The Human Voice with Bob Hutchins

" We have collectively gone through a "miscarriage" of hope the past year and half. And we are all grieving in different ways." Dr. Jerome D. Lubbe is referred to as the "Patient Doctor" because it was his own quest for neurological wellbeing that led him to specialize in complex, unresolved neurological cases. His practice explores how functional neurology, neuroplasticity, and tools like the Enn...

"The world revolves around change and disruption." - Jared Geesey Jared Geesey is a technologist, a digital marketer, a film distributor, an entrepreneur, and a leader.  Over the last 15 years, he led the development of app ecosystems spanning from mobile to OTT streaming devices to powering major online retail / eCommerce, as well as powering an SVOD platform in South Africa. He helped pioneer so...

In the first episode of the new name for my podcast, I talk to Jenny Black about our upcoming book!  Jenny Black is the founder of Media Trauma Care. She has personally suffered from media trauma and is living proof that your phone doesn't have to run your life. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Tennessee and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. We discuss media trauma and t...

Kristin Kobes Du Mez is Professor of History and Gender Studies at Calvin University. She holds a PhD from the University of Notre Dame and her research focuses on the intersection of gender, religion, and politics. She has written for the  Washington Post ,  NBC News ,  Religion News Service ,  Christianity Today , and  The Daily Beast , and has been interviewed on NPR, CBS, and the BBC, among ot...

Dr Tara Swart is a neuroscientist, former medical doctor specialized in psychiatry, lecturer at MIT Sloan and author of best seller 'The Source - The secrets of the universe, the science of the brain'. She is also trustee for the Lady Garden Foundation, a charity for gynecological cancers.   

I interview my oldest son, Riley Hutchins. He and his wife, Emily, live in Los Angeles. We talk about his life journey thus far, the experience of Covid lockdown, and what he wishes he could tell his younger self.  This was a fun interview, to get to interview my adult offspring, and learn some things.

David Dark is a professor at Belmont University who also teaches at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. A resident of Nashville, Tennessee, he attempts to raise children and live a life of mindfulness with singer/songwriter Sarah Masen.

Steven Pressfield wrote for 27 years before he got his first novel published ( The Legend of Bagger Vance). During that time he worked 21 different jobs in eleven states. Steve and I talk about the life of a creative, with references to his book- The War of Art.  His new novel is called, A Man at Arms. We also take a deep dive into the personal experience and transformation of the hero's journey a...

Jenny Black, LMFT is back again on Rumors of Grace. We talk about how media in the age of Covid, politics, and world change, can create an environment of stress, trauma, and even unconscious micro-traumas that can have devasting effects on our selves, our families, and those around us. We discuss how to recognize it, our own bias, and positive tips moving forward.

A former college English teacher, Brian D. McLaren was a pastor for twenty-four years. Now he's an author, activist, public theologian, and frequent guest lecturer for gatherings in the U.S. and internationally. His work has been covered in TIME Magazine, Newsweek, USA Today, New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, and many other media outlets. The author of more than 15 books, including Faith After...

Megan Colleen Johnson is a life coach, creative consultant, space holder, and speaker who helps passionate humans as they rise as the leader of their own life. She is also the host of "The Reclamation Podcast", and has over 8 years of creative marketing experience with a roster of clients including Steven Pressfield, Chris Guillebeau, Wilson Sporting Goods, and many more.

Daniel White's latest book of photography, Sacred Moments,is based on the idea of Ichi-go | Ichi-e a Japanese idiom that means "one life - one encounter that describes meetings with people. The term is often translated as "for this time only," never again, or one chance in a lifetime."  I talk to Daniel about his life, his journies, and how these encounters with humans around the world have transf...

I talk to Rob Bell about his new book, Everything is Spiritual .  Rob Bell is the author of ten books, including the New York Times Bestsellers What We Talk About When We Talk About God , The Zimzum of Love, Love Wins and What Is the Bible? . His podcast, called the RobCast, was named by iTunes Best of 2015. He's been profiled in the New Yorker, toured with Oprah, and in 2011 Time Magazine named h...

What's coming, when, and a favor to ask

Exciting dramatized audio book promotion.  Crisis! An explosive public meltdown. A violent incident in the psychiatric ward. Now, the pastor stares into the abyss of his own secret shame. Before he can be free, he must confront his demons and find grace. But will he let go? Will he allow himself to be healed? The Pastor  explores the perilous human journey from self-will and striving, through defe...

William Paul Young (Author of The Shack) and Brad Jersak (Author of Her Gates Will Never Be Shut) have just released a book together- The Pastor, A Crisis. Synopsis - Crisis!  An explosive public meltdown. A violent incident in the psychiatric ward. Now the Pastor stares into the abyss of his own secret shame. Before he can be free, he must confront his demons and find grace. But will he let go? W...

David Dark teaches at Belmont University and among the incarcerated communities of Nashville, TN. He is the author of The Possibility of America and The Sacredness of Questioning Everything. His writing appears in Paste, Pitchfork, America, & Killing the Buddha. 

Aaron is a Spiritual Director, writer, and podcast host of The Reconstruction Calls. After a career in the music industry, in the mid-2000's Aaron's personal faith went through a deconstruction in the midst of the early-progressive church movement. This journey has been a part of Aaron's call to Spiritual Direction and leading faithful ragamuffins and pilgrims to find new faith experiences.

Jemar Tisby is a historian, writer, and speaker.   A Graduate of Notre Dame, and RTS seminary, his first book, The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church's Complicity in Racism was released in 2019. 

Stephen James, MA, LPC-MHSP, NCC, is the founder and executive director of Sage Hill Counseling in Nashville. He also works with professionals, C-suite executives, and entrepreneurs to help them improve not only their leadership but their family lives as well. He is the bestselling author of six books, including Parenting with Heart with Chip Dodd. He and his wife, Heather, live in Nashville, Tenn...

Jared Byas is a Biblical scholar and popular podcast host of The Bible for Normal People. He has been a pastor, professor, Sunday school teacher, podcast host, author, speaker, and leader of several organizations. We discuss his latest book, Love Matters More- How fighting to be right keeps up from living like Jesus.

Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi-disciplinary studies. He is a best-selling and award-winning author, having written or edited more than twenty-five books. We discuss his latest book- God Can't- How to Believe in God & Love after Tragedy, Abuse & Evil

Sue Monk Kidd is an award-winning and international bestselling author, she also authored The Invention of Wings  and  The Mermaid Chair,  as well as several acclaimed memoirs, including  Traveling with Pomegranates  and  The Dance of the Dissident Daughter.  Her new novel,  The Book of Longings  was published on April 21, 2020. We talk about her life, her own spiritual re-construction, and what i...

I talked to John Hill about what its like growing up in America in a mixed-race family.  He is a race car driver, a pilot, and a new husband. John has a unique perspective and life experience as someone who has moved over 20 times in his short life and seen many things.

This an XYZ Podcast and Rumors of Grace podcast joint episode. Dr. Brandi Kellett from Nashville, TN has an MA and Phd in Caribbean, Postcolonial, and American Studies. She speaks and writes regularly about Identity, Trauma, History, Social Justice, Spirituality, and Race. In this episode, she tells us what she has been doing for her own neighborhood. Lauren Hutchins is the co-host. Dr. Kellett wr...