
The Boss Hog of Liberty
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146: Coroners and Council - New Jail Details
EJeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/161 We chat with newly appointed County Councilwoman Betsy Mills and current Coroner candidate Stacey Guffey. We talk about what the council is doing to bring a new jail to the county, will it be in a different location, how would it affect downtown New Castle, what would replace the old jail? Talks of a possible brewery coming to the old location? Stacey Guffey tells us about his role in the community as an SRO (Student Resource Officer) at Tri HIgh, formerly being the Henry County Coroner, and his plans as he seeks a new term in county government. Stacey tells all on how to get out of parking and speeding tickets in Sulphur Springs. Great episode - download, like, subscribe, and SHARE today. Our show 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. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

145: Becoming a Stand Up Comic; Justin "Juice" Kelley
EJeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/160 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts, Producer Chris is on vacation, so Mason R is filling in. The Legend, Kade Koger is in the 3rd chair. Longtime friend of the show Justin “Juice” Kelley is our guest. Talking about the hit podcast Juice in the Morning and his brand new stand up comedy career. How you get started, what clubs you can play. Juice will be hosting at the OYO/Raintree Inn THIS Saturday at 8pm. Local news - The City of New Castle police had an officer get arrested. It looks like the department handled it as well as they could. Candidates have started filing for local office. Some surprise names! Many more to come. State Rep. Tom Saunders has filed a bill that has the crew VERY excited. Great episode - download, like, subscribe, and SHARE today. Our show 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. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

144: 21 and over Tobacco - The VICE Episode
EJeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/159 It is a host only episode. Talking about the changes in “vice laws”. Under the cover of impeachment darkness, the federal government snuck changing the tobacco age from 18 to 21 into a “must pass” spending bill. Without real detail, the FDA changed the rules, without grandfathering in those who were already legal. Mason Rottinghaus reports his troubles. Illinois just legalized marijuana, Indiana has table games and dealers at the Racinos, including our neighboring Anderson casino. Massive regulation just came down on the vape community, but local mom and pops were carved out. Mayor Pete called decriminalizing all drugs. Quite an interesting week for personal liberty. Chase Peyton, and Chris Guffey are finally facebook friends, after the NFL Fantasy Football season concluded. Our show 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. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

143 - Impeachment Happened - 2020 Preview
EJeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/158 Final show of the year....Previewing the 2020 election cycle. Impeachment just happened. Is anything going to come from it? Will there actually even be a trial? Will any Republican break ranks with the President? Lots of talk about our local congressional representation...Would anyone ever be able to challenge and defeat Greg Pence? Our show 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. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

142: Saving Downtown Buildings
Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/157 We chat with two of the “boomers” who have been responsible for saving historic downtown buildings, including the Boss Hog studios. Mike Broyles and Scott Frost are cousins who have now saved four buildings in our downtown area. We talk about what can be saved, what they might tackle, and if they do it alone, or have a partner in city government? And what is next? Perhaps a theatre? Listen to find out! Our show 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. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

141: How Police get hired: Danny Lundy & Paul Morrell
Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/156 Lots of talk about local police departments in the news lately. Pendleton and Knightstown have had high profile news reports around the town chief position. We sat down with Danny Lundy, Mooresville Indiana Town Police Commissioner and Paul Morrell, President of the Rush County Sheriff’s department Merit Board to talk about how these departments work. How does the officer on the street get hired? Who do they report to? And what challenges do these departments face in attracting and retaining officers? Our show 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. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

140: Tech Episode - Cord Cut/Tesla/Phone Sports Books
EJeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts for your holidays! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/155 Thanksgiving week has started! Our friends over at the Bob and Tom show seem to be listening to us… We talk cord cutting, new Tesla’s, and sports betting, along with all of the wantering that you normally get from an ensemble episode! Hear from Chase Peyton, Intern Mason Rottinghaus, Producer Chris Guffey, Audrey Davis, and Sara Morrell. Our show 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. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

139: Rob Kendall & Steven Vitatoe - #RedForRob
EFresh Episode of Boss Hog of Liberty - #RedForRob https://bosshog.fireside.fm/154 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts! Radio Host Rob Kendall and Teacher Steven Vitatoe talk education. #RedForRed happened at the statehouse. 12,000 folks protested testing methods, required community service, and funding methods. Did Rob catch then drinking on their day off? Should the schools have used E-Learning days instead of just closing or denying days off? In honor of Rob Kendall’s unique relationship with educators, we printed some tee shirts! The Boss Hog team is exploiting Rob’s name and image to benefit the New Castle Career Center’s welding program, one of the best trade school programs available in Indiana, led my Steven Vitatoe. https://teechip.com/redforrob Share with your friends to help the podcast grow. Download and subscribe today! Our show 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. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

138: What is #RedForEd? No School?
Great episode of Boss Hog of Liberty! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/153 There is a grassroots movement coming through Indiana. Yard signs have been popping up, schools are going to be closed next week. An event called #RedForEd is happening at the statehouse. More than 500,000 school kids won’t be in class, and over 11,000 educators are expected to be in attendance. The same factors that swept Glenda Ritz into office in 2012 appear to be coming together again. We are joined by Jennifer McGowan, currently the Vice President of the local teachers association and 8th grade science teacher at New Castle. Also joining us is Alicia Criswell, extension educator in Wayne County and former public school teacher. We discuss the multiple issues with public education in Indiana, not limited to low pay, high stakes testing, federal and state mandates, and more. The question is, what changes do people actually want? And what is possible? Great, open discussion! And someone finally explains “E-Learning Days” to Jeremiah Truly fun episode! Download and subscribe today! Our show 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. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

137: Election Results - Penske/IMS - CVS Puerto Rico
EGreat episode of Boss Hog of Liberty! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are joined by intern Mason Rottinghaus and motorsport expert Zachary Burcham. https://bosshog.fireside.fm/152 Local elections are complete. We talk with Chris Guffey about his incredibly close race, we talk about some controversy coming out of Middletown, and the 2 vote margin in Knightstown. Monday morning the bombshell was dropped in the Indiana news cycle with Roger Penske purchasing Hulman Corp, including the INDYCAR series and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The CVS in West Lafayette was in the news over their general lack of awareness of maps, states, and territories. Truly fun episode! Download and subscribe today! Our show 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. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

136: Lisa Catron & Mark Koger - Election Series Concludes
EGreat episode of Boss Hog of Liberty! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis wrap up the City of New Castle candidate series. https://bosshog.fireside.fm/151 We talk with Lisa Catron - Libertarian Candidate for Ward 2, facing Jeff Hancock who is seeking re-election, but was unable to attend. Mark Koger also joins us, who represents ward 5, and is running unopposed. Mark is seeking his third full term and is currently board president. Topics include the future of downtown, trash, budgets, chickens and much more! Did you know that small towns can hold their own elections, with their own boards? We didn’t until this week. Follow the conversation down the rabbit hole. Does it save money, or is it fraught with risks? How secure is it? Our show 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. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

135: Mike Guffey for Council - Clay Morgan & Jail Tax
Great episode of Boss Hog of Liberty! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis host the city of New Castle Ward 1 candidate night. https://bosshog.fireside.fm/150 We talk with Mike Guffey - Republican candidate for City Council. Mike is running for an open seat and is in a two way race with Glenn Ryan who was unable to join us for the night. We talked about the city budget, the future of downtown, and what his vision is for New Castle. Mike shared his memories of the town and weighed in on 1400 plaza and the possibilities of the city owning more buildings. Councilman Clay Morgan joined us at the end of the show, following the county council meeting, and the vote to raise taxes to pay for a new jail/rehabilitation facility. In a 5-1 vote, the council voted to increase income taxes .2%; in addition to the .25% increase for public safety that was enacted four years ago. Our show 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. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

134: Candidate Series - Walden & Guffey - Ward 3
EGreat episode of Boss Hog of Liberty! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis host the city of New Castle Ward 3 candidate night. Incumbent Jerry Walden and challenger Chris Guffey. What does the next four years look like for our town? Should the city be investing in new buildings? We talk 1400 Plaza TIF district, the Castle Theatre, and the Armory. Long term, what does the city look like? Could state road 3 be more walkable? Eliminate a driving lane, and add a walking/bike path? What would the reaction to that be? In local news, the County is holding a meeting this THURSDAY discussing the likely increase of income taxes to pay for a potential new jail facilty. Will anyone vote against it? Will anyone speak against it? https://bosshog.fireside.fm/149 Our show 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. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

133: The City Budget is DEAD!
EGreat episode of Boss Hog of Liberty! Municipal election season is getting intense. The City of New Castle killed its budget this week. We are joined by two of the City Councilmen; Aaron Dicken and Rex Peckinpaugh. What is the next step after a budget fails? https://bosshog.fireside.fm/148 Rex is one of the winningest wrestling coaches in Indiana history with over 1,000 wins. Councilman Dicken challenged him to a fight. Who wins? Our show 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. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

132: The Prosecutor - Criminal Justice Deep Dive
EHUGE Episode of Boss Hog of Liberty! Does not get any more topical than this. Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Chris Guffey is in the producer’s chair. Liberty Defender Sean Row is the third chair, and our featured guest is Henry County Prosecutor Joe Bergacs. https://bosshog.fireside.fm/147 This episode focuses on the local criminal justice system. Jails are full; taxes are likely going up. What can the courts and prosecutors do about it? This week Marion County announced it would no longer be prosecuting simple possession of cannabis. Will Henry County follow suit? Henry County has been combating rising jail populations with the creation of drug courts and veterans courts with some success. What role does the state have in the rising jail populations? Our show 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. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

131: Impeachment? Burn Bans - Cancel Culture
EBoss Hog of Liberty is back again! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Chase Peyton and Chris Guffey are your co-hosts today. https://bosshog.fireside.fm/146 Is the president in danger of losing the impeachment battle? Can we end the cancel culture? A guy from Iowa raised 1 million dollars for a children’s hospital but then some damning tweets from his childhood surfaced...What are the rules of life now? Finally - Indiana is getting DRY! Burn bans in 17 Indiana counties and growing...Is this something, or nothing? Our show 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. Including an exclusive report this week from Dakota following their ultrasound appointment for baby “Verizon Wireless Ruoff Home Mortgage Klipsch Davis.” Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

130: Covering Trump Rallies - Brad Brewer - Credit Unions - Roads - Tax Increases are coming
EBoss Hog of Liberty is back again! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Chase Peyton is back with sports and trolling as a co-host; Brad Brewer is our featured guest of Right New Network makes his first appearance, Chris Guffey does his best as producer. https://bosshog.fireside.fm/145 Brad has become a media member, covering local Trump rallies, including the NRA convention and had the best coverage of a guy throwing a cell phone at the President. His day job is as an executive with a local credit union. We talk about the reasons why someone might want to consider using them instead of a bank. Finally, everyone is fed up with potholes, but we like to complain when the construction season starts. I-70 is nearly gridlock in our part of the world. We discover why the interstate was SHUT DOWN for hours over the weekend and if it will happen again. Local news - your taxes are going up, the theatre might not be sold? And the city budget process is underway. Our show 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. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

129: Trump Bans ECigs? Fires Bolton - Thunderwolf Edition
EBoss Hog of Liberty is back again! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Kade Koger plays co-host; Jacob Surber of the Thunderwolf podcast is the featured guest, Chris Guffey does his best as producer. https://bosshog.fireside.fm/144 President Trump made us talk about him again; John Bolton was fired and the nation rejoiced; The FDA has been “instructed” to get rid of flavored vape juice. The law of unintended consequences in unchallenged. Enjoy the ride down prohibition lane. Finally the guys talk about the latest Netflix special of Bill Burr; when will the Netflix boycotts start? Our show 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. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

128: Highly Inappropriate - Reloaded
EEpisode 128 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! Re-uploaded copy of episode 128! Some platforms received a duplicate of 127! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/143 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Danny Morrell returns! Featured guest is Matt Worton of the Highly Inappropriate podcast. We talk NFL season starting, hurricanes, sports gaming, DJ work and much more! For even more bonus content, check out www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

128: Highly Inappropriate - Matt Worton & Danny Morrell
EEpisode 128 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/142 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Danny Morrell returns! Featured guest is Matt Worton of the Highly Inappropriate podcast. We talk NFL season starting, hurricanes, sports gaming, DJ work and much more! For even more bonus content, check out www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

127: Luck Retires - Betsy Mills & Chase are Back!
EEpisode 127 of Boss Hog of Liberty. Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Chase Peyton is 3rd chair after a VERY long absence. Betsy Mills is running for County Council and her heart is BROKEN over Andrew Luck's retirement. Hopefully Birthday Cake fixes everything. Producer Chris dresses like a flyboy for a major ceremony; makes the paper. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

126: Mark Brim is back - Square Bodies & Dad bods
EJeremiah and Dakota are joined by Mark Brim for episode 126! Mason is back to school, he sends in his first vlog from campus. The Castle is sold? No new broadband coming to Henry County. Mark needs to meet David Letterman, and much more! Make sure you stay until THE END. Little Brim's depend on it. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

125: Councilman Clay Returns! - Tax Increases or Bankrupt?
Boss Hog of Liberty episode 125 is in the books! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Mason Rottinghaus is third chair before he heads back to Purdue. Councilman Clay Morgan is back! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/139 Jeremiah’s in laws have moved to Henry County. Mason helped them move...Is that intern abuse? Councilman Clay breaks down the county budget, will they raise our taxes? If they do, will they ever go down (no). And Clay makes his BIG announcement about the commissioner’s race. Is he in or out?? Our show is on the air because of the incredible GENEROUS support of our monthly donors. To help keep things running join at www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

124: Mooreland Free Fair - TANSTAAFL?
EBoss Hog of Liberty live at the Mooreland Free Fair! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Mason Rottinghaus completes his internship! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/138 Friday night at the fair. Lots of distractions, ambient noise, and interruptions! We talk about the concept of “TANSTAAFL” at the “Free Fair”. Jeremiah had a fun meetup with Rex Bell, Chris Guffey, and Nick Sarwark the Libertarian National Chairman! Right here in east central indiana at the Dairy in Hagerstown. He is moving to New Hampshire for the Free State Project. Jeremiah bought some ghost pepper pickles. Every DROP was consumed over the course of the show. Mason does the man on the street interviews looking for free food and anyone who has a story. Lisa Catron stopped by with an albino cucumber. And lots lots more! Our show is on the air because of the incredible GENEROUS support of our monthly donors. To help keep things running join at www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

123: CAN government "SAVE" the Theater? Should it be saved?
EBoss Hog of Liberty is back again! Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Chris Guffey makes it all sound great! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/137 The City of New Castle has put in a bid on the Castle Theatre. The guys talk about the prospects of a government entity getting in the real estate business. Is this the only way to “save” a building? We go DEEP into the rabbit hole. How do you get operate it going forward? Henry County Memorial Park is possibly looking at a name change. The park board did not take action, so now the County Commissioners are going to hear the request. Very interesting times! Producer Chris is running for City Council. This week he is doing a police ride along, and visiting most of the departments. Stay tuned for his tale! Jeremiah almost lost his life in a kayaking accident. To get that story join any level at www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

122: Wind is DEAD? McAfee Arrested - Trump Trolls Hard
EJeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Kade Koger plays co-host; Mason Rottinghaus is your intern, Chris Guffey does his best as producer. First show back in studio after the remote episode for the County Fair. We talk John McAfee’s strange arrest at sea, Jeremiah’s government sewer saga, and the big report on the Big Blue River Wind Farm. Kade and Chris attended the planning commission hearing that may have ended the project in a 4-4 tie? We explain it all! To get Mason to try an X Rated pepper, we need to get the Patreon feed over $600 / month. Do your part by chipping into the cause by donating monthly at any level at www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raw Audio - Planning Commission Meeting
ERaw Audio BREAKING NEWS If you enjoy the work that the Boss Hog of Liberty group contributes to the public, please consider a monthly donation at www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty in any amount to continue to grow our services! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/135 The Henry County Planning Commission met on July 23, 2019 to consider a commission approved use application for a wind energy conversion system in seven townships in Henry County for the Big Blue River Wind Farm. Ultimately the planning commission tied at 4-4. Planning Commision members Dan Roach, Ed Yanos, Justin Curley, and Rachel Clark voted yes. Members Larry Brayton, Tom Green, Kenon Gray, and Dale Cole voted no. Member Olene Veach recused due to a conflict of interest as a lease signer in the project. This is over 2 hours of audio collected during the meeting. It is unedited. Unfortunately the final segment was not captured. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

121: LIVE at the Fair - Mason almost died - Royalty showed up!
Episode 121 of Boss Hog of Liberty was our first LIVE episode. On location at the Henry County 4-H Fair. https://bosshog.fireside.fm/134 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Chris Guffey is on producer duty. Mason is back as intern, doing stupid human tricks. Make sure you watch the video! Jalapenos, peanut butter, marshmallows, and lemon shake ups are involved! Guests include royalty - Mr and Miss Henry County - Luke Coffman and Brittany Alvarez, Extension Director Justin Curley, returning co-host Danny Morrell makes a brief appearance after his leader duties were completed. Jeremiah paid more than $100 for a chocolate chip pie at a scholarship auction! A fist fight almost broke out over the biggest piece. Chris Guffey had an update on the city council. He saved the world from a speed trap! We are hoping a statue is erected soon. Pedal pull grand champion (2-3) year old division, Will Thompson makes his podcast debut. Enjoy it all! To get Mason to try an X Rated pepper, we need to get the Patreon feed over $600 / month. Do your part by chipping into the cause by donating monthly at any level at www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

120: Can Counties be saved? More horrible peppers
Episode 120 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/133 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Chris Guffey is on producer duty. The show explores the idea of counties and what they face. A recent study came out detailing their common struggles around infrastructure, education, housing, and childcare. Deep dive into the subject. Locally there is a surprise new City Council candidate! The City of New Castle now has three contested races! Surprise final thoughts. The boys ate peppers again. “Tobasco” peppers, grown by Dakota. Way hotter than expected! For even more bonus content, check out www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

119: State Police Press Releases - July 4th Special!
Episode 119 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/132 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Chris Guffey is producer. We talk about the July rash of stops on I-70 in July for plant related infractions. Facebook had an outage, it was like going back to dial up modems and analog memes. We talk about Independence Day and what it means to us. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

118: Democrat Debates Start - Who can beat Trump? - Mark Brim
Episode 118 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! Sponsored by Farmer Brad LLC - producer of fine poultry products and poultry equipment! Go to www.farmerbrad.com/bosshog - use promo code “bosshog” for $3 off! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/131 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Mark Brim returns to help us break down the Democrat debates, we talk local jails, getting ripped off on the internet, and how our new sponsor has to fight local government just to be able to keep his business alive in Wayne County Indiana. The guys confess what they actually like doing, but nobody else would. Chris Guffey keeps us sounding WAY better than MSNBC. For even more bonus content, check out www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty - This week’s bonus content is WORTH it. Mark got back on the saddle again. Faced his biggest fear. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

117: Take this job and shove it? Employment in the Trump Era
Episode 117 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/130 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Full house tonight with Kade Koger in the co-host seat, summer intern Mason Rottinghaus is back. Chris Guffey pushes the buttons in the producer’s chair. The big topic tonight is employment. What makes you want to work somewhere? The Indianapolis Business Journal podcast recently talked about giving employees paid time off to volunteer. Unemployment is historically low. Labor is a sellers market. The crew examines what drives you to work somewhere? Is it all about the money? The people? The schedule? Kade is an employer, Mason is about to start a career, Jer, Chris, and Dakota are in their careers. Great conversations around a huge issue! We also talk about our absolutely laziest habits. It is confession time. Confess your laziness by emailing [email protected] For even more bonus content, check out www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty - This week’s bonus content is WORTH it. Wheat fields and velvet are involved. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

116: Rural Broadband - Is it a utility and a right?
Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. We did deep into the issue of Rural Broadband. Massive areas are underserved without access to affordable internet. Can the market fix this problem? The state of Indiana has a 100 million dollar program underway to jump start the process. We try to sort it all out. For even more bonus content, support the show at www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

115: Old School episode - D Day - Wind? Fair Oaks Dairy
Old school episode of Boss Hog of Liberty. Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis - No guests, no co-hosts, just the originals. We talk about a candidate being asked not to show up at a pride parade, D-Day, Greg Pence forgetting to show up in New Castle, Fair Oaks Dairy, YouTube de-platforming, a new wind permit application, and more. Corrections: **** Tom Poston was the WW2 bomber, not Don Rickles*** No commissioner approval is required after a "CAU" is issued by a planning commission Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

114: Skip College - Make Millions? -Then die climbing Everest - Blame Trump
Episode 114 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/127 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. We have been tackling the issue of student debt and the “need” to go to college. This week, we feature Steven Vitatoe, who leads the welding program at the New Castle Career Center and also provides instruction at Ivy Tech, the local community college. Students who complete the program are almost all placed into jobs immediately, have no student debt and are earning north of $20 to $25 an hour. Fun dive into extreme sports; why does everyone die climbing Mt. Everest? Our college Intern Mason Rottinghaus provides his insight, and Chris Guffey makes us all sound great. Enoy! For even more bonus content, check out www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

113: David vs Goliath at Indianapolis - Should anything be guaranteed?
Episode 113 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/126 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Indy 500 preview episode! Full breakdown of the Indy 500 field, the absolute david vs goliath of Juncos making the race and McLaren missing it. Zach Burcham and Mike McKown are back again with the full insider breakdown. We give the breakdown to Chris Guffey on what to expect in his first experience. Matt Peiffer joins us as a first year “yellow shirt” for the track and tells us about his experiences. Matt is also working with Indiana Department of Child Services, raising money for youth in the foster care program. Jeremiah and Sara found a “ten dollar” outfit, but it was incomplete. You can participate by clicking here: #InTheirShoes - https://bit.ly/2HtGIzW Finally - we get the FULL breakdown of the betting odd, and there are some gentlemens wagers on the winners. Jeremiah thinks Jack Harvey is a STEAL at 200-1. Go enjoy Memorial Day! For even more bonus content, check out www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

112: All about the Chamber of Commerce
Episode 112 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/125 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. We are joined by Shaun DuFault of the Chamber of Commerce and Purdue student Mason Rottinghaus with an update from President Daniels. We talk about the role of the Chamber of Commerce vs an Economic Development Corporation. What do local businesses care about and how do all of these pieces fit together in a small community. Very informative and fun episode! For even more bonus content, check out www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

111: Student Loan Crisis - Ignored by Trump!
Episode 111 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/124 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. We are joined by attorney Sean Row and Purdue University Student Mason Rottinghaus are the featured guests. We talk about the cost of college, massive student loan debt, and the prospects for getting rid of it. Mason is entering his sophmore year at Purdue. Students have to navigate a myriad of programs, loans, and funding sources. Did you know there isn’t an established sticker price for dorm room selection? Who pays attention when picking their meal plan? The politico’s are starting to pay attention. Serious proposals from Senator Elizabeth Warren and others have started the conversation. Should the federal government fix this? Should the states or universities be responsible. Oregon has an interesting program. Purdue has the “Back a Boiler Program” and tuition freezes for 8 years and counting. Students sign up for tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands in debt. Eventually, we are all going to pay for it. The question is how and when. Also have some local updates on 1400 plaza construction and a rant on primary “elections” Enjoy! For even more bonus content, check out www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

110: No more welfare? The "Freedom Dividend" - Eric Schansberg
Episode 110 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/123 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. In the shocker of a lifetime, Chase Peyton has returned for an episode! 10 weeks into two jobs, he found time to grace us with his presence. Our featured guest is Dr Eric Schansberg, author and professor of Economics at Indiana University. With a broad background in public policy and a history as a political candidate, he is a perfect guest for the program. Tonight we talked about the theory of Universal Basic Income or as Andrew Yang calls it, the “Freedom Dividend”. A fascinating conversation about how we could see the next 100 years of public policy play out. In other news, Jeremiah is back from California, the Bears drafted a running back, Dakota struggles with words, and the guys are questioning the need for a non existent primary election to be a city holiday. Enjoy! For even more bonus content, check out www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

109: Cord Cutting - Jeremiah wants an Abatement - City Election Troubles?
Episode 109 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/122 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Fake farmer Kade Koger is the 3rd chair, he should be planting, but it is too moist outside… Editor of The Courier Times, Travis Weik is the featured guest. Game of Thrones has gripped the public...That got us thinking about how we watch tv now. Does anyone still have cable? Or do we just stream it all? And if so, do you pay for your own content (PRODUCER CHRIS). Travis recently had an editorial on property taxes and how we fund local government. We went deep down the rabbit hole...Jeremiah wants a tax abatement for his pool, because he claims it drives tourism. The final segment highlights the local city elections and it looks like a number of the incumbent candidates struggled to meet the deadlines...Still a developing story! Kade polls the crowd on what we do if we win the lottery. Common theme - the show gets bigger and better. Enjoy! For even more bonus content, check out www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Members will get an invitation to the May 2nd show and book signing with Dr Eric Schansberg! Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

108: Josh Gideon - Downtown Changes? - Notre Dame Fire
Episode 108 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/121 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Kade Koger is the 3rd chair. Physical and digital security expert Josh Gideon was here. We talk about his recent book, dealing with worship building security and risk assessments. This pivoted to the Notre Dame fire...Is Jeremiah a terrible person? We talk about Julian Assange’s arrest; is he a hero or villain? The Nathaniel Hale of our time, or is he a treasonist worse than George Bluth? Local issues include a potential of the City owning the old Castle Theatre. Local officials are not on the same page. Dakota has STRONG feelings. Finally Jeremiah notes that it is road paving season and we don’t have a local option because of previous choices. Kade polls the crowd on fighting off canadian geese. Enjoy! For even more bonus content, check out www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Members will get an invitation to the May 2nd show and book signing! Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

107: Mark Brim and the amazing DQ Dreamsicle - Plus some politics
EEpisode 107 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! Back from the WAY too long Spring Break recess. https://bosshog.fireside.fm/120 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Chris Guffey is in the producer’s chair. Sara Morrell is in charge of refreshments! Featured guest is Mark Brim, Richmond Indiana legend, noted bacon hater, DQ dreamsicle viral videographer, and former DJ at Kicks 96. We talk Indiana Statehouse updates, Presidential race review, Is President Trump listening to our show? The local Wal-Mart is getting upgrades; and finally Mark Brim hits the post with some classic country music. Enjoy every minute! For even more bonus content, check out www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

106: Betsy Mills - Lugar Series - Wind Testimony - Bill Bean Award
EEpisode 106 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/119 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Chris Guffey is in the producer’s chair. Featured guest is Betsy Mills, who is involved with seemingly everything! We talk about the Lugar Series, Testifying in front of the General Assembly on the wind issue, Road Funding awarded to Henry County, her involvement with the local jail program, and an update with Henry County Memorial Park. The Henry County Libertarian Party received the Bill Bean Affiliate of the Year award at last weekend’s convention. Dakota and Jeremiah explain what that means for them. Enjoy! For even more bonus content, check out www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

105: Kent Benson - Indiana Basketball Legend
Episode 105 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/118 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Kade Koger makes his return in the 3rd chair. Chris Guffey produces and plays talent booker. In a March Madness miracle, we are joined by Kent Benson, Mr Basketball, Undefeated Champion at Indiana University, #1 Pick in the NBA Draft. We talk high school hoops, growing up in New Castle, Selecting IU, Playing for Bob Knight, Visiting the White House. Signing a contract as the #1 draft pick, a sucker punch from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, playing in Italy and much more. Spoiler Alert, Kent has yet to watch Tropic Thunder. For even more bonus content, check out www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

104: Teacher Pay - Health Departments - Planes Crashing
Episode 104 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/117 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. We Are Libertarians network founder Chris Spangle stopped by to check in on us. Randolph County activist and community leader Kristopher Bilbrey is the featured guest. Kristopher hosts a Facebook program as a watchdog in his community as there has been massive turnover in the Winchester municipal government over the last four years. Big topics covered today included Indiana Teacher pay and a major rally at the Statehouse. Henry County Health Department has begun enforcing a more than decade old rule around food pantries. Boeing has had planes crashing, should the government be regulating? Chase Peyton made a SURPRISE visit, even as he is suspended. For even more bonus content, check out www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

103: Jordan Page Calls In - Chase Peyton is SUSPENDED
EEpisode 103 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/116 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Chase Peyton has an announcement (and gift). We were joined by musician, Jordan Page (https://www.jordanpagemusic.com/) who is working on a new project around a guy name Schaeffer Cox, who is serving time in an Indiana Federal Prison. Very interesting story about something that we had no idea of its existence. Fascinating! Producer Chris Guffey has filed to run for office! He is now starting to take meetings and listen to constituents. We did a quick sit down interview to hear what it is like to start a campaign. Our program is supported by you, the listeners through Patreon at www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty - Lots more bonus content on patreon. Enjoy! Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

102: Landon Dean - Running Small Towns, Parks, and Law Enforcement & Chase's stupid stunt
EEpisode 102 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/115 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your loyal hosts. We are joined by Landon Dean, Vice President of the Knightstown Indiana Town Council, Memorial Park Board President, and Sergeant for the Henry County Sheriff department. We talk about what it takes to run a small town, keeping streets paved, water on, lights on, and managing wastewater treatment. We chat about tremendous improvements in Memorial Park over the past few years, and we talk about the experiences as a law enforcement officer. All the while, co-host Chase Peyton is trying to drink an entire gallon of milk, live on the air….Nobody knows why. He makes it through, but needed a “break” so surprise guest, Aaron Dicken joined us to update his testimony to the Henry County Council and a potential collaboration between the City and County. Chris Guffey has a BIG announcement at the end. Our program is supported by you, the listeners through Patreon at www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty - Lots more bonus content on patreon. Enjoy! Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

101: Joey Mulinaro - IU/Purdue fans - Primary Cancelled - Solar Energy
EEpisode 101 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/114 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are back for another episode! We talk about the news story that Chris Guffey broke – Henry County CANCELLED its primary election, saving about $30,000. Could it be used to join a regional planning group? The state is talking about changing the rules again for solar generation at home. Dakota explains why we don’t want net metering, even though it makes sense up front. Everyone else tries to understand. Joey Mulinaro of Espresso Radio is in the house. Great video and podcast content coming from their show. Joey helps us understand the IU/Purdue rivalry, and Chase gets ANIMATED defending the IU fan base over their student section chats. Our program is supported by you, the listeners through Patreon at www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty - Lots more bonus content on patreon. Enjoy! Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

100! Valentines Special - 100th Episode - Vaccinations?
EThe Milestone Episode is here! Episode 100! Valentines special! Jeremiah and Dakota are joined by their brides, Sara and Audrey! Sara plays bartender and has a custom cocktail for each host. Patreon members were here to celebrate. Kristi Avery and Nancy Dietz stopped by for a champagne toast! Chris Guffey makes it all sound good! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/113 It sounds like the government is staying open. The magic formula was just a little more spending. National debt has reached 22 Trillion. Chris Guffey thinks that Mitch McConnell is a badass. News out of Ohio, a 18 year old had turned against his mom and got vaccinated. We went down the rabbit hole. We don’t know if we found the other side. BIG news locally. Local businessman John Montgomery has announced that he plans to open a hotel next to his steak house. Plenty of excitement to have a name brand hotel in the community. Support our program by joining at Patreon at www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty for all of the bonus content! Hear about Jeremiah’s upcoming appearance on the Rob Kendall show on WIBC and the new anti health vape tax that Indiana may pass. Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

99: Economic Development - Corey Murphy - Trumps State of the Union
Episode 99 of Boss Hog of Liberty is now available! https://bosshog.fireside.fm/112 Jeremiah Morrell and Dakota Davis are your hosts. Chase Peyton is in the third chair….Strangely drinking Budweiser tall boys. Corey Murphy is the featured guest. Corey serves as the CEO & President of the New Castle Henry County Economic Development Corporation. We learn about the role they play between government and the private sector in business development. Dakota pitches the idea of using the county shell building for a jail. Corey also shared his recent experience travelling to Japan, meeting with some of the home offices of companies that have business in Henry County. Finally, the guys break down the highs and lows of the State of the Union. Support our program by joining at Patreon at www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty - All members can join in person for the 100th episode recording on February 14th! Support The Boss Hog of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices