The Carlos Whittaker Podcast

So many of you have asked me all about what the last few weeks have felt like. I get deep into my FEELS on this episode (there are a LOT!).... I share ALL of my thoughts and feelings on my little girl Sohaila GETTING ENGAGED!!!!! What it feels like to PRAY for something for 21 years and getting to now look into the eyes of an answered prayer… My heart when it comes to my role as a Father entering...

When I asked my friend Don Miller to come on the podcast, I expected us to talk about his new book, How to Grow Your Small Business. What I did NOT expect, was to spend the whole time catching up, talking about his faith story and how he went from being a Christian book author to a Business author.. He is SO smart and there are so many great nuggets to take in during this episode. I LOVED catching...

This conversation may change your LIFE… I have gotten to know Becky over the last month. She has a JOY about her that is addicting… She’s an entrepreneur, executive at Nisolo, and a mom of a Kindergartener and 4th grader who attend Covenant School… She has been doing the WORK by co-leading a bi-partisan gun reform movement here in Tennessee. She shares details of the day of the shooting and it is...

In our final episode of the Faith series, I talk with my friend, pastor of Transformation Church and former NFL player, Pastor Derwin Gray.  We get into why it’s important to talk about race in the church… Why the church is still VITAL for people’s faith and relationships in Jesus… You don’t want to miss this POWERFUL episode… _____ Follow Pastor Derwin on Instagram HERE. Purchase his book How to...

This is our FOURTH episode of our faith series and it’s with my great friend, John Mark McMillan. I have had the honor of touring with him and have been SO impacted by his mind and ability to question things and allow God to be so much bigger than we all imagined… We dig deep into the relationship between music and our relationship with God….  And if you have ever questioned why God allows pain an...

You are in for a TREAT today! This week my pastors and some of my greatest friends, Alex and Henry Seeley, are joining me.  A lot of what I believe about healing and the Holy Spirit has come from learning from these two. They share about how they started The Belonging in their living room, COMPLETELY unintentionally… We talk about what a HEALTHY church can look like… What to do when you’re let dow...

Today on the podcast…. You get to hear my conversation with my friend, Tim Whitaker. Tim is the creator and facilitator of The New Evangelicals - an inclusive, Jesus centered community. Today you get to hear his story of how he was raised in the evangelical church and how his view of it has changed overtime…  You get to listen to two people with opposing views SEE each other as humans… You can fol...

HEY HUMAN HOPE FAMILIAAAA! Today we are starting a new series on Faith based on your feedback and what you wanted to hear! My faith and how I go about doing the work I do go hand in hand even if “faith” isn’t the centerpiece of my weekly conversations on Instagram and here… With this week being Easter, and faith such a cornerstone in my life, I figured what better time to dive in than now.  In thi...

I woke up this morning, after a lot of me talking on the internet for 3 days about the horrific tragedy that happened in my community here in Nashville TN on Monday at The Covenant School, and I had the thought… “There are LOT’S of opinions on what WE think they need. But how about asking them?” So I did… And they responded.  So my question to you is simple… Are you ready to step up for the parent...

Today I literally interview my mom and dad on the episode. The fact that my mom even said more than 2 words was miraculous because she IS NOT ME. And I'm so grateful she lent her voice to the show so you can hear firsthand from someone who is living their marriage vows unlike any other. And then you head from my dad. And then... And then we rewind 6 years and I play a clip from a message that my d...

We did it. 100 episodes. In today’s episode, we finally find out what lies ahead for this show and how YOU helped craft the future. I hope you are excited about what is to come… it’s all because of YOU… And the state of the union is strong… surprise  Thanks to our sponsors!!! ZOCDOC: Find a top-rated doctor today – go to Zocdoc.com/HUMANHOPE and download the Zocdoc app for FREE!INDEED: Need to hir...

Today on the podcast, we talk to leadership expert, psychologist, and best-selling author, the INCREDIBLE, Dr. Henry Cloud! If you have people that don’t trust you anymore, if you don’t trust people anymore, this episode is for you!  With his new book, The Anatomy of Trust, coming out in just a couple of weeks (March 28 to be exact!!), we dive into TRUST - how you build trust, how you repair trust...

Today on the podcast… we dive deep into my 16 year olds heart and our 40 something year old hearts with how things are going raising a teenage boy in 2023. Losiah gets candid about some things that are a struggle right now in his relationship with us and some things that are working great. We get candid on how we are stumbling through this final teenager in the Whittaker home… To be honest… I thin...

So I posted a video on Instagram today about these 12 confederate flags that wave hello to me on a daily basis a few yards away from my house in Nashville, TN. I didn't think anyone would question the validity of my being offended. But then people did. And then I found myself having convos in my DM's that were eerily similar to my DMs in 2020. A lot of grace-filled yet OMG teaching.  To be honest...

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He has his PHD in mechanical engineering from MIT. He holds more than 60 patents in the biomedical field. And he quit it all when on a trip to India, he saw a woman dragging herself across a road with her arms who obviously, and desperately needed a wheelchair. Don went home and took a plastic lawn chair, 2 mountain bike tires, and built the first prototype of this affordable wheelchair to send to...

Well… Let’s just go there… When I was growing up, I tried to hide the black part of me in every situation it was brought up. And it was at the leading from my father… A black man… Who constantly told me to not be black… What in the world? In today's show, I fill in the gaps in my story that I deleted for so long. And I give you a few reasons why I think it’s still important to celebrate Black Hist...

First off… THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THIS BOOK! www.how2humanbook.com My heart is so full. What an incredible launch week it was… And today we hear from Molly Fletcher… As a former top sports agent, Molly knows what it takes to help the world’s greatest athletes reach their full potential, and she now uses that same framework to help humans like you. And today she CRUSHES the personal development g...

Y’all. I can’t. I CAN’T WITH YOU! How are you so freaking incredible? Like you single candidly (or 255,000 hands. Or is it double that cause you have 2 hands?) changed the lives of 8 people… I’m so proud of us! I dive into some deeper thoughts on what all this means today as well as I READ CHAPTER ONE OF MY NEW BOOK and can I tell you something… NOBODY HAS HEARD ME READ IT so you get first dibs… A...

*Trigger Warning Childhood Abuse Sexually abused by her Sunday school teacher for years… Finally found the strength to tell the truth and find rescue… She thought she was rescued. She thought they believed her… She was not believed… The one she should have trusted the most. The betrayal and wounding from her youth that sent her into a life of gangs and rage… Cheryl Nembhard has been through more t...

I MISSED YOU HUMANS SO MUCH!!! And since I missed you I ended up talking A LOT about my heart on this episode. It wasn't supposed to be part of it but oooops here we are. Along with a heart check I also pull out my secret project for 2023 and ask you to help me with it... And we end with my Creative Coaching that I think is gonna end up giving some of you just the spark you needed to start chasing...

This is actually a REALLY INFORMATIVE EPISODE. For those of you new Human Hopers or you OG Human Hopers... I think this is going to remind you of some conversations that you forgot you need to listen to again... From listening to understand not to reply with Sharon McMahon... To losing your faith with Derek Webb... To disagreeing on big issues as a married couple with my wife Heather... To my chan...

OK. So today I dive deeper into the content of my upcoming book than I have before… We talk about what the last few years have done to us as humans and how we can course correct. It may feel impossible… But I have a few steps that I think can get us back on course. I HATE asking for help. But I literally can’t get this book out into the world without you. So I’m asking my Human Hope Familia to hel...

Heather joins me on today's episode where we got OH SO JOLLY. It’s officially December 1 so everyone can finally drink your eggnog. Heather and I lean into a few different things in today’s episode. Why we go so BIG at Christmas… (And you don’t need $$$ to go big!) Help you with some new holiday traditions no matter what your family dynamic looks like… Give you some of our fav gift ideas… Sing our...

When Danica McKellar showed up in my life I thought I had found a long-lost sister... Walking alongside her as she has discovered her faith in Jesus has been nothing short of incredible.  She has grown my faith and today, in a HUMAN HOPE EXCLUSIVE... Danica shares in detail exactly what happened to shift her heart towards Jesus after 40something years... These truly are her Wonder Years... Learn m...