Episodes

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...

Episode 286 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, and Zach Burcham are your voices. Our special guest is Jeff Watterson, the ultra marathon runner. He is fresh off a 100 km run in the Bandera 100 in the hills of Texas. His plan was to do the 63 miles in about 13 hours, but he knew he had a problem by mile 9. We talk about how he engineered his way through the race to get to completion. Jeff stopped sweating and found a way to get to completion. He contends that anyone c...

Episode 285 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, and Zach Burcham are your voices. Our special guest is Travis Thompson, who has created the inaugural New Castle Mini Marathon. An inclusive race with opportunities to walk or run distances from a ½ mile fun run, to a half marathon all over the town. How do you start a professional race? How do you train, get motivated, or get into the sport? And there is some HUGE news in the motorsports world. Kyle Larson is joining th...

Episode 284 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, and Zach Burcham are your voices. Three levels of government in the news. City Council and Mayor filings are happening fast. The Indiana State Government has made its list of priorities known. More pay for teachers, more pay for State Police, Mental Healthcare cash…And possibly a new state sandwich? No word on weed… And finally, Congress is a mess. We try to figure out who is serious, and who isn’t. Will we get a speake...

Episode 283 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Zach Burcham are your hosts this week. Dakota was on assignment, so Jeremiah hijacked the show for motorsports. We have Hoosier and ARCA/NASCAR driver Brayton Laster in the studio, preparing to go to Daytona for Speedweeks. Gavin Newton is his PR man, graphic design rep, and noted driver wrangler…All while trying to finish high school. We get the first mention of “rizz”, the detail on how you go from figure 8 racing at the Indianap...

Episode 282 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah, Zach, and Dakota are your hosts. Its Christmas week, temperatures are dropping and its pure chaos as we try to put a show on the air. Temps drop 30 degrees in 30 minutes. How do you prepare for the big storm? In streaming news, the NFL might have just made the disruptive decision that truly kills off the old school TV distribution model for DirecTV. Our program is community supported on Patreon. Do your part by chipping into the cause by don...

Episode 281 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, Zach Burcham are your hosts this week. The new General Assembly session is starting soon. Legislators have their committee assignments. Constituent surveys are out…Some interesting questions! Is cannabis reform going to happen? Last week we talked about the new housing development coming to Henry Township…The brakes might have gotten pumped a bit. Also, why is everyone so blue right now? Zach and Jeremiah have a complain...

Episode 280 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, Zach Burcham are your hosts this week. Rex Peckinpaugh is back with a brand new book of poems and short stories. And some breaking news about his intent to seek another four years on the City Council. We also have Zach’s twin, Jared Burcham with a tale of community activism. Shots fired, disputes with city local government, and homeowners working together to solve problems. Finally there is a residential development tar...

Episode 279 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! This episode is man on the street style. Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, Zach Burcham wandering downtown New Castle during the “Christmas Walk” put on by the local Chamber of Commerce. 5,000 people downtown, 30 degrees. Did we find the next Governor of Indiana? Which Council Member called themselves sexy tonight? And is New Castle getting a Chick-fil-A? Our program is community supported on Patreon. Do your part by chipping into the cause by donating ...

Episode 278 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Old school BHOL this time, its Jeremiah Morrell, Forrest Plank, Darrin Jacobs, and Zach Burcham making the show sound great. Mr Jacobs is going back to the Spiceland town council, he starts a new term in January. The local courts have a massive load of high level crimes; a bit unexpected for the community. Election season is upon us already. Announcements are coming fast and furious for the City of New Castle. Very competitive mayor race is coming. Na...

Episode 277 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Election results are in! Thanks to Big Bounce, Weiland's Flowers, and The Slick Pickle for their continued support of the program. Jeremiah Morrell and Zach Burcham are your hosts this week. Team elephant had a huge week in Indiana. We review the results. Voter turnout was the lowest in 8 years, but the straight ticket numbers were higher than ever for the GOP. More than 40% of voters cast straight ticket votes, nearly 80% of those went to the Republic...