What Is Not A Great Whisperer?
Not A Great Whisperer is Katy Rey’s podcast for real conversations that stay with you.
Hosted by Katy Rey, Not A Great Whisperer is a podcast built around ordinary people, honest stories, unexpected courage, big laughs, hard chapters, and the moments that change how someone sees the world. Every episode starts with a person, not a script, because Katy believes everyone has a story worth hearing.
Episode Archive
All the stories. All in one place.
Browse episodes of Not A Great Whisperer and find the conversation you did not know you needed.
Episode 149: Tara Battiato – Leading with Heart in the World of Sports
From the sidelines to the forefront of change, this episode of Not a Great Whisperer follows a leader who’s redefining sports‑driven community impact. Once a Denver Broncos cheerleader and professional ballerina, Tara Battiato now channels that performance grit into leading community initiatives for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, building programs that advance youth football, gender equity, and social justice. Her work with the Glazer Vision Foundation—including the quiet, powerful moment when a child picks out their first pair of glasses from the mobile clinic—captures the heart of her mission: turning the energy of the game into lasting opportunities and uplift for the community.
Episode 148: Gab, Grit and Grace – Megan De La Conchas Journey from Silence to Empowerment
Survival turned into strategy: after enduring physical abuse, emotional trauma, and serious health battles, Lindsey White rebuilt her life into a playbook for generational empowerment—Tampa’s #1 Amazon Best‑Selling author brings fierce honesty, practical habits, and hard‑won mindset shifts to Not a Great Whisperer with Katy Rey, showing how to reclaim agency, channel pain into purpose, and build a legacy that lifts the next generation.
Episode 147: Unleashing Strength with Lindsey White – A Tale of Triumph Over Adversity
When life hands you chaos, some people rewrite the rules—this episode shows how to do it with grit and grace. On Not a Great Whisperer, Katy Rey sits down with Tampa’s #1 Amazon Best‑Selling author Lindsey White to unpack a life forged through physical abuse, emotional trauma, and serious health battles—and rebuilt into a playbook for generational empowerment. Expect fierce honesty, practical strategies for reclaiming agency, and energizing stories that turn survival into leadership. Listen for concrete habits, mindset shifts, and the kind of no‑nonsense encouragement that helps you grab your chaos and write your own playbook.
Episode 146: From Hidden Shadows to Authentic Light – Noelle Soncrants Unyielding Journey
From hidden shadows to authentic light, this episode of Katy Rey’s podcast, Not a Great Whisperer, follows a courageous journey that began in a conservative Midwestern town where feeling “different” showed up as early as age ten. Bullying and isolation forced a convincing facade that held through college athletics and into adulthood, until a pivotal intervention from her then‑wife sparked a reckoning. About a year into her transformation, Noelle Soncrant began the difficult work of living authentically; she joins Katy to share the pain, breakthroughs, and steady courage required to claim her true self.
Real people. Real stories. A whole lot worth hearing.
What You’ll Hear
The stories people carry are usually the good stuff.
Katy does not interview people like they are a project. She talks to them like humans. That is where the funny parts, brave parts, awkward parts, and beautiful parts finally have room to show up.
Real stories
Not perfect stories. Not polished stories. The kind people actually live.
Honest laughter
Because even the hard stuff usually comes with a little ridiculousness.
Ordinary courage
The kind that does not always look loud, but changes everything anyway.
A reason to keep listening
Because every person has more going on than you can see from the outside.
Every episode starts with a person.
Start ListeningWhy It Works
Ordinary is where the extraordinary hides.
The best stories do not always come from famous people. Sometimes they come from the person sitting next to you, the friend who kept going, or the stranger who has lived through something you never saw coming.
Everyone has a chapter.
Some chapters are hilarious. Some are heavy. Some explain the person in a completely new way.
Laughter makes room.
Katy has a way of making people relax enough to tell the truth without making it feel like a performance.
People are more than one thing.
The podcast leaves space for the full person: the joy, the grief, the courage, the weird little details, and everything in between.
Come for the conversation. Stay because people are incredible.
Listen to the PodcastHave A Story?
You do not have to be famous to be worth hearing.
Some of the best conversations start with someone saying, “I do not know if this is anything, but…”
Katy’s podcast is for the people who have lived through something, learned something, built something, survived something, or found joy in a way that might help another person feel less alone.
Podcast FAQ
Questions people ask before they listen.
A few simple answers about Not A Great Whisperer, the people Katy talks to, and where to listen.
What is Not A Great Whisperer?
Not A Great Whisperer is Katy Rey’s podcast featuring real conversations with ordinary people living extraordinary lives.
Who hosts Not A Great Whisperer?
Not A Great Whisperer is hosted by Katy Rey, a speaker, MC, author, founder, and human-first conversation starter who knows how to make people feel comfortable enough to tell the truth.
What kind of guests are on the podcast?
The podcast features people with stories worth hearing. Guests may be entrepreneurs, parents, friends, survivors, leaders, helpers, creators, or everyday people who have lived through something meaningful.
Is the podcast only for famous people?
No. The heart of the podcast is that people do not have to be famous to be worth hearing. Katy focuses on real people, real stories, and the extraordinary moments inside ordinary lives.
Where can I listen to Not A Great Whisperer?
You can listen to Not A Great Whisperer on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, Stitcher, and directly through the episode archive on KatyRey.com.
Can I suggest a guest for the podcast?
Yes. If you know someone with a story that could encourage, surprise, help, or connect with other people, you can contact Katy through the website and suggest a guest.
What makes Not A Great Whisperer different?
Katy does not treat conversations like interviews to get through. She creates room for honesty, humor, emotion, and the little details that show who someone really is.
The answer is usually simple: people are worth listening to.
Suggest a GuestKeep Listening
Press play. Meet someone worth hearing.
Every episode is a reminder that people are carrying more courage, humor, heartbreak, and hope than we usually get to see.