Leaders and Legends

Dana Hunsinger Benbow is this week’s guest on the “Leaders and Legends” podcast. Dana is a sports reporter for The Indianapolis Star who writes consistently compelling prose about our Hoosier sports landscape and the people who inhabit it. She has covered several landmark events and interviewed numerous sports leaders and legends. Dana talks with us about her favorite stories, her pet goat Gus, and her love for Vanilla Ice in a delightful interview.  Thank you for listening.

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George Will is one of the most respected commentators and famous baseball fans in the United States—and he’s also 2022’s first guest on the “Leaders and Legends” podcast. We talked with Mr. Will about baseball, history, and his respect and admiration for former governor and current Purdue University President Mitch Daniels. Thank you for listening to our interview.

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‘Leaders and Legends’ is brought to you by Veteran Strategies—your local veteran business enterprise specializing in media relations, crisis communications, public outreach, and digital photography. Learn more at www.veteranstrategies.com.

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While 2021 has had its share of disappointing moments, we at the “Leaders and Legends” podcast were honored to have some amazing guests come on to discuss their careers, research, achievements, and greatest influences. From historians to former governors and from journalists to entrepreneurs, we’ve been so fortunate that people from around the world were willing to spend an hour with us. On this week’s podcast, Chris Spangle and I review 2021 and also discuss what’s coming up in the new year. As always, we thank you for listening.

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 ‘Leaders and Legends’ is brought to you by Veteran Strategies—your local veteran business enterprise specializing in media relations, crisis communications, public outreach, and digital photography. Learn more at www.veteranstrategies.com.

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Brad Chambers is Indiana’s Secretary of Commerce, the CEO of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, and one of our state’s most successful business and civic-minded leaders. On this week’s “Leaders and Legends” podcast, we talk with Brad about our state’s myriad economic opportunities, what drove him to become an entrepreneur while still at IU, and which artist he would want to paint his family portrait.

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Dr. Neil Lanctot is the author of a new book on the United States' entry into World War I, and he’s also our guest on this week’s “Leaders and Legends” podcast. “The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams and Their Clash Over America’s Future” is a terrific accounting of one of our country’s most watershed decisions and the people who shaped it.

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Evan Bayh is one of only two Hoosiers to win statewide elective office at least five times. He was a governor, a United States Senator, and now we’re happy to say he’s our guest on the “Leaders and Legends” podcast. We talk with him about his career, what it was like to grow up with such formidable parents, and how proud he is of the people who have worked for him. Our friend Jim Shella joins us for the conversation.

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Willard Sterne Randall is one of America’s most eminent historians of the Colonial and Revolutionary Era. He makes the first of two appearances on the “Leaders and Legends” podcast to discuss his biographies of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and other literary efforts.

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Former Guitar World magazine editor-in-chief Brad Tolinski is one of the world’s most famous and respected music journalists. He appears on this week’s “Leaders and Legends” podcast to discuss his new book, “Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen.” We talk about Eddie’s untimely death, Brad’s decade-long friendship with Van Halen, and the impact EVH had on music and musicians.

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Becky Skillman served Hoosiers with distinction as their 49th lieutenant governor—but her career was remarkable long before she joined Mitch Daniels’ ticket in 2004. She held several elected offices and was in the room when some of our state’s most pivotal decisions were being made. She joins the “Leaders and Legends” podcast to discuss her career, her love of Indiana and even divulges her high school nickname. We are grateful to have our friend Jim Shella joins us for the discussion.

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About Veteran Strategies

‘Leaders and Legends’ is brought to you by Veteran Strategies—your local veteran business enterprise specializing in media relations, crisis communications, public outreach, and digital photography. Learn more at www.veteranstrategies.com.

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Professor Allen Guelzo of Princeton University is one of our country’s pre-eminent scholars of the American Civil War. On this week’s “Leaders and Legends” podcast, Dr Guelzo discusses his new, highly-praised biography of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and a few other Civil War topics.

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•       Garmong Construction

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About Veteran Strategies

‘Leaders and Legends’ is brought to you by Veteran Strategies—your local veteran business enterprise specializing in media relations, crisis communications, public outreach, and digital photography. Learn more at www.veteranstrategies.com.

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