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Defining Moments | A Podcast with JP and MK

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Defining Moments is a podcast dedicated to telling some of Kentucky’s best stories — the ones you already know, and the ones you should know. Each episode spotlights the people, places, and turning points that shaped a legacy: builders, risk-takers, quiet heroes, trailblazers, and everyday Kentuckians who made a lasting mark through courage, conviction, and vision. We’re here to preserve what deserves to be remembered — and to remind you that greatness isn’t reserved for “somebody else.” These stories prove that big dreams can come from small towns, that purpose can rise out of hardship.

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Recent Episodes

July 6, 2026

Episode 06 | Defining Moments | JP Blevins & MK Wathen: Ten Lessons on Identity, Parenting, and Surrender

For five episodes, JP Blevins and MK Wathen have been asking other people the hard questions. This time, they answered them.In this episode of Defining Moments, JP and MK turn the microphone on themselves — each sharing five life lessons they'd go back and tell their younger selves, and what it actually cost to learn them.MK sits with the wounds she almost passed on to her kids without knowing it, the fear that stepping away from her career meant falling behind forever, and what happened on a walk on the beach that quietly broke her open. JP traces the performance identity he built on basketball and business success, the four things he spent his life chasing, and what he had to reckon with after he caught them. Neither of them arrives at a clean answer. That's not an accident.Ten lessons on identity, parenting, faith, and what it means to stop white-knuckling the life you planned — from two people still inside the questions they're asking.

June 1, 2026

Episode 05 | Defining Moments | Doug Flynn: What Winning Didn't Fill: Faith, Loss, and a Life After Baseball

When the Gold Glove finally arrived, Doug Flynn found himself more frustrated about the years he didn't win it than grateful for the one he did. It was the first time he admitted — to himself — how selfish he'd become.In this episode, Doug Flynn joins JP and MK to reflect on a life built in the margins of expectation — a Lexington kid with no scholarship offers who signed his first pro contract for $2,500 out of a tryout he showed up to in cutoffs with a borrowed glove. He played eleven years in the Major Leagues, won two World Series titles with the Big Red Machine, and learned what it meant to know your role on a team that didn't need his ego. He also carries something heavier: his sister disappeared in January 1977 and was never found, a wound he has carried for nearly fifty years without closure. What unfolds is an honest account of achievement that didn't satisfy, grief that didn't resolve, and faith that held through both.Some questions don't get answered on this side of heaven.

May 4, 2026

Episode 04 | Defining Moments | Chip Mahan: On Loss, Loyalty, and Finishing the Mission

The FDIC told him to sell or liquidate. He took a breath and said no.In this episode, Chip Mahan joins us to reflect on the handful of moments that quietly built one of the most remarkable entrepreneurial careers to ever come out of Kentucky — from a tobacco barn in Frankfort to a $15 billion bank in Wilmington, North Carolina.The conversation moves through loss, loyalty, and the particular kind of courage it takes to keep going when the math says stop. Chip talks about losing his father at 11, the neighbor's words that landed too heavy for a child that age, and the way that morning shaped everything that came after. He traces the origin of Live Oak Bank's defining culture back to a single afternoon with T.W. Samuels of Maker's Mark — and the lesson in loyalty he carried out of that distillery. And he tells the story of sitting across from a federal regulator in Atlanta in 2008, being told the bank was over, and choosing obligation over self-preservation.Through it all: a wife named Peggy who responded to every leap with "how much time do I have to pack?" — married at 22, still together 63 years later.Some lives are built on ambition. Some are built on something quieter and harder to name. #DefiningMoments #Legacy #Stewardship #Mentorship #Generosity #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #Kentucky #Banking #LiveOakBank

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What is Defining Moments | A Podcast with JP and MK?: Defining Moments is a podcast dedicated to telling some of Kentucky’s best stories — the ones you already know, and the ones you should know.

Each episode spotlights the people, places, and turning points that shaped a legacy: builders, risk-takers, quiet heroes, trailblazers, and everyday Kentuckians who made a lasting mark through courage, conviction, and vision.

We’re here to preserve what deserves to be remembered — and to remind you that greatness isn’t reserved for “somebody else.” These stories prove that big dreams can come from small towns, that purpose can rise out of hardship.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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