Gaslit - The Power of Story

Gaslit: The Power of Story — Season 1, Episode 10 In this episode of Gaslit , we speak with organizers from Direct Action Against CenterPoint Energy , a community-driven group that formed after residents across southern Indiana began experiencing sudden, extreme increases in their utility bills. This conversation traces how a grassroots Facebook group became a source of shared education, mutual ai...

SHOW DESCRIPTION (RSS): In Episode 9 of Gaslit: The Power of Story , Indiana State Representative Alex Burton explains what it looks like when an elected official refuses to disappear into the political bubble. Born and raised in Evansville, Burton stays rooted in the neighborhoods he serves — carrying stories of working families, seniors, and struggling households directly into the State House. T...

Episode 8 – Data Centers, Power Bills, and the Future of Indiana In this episode of Gaslit: The Power of Story , Tommy talks with the Citizens Action Coalition — Ryan Stratman , Ben Inskeep , and Bryce Gustafson — about the rapid rise of hyperscale AI data centers in Indiana and what they mean for affordability, energy use, water demand, and long-term costs on households. These new facilities aren...

In this episode of Gaslit: The Power of Story , Tommy sits down with Cindi Clayton , a University of Southern Indiana instructor, longtime child-advocacy leader, and candidate for the Indiana State Senate. Cindi talks openly about her “why”: watching students work hard, get the degree, land the job — and still not be able to afford to live in Evansville. She traces how Indiana’s utility monopoly,...

In this episode of Gaslit: The Power of Story , we sit down with Logan Patberg — educator, community advocate, and candidate for Indiana House District 76. Logan shares his WHY, rooted in public education, lived experience, and a commitment to understanding affordability and stability from the ground up. We discuss the pressures families in Posey and western Vanderburgh County are facing — rising...

Community advocate Chris Norick explains how bills are actually built (base rates + multiple riders), why disconnection notices are surging, and what CenterPoint’s recent announcements—a $5M community fund , a $3 monthly “offset,” planned town halls , and the sale of its Ohio gas business —do and do not change for households in southwestern Indiana. We cover the IURC’s role, “regulatory capture,”...

In this episode of Gaslit: The Power of Story , Addison Hearrin from 4 Good Community shares what it means to spread hope, love, and light in a time when families across Evansville are struggling to make ends meet. Through programs like Kids 4 Good, the 4 Good on the Go bus, and Hope 4 Good , Addison and her team deliver clothing, household essentials, and joy to families in crisis. But as energy...

Downtown Evansville business owners Adam Morris of Your Brother’s Bookstore and Carl Arnheiter of Arcademie join host Tommy Housman to talk about what it really costs to keep small businesses alive when monopoly power, rising costs, and state-level decisions collide. They share what survival looks like day-to-day, how community becomes a form of resistance, and why Evansville’s future depends on s...

In this episode of Gaslit: The Power of Story , host Tommy Housman sits down with Sally Busby , teacher, mother, and candidate for Indiana State House District 78 . Busby speaks candidly about why she decided to run for office after years of witnessing families struggle under policies that favor monopolies and corporate profit over people. The discussion explores how a decade of small legislative...

Episode 1 — How We Got Here (and What It’s Doing to Us) In the first episode of Gaslit: The Power of Story , we pull back the curtain on how everyday people ended up trapped in a cost crisis built on policy, monopoly power, and quiet legislative decisions. I’m joined by Kerwin Olson , Executive Director of Citizens Action Coalition, and Ryan Stratman , community organizer in southern Indiana, to e...

There’s a moment when a bill stops being a bill and becomes a warning— When numbers don’t just demand money… they demand sacrifice. Groceries, medicine, rent… or power. This is Gaslit: The Power of Story —a show about living under systems where profit is protected and people are not. Across Indiana—and especially here in the south—families, seniors, and small businesses are squeezed by decisions m...