01. Getting Out of Afghanistan
02. Trump Made Right Call on Taliban Talks
03. Former FBI Agent & Comey Assistant – Josh Campbell
04. Trash or Treasure? Avoid Flea Market Rip Offs
05. Why Do People Fear Friday the 13th?
06. Meet the Moms Fighting Back to Save American
07. Why America Needs a Robust African Foreign Policy
08. Former Prof. Shares Shocking Truths about College
09. Why Do Our Best Students Feel Dumb?
10. Develop Your Inner Bull***t Detector!
11. Consumer Alert: What Insurance Companies Don’t Want You to Know
12. Six-Word System to Build Your Network (FAST!)
13. Are You Tech Challenged? Host an ‘Appy Hour!’
14. Epstein Exposed the Hidden World of Sex Trafficking
15. How the Burning Rainforest is Killing the Entire Planet
16. ‘Go Purple’ in October to End Domestic Violence
17. He Sacrificed Everything to Save His Homeless Mother
18. Surviving Stage Four Cancer Like Alex Trebek
19. Is Food One of Our Best Weapons Against Cancer?
20. How to Start a ‘Gentleman’s Club’ for Dad-less Boys
1.==> Getting Out of Afghanistan
Many believe that President Trump’s decision to call
off peace talks with the Taliban leaves the area
bracing for violence. Matthew Hoh explains the U.S.’
role in the region, beginning some 40 years ago. “Prior
to the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1979, the U.S.
started supplying revolutionary Islamic forces in
Afghanistan to create chaos to force the Soviet Union
to invade, ‘in order to give the Soviets their own
Vietnam’ as President Jimmy Carter’s national security
advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski said. After the Soviet
Union withdrew in 1989, the United States continued to
send money and weapons to various Mujahedin groups for
years, helping to create a more fragmented civil war.
After 9/11, the U.S. replaced one side of the Afghan
ethnic civil war with the other side, and did nothing
to establish a lasting peace.” Matthew Hoh is a senior
fellow with the Center for International Policy. He is
featured in the new documentary An Endless War? Getting
Out of Afghanistan. In 2009 he resigned his position
with the State Department in Afghanistan in protest of
the escalation of the Afghan War by the Obama
administration. He previously had been in Iraq with a
State Department team and with the U.S. Marines.
Contact him at matthew_hoh@riseup.net
2. ==> Trump Made Right Call on Taliban Talks
National security analyst Peter Bergen says President
Trump made the right call to when he canceled a meeting
and called off peace negotiations with the Taliban this
weekend. “Trump can smell a bad deal when it is
presented to him, and the deal that US Secretary of
State Mike Pompeo and his lead US-Taliban negotiator,
Zalmay Khalilzad, is cooking up with the Taliban is a
real stinker.” Bergen says, “The winner from the
canceled Camp David summit is the elected Afghan
president Ghani, who will run for reelection at the end
of this month and may well win. And whoever wins that
election will be in a far stronger position to insist
that the next round of negotiations with the Taliban
must include the duly elected Afghan government.”
Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice
president at New America and a professor of practice at
Arizona State University. He is completing a book about
President Trump’s national security team and policies.
Contact Dyana Messina at (212) 572-2098;
dmessina@penguinrandomhouse.com
3. ==> Former FBI Agent & Comey Assistant – Josh
Campbell
Josh Campbell, former Special Assistant to FBI Director
James Comey, had a front-row seat throughout the FBI’s
investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia
and the growing alarm inside the FBI about the
sustained assault on the Bureau and its independence.
“One key aspect of law enforcement in this nation that
separates us from authoritarian regimes has been the
norm that politicians do not interfere in the work of
the FBI,” he asserts. “This critical norm has been
tested many times throughout our history; conflict
between the White House and our institutions of justice
is nothing new. What is unprecedented, however, is
Donald Trump’s method of dealing with such conflict.”
Invite him on your show to share an illuminating fly-
on-the-wall account that takes listeners behind the
scenes from the earliest days of the Russia
investigation—codename: Crossfire Hurricane— that began
in the months leading up to the 2016 election.
Campbell, now a CNN analyst on crime, justice, and
national security issues, is the author of “Crossfire
Hurricane: Inside Donald Trump’s War on the FBI.”
Contact Johanna Ramos Boyer at (703) 646-5137; (703)
400-1099 (cell); johanna@jrbcomm.com or Erin Bolden at
(703) 646-5188.
4.==> Trash or Treasure? Avoid Flea Market Rip Offs
It’s flea market season and while finding treasures
amid the trash can feel exhilarating, too many times
people wind up hauling home fakes and frauds instead of
true flea market gold! Invite Patty Penke to share tips
to help treasure hunters spot a good value and
negotiate the best deal. You’ll learn what to avoid
completely, how to check a piece’s value while shopping
and when to talk away from a deal. And like in most
things, she says, “A good rule of thumb for flea market
treasure hunters: If the price is too good to be true –
It is!” Patty Penke is CEO of Assisting Hands Estate
Sales Services Inc. and the author of “Stop Throwing
Cash in the Trash: Your Guidebook to Finding Hidden
Treasures and Transforming Them into Huge Profits.”
Contact her at penkepatty@hotmail.com
5. ==> Why Do People Fear Friday the 13th?
Some folks will be a bit jittery this Friday. Why?
Check the calendar, it’s Friday the 13th! Get ready for
a fun show on common superstitions and the effect that
believing them has on us. Most of us have no idea what
it is about the number 13 that makes it a pariah but
enough people have the fear that it has its own name,
triskaidekaphobia, and fear of Friday the 13th is
called paraskevidekatriaphobia. There’s even a
bestseller franchise of slasher movies called “Friday
the 13th.” Wade Meadows can share some interesting
theories about our dislike of 13—a topic that is
personal for him. Wade was born on, you guessed it,
Friday the 13th and his mother reminded him nearly
every day of his life that for that reason alone he was
cursed. He can also share the journey he underwent to
come to terms with being born that day and how he came
to believe that he is one lucky man today. He is the
author of “Letters from the Ashes” and “Ashes Forged
into Manhood.” Contact him at (225) 224-8697;
WMeadows@rtirguests.com
6. ==> Meet the Moms Fighting Back to Save American
Jobs
Hilarie Gamm is one of three moms who founded the
grassroots nonpartisan American Workers Coalition. She
can tell your audience how AWC has been successfully
taking on deep-pocketed foreign lobbyists,
billionaires, and special interest groups to help
ensure that educated, middle-class Americans stop
losing job opportunities to cheap foreign workers with
fewer credentials. A media favorite who recently
appeared on Coast to Coast and Breitbart News Tonight,
Gamm can talk about why there is no shortage of
homegrown highly skilled, educated and qualified
workers, the D.C. rules which put American college
grads at the end of the line for jobs at America’s
biggest employers, what Silicon Valley tells the media
to hide this closed-door career manipulation, and
simple ways for everyday Americans to end the job-
stealing wreaking havoc on American families. Gamm is
the author of “Billions Lost: The American Tech Crisis
and The Road Map to Change.” A respected tech veteran,
working mother and patriot, she is pushing
labor/immigration issues into the 2020 election
narrative through her continued efforts in D.C. Contact
her at (203) 571-3819; hgamm@rtirguests.com
7. ==> Why America Needs a Robust African Foreign
Policy
Americans have sent millions of dollars to help people
in Africa over the decades, yet the conditions faced by
many there aren’t improving. According to UNICEF, by
2050, Africa will be home to 35% of all adolescents in
the world. A poorly educated, disenfranchised young
population is a perfect recruiting ground for those who
perpetrate evil in our world. Most of the nations of
Sub-Saharan Africa have very poor, or at best, subpar
healthcare systems. Eventually, this situation poses a
serious threat to all mankind. Is foreign aid really
the solution? Invite author, speaker, and neurosurgeon
Dr. Sylvanus Ayeni, to reveal some surprising plausible
solutions. As the president of Pan Africa Children
Advocacy Watch, Inc., he envisions the path forward for
these nations. 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. Contact Sylvanus Ayeni at
301-812-4579 (MD); SAyeni@rtirguests.com
8. ==> Former Prof. Shares Shocking Truths about
College
During the 11 years Glen Dunzweiler spent as a college
professor, he learned some profound truths. To his
astonishment, he discovered that many students had no
idea what they would do with their degrees or how they
would pay off their student debt. They were going to
school merely because people told them they needed to
and because universities are highly skilled at
marketing themselves. Glen is making it his mission to
ensure that parents have important conversations with
their children, well before the first college tour.
He’ll reveal what that conversation should sound like
as well as the paradoxical, self-serving way
universities use tuition money to preserve their
business interests to the detriment of students. He can
answer such questions as what should be taught in every
class that isn’t and should parents refuse to allow
their children to take certain majors. Glen is a former
college professor, a documentarian and the author of
two books. His latest is “A Degree in Homelessness?
Entrepreneurial Skills for Students.” Contact Glen at
(702) 703-2219; GDunzweiler@rtirguests.com
9. ==> Why Do Our Best Students Feel Dumb?
Students feel DUMB when they cram for a test on
Thursday, get an A on Friday and forget it all by
Monday. Students feel SMART when they remember and even
smarter when they use new, remembered knowledge to
solve problems in unique ways. SMART schools have
processes in place that make the “Cram Plan”
impossible. “Who has the most control over education?
The answer might surprise you… but almost everyone I
talk to agrees with my answer!” says Lee Jenkins,
educator, administrator and author. According to Lee,
it’s easier than you think to solve the educational
dilemma in this country… by getting rid of cramming,
once and for all! Lee shows your audience how! Lee
Jenkins is the author of “How to Create a Perfect
School,” foreword by Jack Canfield. He’s been an
educator and administrator in public schools and
universities. Contact Jenkins at (484) 306-8784;
LJenkins@rtirguests.com
10. ==> Develop Your Inner Bull***t Detector!
Fake news. False social media propaganda. Government
officials and leaders who lie, lie, lie. No wonder
modern people feel so anxious, angry and disconnected
from reality. Kim Chestney has the simple yet powerful
solution: Intuition! “Intuition is the most important,
yet least understood faculty of human consciousness,”
Kim says. “Getting your ego out of the way and
developing your inner voice is a great bull***t
detector. It can also facilitate well-being and growth
in all aspects of your life.” She’ll discuss how
virtually every successful person including Bill Gates,
Jeff Bezos, Oprah Winfrey and more possesses this
trait. Kim is an international best-selling author and
intuition expert who founded the popular CREATE!
Festival in Pittsburgh, Pa. Her new global online
Intuition school, IntuitionLab is up and running.
Contact Kim at KChestney@rtirguests.com; (412)
214-9502.
11. ==> Consumer Alert: What Insurance Companies Don’t
Want You to Know
Imagine if you could receive CASH for that life
insurance policy you or your parents don’t need
anymore! Did you know that 70 billion dollars of life
insurance policies go to waste annually? Simply because
consumers don’t know a little-known secret that, if you
qualify, you could receive up to 75% of your death
benefits in CASH! Interview David Kottler, the
Insurance Doctor ™, who will explain all that as well
as why the Transamerica COI Settlement is a big WIN for
insurance companies and a big LOSS for policy holders.
Listeners will learn what’s going on with the
settlement, what it means to the average policy holder
and what they can do to protect themselves from
insurance companies that are illegally raising their
mortality costs. David combines his legal and business
experience with a passion for philanthropy. His book is
“The Best Kept Money Secret in Your Insurance Policy.”
Contact David Kottler at (216) 532-1221;
DKottler@rtirguests.com
12. ==> Six-Word System to Build Your Network (FAST!)
Did you know there was one word that both George W.
Bush and Bill Clinton used that was key to being
elected President of the United States? Tom and Lindy
Schneider say it’s hard to learn, but easy to use and
they’ll tell you how. They’ll also share two words that
are most effective when least expected (and led to
Lindy going from fired to hired in 24 hours and being
featured on national TV), AND the three words that
Warren Buffet requires anyone he mentors to know. The
Schneiders says these six words, when used together,
will give you a system to accelerate your connections
with others, both personally and professionally. Tom
and Lindy uncovered this six-word system when
interviewing hundreds of successful business people and
entrepreneurs for their book “College Secrets of Highly
Successful People.” Tom and Lindy Schneider are
speakers and authors who have been featured on ABC,
CBS, NBC, Fox, the CW and Inside Edition. Contact Lindy
Schneider at (602) 562-8669; LSchneider@rtirguests.com
13. ==> Are You Tech Challenged? Host an ‘Appy Hour!’
Technology has changed so rapidly and infiltrated so
much of our daily lives that many people feel
overwhelmed and confused by it all, especially older
folks. So acclaimed product design expert Lorraine
Justice suggests hosting an “appy hour” party, during
which people can teach each other how to use tech
products and services. “A lot of people are intimidated
by technology, and technology has caused people to
become more alienated,” she says. “Friends and family
members can bring their phones to these gatherings and
share their knowledge. It also brings younger and older
people together.” Lorraine will share tips for hosting
gatherings, and reveal fascinating new tech products
coming onto the market in the future. A TED presenter
and international keynote speaker, she’s the author of
“The Future of Design, Global Product Innovation in a
Complex World.” Contact Lorraine at
ljustice@rtirguests.com; (585) 206-8823.
14. ==> How Jeffrey Epstein Exposed the Hidden World of
Sex Trafficking
The world was rocked when billionaire Jeffrey Epstein
was charged and jailed for human trafficking and then
apparently committed suicide while behind bars. Even
more shocking though, was that someone could get away
with such heinous crimes for years. Raleigh Sadler, a
Christian reverend and founder of the human trafficking
awareness group Let My People Go, says the problem is
more widespread, complicated and insidious than most
people know. “Human trafficking is far more prevalent
than the general public realizes, and it can affect
virtually any community.” Raleigh says a general lack
of awareness is part of the problem, as well as the
absence of accurate information and the abuse of power
by powerful people. He is the author of “Vulnerable:
Rethinking Human Trafficking.” Contact Raleigh at
RSadler@rtirguests.com; (917) 341-6758.
15. ==> How the Burning Rainforest is Killing the
Entire Planet
As the world watches in horror as Brazil’s Amazon
Rainforest burns at an unprecedented rate, it’s a lot
graver than most people realize. “The Amazon is the
planet’s lungs, producing 20 percent of the oxygen in
the earth’s atmosphere,” says environmental engineer
and author Yasim Davar. “The fires have immediate
impacts on the destruction of habitat for animals,
indigenous people’s homes and the amount of greenhouse
gases produced, which contributes to a global
temperature rise. This in turn leads to extreme weather
events like droughts. Brazilian president Jair
Bolsonaro, whose policies have led to this disaster, is
operating under the outdated beliefs that the earth is
separate to us and exists for us to destroy as we
please, and that the only way to thrive economically is
to exploit the environment.” Yasmin holds a Master of
International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution
and is the author of “Our Peaceful Planet: Healing
Ourselves and the World for a Sustainable Future.”
Contact Yasmin at YDavar@rtirguests.com
16. ==> ‘Go Purple’ in October to End Domestic Violence
Domestic violence doesn’t just affect victims and their
families. According to domestic violence awareness
advocate Curt Lindsley, “It tears at the very fabric of
entire communities. It can impact a company’s bottom
line due to lost productivity, can cause long-term
health problems in victims, can spill over to schools
and workplaces, and involve innumerable police man
hours.” Curt is the founder of the nonprofit domestic
violence awareness group Go Purple USA, sponsor of Go
Purple Awareness Day (Oct. 1), and the co-founder of
the Covington Domestic Violence Task Force. He’ll share
ways everyone can help and support the cause by
sponsoring awareness events such as Go Purple Day,
Purple Light Nights, educational programs and advocacy
outreach to help shine a light on the issue. Contact
Curt at Clindsley@rtirguests.com; (256) 213-1092.
17. ==> He Sacrificed Everything to Save His Homeless
Mother
Do a show on the incredible true story of a son who,
after 20 years, learns his estranged birth mother is
alive and living on the streets of Philadelphia. He
does everything in his power to find her, rescue her,
and love her…. even after she spits in his face and
refuses to leave the streets. He sacrifices everything
for love! Marty Vargas will share how his love for his
birth mom was tested time and time again, but
eventually prevailed – overcoming her rejection and
fear. This wonderful human-interest story is really a
tale of two mothers… including the one who took him in,
raised him, hid the truth from him – but eventually
gave him the information and the courage he needed to
go on the search of a lifetime! Marty Vargas, MFA, is a
media owner, author, and a sought-after International
speaker. He has spoken to millions and has been
featured on over 100 radio and TV shows. His incredible
true story has been seen multiple times on ABC and NBC
Philadelphia and Fox News Washington, DC. Contact Marty
at (631) 246-0790; MVargas@rtirguests.com
18. ==> Surviving Stage Four Cancer Like Alex Trebek
Beloved “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek says his stage
four pancreatic cancer is in “near remission,”
according to his doctors. He tells PEOPLE, “It’s kind
of mind-boggling … The doctors said they hadn’t seen
this kind of positive result in their memory.” Anthony
Randle’s wife, Jessica, also faced a grim prognosis
when she was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer,
and she too defied doctors’ expectations! Invite
Anthony to discuss what he believes saved his wife’s
life, what he discovered through his own research and
how it helped her sail through chemo to become
healthier and happier than ever. Anthony shares his
poignant experiences in his book “The True Story of a
Husband, A Best Friend and Care Giver: The Struggle
Within.” Contact Anthony at ARandle@rtirguests.com;
(702) 745-8349.
19. ==> Is Food One of Our Best Weapons Against Cancer?
We don’t typically think of food as medicine, but
according to physician Ed Dodge, food is enormously
important as one of our best available weapons against
cancer as well as other chronic diseases such as type 2
diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Invite Dr. Dodge
to tell your audience why certain nutrient-rich,
cancer-fighting foods are so underutilized and how to
start easily working them into your diet. His latest
book is “Family: A Family Doc’s Memoir of Life in
Africa and the US.” Ask him: Which foods are the best
cancer-fighting weapons? What evidence is there that
these foods are effective? Are there foods that should
be avoided because they help cancer grow? Contact Ed
Dodge at (484) 259-9887 (TX); edodge@rtirguests.com
20. ==> How to Start a ‘Gentleman’s Club’ for Dad-less
Boys
As the divorced father of two sons, Pastor Eric
Hawthorne knows the struggles that young boys who grow
up without dads face. “A lot of boys don’t know how to
become men due to that lack of role models. We need
programs through which men can help them to learn
manhood. It will impact society for the long haul and
keep boys out of trouble.” The program the Gentleman’s
Club launched by South Carolina elementary school
teacher Raymond Nelson is one great example. Such
programs help to install boys with confidence, self-
respect and respect for others. Pastor Eric can share
how to mentor young fatherless boys to help them to
become great men. He is the second-generation pastor of
Daystar Deliverance Ministries in Richardson, Texas,
and the author of the upcoming book “Are You Ready for
Marriage?” Contact Eric at EHawthorne@rtirguests.com;
(214) 225-0769.
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