Radio Journalist and Podcaster Julie Rose on Staying Curious

Episode Summary: 

In episode 3 of The TOP Lessons podcast, Julie Rose, host of the Top of Mind podcast, shares her journey from radio to podcasting and the inspiration behind her new show. Julie discusses the importance of engaging with challenging topics, embracing discomfort to expand our worldview, and fostering respectful discourse even during difficult conversations. She highlights the power of curiosity and follow-up questions as tools for navigating diverse perspectives and keeping meaningful discussions alive. Wrapping up the episode, Julie offers her TOP lessons for rising leaders and journalists who aspire to follow in her footsteps, emphasizing the value of understanding, patience, and the pursuit of growth.

About Today’s Guest: 

Julie Rose has been a radio journalist for 20 years, reporting for NPR local stations and network shows like Morning Edition and All Things Considered. For seven years, she hosted a daily live interview show on BYUradio and Sirius XM 143. Since 2022, she’s been the host and executive producer of Top of Mind with Julie Rose and, in 2024, she began hosting Uncomfy: Sticking With Moments That Challenge Us. Both podcasts aim to help people become better citizens, kinder neighbors, and more effective advocates. 

Key Points from this Episode:

• Introduction of today’s guest, Julie Rose

• About Top of Mind with Julie Rose

• Being able to engage in topics that challenge us

• Working through discomfort to grow a worldview

• Maintaining respectful discourse with difficult conversations

• Transitioning from radio to podcasting

• Using a viewpoint of curiosity to build understanding 

• Careful and thoughtful use of follow-up questions

• How Uncomfy got started

• Julie’s TOP lessons to the rising leaders who admire her as a journalist

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Connect with Kathy Inglot on LinkedIn

• Recommend a Guest for The TOP Lessons Podcast: [e-mail]

• Connect with The TOP Lessons on Instagram: @thetoplessons

• Subscribe to The TOP Lessons on YouTube

• Connect with Julie Rose on Instagram: @i_am_julie_rose

• Top of Mind with Julie Rose

• Connect with Top of Mind on Instagram: @topofmindpod

• Uncomfy: Sticking with Moments That Challenge Us

• Connect with Uncomfy on Instagram: @uncomfy.podcast

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