Jamie Valvano is the daughter of the legendary Jim Valvano, or “Jimmy V”—the beloved late college basketball coach, sports broadcaster, and founder of the V Foundation, which he established with ESPN before his passing.

Jamie inherited the BRCA2 genetic mutation that led to her breast cancer diagnosis, which she would learn was related to her father’s adenocarcinoma and other cancer cases in their family.

Thanks to the cancer research her father fought so passionately for when founding the V Foundation, Jamie celebrates 20 years cancer-free this year. A wife and mom, in this episode, Jamie shares her personal story and how her father’s vision gave her a literal game plan for survival.

Connect with Jamie: https://www.v.org/

Connect with Kristine: https://www.kristinegasbarre.com/

For my hometown people and anyone reading 'SHOW, DON'T TELL': an episode with Mrs. Korthaus, who inspired the book and thousands of English students over the years.

We chat about the challenges teachers have been facing in recent years, and what science says is our biological need for the wisdom of elder women.

Dr. Paul Levinson, PhD, was the longtime chair of the communications department at Fordham University in NYC, where he was also my favorite professor and grad school adviser.

We talk about what's been missing in politics and faith about the abortion conversation from his perspective as an expert in Constitutional law, especially as it relates to the First Amendment.