Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/small-talk-big-ideas Welcome to Small Talk with John Thomas. Each week, John brings together engaging voices for a lively roundtable discussion on life and the arts. It’s a conversation designed to inspire new ideas and explore ways to improve your mind, body, and spirit. Insightful, interesting, and always thought-provoking. Don’t miss Small Talk with John Thomas, Sunday mornings on 830 WEEU... The Voice of Berks and Beyond. © 2026 Treese Media Group, LLC bedb755c-7ade-5888-802e-73f874bafa73 yes en Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:00:03 -0400 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:01:07 -0400 https://img.transistorcdn.com/S6DD3GbaNag1gGKmW7ODQT_rS_S_U5HIn5def-JRDf8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ZmIy/NjQ5MjY1OTdlYzI1/ZjU3ZDFiN2Y3Nzc4/ZGRiZS5wbmc.jpg episodic WEEU Welcome to Small Talk with John Thomas. Each week, John brings together engaging voices for a lively roundtable discussion on life and the arts. It’s a conversation designed to inspire new ideas and explore ways to improve your mind, body, and spirit. Insightful, interesting, and always thought-provoking. Don’t miss Small Talk with John Thomas, Sunday mornings on 830 WEEU... The Voice of Berks and Beyond. Welcome to Small Talk with John Thomas. community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive WEEU Radio No No 18 18 Small Talk - July 17th, 2026 full 0a291304-52e0-4870-9f77-8a03317a5e4e https://share.transistor.fm/s/3fe8a518 On today's program we discuss the benefits available to Berks County veterans as well as the benefits of a healthy diet.

]]> On today's program we discuss the benefits available to Berks County veterans as well as the benefits of a healthy diet.

]]> Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1790 On today's program we discuss the benefits available to Berks County veterans as well as the benefits of a healthy diet.

]]> community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive No 17 17 Small Talk - July 12th, 2026 full f370d5c1-e342-4c33-9074-c90afb4ccba9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9e2e8a8b On today's program we look at the heroic life of Leslie Howard and get the inside scoop on the upcoming (July 18) block party in downtown Reading.

]]> On today's program we look at the heroic life of Leslie Howard and get the inside scoop on the upcoming (July 18) block party in downtown Reading.

]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1790 On today's program we look at the heroic life of Leslie Howard and get the inside scoop on the upcoming (July 18) block party in downtown Reading.

]]> community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive No 16 16 Small Talk - July 5th, 2026 full 7ab6195a-df4a-42fa-89b2-c6bb8910683a https://share.transistor.fm/s/e60884cf This week on Small Talk, the Reverand Bryce Wandrey, from Christ Church Episcopal stops by to share his spiritual journey and offer insight into God's Word.

]]> This week on Small Talk, the Reverand Bryce Wandrey, from Christ Church Episcopal stops by to share his spiritual journey and offer insight into God's Word.

]]> Sun, 05 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1790 This week on Small Talk, the Reverand Bryce Wandrey, from Christ Church Episcopal stops by to share his spiritual journey and offer insight into God's Word.

]]> community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive No 15 15 Small Talk - June 28th, 2026 full d653975f-b527-492c-bea5-cb6999f3fa1d https://share.transistor.fm/s/6a13d797 Today's program is all about the beautiful life, as John welcomes Vince Spinnato, CEO and founder of Turnkey Beauty 

]]> Today's program is all about the beautiful life, as John welcomes Vince Spinnato, CEO and founder of Turnkey Beauty 

]]> Sun, 28 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1790 Today's program is all about the beautiful life, as John welcomes Vince Spinnato, CEO and founder of Turnkey Beauty 

]]> community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive No 14 14 Small Talk - June 21st, 2026 full df835c02-28eb-4074-99b3-c986a0451dbb https://share.transistor.fm/s/0d355a24 On today's show John is joined by Greg Schreiner with the Marilyn Monroe Collection, and was once agained joined by his friend Jane Runyeon!

]]> On today's show John is joined by Greg Schreiner with the Marilyn Monroe Collection, and was once agained joined by his friend Jane Runyeon!

]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1790 On today's show John is joined by Greg Schreiner with the Marilyn Monroe Collection, and was once agained joined by his friend Jane Runyeon!

]]> community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive No 13 13 Small Talk - June 14th, 2026 full f745b50e-f4d0-45c4-b306-ab6531b42995 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d00adcde On today's episode of Small Talk, Jon is joined by David Eames from his Church who has a facisnating story about combatting antisemitisim in Soviet Russia. John is then also joined by Ryan Lintelman who is the curator of entertainment at the Smithsonian National Museum and author of the book "Funny Stuff, How Comedy Shaped American History." 

]]> On today's episode of Small Talk, Jon is joined by David Eames from his Church who has a facisnating story about combatting antisemitisim in Soviet Russia. John is then also joined by Ryan Lintelman who is the curator of entertainment at the Smithsonian National Museum and author of the book "Funny Stuff, How Comedy Shaped American History." 

]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1790 On today's episode of Small Talk, Jon is joined by David Eames from his Church who has a facisnating story about combatting antisemitisim in Soviet Russia. John is then also joined by Ryan Lintelman who is the curator of entertainment at the Smithsonian National Museum and author of the book "Funny Stuff, How Comedy Shaped American History." 

]]> community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive No 12 12 Small Talk - June 7th, 2026 full 2e1d2544-32c4-4b3f-8520-9c0de614cea1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/388fcb92 On today's show John talks about his partner and friend, Gene London on what would have been his 95th birthday. To celebrate Gene, John is joined by Gene's nephew, Alexander Yulesh. 

]]> On today's show John talks about his partner and friend, Gene London on what would have been his 95th birthday. To celebrate Gene, John is joined by Gene's nephew, Alexander Yulesh. 

]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1790 On today's show John talks about his partner and friend, Gene London on what would have been his 95th birthday. To celebrate Gene, John is joined by Gene's nephew, Alexander Yulesh. 

]]> community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive No 11 11 Small Talk - May 31st, 2026 full 83015da1-a0b5-42b3-aced-afa54101d7df https://share.transistor.fm/s/19f7314b On today's show John is joined by his friend Hellen Peemoeller from Church, and then by Kathleen Sabogal who is the curator at Carnegie Hall in New York!

]]> On today's show John is joined by his friend Hellen Peemoeller from Church, and then by Kathleen Sabogal who is the curator at Carnegie Hall in New York!

]]> Sun, 31 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1790 On today's show John is joined by his friend Hellen Peemoeller from Church, and then by Kathleen Sabogal who is the curator at Carnegie Hall in New York!

]]> community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive No 10 10 Small Talk - May 24th, 2026 full 894a7a2c-b725-44de-be25-248500196008 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cfc3c894 On today's episode of Small Talk, John is joined by Berks county "Living Legend" and former WEEU personality Charlie Adams!

]]> On today's episode of Small Talk, John is joined by Berks county "Living Legend" and former WEEU personality Charlie Adams!

]]> Sun, 24 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1791 On today's episode of Small Talk, John is joined by Berks county "Living Legend" and former WEEU personality Charlie Adams!

]]> community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive No 9 9 Small Talk - May 17th, 2026 full cf4b31d0-0a8e-469b-b2f8-186ab7bafc9c https://share.transistor.fm/s/84fbad60 On today's episode of Small Talk, John is joined by Janie McKirgan, the President of the Jimmy Stewart Museuem in Indiana, PA. The two talk about all thing Jimmy Stewart, including the upcoming biopic film titled "Jimmy." 

]]> On today's episode of Small Talk, John is joined by Janie McKirgan, the President of the Jimmy Stewart Museuem in Indiana, PA. The two talk about all thing Jimmy Stewart, including the upcoming biopic film titled "Jimmy." 

]]> Sun, 17 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1790 On today's episode of Small Talk, John is joined by Janie McKirgan, the President of the Jimmy Stewart Museuem in Indiana, PA. The two talk about all thing Jimmy Stewart, including the upcoming biopic film titled "Jimmy." 

]]> community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive No 8 8 Small Talk - May 10th, 2026 full 64a2742a-cccf-4d41-9a2c-9d8bb7ad06e4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3f7cd748 On today's "Mother's Day" edition of Small Talk, John is joined by his good friend Donald Maher!

]]> On today's "Mother's Day" edition of Small Talk, John is joined by his good friend Donald Maher!

]]> Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1791 On today's "Mother's Day" edition of Small Talk, John is joined by his good friend Donald Maher!

]]> community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive No 7 7 Small Talk - May 3rd, 2026 full bb4b4075-bdba-4a89-9d37-79472d6a02b0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4c41e172 On today's epsidoe of Small Talk with John Thomas, John is once again joined by his good friend Dr. Robert Metzger. Dr. Metzger talks about his upbringing, some films he's been a part of, and a famous student of his among other topics. 

]]> On today's epsidoe of Small Talk with John Thomas, John is once again joined by his good friend Dr. Robert Metzger. Dr. Metzger talks about his upbringing, some films he's been a part of, and a famous student of his among other topics. 

]]> Sun, 03 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1791 On today's epsidoe of Small Talk with John Thomas, John is once again joined by his good friend Dr. Robert Metzger. Dr. Metzger talks about his upbringing, some films he's been a part of, and a famous student of his among other topics. 

]]> community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive No 6 6 Small Talk - April 26th, 2026 full 3c2261be-248d-48f2-8f61-671c45635b32 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a986e678 On today's epsidoe of Small Talk, John is joined by Reading City Council President Donna Reed. 

]]> On today's epsidoe of Small Talk, John is joined by Reading City Council President Donna Reed. 

]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:01:26 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1791 On today's epsidoe of Small Talk, John is joined by Reading City Council President Donna Reed. 

]]> community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive No 5 5 Small Talk - April 19th, 2026 full 05868ac9-980d-4cdc-9b34-8226f65cd8d9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ea27cdb4 On today's epsiode of Small Talk, John is joined by his friend John Davey who is a fashion collector who has collected many famous costumes from Hollywood. 

]]> On today's epsiode of Small Talk, John is joined by his friend John Davey who is a fashion collector who has collected many famous costumes from Hollywood. 

]]> Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1791 On today's epsiode of Small Talk, John is joined by his friend John Davey who is a fashion collector who has collected many famous costumes from Hollywood. 

]]> community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive No 4 4 Small Talk - April 12th, 2026 full ed99d5c3-f5ac-4bb7-a613-1939419a9f28 https://share.transistor.fm/s/39a1dd86 On today's show John is joined by his friend Joe Salender from Berks Community Cats. John and Joe talk about Joe's journey, what Berks Community Cats is, and how to help cats in and around Berks county!

]]> On today's show John is joined by his friend Joe Salender from Berks Community Cats. John and Joe talk about Joe's journey, what Berks Community Cats is, and how to help cats in and around Berks county!

]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1795 On today's show John is joined by his friend Joe Salender from Berks Community Cats. John and Joe talk about Joe's journey, what Berks Community Cats is, and how to help cats in and around Berks county!

]]> community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive No 3 3 Small Talk - April 5th, 2026 full d98df92c-64b5-4a4f-9bb5-bd9b4e84e943 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0c89849c On today's Easter Sunday show, John is joined by his friend Peter Issacson who is the Director of the Kutztown University Orchestra. Peter has curated a collection of songs that help celebrate the Easter holiday. 

]]> On today's Easter Sunday show, John is joined by his friend Peter Issacson who is the Director of the Kutztown University Orchestra. Peter has curated a collection of songs that help celebrate the Easter holiday. 

]]> Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1791 On today's Easter Sunday show, John is joined by his friend Peter Issacson who is the Director of the Kutztown University Orchestra. Peter has curated a collection of songs that help celebrate the Easter holiday. 

]]> community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive No 2 2 Small Talk - March 29th, 2026 full 68e820de-f87f-4797-812e-7d7fa24be698 https://share.transistor.fm/s/08126e9b On today's epsidoe, John is joied by two of his close friends. First up is Dr. Robert Metzger, art and cinema historian,  director emeritus at the Reading Public Museum. Then he was joined by Jane Runyeon who's name is synonomous with the Arts in Berks Country, known for her work in stained glass, her healing windows can be seen in hospitals and churches throughout Berks and the Lehigh Valley. Her collages and paintings are sought after by collectors throughout the United States. 

]]> On today's epsidoe, John is joied by two of his close friends. First up is Dr. Robert Metzger, art and cinema historian,  director emeritus at the Reading Public Museum. Then he was joined by Jane Runyeon who's name is synonomous with the Arts in Berks Country, known for her work in stained glass, her healing windows can be seen in hospitals and churches throughout Berks and the Lehigh Valley. Her collages and paintings are sought after by collectors throughout the United States. 

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:29:46 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1791 On today's epsidoe, John is joied by two of his close friends. First up is Dr. Robert Metzger, art and cinema historian,  director emeritus at the Reading Public Museum. Then he was joined by Jane Runyeon who's name is synonomous with the Arts in Berks Country, known for her work in stained glass, her healing windows can be seen in hospitals and churches throughout Berks and the Lehigh Valley. Her collages and paintings are sought after by collectors throughout the United States. 

]]> community, berks county, pennsylvania, spirituality, arts, positive No 1 1 Small Talk - March 22nd, 2026 full 5e577e55-33f4-407c-b1cd-e2451ba83f0e https://share.transistor.fm/s/2c9fccd5 On the inaurgural episode of Small Talk, host John Thomas is joined by Nick Long from the Juice Farmacy!

]]> On the inaurgural episode of Small Talk, host John Thomas is joined by Nick Long from the Juice Farmacy!

]]> Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400 WEEU WEEU 1791 On the inaurgural episode of Small Talk, host John Thomas is joined by Nick Long from the Juice Farmacy!

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