Articles by Brent Lee

There’s something about the Indiana State Fair that always pulls me in. Maybe it’s the smell of fried dough in the August air. Maybe it’s the echo of music from the Free Stage mixing with […]

There are a few topics that will instantly divide a room in the Midwest: IU vs. Purdue, whether chili should have noodles in it, and what you call a carbonated beverage. Some folks call it […]

If you’ve ever thought, “Hey, being on the radio sounds kind of fun,” you’re not wrong. It is fun. It’s also chaotic, unpredictable, humbling, and—on the wrong side of 5 a.m.—a little cruel. After years […]

If you were a kid in the late ’70s or early ’80s, you remember a time before everything came with a screen. Back then, toys didn’t need to connect to Wi-Fi—they just had to fire […]

CBS recently announced that The Late Show will end its run in 2026. There won’t be a new host stepping in. No rebrand. No reboot. Just… the end. It hit me harder than I expected […]

This Saturday, all roads lead to Napoleon, Indiana, where the community comes together for a summer tradition 140 years strong. The Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company Picnic isn’t just a party — it’s a celebration of […]

I’ve been a lifelong fan of James Whitcomb Riley, the beloved “Hoosier Poet,” so when I stumbled across the news that a previously unpublished handwritten poem of his has surfaced—thanks to a Chicago-based coin dealer selling a […]