The Mimi Geerges Show is an independently produced talk radio program. This weekly one-hour interview series features the country's leading experts, authors, scientists and entertainers. Our program presents a diversity of views on a wide array of topics. We strive to provide listeners with the information and insight to form their own views and opinions. The program airs nationally on Sirius-XM Satellite Radio as well as public stations around the country, and has been on the air since October 2002.

Some of our previous guests have included former President Jimmy Carter, Governor Mario Cuomo, UN Inspector Hans Blix, fashion designer Kenneth Cole, Governor Howard Dean, Whitewater figure Susan McDougal, linguistics professor Deborah Tannen, real estate entrepreneur Barbara Corcoran, sitarist Anoushka Shankar and Irish folksinger and songwriter Tommy Sands. The Mimi Geerges Show is a production of Focal Point Radio, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organiztion.

An interview with the Host and Executive Producer, Mimi Geerges

Mimi, what makes radio tick for you? Why does it intrigue you, this industry?

Radio forces the participants to speak with more clarity and detail, because they cannot rely on pictures to explain themselves—they have to paint a picture with their words. The listener also has to pay more attention to the spoken word. I don’t like watching talking heads on TV, but I do want the information. I can get this information while driving or cooking or doing something else.

What makes you like it so much that you decided to become your own talk radio host?

When I got out of college, I started volunteering for the Diane Rehm show on WAMU in Washington, DC. I was discontent with my job and my whole career as an engineer and had always flirted with the idea of being a journalist. I didn’t particularly like writing, but I’ve always enjoyed talking to people. I ‘m curious about a lot of different topics. I’ve been wanting to do this for 10 years, telling myself it just wasn’t feasible, but now I’m going after my dream. I think I can offer something new and valuable to the broadcast radio world.

So at the end of the day, what makes you satisfied with your day’s work?

That I offered people the opportunity to learn something new—and the same goes for me, that I have thought about or learned something new. I think many of us have surface knowledge about different issues, and I like to provide people with the opportunity to delve deeper, create informed opinions.

What kinds of listeners will find The Mimi Geerges Show appealing?

I think that the show appeals to anyone who wants to go beyond the “sound byte,” to anyone who wants to get underneath the surface on a wide variety of issues that are relevant today. We also look for guests who may not be famous but who have valuable and interesting experiences.

What is your role as a talk radio host?

I strongly believe that my role is to give listeners a chance to learn something new and to create their own informed opinions. There’s too much junk on the airwaves that is either on one side of the political spectrum or another. I offer a unique perspective and come from a different background than most people in the media. I’m not an angry conservative or a liberal bleeding heart. I don’t think as a radio talk show host I should be providing “the world according to Mimi,” but to allow different ideas and opinions to come out.