For the first episode, our partners at the Prindle Institute traveled to Delphi, Ind., and interviewed former Governor Mitch Daniels and former U.S. Congressman Lee Hamilton to talk about how an early 19^th century infrastructure project turned into an epic failure and led to a change in our constitution.

Hosts and guests (including historians Jim Madison and Modupe Labode) discuss the moral and ethical questions surrounding debt, investments and a balanced budget.

What does the idea of “Hoosier Hospitality” really mean? In this month’s episode, our partners at the Prindle Institute tell the story of a group of hospitable Hoosiers who–in the face of tremendous wartime hysteria–helped Japanese American students escape West Coast internment camps and resettle in Indiana during World War II. The story inspired a discussion about courage and the ethics of state-determined borders.

The first women’s prison in the nation was built in Indiana in 1873. Though it has moved locations and changed names, it is still open and imprisoning women. Its current name is the Indiana Women’s Prison.

Our partners the Prindle Institute talked to two researchers who uncovered stories about the early history of this prison, stories that call the official textbook account into question.