Benjamin Thorp
Benjamin Thorp is an enterprise health reporter for WFYI and Side Effects Public Media. Before coming to Indiana, Ben was a reporter for WCMU public radio in Michigan. His work has been heard on multiple national broadcasts, including All Things Considered and Morning Edition.
Benjamin is the recipient of numerous journalism awards for breaking news coverage, feature writing, and photography — including a regional Edward R. Murrow in 2021.
Outside of radio, Benjamin is a frequent podcaster and occasional essayist. You can find him writing about rabies, growing up, and weird video games in such publications as Unwinnable, The New Southern Fugitives, Entropy Magazine, and The Rumpus.
Contact Benjamin at bthorp@wfyi.org and follow him on X at @sad_radio_lad
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Alexandra Wilson, a Republican candidate for Indiana Senate District 38, released recordings showing White House officials offered her government jobs and warned of political attacks in an effort to push her out of a GOP primary tied to Trump's redistricting retaliation campaign. -
Trump endorsed sitting Republicans who supported redistricting push, backs primary challengers against those who didn't. -
The Indiana Election Commission approved a Sen. Greg Goode primary challenger to appear on the ballot. Questions around the candidate's eligibility are part of a broader fight led by President Trump to primary Goode over his opposition to redistricting. -
Sen. Todd Young says Trump's threats are an effort to bring the conflict to an end. -
Trump wants a redistricting holdout defeated. Indiana's Election Commission will pick the challengerThe Indiana Election Commission will again consider eligibility of Sen. Greg Goode primary challenger. Some worry Alexandra Wilson’s ballot bid could keep Goode in his seat despite Trump’s effort to primary him. -
“Not a band-aid.” Gov. Braun signs legislation aimed at protecting Indiana children. The measures are a response to the death of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee, a Fishers native. -
“Not a band-aid.” Gov. Braun signs legislation aimed at protecting Indiana children. The measures are a response to the death of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee, a Fishers native.
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Eli Lilly announces $7-billion merger, with eye on wakefulness drugs. The deal with London and Boston-based biotech company Centessa could have implications for treating Alzheimer’s. -
Spring Break, not government shutdown, leads to waits at Indianapolis Airport say officials. As TSA quit and go without pay, ICE agents have not been assigned to the airport. -
People packed the statehouse lawn for a No Kings protest Saturday, voicing opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies.
