Ryan Burge

Joanna Taft, Executive Director - Harrison Center for the Arts

Joanna Taft, founding director of The Harrison Center for the Arts, shares her stories of falling in love with neighborhoods and creating beauty through artistic expression, honoring a neighborhood’s culture, seeking justice and mercy, and knowing each other’s stories.

Jim Madison, Historian

Author, history professor, and Indiana treasure Jim Madison joins Chris to talk about the importance of formation, education, and grappling with our failures as a state when it comes to race and Christian nationalism. Despite dark eras and current challenges, there is hope as we learn from history and “refuse to surrender” to the idea of a post-truth world.

Dave Calabro, Longtime Indiana sports broadcaster and voice of the Indianapolis 500

Beloved Indy 500 track announcer Dave Calabro sits down with Chris to talk about calling, curiosity, and a career full of incredible stories in the sports broadcasting world. Dave shares about his deep faith, the challenges of anxiety, and mentors like his father and Tom Carnegie who led the way.

Mo Merhoff, Business Leader

Mo Merhoff—former president of One Zone Chamber, the joint Chamber of Carmel and Fishers—shares her stories of leadership from international rowing and the Olympics to making an impact in her own city. She encourages us to think bigger by working together across disparate viewpoints to create meaningful lives and thriving communities.

Eric Holcomb, Former Governor of Indiana

Former Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb joins Chris for a look behind the curtain of public leadership. He shares his stories of being a voice of civility and bipartisan cooperation despite deep fractures in our state and nation, following the North Star of his faith in times of tension, violence, and darkness.