Burke Allen's Big Time Talker Podcast — by SpeakerMatch

This week Burke is rejoined by Dr. Andrew Wilner, an author and Locum Tenens physicians. Andrew's career features him travelling across the country as a locum tenens physician, being placed sporadically around the nation offering his services. Dr. Wilner is the author of The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens - which offers insight to his career as a travelling physician. Wilner offer...

This week Burke speaks with first-time writer Jeff Barnes about his critically acclaimed historical fiction novel, Mingo, based on the West Virginia Mine Wars from the early 20th century. Mingo is a historical fiction piece that follows two brothers during the West Virginia Mine Wars from 1912-1913. Jeff, being a fan of history used the war as a setting for his story. Jeff also talks about his pro...

Larry Harris was the VP of Marketing at the legendary 1970’s record label Casablanca, headed by his cousin Neil Bogart. Casablanca launched the careers of KISS, The Village People, Donna Summer, and many others and is the subject of the new movie “Spinning Gold”. Larry wrote about Casablanca in his book “And Party Every Day”, and Big Time Talker host Burke Allen talked with him just after the book...

This week Burke speaks with Marco Salinas, director of the Financial Recovery Center of San Antonio, President of 360 Consulting, and best-selling author is an expert on all things finances, and seeks to help people with poor credit scores. Marco co-wrote the Amazon Best Seller, The Small Business Banker: Your Blueprint for Building Business Credit and Taking Your Company Over the Tipping Point wh...

This week the Big Time Talker shifts gears while Burke and his cousin, Larry Barrett, talk about the history of their  family. Burke was raised by two parents confined to wheelchairs in the Southern West Virginia Coalfields, together they reminisce on days long gone. Being confined to a wheelchair, Larry explains how Pat learned about the world around her and managed a social life. Pat faced many...

This week the Big Time Talker shifts gears while Burke and his cousin, Larry Barrett, talk about the history of their  family. Burke was raised by two parents confined to wheelchairs in the Southern West Virginia Coalfields, together they reminisce on days long gone. Being confined to a wheelchair, Larry explains how Pat learned about the world around her and managed a social life. Pat faced many...

This week the Big Time Talker shifts gears while Burke and his cousin, Larry Barrett, talk about the history of the Allen family. Burke was raised by two parents confined to wheelchairs in the Southern West Virginia Coalfields, together they reminisce on days long gone. For the first part of this series, Burke and Larry talk about Burke's mother, who lost the ability to use her legs after a battle...

This week, Burke speaks with Lynn Fairweather, an abuse survivor who have worked in domestic violence response and prevention for over two decades. Lynn recently released her book, Stop Signs: Recognizing, Avoiding, and Escaping Abusive Relationships, a passion project that serves to alert readers about relationship red flags and the best way to avoid abusive relationships. She also discusses how...

This week, Burke was a guest on Nick Scott's Podcast "The Nick Scott Effect" which features guests and experts from different topics and subject matters. Burke opens up about how he got into radio while learning about Nick's experiences as well. Nick has been podcasting consistently since the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic and, similarly to the Big Time Talker, speaks with authors and speciali...

Long-time rock and roll artist, John Townsend, talks about the ever-evolving world of the music industry. The Alabama-raised singer discusses how his experience working as a young musician during the segregation era informed his life and the way he writes. John is the writer of the classic "Smoke From A Distant Fire" and shares throughout this episode the story behind his career and how he came to...

Child abuse, neglect, military training, and bombings in Iraq - there's nothing that Annamarie Altomare hasn't been through. This week Burke speaks with Annamarie about her story, a lifetime of trauma escaped with her time in the military. Annamarie's newest book, Getting Real with God: How to Find Peace with a Painful Past, provides hope by giving those who have also struggled throughout their li...

This week Burke speaks with Jan Davis, a retired astronaut who served in NASA following the tragedy of the challenger explosion. Jan Davis has served as a NASA executive, scientist, astronaut, and engineer in her storied history of space and aviation and is part of the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame. The Big Time Talker is sponsored by Speakermatch.com.

This week Burke speaks with Ricki Lee McKenna, a long-time food expert and certified nutritionist about dietary challenges and life changes made for New Year's Resolutions. In her book, YES YOU CAN EAT WELL AND EAT RIGHT and FIND the JOY of Cooking, McKenna talks about what she's learned in her time studying nutrition and she shares new recipes. Ricki also has a weekly show every Thursday where sh...

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...