BHL Podcasting

Join us as the BHL Podcast Show visits with former Kansas Governor Bill Graves.  We discuss life as a kid in a family trucking business, favorite memories of being Governor, the challenges of working in the federal environment, and what former Governors do to stay busy in retirement!

The BHL podcast welcomes Lew Perkins, former Athletic Director for the University of Kansas, University of Connecticut, and several other interesting career stops! Join us as we learn about Lew’s experiences through athletics and a rich career with stops at some of America’s premier universities. We discuss the impact of sports on civil rights, the fantastic relationships it facilitated with people from top athletes/coaches to United States Presidents to Nelson Mandela, what it’s like to win national championships, and growing up in the same neighborhood as one of America’s most notorious gangsters!

The BHL Podcast series welcomes Kansas Governor Laura Kelly to the show! Listen in as we discuss life in a military family, the many places she’s lived along the way, why playing for the Yankees was her first career choice, and some of the best opportunities that come with being the Governor of Kansas.

The BHL podcast series visits KSDS, an absolute hidden treasure in Washington, KS that trains service dogs.  Find out about the incredibly varied groups of people and situations where these amazing dogs are improving quality of life, the extensive breeding and training regimen the dogs have to go through, all the amazing business and community partners who help bring the miracle to life, and how you can get the greatest job in the world......coming in to pet and play with the puppies!

Today on the BHL podcast we visit with Jeff Meyer (Commissioner) and Andy Bagnato (PR) of the Cactus League, the spring training league for Major League Baseball in Arizona. Join us as we discuss stories of famous big leaguers in their candid moments at spring training, the economic impact the Cactus League has on its community and the state of Arizona, which baseball players should be in the Hall of Fame but aren’t, and what it means to grow up as a baseball lover and wind up running a spring training league and working with your childhood heroes!

In this episode of the BHL podcast, we visit with Chad Tenpenny, State Director and Counsel for U.S. Senator Pat Roberts. Listen in as we discuss the changes in politics over the years, being in D.C. during the 9/11 attacks, and what might surprise you to know about Senator Roberts. Many laughs and many surprises will be revealed!

The BHL podcast visits today with Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle. Join us as we discuss the transition from Allentown, PA (yes Billy Joes fans, that Allentown) to Wichita, KS, how you grow a business while raising 7 kids (and now 15 grandkids), the single issue that made her so mad she ran for the Legislature, and her most vivid and impactful childhood memory!

The BHL podcast visits today with Hutchinson Community College leadership Dr. Carter File (President) and Denny Stoecklein (Director of Marketing and Public Relations).  Hutch CC is an amazing place!  Listen in as we discuss the unbelievable speakers that come to Hutch (Maya Angelou, General Richard Meyers, Dayton Moore, and Henry Winkler just to name a few), what draws students to Hutch CC (among other things they get free landscaping from KSU and it’s AMAZING), how education continues to change and evolve, and how a 91 Ford Ranger can consume an entire retirement plan.  Prepare to be entertained!

Today the BHL podcast welcomes Kansas City Star sportswriter Sam Mellinger. We discuss covering the great Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs tremendous 2018, the impact a sportswriter has on fans and their relationships, and how a childhood dream to write about sports exceeded his wildest dreams.

The BHL Podcast series welcomes singer/songwriter and Powder River Records recording artist Ned LeDoux to the show.  We discuss what it’s like playing in your dad’s band, musical influences, writing songs with some of Nashville’s most accomplished songwriters, and why life in the country is the best!