There are some conversations that are so intimate, so profoundly significant in the human journey that finding the right place for them to land can be a tricky and sometimes estranging endeavor. KWVH’s program, “What we know and what we don’t,” hosted by Benita Conde and Peter Rosch, provides the landing strip for these personal expeditions to the soul and back.
It was on their program that a man in his forties, who had enjoyed a highly successful career in advertising, shared his story of facing a terminal genetic disease and double lung transplant that led him to rigorously contemplate an early death. The nature of his insights rightly deserved a safe, if not sacred, space to be held with listeners well versed in transformative events.
While their program is not a conventional therapy session, these longtime friends know a thing or two about transformative events. Both are fully engaged with the big questions in life, like finding ways to create a healthier, sustainable and regenerative world, the inner journey, self-development, sobriety and recovery, and finding the way to inject radical love into the business world. Conde, who is an entrepreneur as well as a life and career coach, brings elements of spirituality to the program and an active knowledge of Twelve Step work. Rosch is an observer, a gifted writer and storyteller. The two met two decades ago at the global advertising agency, BBH. Both achieved high success in that industry, Rosch as a talented creative and Conde as a recruiter and manager for advertising professionals.
“We’re not here to change minds, we’re here to provide a place for new ideas and to listen to the experiences of others. Because of our work at BBH and other commitments, we know a wide range of people who are inclined to articulate their inner world,” said Conde in a recent zoom interview.
“We’re here to amplify diverse voices and to get those stories out into the world,” said Rosch in a meeting at the KWVH studios. Both hosts say that the show gives them permission to reach out into the world for those voices, and that those Friday afternoon shows leave them feeling full. “It’s our favorite time of the week.”
While the program is not a place where hosts talk over each other in an excited jumble, it is not somber either. It is thoughtful, uplifting and positive. Tune in for yourself every Friday at 1 p.m. and join these co-hosts on a walk down the road less traveled.
