Burke Allen's Big Time Talker Podcast — by SpeakerMatch

In this special throwback episode of the Big Time Talker, we're going all the way back to 2009 to our episode with Kathy Mattea. Kathy has recently been named the host of the Mountain Stage Show. WAMS talks with Grammy Award-winning artist Kathy Mattea about her upcoming show in Fredrick Maryland on May the 9th at 8 PM. The Big Time Talker is sponsored by Speakermatch.com

Beverly Copen, an international speaker, and entrepreneur speaks with Burke about her long life working in a variety of different industries. Working as a consultant after running several of her own companies, Beverly spills the beans on what it's like to be so involved in her work for most of her life. Beverly also discusses the inspiration and process behind her book, "It's your life isn't it?"...

This week Burke speaks with Daniel Gade, an amputee veteran who lost his leg while serving as a commander in Iraq back in 2005. Gade has spent his time post-service critiquing the services provided by the VA, discussing some of the horror stories he personally experienced after his amputation. Gade’s book, Wounding Warriors: How Bad Policy Is Making Veterans Sicker and Poorer, goes into great deta...

"If we don't get off the dime, it's going to be a dark, dark future." This week, Burke speaks with Alan Miller, an internationally recognized authority on climate finance and policy, and Durwood Zaelke, an environmental expert, discuss their new book, "Cut Super Climate Pollutants Now!" based on the biggest threats to our environment in the era of climate change. Throughout the show, they discuss...

This week Burke speaks with Richard V. Battle, a longtime friend and award-wining author about his newest book, Life’s Daily Treasure. Life’s Daily Treasure offers 366 readings based on logic, philosophy, or faith that will improve anybody’s day upon reading them. The book is meant to help out when things are at their most difficult. Richard talks about his experiences in life and how it’s importa...

This week is another Zoom Into Books collaboration featuring Kraig Kann, known for his work as a voice for the Golf Channel. Burke speaks with Kraig about turning passion into reliable work, sharing stories about the compromises that have to be made when devoting your life to certain work and making the most out of every moment. Kraig also dives into how people can work together to bring more inte...

This week Burke speaks with psychologists and authors Dr. Joe Trunzo and Julie Luongo about the long-term psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It would be naive to assume that the COVID-19 pandemic won't have long-term effects on everybody who is alive to experience it, a lockdown of this caliber hasn't been seen by any generation around today.  Children have learned to either go to sch...

Dr. Andrew Wilner is a longtime and passionate physician with a specialization in epilepsy. Burke and Andrew speak about the forever evolving medical field along with complications regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Having spent a great deal of his career as a traveling physician, Andrew has strong opinions regarding virtual practicing compared to in-person appointments. Andrew is a heartfelt fan...

This week's guest is Rob Quillen, author of Why Wait? the story of his chance encounter with Jason Dahl, the pilot of United Airlines flight 93, who was tragically lost with many others during the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attack.  In this episode, Rob tells his emotional story that chronicles his life through the last quarter of 2001 before and during the September 11th terrorist attack. Wha...

This week Burke is joined by Harlan Rector, a natural talent who has spent his long life creating, whether it be writing, drawing, animating, directing, painting, or using his voice Harlan is never done making things. Harlan's iconic voice has been featured in dozens of documentaries and commercials. Serving 37 years strong as the voice for Blue Bell Creameries. Harlan goes into detail talking abo...

In this week’s episode of the Big Time Talker podcast, Burke is joined by the 2012 Miss America Winner and now Podcast host, Laura Kaeppeler! She talks about what it’s like confronting the fame and nonstop attention that comes with being crowned Miss America. She dives into the world of beauty pageants and the experiences that made her into the person she is today. On top of her Miss America Fame,...

This week Burke is joined by author and Afghanistan native, Nasir Shansab. Nasir has spent many years traveling all around the world having revisited Afghanistan multiple times since tensions have risen within the country decades ago. Nasir spends the podcast talking about what it’s like to grow up in Afghanistan along with the hardships and burdens that the average Afghani suffers from. He also d...

"The crisis of global maturity" Dr. Bill Halal, futurist, former Apollo engineer, and George Washington University Professor Emeritus speaks with Burke about what the future has in store for the world if we don't make  substantial changes. Bill reinforces the idea that despite how daunting it may be to confront the notions of global warming, climate change, and pollution-related damage to the envi...

Does the camera add 10 pounds?  This week Burke speaks with Gina Lombardi, Celebrity Fitness Trainer, best-selling author and Health Interrupted Podcast co-host along with former Miss America 2012 www.laurakaeppeler.com about what happens when Hollywood and exercise meet. Gina goes into detail about what it's like helping so many big names get into shape for their movies, the stresses of helping p...

Jorma Kaukonen is our guest on today's encore presentation of the Big Time Talker podcast powered by Speakermatch.com!   This is a Big Time Talker Special Encore Presentation of last year's episode, "Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen Talks Tunes With Us!" Jorma is an American music icon- a founding member of Jefferson Airplane who still tours with Airplane member Jack Casady...

This week Burke has some fun speaking with Ashley Belote, an up-and-coming Children's Book Illustrator, about her life of art and what she has to say about the animation and drawing industry as a whole. Throughout the show, Ashley talks about how she became interested in drawing and tells the story of how she got to where she is now, with her second and third books coming in November of this year....

This week Burke speaks with regular Forbes Contributor and Marketing Expert, Professor Michael Solomon from Saint Joseph's University on how long-term changes to the way we purchase and sell things came from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Since early 2020 thousands of people have chosen to use online services like Amazon to perform their day-to-day purchases as opposed to visiting in-person establishments...

"Listening is the strength of every leader" Burke speaks with Sharon Burnstein, award-winning author about what it takes to be a good leader, especially during tough times.  Sharon talks about the importance of leaders in the modern era along with what people can do to actively become better leaders, how the key to it all is practicing good communication techniques and understanding those who foll...

The biggest outdoor amphitheater in West Virginia is a part of America's newest national park, the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.   Theatre West Virginia's Cliffside Amphitheater at Grandview has presented shows under the stars every year since 1961...until COVID 19 forced its closure in 2020. This summer, they're back in action and will feature several outdoor dramas and musicals, an...

On today's Big Time Talker podcast, we get a glimpse into "The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man". This is not “based on a true story.” It is a true story. More precisely, it is Dr. Tom Schneider’s true stories: from devilish schoolboy hijinks to death-defying heroics during his time in the military, and even a heated disagreement with his boss: the U.S. Surgeon General.  In his new memoir The...

This week's Big Time Talker Podcast guest is Stephanie J. Miller, the author of "Zero Waste Living, The 80/20 Way: The Busy Person’s Guide To A Lighter Footprint".   We talk about how to empower you, no matter how busy you are, to do the easy things that have a real impact on the climate and waste crises. Good stuff! Many of us feel powerless to solve the looming climate and waste crises. We have...

The Big Time Talker podcast, powered by Speakermatch.com, welcomes cryptocurrency expert Dr. James Stroud from Stealth XST to the show. We ask him all the stupid questions, so you don't have to...but you CAN rewind and listen to sections of the show more than once til you understand this whole new language.  It's Crypto 101 on today's show, available at iTunes, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, your smart d...

For more than three decades, David Fisher has been writing about an extraordinary variety of subjects, ranging from major league baseball umpires to Nobel Prize-winning biochemists. He is the author of more than 80 books, among them 24 New York Times bestsellers, and has been a frequent contributor to major magazines and newspapers. He is the only writer ever to have a work of non-fiction, a novel...

Our guest on this episode of the Big Time Talker Podcast, powered by Speakermatch is The Common Sense Climate Guy, Tom Bowman. Tom is an advisor, speaker, and changemaker who believes that the solutions to even the world’s toughest problems are within our grasp. His gift for distilling complex problems and scientific information to their central nugget empowers people to take ownership and act. As...

Today's Big Time Talker podcast guest Steve Klein grew up in the Midwest, later attending college where he studied broadcasting and communications. He went on to work as a one-man news staff for a local radio station, quickly learning that those who become successful are those who do what everyone else doesn’t want to do. He was fired from his News Director role and quickly moved into a sales role...