Episodes

Episode 310 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts tonight. Zach Burcham is the show’s producer. Henry County Councilwoman Betsy Mills is our guest. She had just returned from a few weeks in Europe, by way of Toronto. England, Poland, and Prague were highlights of the trip. Betsy updates us on the county budgeting process, and the difficulties counties face with the design of government in Indiana. Hoosier Author John Green is in a fight with the Hamilto...

Episode 309 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Zach Burcham are your hosts tonight. It’s blacksmith night as we have Francis Strole of Coal Iron Works and Greg Kountz of Kountz Metalworks. Coal Ironworks manufactures forging equipment for the home blacksmith. The founders have been involved in wild projects, including making a sword for the movie Thor. Giving back to the community, they host a number of maker’s events and training opportunities for people getting into the indus...

Episode 308 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts, Zach Burcham is our producer. We have our first in person interview with a candidate for President of the United States. Mike ter Maat is a Libertarian candidate who is on a midwestern tour. An economist, and former Florida Police Officer who makes his case for a different way of governing. We talk criminal justice reform, education, immigration, border control, foreign policy, term limits, and student ...

Episode 307 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts, Zach Burcham is our producer. This week we have Sheriff John Sproles and Captain Matt Pierce on as our guests. A kitten was rescued last Sunday. A new income tax is headed towards the folks of Henry County to pay for 911 service. Our main topic revolves around the Indiana Town Marshal system, where communities can create a police department. Sheriff Sproles expresses concerns that it creates “badge fact...

Episode 306 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts, Zach Burcham is our producer. The city election cycle is heating up. Just a couple more weeks and the ballot will be locked in. We are anticipating at least four busy city council races, Mayor, and a municipal judge race to follow. Candidates are starting to talk about issues and pending construction on State Road three is starting to get attention. In the news segment, neighboring states are raising ey...

Episode 305 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts, Justin Lowhorn is our featured guest. Justin owns Hoosier Automotive group and we follow his story of taking a small one man auto repair shop into a growing auto enterprise. Quick growth with automotive repair, building expansions, and ultimately building a brand new car dealership and service center along State Road 3. Many financial risks, unknown challenges in building the business; with huge growth ...

Episode 304 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Jesse Riddle are your hosts. Zach Burcham is the producer. Mark Fultz is our returning guest; as he has joined the ranks of tattoo artists. He has done it in a different way, self teaching, and a few months as an intern. The industry appears to be self policing and self recruiting. Other news, Canada is waging air war with the Midwest and North East; Matt Rife is about to be the hottest ticket in America, and we talk about Conor Da...

Episode 303 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts, Zach Burcham is our producer. Today’s guests are Jarod Schrock and Caleb Jackson of the Two Tires and Fuel Only podcast, where they highlight grassroots racing, based in East Central Indiana. Learn about how they developed their passion for motorsports. Jarod attended the Little 500 in Anderson, and the Kokomo dirt race. Everyone else attended the Indy 500, we broke down the weekend and the race results...

Episode 302 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! The 6th annual Indy 500 Preview episode is released! Jeremiah Morrell & Zach Burcham are your hosts, Forrest Plank, Mike McKown, and Blake McKown are the expert panel, Dakota Davis is our producer! 350,000 people are about to land in Speedway Indiana. Historic month of May…Drama in who makes the field, the last minute injury fill in, and who we predict to win the race! Jeremiah had a great weekend predicting the pole and bumped cars last weekend. Blake...

Episode 301 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Sean Row are your hosts, Zach Burcham is our producer. There is this new era of tipping, and “tip flation”. We do the deep dive into the awkwardness of American tipping. What situations should you tip? Are we paying vending machines? This one will make you cringe, and probably rethink some of what we do. Also, a local landmark has closed, and a world record will be set next week in New Castle. And who will win the pole for the Indy...

Episode 300 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts, Zach Burcham is our producer. Today’s guests are Mike and Logan Adams. Mike operates New Castle Motorsports Park, and Logan is on the way to running the Indy 500. Enjoy the conversation detailing how the speedway came to be, the family business that has now gone four generations…How you can start racing at 5 years old, and find yourself in the Indy 500. 20 years of motorsports at the track with countles...

Episode 299 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts, Zach Burcham is our producer. Our guest this week is Travis Thompson. Zach and Travis are preparing to run the Indianapolis Mini Marathon as we are officially into May in Indiana. Race season has begun. Front half of the episode is jam packed with discussion about why the Indy Mini is special. Final half of the episode is focused on Henry County's own Mini Marathon, which Travis is promoting. Official r...

Episode 298 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts, Zach Burcham is our producer. Our guest this week is Mike Schembre who has opened up Blue River Taphouse, just around the corner from the podcast studio, on Broad Street in New Castle. Four years of planning have led to them opening just last week. A community oriented taphouse with signature hot dogs and community style dining. First of its kind in New Castle, which had long been said to be the largest...

Episode 297 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts, Zach Burcham is our producer. Our guest this week is Ben Hamm, the owner and operator of “The Press” Coffee Shop in downtown New Castle. The shop is open six days a week, and is designed to bring the community together. Jeremiah has Ben explain what these coffees actually are, what to order, and the history behind the drinks. Lots of great talk about designing a business, and the effort that it takes to...

Episode 296 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Bash Crider are your hosts, Zach Burcham is our producer. Fresh off her run on American Idol, we are joined by Mckinley Brown and her guitar player (dad) Mike Brown. They advanced to Hollywood, and narrowly missed making the top 24. Playing for Katy Perry, Lionel Richey, and Luke Bryan as judges on the ABC program. Since the show taped, she has been working on her new single, recording music in Nashville, and inspiring people with ...

Episode 295 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Zach Burcham is back in the producer’s chair. Andrew Bowman has made the long journey over from Brazil, Indiana to be with us. Spring storms have started hitting Indiana, and many communities got hit. McCormick’s Creek State Park took an F3 tornado directly into the campground, killing two campers, and shutting the park down indefinitely. We discuss the personal responsibility vs DNR responsibility for ...

Episode 294 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Chris Stayton is back this week as our producer. We are joined by Gunnar Landon, local R&B singer and concert promoter. Gunnar tells us how the local music scene is developed. We learn how tracks are built, the difference between digital music and old school covers. Gunnar has built the 765 Underground to create a platform for local artists to have a place to play in our community. There is a live music...

Episode 293 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Brian Nichols, and Zach Burcham are your hosts. Now that Brian has been in our community for a bit over a year, he has started a consulting business to help local business owners develop their own businesses. Finding ways to grow relationships with existing customers, develop new product lines, and think about the needs of customers, instead of just what you want to provide. A bit of talk about potential economic uncertainty with bank...

Episode 292 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, and Zach Burcham are your hosts. We are joined by our new State Senator, Jeff Raatz who represents District 27, which includes all of Henry County. Great discussion around the General Assembly; topics include Energy Policy, Food and Beverage tax, Indiana Education Policy, Election Reform opportunities, Property Taxes, Infrastructure, and Criminal Justice reform. Not always agreement in the room, but a very thoughtful co...

Episode 291 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Bash Crider, and Zach Burcham are your hosts. It is March, which means we celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Rushville Indiana has one of the most historic and impressive St Patrick’s events, with a parade, and a party, including some charitable components. John McCane is here with stories of what to expect, years gone by, and what the 24th version will look like. John has served as the State Boxing Commissioner, Mayor of Rushville, and is c...

Episode 290 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, and Zach Burcham are your hosts. Alps Brau beer has been re-launched and Brad Klopfenstein is the driving force. A beer originally found in Indiana in the 1950’s through late 1970’s has now come back in force. Huge turnout for the launch earlier this month, the plan is for the product to be available in Central and Northern Indiana right away! Brad’s driver tonight is Jim Merritt, who was a member of the Indiana State S...

Episode 289 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, and Zach Burcham are your hosts. We have Chris May returning as a guest. Millennials have been moving through the workforce, changing jobs, taking time away, and re-evaluating their careers. As Chris moved from the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame to the Rush County Community Foundation, he took 7 months to reset. We explored the reasons why so many of our peers are doing that. Additionally we explore work / life balance,...

Episode 288 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, and Zach Burcham are your hosts. We are talking with the new leadership of the Henry County Sheriff’s department about the future of the department. Guests included Major Josh Smith, Captain Nate Kovacs, and Detective Matt Pierce. Major conversations around the new jail and some capacity issues that have already occurred. Some funding issues regarding headcount, jail staff, vehicle replacement and other opportunities for...

Episode 287 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Zach Burcham, and Bash Crider are the voices this week. Bash is back to wrap up the conversation from last year around younger folks and estate planning options. Five simple takeaways. Is Crypto dead? Possibly, a little bit. The big story is around the business of many breweries closing, why are they disappearing? And will the new one in Henry County have a path to success? (Spoiler; yes it will). And ultimately for success, downtown...