The Rob Kendall Show

Rob Kendall
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The Rob Kendall Show airs weekdays from 9am–Noon on YouTube, as well as RobKendallShow.com, and is dedicated to supporting and advocating for the taxpayers of Indiana. Over the years, as both an elected official and talk show host, no one in Indiana has advocated for better government like Rob Kendall. The Rob Kendall Show features issues affecting Hoosiers across the state, while also discussing topics in Washington, D.C. that impact us back home.

  1. 23h ago

    7/27/26 - Engling returns $60K donation from Banks-associated group

    Today’s episode of The Rob Kendall Show opens with Rob breaking down the controversy around Republican Secretary of State nominee Max Engling returning a $60,000 contribution from Hoosier Leadership for America, a dark money group associated with Jim Banks. Rob says the complaint from Knox County Clerk David Shelton raises serious questions because the group is registered as a nonprofit corporation, and Indiana law limits corporate contributions to statewide candidates to $5,000. He argues the Engling campaign’s explanation that the entity type was “unclear” is hard to believe given Engling’s ties to Banks, the group’s major role in Indiana politics, and the fact that Engling is serving as his own campaign treasurer. The show also turns to school referendums, with Rob focusing on Noblesville Schools and Superintendent Daniel Hile’s objections to new ballot language showing the actual dollar impact of a proposed referendum. Rob says schools have long benefited from confusing “cents per $100 of assessed value” language, while the new requirement makes the potential tax increase clearer to homeowners. He argues Noblesville’s proposed rate increase proves the district is asking for more money, despite Hile saying otherwise, and says taxpayers deserve to know plainly that a median $350,000 home could see an annual property tax increase of $955. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    7/27/26 - Engling returns $60K donation from Banks-associated group

  2. 3d ago

    7/24/26 - Braun signs Trump data center pledge, Mortgage rates skyrocket, Oil hits $100

    Today’s episode of The Rob Kendall Show opens with Rob criticizing Senator Todd Young’s push to block people convicted of COVID-era SBA fraud from receiving future small business assistance. Rob says the idea is fine on its own, but argues Young and other lawmakers helped create the problem by voting to flood the economy with trillions of dollars during COVID with too few safeguards, leading to fraud, inflation, distorted housing markets, and lasting economic damage. The show also covers Democrats’ unwillingness to confront the growing socialist wing of their party, using Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s response to a question about the party’s direction as Rob’s latest example. The discussion then turns to Governor Mike Braun joining President Trump’s pledge meant to protect utility customers from data center costs, with Rob arguing Hoosiers should be skeptical because data centers have already received major subsidies, use enormous amounts of power, create relatively few long-term jobs, and have not proven they will truly pay their own way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    7/24/26 - Braun signs Trump data center pledge, Mortgage rates skyrocket, Oil hits $100

  3. 4d ago

    7/23/26 - Hogsett hero or villain on wheel tax? Braun makes IURC pick, House GOP spends more money

    Today’s episode of The Rob Kendall Show opens with Rob discussing the stock trading ban that has passed the House and now heads to the Senate. Rob looks at what the proposal would mean for public officials and whether lawmakers should be able to trade stocks while holding positions of power and access. The show also turns to IndyStar columnist James Briggs, who says Mayor Joe Hogsett made a major mistake by vetoing the Indianapolis wheel tax increase. Rob breaks down the disagreement over whether the city needs the additional revenue or whether officials should be forced to find money inside the existing budget. Another segment focuses on the state of Indiana certifying that Greg Ballard will appear on the ballot in the Secretary of State race as the Lincoln Party candidate. Rob discusses why Ballard’s ballot access matters, what it could mean for voters looking outside the Republican and Democratic parties, and how it changes the race. The discussion also covers a Gallup survey looking at early Republican presidential polling for 2028. Rob highlights J.D. Vance leading Marco Rubio and considers what that says about where Republican voters may be headed after the current Trump era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    7/23/26 - Hogsett hero or villain on wheel tax? Braun makes IURC pick, House GOP spends more money

  4. 5d ago

    7/23/26 - Statehouse Happenings: Braun's Expensive Daycare Pledge

    After raising taxes by a billion dollars last year, Mike Braun wasted no time pumping $200 million into subsidized daycare. At a recent event in Indianapolis, Braun said he intended to ask for $200 million more. The move has outraged some, as the state is sitting on massive surpluses that appear likely to grow, yet there appears to be no appetite to return money to the citizens despite the now needless tax increase. What's next? Rob Kendall, Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, and Jim Merritt discuss on Statehouse Happenings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. 5d ago

    7/22/26 - Liz Brown Attorney on election victory, $37.5 billion Iran War, IURC finalist

    Today’s episode of The Rob Kendall Show opens with Mike Braun’s decision to keep taxpayer overpayments and use the money to subsidize daycare. Rob also covers Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears being called out by the FOP’s Rick Snyder over the treatment of Broad Ripple business owners. The discussion also turns to $10.9 million in alleged Indiana Medicaid fraud. Rob then looks at the latest developments in Liz Brown’s election recount, including her attorney’s explanation of the victory. Rob also examines President Trump’s handling of Iran and whether he can find a way out of the growing debacle. Another segment focuses on an IndyStar article about Indianapolis’ new wheel tax and comments from columnist James Briggs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    7/22/26 - Liz Brown Attorney on election victory, $37.5 billion Iran War, IURC finalist

  6. 6d ago

    7/21/26 - Shocking cost of referendums, Kent Sterling on radio industry, Indy's predator problem

    Today’s episode of The Rob Kendall Show opens with Rob discussing Michael Hicks’ Indiana Capital Chronicle column on the proposed Chicago Bears stadium in Hammond. Rob says state leaders are selling the idea on excitement rather than showing a real business plan with numbers proving the project would benefit taxpayers. He argues the stadium would create few meaningful long-term jobs, rely heavily on seasonal game-day work, and divert major Indiana Toll Road funds away from infrastructure projects that benefit the whole state. The show also turns to an IndyStar report on Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett’s Ethics Commission, which was created to protect residents from corruption but has reportedly met only once during his decade in office. Rob says the situation is absurd, especially after one listed member said he did not even know he was on the commission, and the city still cannot clearly explain how many ethics complaints have been handled. Rob argues the commission is “functional in name only” and reflects the broader lack of accountability around Hogsett and City Hall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    7/21/26 - Shocking cost of referendums, Kent Sterling on radio industry, Indy's predator problem

  7. Jul 20

    7/20/26 - Inside meeting with Braun, Beshear says McConnell may be dead, Fetterman blasts Mamdani

    Today’s episode of The Rob Kendall Show opens with Rob discussing the FBI raid on Andy Card’s Westfield home and business. Rob says Card has played a major role in large Indiana sports developments, including the Pacers Athletic Center in Westfield, and that federal officials confirmed court-authorized law enforcement activity at Card’s home and business on July 16. Rob frames the story as part of a broader warning about government getting involved in sports complexes, fieldhouses, and other projects it is not equipped to manage. Rob explains that reporting has tied the investigation to a Florida home and a Mishawaka city-financed fieldhouse project. Court documents allege Card fraudulently used money from the $38 million Mishawaka Fieldhouse project to help pay for a $6.6 million waterfront home on Marco Island. Rob says these types of public-private sports deals are nearly impossible for regular taxpayers to track, especially when financing involves tax increment financing, grants, and complex agreements. The discussion also turns to Rob’s larger argument that local government should focus on basic responsibilities like roads, bridges, sidewalks, water, sewer, public safety, and caring for the most vulnerable. He says stadiums, rec centers, swimming pools, amphitheaters, and similar projects fall outside what government should be doing. Rob argues that when government branches into areas it cannot properly oversee, taxpayers face unnecessary risk and officials end up partnering with private actors they may not be capable of monitoring. Another segment focuses on school board races and why Democrats keep winning them in heavily Republican communities. Rob says the reason is simple: school board candidates do not have to identify by party the way candidates for most other Indiana offices do. He argues school boards should not get special treatment because they are often the largest taxing entity, receive enormous state funding, and employ large numbers of people in their communities. Rob says last year’s Republican-backed reform was watered down because candidates can choose whether to declare a party, but are not required to do so. He points to Capital Chronicle numbers showing that of 1,043 school board candidates, 515 declared no affiliation or called themselves nonpartisan, while only 66 identified as Democrats. Rob argues that proves many Democrats are still hiding their affiliation in Republican communities, and that voters will keep getting the same results unless they demand more transparency and accountability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    7/20/26 - Inside meeting with Braun, Beshear says McConnell may be dead, Fetterman blasts Mamdani

  8. Jul 17

    7/17/26 - IEDC's $200K suite, Hogsett vetoes wheel tax, Duke Economist Munger on skyrocketing costs

    Today’s episode of The Rob Kendall Show opens with Rob arguing that Governor Mike Braun repeatedly identifies major problems, promises to fix them, takes an action that does not solve the problem, and then declares victory. Rob says this pattern has played out with property taxes, utility bills, and now the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. He argues voters are increasingly drawn to independent voices because they are tired of partisan cheerleading and want authenticity from people who are actually on their side. Rob focuses on a new Indiana Capital Chronicle report showing the IEDC is spending $200,000 on a hospitality suite at an IndyCar race around the National Mall in Washington, D.C. He says the suite includes 30 tickets and all-inclusive food and drinks, with the possibility of spending up to $250,000 if additional tickets are purchased. Rob argues this proves Braun’s promised IEDC reforms have not changed the agency’s culture of using taxpayer money to benefit powerful insiders. The discussion also revisits past reporting on the IEDC, including concerns about incentives, insider influence, and public money flowing to well-connected businesses. Rob says the agency operates like a shadow government entity that takes money from poor and middle-class taxpayers and redirects it toward wealthy corporations and politically connected people. He argues Braun’s audit and board changes were cosmetic because the same kinds of spending and conflicts continue. Rob says the spending is especially offensive when state leaders claim there is not enough money for vulnerable Hoosiers, including families caring for severely disabled loved ones. He contrasts that with the IEDC finding hundreds of thousands of dollars for a luxury racing suite and says taxpayers should ask lawmakers why that is considered acceptable. Rob argues the state could represent Indiana’s motorsports industry without spending that kind of money on exclusive hospitality access. Rob closes by saying the IEDC spending shows Braun has not fixed anything and that Republican lawmakers who fund the agency share responsibility. He points to legislators who criticize local tax hikes while voting for budgets that allow spending like this to continue. Rob says the public is craving authenticity because they do not believe politicians or much of the media are truly fighting for them, and he argues this kind of IEDC story is exactly why voters are looking for alternatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    7/17/26 - IEDC's $200K suite, Hogsett vetoes wheel tax, Duke Economist Munger on skyrocketing costs
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The Rob Kendall Show airs weekdays from 9am–Noon on YouTube, as well as RobKendallShow.com, and is dedicated to supporting and advocating for the taxpayers of Indiana. Over the years, as both an elected official and talk show host, no one in Indiana has advocated for better government like Rob Kendall. The Rob Kendall Show features issues affecting Hoosiers across the state, while also discussing topics in Washington, D.C. that impact us back home.

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  • Creator
    Rob Kendall
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    124
  • Rating
    Explicit
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