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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...


Jun 19, 2026

Most of us spend our lives looking ahead—to the next goal, the next responsibility, or the next season. But what if wisdom begins by giving our full attention to the moment we're already living?

In this thoughtful conversation, Skip sits down with longtime optometrist, respected leader, wife, mother, and...


May 27, 2026

What Happens When We’re Forced to Slow Down?

Wisdom Revisited with Wellness Entrepreneur Kate Reed

Three years after first sharing her wisdom to “slow down” on The Main Thing Podcast, Kate Reed returns for a deeply personal conversation. Together, she and Skip explore entrepreneurship, burnout, recovery,...