Left of Center Show
John Cantrell joins Tom and Kevin in the studio for a bit; did Elon take a lot of drugs while advising Trump; Biden thinks he would’ve beaten any Democratic opponent; Ukraine drone attack inside Russia; Tom attends a Billy Strings concert; Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay dead at 65; Trump raises steel tariffs; SCOTUS declines gun control hearings.
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Tom appears on WJOB, and some of the discussion was about the recently-approved Lake County Convention Center; President of France Emmanuel Macron slapped on camera by his wife Bridgette; Tom explains the new “TACO” term going around Wall Street; is the bromance between Elon and Trump over, or is there more to the story than meets the eye; where in the world is Indiana’s Secretary of State Diego Morales?
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Tom takes exception to a picture Marissa posted of him on Facebook; Tom walks in Hammond’s Memorial Day Parade; UFO found in Colombia; Tom and Kevin review Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s book “Original Sin” about Joe Biden’s choice to run again despite his decline; Nippon Steel to partner with U.S. Steel.
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Dead & Company announce 60th anniversary homecoming shows in San Francisco; Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson pardoned; Trump’s remarks on U.S. accepting jet from Qatar; did anyone have Tom vs. a local Rosary Society on their Bingo card; US loses its last triple-A credit rating; Melania Trump statue goes missing; Indiana State Rep. Ed DeLaney talks with Tom and Kevin about his now viral confrontation with IN Secretary of State Diego Morales, tolling of IN highways, the latest on IN property tax bill SB 1, and more.
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Hammond, Indiana represents at ICSC 2025; LOCPod attends Dead & Company’s final shows at The Sphere; Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis on the eve of the release of the book “Original Sin” that focuses on his choice to run again despite his decline in health; SCOTUS rules against Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act; Region News Source founder Paul Goddard talks with Tom and Kevin about some of his bigger stories, his relationship with traditional news media, and more.
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Scientists de-extinct the Dire wolf; Trump tariffs update; is the White House going to suspend habeas corpus; guest political science writer Alexander Moss talks with Tom and Kevin about his new book “The Defederalized Democrat”, how Democrats should focus on state governance, and more.
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There’s a new Pope in town; former Indiana congressional candidate Gabe Whitley sentenced for campaign finance violations; U.S. Department of Homeland Security is running TV ads now; Matt Reum talks with Tom and Kevin about his survival story after being trapped in his car for six days off a major interstate in northwest Indiana.
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Tom comes in hot about an article in the local paper; bizarre Cleveland Browns NFL draft controversy; Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has another disciplinary complaint filed against him, this time by a Republican state senator; did Trump deport an MS-13 member or not; lifelong student of the JFK assassination Jack Moore talks with Tom and Kevin about who he thinks did, why Jack Ruby killed Oswald, and more.
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Mayor Tom cuts the ribbon on a new fire station; the 100 men vs. 1 gorilla debate that has taken social media by storm; is Trump planning a military parade in his honor on his birthday, or is there more to the story; for some reason, Indiana’s Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith decided to take up a Three-Fifths Compromise debate; LOCPod’s Canadian correspondent Jesse Hirsh talks with Tom and Kevin about why Mark Carney winning Canada’s recent election was a referendum on Trump, why there’s still hope for Canada-US relations, and more.
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Kevin and John visit NYC to see Ricky Gervais; Hammond Civic Center hosted a unique MMA event; Indiana lawmakers ban marijuana advertising; former NY Congressman George Santos sentenced.
info_outlineSteve Kellogg fills in for Tom; guest and fill-in for Kevin, GreatNews.Life founder and CEO Chris Mahlmann, talks with Steve about how his good news empire came to be; Chris discovers on-air that he is a natural when it comes to ASMR; LOCPod challenges Chris with some negative news headlines to see if he can put a positive spin on them.