The Boss Hog of Liberty

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  BHOL 453; Gas Tax Emergency 2.0; An Evil Beaver?; Notre Dame Title Chances 07.08.2026 1h 16min

  Episode 453 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, Ean Southerland,  and Zach Burcham. The Hagerstown Post Office story has concluded with no changes. Congressman Shreve's office was unable to make any progress on installing a ramp. Will anyone champion a change, or is this the end of the story for Ed Bell and his hopes of getting a ramp or elevator installed?Governor Braun has declared a new emergency, allowing another six months of a gasoline tax suspension in Indiana. No relief for diesel users however. SHould the General Assembly be upset about being skipped in the process? And why can the state forgo 160 million dollars a month in revenue, but ask to toll I-70? Buc-cees is suing a Beavercreek Ohio Mini Mart for using a beaver in their logo and “Beaver” in their name. The Beaver Mini Mart has operated in the area for 50 years. Buc-cees arrived this year. Locals have tried to take up the cause for the mini mart. Will they get big beaver to back down?  In sports, Marcus Ericsson has signed an extension at Andretti Global in IndyCar, Jonathan Taylor has two more years wearing Colts uniforms, and the AP Coaches poll shows Notre Dame at #5 and Indiana #6. Ball State and Purdue suspiciously are not ranked. How will they rank at season's end? Next Episode records Thursday, August 13th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 452: Hagerstown Post Office vs Bell; Gas Tax Coming Back; A new IndyCar! 31.07.2026 1h 8min

  Episode 452 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zach Burcham. The Hagerstown Post Office is in the news for their lack of accessibility. Ed Bell has been raising awareness of the lack of access provided to his local post office. Ed has been confined to a wheelchair for over 45 years due to a violent gun attack. His concerns have gotten the attention this week of the Indianapolis media and the office of Congressman Jefferson Shreve, and they intend to resolve the matter. The podcast team thinks that once they fix the issue, they should name the place after Ed Bell!Statewide news, the six month gas tax is about to expire. Unless the General Assembly is called back for a special session, prices will rise by more than 60 cents a gallon. Indiana receives over 1.5 billion dollars a year from tax revenue for road repairs. Was the six month holiday effective? A RV manufacturing plant in Michiana is closing and over 100 Hoosiers are expected to be out of work. The Indiana Democratic Party is blaming Governor Braun, but is that where responsibility lies?  IndyCar is getting a brand new car for the first time since 2012. It is expected to be testing this weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Alexander Rossi and Alex Palou taking turns testing the new car. It is expected to be faster, lighter, have more horsepower, and magical LED panels that will show fans exactly what position the car is in on track. The Colts are back at training camp for the final time at Grand Park in Hamilton County. Will they ever come back to a place like Anderson?  Next Episode records Thursday, August 6th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  451: Disc Golf; Indiana Is Indiana over taxing?, Daylight Saving Time Forever? 24.07.2026 1h 27min

  Episode 451 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, Betsy Mills, and Kaleb Buchanan. Sara Morrell fills in as guest producer as Zach Burcham is out of town. The big news is the new 18 hole disc golf course that is coming to Memorial Park. Four years in the making, set to open on August 8th. Some local nature organizations have raised environmental concerns, however the park board has voted unanimously to move forward with the project. Indiana has a 1.5 billion dollar budget surplus this summer on the heels of surprisingly high sales tax collections. Gas taxes have been suspended for the summer and our hosts feel like they are being squeezed by BMV registration fees and property taxes. Are these fees and taxes getting out of whack? Does the governors office have too much flexibility in playing games with when taxes are collected? Daylight Saving time might be changing. Permanent DST has passed the US House of Representatives. The US Senate passed it in 2022, but will they pass it again in 2026? President Trump says he would sign it, if it comes to his desk. In Sports, Spain won the World Cup, Alex Palou won Nashville, Alex Bowman is retiring from NASCAR in a year and a half, and the Indiana Fever are now at the top of the WNBA East Standings. Next Episode records Thursday, July 30th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 450: Crider's Dine In; YMCA Update; World Cup Finals 15.07.2026 1h 15min

  Episode 450 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, Chase Peyton, and Zachary Burcham. Our guest this week is Bash Crider, local attorney, downtown business investor, now a restaurant owner. He announced this week that he is opening “Criders Dine In” on Broad Street, in the former Ky’s Bistro location in the Jennings Building. They will feature the locally legendary Crider’s Onion Rings, Fieldhouse Burgers, and the new “Bash Burger” which is a double decker smash burger, with a special sauce. It is scheduled to be open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. Excitement is high. We don’t have an official opening date, but it sounds like it will be open by the end of July. All of the downtown restaurant community is supportive of the addition, and they have partnered with many of them on menu items. Bash Crider is also involved with “ReNew Castle” which is responsible for saving the old YMCA building that Crider has been working on for the last year or so, additionally the scope now includes the old “Sears Building” on Broad Street, and the Courthouse Annex building on 12th street. There is an open house at the Church Street Gym on July 26th that will be a fundraiser and a project update. Next Episode records Thursday, July 23rd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 449: The Big Fire; Wheel Taxes; 50 States Draft 10.07.2026 1h 35min

  Episode 449 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, Forrest Plank and Zachary Burcham. Our guest this week is Kaleb Buchanan, public information officer for Knightstown Fire Department. THey were one of many departments that responded to the fire at the former Montgomery’s Steakhouse in Spiceland this week. A landmark site with memories for almost all of the hosts, multiple departments turned out to attempt to save the building. As of recording, the cause and fate of the building are unknown. It has most recently been used as an event venue.Indianapolis is on the verge of adding a wheel tax that will raise between 50 and 80 million dollars a year in additional revenue to help plug their 1 billion dollar need for local road improvements. Mayor Joe Hogesett is expected to veto the plan. Will there be enough votes to overturn the veto? Indiana general assembly republican members put the framework in place for the tax increase,  but zero local republicans have supported the plan. Which side will win? Garth Brooks is coming to Indianapolis in August, does he still have the buzz of the 90s? Team USA has been eliminated from the World Cup, McLaren has a murderer’s row driver lineup for IndyCar in 2027, but they just cut loose their winningest driver in 2026 in Christian Lundgaard.Mr Bones brought a game for the guys to wrap the show with. In honor of America’s 250th, we drafted all 50 states. What would you have done differently? Keep an eye on the BHOL Facebook page to pick the winning team. Next Episode records Tuesday, July 14th. Boss Hog of liberty is now available in video form on Youtube and Facebook, Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 448: America 250: Travis Weik & Payton Cravens 01.07.2026 1h 32min

  Episode 448 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zachary Burcham. Guests this week are Travis Weik, Editor of The Courier Times, and Payton Cravens, Sports Editor of The Courier Times. America is 250 years old this week and we dig into the importance of having local media in our communities. The 4th estate is considered a protection of this country and there is still a relevance to it in the modern era of media. Payton Cravens tells breaks down what it is like to cover sports news for a community like Henry County.  Local elections are shaping up and we preview the competitive races for County Sheriff, State Representative, State Senate, Township Trustee, and Secretary of State. What surprises might be ahead for the summer? In sports, the World Cup is reaching elimination games. Powerhouses in Scotland, Germany, Japan, and the Netherlands are out. As of recording time, USA is looking at a tough path, but still on track for success! IndyCar is headed to Mid Ohio for the July 4th weekend, weather conditions look brutal for the weekend. Will Zach and Jeremiah melt? The Indiana Pacers made a move to bring Braden Smith to the team, drafting him out of Purdue. Is this move to win games, or is it an effort to sell tickets and appease a disappointed local fan base? Next Episode records Thursday, July 9th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 347: Lee Marcum - Fresh Line Coffee; Dunreith Fire; Scotland drank Boston dry 19.06.2026 1h 2min

  Episode 447 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zachary Burcham. Local entrepreneur Lee Marcum joins us as he launches his new company, Fresh Line Coffee Co. It is focused on getting customers high quality coffee beans immediately after they are roasted. They ship from central Indiana and the flavor names tell a bit of the story, “Still Standing”, “The Comeback”, “Legacy”, and “Fresh Start”. The company promotes that tomorrow always comes, and there are always second chances.In the local segment, we note that the Dunreith fire department and the town of Dunreith have apparently not come to terms on a future contract, and fire services for the community are likely to be different for 2027. Perhaps one of the top three stories in Dunreith history, behind the train derailment and the Goodyear Blimp getting caught in power lines. The Knicks won the NBA title, Carolina Hurricanes are NHL champs. World Cup fever is hitting America as most have fallen in love with the Scottish and the way they drank Boston out of beer. Miami better be prepared for their arrival. IndyCar moves on to Road America, IndyCar owner Dennis Reinbold passed away, and Scott Dixon might be on the move from Chip Ganassi Racing? Next Episode records Tuesday, June 30th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 446: Kaleb Buchanan; K Town Fire Department; Luke Combs World Tour; World Cup 12.06.2026 1h 52min

  Episode 446 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zachary Burcham. Kaleb Buchanan joins us as the public information officer for the Wayne Township/Knightstown Fire Department. How do volunteer fire departments function? Who staffs them, how do you know capable people are going to show up when you call 911? The call volume has double in the last decade as the area continues to grow. As the data center has been approved and the fire territory includes the new power plant and data center, what steps is the department taking to prepare for its construction?Mason Rottinghaus has returned from his world tour with Luke Combs. He attended 15 concerts in 9 venues over 3 months, including a very special finale in Toronto where has back stage and was provided an all access pass to the venue. He was a guest of Luke Combs, feasted on king crab, and got the 1st of 100 custom Luke Combs trading cards.Finally, the World Cup starts in North America this week. International visitors are discovering America, and the guys are loving the stories! Europeans are discovering Buccees, Waffle House, and Costco.  Next Episode records Thursday, June 18th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 445: Nuclear Families; Stolen Elections; Shaggy 05.06.2026 1h 11min

  Episode 444 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Three host voices this week; Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zach Burcham. A new traffic pattern is coming to SR 3 in New Castle. Be prepared for a few days of chaos. Indiana is the one of the first states to declare “Nuclear Family Month”...Public response has been lukewarm. One State Senate candidate is trying to have her election result changed over social media posts, claiming democrats illegally voted in their election. FOrmer Congressman George Santos is in the news again…This time for “betting” on his attendance for the State of the Union. In sports, Jeremiah gets excited about the “Shaggy” Indycar….Bones can’t believe Jeremiah is a secret Shaggy fan. The Knicks might win an NBA title, and Montreal is out of the playoffs. Next Episode records Thursday, June 11th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 444: Indy 500 Review; SOS Race Heats Up 29.05.2026 1h 26min

  Episode 444 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zachary Burcham. We review the Indy 500. It was Ean Southerland’s first race day experience. We look at the day through his fresh set of eyes. What a race it was! Amazing pre-race ceremony, helicopters, drones, fireworks, red flags, rain, and the closest finish in the 100 year history of the speedway. Indiana Politics heat up, as there is another name in the Secretary of State Race, Max Engling is trying to take out Diego Morales for the Republican nomination in June. We will continue to watch this race until it is decided at the Fort Wayne convention. The guys preview the NBA and NHL finals. Jeremiah thinks it's finally time for the Knicks to win an NBA title.  Next Episode records Thursday, June 4th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 443: Indy 500 Preview; Speedway's Waste Water drama 19.05.2026 1h 20min

  Episode 443 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Forrest Plank, and Zachary Burcham. It is Indy 500 race week, our guests are IMS Old Timer Mike McKown, ARCA racer Presley Sorah, and first timer Ean Southerland of the Playbook Podcast. We review the Indy 500 qualifying weekend, take note of the remarkably clean month of May, until the Monday practice accident. We note how special it is to have nine Indy 500 champions qualify for the race. Tune in for winner and darkhorse picks, qualifying day stories, traditions, and first timer advice. 1 in 1000 people in America are at the track on race day, and we explore the story of IDEM fining the people of Speedway over the elevated ammonia leaving the water plant. What will Speedway do about it? Next Episode records Thursday, May 28th. Boss Hog of liberty is now available in video form on Youtube and Facebook, Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 442: Special Election; Preservation Committee Resignations; Indy 500 14.05.2026 1h 19min

  Episode 442 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zachary Burcham. Knightstown appears to be headed towards a special election. How will voter turnout be in a race that only 300 people voted in the first time? The New Castle Preservation District had a contentious meeting that resulted in two board members resigning, and the Mayor indicating that he might disband the board and start over. In Sports, IndyCar is back home in Indiana. We review the GP of Indianapolis, Alexander Rossi having a quarrel with officials as his car broke at the start finish line under green and he exited the car to force a full course yellow. Qualifying is this weekend, and we're ready for the Indy 500, which has just sold all of its grandstand seats. It will be broadcast live on local television in Indianapolis again this year. Next Episode records on Monday May 18th. Boss Hog of liberty is now available in video form on You Tube and Facebook, Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 441: Primary Results Episode; Forrest is back from China! 07.05.2026 1h 35min

  Episode 441 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Forrest Plank, Bones Harcourt, and Zachary Burcham. The Indiana primary has concluded. We review all the races that were highlighted on this show. The Sheriff and Prosecutor races dominated the headlines, but storylines all the way down the ballot were fascinating. There was a surprise pop in by Jeremiah’s mom and a dozen family members taking a tour of New Castle during the show. Forrest just returned from China, he tells some stories of the trip. IndyCars are on track in Speedway this week, and Bones correctly picked the dark horse in the Kentucky Derby.  Next Episode records on Tuesday May 12th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 440: Loveless for Treasurer; Jon Madison - GOP County Chair 28.04.2026 1h 30min

  Episode 440 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Betsy Mills, Bones Harcourt, and Zachary Burcham. This week we talk to Lisa Loveless who currently serves as Henry County Recorder and is now a candidate for the open seat of Henry County Treasurer. Learn about what the Treasurer's office does, how they invest county money and the importance of paying your property taxes on time. We are also joined by Jonathan Madison, Henry County GOP chairman. What is a county chair responsible for? How many wings of the Republican party are there? How recruiting candidates works, and how do they make sure that appropriate candidates are on the ballot? The primary also selects delegates to the State Convention. Republicans have two contested delegate races. The winner of that race will be selecting their candidates for Secretary of State, which will be the “top of the ticket” race this fall in Indiana. Late in the program, we get into some fun personality questions, a Kentucky Derby preview, Talladega was full of headlines, and the Indy Mini Marathon is coming up this weekend. Next Episode records on Wednesday May 6th, wrapping up the Primary series and we see what campaigns will continue to the fall!  Boss Hog of liberty is now available in video form on Youtube and Facebook, Spotify or anywhere Podcasts are found. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 439: Henry County GOP Sheriff Night- Sproles, Nicholson, Williams, RIng 24.04.2026 1h 53min

  Episode 439 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Betsy Mills, and Zach Burcham. Republican Candidates for Henry County Sheriff are the guests this week, Jim Nicholson, Craig Ring, John Sproles and Jason Willams accepted our invitation to join the program. They discuss their vision for the road operations of the Sheriff Department, hopes to increase headcount, and have an in depth conversation about the use of high speed pursuits, as a recent one has been blamed for county insurance costs increasing. Deep discussions around jail operations, and the influence the Sheriff can have on the headcount and inmates getting to justice quicker. How much money is the county paying to have someone in jail, vs having them on home detention? Recent news has surrounded medical care and inmate care, deep discussion about the policies that are in place, and changes candidates would want to make in their term.  Next Episode records on Monday April 27th. Candidates for Henry County Treasurer have been invited on the program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 438: Five Potential Prosecutors 17.04.2026 1h 34min

  Episode 438 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zach Burcham. Candidates for Henry County Prosecutor join us this time. Kyle Allen, Jeremy Bell, Christi Brock, Cathy Eke, and Tony Saunders all seek the Republican nomination for the office. The incumbent prosecutor is not seeking another term. We talk about the changes each of them wants to make to the Prosecutors office. Lots of discussion about how cases are handled now. Do things take too long to reach a conclusion? Are sentences too weak? How does this office maintain the public's trust as local government officials have been caught abusing their power in Indiana elected offices? Lots of interesting conversation in this one as Henry County voters will be selecting their next top law enforcement officer this election cycle. Next Episode records on Thursday April 23rd. They will be interviewing the candidates for Henry County Sheriff. Podcasts are live streamed on YouTube and Facebook along with the audio form being on all major platforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 437: County Council - Simmons & Blackburn 10.04.2026 1h 8min

  Episode 437 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zach Burcham. Candidates for Henry County Council District 4 are the guests this week. Local business owner Joe Blackburn and Memorial Park Board member Levi Simmons are both seeking the Republican nomination. Great conversation about the future of the county. How will they solve the insurance puzzle for 2027? Will they favor new developments like data centers or manufacturing in their oversight position with the planning commission. Should the County be funding the completion of the Expo Center? And what is the future of Memorial Park and the Juvenile Detention center that sits alongside it? Next Episode records on Thursday April 16th. They will be interviewing the candidates for Henry County Prosecutor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 436: Rush County Sheriff Candidate Night 03.04.2026 1h 18min

  Episode 436 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zach Burcham. We expand the candidate series south one county and hear from the three Republican candidates for Rush County Sheriff Brent Horton, Doug Keith, and Matt Hedrick. Wide ranging conversation about what the next Sheriffs administration would look like. How should a department be structured? When should a department call off a high speed pursuit? What policies are in place for supervision of officers in the chain of command? How do jail operations run? What does the department do well, and what are the biggest opportunities for improvement? Finally, how can a Sheriff's department mitigate against a litigious general public? Great conversation about how each candidate wants to make improvements in their first term. Next Episode records on Thursday April 9th. They will be interviewing the candidates for Henry County Council in contested races. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 435: Steve Dugger for Commissioner 27.03.2026 1h 14min

  Episode 435 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell and Zach Burcham. The candidate series continues as we are joined by Northern District Commissioner Candidate Steve Dugger. The County Commissioners are the executive branch of county government. Topics include control ordinances like honey bees and dogs barking. What is the philosophy on land use issues, like data centers? Will Steve Dugger defer to the planning commission, or want to make his own decisions as a commissioner? We also have significant conversations around the future of Memorial Park and the youth detention center.  Next Episode records on Thursday April 2nd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BHOL 434: Playbook Podcast; $150 a month in tolls for work? 17.03.2026 1h 12min

  Episode 434 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Zach Burcham, Forrest Plank, and Bones Harcourt. We are joined by the cast of the new “Playbook Podcast” that originates from BHOL Studios. Ean Southerland, Chad Nguyen, and Steve Barnard have the sports podcast scene covered. They chat NFL, College Basketball, Hockey, and copious amounts of golf. Streaming TV just got even more confusing, and we all just agree to pay more. Indiana is looking at Tolling I-70, it may take a Henry County Commuter $150 a month to drive to work on I-70 starting in 2029. Is this the right amount? And will Governor Braun get approval for his plan from President Trump’s DOT? The Indiana Secretary of State race is looking like it might be the most interesting race in Indiana as former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has announced his candidacy in the “Lincoln” party. What impact would this have on Indiana Politics? Next Episode records on Thursday March 26th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices