason King publish?

The IBJ Podcast with Mason King publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 47 minutes across 423 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The IBJ Podcast with Mason King?

Booking probability for The IBJ Podcast with Mason King is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The IBJ Podcast with Mason King requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The IBJ Podcast with Mason King's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch The IBJ Podcast with Mason King?

The strongest fits for The IBJ Podcast with Mason King are Holding Companies & Corporate HQs. The IBJ Podcast with Mason King has a news audience.

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Mason King hosts The IBJ Podcast with Mason King, a news podcast with 423 episodes published.

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  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    Waterman family expanding annual fall festival, preserving farming legacy

    Oct 26, 202636 min

    The southeast side of Indianapolis has been home to seven generations of the Waterman family, which has farmed parcels in the area for much of that time. About 50 years ago, Bruce and Carol Waterman took a big step...

  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    Cook Medical spearheaded manufacturing plant and grocery for struggling east siders. But how’s it going?

    Oct 19, 202651 min

    In 2020, Bloomington-based device maker Cook Medical and several Indianapolis-based nonprofits announced plans to build a $15 million manufacturing facility on Indy’s near-eastside. The goal was to create about 100 jobs...

  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    Veteran tech execs launch startup for evaluating executive teams — and AI is helping them go it alone

    Oct 5, 202642 min

    Adam Weber and Andrew Clark seem to be cut from similar cloth. Before working in the technology sector, they both earned degrees in the liberal arts at Ball State University. The eventually worked together at tech firm...

  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    The vision for reshaping downtown’s west side – and how it could look from a reconfigured West Street

    Sep 28, 20261h 2m

    On Friday, IBJ reported that a coalition of Indianapolis business, civic and institutional leaders is developing an ambitious plan to reshape downtown’s west side, including a near-complete reworking of West Street...

  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    Indy logistics guru mixes hobby with supply-chain expertise to create heirloom-quality watch brand

    Sep 21, 202657 min

    Once upon a time, our relationship with consumer technology started and ended with how we could tell time. In the 1800s, your pocket watch or your wristwatch might have been the most complicated and vital piece of...

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    Pigasus Pictures takes big swing with $10M movie ‘Little Five,’ filmed in Bloomington

    Sep 14, 202654 min

    For its 10th movie, Bloomington-based Pigasus Pictures has mounted its biggest production yet, with a $10 million budget and a key role played by one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Indiana has more than its fair share of...

  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    Pete the Planner on rising bond yields and why the future ‘is starting to look scary’

    Sep 7, 202639 min

    The financial media’s laser pointer is often so jittery that it’s tough to figure out which developments are most important to your financial life. The topic that received the most focus last week was rising bond...

  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    Developer Tag Birge unfolds his philanthropic strategy for disadvantaged students, public art

    Aug 31, 202631 min

    IBJ celebrated philanthropy, nonprofit organizations and the businesses who support them at our second annual Nonprofit Excellence Awards event on Aug. 4 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. During the event, IBJ reporter Dave...

  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    Why would a young couple from South Africa open a bookstore on Mass Ave?

    Aug 24, 202651 min

    For all of the people who have said at some point in their lives, “Wouldn’t it be fun to open a small bookstore,” consider the story of Julia Breakey and Jake Budler, a married couple who opened Tomorrow Bookstore on...

  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    Why is the Parkview Health system expanding into central Indiana?

    Aug 17, 202649 min

    On July 27, public officials in West Lafayette joined local business leaders and executives from the Fort Wayne-based Parkview Health system to break ground on the site of a planned $200 million hospital and medical...

  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    Lafayette reporter took a buyout and quit the business. He returned as one-man news service.

    Aug 10, 202645 min

    Welcome back to the podcast everybody. Longtime subscribers to the Lafayette Journal and Courier newspaper read the work of Dave Bangert over 32 years in his roles as a reporter, editor and columnist. He was so highly...

  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    Entrepreneur with ADHD used AI to stay on track. Now it’s a core part of his company.

    Aug 3, 202656 min

    Josh Driver, CEO of Indianapolis-based Selflessly, jokes that he’s practically in a common law marriage with his AI assistant, named Phil. (That’s short for “philanthropy,” which is Selflessly’s focus.) They’re a good...

  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    Trump warns our elections are vulnerable. What is Indiana doing to secure midterms?

    Jul 27, 202650 min

    Election Day is scheduled for Nov. 3, so we’re just a bit more than three months away. This is the midterms, so there’s a lot at stake at the federal and state levels, in additional to many referendums for local...

  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    Indy Parks finishing citywide upgrades with $150M infusion. But what’s next, and what about new parks?

    Jul 20, 202654 min

    This is prime parks season for folks in Indianapolis who want to hit splash pads, climb jungle gyms or just grab some grass in the shade. What they’re finding is dozens of parks with new or improved trails, sports...

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    Pete the Planner on Trump’s idea for rescuing Social Security and who picks up the tab

    Jul 13, 202647 min

    According to a report last month from the Social Security Administration, the trust fund that the government uses to help pay out benefits to retirees is expected to run out in late 2032. At that point, Social Security...

  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    He left the Fortune 500 fast track for local nonprofits and to help men be better fathers

    Jul 6, 202645 min

    Larry Smith grew up on the east side of Indianapolis. After graduating from Southport High School and then Williams College, he landed at Fortune 500 engine maker Cummins Inc. and quickly found himself on the fast track...

  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    Indy cybersecurity expert on preparing for impending AI threat to businesses

    Jun 29, 202649 min

    Last week, an international alliance of intelligence agencies released a warning about the evolution of AI and how it soon will be able to overwhelm cyber protections used by governments and businesses. This will happen...

  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    Immigration law firm swells from one-man band to 137 employees, thousands of cases

    Jun 22, 202649 min

    In 2009, a freshly graduated Jason Flora opened a law firm in a tiny office on the west side of Indianapolis near Hispanic-run car lots, Honduran restaurants and Guatemalan grocery stores. In its early days, the firm...

  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    Indy-based tech exec on joining global firm, being remote-only leader

    Jun 15, 202643 min

    Darin Brown is an executive for a global software testing firm with hundreds of employees and a roster of some 80,000 freelancers. But to do his job, he doesn’t have to leave his home in Westfield, Indiana. The firm...

  • The IBJ Podcast with Mason King

    Indy Pride chair talks festival changes, political backdrop and financial challenges

    Jun 8, 202633 min

    In this week’s edition of the IBJ Podcast, Indy Pride Inc. board Chair Alex Richardson previews the June 13 parade on Massachusetts Avenue and a revamped festival footprint spanning Military Park and White River State...

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