Burke Allen's Big Time Talker Podcast — by SpeakerMatch

Christopher Munch is one of the most respected indy filmmakers working in Hollywood, and his new movie The 11th Green just might blow your mind, with it's talk of extraterrestrial visitors, Barack Obama fever dreams featuring conversations with Dwight Eisenhower about UFO's, a conspiracy theory journalist on their trail and more. The Chicago Sun-Times Richard Roeper digs it, but suggests a pot bro...

Leith Burke co-stars in the new Christopher Munch indy film "The 11th Green" as a very Obama-like president who comes face-to-face with extraterrestrials and the ghost of Dwight Eisenhower while still looking cool in the middle of the chaos! We talk with him about the life of a working actor, his latest Emmy nominated role, his love for theater, getting back to work post-pandemic and lots more! Ch...

Economist and author Mark Thornton from the Mises Institute on the campus of Auburn University weighs in on the Big Time Talker Podcast powered by Speakermatch on the post-pandemic economic forecast. With record unemployment, businesses, and families reeling with losses and political and racial upheaval, things look grim, but Mark says there are some positives if you look hard enough for them. All...

The Big Time Talker Podcast powered by Speakermatch welcomes C. Becker, former medical technologist, educator, and author of Finding Euphoria to the show to give parents hope to persevere through the rampant drug epidemic hitting the nation. The drug epidemic has touched many teenagers’ social circles, many to unaware parents. Other parents wish they were oblivious. Parents of children trapped in...

Jonathan Jakubowski joins us to talk politics on this Big Time Talker podcast, powered by Speakermatch! Jon's new book Bellwether Blues-A Conservative Awakening of the Millennial Soul is already on its second printing and is striking a chord with conservatives everywhere. The book has received kudos from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, the Rush Limbaugh Show, and more for it's common sense approach at...

We have all been impacted by COVID-19 on both personal and work levels. Many millions of people have lost their jobs, income, and businesses, been diagnosed with the virus, or lost loved ones. There are very few degrees of separation between us and someone we know who has suffered personally in some significant way. Our hearts go out to these people and we’ll work together for a quick economic rec...

Today's guest is Grace Allison Blair , an award-winning self-help and motivational author, and podcast host, who has assisted thousands to find their spiritual wisdom to solve everyday challenges. Throughout her adult life, Grace became a serious student of the spiritual. She found that, often, psychological principles and practices were incomplete, but could be filled out by adding the missing sp...

Raised in the hills and forests of West Virginia, one of Karl L. Stewart's first memories was of writing poetry for his mother. Much later, following a stint in the US Army Special Forces during the late Sixties, Stewart graduated from the UW-Madison in 1972 with a double major in Political Science and History. Then, following a career teaching high school, he returned to his first love, writing....

Danny Boyd has done just about everything in the creative space. He's been an award-winning documentary filmmaker, written and directed three feature films, released graphic novels, collaborated on musical theatre adaptations of his movies, and now is about to release his first children's book!  The Fulbright scholar has wandered the globe from far-flung outposts including Tanzania and Belize but...

Dreama Denver is an award-winning author, actress, radio personality and the wife of late "Gilligan's Island' Star Bob Denver. We talk about their 30 years together, Dreama's award-winning new children's book and all points in between. Don't miss this episode of the Big Time Talker Podcast, powered by Speakermatch.com on the Blog Talk Radio Network. Please remember to subscribe at iTunes.com, Stit...

The Big Time Talker Podcast is sponsored by Speakermatch, the United States largest online speakers bureau. We thought it would be good to check in with Speakermatch CEO Bryan Caplovitz to see what happens when all the conferences and venues where speakers do presentations get shuttered by a global pandemic; how are speakers and planners adapting online, is it working, how are contracts being hand...

What is the role and responsibility of journalists in the midst of a global pandemic, historic unemployment and racial unrest rocking the foundation of America, all at once? A former small-town publisher and university professor of journalism, and raised in a newspaper family, Tony Hylton fully understands the responsibility to use freedom of the press to hold public officials accountable. "The Fi...

Today's guest on the Big Time Talker Podcast TJ Griffin is at-risk youth mentor, program provider, and educator. He is an entrepreneur, community leader and the founder at The Vision Program which provides programs for at-risk and incarcerated youth as well as trainings for youth-care staff. TJ is a highly sought after motivational speaker, educator, and accredited trainer, TED Talk speaker, and a...

Dr. Vanessa Weaver has spent over three decades of her life devoted to teaching diversity and inclusion to corporations and organizations across America.  Now, with America rocked again by race riots and police brutality caught on camera, Dr. Weaver wades into the discussion on institutional racism, how politics play a role, her surprising comments on conservatives and most importantly, what needs...

The Big Time Talker Podcast, powered by Speakermatch.com welcomes leadership consultant Kelly Langston to the show!  Kelly has spent over two decades leading organizations large and small, and now she helps other leaders do the tough stuff with compassion, morals, and ethics. Check out what Kelly has to say about our political leadership during the pandemic, how you can be a better leader in volun...

Humor is a tricky thing, especially when times are tough...like now. The Big Time Talker Podcast, powered by Speakermatch.com, brought in some expert help to figure out those boundaries.   Join us as we chat with humorist Dave Samson from FunnyGuy.com; Dave explains the difference between a humorist and a comic, talks about humor in advertising, has tips on when to be, and not be, funny and lots m...

Dr. Boyd Purcell is the guest on today's Big Time Talker Podcast, powered by Speakermatch.  Boyd touches on the role religion and spirituality can play during these uncertain times, how a loving God could unleash a pandemic on his people, the concept of hell and the afterlife and much more. Dr. Purcell is the author of "Spiritual Terrorism" and "Christianity Without Insanity". Visit him online at...

in 2008, USPS carrier Meiko Patton decided to diversify her income. She wrote a book called "How A Postage Stamp Saved My Life", and then figured out how to market it and lots of other things using Facebook Messenger and QR Codes.  The book hit #1, and now Meiko is showing lots of folks how to "furlough-proof" their lives during the pandemic by making big bucks with Facebook Messenger. It's a uniq...

As a 23 year African American male with handicapped siblings in Cincinnati Ohio, you'd think that today's guest Josea Stanford would be the last person you would expect to have a positive attitude as he begins his adult life in the post-pandemic era. You'd be wrong. Find out how this graduate of the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, philanthropist and Forex trader and investor sees the world, his...

Big Time Talker Podcast guest Lon Safko is a serial innovator, inventor, bestselling author, speaker, trainer, consultant, and is the creator of the “First Computer To Save A Human Life” as coined by Steve Jobs, Apple, Inc. That computer, along with 18 of Lon’s inventions are part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. along with 30,000 of Lon‘s professional...

Our guest on this episode of the Big Time Talkers podcast powered by Speakermatch is actor and writer David Selby.  Like host Burke Allen, David was born and raised in West Virginia. He received B.S. and M.A. degrees from WVU and a Ph. D. from Southern Illinois University.  David first burst onto the national scene in the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows as werewolf Quentin Collins. He's also starre...

Our guest on today's Big Time Talker podcast powered by Speakermatch is Rena Cook, the founder of Vocal Authority, a training, and development business serving corporate clients - including managers, politicians, attorneys, teachers, clergy and CEOs - who want to use their voice in more commanding and authentic ways. Rena says that in the age of coronavirus, we all need to learn how to better comm...

Companies are taking a big hit financially due to the impacts of COVID-19. Credit card debt is up 43% from the start of March, impacting almost 50% of adults. Our guest, Dee Bowden with BCS Solutions has spent over three decades helping companies recover money. She has tips for how you can collect when folks are low on dough during the pandemic.   She and her team is passionate about helping busin...

The Big Time Talker podcast, powered by Speakermatch, welcomes the original Phillie Phantatic to the program. Our guest today is Dave Raymond who pioneered the field of sports mascots as the first enhabitor of the world-renowned Phillie Phanatic. Over his sixteen years in the suit, David’s performace as the Phanatic carried the Philadelphia Phillies to World Series victories and unimagined levels...

What the Egyptians did for planning...Plato did for specialization...Peter Drucker did for current management...David Goldsmith has done for modern-day leadership with his monumental work, both with his clients and in his book PAID TO THINK. It's an all-encompassing new vision and playbook for managers that applies brilliantly and immediately to just about every managerial, operational, strategic,...