Left of Center Show

Mike Foreit finally returns along with John Cantrell; L.A. Dodgers refuse ICE; SpaceX rocket explodes; the interview everyone is talking about: Tucker Carlson vs. Ted Cruz; will the U.S. be pulled into the Israel-Iran conflict; Mike discusses a new product for females; crane operator falls asleep next to Trump.

Tom and Kevin attend the Indiana Democratic Party's Hoosier Hospitality Dinner with keynote speaker former U.S. Senator and Ambassador Joe Donnelly; the Summer Concert Series in Hammond, Indiana is off to a great start; convicted former congressional candidate Gabe Whitley reports to prison today; Minnesota lawmakers targeted in shootings; Trump changes his mind again about some deportations; was...

Israel attacks Iran; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla arrested at Kristi Noem press conference; Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene meets with pardoned J6 protestor in a pretend jail cell; U.S. Senator Rand Paul uninvited then reinvited to White House picnic; worldwide entrepreneur and Emmy-nominated producer Henry Woodman talks with Tom and Kevin about a wild Chilean TV show story, selling switchblades...

Kevin gets hacked; a concert-filled weekend; an unfortunate Mailbag segment; intense Indianapolis, Indiana Council meeting; Marines deployed to LA riots.

Former Lake County Sheriff John Buncich released from federal prison; Tom to become a grandpa today; British Airways flight attendant found naked in airplane bathroom; are you Team Trump or Team Elon for this messy breakup; strange times in Indianapolis, Indiana politics; did Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene admit she didn't read the Big Beautiful Bill?

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.

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 M...

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 confronta...

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 s...

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 O...

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...

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 gues...

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 oppositi...

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...

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...

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...

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 be...

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 w...