January 16, 2018
01. Hawaii Uh-Oh
02. Roe v Wade at 45
03. America’s Shame: Children Are Its Poorest Citizens
04. Could Drawing Make You Sexier?
05. Boomers: How to Fit into a Younger Workplace
06. What to Do When Single on Valentine’s Day
07. What’s a Rowdy Girl Sanctuary?
08. Late Bloomers Finding Love
09. Could Your Child’s Car Seat Take His Life?
10. Smart People Said No to Resolutions
11. Stay Well When Everyone Else is Sick
12. How Sexual Harassment Affects Your Health
13. Fake News and the Free Press
14. Missing Key for Kicking Alzheimer’s Butt
15. Is Trump Just Like Turkey’s Dictator?
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1. ==> Hawaii Uh-Oh
Millions of Hawaiians panicked over the weekend when
their cellphones pinged with official messages that the
island was about to be struck by a nuclear missile.
Many people didn’t know what to do during the half hour
before the message was rescinded. Some prayed and
stayed in place hoping for the best. Although disaster
was averted this time, the incident brings to mind that
in these uncertain times with North Korea people lack a
plan for what to do should the worst happen. Robin
Burk, Ph.D., MBA, says it is prudent for all of us to
take some steps in case of attacks. She offers
important steps you can take now to plan for potential
attacks and disasters that could badly disrupt the
systems we often take for granted. Burk’s message is
all the more powerful because of who she is: She was in
charge of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s
interdependent networks research and is an expert on
network science. The DTRA is an organization tasked
with safeguarding national infrastructure against
weapons of mass destruction. Burk has been featured in
Wired, on MSNBC and on dozens of radio shows. She is
the author of the book “How to Thrive in an Uncertain
World.” Contact her at (703) 346-4448;
robin.kowalchuk.burk@gmail.com
2. ==> Roe v Wade at 45
Jan. 22 marks the 45th anniversary of the Supreme Court
decision legalizing abortion, a topic that remains just
as heated as it did back then. This Friday, Jan. 19,
the milestone will be marked by a March for Life by
Catholics in Washington, a march considered so
important that the pope is granting those who
participate an indulgence—forgiveness of their sins.
For some perspective on this, interview Richard
Ruhling, M.D., a board-certified internal medicine
doctor who has been a guest on dozens of talk radio
shows discussing current events. Among the topics Dr.
Ruhling can address are: the explosive role indulgences
played in the Protestant Reformation; why today’s
largely Catholic Supreme Court should be able to turn
back the clock on Roe v Wade (and why it should be
easier to give a few indulgences to the justices that
voted to redefine marriage in 2015), and why God should
not be expected to shrug off 60 million abortions when
He punished Egypt for killing babies during the Exodus.
Dr. Ruhling is the author of “God Bless America?”
Contact him at (928) 583-7543 or
mailto:Ruhling7@juno.com?
3. ==> America’s Shame: Children Are Its Poorest
Citizens
A just-released report by The Children’s Defense Fund
paints an appalling picture of America’s most
vulnerable and poorest population: its children. Invite
that organization’s president, Marian Wright Edelman,
on your program to discuss “The State of America’s
Children” report covering poverty, homelessness,
hunger, health issues, education and violence. Among
the findings: More than 12 million public school
students are homeless, 14.8 million children do not get
enough to eat, 3.9 million are not covered by health
insurance and income and wealth inequality is soaring.
Wright Edelman says, “This is one of the scariest times
America’s children have faced in the struggle to level
the playing field as the last 50 years of progress in
child health coverage, nutrition and education are
under assault.” Contact Michele Smith at
msmith@childrensdefense.org
4. ==> Could Drawing Make You Sexier?
If you want to impress someone you don’t know very
well—or to get to know someone whom you’d like to
date—all it might take is a few minutes of your time, a
piece of paper and a pencil. According to Lynn
Matsuoka, considered the best living reportage artist,
the way to draw someone to you is to draw them on
paper! In an interview that works as well for radio as
television, Lynn will explain a simple technique anyone
can employ, even the most artistically impaired,
fearful and untalented, to do quick drawings that will
build connection and foster admiration. And while she
is at it, Lynn can tell stories of what it was like to
take her own drawing skills behind the scenes of such
varied venues as TV shows, concerts, sumo wrestling in
Japan and the Watergate hearings. For 40 years, Lynn
has gotten paid to be a fly on the wall, recording
behind the scenes activities in quick drawings and all
the while heightening her skills of observation. A one
of a kind interview, Lynn is a media favorite. Contact
her at (808) 479-5966;artist@aloha.net
5. ==> Boomers: How to Fit into a Younger Workplace
Hundreds of thousands of talented professionals have
been ousted from the workforce because of their age,
tossed aside and replaced by millennials who are paid
less money. If they’re lucky enough to find new jobs,
they usually end up working for one-third of their old
salaries. Diane Huth, a 67-year-old marketing expert,
has studied this issue from all sides interviewing
millennials, traumatized baby boomers, and CEOs and
what she learned is not only fascinating but can help
countless struggling workers caught in the crosshairs.
Let Diane share 12 ways older workers can adapt to fit
into today’s younger workplace as well as how they can
reinvent themselves by using their talents in new ways
instead of trying to compete with younger workers for
the same jobs they had held decades ago. What she has
to say is nothing short of a new way of looking at
work. Diane’s latest book is “BRAND YOU! To Re-Invent
Your Career.” Contact her at (210) 601-7852;
diane@BrandYouGuide.com
6. ==> What to Do When Single on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day can be tough when you are single and
don’t have anyone special in your life while all your
friends are married, getting engaged or having babies
and posting on social media about it. Jennie Lynn can
help the lovelorn for whom Valentine’s Day is not about
hearts—unless they are broken—and flowers but sadness
and rejection. As the author of “Magnetic Love: Stop
Chasing What You Want…Start Attracting It,” she can
help the unattached find their soul mate, discover how
their subconscious may be sabotaging their dating and
learn to bulletproof themselves from relationship faux
pas preventing them from finding and keeping love
forever. Jennie Lynn knows firsthand what it was like
to be single at Valentine’s Day before discovering her
own relationship blocks. Contact her at (508) 965-3053
or jennielynn@jennielynn.com
7. ==> What’s a Rowdy Girl Sanctuary?
The name sounds fun but Rowdy Girl Sanctuary is a
serious business. As Renee King-Sonnen, its executive
director and founder, will explain, the sanctuary is
the first beef cattle ranch to convert from selling
animals for slaughter to becoming a vegan farm animal
sanctuary. In fact, located as it is in the heart of
cattle country, the Rowdy Girl is so unusual that it
will be featured on Animal Planet’s “The Vet Life” show
Feb. 3. But you can interview Sonnen first. She can
answer such questions as: What was behind her decision
to make such a dramatic switch? How can we treat
animals more humanely? What are some things meat eaters
would be surprised to learn? Contact: Mark Goldman,
(516) 639.0988; mark@goldmanmccormick.com
8. ==> Late Bloomers Finding Love
Jerry Seinfeld was 45. Gloria Steinman was 66. Both are
examples of people who married for the first time later
in life and there are plenty of examples of celebrities
who found love the second or third time around as they
aged: David Letterman, George Clooney, and James
Brolin, for instance. This Valentine’s Day, why not do
an unusual show on late bloomers who found love and
ways being older and more mature can make it easier to
find your soul mate and your own soul? Barbara Plasker,
an expert on late bloomers who says being a late
bloomer in love is a good thing, will be your guide.
Plasker is the author of “Simple Ways to Transform Your
Life: Lessons Learned by a Late Bloomer” and the
ultimate late bloomer who earned her master’s degree in
industrial design when she was 40 and her doctorate in
adult education at 56. Contact her at (845) 368-4413;
barbaraplasker@live.com
9. ==> Could Your Child’s Car Seat Take His Life?
Car seats are known to save children’s lives but
research shows that up to 73 percent of them are
incorrectly installed, putting children at risk. Ten
years ago, Kristiane Cates was driving with her two
young children when she was distracted by a stray
eyelash. During the brief time she took her eyes off
the highway her minivan struck a slow-moving dump
truck. She and her daughter survived the crash but her
eight-year-old son suffered fatal internal injuries
caused by his tight-fitting seatbelt. Cates is
convinced he would have survived had he been in a
properly installed booster seat. She’ll discuss the 3
most common car seat installation errors as well as why
we need to forgive ourselves for being less-than-
perfect parents. The author of “The Golden Thread: A
Memoir on Daring to Thrive in Crisis,” Kristiane Cates
is a speaker and a crisis coach. She hosts the “30
Seconds” podcast on iTunes and Google Play. Contact her
at (310) 601-0670; info@kristianecates.com
10. ==> Smart People Said No to Resolutions
Andro Donovan has two words for people who didn’t
decide to join a gym, lose five pounds, eat less
chocolate or be nicer to their in-laws for the new
year: Well done! The author of “Motivate Yourself: Get
the Life You Want, Find Purpose and Achieve Fulfilment”
says, “Resolutions are dramas waiting to happen. They
are expectations that you are going to fail after your
good intentions peter out.” She says, “What works is a
desire or intention to slightly steer yourself in the
direction you want to go, a gentle steering away from
what didn’t work and a steering into where you want to
take your life.” Andro Donovan is a leadership
development specialist. In 1990 she set up the
Hemingways Group, a leadership development, and
corporate transformation consultancy. She is best known
for her life-changing retreats which take place around
the world. Contact her at +4407711238410;
andro@trend.co.uk; andro@androdonovan.com; Skype:
andro.donovan1
11. ==> Stay Well When Everyone Else is Sick
The country is getting walloped with the flu. Influenza
is widespread in 46 states, according to reports to the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nationally, as of mid-December, at least 106 people had
died from the infectious disease. So, is there anything
you can do to avoid getting sick? Learn healthy
strategies that can prevent most colds and flu, and
minimize symptoms, as well as what single intervention
reduced type A flu 50 percent in children (hint: it
wasn’t the flu vaccine) from Jim Roach, M.D. His
approach has been so successful he no longer utilizes
the flu vaccine in his practice. Dr. Roach is a leading
integrative practitioner who has appeared on numerous
radio and TV programs, is a speaker, consultant,
educator, researcher, and widely sought clinician with
patients from across the country. He is
also the author of “God’s House Calls” which discusses
spiritual near-death experiences of his patients and
seeks to de-stigmatize spiritual experiences. Contact
Dr. Roach at (859) 846-4453 (office); jproach@aol.com
12. ==> How Sexual Harassment Affects Your Health
One in four women have experienced sexual assault and
75 percent of women have been the target of harassment.
Dr. Katherine Kelly says the #MeToo
movement marks more than the empowerment of women, it
may start a trend for the improvement of women’s
health. Research concerning the health impact of sexual
assault has long confirmed that women who have been
assaulted, abused, and/or harassed suffer both
emotional and physical consequences including acute
stress, PTSD, depression, anxiety, substance abuse,
miscarriage, preterm birth, eating disorders, and
obesity (with more than 75 percent of obese women
reporting unwanted sexual advances). Katherine Kelly,
Ph.D., M.S.P.H., is a licensed holistic psychologist in
her own psychotherapy and consulting practice in
Winston-Salem. She’s the author of “Soul Health:
Aligning with Spirit for Radiant Living.” Contact her
at (336) 406-8431; kkelly@drkatherinetkelly.com or
ktkelly101@earthlink.net
13. ==> Fake News and the Free Press
The Free Press has been under assault lately with the
president trying to discredit journalists and limit
their access to information. Invite Michael McCray, a
public interest advocate and expert on whistleblowing,
to discuss the importance of journalism, whistleblowers
and the role of the First Amendment. McCray was
personally bullied, intimidated and retaliated against
after he reported improprieties at his federal job
before being forced out. He says America needs
principled individuals now more than ever. McCray is a
sought-after speaker and the author of the forthcoming
“Truth, Transparency & Accountability: Wade Rathke and
The Fall of ACORN” and “Race, Power & Politics: Memoirs
of an ACORN Whistleblower.” Contact him at (870)
543-0024; mccray.michael@gmail.com.
14. ==> .Missing Key for Kicking Alzheimer’s Butt
There are many suggestions emerging on how various
diets and exercise regimens can help prevent and even
reverse Alzheimer’s but Michael Morgan, LMT, CST-D.,
says thus far, they’ve all been missing a key element:
CranioSacral Therapy. He says, when consistently
applied, the gentle, easily learned, affordable
technique can significantly roll back Alzheimer’s and
dementia in a few weeks. Invite Morgan to discuss his
research, explain what craniosacral therapy is (it’s
also being used by NFL players and children with
autism) and ways it can increase longevity. Morgan,
who’s been researching Alzheimer’s and dementia since
2008, was inspired to do so in part after watching his
stepmother and sister-in-law succumb to the disease.
He’s a well-known instructor of CranioSacral Therapy
and teaches the technique all over the world. His book
is “Preventing Alzheimer’s in Just 10 Minutes a Day
with the BodyEnergy Prescription and CranioSacral
Therapy.” Contact Kathy Regganie at (630) 567-8383;
kathy@bodyenergy.net
15. ==> Is Trump Just Like Turkey’s Dictator?
When allegations of corruption arose in his
administration he said it was a witch hunt and insisted
that his former political opponent be investigated
instead of him. Eventually he fired the people
investigating him. You might think we are talking about
Donald Trump but no, the “he” referred to was former
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is now
that country’s president. Brian Klaas will discuss the
parallels between Erdogan and Trump as a cautionary
tale of how the former made the investigation against
him go away even as he ramped up his authoritarian
powers. Could the same thing happen here? Klass says,
“We know how the story ended in Turkey. We must not let
Trump write the same ending here, one tweet at a time.”
Brian Klaas is a fellow at the London School of
Economics, a Washington Post Global Opinions
contributing writer and the author of “The Despot’s
Apprentice: Donald Trump’s Attack on Democracy.”
Contact him at b.klaas at lse.ac.uk
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