Left of Center Show

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The season 15 premiere – Tom and Kevin went on a ski trip during the season break; Tom's fundraiser for an 8-year-old Hammond, IN resident fighting cancer was a full success; Tom gave the keynote speech at the annual Obama Dinner hosted by the Allen County Democratic Party; couple robbed at gunpoint in front of their suburban Chicago home turns out to be good friend of Tom's and former LOCPod guest; Hobart, IN Mayor Josh Huddlestun talks with Tom and Kevin about Hobart's bid for the potential Lake County convention center.

The season 14 finale – Tom is raising money for an 8-year-old Hammond, Indiana girl fighting cancer; medieval cage fighting event coming to the Hammond Civic Center on April 12th; Indiana House passes resolution calling for a term limits change in the U.S. Constitution; golf simulators are coming to the Hammond Sportsplex; Tom takes exception to Hammond School Board President's remarks in opposition to planned bridge project; new Chairwoman for the Indiana Democratic Party Karen Tallian talks with Tom and Kevin about her desire to bring state Democrats together, her plans as Chair, and more.

Chicago Cubs play in Japan; Kevin has a dream about Tom; a technology snafu at Mayor's Night Out draws ire from Tom; a French official asks the U.S. to return the Statue of Liberty; Indiana Governor Mike Braun's home to get state-funded security improvements; Tom sounds off on the state of the Democratic party; Chuck Schumer votes with Republicans in order to avoid a government shutdown; former IN Senator Karen Tallian elected as new Chair for the Indiana Democratic Party and will appear on LOCPod's season finale this Friday, March 21st.

Trump buys a Tesla on the White House lawn; RFK, Jr. and Sean Hannity go to a Steak ‘n Shake; Tom announces that La Arrolladora will perform at Festival of the Lake's Latin Night on Sunday, July 20th; Pete Buttigieg announces he will not be running for U.S. Senate in Michigan; are some Iowa state election results a harbinger of things to come; Valparaiso, Indiana decides against a data center; is Trump trying to cause a recession in order to refinance trillions of U.S. debt at a lower interest rate?

Tom's take on what's going on with the stock market; a DOGE cut impacts the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Griffith, Indiana; Canada has a new Prime Minister; board game designer, writer, director, and joy-pusher Eran Thomson talks with Tom and Kevin about surviving cancer, climbing Mount Everest, his board game Song Saga, and more.

John Cantrell fills in for Tom; Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and the Lake County Sheriff's Department work out their ICE issues; causes of death revealed for the three men found frozen in backyard of friend's home after watching a football game together; Congressman Al Green censured after disrupting Trump's address to Congress; LOCPod's Canadian correspondent Jesse Hirsh talks with Kevin about the tariff war, who could be Canada's next Prime Minister, Premier of Ontario Doug Ford threatening to cut off electricity to the US, and more.

It's Tom's birthday; JD Vance tried to go skiing; Kevin's hope of Zelensky's visit to the White House going well are dashed; Porter County, Indiana Councilman Red Stone talks with Tom and Kevin about public school funding in the state, IN Senate Bill 1 and what effect it could have on municipal budgets, billboards he's putting up opposing another IN Bill that could result in interstate highways becoming toll roads, and more.

What did Kevin's phone start playing during a meeting; California Governor Gavin Newsom to start a new podcast; new Hammond, Indiana YMCA experiences problems with its open gym basketball; Dolton, Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard loses re-election bid in a landslide; Brantley Gilbert to perform at Hammond, Indiana's Festival of the Lakes on July 17; Tesla protests take place across the globe.

John Cantrell, GreatNews.Life's Jenny Craig-Brown, and Steve fill in for Tom and Kevin; 219 Day was this past weekend; Diddy's lawyer quits; a federal judge blocks the transfer of female transgender inmates to male prisons; Alec Baldwin threatens Trump impersonator; Spanish adult film star charged with manslaughter after a bizarre death involving toad venom.

A Bill that could lead to every interstate highway in Indiana becoming a toll road somehow passes in the House; 219 Day, a holiday celebrating the Region, is this weekend; Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita fires back against latest disciplinary complaint made against him; Elon Musk calls an astronaut “retarded”; Steve Bannon is clearly not a fan of Elon; Hobart, IN Mayor Josh Huddlestun talks with Tom and Kevin about his city being in the running as a potential site for the Lake County convention center, and more.

Kevin discovers Substack; Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport releases statement after “Electronic Genital Verification” sign goes viral; Tom's awkward Valentine's Day dinner; Ford announces potential layoffs; what happened to mass deportations; Elon Musk fathers his 13th child, this time with conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair.

Tom drops his keys in a toilet; are many Indiana roads about to become toll roads; are Ye and his wife splitting up; Chelsea Clinton and Ben Stiller respond to USAID claims; did Elon Musk disrespect the Oval Office with his choice of attire; what did Elon's son say to Trump; booking agent and promoter Ren Terry, CEO of Go Boyz Entertainment, talks with Tom and Kevin about the music industry, Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show, and more.

LOCPod is divided about Kendrick Lamar's performance at the Super Bowl; Vince Neil's private jet crashes into another plane on an Arizona runway; Trump imposes steel tariffs; a much-debated overpass project in Hammond culminates with a room full of residents –including Tom– wearing construction vests at a recent city council meeting; did the Navy script their Super Bowl ad after Tom's life; “Gulf of America” is now official on Google Maps.

Who's going to win the Super Bowl this weekend; how are Elon Musk's first couple of weeks on the job going; burglary ring that targeted the homes of professional athletes is busted; Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita accused of professional misconduct again; Lake County Commissioner Mike Repay talks with Tom and Kevin about the future of the IN Democratic Party, his decision to run for Chairman of the Lake County Democratic Party, his thoughts on a convention center in Lake County, Taylor Swift, and more.

Tom and Kevin are back; Tom takes exception to a line item he discovers on his restaurant bill; Tom pranks Marissa; Tom responds to accusations that he physically threatened members of an environmentalist group protesting an overpass project in Hammond; a wild update about Dolton, IL Mayor Tiffany Henyard; tattoo artist issues warning after Cardi B gets her butt crack pierced; Ye's wife Bianca Censori shows off nude outfit on the GRAMMYs red carpet; Tom laments the direction America is heading.

Phil Taillon, South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority CEO, fills in for Tom and Kevin and brings a number of guests with him; SSCVA's Kristin Taylor talks with Phil about some upcoming events in the area; Jimmy Taillon talks about Hammond's popular new pickleball facility; a Georgia man ordered a drill online and received a photo of one instead; Steve stops by with his latest iteration of “Tom or Kevin?” trivia game.

John Cantrell fills in for Tom; J.D. Vance hires Tucker Carlson's son; Cardi B gets her “butt crack” pierced; J6 rioter pardoned by Trump is killed by police during traffic stop; Dr. Phil shows up at an ICE raid in Chicago; futurist farmer, media tech researcher, and LOCPod's Canadian ambassador Jesse Hirsh discusses China's DeepSeek AI, an interesting reason Trump might want Greenland, Canada becoming the 51st state, tariffs, and more.   

Mayor Tom endures another crazy Mayor's Night Out; Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales's shocking meeting with the House Ways and Means Committee; Trump signs Executive Order ending birthright citizenship.

Notre Dame loses; Chicago Bears get a new head coach; Trump's second act begins; did Elon Musk really give a Nazi salute at Trump's inauguration parade; Tom sounds off on the way the Democrats handled the TikTok ban; an Indiana State Representative floats a bill that could make it harder to get a divorce.

Kimberly Guilfoyle to be U.S. ambassador to Greece; adult diaper made to be worn at concerts sells out; Caitlin Clark's stalker's bizarre court appearance; are Chicago residents about to recall Mayor Brandon Johnson; WIBC radio host, editor of IndyPolitics.org, and attorney Abdul Hakim-Shabazz talks with Tom and Kevin about incoming Indiana Governor Mike Braun, who might be the next Chairman of the IN Democratic Party, the outcome of his defamation lawsuits against embattled Indiana politician Gabe Whitley, and more.

Tom and Kevin are back; is Gavin Newsom's political career over; TikTok ban looms.

Amy Blaker and John Cantrell guest co-host; SCOTUS allows Trump's sentencing in hush money case to go forward; federal appeals court rules special counsel's J6 report can be released; judge sentences prison officer for having sex with inmate; California wildfires get political; awkward moments at Jimmy Carter's funeral.

John Cantrell fills in for Kevin; Canada's Justin Trudeau resigns; Trump's presidential win certified by Congress on the same week he is to be sentenced in hush money case; Kim Robinson becomes third consecutive Calumet Township Trustee to be indicted; social media political influencer Corinne Straight talks with Tom about Indiana politics, how her TikTok posts led to her recent firing from the City of Elkhart, Indiana, what's next for her, and more.

The season 14 premiere – Tom and Kevin talk about something on-air they aren't supposed to; Tom was in New Orleans during the New Year's Day terrorist attack; bombing involving a Tesla Cybertruck outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas; is Elon Musk the unofficial president?

The season 13 finale – Tom gets a puppy; John sees Morrissey in Indianapolis; Tom has a bone to pick with someone he once knew; millions of residents across the country, including those in Hammond, IN alarmed by EPA-mandated letter about possible lead in water lines; Denver, CO Mayor Mike Johnston vows to fight Trump's mass deportation plan.

Jill returns from Slovakia; Chase McDermott stops by to talk IU football; Matt Gaetz withdraws his name for Attorney General shortly after resigning from Congress; Franciscan Health announces big changes for its Dyer, Indiana facility.

Tom returns from his trip to Hawaii; Tom sounds off on the presidential election and where it all went wrong for Democrats; Tom embraces the incoming Trump administration when it comes to a looming EPA mandate for Hammond, Indiana; guest Nashville artist Kaitlyn Croker performs her song “You're the Hero”.

Phil Taillon and John Cantrell fill in for Tom and Kevin; Cantrell discusses the outcome of one of his recent trials; Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight tonight; Elon Musk gets sued for his $1M giveaways during the election; Steve stops by and hosts a game between Phil and Cantrell where the two try and guess some rather unique soda flavors.

Steve 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.

Matt Reardon fills in for Tom; unpacking the election results and where things went wrong for Democrats; John praises Biden's address to the nation following the election; North Korean troops in Russia becoming addicted to porn.

It's Election Day; LOCPod goes to a Taylor Swift concert in Indianapolis; Tom and Kevin discover illegally placed yard signs in Hammond; Jason Kelce breaks a college student's phone; Election Day predictions.

LOCPod gears up for the Taylor Swift concert in Indianapolis tonight; Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson goes against a campaign promise and proposes a property tax increase; Biden calls Trump supporters garbage; Trump tells women he will protect them “whether they like it or not”; Tom and Kevin talk with The Golden Bachelorette star Jack Lencioni about what it was like being on the show, his dating life post-show, being from Northwest Indiana, and more.

John Cantrell fills in for Kevin; Tom shares an unbelievable firsthand story about a falcon; San Antonio Spurs head coach Greg Popovich sounds off on Trump; comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's controversial joke about Puerto Ricans at Trump's MSG rally; Tucker Carlson's cringeworthy remarks during a recent speech at a TPUSA conference; are bodyguards who use the fitness app Strava inadvertently revealing the locations of world leaders?

Tom endures another nightmare public meeting in Hammond, Indiana; Tom's cursing on LOCPod makes the news again; Elon Musk's $1M giveaway to registered voters gets the Justice Department's attention; Democratic nominee for Indiana Governor Jennifer McCormick talks with Tom and Kevin about her race, opponents Mike Braun and Donald Rainwater, football, Taylor Swift, and more.

Tom's family is getting larger; did Bath & Body Works sell a racist candle; Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita threatens to sue the Lake County Sheriff's Department; Trump said what about Arnold Palmer; Elon Musk giving away million-dollar prizes to voters in swing states who sign a petition; Lake County Democratic Chairman Jim Wieser and Schererville, IN Town Council President Tom Schmitt talk with Tom and Kevin about this election cycle and more.

Is Kevin color blind; questions arise about Kevin's selfie skills; Trump plays a lot of music at a recent town hall; Trump Bibles are made in China; Tom discusses Hammond, Indiana's recent out of control Mayor's Night Out; Tom and Kevin take questions from the live chat, including one from Democratic candidate for IN Attorney General Destiny Wells about Tom donating to her campaign.

Kevin's “Vote Democrat” yard sign gets attacked by youths; Trump rally-goers left stranded in California desert; will Purdue University students be able to vote on campus; TikTok political influencer Corrine Straight talks with Tom and Kevin about the Purdue controversy, concerns about Indiana's Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith, the recent IN Attorney General debate between Todd Rokita and Destiny Wells, and more.

Hurricane Milton makes landfall; Tom and Marissa go to Nashville for a Violent Femmes concert; Trump visits Detroit and insults the entire city; former Gary, Indiana Mayor Jerome Prince admits to wire fraud; Jeremy Bowen stops by the studio and talks with Tom and Kevin about what it's like raising a family of athletes, including current linebacker for Notre Dame, Drayk Bowen.

Multiple college football upsets over the weekend, including No. 1 Alabama losing to Vanderbilt; Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sounds off on a reporter asking about his upcoming trip to London; Tom's friend and fellow Navy veteran Greg Poulos calls in from his home on Florida's Gulf Coast to discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Helene just as Hurricane Milton takes aim.

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.