The Boss Hog of Liberty

Episode 362 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Jesse Riddle, Adam Harcourt, Sean Row, and Zach Burcham are the voices. Henry County has a burn ban in place, the first Harris vs Trump debate happened. Are cats and dogs being eaten by Haitian immigrants? (Did we actually write that sentence). We dig into Springfield Ohio and their 15,000 new immigrants and how communities handle it. Mo...

Episode 361 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Brian Nichols, Adam Harcourt, Sara Morrell, and Zach Burcham are the voices. Jamey Noel got sentenced for his embezzlement, Henry County Expo is making progress, ESPN and DirecTV are having a battle. NFL is back, Chase Bank infinite money “glitch”  and there is a WiFi controversy with a Naval ship that would make Sgt Bilko proud. Our pro...

Episode 360 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Zach Burcham, and the returning Adam “Bones” Harcourt are your voices. Bones has not been with us since episode 12, easily the longest gap between appearances. We sample some bourbon, talk about the READI grants from Indiana, and possible projects to receive funding. Indiana has enacted work zone safety cameras, we talk through the rules...

Episode 359 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Zach Burcham, and Mason Rottinghaus are your hosts.  Sara Morrell is the producer today. Our guest is Tim Durham, producer of Off Track with Hinch and Rossi, and now a published author! His new book is “William Shakespeare's Tragedy of Macbeth for Kids!” available for sale on Amazon. He wrote the book on the way to a bachelor party in Co...

Episode 358 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Zach Burcham are your hosts.  Sara Morrell is the producer today. Our guest is Victor Nissen Peterson, who might be the most interesting man in Indiana right now. He is our most international guest to date, being from Denmark! He is working as a personal assistant for his best friend, Christian Lundgaard, the IndyCar driver. Traveling...

Episode 357 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Zach Burcham are your hosts. We have Forrest Plank and Sean Row as our guests. The Presidential race absolutely turned sideways. Reaction to President Biden coming off the ticket, JD Vance as VP candidate. Who will Harris pick for her VP? The guys make their case for who makes sense, and who will get picked. Indiana has a race for Gov...

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 volu...

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...

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 nati...

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 o...

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 climb...

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 Gove...

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 ex...

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 conte...

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 50...

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 mo...

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 M...

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. Topi...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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 pa...

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 expans...