01. Charleston Pastor on Forgiving Church Shooter
02. Baseball Digest Celebrates Iconic Baseball Movies
03. Why Are We Still Talking about Vaccines?
04. We Love Moms, Why Don’t They Love Themselves?
05. Even Stepmoms Deserve a Happy Mother’s Day
06. Do a Show on Forgiveness for Mother’s Day
07. How Foreign Aid Is Hurting Africa
08. Former Agent Reveals Behind-the-Scenes IRS Chaos
09. Why the Beatles Will Live Forever
10. Want to Become an Activist? Here’s How!
11. Your Clean House Could Be Toxic
12. Is It Time to Turn Off Your Electronics?
13. How to Go from Monday Blues to a Weekend Attitude
14. Animal Communicator Tells All about Your Pet
15. What’s Behind a Rise in Boomer Suicides?
16. Deceived: What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You
17. Best-Kept Secrets of Successful Teenagers
18. Hungry … Homeless … and in College
19. What Happens When Kids Make Up their Own Homework?
20. Interview the Decision Doctor
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1. ==> Charleston Pastor on Forgiving Church Shooter
This weekend’s synagogue shooting brings to mind other
deadly attacks on houses of worship. On June 17th,
2015, a 21-year old white supremacist walked into
Emmanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina
and sat through a 45-minute prayer meeting. When those
in attendance closed their eyes in prayer, he shot them
and took nine innocent African-American lives. The
shooter claimed he had no regrets and hadn’t shed a
tear. Interview Reverend Anthony Thompson, whose wife
Myra was one of the victims, about how he could stand
in a courtroom just hours later and publicly forgive
the unrepentant killer. Rev. Thompson can discuss the
power of forgiveness in our personal lives, and what it
can do for a community or nation. He’ll discuss how to
love those that hate you, why forgiving doesn’t mean
forgetting, and the difference between forgiving
publicly and privately. Reverend Anthony Thompson is
the author of “Called to Forgive.’ Contact Jason Jones
at jason@jonesliterary.com
2. ==> Baseball Digest Celebrates 30th Anniversary of
Iconic Baseball Movies
We know Americans love baseball, but they love movies
about baseball almost as much as the game itself! The
new issue of Baseball Digest features two iconic
baseball movies celebrating their 30th anniversary:
Field of Dreams and Major League. Invite editor in
chief Rick Cerrone to discuss why the magazine chose to
highlight the movies, what they have in common, and
what they say about the sport and American culture.
Rick Cerrone was vice president of public relations for
the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1987 through 1993 and
senior director of media relations from 1996 through
2006 for the NY Yankees. He was also a consultant for
the baseball movie The Natural. Contact Mark Goldman at
Mark@goldmanmccormick.com; (call/text) (516) 639-0988.
3. ==> Why Are We Still Talking about Vaccines?
The U.S. is in the middle of the worst outbreak of
measles since the disease was eradicated from the
country in 2000. Many doctors have never seen a case of
measles and Deane Waldman, MD, says that’s because of
mass vaccination programs and herd immunity. Dr.
Waldman says the measles outbreak is a not-so-subtle
reminder of how important vaccination is. “Dangerous
pathogens like polio, smallpox, meningococcus, etc.
aren’t dead and gone. They’re just suppressed. They’re
still out there in the environment. If we let up our
guard, we could again see children paralyzed by polio
or babies who are blind and deaf, with defects in both
brain and heart secondary to German measles (rubella).
I’ve seen a patient in an iron lung and don’t ever want
to again!” Deane Waldman, MD MBA, is a board-certified
pediatrician, a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Texas
Public Policy Foundation, and the author of “Curing the
Cancer in U.S. Healthcare.” Contact him at (505)
269-2776; dw@deanewaldman.com
4. ==> We Love Moms, Why Don’t They Love Themselves?
Moms do everything for everyone… except themselves.
Joffre McClung says this Mother’s Day, if you really
want to get Mom something she needs, encourage her to
practice self-love. She says, “Self-love is anything
but selfish, and moms need it more than anyone else.
And not just on Mother’s Day, but throughout the year!”
Invite this exuberant self-love expert on your show and
learn five things Mom can add to her daily life to
practice more self-love and mirror self-love for her
kids and partner. Joffre believes showing kids how to
be self-loving is one of the best gifts a mother can
give a child. Joffre McClung has appeared on numerous
radio and TV programs including CBS TV-Austin TX, Hay
House Radio and The Joe Franklin Show. A former media
producer, independent filmmaker, and author, Joffre is
the author of “The Heart of the Matter.” Contact her at
(917) 994-0225 (TX); JMcClung@rtirguests.com
5. ==> Even Stepmoms Deserve a Happy Mother’s Day
Stepmoms have often been portrayed as home-wreckers and
child-haters in movies and TV but most women who take
on this impossible-to-prepare-for role just want to
love their partner’s children. Sadly, when Mother’s Day
rolls around they’re often forgotten or go
unappreciated and unless they have their own kids, the
only one left to celebrate them is their husband.
Cathryn Bond Doyle, a Stepmom herself, can suggest ways
to help you—or the Stepmom you love—feel valued and
acknowledged this Mother’s Day. She’ll share practical
advice about Mother’s Day and talk about using
creativity to have a great holiday. In 2000, Cathryn
left banking and founded Stepmoms on a Mission® to
support, train and mentor stepmothers looking for
answers. Cathryn’s upbeat conversational style,
combined with a treasure trove of Stepmom-tested
suggestions, will energize listeners whether they’re
Stepmoms themselves or want to help the Stepmoms they
love. Cathryn’s new book is “Stepmoms on a Mission.”
Contact Cathryn Bond Doyle at (609) 206-2009 (NJ);
cathryn@smoms.org?
6. ==> Do a Show on Forgiveness for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is meant to be a day to celebrate moms who
loved and nurtured us. However, not all of us had
mothers who fit that description. If you had a mother
who made you feel worthless every day of your life
beginning as a young child could you forgive her? Wade
Meadows did. In fact, he was her caregiver when she was
dying. Wade will reveal how he was able to let go of
all the traumatic things his mother put him through in
order to forgive her and emotionally free himself. This
insightful upbeat guest will inspire other people to
find peace despite their own chaotic upbringings and
perhaps bring about a few mother and child reunions.
Wade is the author of “Letters from the Ashes” and
Ashes Forged Into Manhood.” Reach him at 225) 224-8697;
WMeadows@rtirguests.com
7. ==> How Foreign Aid Is Hurting Africa
America sends millions in taxpayer dollars around the
world to help those in need, but does the money really
end up helping the intended recipients? Author,
speaker, and retired neurosurgeon Dr. Sylvanus Ayeni is
president of Pan Africa Children Advocacy Watch, Inc.
and says that extreme corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa
means that too many US taxpayer dollars end up lining
the pockets of corrupt officials instead of helping
poor families. His new book, “Rescue Thyself: Change in
Sub-Saharan Africa Must Come from Within,” reveals what
many in the West don’t understand about the root causes
of Sub-Saharan Africa’s plight and the necessary steps
to improve the situation. Ask him: What do you consider
the negative unintended consequences of foreign aid?
Can America do anything to ensure the sustainability of
projects undertaken with foreign aid funds? Contact
Sylvanus Ayeni at (301) 812-4579 (MD);
SAyeni@rtirguests.com
8. ==> Former Agent Reveals Behind-the-Scenes IRS Chaos
April 15th has come and gone, but millions of Americans
are still angry because of the complicated, stressful
taxation they must navigate. What most taxpayers don’t
realize: The feared IRS is actually a hotbed of
incompetence and disorder that hurts you. So says
former IRS agent and tax expert Richard Green who will
shock audiences by revealing how the Internal Revenue
Service is staffed year-round by slow-moving staff
using antiquated technology. As your guest, Green will
answer questions like: What types of IRS
miscommunication and lack of cooperation happen? How do
taxpayers suffer because of such poor service? Are
decisions for audits fair? Only someone like Green,
who’s seen it firsthand, can blow the whistle on the
chaotic IRS. Richard Green has authored “Agents of
Deceit”. Contact him at (909) 570-1509;
rgreen@rtirguests.com.
9. ==> Why the Beatles Will Live Forever
Ringo and Paul are still touring and Paul has had
nearly 40 million hits and counting on “Carpool
Karaoke.” Perhaps even more remarkable is the Beatles’
“White Album” made it into the Billboard Top 10 – 50
years after its release! This timeless group remains a
favorite of everyone from baby boomers to millennials.
All of this is not news to Susan Shumsky, who regularly
regales Beatles fans with fascinating unknown facts
about the Fab Four’s “White Album” and their lives in
the 1960s. When you interview Susan, you’ll learn:
three shocking reasons the Beatles’ left India in a
huff, stunning predictions their guru made about them,
and astounding hidden stories behind the song lyrics
written under their guru’s influence, such as “Dear
Prudence,” “Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill,” “Get
Back,” “Revolution,” “Across the Universe,” “My Sweet
Lord,” “Mother Nature’s Son,” “Blackbird,” “Why Don’t
We Do it in the Road,” “Dehra Dun,” “Back in the USSR,”
“Fool on the Hill,” and more. Also, you’ll discover how
Ringo’s new book is connected to the Beatles time in
India. Susan spent 22 years living in the ashrams of
the Beatles’ guru and six years on his personal staff.
She is the author of 16 books including “Maharishi &
Me: Seeking Enlightenment with the Beatles’ Guru” and
has done over 1,000 media appearances. Contact her at
(917) 336-7184; SShumsky@rtirguests.com
10. ==> Want to Become an Activist? Here’s How!
Dr. Ira Williams often calls himself the “Don Quixote”
of Health Care Reform. At 85, he is probably one of the
oldest activists around. For decades he’s been hounding
all five Federal Agencies created to solve the health
care crisis in this country. Even with those agencies,
our health care system is still a mess AND medical
errors leading to deaths in hospitals continues to
rise. Dr. Williams has developed a system to empower
local grassroots activists in each state to radically
change our health care delivery system. He’ll tell your
audience why each state is responsible for our nation’s
healthcare delivery system and how to organize state
wide grassroots activists that will challenge the
current system and WIN! Dr. Ira Williams is an
experienced surgeon and a medical malpractice expert
witness. His latest book is “Healthcare Warriors, Why
and How to Become One.” Contact him at (864) 479-8613;
IWilliams@rtirguests.com
11. ==> Is Your House Clean but Toxic?
Your house may be ‘clean’ but it could still be making
you and your pets sick. Eco-interior designer Charisse
Marei says there are an alarming number of harmful,
chemical-laden cleaning products in our linen closets,
basements, kitchens and bathrooms, all of which combine
to create indoor air that is five times more polluted
than air found outside. “It’s distressing to realize
each spritz and squeeze of a bottle contributes to poor
indoor air quality. It doesn’t stop there. As you
breathe in a plethora of fine mist particulates, it
negatively affects well-being—clarity, health, energy,
and oh, so much more.” Marei (pronounced Moray) will
share tips, recipes, lists and other resources to make
listeners homes what they should be: a safe place to
live and a place of respite for their families. Marei
is a consulting expert and the author of “Eco-Conscious
Home: Creating a Healthy Lifestyle in Your Heart &
Home” and the series “One Room at a Time: A Timeless
Keepsake and Eco-Conscious Home for Breathe-able
Clean.” Contact her at (610) 505-8695;
cm@charissemarei.com
12. ==> Is It Time to Turn Off Your Electronics?
Texting and social media can help you to stay
connected, yet at the same time, are they ruining your
relationships with your family members? Invite author
and award-winning screenwriter, TV/film producer, and
journalist Maryann Ridini Spencer to share her tips on
how to cut back on using electronics and start living
in the moment and enjoying life more. Her novel, “Lady
in the Window,” examines how to fully experience the
richness of life. Ask her: How can you break your
addiction to electronics? How can you stay connected to
friends and family without relying on social media?
Contact Maryann Ridini Spencer at (818) 492-9135 (CA);
MSpencer@rtirguests.com
13. ==> How to Go from Monday Blues to a Weekend
Attitude
Well, it’s just another rainy Monday. You woke up late,
traffic is at a standstill and you hate your job.
Whoopee!!! Can you really turn it all around by
shifting your thoughts? Annie Evans says you can AND
overcome even more serious tragedies. Evans personally
knows that changing attitudes can make a major mindset
shift. Being raised by a severely mentally-ill mom and
losing two life partners is just the tip of the
iceberg. Evans will share her startling story and help
listeners learn real strategies to change their
mindsets. They’ll learn ways to make a major shift back
to the land of happy living. Contact her at
aevans@rtirguests.com or (310) 621-0456.
14. ==> Animal Communicator Tells All about Your Pet
Wouldn’t it be nice to know what is going through your
pet’s mind? If you had an animal communicator you could
turn to? Well, now you have one in Dawn Crystal. Dawn
has been healing people and animals over the air using
sound for 25 years and has been interviewed on the
radio more than 40 times; she has also been a guest on
major TV shows. Now it’s your turn to interview her and
maybe get some free advice about your own pet. For
instance, Dawn may be able to tell you why your dog is
feeling anxious, why your pet is sick but the
prescribed drugs aren’t working or why your pet just
destroyed your slippers. Contact her at (807) 907-6294;
DCrystal@rtirguests.com
15. ==> What’s Behind the Rise in Boomer Suicides?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, suicide rates for those aged 45 to 64 have
increased dramatically in recent times. Sandra
Matheson, a boomer herself, believes this has to do
with ongoing societal changes. “People used to remain
in the same careers for life,” she says. “Now, many
companies think that they are paying older workers too
much, resulting in lay-offs of older employees. In
addition, they are often being supervised by younger
people. It is harder for older employees to compete.
It’s pretty frightening.” The good news is, it’s never
too late to reinvent yourself and live your best life
ever. Sandra experienced a painful midlife divorce,
retirement from her veterinary career due to health
factors and financial hardship to find joy and success
as a farmer and rancher. And she can show you how you
can, too. Sandra is the author of the upcoming book
“Thrive After 40 ? How to Seize Life and Grow Your
Dreams!” at (360) 325-4221; smatheson@rtirguests.com
16. ==> Deceived: What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You
Did you know it’s possible to reverse every disease?
That medicines don’t cure diseases – they are simply
managing the disease at the cost of side effects? That
not all “good” foods are good for everyone? Reena
Jadhav knows first-hand how important it is to take
control of your health and your body. She’ll share
short cuts she learned the hard way, as she fought her
way back to good health after 28 symptoms of an auto-
immune illness went misdiagnosed and untreated for
years. A highly successful tech entrepreneur, educated
at Wharton and Harvard, Reena has a strong personal
story of surviving two major illnesses before the age
of 50. Reena is the author of the HealJournal and
creator of the New Health Pyramid. Her newest book
“Healed” empowers people to take back their health
using science. Contact Reena Jadhav at (650) 309-1005;
RJadhav@rtirguests.com
17. ==> Best-Kept Secrets of Successful Teenagers
Teenagers are often known for being moody or silly, and
seemingly lost among the worry and angst of their
“almost an adult” years. But what about those teens who
are happy, hopeful, well-adjusted, and making confident
progress academically and in their everyday lives? What
do they know that could help ALL young people? Explore
this with acclaimed author Paul Bernabei, whose many
books of the Top 20 series include “TOP 20 Teens.”
He’ll reveal how today’s most successful teens think
smarter and foster positive beliefs while learning from
their mistakes. Bernabei will also talk about social-
emotional learning and how this benefits students in
personal and school life. Appreciative audiences (teens
themselves and their mentors/parents/teachers) will
also hear about must-know lifelong secrets for “people-
smart” communication, conflict resolution,
demonstrating kindness, specializing in effective
responses and much more. Contact Bernabei at (651)
362-9128; pbernabei@rtirguests.com
18. ==> Hungry … Homeless … and in College
When you think of homelessness and hunger, images of
college students rarely come to mind. But the reality
is that 36 percent of university students and 46
percent of community college students have poor housing
situations. Worse still, 12 percent of community
college students and 9 percent of university students
are actually homeless. Glen Dunzweiler, an advocate for
the homeless, knows that some folks just don’t want to
talk about the homeless problem. It isn’t pretty but it
is pretty important. Interview Glen to learn what you
don’t know about homelessness in America and how the
education we provide youngsters is actually making the
problem worse. Glen is a filmmaker, producer, director,
public speaker and former college professor whose
documentary, “yHomeless,” can be seen on Amazon Prime.
He is the author of “Things I’ve Learned From The
Homeless.” Contact him at (702) 703-2219;
GDunzweiler@rtirguests.com
19. ==> What Happens When Kids Make Up their Own
Homework?
Why do kindergartners love school but by the end of
high school most students can’t wait to leave? The joy
and excitement that can be found in those early years
quickly dissipates, but fixing it is easier than you
think! “There are so many ways to create a perfect
school,” says Lee Jenkins, a career educator with a
passion for improving student learning in school. “From
giving students choice in how to do homework to
creating a team feel in every classroom, where they are
more interested in outperforming their own best work
instead of competing with each other, it works!” In
fact, teachers using Lee’s method are seeing an
increase in classroom learning by six times the
national average! Lee Jenkins is currently working on
his new book “How to Create a Perfect School” (June
2019), foreword by Jack Canfield. He’s been an educator
and administrator both in public schools and
universities. Contact Lee Jenkins at (484) 306-8784;
LJenkins@rtirguests.com
20. ==> Interview the Decision Doctor
Have you ever had to make a tough decision? Like
whether to leave a job? Get out of a relationship? Or
what medical treatment to pursue? It can leave you
feeling scared, lonely, and frozen with fear. Terrie
Novak is an expert at decision-making… or “choice-
making” as she likes to call it. As a systems analyst,
she does it every day at work for her customers. So,
when she was faced with a scary diagnosis and an even
scarier treatment option, she decided (after freaking
out) to apply what she does at work to help her make
some important decisions. Terrie will share her
powerful story with your audience and explain how her
three-step decision making process makes any decision
easier to make. Terrie Novak works in software
engineering as a systems analyst. Her unique framework
for “choice-making” can be applied to decisions of any
kind. Her upcoming book, “The Decision Doctor” outlines
a three-step process she created to help heal herself.
Contact Terrie at (503) 336-3767; TNovak@rtirguests.com