Studebaker Talks: Joe Molnar | It’s Time to Give Up the Ghost of Studebaker

Joe Molnar is a local demographer and proud 4th generation son of South Bend. He is the author of More People, our podcast and article series about how our city lost 50,000 people in 50 years and what we can do about it. Joe believes that Studebaker was only South Bend's prologue, so it's time to give up the ghost.

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The Studebaker Talks is an annual gathering on a former Studebaker factory floor to listen to stories about South Bend's people, ingenuity, and progress. Our first gathering happened October 8, 2021, with 7 speakers and a sold-out crowd of 250, raising nearly $3,000 for the South Bend Education Foundation.

Save the date: our second gathering is scheduled for October 7, 2022.

Speaker submissions will be open during May, and early bird tickets will be available this summer. Join the email list on our website to get notified and follow us on social media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.