The Dark Lord Rises, Twilight of the Steakburger, and the Buzz over the Great Honey Spill of 2019

The That's So Region panel talks about the Region craft beer holiday of Dark Lord Day, how Steak 'n Shake finds itself in sudden financial peril, if 41,000 pounds of amber honey is too much to spill onto the Borman Expressway and whether the Game of Thrones series finale was metal enough. Tune in t…

Share an Airbnb with 61 strangers and a farewell to a sweet prince

The That's So Region panel talks about how the hell an Airbnb by the Hammond Horseshoe Casino boarded up to 62 guests a night and bids a heartfelt goodnight to the sweet prince and host Dan Riordan, asking the South Sider "Have you a valediction, boyo?" He did, and you should hear it. To hear more…

Zombie Uprising, Festival of the Lakes Acts, Gayety's Triumphant Return, Booze at Showplace 16

The That's So Region panel talks about a zombie hand in a pond, the Festival of the Lakes lineup, the return of Gayety's and Bronko's a craft beer hotel, and whether people will get loaded at Showplace 16 in Schererville. To hear more That's So Region podcasts, subscribe on iTunes or SoundCloud. F…

Celebrating 219 Day with a New National Park and Another Convicted Politician

The That's So Region panel talks about the the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore becoming the Indiana Dunes National Park, Portage Mayor James Snyder getting convicted of two felonies and the Region's long history of political corruption, and the return of the Region holiday 219 Day. To hear more T…

The Winterpocalyspe Coldmageddon and CBD Everywhere

The That's So Region panel talks about the winterpocalypse, temperatures so low that dead rats were found frozen in the snow on Chicago city streets, and how CBD is suddenly everywhere from lattes to fireworks stores to bridal shows. To hear more That's So Region podcasts, subscribe on iTunes or S…

A Very Special Christmas Episode

The That's So Region panel talks about the return on the Jingle Johns, porta potties that sing Christmas carols, the Dec. 26 opening of the Mascot Hall of Fame in Whiting, how many centuries will pass before Indiana caves to public pressure and legalizes marijuana, and if Joseph can find a clever w…

The Podcast that Won and Scored Too Much

The That's So Region panel turns the Region news of the week into podcasting gold, discussing the latest trash-to-energy project pitched in Lake County, the Portage middle school basketball coach who said he was fired for winning and scoring too much, a dispute in Portage over a million-dollar 1960…

Special Thanksgiving Episode that Runs out of Time before the Subject of Thanksgiving Comes up

The That's So Region panel discusses the Porter County election debacle, a study that found Northwest Indiana towns are among the safest in the state, and the closures of the Schererville Applebee's and the Portage Lowe's in a very special Thanksgiving episode in which the subject of Thanksgiving i…

Ice Creampocalypse, Roadmageddon and the Most Goth Wedding Ever

The That's So Region panel discusses the death of the 98-year-old institution Gayety's, the coming roadpocalypse that will besiege Region roads, this really goth wedding in a cemetery on Halloween, why you don't see more Thanksgiving-themed weddings and the importance of voting. To hear more That'…

Starring Clint Eastwood as The Region Guy

The That's So Region panel discusses the Farm at Crossroad Commons development that would replace the Star Plaza Theatre and Radisson at Star Plaza in Merrillville, Clint Eastwood's new role as a notorious drug mule from the Region, the guy who said "that's not my hat" when police found cocaine und…