Episodes

Episode 356 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Zach Burcham are your hosts. This week we are joined by local ARCA driver Presley Sorah and Spotter/Graphic Designer Gavin Newton. These guys met in elementary school, and have now gotten to NASCAR together. From winning an iRacing scholarship, to getting into real stock cars. Presley and Gavin spent 2023 traveling the country as volunteers, and now as a driver and spotter. Presley will be racing on national TV at IRP on Friday nig...

Episode 355 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Betsy Mills are your hosts. Zach Burcham is the producer. Clay Morgan is our featured guest. We talk post city election feelings, city budget and utility concerns. There are some infrastructure improvements coming to the downtown area. A large conversation takes place around the potential for replacing Joe Biden on the democrat ticket for President. Fundraising has dried up, multiple members of congress have called for him to step...

Episode 354 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Chase Peyton are your hosts. Zach Burcham is the producer. Indiana just had a bunch of new laws take effect. Happy Hour is back, We have “Green Alerts”, Adult Websites are now more complicated. Good luck selling your farm to China. Nationally, there was a big debate between President Biden and former President Trump, and a whole nation panicked. Can either candidate be replaced? And if so, who would get picked? What options will w...

Episode 353 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Chase Peyton are your hosts. Zach Burcham is the producer. Betsy Mills and Aaron Dicken are our guests. The race for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana is heating up. Betsy was a delegate to the GOP convention. We evaluate the candidates, and what it means for the fall race. Attitudes of frustration abound. Betsy and Aaron give updates on their council positions. Tax increases are coming. Our program is community supported on Patreon....

Episode 352 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Dakota Davis and Zach Burcham are your hosts. The big guest this week is Jeff Woo Watterson! By day, Jeff is our local High School Cross Country coach and works as a machinist locally. He stars on the USA/Peacock TV reality TV show, Race to Survive: New Zealand. He and 8 other teams were in a mega competition for 40 days, hiking, kayaking, mountain climbing, and surviving in the wilderness. Competing for a half million dollars and a grand adventure. Gr...

Episode 351 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Chase Peyton, and Zach Burcham are your hosts. Big news in the world of competitive eating, Joey Chestnut has been banned from the Nathans Hot Dog eating contest for July 4th. New favorite to win is James Webb, who won the Jack’s Donut hole eating contest, right here in New Castle. This weekend the Republicans will pick a Lieutenant Governor nominee, lots of Henry County locals are involved in the selection. BHOL Alum Logan Adams had ...

Episode 350 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Jesse Riddle, and Zach Burcham are our hosts today. The City of New Castle has found itself with a 10 million dollar shortfall, and the issue seems to be around health insurance funds. The Mayor plans to “trim the fat” and get things under control. Earlier this spring the city borrowed a little over 3 million dollars to meet immediate expenses. The other big story is from Clark County Indiana, where there very politically connected f...

Episode 349 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Zach Burcham are our hosts today. Our special guest is Rex Bell. Rex is retiring after running Bell Contracting for 50 years. Rex tells us how he got started, stories along the way, and how he did it all with his original hammer. He says he never had any major injuries…His wife, Judge Bell tells us he nearly lost an ear, but Rex contends that it was just a flesh wound. In addition to the 50 years in business, Rex found himself inv...

Episode 348 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, and Zach Burcham are our hosts. It is race night, as we get ready for the Indy 500. Our 6th installment of this annual event. Mike and Blake McKown, and Forrest Plank our our guests. We review the Qualifying drama, make race predictions, lay out the storylines going into the race. And everyone tells their individual Indy 500 story. Jeremiah messes up a Winston Churchill quote, as you might expect. Enjoy your annual month...

Episode 347 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, and Zach Burcham are our hosts. Our first show post election season is pure randomness. Tipping, Tenderloins vs Chicken Sandwiches at the speedway. What do you order at a concession stand? Zach was triggered by cosmetics. Jeremiah tried a new shoe brand. There is a weird painting of King Charles, and why did a cannon get moved next to the doughboy? Final segment, the guys predict who will be bumped from the Indy 500. Ou...

Episode 346 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, Brian Nichols, and Zach Burcham are our hosts. This is the live primary election special, sponsored by Weiland's Flowers and Ink & Ale Brewhouse. Live results come in through the program. Analysis on the top of the show of the statewide results, and the back third is the Henry County results. Outgoing council member Betsy Mills joins us in the middle of the program with her insights as well. Headline of the night is Com...

Episode 345 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, and Zach Burcham are our hosts. This is the final episode of the primary candidate series, sponsored by Weiland's Flowers and Ink & Ale Brewhouse. We are joined by Coroner Brian Clark, as he is running for a full term. We detail the responsibilities of the office, and really get an education of when they get involved. Topics range from budgets, staffing, overdoses, logistics, and even arrest powers. Worth your time, and...

Episode 344 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Zach Burcham are our hosts. This is the final episode of the County Council Candidate Series, sponsored by Weiland's Flowers and Ink & Ale Brewhouse. We are joined by Kyle Allen as he is running for the County Council at large seats. Seven candidates for three seats. Topics range from funding county buildings, how to spend ARP funds, the Expo Center project. Should the County Detention facility be expanded? Does the county have a ...

Episode 343 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Daktoa Davis and Zach Burcham are your hosts. The Candidate Series continues, sponsored by Weiland's Flowers and Ink & Ale Brewhouse. This week we are joined by County Judge David McCord, as he is running for re-election. Really educational episode, talking through what his court handles. Rapid fire cases, almost similar to the TV show, “Night Court” they might see 80 cases in a day. Anywhere from level 6 felonies, to traffic tickets...

Episode 342 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Zach Burcham are your hosts. The Candidate Series continues, sponsored by Weiland's Flowers and Ink & Ale Brewhouse. We are joined by Commissioner Steve Dellinger and Dave Cantrell as they are running for the Middle District seat. Topics range from funding county buildings, how to spend ARP funds, the Expo Center project. Should the County Detention facility be expanded? Does the county have a role in combating homelessness? What ...

Episode 341 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Zach Burcham is your producer. This is the third installment of the Candidate Series, sponsored by Weiland's Flowers and Ink & Ale Brewhouse. We are joined by Scott Koontz and Clint Weaver as they are running for the County Council at large seats. Seven candidates for three seats. Topics range from funding county buildings, how to spend ARP funds, the Expo Center project. Should the County Detention fa...

Episode 341 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Zach Burcham is your producer. This is the third installment of the Candidate Series, sponsored by Weiland's Flowers and Ink & Ale Brewhouse. We are joined by Scott Koontz and Clint Weaver as they are running for the County Council at large seats. Seven candidates for three seats. Topics range from funding county buildings, how to spend ARP funds, the Expo Center project. Should the County Detention fa...

Episode 340 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Zach Burcham is your producer. This is the third installment of the Candidate Series, sponsored by Weiland's Flowers and Ink & Ale Brewhouse. We are joined by Jonathan Phillips, Jay Davis, and Chad Malicoat as they are running for the County Council at large seats. Seven candidates for three seats. Topics range from funding county buildings, how to spend ARP funds, the Expo Center project. Should the C...

Episode 339 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! This is the bonus edition of the podcast, recorded live on site at New Castle on Tap, St Patrick’s weekend 2024. Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, Sara Morrell, and Zach Burcham roam the festival and talk with vendors, brewers, sample some items, and try to not cause a disturbance. Enjoy the madness! Our program is community supported on Patreon. Do your part by chipping into the cause by donating monthly at any level at www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty...

Episode 338 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Zach Burcham are your hosts. This is the second installment of the Candidate Series, sponsored by Weiland's Flowers and Ink & Ale Brewhouse. Tonight we have Southern District Commissioner Bobbi Plummer, and her challenger Susan Huhn, who is currently a County Council member. Topics range from county owned buildings, future jail expansion, county insurance cancellation, ARP funds, the Expo Center, Memorial Park, homelessness, and i...

Episode 337 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, Devon Guffey, and Zach Burcham are your regular voices. The candidate series has returned. Special thanks to Weiland's Flowers and Ink and Ale Brewhouse for supporting the series for the spring elections. City Court Judge Joe Lansinger is running for Circuit Court 3 Judge. We talk about how the courts are set up in Indiana, what cases they might handle, and how it is different from a city court. This is a contested elec...

Episode 336 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Jesse Riddle, Zach Burcham, and Sean Row are your hosts! New Castle on Tap is coming up in a few weeks. We have Mark Lasbury the managing partner of Indiana on Tap and he brought samples! This is becoming a landmark event in downtown New Castle. Lots of talk of craft beer and local businesses. More than 20 beer, wine, and distillery vendors will be there, along with local food trucks and artists! Our program is community supported on...

Episode 335 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Zach Burcham are your hosts! Guests this week are Blake Reece, owner of Sports Corner and Varsity Outfitters, a long time sporting apparel business in New Castle. We learn about the direction Blake is taking his business to the next level. Devon Guffey makes his first appearance since 2022! Topics include Governor Candidates in Knightstown, A likely water rate hike, a massive AT&T data outage, and Jeremiah has a live appearance com...

Episode 334 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, and Zach Burcham are the voices. We are joined by Representative Cory Criswell! We talk about the motivations to run for State Rep, what his expectations were and how they compare with his first term in office. We talk through the bills he filed, co-sponsored, and a general legislative update. Is Happy Hour returning to Indiana? We talk about the constituent survey results, and the interesting results. Does the district ...