This Week with Dr. T, with special guest, Dr. Josh McConkey
09-22-2025
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This week on This Week with Dr. T, I welcomeDr. Josh McConkey– USAF Colonel, emergency room physician, author, and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. Few people bring together the perspectives of medicine, military service, and public leadership as seamlessly as Dr. McConkey, and his insights could not be more timely.
As the author ofBe the Weight Behind the Spear– a Pulitzer Prize–nominated book – Dr. McConkey shares a powerful vision of service, sacrifice, and leadership. His philosophy, forged in the crucible of emergency medicine and combat operations, has become a blueprint for citizens who want to strengthen America from the ground up.
He’s not just a man of words but of action. From saving lives in the ER to stepping in when North Carolina flood victims were left behind, Dr. McConkey has lived what he teaches – putting service above self and leading with conviction.
In our conversation, we discuss:
What it means to“Be the Weight Behind the Spear”– and how that guides his life and leadership
Why his book serves as a blueprint for America’s renewal
The role of volunteerism and his frontline work with NC flood victims
His analysis of the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) as both a physician and a military professional
His perspective on Dr. Oz’s leadership at CMS and the changes underway
Join us for an inspiring, thought-provoking discussion. Dr. McConkey reminds us that leadership begins with service – and that when we each do our part, we can make America stronger than ever.
Meet Jamie Walden, of Omega Dynamics. Imbued with matchless passion for all things “adventurous” and “fun”, Jamie’s teen years were filled with significant tumult (injuries, arrests, and choices of near life-long consequence). However, amid the rebellion and ruckus, Jamie continually endeavored to one day earn the title, “U.S. Marine”. After being nominated to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Defense, Intelligence, and Diplomacy in Washington, D.C., where he subsequently secured a nomination to the US Naval Academy, Jamie made the determination to simply enlist in the Marine Corps Infantry and achieve his childhood dream.
After leaving the Marines Corps, Jamie obtained a double major B.S. in Law Enforcement and History. Pursuing a career in Federal Law Enforcement, Jamie was selected as an Intern for the United States Marshals Service, and subsequent recruitment to a “Three Letter” agency. It was then, when Jamie received “the call”, that the Lord began testing and affirming the genuineness of his faith.
After again returning to Iraq in 2014 to serve the Christians suffering under the savage campaign of ISIS, Jamie and his wife Virginia were compelled to surrender their paradigm and follow the Lord into full-time ministry.
“The Mission of Omega Dynamics is this: to teach, train and equip “Those with ears to hear” to stand anew in their rightful place as more than conquerors in a kingdom that cannot be shaken…this generation is literally, eternally dying for us to”
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