Defending Indiana

Defending Indiana

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Defending Indiana episodes

  • True Confession: We Never Listened to Country Music

    Colleen and Janice did not listen to Country radio while growing up in Indiana and they know almost nothing about it.  Thank God for their special guest, former Michiana B100 radio host, Lisa Kosty, who shares stories about her years as a radio personality in Indiana.

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    1 hr 3 min
  • Baby Please Don't Go: Stopping Brain Drain

    Is Indianapolis the #siliconvalleyofthemidwest?  Colleen and Janice discuss keeping talent in Indiana with Key Club International Director at Kiwanis International and Indianapolis native Greg Stowers.  Together they examine Indiana's #braindrain and his hopes for the future for Indiana communities.


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    56 min
  • The KKK In Indiana: Our Questions Answered

    Colleen and Janice discuss the important issues of racism and the history of the KKK in Indiana.  Our guest is Dr. James Madison, Professor Emeritus of History at Indiana University and the author of "Ku Klux Klan in the Heartland."

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    1 hr 3 min
  • Romance, Bromance and the Amazing Erica Ridley

    Is Indiana romantic?  Colleen and Janice uncover evidence to suggest, well, maybe?

    New York Times & USA Today Best Selling Author of regency romance novels and fellow Hoosier, Erica Ridley, joins Colleen and Janice to discuss her new series The Wild Wynchesters, growing up in Indiana and everything in between.


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    57 min
  • Indiana Culture - An Oxymoron?

    Joined by Craig Prater, president of the Heartland Film Festival, Colleen and Janice share their experiences with culture in the Hoosier State - proving that there really IS more than corn in Indiana.

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    50 min
  • "Hoosiers" Makes My Husband Cry - Part One

    Part one of a two-part series features filmmaker Angelo Pizzo (“Hoosiers” and “Rudy”).  In these revealing episodes, Pizzo speaks extensively about how his Indiana upbringing has influenced his approach to filmmaking and storytelling. 

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    1 hr 2 min
  • Wait, THAT'S a Law?

    You probably broke the law in Indiana and didn't even know it!  Colleen and Janice discuss their favorite weird state laws with special guest, former Indiana State Representative, Christina Hale, then defend the Hoosier state by examining some very strange laws from other states.  

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    1 hr
  • Hoosier What?

    Colleen and Janice discuss what "Hoosier" means and try to figure out its origins.  

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    38 min

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Do you think Indiana is a flyover state in the middle of the U.S. with just corn and basketball? Are you wrong or are you right? Find out by listening to Colleen Brennan and Janice V. Rodriguez,…