Episodes

Episode 451 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, Betsy Mills, and Kaleb Buchanan. Sara Morrell fills in as guest producer as Zach Burcham is out of town. The big news is the new 18 hole disc golf course that is coming to Memorial Park. Four years in the making, set to open on August 8th. Some local nature organizations have raised environmental concerns, however the park board has voted unanimously to move forward with the project. Indiana h...

Episode 450 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, Chase Peyton, and Zachary Burcham. Our guest this week is Bash Crider, local attorney, downtown business investor, now a restaurant owner. He announced this week that he is opening “Criders Dine In” on Broad Street, in the former Ky’s Bistro location in the Jennings Building. They will feature the locally legendary Crider’s Onion Rings, Fieldhouse Burgers, and the new “Bash Burger” which is a d...

Episode 449 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, Forrest Plank and Zachary Burcham. Our guest this week is Kaleb Buchanan, public information officer for Knightstown Fire Department. THey were one of many departments that responded to the fire at the former Montgomery’s Steakhouse in Spiceland this week. A landmark site with memories for almost all of the hosts, multiple departments turned out to attempt to save the building. As of recording,...

Episode 448 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zachary Burcham. Guests this week are Travis Weik, Editor of The Courier Times, and Payton Cravens, Sports Editor of The Courier Times. America is 250 years old this week and we dig into the importance of having local media in our communities. The 4th estate is considered a protection of this country and there is still a relevance to it in the modern era of media. Payton Cravens tells break...

Episode 447 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zachary Burcham. Local entrepreneur Lee Marcum joins us as he launches his new company, Fresh Line Coffee Co. It is focused on getting customers high quality coffee beans immediately after they are roasted. They ship from central Indiana and the flavor names tell a bit of the story, “Still Standing”, “The Comeback”, “Legacy”, and “Fresh Start”. The company promotes that tomorrow always come...

Episode 446 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zachary Burcham. Kaleb Buchanan joins us as the public information officer for the Wayne Township/Knightstown Fire Department. How do volunteer fire departments function? Who staffs them, how do you know capable people are going to show up when you call 911? The call volume has double in the last decade as the area continues to grow. As the data center has been approved and the fire territo...

Episode 444 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Three host voices this week; Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zach Burcham. A new traffic pattern is coming to SR 3 in New Castle. Be prepared for a few days of chaos. Indiana is the one of the first states to declare “Nuclear Family Month”...Public response has been lukewarm. One State Senate candidate is trying to have her election result changed over social media posts, claiming democrats illegally voted in their election. FOrmer Congr...

Episode 444 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zachary Burcham. We review the Indy 500. It was Ean Southerland’s first race day experience. We look at the day through his fresh set of eyes. What a race it was! Amazing pre-race ceremony, helicopters, drones, fireworks, red flags, rain, and the closest finish in the 100 year history of the speedway. Indiana Politics heat up, as there is another name in the Secretary of State Race, Max Eng...

Episode 443 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Forrest Plank, and Zachary Burcham. It is Indy 500 race week, our guests are IMS Old Timer Mike McKown, ARCA racer Presley Sorah, and first timer Ean Southerland of the Playbook Podcast. We review the Indy 500 qualifying weekend, take note of the remarkably clean month of May, until the Monday practice accident. We note how special it is to have nine Indy 500 champions qualify for the race. Tune in for winner ...

Episode 442 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zachary Burcham. Knightstown appears to be headed towards a special election. How will voter turnout be in a race that only 300 people voted in the first time? The New Castle Preservation District had a contentious meeting that resulted in two board members resigning, and the Mayor indicating that he might disband the board and start over. In Sports, IndyCar is back home in Indiana. We re...

Episode 441 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Forrest Plank, Bones Harcourt, and Zachary Burcham. The Indiana primary has concluded. We review all the races that were highlighted on this show. The Sheriff and Prosecutor races dominated the headlines, but storylines all the way down the ballot were fascinating. There was a surprise pop in by Jeremiah’s mom and a dozen family members taking a tour of New Castle during the show. Forrest just returned from Ch...

Episode 440 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Betsy Mills, Bones Harcourt, and Zachary Burcham. This week we talk to Lisa Loveless who currently serves as Henry County Recorder and is now a candidate for the open seat of Henry County Treasurer. Learn about what the Treasurer's office does, how they invest county money and the importance of paying your property taxes on time. We are also joined by Jonathan Madison, Henry County GOP chairman. What is a cou...

Episode 439 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Betsy Mills, and Zach Burcham. Republican Candidates for Henry County Sheriff are the guests this week, Jim Nicholson, Craig Ring, John Sproles and Jason Willams accepted our invitation to join the program. They discuss their vision for the road operations of the Sheriff Department, hopes to increase headcount, and have an in depth conversation about the use of high speed pursuits, as a recent one has been bla...

Episode 438 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zach Burcham. Candidates for Henry County Prosecutor join us this time. Kyle Allen, Jeremy Bell, Christi Brock, Cathy Eke, and Tony Saunders all seek the Republican nomination for the office. The incumbent prosecutor is not seeking another term. We talk about the changes each of them wants to make to the Prosecutors office. Lots of discussion about how cases are handled now. Do things take ...

Episode 437 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zach Burcham. Candidates for Henry County Council District 4 are the guests this week. Local business owner Joe Blackburn and Memorial Park Board member Levi Simmons are both seeking the Republican nomination. Great conversation about the future of the county. How will they solve the insurance puzzle for 2027? Will they favor new developments like data centers or manufacturing in their over...

Episode 436 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zach Burcham. We expand the candidate series south one county and hear from the three Republican candidates for Rush County Sheriff Brent Horton, Doug Keith, and Matt Hedrick. Wide ranging conversation about what the next Sheriffs administration would look like. How should a department be structured? When should a department call off a high speed pursuit? What policies are in place for supe...

Episode 435 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell and Zach Burcham. The candidate series continues as we are joined by Northern District Commissioner Candidate Steve Dugger. The County Commissioners are the executive branch of county government. Topics include control ordinances like honey bees and dogs barking. What is the philosophy on land use issues, like data centers? Will Steve Dugger defer to the planning commission, or want to make his own decisions as...

Episode 434 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Zach Burcham, Forrest Plank, and Bones Harcourt. We are joined by the cast of the new “Playbook Podcast” that originates from BHOL Studios. Ean Southerland, Chad Nguyen, and Steve Barnard have the sports podcast scene covered. They chat NFL, College Basketball, Hockey, and copious amounts of golf. Streaming TV just got even more confusing, and we all just agree to pay more. Indiana is looking at Tolling I-70, ...

Episode 433 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Zach Burcham, Forrest Plank, and Bones Harcourt. This week is the continuation of the candidate series with our County Clerk field. BJ Zapfe and Rachel Parham share their vision for the office. We learn about their interaction with the public including courts, child support, and marriage licenses. Additionally they are massively involved in our elections as they administer our elections and oversee the operati...

Episode 432 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Zach Burcham, Forrest Plank, and Bones Harcourt. The candidate series begins with the Democrat candidates for Henry County Sheriff. Discussion about the future of the Sheriff Department, how each candidate would lead and the direction they want to take things. How do they plan to handle the recent changes in liability insurance? What operational changes do they have for the road and jail divisions? Great conve...

Episode 431 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Zach Burcham, Forrest Plank, and Bones Harcourt. The Indiana general assembly is wrapping up. Governor Braun is polling around 25% and Todd Rokita seems to want his job. Indiana is banning cell phones in schools. It also seems like they will be banning camping for homeless people. The Bears Stadium deal is now law. America won gold in men's and women's Hockey, and the IndyCar season starts this weekend. Next ...

Episode 430 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Zach Burcham, and Bones Harcourt. The new campground near Summit Lake has been defeated, Honey Bees dominated a County Commissioner meeting. The Bears really might be moving to Indiana as the House Ways & Means Committee votes 24-0 to move them to Hammond. Jeremiah complains about incumbents getting free billboards. We review Daytona as Presley Sorah competed in the ARCA race, and Michal Jordan’s team won the ...

Episode 429 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Zach Burcham, Bones Harcourt and Jesse Riddle. Our featured guest is Katie Layman, owner of Primo Restaurant in downtown New Castle. More than a decade as a fixture in the community, Katie tells us how she came to town, developed the concept, and how it has changed over time. Jeremiah tries to pitch her on the “Boss Hog” sandwich. If a Chicken Parm Tenderloin hits the menu, don’t be surprised!The Super Bowl ha...

Episode 428 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Zach Burcham, and Bash Crider. The Henry County Data Center passed the County Commissioners by a vote of 2-1. The community is divided on the result. Local elections are open for candidates to sign up right now. Will we have competitive races for Commissioner or Council this cycle? Everyone is digging out from 9” of snow and sub zero temperatures. In Sports, Bill Belichick has been snubbed by the Hall of Fame ...