Burke Allen's Big Time Talker Podcast — by SpeakerMatch

How is the entertainment industry coping with the pandemic? With more and more artists shifting to the vitual platform, is this sign of a new emerging trend. Our guest today, 90's country hitmaker Lionel Cartwright, an award winning singer/songwriter is a familiar face in the world of music who continues to work on all fronts like writing and recording, producing, mentoring younger artists, and pe...

Every year, millions lose billions in Vegas, but after Stephen Paddock opens fire on a crowd of 22,000 and kills 58 people, Sin City's image as a safe adult playground is put in jeopardy. Recent controversial remarks by the Mayor of Las Vegas on CNN showed just how important the gaming industry is to the cities fortunes. With billions on the line, the corporations that run Vegas use their power to...

Is the stress of COVID-19 outbreak pushing you to your limits? Are you worried about the uncertainty that surrounds you and fear the quesrion, "what if?" Our guest, Richard Flint, is a keynote speaker, coach and author of 'The Truth About Stress' with three decades of experience in human behavior and development.  Richard Flint has been speaking and changing lives for over 30 years and will share...

Kate Dalley, host of the nationally syndicated "The Kate Dalley Show' feels the mayhem due to coronavirus is exaggerated and not much of a threat. "The CDC numbers actually tell the story," she says and Kate says she has facts to back up her argument.  Kate believes we are trading liberty for security right now with the pandemic. This Big Time Talker podcast guest will share her thoughts on COVID-...

Our guest Garret Biss, is a Recovery Mindset Specialist and author of The Spheres Approach to Happiness and Fulfillment, will discuss how COVID-19 is affecting people who have struggled with addiction along with tips for dealing with the times.  A retired Marine Corps Pilot, Garret has been serving those living in addiction recovery to reach their full potential. He’s on a mission to help others b...

How can we feel less lonely and ease the isolation of others?  Our Big Time Talker Podcasdt guest today is author, communications professor and speaker Nikki Gutgold. Nikki shares tips on how to fight loneliness during this time of social isolation and distancing and talks about successful ways to stay connected together while being apart and in touch with your loved ones when you cannot 'see' the...

What are secrets every parent needs to know to embrace the "New Normal"? CEO at TheBizyMom.com and host of the Podcast, TheBizyMom, Flesche Hesch is a business strategist for working moms who want to get a lot more "real" in their lives. She will share tips and tricks on how moms can work with kids being home.  An awesome mom of 2 and irreverent wife to 1, Flesche is the  best-selling author of 'O...

Fear is an energy and spreads instantly not just through the whole body of humanity but also organizations. With the pandemic, all organizations and humans are in a state of fear regarding the future. It is critical to learn how to work and manage this both at the team level and organization level. Our guest, Norman Wolfe, founder and CEO of Quantum Leaders, is a leading voice in bringing about a...

Is what's happening around you making you mentally weak, nervous and uncertain? Is the current uncertainty making it hard to be motivated? Do you feel you will choke under pressure? Could you have more confidence?  Our guest Mike Margolies, Sport Psychology Consultant and author of The Athlete Within You will share tips on how to win the mental game. Mike has been helping athletes including Olympi...

H. Robert Silverstein, MD, FACC, Medical Director at the Preventive Medicine Center in Hartford CT is our guest today to tell us more about the novel coronavirus and where it originated. Dr. Silverstein's extensive research and study includes tracing the origin of the virus, its spread around the globe and now possible vaccines that may help fight the virus.  With the world coming to a standstill,...

Michael Enoch is a veteran entertainment industry executive whose roles have included overseeing major venues in Shanghai and Macau China, as well as Las Vegas and Atlanta. He was in China on business in January 2020, and was on board one of the last flights out of the country before travel was halted by the White House to the U.S.  Michael was one of the first people to sound the alarm to me rega...

Claustrophobic survival thriller MINE 9, one of the best-reviewed independent films of the past year is finally available to NETFLIX subscribers in this U.S.A. and around the world. The Big Time Talker podcast, powered by SpeakerMatch, is proud to talk with two of MINE 9's stars on today's podcast! The heart-stopping story of tragedy, terror, and survival follows nine Appalachian coal miners trapp...

There’s a lot of fear and anxiety out there right now. Coronavirus, 9/11, major disruptions and extended uncertainty. What should we be doing, thinking, and planning right now?  Our guest, Dan Schaefer PhD, a chief strategist with Peak Performance Strategies and author of CLICK! The Competitive Edge for Business Sports & Entertainment encourages people to identify–early–anything that may get i...

Sydney Ross Singer is a medical anthropologist, researcher and author of several groundbreaking books on culture and disease.  As Director of Institute for the Study of Culturogenic Disease, he has done research on the health problems caused by the way people sleep and by the way people dress and other critical information than can help people fight the COVID-19 pandemic. It is known that COVID-19...

"It’s Critically Important That We Maintain Our Healthcare Workers", says Rear Admiral (ret.) James M. Galloway, MD, a former assistant U.S. Surgeon General, a cardiovascular medical doctor and a public health expert. As the former Director of the Office of Health System Collaboration for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, integrating clinical care and public health at a national leve...

Faith; it's a much-debated topic in tough times. Many people might ask how could a loving, merciful God bring a pandemic down on his people?  We'll have a discussion with Pastor Sean Roberds to get his take on how faith, or a lack of faith, plays into many people's methods of coping with stressful times like these.  And, how social distancing has affected the way he conducts services for his paris...

Sports betting expert and sports broacaster Brad Taylor joins us today from Lexington, KY. After spending over two decades in Atlanta, Brad moved to Lexington, KY to take care of elderly parents. He was recently hired by ESPN Radio in Lexington in early March after years of trying to get an on-ir spot on radio and then coronavirus hit, meaning no sports...and no sports to talk about on the radio!...

Von Lewis is perhaps best known for playing Bobby Rydell in the Oscar-winning film "Green Book". He's also appeared as country music superstar Ray Price in "I Saw The Light" and on stages from Atlantic City to Hollywood performing some of the biggest hits from the Great American Songbook. And, Von is just part of the talent package in the Lewis household; he often performs alongside his lovely and...

Our guest today, Jack Owens is a long time FBI field agent and former FBI SWAT team member. He’s busted bad guys, was involved in the arrest of the Atlanta child serial killer in the late 70’s and the Atlanta Olympic bombing investigation.  His son currently serves in the bureau in Washington DC, and Jack writes novels about serial killers (his “Pock” series) and his time in the FBI (“Don’t Shoot…...

Join host Burke Allen as he talks with NFL veteran Alex Molden about how to handle life with no sports in the era of isolation.  Alex was a first-round draft pick out of college who played defensive back between 1996 and 2004 for the New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers and Detroit Lions.  Molden's college career at the University of Oregon including a trip to the Rose Bowl. In 1992 he had 55 ta...

Kevin Miller, the best-selling author of HEART OF STEEL, is certain he and other family members contracted COVID-19 before it was announced in the U.S. We'll ask him what makes him so sure, what his symptoms were, and how writing is helping him get through this time of lockdown and social distancing in his Southern California home. Check out www.heartofsteelbook.com and don't miss this show!  

One of the first casualties of the pandemic is the music and entertainment industry; concerts and events are canceled for the foreseeable future, putting tens of thousands of artists and behind-the-scenes music pros immediately out of work. What's the future hold for the music and event business? The Big Time Talker Podcast asks Tom Callahan, who for the past three decades has served as a Music Bu...

Uncertainty of future, quarantined from others with limited living space for months, job loss/no income despite bills to pay, struggling to survive, scared, no college graduation for being a senior in college, robbed of college experiences, no closure, anxiety, many unknowns...Does this sound familiar? Guest on Big Time Talker podcast is a national award-winning professional speaker, Darcy L. Keit...

Getting through this crisis will require more than just good hygiene and social distancing. We need to be just as smart and proactive about our mental health. Our guest on Big Time Talker podcast is Terry Connell, a licensed acupuncturist, yoga instructor and author living in Washington, D.C. who believes acupuncture is a great way to stay healthy. It is effective in treating symptoms by inhibitin...

Our old friend Dr. Will joins us for the Big Talker Podcast!  A Licensed Psychologist, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and Master Hypnotist, Dr. William Horton helps us understand how to adjust to this new normal during the pandemic, stay positive and not stress. This Big Time Talker Podcast guest has useful insights on things you can do now to raise your natural anti-viral level and why sel...