What I Really Want to Talk About
Did you know that Kareem Abdul Jabbar loves comic books and that Tom Hanks collects vintage typewriters. I Once talked to the Governor of one of our 50 states who waxed poetic about shoeing horses. Every single one of us has a passion, and a story to tell--something that lights us up. On this show, I sit down with fascinating people and we talk about the things that really matter to them and to all of us. It might be surprising, it might be funny , it might be deep…It’s What I Really Want to Talk About.
What I Really Want to Talk About
Latest Episodes
Kent Gilbert Really Wants to Talk About Sumo Wrestling
Reverend Kent Gilbert is an ordained pastor in the United Church of Christ and since 1997 has served as pastor and teacher to Union Church in Berea, Kentucky. Kent has never been much of a sports fan, but having traveled to Japan multiple times...
John Siuntres Really Wants to Talk About Star Trek
For 60 years now the starship Enterprise and all of its enduring characters have been wandering the galaxy in search of new life and new civilizations. John Siuntres has been on that trek since the very beginning. We talk about the enduring pop...
Denise Vargas Really Wants to Talk About Poetry and Living in a State of Wonder
Denise Vargas is the Executive Director of El Hogar in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. The organization’s mission is to provide children from vulnerable conditions with the opportunity to become future leaders. She was born and raised in ...
Chad Berry Really Wants to Talk About “Place” and How We Carry With Us the Places We are From.
Chad Berry is a husband, a dad and a grandfather. He is the Vice President for Alumni, Communications and Philanthropy at Berea College and holds the Goode Professorship in Appalachian Studies as a Professor of History. We discuss place, placel...
Amy Burkhardt Really Wants to Talk About Prince
Amy Burkhardt is a successful higher ed fundraiser and the host of her own radio show focused on women artists. Since the age of five when her father brought home a mysterious red cloak that just might have belonged to Prince, she has been smit...