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Oct 1, 2026

Ep. 152 — Steady Leadership in Turbulent Times

A Wisdom Conversation with Charita Williams

Charita Williams knows something about leading when the ground shifts beneath you. She and Skip explore people-first leadership, career change, trust, grace—and what it takes to keep moving when the path ahead looks different...


Sep 17, 2026

The Neighbor I Thought I Knew

For twenty years, Irv lived directly across the street from Skip.

They weren’t strangers. They had shared meals. Shoveled snow. Looked out for each other during power outages. By any reasonable definition, they were good neighbors.

Skip thought he knew Irv. Then, one late-summer weekend,...


Aug 27, 2026

The Wisdom in Your Voice

A Wisdom Conversation with Amie Breedlove

There’s a pretty good chance you’ve already heard Amie Breedlove’s voice.

If you’ve used the self-checkout at Target, that’s Amie reminding you not to forget your receipt. Before voiceover became her full-time career, she spent years in radio...


Aug 7, 2026

The People Who Shape Us

The people who leave the deepest mark on our lives rarely do it with grand gestures. More often, they are parents, mentors, teachers, coaches and friends whose quiet encouragement shapes who we become.

Dr. Bethany Meighen has spent her life learning from people like these—and becoming one...


Jul 16, 2026

Welcome back to The Main Thing Podcast!

The Teachers We Never Chose

Sometimes our greatest teachers don’t stand at the front of a classroom. They arrive disguised as hardship, disappointment, illness, financial pressure, failure or seasons we never would have chosen.

When fellow podcaster Rick Barron accepted my...