Hoosier History Live

Host Nelson Price, the "connoisseur of all things Hoosier," engages guests in a lively, live conversation about topics relating to Indiana history. Original shows are aired on WICR 88.7fm Saturdays from 12pm-1pm.

Hoosier History Live is a history podcast hosted by Nelson Price, with 324 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Nelson Price hosts Hoosier History Live, a history show with 324 episodes published.

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  Treasures of Northern Indiana

  Oct 5, 20261 hour

  ​Originally aired 4/25/2026. During the early 1920s, Hammond had a pro football team. In Valparaiso, a restaurant popular for many generations specialized in turkey dinners all year, not just at Thanksgiving. And in Fort Wayne, an elegant French restaurant consistently received four-star ratings in national guides. All are among bygone "treasures" in northern Indiana that Hoosier History Live highlights during this episode. Nelson and his guest Joseph Pete, author of "Lost Treasures of Indiana", will explore restaurants, theaters, amusement parks and sports teams across the northern one-third of the Hoosier state.

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  Central State Hospital

  Oct 2, 202659 min

  Originally aired 4/18/2026. The Indiana Medical History Museum is located in a historic building that was part of Central State Hospital in Indianapolis, where, for 150 years, patients received treatment for mental health issues. Sarah Halter, the executive director of the museum, and Danielle Thomas, the operations manager, join Nelson to share an array of stories involving Central State, including insights about a patient during the 1930s who created widely acclaimed paintings. They also will discuss a reform-minded superintendent during the 1880s who destroyed straight jackets, restraint chairs and other devices in a public bonfire.

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  Strikes in Indianapolis

  Oct 1, 20261 hour

  Originally aired 04/11/2026. Streetcar strikes in 1892 and 1913 were initiated by workers frustrated by low pay and long hours. The 1913 strike even involved what was described as a "police mutiny". Nelson's guest, award-winning author Ed Fujawa, and the creator of the class900indy blog, shares insights about the streetcar strikes and a strike in 1934 at the Real Silk Factory, which had reports of various acts of violence.

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  Ask Nelson and A World War II Historian

  Sep 25, 202657 min

  Originally aired on 03/28/2026. Listeners were invited to call and ask any questions about Indiana's heritage of Nelson and his guest, Ron May. In between the calls, Ron and Nelson will be interviewing each other, primarily about World War II topics connected to Indiana. In addition to being a WW II historian, Ron is a chaplain and a Carmel-based author who interviewed Hoosiers who served as Marines, pilots, nurses and in other capacities.

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  Indianapolis' City Archives

  Sep 23, 202659 min

  Originally aired 03/21/2026. In the wake of an extensive initiative to pull them together from 45 city, county and quasi-governmental agencies, Hoosier History Live delves into the archives. The archives include everything from jail registries dating to the 1880s to artifacts discovered during recent excavations. City Archivist Jordan Ryan and Dee Dee Davis, the reference archivist, describe their roles in the excavations related to the former Greenlawn Cemetery, the first major burial site in the city.

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