Personally Speaking with Msgr. Jim Lisante

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by John Gleeson. John has had distinguished careers as a federal prosecutor, federal judge, and practicing defense attorney. John Gleeson’s latest book is called, “The Gotti Wars: Taking Down America’s Most Notorious Mobster”, a chronicle of good triumphing over evil. Support the show

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined actor Richard Thomas. Richard is still recognized around the world for his Emmy winning role as John-Boy Walton in the iconic television series, “The Walton’s”. He is currently portraying Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of the national tour of “To Kill a Mockingbird”. Richard talks about his life, career, family, the va...

In encore episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by the Tony and Emmy Award winning actress Kristin Chenoweth. Kristin has written her first children’s book titled, “What Will I Do With My Love Today?” which touches upon the beauty of adoption. Support the show

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by NFL player Nate Solder. Nate played offensive tackle for the New England Patriots, winning two Super Bowls as a member of the team. He signed a four year contract as an offensive lineman with the New York Giants in 2018. In 2020 Nate announced he would not be playing in the 2020 NFL season citing health concerns surrounding his...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by actor Billy Gray. Billy’s film and television career spans over 40 years. He starred as “Bud” in the television series “Father Knows Best” earning him an Emmy nomination and he acted in more than 200 movies opposite stars including, Humprey Bogart, Bob Hope, Patricia Neal and Barbara Stanwyck. From 1970 to 1995 Billy was a Clas...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza. Mike played most notably for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, and in 2016 he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He is known as the best-hitting catcher of all time, having the most home runs as a catcher in Major League Baseball history. Mike speaks o...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by television journalist Bill O’Reilly. For 20 years Bill reported and opined on current events on “The O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox News Channel and his show became the most viewed cable news broadcast in America. Bill hosts “The O’Reilly Update’ which is heard on more than 225 radio stations around the country. He’s the author of...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Tony nominated actor Michael Oberholtzer. Michael recently played Sean Mungitt in Broadway’s critically acclaimed revival of “Take Me Out’ which earned him a Tony nomination for “Best Featured Actor in a Play”. Michael has appeared on film and television in Amazon’s “Sneaky Pete” and “Good Girls Revolt”, “The Americans”, “Forev...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Carlos and Alexa PenaVega. Carlos starred on the Nickelodeon series “Big Time Rush” and Alexa is best known for her role as Carmen Cortez in the hit film series “Spy Kids”. They both also appeared on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2015, competing against each other. Carlos and Alexa have written a new book called, “What if Love is...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by actor, singer and producer Erich Bergen. Erich is best known as Blake Moran on the hit drama “Madam Secretary” which ran for six seasons on CBS and currently streams on Netflix. He’s also known for his critically acclaimed performance as Bob Gaudio in the film “Jersey Boys”, a role he also played on stage in the National Tour a...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Rob Astorino. Rob is a former two term County Executive for Westchester  County in New York and he currently works as a business and media consultant. Rob helped launch Disney’s ESPN Radio in New York and he was the first program director for “The Catholic Channel” on SiriusXM. He’s now running in the NY Republican primary for...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Congressman Lee Zeldin. Congressman Zeldin has represented New York’s 1st Congressional District on Long Island since 2015 and he’s running for Governor of New York. Congressman Zeldin has received the endorsement from the New York GOP, and he faces a Republican primary challenge later this month. Congressman Zeldin is an army...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by David Miliband. David is the president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee where he oversees the IRC’s humanitarian relief operations in more than 40 war affected countries, and its refugee resettlement and assistance programs in over 20 cities across the United States. David is also the former Secretary of State for...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by television journalist Bill O’Reilly. For 20 years Bill reported and opined on current events on “The O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox News Channel and his show became the most viewed cable news broadcast in America. Bill hosts “The O’Reilly Update’ which is heard on more than 225 radio stations around the country. He’s the author of...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by the Tony nominated actor Bobby Steggert. Bobby has extensive credits on and Off-Broadway, including “Ragtime”, “Big Fish”, “Yank!” and “Mothers and Sons”. In 2018 Bobby surprised the theatre community by announcing he had switched careers and was in the middle of getting a degree in Social Work from Columbia University. Since J...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by actor-singer Mike Wartella.  Mike recently played Dion DiMucci, in a Broadway bound bio-musical called, “The Wanderer” at the Paper Mill Playhouse, and he received rave reviews for his performance. In addition to starring in “The Wanderer”,  Mike’s Broadway credits include, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, “Tuck Everlasting...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by former U.S. Attorney General William Barr. Mr. Barr served under President George H. W. Bush and again under President Donald Trump. He chronicles his historic tenure, working under two vastly different men, George H. W. Bush and Donald Trump, in new his memoir, “One Damn Thing After Another”. Mr. Barr talks about carrying out...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by singer, actor, writer and television personality Pat Boone. Pat Boone has sold 45 million records worldwide and has recorded more than 2,300 songs, more than any other recording artist in history. He has starred in 15 movies and he’s in a new film called, “The Mulligan” with a message that God offers us second chances through H...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by the Tony nominated actress Jennifer Simard. Jennifer is currently playing the role of Sarah in the Broadway revival of “Company”. Her other Broadway credits include: “Mean Girls”, “Hello Dolly!” and “Disaster!” which earned her a Tony nomination for playing Sister Mary Downey. Jennifer talks about her life, career, marriage, fa...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by the Tony Award winning actor Shuler Hensley. Shuler is currently playing Marcellus Washburn opposite fellow Tony winners Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster in the Broadway revival of “The Music Man”. He talks about his life, his marriage, family, being back on Broadway, and the values that matter most to him. Support the show

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by the Tony and Emmy Award winning actress Kristin Chenoweth. Kristin has written her first children’s book titled, “What Will I Do With My Love Today?” which touches upon the beauty of adoption. Support the show

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by director, screenwriter and producer Theodore Melfi. Ted, as he is known, earned a pair of Oscar nominations for the 2016 film “Hidden Figures” for “Best Picture” and “Best Adapted Screenplay” and made his directorial debut in 2014 with the acclaimed film, “St. Vincent” starring Bill Murray. He talks about his career, family, an...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Regina Lynch. Regina is the Director of the Projects Department of Aid to the Church in Need. The mission of ACN is to serve the pastoral and humanitarian needs of the suffering Church. Aid to the Church in Need has been doing that since 1947. ACN has supported the Church in Ukraine for more than 70 years and Regina talks about...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined once again by veteran actor Joe Mantegna for part two of his interview. Joe has had a long, successful career that spans nearly fifty years and 150 credits, from “The Money Pit” and “Three Amigos” to “The Simpsons” and “Criminal Minds”. His latest project is the new Amazon series “As We See It”. The series follows three young adul...

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell. Karen is a #1 New York Times Best-Selling author with more than 25 million copies of her books in print. She’s been recognized by Time Magazine as the “Queen of Inspirational Fiction.” Karen’s son Tyler Russell is an author, screenwriter, songwriter, singer and actor. Karen and Tyler have writ...