The Boss Hog of Liberty

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 Commissioner Bobbi Plummer being narrowly defeated by Councilwoman Susan Huhn. And Dakota might have accidentally killed off a congressional candidate. 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 you will be well prepared as you cast your vote next week! 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 role in combating homelessness? And solving the issue of new increased insurance costs. 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, to small claims court. The Judge brought us data on the county inmate population, and we explored the idea of what, if any, influence our courts have on that headcount. 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 is the future of the Henry County Expo Center and what the Commissioners can do to help get it completed. 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 facility be expanded? Does the county have a role in combating homelessness? And solving the issue of new increased insurance costs. 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 facility be expanded? Does the county have a role in combating homelessness? And solving the issue of new increased insurance costs. 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 County Detention facility be expanded? Does the county have a role in combating homelessness? And solving the issue of new increased insurance costs. 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 if they were a monarch for the day, what would they fix? Just over an hour, it's a really valuable conversation between two leaders who want to be the top county executive for the next four years. 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 election, and we hope to have incumbent Judge McCord join us in April. What influence does the Judge have over the headcount in our jail population? Judge Lansinger is campaigning for the addition of a mental health court. Really educational night to kick off the candidate series! 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Patreon. Do your part by chipping into the cause by donating monthly at any level at www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 coming up this weekend. 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 support legalization of marijuana? Straight ticket voting? And is class basketball going away? 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 333 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Dakota Davis and Zach Burcham are your hosts! Clint Weaver is running for office, we get to meet him, and hear about the process of being a first time candidate. How do more people get involved? Finally, there are some new wetlands, so let's talk about it! 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 332 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, and Zach Burcham are the voices. Henry County was rocked by an explosion this week, and it wasn't fireworks. Is someone going to jail, or was it just some fun? The Bicentennial Bison has been stolen? Zach tells us how Andretti Global and General Motors got screwed by Formula One, and finally it is Groundhog Day tomorrow. Can we trust a groundhog? Conversation spirals into movie talk. Its a fun, fast paced episode worth every minute! 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 331 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, and Zach Burcham are the voices. Water pipes are popping all over Indiana, potholes are appearing, and it's going to happen for the next few months. Dakota walks us through possible changes in Indiana state laws, including child care, happy hour, and a big tax break that might happen for some? The Bills and Chiefs game spotlight was stolen by Jason Kelce, the brother of Travis Kelce. 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 330 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, and young Jackson Davis are the voices. We are on location at Westwood, recording the coldest episode adventure ever. Check the Patreon for the action on that side. Cold temperatures, Election Filings are happening - Already some exciting competitive races are forming, Jeremiah started a thing with the city trash service, and a mistake was made with his truck. 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 329 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell, Zach Burcham, and Mark Fultz are the voices. We got an endorsement to listen to at least 10 minutes of the show by the “Pete the Planner” podcast; Mark Fultz went to Kansas City to experience a Chiefs game…More adventures in tipping. The Blizzard of 1978 doesn’t have anything on this week in Indiana, and we try to cure the seasonal sadness. 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 328 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts, Zach Burcham produces the show. Tom Saunders has released his book, detailing his Forrest Gump style life, from meeting Presidents to being elected State Representative. Darrel Radford, longtime newsman, statehouse staffer, and co-author of the book. A great night of storytelling about Governors, speakers, and how both men were in the movie Hoosiers.. Make sure you listen, and pick up a copy of the book before they sell out! 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 and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices