September 19, 2019
01. Worldwide Climate Strike Tomorrow: Grown-Ups Get Involved!
02. How the Burning Rainforest is Killing the Entire Planet
03. Behind the Disturbing Sandy Hook PSA
04. Pelosi, Big Pharma and Medicine for All
05. EMMYs Honor the Best in TV News & Documentaries
06. These Moms Fight for American Jobs
07. Incompetent, Reckless, Smug — Does That Spell the IRS?
08. Former Prof. Shares Shocking Truths about College
09. Six-Word System to Build Your Network (FAST!)
10. Why People Tune You Out (and What to Do About It)
11. How Embarrassing! Wardrobe Malfunctions at Work
12. Beach Boys Bodyguard Tells All
13. Are You Tech Challenged? Host an ‘Appy Hour!’
14. Is Food One of Our Best Weapons Against Cancer?
15. Revolutionary Way to Reverse Memory Loss
16. Healing Emotional Pain in the #MeToo Era
17. From Living in the Worst Housing Project to a Life of Accomplishment
18. Are You Guilty of Stereotyping?
19. Here’s a Scientific Formula for a Success in Life
20. He Sacrificed Everything to Save His Homeless Mother
1.==> Worldwide Climate Strike Tomorrow: Grown-Ups Get Involved!
What’s all this talk about a world-wide climate strike
set for Friday and who is Greta Thunberg? Invite Bill
McGibbon to explain what the climate strike is, how it
started with a young girl in Sweden and grew to include
students worldwide, and why adults now need to join in.
So what is going on, and where? Bill says, “The
location is absolutely everywhere! Big trade unions in
South Africa and Germany are telling workers to take
the day off. Ben and Jerry’s is closing down its
headquarters, and if you want to buy Lush cosmetics,
you’re going to be out of luck.” Bill says the largest
rally will likely be in New York City, where the U.N.
General Assembly is debating climate change—but there
will be gatherings in every state and every country.
Bill McKibben is a contributing editor for YES!
Magazine. He is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar in
Environmental Studies at Middlebury College and the
founder of 350.org. Contact him at
wmckibbe@middlebury.edu; (802) 443-3489.
2. ==> 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 Yasmin 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
3. ==> Behind the Disturbing Sandy Hook PSA
A chilling new PSA depicts kids showing off their new
‘back to school’ gear while a mass shooting suddenly
erupts around them and—be warned—it’s a tough watch.
It’s part of Sandy Hook Promise’s “Know the Signs”
campaign that aims to warn students, teachers, and
parents about the signs that someone is planning a
shooting. “Our goal with this PSA is to wake up parents
to the horrible reality that our children endure. Gone
are the days of viewing back-to-school as just a
carefree time, when school violence has become so
prevalent. However, if we come together to know the
signs, this doesn’t have to be the case,” says Nicole
Hockley, co-founder and managing director of Sandy Hook
Promise and mother of Dylan who was killed in the Sandy
Hook School shooting. Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) is a
national nonprofit organization based in Newtown,
Connecticut. SHP is led by several family members whose
loved ones were killed in the tragic mass shooting at
Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14,
2012.?Contact Stephanie Morris at stephanie@dvmcpr.com;
(646) .650-5005.
4. ==> Pelosi, Big Pharma and Medicine for All
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is reportedly readying a
plan to address the skyrocketing cost of pharmaceutical
drugs. Pelosi has said she believes the way to address
health care issues is to improve Obamacare, but Dana
Brown disagrees. “If all we needed were patches to the
current market-based drug system, the steps that
Speaker Pelosi and House Democratic leaders have
proposed would be welcome additions to the debate, but
the reality is the system is so broken we have to move
beyond patches to a more fundamental transformation.”
Brown is director of The Next System Project at The
Democracy Collaborative and author of a new study,
“Medicine for All” which advocates a public alternative
to Big Pharma. She says, “The case for a public option
is simple…publicly owned pharmaceuticals are free of
the structural need to appease profit-hungry
shareholders and are thus able to focus on public
health priorities.” Brown co-wrote the just-published
piece “The Case for a Public Option for the Drug
Industry” in The New Republic. Contact her at
press@democracycollaborative.org
5. ==> EMMYs Honor the Best in TV News & Documentaries
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
(NATAS) will honor TV news and documentary makers on
September 24th at the Daytime EMMYs in New York. Invite
NATAS president Adam Sharp to discuss this year’s
nominees, NBC News’ chief foreign affairs correspondent
Andrea Mitchell’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and why
this year in particular it’s important to acknowledge
the important role of journalism in society. “The
clear, transparent, and factual reporting provided by
these journalists and documentarians is paramount to
keeping our nation and its citizens informed,” says
Sharp. “Even while under attack, truth and the hard-
fought pursuit of it must remain cherished, honored,
and defended.” Adam Sharp is a noted expert on digital
communications and marketing, political affairs and
strategy, and issues related to “fake news” and
misinformation. Interestingly, when he was hired by
Twitter 20 years ago, his job was to advise
journalists, news organizations, candidates and
government officials. The goal was to one day have the
President of the United States speaking directly to the
people through Twitter. Contact Harlan Boll at
h.boll@dcpublicity.com; (626) 296-3757.
6.==> These Moms Fight for 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. ==> Incompetent, Reckless, Smug — Does That Spell
the IRS?
It’s one thing to hate and even fear the powerful
entity that takes a sizable chunk of your hard-earned
money. But according to tax expert Richard Green — who
used to be one of the Internal Revenue Service’s own —
it’s the abuses and pompous approach of the IRS that
should get you really angry. Find out more from this
former agent, who contends that we should be talking
about (and opposing!) the recklessness of the IRS year-
round. As your guest, Green will explore: disparaging
reports and Congressional investigations on the IRS we
hear about every month … whether most audits are UNFAIR
to taxpayers … stark realities about the slow-moving
IRS staff and antiquated technology causing chaos and
wastefulness nationwide … why it’s only getting worse,
and what you can do. Only someone like Green, who’s
seen it firsthand, can blow the whistle on the IRS
mess! Richard Green has authored “Agents of Deceit.”
Contact him at (909) 570-1509; rgreen@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. ==> 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
10. ==> Why People Tune You Out (and What to Do About
It)
When you talk, do others really pay attention?
Probably not, warns communication expert Paul Hellman.
Whether you’re presenting to a large audience, meeting
one-on-one, talking on the phone, or even sending an
email, people’s attention spans have almost vanished.
So you’ve got to engage others fast, before they tune
you out … maybe forever. Hellman will reveal specific
tactics to get heard in a noisy world, with deft
examples from the news and from clients he has worked
with. Hellman’s columns and advice have appeared in the
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNBC.com and on
public radio’s Marketplace and CNN’s Business Unusual.
He is the author of “You’ve Got 8 Seconds:
Communication Secrets for a Distracted World” (AMACOM).
Contact him at (508) 276-7013; phellman@rtirguests.com
11. ==> How Embarrassing! Wardrobe Malfunctions at Work
When a celebrity has a wardrobe malfunction it makes
headlines. When one happens to ordinary people it won’t
make the news but that doesn’t mean it won’t impact
their career. Bring Wall Street executive, business
consultant and career coach Tamara Lashchyk (Lash-
check) on your show to talk about her own wardrobe
malfunction as well as how to handle the split skirts,
popped buttons, broken heals and other accidents that
can play havoc with anyone’s image. Tamara can also
dish on the most common fashion blunders seen around
the office that can also wreck your image. She is the
author of the bestselling book, “Lose the Gum: A
Survival Guide for Women on Wall Street, Main Street
and Every Street in Between.” Contact Tamara at (848)
373-3543; TLashchyk@rtirguests.com
12. ==> Beach Boys Bodyguard Tells All
Much has been documented about Beach Boy Brian Wilson’s
struggles with drugs, his bandmate brothers, and cousin
Mike Love. But for the first time, Brian’s former
bodyguard/caretaker Rushton “Rocky” Pamplin tells his
riveting behind-the-scenes story. Rocky is a former NFL
player who was college roommates and best friends with
Stan Love, a former LA Laker and brother of Mike Love.
In the mid-1970s, they were enlisted as life savers for
Brian, who was on a death spiral. After years of
silence, Rocky wrote the book “The Beach Boys Endless
Wave: Inside America’s Band” with co-author Ron Hamady,
a veteran of the music and film industries. “Rocky went
where no one had ever been,” Ron says. “It was a
monumental time for the band. There have been plenty of
Beach Boys books; but, no one has ever been behind the
scenes.” Contact Mike Vezo at mvezo@rtirguests.com;
(310) 997-4947.
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. ==> 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
15. ==> Revolutionary Way to Reverse Memory Loss
If you’re worried your short-term memory loss—those
moments when you just can’t remember a word, a name or
where you parked the car—are just the start of a
downhill slide, you’ll want to hear some encouraging
news from Julie Renee Doering. The brain rejuvenation
expert says memory loss can easily be reversed, even in
early stage dementia. She’ll discuss a ground-breaking
approach to cell regrowth and share the remarkable
results of a recent brain study that show the quantum
energy approach can dramatically improve not only
memory, but also mental outlook and sleep. It also
shows promise in reducing headaches and helping people
with speech difficulties. The brain rejuvenation work
Julie Renee is doing is just the tip of the iceberg in
her revolutionary Quantum Activation Academy. Doering,
who will soon be seen regularly on the long-running PBS
series Creative Living, embarked on her search for
answers after suffering several brain injuries, major
accidents and chronic illnesses in her earlier life.
The author of 12 books including “The Divine Human
Blueprint,” she currently offers more than 150
trainings and 180 transformative meditations. Contact
her at (415) 385 6394; in8@JulieRenee.com
16. ==> Healing Emotional Pain in the #MeToo Era
The #MeToo movement has unearthed all kinds of painful
memories of sexual abuse, but what are the victims to
do once they’re faced with such raw and difficult
emotion again? Invite author, speaker, and personal
transformation expert Arnoux Goran to reveal how to
help victims fully and permanently recover from sexual
abuse, even if it happened for many years or through
many generations in their family. Goran has developed a
method to reprogram yourself that was studied by the
University of California, Irvine, and proven to be 100%
effective. His new book is “The Answer: How to Change
Your Life and Make Your Dreams Come True.” Ask him: Is
it really possible to escape the emotional scars of
sexual abuse? What are some of your most dramatic
stories of helping victims heal? Contact Arnoux Goran
at (878) 203-8231 (CA); AGoran@rtirguests.com
17. ==> From Living in the Worst Housing Project to a
Life of Accomplishment
No one expected much from Christopher L. Hall. After
all, his mother was an alcoholic, his father was in
jail, he lived in one of the worst housing projects in
Los Angeles and he was a runaway who stole a
motorcycle. But Hall defied the odds. Invite him on air
to discuss what happened when he was 14 that set him on
the path to dental school, medical school, and the
military. Today he is an ER doctor in Mississippi even
as one of his brothers sits in federal prison serving
the equivalent of a life sentence. Now a role model and
leader, Hall can inspire other young people to realize
that it isn’t where you start in life that matters,
it’s where you end up. Contact him at (251) 207-7527;
chall@rtirguests.com
18. ==> Are You Guilty of Stereotyping?
Making assumptions about other people is something all
of us do—oftentimes, unconsciously. But when we assume
that people are specific things because they, for
example, drive a certain type of car or work at
Walmart, wear nose rings and sport tattoos, are elderly
or have a different religion than we do it’s easy to
marginalize them and view them as “the other.” Invite
Wade Meadows on your show for a wake-up call about
taking the time to see other people for who they really
are, not who we mistake them to be. Wade says it’s time
we started hanging out with people who are different
than us, talking to them, breaking bread with them and
learning from them. He can also talk about the impact
the words we use with our children will have on their
identities and how they will treat those they encounter
throughout life. Having endured an abusive childhood at
the hands of a mother who told him he was ugly and
worthless, Wade has grown into an unusually empathetic
man who is out to change the world. Wade may even have
your audience members rethinking their own identities.
He is the author of “Letters from the Ashes” and “Ashes
Forged into Manhood.” Contact him at (225) 224-8697;
WMeadows@rtirguests.com
19. ==> Here’s a Scientific Formula for a Success in
Life
While science and religion have long been considered
mutually exclusive, David L. Peters credits both for
his good fortune in his life. At 84, he has achieved
great prominence in his career as an engineer, holds 18
patents, raised seven great kids and has enjoyed a
loving marriage of 57 years. In addition, he has just
become a first-time author of a well-received book that
reveals the secrets to success and happiness. “My faith
comes through science, as I firmly believe that quantum
physics has proven the existence of a power or force
beyond all,” he says. David has accomplished this by
applying the 12 Steps of Alcoholic Anonymous to his
daily life, which he says can help anyone, even if they
never touched liquor or drugs. He can share simple but
powerful ways how others can, too. David L. Peters is
the author of “The 12 Steps to Joy and Happiness:
Finding the Kingdom of God that Lies Within.” Contact
him at DPeters@rtirguests.com; (607) 304-3329.
20. ==> 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