Rick Lee James Podcast Network

The Importance of Being Ernest: Justin Lloyd talks about the Life of his uncle, Actor Jim Varney - Episode 385 Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Ernest p. Worrell, the lovable blue-collar buffoon, was a staple of pop culture in countless commercials, nearly a dozen movies and an award-winning Saturday-morning TV show called, Hey Vern, It’s Ernest. Today, millions of fans still mourn the loss of acto...

Lucas and Evelyn Cortazio - Episode 384 Rooted in Chicago’s Community Christian Church, pastored by Dave Ferguson, Community Music is comprised of worship leaders from the church’s 11 campuses. Led by Brazilian-born husband/wife team Lucas and Evelyn Cortazio since 2013, the collective is closely aligned with NewThing, a church planting network created by Community Christian Church representing mo...

What Is Your Name? - Episode 383 Why are names so significant in who we become and who we aspire to be?  I read a couple of passages from an amazing book this week. If you want to find out more about it and Rabbi David Wolpe, click on the picture or link below. Find The Book: https://amzn.to/3kXCylK   Music From RICK LEE JAMES LOVE OUR ENEMIES (Official Music Video):  https://youtu.be/xsSB5OLPELE...

Guest Preacher William H. Willimon - Episode 382 Today on the podcast, I am pleased to welcome back Dr. William H. Willimon. Dr. Willimon served as the Dean of Duke Chapel and Professor of Christian Ministry at Duke University for two decades. He returned to Duke after serving as Bishop of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church from 2004 to 2012. He is the author of over 70 bo...

Culture Coaching with Nikki Lerner - Episode 381 Nikki Lerner is an artist, teacher, speaker, author and culture coach helping others engage with one another relationally and across culture lines.  Her passion is to see people come to an understanding of one another through music and conversation and learn to remain human with each other.      Nikki’s book, Worship Together in Your Church as in He...

Voices In My Head Episode 380 - Rick Lee James Watch Rick Lee James New Music Video - Love Our Enemies https://youtu.be/xsSB5OLPELE   Music From RICK LEE JAMES LOVE OUR ENEMIES (Official Music Video):  https://youtu.be/xsSB5OLPELE Stream Rick's Music on any music streaming service:  https://rickleejames.hearnow.com/thunder Also Find Rick Lee James Music on Bandcamp: www. RickLeeJames. Bandcamp.com...

This week I want to share an interview I did with my friend David Dault for his podcast/radio show Things Not Seen   You Can Hear The Show At This Link: https://www.thingsnotseenradio.com/shows/2019-james    Bonus: Watch Rick Lee James New Music Video - Love Our Enemies https://youtu.be/xsSB5OLPELE     This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

Saying No To God with Matthew J. Korpman - Episode 378 My guest today on Voices In My Head is Matthew J. Korpman. Matthew is a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church who has served as both a student pastor and chaplain within the denomination and has also served as a homilist for various parishes outside the denomination, including the Episcopal church. He holds three Bachelor of Arts (BA) deg...

You Are My Friend: The Songs of Fred Rogers -  Daniel Knox Talks About His Latest Album This week is a special bonus episode with Chicago based singer and songwriter Daniel Knox   Daniel Knox  has a commanding baritone voice that can invoke both power and tenderness interchangably. On his latest album,  You Are My Friend: The Songs of Mister Rogers, Knox captures the care and generosity of Fred Ro...

Word Balloon's John Siuntres - Episode 377 My guest on this episode of Voices In My Head is John Siuntres. John is a pioneer in the realm of podcasting and his show, Word Balloon, is one of the greatest comic conversation shows ever made. He even has an Ultimate Spider-Man comic book character named after him (Principle Siuntres) . WORDBALLOON features one on one interviews with the writers and ar...

Saint Francis - Episode 376 This is the book I read from and talk about in the show tonight, Francis of Assisi In His Own Words. You can find it at this link:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1640600191/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1640600191&linkCode=as2&tag=rickleejame00-20&linkId=d26585bda4ddbf791eb4611b076ec8a2 ----more---- Looking for some more music during your...

A Jewish Conversation with Rabbi Cary Kozberg (Re-Release) - Episode 375 This week's episode of Voices In My Head was recorded live at temple Sholom in Springfield Ohio in 2017. Rabbi Cary Kozberg was gracious enough to sit down for a bit to discuss the things that we share in common as people of faith. It is our belief that in Judaism and Christianity there is a whole lot more that we share in co...

Bonus Episode: Welcome To The Neighborhood of Solitude with Eileen Hunt Botting   Eileen Hunt Botting is a mild-mannered political theorist, an author, and a Professor of Political Science at Notre Dame.   Eileen recently published an essay called Welcome to the Neighborhood of Solitude, which looks at Mister Rogers Neighborhood through the lens of the COVID-19 Pandemic times we are living through...

God and Hamilton with Guest Kevin Cloud  - Episode 374 On July 3rd, Hamilton, featuring the original 2015 Broadway production of the smash hip-hop musical, releases on Disney+. Having captured the collective imagination of audiences across the globe, Hamilton has been woven into the cultural fabric of society, shedding light on issues such as immigration, gender equality, diversity, and race. But...

Royce Lovett - Episode 373   Royce Lovett  has been making music since he was a kid in Tallahassee Florida. Royce’s star has been steadily rising over the years, but his soothing-yet-gritty reggae/rock performances as a contestant on the last season of NBC’s The Voice made him a recognizable face around the nation. While The Voice viewers saw a distinctly reggae side of Royce, his albums are music...

A Star Trek Conversation with Mike Poteet - Episode 372   On September 8, 1966, NBC aired the first episode of a new TV series about a starship on a five year mission of space exploration. That series was called, Star Trek. The first episode told of an endangered shape-shifting, salt-sucking alien posing as a human woman to lure prey to its lair. Over 50 years, nearly 1000 episodes, at least 8 spi...

Bonus Episode: Making Friends Because we are all dealing with a lot these days and tensions have never been higher, I thought it might be a good idea to share Fred Rogers thoughts on friendship from his book, Making Friends. Blessings, Rick Lee James ----more---- Making Friends - by Fred Rogers Buy This Book:  https://amzn.to/2X9fcQh ----more---- Join Our Virtual Choir (Deadline is June 6th):   ht...

Dan Koch Is Giving You Permission - Episode 371   Dan Koch is the host of the popular podcast You Have Permission, which deals with theology, science, prayer, psychology, and related topics. His listeners range from moderate Evangelicals to Progressive/Liberal Christians, with a few non-religious folks sprinkled in. Recently, Dan conducted 20 interviews around the topic of End Times theology and i...

Kerri Pomarolli Is A Proverbs 32 Woman - Episode 370           Kerri Pomarolli is a national headlining standup comedian who has worked with everyone from Jay Leno, Jim Carrey, Sherri Shepherd, Carol Channing, and Jerry Lewis. She's been featured on The Tonight Show 29 times, Comedy Central, ABC and more. She is a popular TV host, actor, celebrity correspondent (Showbiz Tonight), currently writing...

Bonus Episode: Officer Clemmons Returns With A New Memoir This week in the neighborhood, our guest is Dr. François S. Clemmons, aka Officer Clemmons is back with an in depth conversation.   François Scarborough Clemmons (born  April 23 ,  1945  in  Birmingham ) is an opera singer, playwright, and lecturer best known for his appearances as Officer Clemmons on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. François m...

Clay Finnesand and North Point Worship - Episode 369   North Point Worship members traversed the nation this past fall on The Faith Tour with Jordan Feliz. Pictured (l-r) are Alex Thompson, Clay Finnesand, Jordan Feliz, Heath Balltzglier and Brandon Coker. North Point Worship’s first recording, No One Higher, released in 2012 and hit the Top 20 on Billboard’s Christian Albums chart. The album was...

The Good Life with Derwin L. Gray - Episode 368 Dr. Derwin L. Gray is the founding and lead pastor of Transformation Church, a multiethnic, multigenerational, mission-shaped community in Indian Land, South Carolina, just south of Charlotte, North Carolina. Gray met his wife, Vicki, at Brigham Young University (BYU). They have been married since 1992 and have two adult children. After graduating fr...

Kevin King & Grace Worship - Episode 367   Kevin King's Personal Testimony – May Christ Be All       Growing up a musician, many churches will quickly throw you up on their stage. Starting to “lead” worship when I was in college, I admittedly had no idea what I was doing, but, like a good performer, I could pretend pretty well.             Going to grad school, I began to lead worship at a large b...

Kurtis Parks - Episode 366 About Kurtis Parks: Having written over 1,200 songs across several musical genres, Kurtis Parks has been a top 50 American Idol (fourth season) finalist, been featured on the Fox Morning Show, BET’s Bobby Jones Gospel Hour, and had his “Forever Changed” song (written for his beloved Virginia Tech community after the April 2007 tragedy) featured on NBC News and CNN. Shari...

Facing Difficult Situations with Fred Rogers: Bonus Episode   This episode contains passages from the book, You Are Special: Words of Wisdom from America's Most Beloved Neighbor - written by Fred Rogers Find This Book on Amazon:  https://amzn.to/3cAf0hJ   Hosted by Rick Lee James  Rick's Web Site: www. RickLeeJames.com   ----more---- Become A Patron of this Podcast on Patreon:  https://www.patreon...