Hometown history offers an insider's perspective to their hometown, which can be useful to residents and visitors alike. With a charming background track and quality microphones, free of disruptions, a local historian from Wabash County describes the controversy behind a novel lighting solution, which originated in the county courthouse for the sake of marketing. Moving through the history of the courthouse, however, the story takes winds and turns that enrich the history of the town, such as old advertisements for the Bradley Brother's seeping through paint and brick on the buildings. Thirty minutes may be a challenging length of time for an audio history, however, listeners seeking an unabridged and rich history within a podcast will likely not be turned off as a result. If attempting to reach a broader audience who may not be historically inclined, introducing segments within the narrative could be a useful strategy to help break through the seeming limitations of audio podcasts, though, I suspect that listeners like myself often enjoy audio over video.
