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Tom, Kevin, John, and Dr. Mike see Robert Plant in Chicago; Chicago Bears and Hammond come up in Illinois governor debate; Congressman Andy Harris crashes out; Trump's new press secretary Katie Zacharia isn't a lawyer after all; Hobart, Indiana Mayor Josh Huddlestun talks with Tom and Kevin about data centers and the one being built in Hobart after protracted debate, negotiations, and controversy.

Rest in peace Mike Ditka; Chicago White Sox lose; Tom's campaign headquarters kickoff; "cookiegate" in Kansas congressional race; update on Indiana State Senator Ron Atling's alleged thefts; Straight Talk with Corinne Straight on abortion and Meliania Trump's launch of "Imperia"; Trump makes diesel deal with Putin and doubles down on giving each of us $5,000.

Free speech wins and Speros Batistatos loses his lawsuit against Tom; more Northwest Indiana cities reconsider Flock cameras; Indiana State Senator Ron Alting accused of shoplifting.

Tom appears virtually from a park in Indianapolis; Chicago Bears stadium search update; Straight Talk with Corinne Straight on USAID and rap music; Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita sues disciplinary commission; is Rahm Emanuel going to run for president; what's going on with Daylight Saving Time.

John Cantrell is back and flanked by Matt Reardon; Sean "Diddy" Combs put in solitary confinement; highlights from Jack Smith's Senate hearing; the latest on Christa Pike's botched execution; LOCPod Canadian correspondent Jesse Hirsh on AI, the state of things between Canada and America, and more.

Tom has some trouble with his "undercarriage" during a bike ride; LOCPod goes camping; 10 Year Treasury hits 5.2%; Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita sues IHSAA for racial discrimination; U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville says a lot of pilots are "furries".

John Cantrell makes his first appearance of the new season; Congresswoman Lauren Boebert faces allegations of having affairs with three staffers; Straight Talk with Corinne Straight about school vouchers in Indiana; Trump bans news networks from White House.

Chesterton, Indiana votes to remove their Flock cameras; the latest on the Ed Sheeran and Macklemore controversy; bestiality becomes a topic of conversation during recent Senate hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel; Trump's Fed chair raises rates; cost of diesel hits record high.

Tom announces plans for a LOCPod Christmas party; Kevin and John go to a Robyn concert; Straight Talk with Corinne Straight is back; what is going on with AI; cyborg cockroaches are a real thing; BP finally sitting down with locked out USW Local 7-1; U.S. Senator Ted Cruz brutally booed at Texas college football game.

Tom hosts a fundraiser for Beau Bayh; latest on the Indiana Secretary of State race; Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum can't run for IN Senate after paperwork snafu; Trump promises everyone yet another check.

The season 19 premiere – It was an action-packed break; LOCPod holds its annual Fan Fest; Tom participates in the Chicago Triathlon; Kevin and John go to the IDEA convention in French Lick; Tom and Kevin look back on the massive storm that hit Hammond and Northwest Indiana during the break.

The season 18 finale – Jelly Roll performs at Hammond, Indiana's Festival of the Lakes; IN prosecutors not happy with Phish's recent shows in Noblesville; man attacked by a bison at Yellowstone; Trump's primetime address to the nation about election integrity; guest Independent candidate for Indiana Secretary of State Greg Ballard talks with Tom and Kevin about his campaign, how his efforts could reshape Indiana politics, and more.

Hammond, Indiana's Festival of the Lakes is this week; Tom runs in a 5K; LOCPod in the news; Kevin and John experience World Cup fever in Kansas City; Straight Talk with Corinne Straight about lead; U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham dead at 71; is Merrillville, IN going to fold on its ICE resolution?

Is Waffle House coming to Hammond, Indiana; Tom talks Chicago Bears and more on a recent panel with other state leaders and IN Governor Mike Braun in attendance; another business relocates to Hammond from Illinois; Belgium's reaction to beating the USA in the World Cup goes viral; Trump's latest misspeak; author and former EU and United Nations diplomat Richard Fassam-Wright calls in from London and talks with Tom and Kevin about the Russia-Ukraine war, meeting Vladimir Putin almost 30 years ago, his latest book "The Triangle of Death", and more.

Storms, storms, and more storms; the social media post heard around the world; Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner accused of sexual assault; Straight Talk with Corinne Straight on serial killers; USA knocked out of the World Cup.