Burke Allen's Big Time Talker Podcast — by SpeakerMatch

This week's podcast was recorded on Martin Luther King Jr. Day with patriot and author Richard Battle. Together they discuss what makes separates great leaders from bad ones, and how Richard identifies them as "AmeriCANS" vs "AmeriCANTS." Richard Battle has written nine books over his career and has devoted his life to being a motivational speaker finding the positive moments in the worst of times...

This week Burke speaks with Hailey Newman, an emerging country musical artist who just released her newest single "Worth Fighting For." Hailey's love for music began at her 8th-grade talent show, growing up in Eastern Kentucky she has no shortage of love for her caring and supportive tight-knit community of friends and family. "This new single holds a special place in my heart because we wrote it...

Happy New Year from the Big Time Talker! This week Burke revisits some of the best interviews from 2022 ahead of the new year. Links to the full episodes: Stories from the War on Terror with the Authors of the 20 Year War Graduating High School with America's Got Talent Winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. Beating Allegations with Bruce McLaughlin Dream Home Turns Nightmare Over Bloody Land Dispute in...

Rear Admiral Kyle Cozad is a storied US veteran who unfortunately suffered a spinal cord injury in his home after three decades of service. Kyle was told he would never be out of a wheelchair ever again, a statement he would take as a challenge. Cozad found through his faith, relationships with other wounded warriors, and experience as a pilot that he would find the light at the end of the tunnel...

Happy Holidays from the Big Time Talker podcast! This episode of the Big Time Talker is a special collaboration with Zoom Into Books. Bill Rasmussen tells the story of creating ESPN, the household-name sports network that has changed the way the world interacts with sports. Bill talks about his early life, growing up during World War 2 and finding his place in the world with sports broadcasting. ...

CONTENT WARNING for this episode of the Big Time Talker. Throughout this episode there is a discussion of drugs, child abuse, and more. In this week's episode of the Big Time Talker Burke sits down with attorneys Bob Noone and Scott Briscoe, longtime West Virginia-based attorneys who have devoted their careers to adoption services. Bob and Scott travel around West Virginia as the Adoption Brothers...

Heather is an award-winning author, speaker, and expert on all things relationships. In this week's episode, she and Burke discuss going into the holidays alone and how to figuratively get back on the horse and navigate the modern dating world. Heather discusses the nuances in the modern dating landscape and how online dating apps like Tinder have changed the way romantic interest is piqued in the...

This episode includes several visual references, if you're interested in seeing these illustrations watch the live stream HERE. This episode of the Big Time Talker is a collaboration episode with Headline Books. Scott Briscoe is a West Virginia-based attorney who found fame after his Facebook page "Scott Briscoe's Free Legal Tips" went viral, where he shared the downright craziest things he'd hear...

South Beach Shark Club: Legends and Lore of the South Florida Shark Hunters is a documentary film that tells the story of the "greatest shark fisherman in the world" that goes all the way back to the 1970s. Robert Ramos, director of South Beach Shark Club, joins the Big Time Talker podcast to talk about the behind the scenes madness that has made the Shark Cub what it is. Robert shared that it was...

Judy Ikels, with a storied career in civil service, lived most of her life without knowing anything about her birth father. After receiving an email from a stranger working on a WW2 memorial for soldiers in China she grew closer to her father than ever. Her book, Death in Wartime China: A Daughter's Discovery, tells the story of her father's legacy and how she was able to piece together who her fa...

This was a special collaboration with Headline Books. David Dorsen is a celebrated author who entered the public sphere during his time as a top attorney for the Senate Watergate Committee, this week he speaks with Burke about how law has changed in the United States. David's book, Judicial Mayhem: How Federal Judges Betrayed Their Public Trust is the roller coaster true story of hedge fund manage...

"You don't have to be a Christian to be a great American" - Mark Burrell Mark Burrell, the writer of Rediscovering The American Covenant, talks with Burke about the role that Christianity plays in contemporary patriotism and what people should consider ahead of the 2022 midterm election. Burrell argues that the moral values presented throughout the bible played an essential part in the writing of...

Up and coming singer-songwriter Kate Boytek joins Burke this week to talk about her first big release, "Hell or Highwater." Throughout this episode, Kate talks about her career along with her growth over the last year. She also discusses the inspiration behind Hell or Highwater and how important it is for her to be a singer. Burke and Kate also discuss the ever-changing music industry and how the...

Self-made "Vagipreneur" Rachel Braun Scherl has devoted her life to advocating for female health. Throughout her career she's won several business awards: SmartCEO’s BRAVA Awards honoring top female CEOs, Ttop 25 Entrepreneur in New Jersey, Best Fifty Women in Business by NJBiz as week as  JWI’s “10 Women to Watch” in 2016. Rachel also serves as a mentor to students in an effort to build greater f...

Musician and Veteran David Seering has spent his entire career emotionally expressing himself through music. Whether it be crying while playing Taps for fallen soldiers or singing about his wife, David has always put made music from misery. David's most recent song "The Vow" was written for his wife who has been battling with Parkinson's disease. With a storied career in the Navy Band and music ma...

"I'm willing to go to the limit to protect was little I do have" - Marvin Peake This week Burke speaks with Marvin Peake, a former street kid turned FBI agent who has fought to make the most out of his life after coming from nothing. Marvin shares the gritty details from his early life and the challenges he would have to overcome to make something out of himself and his career. From not sleeping i...

This episode of the Big Time Talker is a special collaboration with Zoom Into Books. This week, Burke speaks with Joel Burcat, a practicing environmental lawyer and thriller writer behind acclaimed stories like "Drink to Every Beast," "Amid Rage," and his newest thriller "Strange Fire." During this episode, Joel was awarded the reader's favorite award for "Strange Fire." Throughout the episode, Jo...

This episode of the Big Time Talker is a collaboration episode with Zoom Into Books! Do you love classic American TV? Do you love great trivia and behind-the-scenes stories for worldwide favorites like Gilligan's Island? Dreama Denver, the wife of Bob Denver, star of Gilligan's Island, talks about her life with one TV's first superstars.   Dreama has released her newest book, Four Bears in a Box,...

This week, Harlem Globetrotter and Professional Piano player, Nate Branch speaks with Burke.  Nate spent most of his childhood in church, being the son of a preacher he didn't have the time to go outside and play games like basketball with the other kids. During his time in church, Nate was part of the choir and was looking forward to a career in the music industry, how did he end up getting into...

Multi-award winner, author, speaker, media personality, and advisor, Richard Battle, returns to Big Time Talker Podcast to discuss his newest book, Made In America By AmeriCANS Not AmeriCANTS. Richard has written 9 books over his long career, he's also served as a trainer for over 3 decades talking about motivation, leadership, and faith. In Made In America By AmeriCANS Not AmeriCANTS, he talks ab...

Are automated workers the future of the workforce?  How can the world keep spinning with millions of people out of work? Gary Melling, an expert in business and technology talks about the future of jobs in the US. With millions of people out of work due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gary proposes that one of the only ways to revive businesses and industries is to invest in automated workers like bots,...

This week Burke speaks with Trish Tutton, a speaker and teacher who works to help people battle stress and anxiety through learning how to be more mindful. Trish talks about using mindfulness as a tactic rather than a courtesy, helping to focus on things that are actively in your control in the present moment. She also discusses mentally not worrying about things that aren’t in your control. Trish...

Dr. Lincoln Stoller, an academic jack of all trades, currently specialized in hypnosis and sleep therapy speaks with Burke about the intricacies of the human mind and what we can learn from our thoughts and dreams. Lincoln offers free services on his website, Mind Strength Balance, that are meant to help with one of the most difficult challenges of all, getting a good night's sleep. Free consultat...

This episode of the Big Time Talker is a special collaboration with Headline Books! Calvin Fisher returns to the Big Time Talker to discuss the newest chapter of his Northfield Saga: Stormrise. Calvin has spent his entire early life writing science fiction and has received generous acclaim from Kirus Reviews, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, and more. As a native of Minnesota, Calvin Fisher l...

Have you ever thought about running away to Mexico to live by the ocean and enjoy the sun and surf on an extended siesta from the pressures of work and life in the United States? Think again. This week Burke speaks with Janet Sanders, an American business owner who, with her husband, rented a property in the mesmerizing Yucatan Peninsula only for their lease to end in a bloody attack after being w...