Originally aired 02/21/2026. Content awareness for listeners: This show contains discussion about violence and may not be suitable for listeners that are senstive to this subject matter. For many…
Originally aired 02/14/2026. Hoosier History Live salutes Valentines Day and spotlights the marriages of people who lived to be 100 years old (or older) and, in some cases, were wed for 70 or even 80…
Originally aired 02/07/2026. Benjamin Harrison V was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the great-grandfather (and namesake) of the only U.S. president elected from Indiana. Nelson and…
Originally aired 01/31/2026. Genealogy for people with Native American ancestry can be challenging because of several factors, including the way the U.S. Census categorized (or did not categorize)…
Originally aired 01/17/2026. The Indiana World War Memorial, Circle Theatre on Monument Circle, the Indiana Statehouse, the Birch Bayh U.S. Courthouse and other buildings all have classical elements…
Originally aired 01/10/2026. Nelson and guests, Michael and Jamie Snyder, native Hoosiers who moved separately to Pasadena in the mid 1970s as teenagers explore the unlikely, but extensive, historic…
Originally aired 01/03/2026. Previous guest and antiques dealer, Charles Alexander, discusses his collection of historic Indianapolis memorabilia and ephemera. He has postcards, photos, artifacts and…
Originally aired 12/13/2025. An all call-in program was aired with co-host and prolific author Ray Boomhower of the Indiana Historical Society. Listeners are invited to call WICR-FM with any questions…
Originally aired 12/06/2025. Nelson and his guests explore the histories of the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood on the eastside of Indy as well as Polk's Dairy, the state's largest milk distributor…
Originally aired 11/15/2025. An outstanding rower from Bloomington became the only organ donor to win an Olympic medal. A runner from Westfield was struck by a car, but recovered to become an…
