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Informing, Inspiring, and Entertaining Audiences for Over 30 Years!

Kathryn Raaker hosts Let’s Just Talk!, a nationally syndicated radio talk show that brings engaging conversations, expert insights, and timely information to listeners across the country.

With more than 30 years of broadcasting experience, Kathryn has built a reputation for connecting audiences with fascinating guests, industry experts, authors, and influential voices who share their knowledge and perspectives on the issues that matter most.

From the latest developments in technology, politics, healthcare, and business to lifestyle, entertainment, and current events, Let’s Just Talk! explores a wide variety of topics designed to educate, inspire, and entertain. Kathryn’s conversational interview style encourages open discussions, fresh perspectives, and meaningful exchanges that keep listeners informed and engaged.

Let’s Just Talk! reaches audiences nationwide through AM/FM radio, internet streaming, and digital platforms. The program is featured on the Wilkins Radio Network, Fairfax Public Radio, Dan Perkins Media Network, W4CY and W4VET Networks, and WCVG 1320 AM, “The Voice,” in Cincinnati.

Whether you’re listening live or catching up on your favorite interviews on demand, Kathryn brings you conversations worth hearing.

Tune in to Let’s Just Talk!—where interesting people, important topics, and great conversations come together!

WREB Talk RadioAMFM247 airs 11-09 -11-10 11-14-2026

Lt. Gen. William Troy: Five Essential Principles of Great Leadership

Today on Let’s Just Talk, we welcome retired three-star Lieutenant General William Troy to discuss his new book, “Essential: Five Principles That Make Good People Great Leaders.”

In this concise, practical guide, Troy shares leadership lessons from the battlefield, shop floor, and boardroom. Drawing on his own experience and the example of outstanding leaders he has known, he explores five essential traits: trust, communication, teamwork, culture development, and delivering results. His insights offer busy leaders a path to becoming the leaders they aspire to be.

Leadership is an honor, but strong performance alone does not prepare someone to lead. Capable, well-intentioned employees often step into leadership roles with little training. Military leaders, by contrast, are prepared to lead with technical competence, tactical skill, and ethical judgment before taking charge. Small and midsize private-sector organizations often lack the resources to prepare leaders in advance, putting both their leaders and their organizations at a disadvantage.

Troy brings both military and business experience to the challenge of preparing people to lead.

William “Bill” Troy is an independent consultant specializing in leadership development and strategy. He teaches leadership and management in the Executive Master in Public Leadership program at the University of Texas’s LBJ School of Public Affairs. He has also provided commentary for ABC News Online and given keynote addresses across the United States, China, Europe, and the Middle East.

Troy was CEO of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) from 2014 to 2019, following 38 years of service in the U.S. Army. He retired as a three-star lieutenant general after serving as director of Army Staff at the Pentagon. Earlier, he commanded U.S. Army Alaska, overseeing combat readiness for 12,000 soldiers and the welfare of 20,000 family members. He also served as chief of staff for III Corps in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Troy earned a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Military Academy and was commissioned as an infantry officer. He holds master’s degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School and the Naval War College and served as a senior fellow at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. His honors include the Bronze Star, Combat Infantryman Badge, Ranger Tab, Master Parachute Wings, Distinguished Service Medal, and French National Order of Merit.

Join us on Let’s Just Talk as William Troy shares lessons from the battlefield to the boardroom. Discover how trust, communication, teamwork, culture development, and delivering results can help you become the leader you aspire to be. Visit: www.WilliamTroy.com

To learn more about the book, visit Amazon.

You can watch the book trailer on YouTube.

Fairfax Radio 11-10-2026

“The Aging Code” a new Book by Dr. Robert J. McCunney

Our first guest today on Let’s Just Talk is Dr. Robert J. McCunney. He is an author, and a Specialist in Internal Medicine and Occupational and Environmental medicine. He is a practicing physician in the Pulmonary Division of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, a member of the Harvard Medical School faculty, and a visiting scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health.

He joins us today to discuss his new book, “The Aging Code”.Dr. McCunney explained how progeria, a rare disease, helps him explore aging’s genetic “code” in the novel. The plot follows a young physician and a journalist as they uncover a sinister use of genetic manipulation.

“The Ageing Code”, brings together three themes: the genetics and physiology of aging, gene therapy, and the Russian-Ukrainian war. he book is based on his earlier novel, Cluster, and brings back Dan Murphy and Anna Carlson. Robert explains that he developed the plot and characters first, then chose the title. By the end of the story, all three themes come together.

Healthy Living and Longevity –What else can support a long, healthy life? He points to staying mentally, physically, and socially active. He draws on research into “blue zones”—places where people live longer. He suggests that many people can reach their late 80s or 90s by following common-sense habits, such as not smoking and drinking in moderation.

Centenarians and Blue Zones – He also talks about the growing number of people living beyond 100. He says the U.S. centenarian population rose from about 50,000 in 2010 to more than 100,000 in 2024, and that Japan had the highest number worldwide. He highlights blue zones in Okinawa, Greece, Costa Rica, and Loma Linda, where people live longer, healthier lives.

For more information visit:https://www.robertjmccunney.com/

New Book “Gardens in the Galaxies”- What if Adam & Eve Never Gave Into Temptation?

Our second guest today on Let’s Just Talk is Mark Springer, author of “Gardens in the Galaxies,” a reimagining of Adam and Eve’s story. Mark Springer has over three decades of experience as a senior-level writer, and editor of technical and scientific documents. He also has crafted promotional content for the medical device, biotechnology, and life science industries. His first non-fiction book, Identity Theft, was published last year. His newest book is historical fiction, Gardens in the Galaxies.

As we begin Mark wrote the book over a year, while working between other projects. Biblical connections between Adam and Jesus inspired him, especially a passage linking the first Adam to the last Adam, Jesus. This led him to explore the relationship between Christian faith and belief in a historical Adam and Eve. Mark’s speculative fiction explores what might have happened if Adam and Eve had obeyed God. His research examined biblical teachings about Jesus coming before the world’s foundation and eternity extending into both past and future.

In “Guards of the Galaxies,” a fictional angel named Josiah shows characters life without the fall, revealing that Jesus would have come regardless of the outcome. The book imagines Adam and Eve creating gardens across galaxies, paralleling the idea of people having worlds of their own. It also explores connections between Adam and Jesus, humanity’s creation in God’s likeness, judgment, and salvation.

Coming soon Living Like Jesus Through the Holy Spirit –In his newest book, “Synapse,” there is as an exploration of living like Jesus through the Holy Spirit. He said born-again Christians receive the same spirit as Jesus and discussed the responsibility of identifying as a son of God.

For More Information Visit : https://www.springermark.net/