The Hank Steele Show

**The Hank Steele Show — November 1st, 2026: The Letter, the Clip, and Walt Z.**

It's election eve in Ross County, and Hank is not wasting a second of it. Two days before Election Day, this episode runs through the stories that matter in Chillicothe and Ohio: a senator's letter to a mayor, a newspaper's pattern, a park speed limit, a congresswoman's stranger-than-fiction story, a candidate's Toledo speech (with the actual clip, so you can judge for yourself), a pop star telling Ohioans how to vote, ten years of polls that keep missing in the same direction, and the school levy that deserves a no.

In this episode:

- Senator Bernie Moreno's two-page letter blasting Mayor Luke Feeney over the Pixelle paper mill

- The Chillicothe Gazette and the drive-by media pattern

- The Yoctangee Park 10 mph speed limit and City Hall's traffic-calming trilogy

- Ilhan Omar and the story that keeps getting stranger

- Amy Acton in Toledo, with the clip itself played on the show

- Olivia Rodrigo, LeBron James, Taylor Swift, and the celebrity endorsement parade

- Why Ohio's polls have inflated Democrats for ten straight years

- The school levy: passing it lets Columbus off the hook on fixing school funding

- USC 30, Ohio State 18, and everything wrong with college football

- Callers from Kingston, Bainbridge, Londonderry, Chillicothe, and Frankfort

- Palate cleanser: Walt Z., the Red Baron employee who said what everybody was thinking

- The show is now worldwide on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify, plus a vote-Tuesday close

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro: A letter for Feeney the weeney

2:16 Moreno's letter

6:22 The Gazette

10:23 The Yoctangee traffic trilogy

14:52 Ilhan Omar

19:02 Amy Acton in Toledo (with the clip)

22:04 Celebrity endorsements

25:54 Ten years of bad polls

30:21 The school levy

33:58 Buckeyes and the state of college football

37:41 Callers

41:32 Palate cleanser: Walt Z.

45:00 The worldwide announcement and vote Tuesday close

Hank Steele is an original character. Lower taxes, less waste, Ross County before party.

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Five days until Election Day, and Hank was there. The President of the United States came to Chillicothe, Ohio — more than 3,000 people packed inside the Shoemaker Center, hundreds more outside watching on screens — and the drive-by media still found a way to shrink the crowd, inflate the protesters, and miss the whole story. This is the full report from inside and outside the rally: what Trump actually said, what the Columbus stations claimed, what the police really said about the so-called stabbing, and why a mayor who can't keep his own city out of trouble with the EPA decided to hold a press conference about somebody else's rally. Plus: DOGE's real numbers, a Frenchman begging America not to become France, the rehab boom forty minutes south, your calls, a palate cleanser about an insurance puffball, a Brewers championship, and one last push to get out and vote.In this episode:— The rally: Trump at the Shoemaker Center — the mother ad answer, the Husted physique joke, "make paper again," the Space Academy promise, the Iran War "soon," three hecklers removed, and a Cook toss-up— The crowd-size fight: ABC6's "roughly 600 outside, roughly 10% protesters" versus the eyewitnesses who were actually standing there — plus Mamaw's porch, where a chatbot said the rally maxed out at 1,000 people— Feeney the weeney: the mayor's press conference outside the law complex, the "Hail Mary" line, "Chillicothe is not a backdrop" — and his total silence on his own administration's EPA failure— The stabbing that wasn't: what social media screamed, what Chillicothe Police Captain Short told TMZ, the officer's pocketknife that never opened, zero charges — and the attack on a teenager that the video really does show— Lori Graves: the Total Media journalist harassed by people she knows for covering a sitting president's visit — and her post about curiosity, Kohl's cold-shoulder shirts, and large fries— DOGE: the federal civil service shrank by 270,000-plus, 12%, the fastest since World War Two — and the catastrophes never happened— The Frenchman: Brivael Le Pogam's viral warning — 57% of GDP in public spending, no balanced budget since 1974, engineers leaving, and one question for your voting booth: more like America, or more like France?— Portsmouth: Scioto County has more addiction recovery beds per capita than any county in Ohio, one provider took $166 million in Medicaid, inspectors found rodent infestations and mold, and Rep. Pizzulli froze new rehab centers— Callers: Carl in Piketon, Jenny in Waverly, Bob in Greenfield, and Mike in Chillicothe— Palate cleanser: Liberty Biberty must die — the 19-year-old, the Death of Mascots movement, the protest on Berkeley Street, and the counter-protester in costume whose sign got ripped to shreds— Brewers: Milwaukee's first championship, a 4-1 win over the Rays, Jake Bauers as NLCS MVP, the Yankees swept at home and mocked by Milwaukee, and a 17-year drought— Close: the Echelon poll has Ramaswamy up 47-45, why Ohio polls always miss toward Democrats, early voting ends Sunday, November 1 — and Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. Go vote.TIMESTAMPS0:00 — Open: Five Days Until Election Day4:05 — Mamaw's Chatbot Says 1,000 People5:01 — The Rally: Trump Comes to Chillicothe12:43 — Feeney the Weeney's Press Conference18:12 — The Stabbing That Wasn't22:48 — Lori Graves Did Her Job27:43 — DOGE and the Frenchman35:30 — Portsmouth: The Rehab Capital of the World40:35 — Callers: Carl, Jenny, Bob, and Mike44:30 — Palate Cleanser: Liberty Biberty Must Die48:00 — Brewers, the Polls Rule, and Go VoteHank Steele is an original character. Lower taxes, less waste, Ross County before party.#HankSteeleShow #Chillicothe #RossCounty #Ohio #Trump #TrumpRally #Husted #Ramaswamy #LibertyBiberty #Brewers #Vote #Election2026

The Hank Steele Show — Episode 5: Three Beers, the McRib, and Trump Comes to TownHank's back at the Golden Microphone of the Scioto Valley, and this week has everything. A Democrat running for county council who had three beers before a televised forum — and then went on Piers Morgan to explain it. Gas at $4.40 a gallon in Ohio despite ZERO state gas tax. A state that found $725 million for a gas tax gimmick and $600 million for a billionaire's football dome, but can't fix a school funding system its own Supreme Court declared unconstitutional in 1997. And Trump walks into the Shoemaker Center in Chillicothe. Plus: your calls, and a palate cleanser triple — the McRib, paper straws, and a World Series.In this episode:— Jaime West: three beers, a televised candidate forum, the Piers Morgan excuse tour — and why Democrats don't have a drinking problem, they have a camera problem— The EPA violation: Chilluhkawthee's sewer plant in significant noncompliance, and why your sewer bill is the tax increase nobody votes on— The data center: building anyway while the council is still talking, and the public input meeting November 16 at the Yahk tan gee Park Armory— Flock cameras: the contract ended October 25, the decision got deferred to November, and nobody knows if the cameras are actually down— Governor and Senate: Obama in Cleveland, the mother ad, Brown vs. Hyoosted — and why Ohio polls have missed toward Democrats in every race for a decade— Early voting: 922,793 ballots through October 23, in-person voting at four times the 2022 pace, and the new mail-ballot deadline that could decide whether votes count— Local: Chief Ron Meyers retires after 30 years, Captain Michael Short takes over, the Yahk tan gee Park ribbon cutting November 6, and the Farmers Market grand opening November 7— The levy: 47 positions cut, 28 days of cash, the final presentation November 1 — and Hank's iron rule— Gas, stadiums, and schools: $4.40 gas with zero state gas tax, the $725 million gimmick the market erased in two weeks, $600 million in your unclaimed funds for a Browns dome, and a school formula never once fully funded— The rally: Trump at the Shoemaker Center — the logistics, the Hyoosted bit, and the three things Hank is watching for— Callers: Dale in Bainbridge, Sue in Chilluhkawthee, and Rick in Frankfort— Palate cleanser triple: the McRib IS in Chillicothe (forget the list, the lunch says Bridge Street), paper straws are worse for the planet than plastic, and the Brewers are one win from a World Series sweep— Close: the iron rule, and next episode's full rally report from inside the Shoemaker CenterTIMESTAMPS0:00 — Open: Jaime West, Three Beers, and a Camera Problem10:00 — The EPA Violation: Sewer Paperwork Disaster12:58 — The Data Center: Building While Council Talks16:02 — Flock Cameras in Limbo18:34 — Governor and Senate: The Polls Are Lying Again24:10 — Early Voting Breaks Records27:03 — Local: Chief Meyers Retires, Yahk tan gee Park Reborn31:10 — The Levy: 47 Cuts, 28 Days of Cash34:16 — Gas, Stadiums, and Schools43:54 — The Rally: Trump Comes to Chillicothe49:05 — Callers: Dale, Sue, and Rick52:54 — Palate Cleanser: McRib, Paper Straws, World Series59:49 — Close: The Iron RuleHank Steele is an original character. Lower taxes, less waste, Ross County before party.#HankSteeleShow #Chillicothe #RossCounty #Ohio #TrumpRally #JaimeWest #SchoolLevy #McRib #WorldSeries

Hank's back at the Golden Microphone of the Scioto Valley, and Chillicothe City Hall has outdone itself this week. A $202,000 sewage emergency nobody saw coming — except the guy who warned them two years ago. A $350,000 paint job on a clock tower while the school district says it's broke. And Monday night, the city decides the fate of the Flock cameras. Plus: your calls, the Trump rally preview, and a World Series nobody saw coming.In this episode:• The sludge emergency: $202K in emergency hauling, rules suspended, insurance said no, and the warning that was ignored• The data center: the moratorium expired, the December 31 go-live target, and a $175–200 million forecast with zero council approval• The $350K clock tower paint job and weathervane vs. the school levy that failed by 61 votes — and what it actually taxes (wages only, not pensions or Social Security)• The local blotter, the Great Seal Medical Campus groundbreaking, and $18.5 million in riverfront money• Quick hits: the GOP civil war, the Senate race's $75 million finish, and early voting numbers• Issue 3: Ohio's voter ID amendment is a constitutional deadbolt — and why Acton's support for it is moderate posturing• Monday's budget meeting: the Flock decision• Wednesday's Trump rally in Chillicothe: what to watch for• Callers: Ron in Chillicothe, Diane in Kingston, and Carol in Waverly• Palate cleanser: Brewers vs. Rays in a World Series nobody predicted, and the lockout looming on December 2Timestamps

0:00 — Welcome to the Golden Microphone2:48 — The $202K Sewage Emergency7:19 — The Data Center11:36 — Clock Tower vs. School Levy16:14 — Local: Crime Blotter, Great Seal, Riverfront22:31 — Quick Hits26:16 — Issue 3: The Constitutional Deadbolt28:50 — Flock Decision Preview (Monday's Budget Meeting)32:07 — Trump Rally Preview (Wednesday in Chillicothe)35:40 — Callers: Ron, Diane, and Carol38:55 — Palate Cleanser: Brewers vs. Rays World Series44:25 — Close: The Iron RuleHank Steele is an original character. Lower taxes, less waste, Ross County before party.#HankSteeleShow #Chillicothe #RossCounty #Ohio #Issue3 #Flock #TrumpRally #WorldSeries