Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)

Guest Jack O'Donnell - Episode 411 of Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)

Business Leader, Athlete, & Best Selling Author Jack O’Donnell
Jack O’ Donnell is a successful businessman, a best-selling author, and an athlete. He has been the CEO, President or Chief operating officer for some of America’s most recognizable entrepreneurs, including Steve Wynn, Steve Case, Merv Griffin and Donald Trump. (Yes, the former President, Donald Trump).
 To say that he has worked with some of the best and some of the worst leaders would be an understatement.
Jack has been featured in America’s most prominent media outlets. From CNN and MSNBC, regularly featured on Out Front with Erin Burnett, The Beat with Ari Melber, Anderson Cooper and others. He has been widely quoted by leading columnists from the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, and Politico. He has written numerous Op-Eds, being published in Politico and local newspapers across the country. He has also been prominently featured in documentaries on CNN, Netflix and PBS.
Jack O’Donnell’s Web Site: http://www.jackodonnellspeaking.com/
Jack O’ Donnell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackODspeaks
Jack O’Donnell’s Book: Trumped!: The Inside Story of the Real Donald Trump—His Cunning Rise and Spectacular Fall
 
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In partnership with CRW Radio Promotions, singer, songwriter and worship leader Rick Lee James debuts a brand new radio special. 
The “Thunder Radio Special” can be heard exclusively on James’ official YouTube channel or his website. It was also recently added to Spotify and Apple Music. Radio stations interested in airing the “Thunder Radio Special” can contact Kathryn Ambrose at CRW Radio Promotions at kathryn@westarmediagroup.com.

Episode 410 - Captivated with Guest Kristina Hurrell

With the battle against a worldwide pandemic, divisions over race and equality, and a country that teeters on the political edge, the current culture can feel overwhelming. How do we let go of fear, rediscover hope, and find the courage to believe in better things?
Throughout her life as an intrepid world traveler, Kristina Hurrell has been exploring the globe on a quest to discover extraordinary scenic destinations and ancient cultures that offer both adventure and renewal.
In her new memoir, CAPTIVATED: An Adventure in Faith, former high fashion model, and actress Kristina Hurrell, takes readers on her harrowing journey through the harsh and isolated wilderness of the Sahara Desert. A story of adventure and resilience, faith, and miracles, and ultimately of revelation and transformation, CAPTIVATED encourages readers to release their fear and live with strength, courage, and confidence.
 
 
More about Kristina
Kristina Hurrell is the founder and CEO of SpaFari, an eco-adventure vacation company. SpaFari has been featured in numerous magazines, health and travel shows, such as InStyle, People, Cooking Light, Heart and Soul, SELF, Flying Adventures, Conde’ Nast Traveler, Allure, The Hollywood Reporter, Cosmopolitan, TODAY, A&E, and ESPN. She has inspired college students, celebrities, corporate executives, groups, and individuals to say ‘yes’ to their precious life by climbing to greater heights in all areas of wholeness: faith and fitness, health, wellness, and empowered living. For more about Kristina visit www.kristinahurrell.com.
Media Contact: Christianne Debysingh : 541.556.3588
christianne@elevaremediagroup.com
 
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Mister Rogers Quotes on Twitter at @MisterRogersSay.
“Welcome To The Neighborhood: A Mister Rogers Tribute Podcast”:HERE.
Rick Lee James Radio Special:https://westarchristianmedia.com/rick-lee-james-30-minute-radio-special
Get Rick Lee James Latest Album: https://fanlink.to/RLJThunder
In partnership with CRW Radio Promotions, singer, songwriter and worship leader Rick Lee James debuts a brand new radio special. 
The “Thunder Radio Special” can be heard exclusively on James’ official YouTube channel or his website. It was also recently added to Spotify and Apple Music. Radio stations interested in airing the “Thunder Radio Special” can contact Kathryn Ambrose at CRW Radio Promotions at kathryn@westarmediagroup.com.

Fighting Human Trafficking with Remedy Drive's David Zach - Episode 409 Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)

Fighting Human Trafficking with Remedy Drive's David Zach - Episode 409 Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)
For nearly a decade, David Zach has worked undercover alongside operatives from The Exodus Road to identify perpetrators and fight slavery in Southeast Asia and Latin America. His 13 deployments with the international anti-trafficking organization have inspired the music and mission of Remedy Drive and have given Zach a platform to speak at colleges and festivals across the country. He has been a guest speaker at the University of Minnesota; University of Wisconsin – Green Bay; Drake University; Vanderbilt University; and the University of Arkansas, among other institutions. To date, Remedy Drive’s fanbase has contributed more than $350,000 towards rescue efforts, technology, vehicles and expenses for frontline operatives. Remedy Drive has garnered 12 Top 20 singles and released 12 critically acclaimed recordings since their inception in 1998. The band’s music has been heard on NBC, SpeedTV and VH1, as well as Middle Tennessee Hyundai Dealers’ Music That Drives promotion.
Remedy Drive’s latest album, Imago Amor, the band’s 13th full-length recording released January 29th. 
For further information, visit remedydrive.com, theexodusroad.com, or turningpointpr.com. Follow the band on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
https://mailchi.mp/turningpointpr/remedy-drive-unveils-imago-amor-january-29?e=zcn2Sv7bXM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuXps8GFVnA
https://remedydrive.com/davidzach

Chuck Masek At War With The Big Dogs- Episode 408 - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)

Chuck Masek At War With The Big Dogs- Episode 408 - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)
Chuck Masek is a perennial entrepreneur who has grown and sold
several businesses. Chuck has extensive experience in the health care
industry and holds a Master of Science in clinical microbiology. He is the founder and former President / CEO of Vanguard Medical Concepts, Inc. At Vanguard, he innovated and developed the reprocessing of medical devices labeled single use industry.
 
He has spent his career striving to make positive and meaningful changes in healthcare.
 
Chuck’s new book, At War With The Big Dogs, is true story reminiscent of David versus Goliath story.In the book Chuck tells of how he and small group of hardworking, focused, and determined entrepreneurs forever changed the medical device industry.In the face of betrayal and overwhelming odds, this band of brothers fought with courage, commitment, and enduring faith and came together to disrupt the cash flow and business models of multibillion-dollar corporations, which they affectionately called the “Big Dogs.”
Buy The Book
 
 

Caste by Isabel Wilkerson - Episode 407 - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)

Caste by Isabel Wilkerson - Episode 407 - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)
 
I recently finished reading this extraordinary book by Isabel Wilkerson and I really hope that as many people will read it as possible. So, even though I would love to have Miss Wilkerson on my show, I haven't been able to work that out yet, so I though the next best thing might be to my listeners a taste of her writing and some links where you can get a copy of her book. Please listen and please get a copy for yourself. It' such an important book and you will hear why on today's episode.
--Rick Lee James
 
BUY THE BOOK
NAMED THE #1 NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME MAGAZINE AND ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People • The Washington Post • Publishers Weekly AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • O: The Oprah Magazine • NPR • Bloomberg • Christian Science Monitor • New York Post • The New York Public Library • Fortune • Smithsonian Magazine • Marie Claire • Town & Country • Slate • Library Journal • Kirkus Reviews • LibraryReads • PopMattersLONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARD AND THE PEN/JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION“As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance. The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power—which groups have it and which do not.” In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. Beyond race, class, or other factors, there is a powerful caste system that influences people’s lives and behavior and the nation’s fate. Linking the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations, including divine will, bloodlines, stigma, and more. Using riveting stories about people—including Martin Luther King, Jr., baseball’s Satchel Paige, a single father and his toddler son, Wilkerson herself, and many others—she shows the ways that the insidious undertow of caste is experienced every day. She documents how the Nazis studied the racial systems in America to plan their out-cast of the Jews; she discusses why the cruel logic of caste requires that there be a bottom rung for those in the middle to measure themselves against; she writes about the surprising health costs of caste, in depression and life expectancy, and the effects of this hierarchy on our culture and politics. Finally, she points forward to ways America can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions, toward hope in our common humanity.Beautifully written, original, and revealing, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of American life today.
BUY THE BOOK
https://www.isabelwilkerson.com/
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Rick Lee James
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“Welcome To The Neighborhood: A Mister Rogers Tribute Podcast”:HERE.
Rick Lee James Radio Special:https://westarchristianmedia.com/rick-lee-james-30-minute-radio-special
Get Rick Lee James Latest Album: https://fanlink.to/RLJThunder
In partnership with CRW Radio Promotions, singer, songwriter and worship leader Rick Lee James debuts a brand new radio special. 
The “Thunder Radio Special” can be heard exclusively on James’ official YouTube channel or his website. It was also recently added to Spotify and Apple Music. Radio stations interested in airing the “Thunder Radio Special” can contact Kathryn Ambrose at CRW Radio Promotions at kathryn@westarmediagroup.com.

Episode 406 - Spotlight on Matt K. Lewis - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)

Spotlight on Matt K. Lewis - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 406
Called a “first-rate talent” in The Washington Post and “super-smart” by John Heilemann, Matt K. Lewis is a center-right critic of American politics and pop culture.
As a journalist, Lewis has earned a reputation as an “independently minded” (Columbia Journalism Review) and “intellectually honest” commentator (Ben Adler, Newsweek). He is a senior columnist for The Daily Beast, and his work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, GQ, The Washington Post, The Week, Roll Call, Politico, The Telegraph, The Independent, and The Guardian. He previously served as senior contributor for The Daily Caller, and before that, as a columnist for AOL’s Politics Daily.
Lewis dissects the day’s issues in conversation with other thinkers, authors, and newsmakers on his podcast Matt Lewis and the News, and co-hosts The DMZ Show with liberal pundit Bill Scher. He is a political commentator for CNN, has appeared on C-SPAN, PBS NewsHour, ABC’s “Nightline,” HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” and CBS News’ “Face The Nation,” and has contributed to radio outlets including NPR and the BBC.
Kirsten Powers described Lewis’s 2016 book, Too Dumb to Fail: How the GOP Went From the Party of Reagan to the Party of Trump, as “a lively and fascinating read for any person confounded by the state of today’s Republican Party.” In 2011, Lewis released The Quotable Rogue: The Ideals of Sarah Palin in Her Own Words, an edited compilation of the Alaska governor’s much-discussed public utterances.
 
Matt's Web Site: https://www.mattklewis.com/
 
 
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LOVE OUR ENEMIES (Official Music Video):
 
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Rick on Bandcamp
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Mister Rogers Quotes on Twitter at @MisterRogersSay.
“Welcome To The Neighborhood: A Mister Rogers Tribute Podcast”:HERE.
Rick Lee James Radio Special:https://westarchristianmedia.com/rick-lee-james-30-minute-radio-special
Get Rick Lee James Latest Album: https://fanlink.to/RLJThunder
In partnership with CRW Radio Promotions, singer, songwriter and worship leader Rick Lee James debuts a brand new radio special. 
The “Thunder Radio Special” can be heard exclusively on James’ official YouTube channel or his website. It was also recently added to Spotify and Apple Music. Radio stations interested in airing the “Thunder Radio Special” can contact Kathryn Ambrose at CRW Radio Promotions at kathryn@westarmediagroup.com.

Episode 405 - Postcards From Babylon with Brian Zahnd, David & Kathi Peters

Episode 405 - Postcards From Babylon with Brian Zahnd, David & Kathi Peters
Postcards From Babylon is a long-form documentary featuring author and pastor, Brian Zahnd, as he investigates possibly the most important question for the church in North America today:
 
How does the church stay faithful to the beautiful way of Jesus while situated in one of the most divisive political climates in our nation's history?
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The film explores how Christians seeking proximity to power has led to a hyperpartisan Nationalistic posture that is demonstrably hindering the witness of Christ.
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As exiled citizens of a superpower nation, Christians' deepest allegiance must be to the peaceful Kingdom of God, and from that posture they must always speak truth to power...no matter the cost.
 
Our Guests This Week
 
DAVID PETERS
CO-DIRECTOR
David, a career filmmaker, earned Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Cinema Communications.  He has created award-winning films that tell stories of people from all over the world with an authentic and journalistic approach.  His work has appeared on Netflix, PBS, Amazon and international television.
 
KATHI PETERS
CO-DIRECTOR
Kathi holds a degree in Speech Communication. As co-producer at Global Story Films, she edits and creates scripts, narrates, and facilitates interviews. Kathi’s work has been recognized by several international film festivals.  She is a utility player in both the production and post-production phases of her work.
 
BRIAN ZAHND
CONSULTING PRODUCER
Pastor, Author, Storyteller:  Brian is the founder and lead pastor of Word of Life Church, a non-denominational Christian congregation in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Brian and his wife, Peri, founded the church in 1981.
 
Film Web Site: https://www.postcardsdoc.com/
Purchase Event Tickets: https://live.postcardsdoc.com/

Episode 404 - Sow and Tether - This Is The Day!

Episode 404 - Sow and Tether - This Is The Day! 
Band Website ( http://sowandtether.com ).
 
Band Bio
Sow and Tether exists to enrich and excite souls with the grace and truth of Christ through song.  We are part of the worship teams at Redeemer Baptist Church and Getwell Road Church in the Northwest Mississippi / Memphis, Tennessee area, and we lead and write songs that speak the truth of the gospel of Jesus to encourage and edify the Church.  We lead worship for conferences, camps, D-Nows, retreats, and various other events as our schedules allow.  
Born out of Redeemer Baptist Church in Olive Branch, Mississippi, our desire for those we have the opportunity to minister to is the same as our desire for our own congregations:  to sing songs with deep gospel roots that help people to see the glory of the risen Christ.  Every opportunity to lead others is met with this calling, and we would love to partner with your church or organization in ministry. 
 
Hunter Bobo is the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of Sow and Tether.  He serves as Worship Pastor at Redeemer Baptist Church in Olive Branch, MS.
 
Stephen McNeill is the bassist for Sow and Tether.  He is a singer-songwriter and music teacher. 
 
You can hear more of Sow and Tether’s music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2UhS2UHJ67tRfYoLr29GY9?si=GEivcku3SCC78av4eVTBLw 
 
 
Thanks for listening!
Blessings,
Rick Lee James

Episode 403 - What Is Epiphany?

Episode 403 - What Is Epiphany?
Our January 6th, 2021 Epiphany Show
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Blessings,
Rick Lee James

Episode 402 - Last Show of 2020 (LIVE) - Fred Rogers Quotes and More!

Episode 402 - Last Show of 2020 (LIVE) - Fred Rogers Quotes and More!
Audio is poor at the start but gets better after intro.
In this short episode I share a little bit of news, some 2020 reflections, and a lot of Fred Rogers quotes.
Wishing you a very meaningful 2021.
Blessings,
Rick Lee James