Off the Record with Jimmy Gillispie

Off the Record with Jimmy Gillispie

Everyone has a story and I'm here to talk about those stories. Off the Record with Jimmy Gillispie is a one-on-one interview podcast where the conversations are honest, the stories are real, and nothing is off-limits. Each episode centers around a main topic, but the real value comes from letting guests speak freely about their experiences, challenges, and perspectives. It’s thoughtful, unscripted, and focused on the stories you don’t always hear.

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October 6, 2026 • 59 mins

On this week's episode, podcast host Jimmy Gillispie sat down by himself and talked a lot of football on several levels. He first talked about some of the high school games. He has attended in the Kansas City area this fall, including last week's win by Kearney. He also recap the week of college football and the NFL week before the Monday night game.

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On this episode, Matt Noonan returns for his fifth time and we talk a lot of music.. Last month, we saw Lynyrd Skynyrd and Foreigner in concert at the Morton Amphitheater. We discussed the new venue and the amazing show. We also talked about several celebrity deaths including Dolly Parton, Tim Curry and Peter Cullen. Then we also talked a lot of music, especially classic rock artists and songs.

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On this weeks episode, my good friend PJ Matulka sat down with me and broke down his family vacation in Europe. They traveled internationally for six weeks, visiting five different countries. They stayed at base camps in Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Iceland. We discussed some of his favorite spots along with some favorites from his wife and son. We also talked about how he used an AI agent to build his very detailed itine...

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On this week's episode, Vicky Conner joins the podcast to about her business Rink Ratz, which is a rollerskating rink in Blue Springs, MO. She has owned the business for more than 10 years, an has tried to be a part of the community where she grew up. She also talked about her daughter, who has been nicknamed the Limbo Queen because of her amazing talent on skates.

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On this week's episode, Brett Pittenger returns to the podcast. Brett and Jimmy made their own lists of their Top 15 Sports Movies. They compared their lists and discussed each movie.

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On this week's episode, Brooke Beck returns to talk about her freshman indoor and outdoor track seasons at Oklahoma State University. She talks about becoming an All-American runner and earning All-Big 12 Conference honors, in addition to cutting significant time off her 800m run personal record. Brooke also talks about her summer and her Tik Tok dances.

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On this week's episode, Pleasant Hill graduate Paige Gustin joins the podcast during Jimmy's last week at the newspaper, where they worked together for 10 months. She talks about why she became a journalist, along with going to college at the University of Arkansas, where she learned the Woo Pig Sooie chant and experienced sorority life. Paige also talked about how she became an anime fan and why she loves the show "One Piece" duri...

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On this week's episode, Harrisonville High School graduate Kayleigh Norris talked about her freshman year at the University of Alabama. She talked about battling through injuries, and how she's trying to get back to being healthy for the upcoming cross country season. Kayleigh also talked about her first year of college and her summer.

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On this week's episode, Off the Record host and founder Jimmy Gillispie has been turned into the guest.

His good friend, Matt Noonan, was granted his wish from months ago and he interviewed Jimmy before his 44th birthday. Matt gathered questions from Jimmy's family and friends, and added a few of his own for this very entertaining episode.

Their conversations range from Jimmy's dream 5K race, women in sports, gambling, fast food, d...

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On this week's episode, Brett Pittenger returns to the podcast. We talked about the NFL Draft and how the KU men's basketball offseason has panned out thus far. We also dabbled in talking KU baseball, which is set to host an NCAA Regional this weekend.

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On this week's episode, KC Parade of Hearts Executive Director Jenn Nussbeck joined the podcast and talked about this year's event, the new "Heart" design, and the ins and outs of the process.

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In this week's episode, Baker University Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Liesel Kirk-Fink joins the podcast to talk a lot about running. Jimmy and Liesel were former teammates at Baker University, and she is now the proud parents of 2 collegiate runners and 2 younger children who run and compete in dance. She talked about letting her children create their own path but guiding them when they want or need help. She also talked about ...

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In this week's episode, Jimmy Gillispie and Matt Noonan break down the blockbuster movie "Project Hail Mary" and why it's crushing at the box office. They discuss what they loved about movie. Matt also talks about changes from the book to the movie. It's a full spoiler discussion about movie.

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On this week's episode, friend and fellow Baker University alum Kelly Braud joined the podcast. She talked about living on the Gulf Coast the past four years and what it's been like to move back to the South. We also talked about our glory days of bar trivia, and what books she's been reading for some local book clubs. One of those was Project Hail Mary, and now she's excited to see the movie. We also talked about our love of movie...

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Due to a busy schedule, there was no guest this week but I wanted to publish an episode. After a busy 3-day weekend out of town, I sat down and talked about the Easter Weekend and the KC Parade of Hearts kickoff event, along with my excitement for this year's event. Also, I briefly talked on Project Hail Mary. I also recapped my guests and talked about future guests.

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On episode 12 of the podcast, fellow Baker University alum Lindsay Sakamoto talks about her experience of moving from small town Kansas to Japan to begin a career at Tokyo Disneyland right after college. She talked about her career with Disney that spanned several parks and several character roles. Lindasy also discussed living in Japan for the better part of almost 20 years, which included the tragic 2011 tsunami. She also talked ...

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This week's guest was a special one. My daughter joined me to talk about the Harry Potter movies, after I finished watching the series with her. We talked about her love of all things Harry Potter, and hopefully one day a trip to Universal Theme Parks. We also determined her favorite local restaurant as she was given a winner-take-all 1v1 restaurant challenge that left me speechless.

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In this week's episode, a hometown friend of mine, Brett Pittenger, talk a lot of sports – ranging from high school basketball to the March Madness bracket to NFL offseason news. Brett is a long-time Baltimore Ravens fan so we had to discuss the Maxx Crosby trade from the Las Vegas Raiders that was coincidentally turned down by Baltimore. We also discussed the Kansas Jayhawks and their March Madness chances after the bracket ...

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On this week's episode, Tim Ahrens joins me to talk about giant physical movie collection that continues to grow as physical media production declines. He also breaks down several major categories for the upcoming Academy Awards, and he gives his opinions on what will win and what he thinks might pull an upset, based on the high number of movies he's seen.

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Baker University women's wrestling coach Kit Harris joins the podcast this week to talk about his coaching career, which spans more than 30 years in Kansas. He shared stories about his 20-plus years as the Baldwin High School wresting coach before opting to take the job at Baker University. He also talked about his team and the upcoming HAAC Championships, which is coming up this weekend.

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