Left of Center Show

Kevin and John recap the recent VP debate; has the International Longshoremen’s Association strike been settled; Trump latest gaffes; Tom and Kevin take questions from the live chat about where Dr. Mike has been, the Menendez brothers’ case, and more.

Is Dolton, Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard getting evicted from her home; ELO’s final tour comes through Chicago; Hurricane Helene’s destruction; Lake County Councilman and Republican nominee for Indiana’s 1st Congressional District Randy Niemeyer talks with Tom and Kevin about why he’s running for Congress, his feelings on Trump, the Second Amendment, abortion rights, Ukraine, and more.

Tom gets his first Taylor Swift friendship bracelet; Tom shares his thoughts about the idea of a convention center in Lake County, Indiana; Lake County Councilman and Republican nominee for Indiana’s 1st Congressional District Randy Niemeyer will be the guest on LOCPOD on Tuesday, October 1st; a Chinese nuclear submarine sinks; Japanese Nippon Steel wants to buy U.S. Steel; NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted; Trump now selling watches.

Chicago dismantles Shot Spotter; another day, another spending bill agreement to avoid a government shutdown; streaming of Diddy’s music jumps after his arrest; Usher deletes all of his Tweets following Diddy indictment; beloved “Russian spy whale” found dead.

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers has a historic night; former Gary, Indiana police officer indicted for child pornography; Florida sheriff takes a controversial new approach in dealing with minors who make false school shooting threats; thousands of Hezbollah pagers explode after being secretly outfitted with explosives by Israel; Sean “Diddy” Combs denied bail after being arrested on a host of federal charges, including sex trafficking; editor for IndyPolitics.org, WIBC radio host, and attorney Abdul-Hakim Shabazz talks with Tom and Kevin about the presidential election, his experiences in Indiana politics –including notable mentions about IN Attorney General Todd Rokita and former IN congressional candidate and longtime adversary of Tom’s, Gabe Whitley– and more.

A second assassination attempt on Trump takes place, this time while he was golfing; Trump mean tweets about Taylor Swift after she endorses Kamala; Jane’s Addiction cancels remainder of their tour after they get into a fight with each other on stage; first coed U.S. Navy submarine set to launch.

Did Trump or Kamala win the presidential debate; was Harris wearing an earpiece; Taylor Swift endorses Kamala; NFL player Tyreek Hill arrested before a football game; former NFL star Shannon Sharpe goes live on Instagram while having sex.

John Cantrell fills in for Kevin; Tom had to deal with Notre Dame’s loss during his son’s wedding over the weekend; the father of recent Georgia school shooter also charged; Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris; is Kamala changing the way she talks based on the demographic of the crowd she’s speaking to; Trump is now pro-marijuana; a new LOCPOD segment is born – Tom takes some interesting questions from the live chat, including a viewer asking if he’s on Ozempic.

Jill makes a JD Vance couch donut; Tom’s son Chase is getting married this weekend; some of Tim Walz’s family come out in support of Trump; why has fast food become so expensive; U.S. Navy commander relieved of duty after a social media post of him shooting a gun with the scope mounted backwards went viral; sailor court-martialed after secretly installing Starlink internet on the ship she was serving on; Winfield, Indiana Councilwoman Amy Blaker talks with Tom and Kevin about her experience at the DNC, how she feels about the presidential election, and more.

The season 13 premiere – It’s John’s birthday; Tom returns from Texas; who killed JFK; Kevin went to EPCOT; Lindsey graduated and passed the NCLEX; John saw Morrissey over the summer; Oasis is reuniting; Tom announces that LOCPOD is going to one of Taylor Swift’s Indianapolis concerts in November; Tom and Kevin attend the DNC in Chicago.