March 10, 2020
01. When Sick Workers Can’t Afford to Stay Home
02. Who’s Got Coronavirus? You’ll Never Know
03. How to Handle Social Distancing and Being Quarantined
04. Stop Worrying about Coronavirus
05. Drawing the Line: Gerrymandering and Voting Rights
06. Colorado Takes Healthcare from Washington: Good Idea?
07. What the Media Get Wrong about Bernie
08. Why Do So Many Americans Think Socialism is a Good Thing?
09. ‘I’m Glad My Parents Forced Me into an Arranged Marriage’
10. Should You Hang Up on Doctor Google?
11. For Spring Sports: Can You Have a Concussion with No Symptoms?
12. Walking 10,000 Steps: Forget About It!
13. Why Do So Many People Hate Themselves?
14. Get Off Social Media and Get Outside
15. Book This Guest If You’ve Ever Crammed for a Test!
16. 10 Anti-Bullying Lessons Trees Can Teach Us
17. The Best Treatments for Younger Looking Skin
18. Stay or Move? 4 Questions for Retirees
19. ‘Why I Forgave My Son’s Murderers’
20. How to Become Supernatural
1.==> When Sick Workers Can’t Afford to Stay Home
The government is urging people who are sick to stay at
home to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. But for
workers who don’t have paid sick leave, staying home
when they aren’t feeling well can be financially
devastating. Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., CEO of the Society
for Human Resource Management, encourages employers to
offer paid sick leave during a public health emergency
like coronavirus, even if they don’t normally offer it.
“For this purpose, you should make exceptions. If you
are sick with evidence and symptoms that you could have
coronavirus, you should stay home and [your employer
should] pay you. It would be dumb not to do that,” he
said. But worries alone aren’t justification for taking
time off, explains Taylor. “Employees are required to
work unless they have a reasonable basis for believing
they are being asked to work in an unsafe workplace,”
he says. He suggests companies and employees take
additional steps to help keep the office healthy like
limiting physical contact, being more diligent about
keeping commonly-touched items like doorknobs and
elevator buttons clean, and posting reminders about
washing hands. The Society for Human Resource
Management is a professional human resources membership
association headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.
Contact Cooper Nye at (703) 535-6447;
Cooper.nye@shrm.org or press@shrm.org
2. ==> Who’s Got Coronavirus? You’ll Never Know
Officials say they are trying to be as transparent as
possible when dealing with the coronavirus, but there’s
one thing they will never divulge: the names of those
killed by the disease. That’s because experts in public
health and bioethics say that far from helping society,
a decision to reveal the identities of those — dead or
alive — who have contracted coronavirus would be a
disaster with far-reaching ramifications. “Doctors
don’t out people,” says Jeffrey Kahn, director of the
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics in
Maryland, which focuses on the ethical implications of
scientific advancement. “Whether it’s HIV, syphilis,
coronavirus or anything else, people simply won’t show
up to their doctor if they feel they might be outed for
a condition.” What officials are duty-bound to do in
any sort of infectious case — whether it’s a sexually
transmitted disease or tuberculosis — is referred to as
“contact tracing” investigation. It involves finding
out anyone who has been in contact with the infected
patient and advising them of the best next steps. But
with the coronavirus spreading rapidly, many experts
predict that even identifying carriers will soon be a
moot point and our focus will shift to protecting
ourselves by avoiding crowds and washing our hands.
Jeffrey Kahn, Ph.D., MPH works in a variety of areas of
bioethics, exploring the intersection of ethics and
health/science policy, including human and animal
research ethics, public health, and ethical issues in
emerging biomedical technologies. Contact him at (410)
614-5679; jeffkahn@jhu.edu
3. ==> How to Handle Social Distancing and Being
Quarantined
Health officials suggest “social distancing” when
talking about staying safe from the coronavirus. That
means trying to keep yourself away from other people,
especially large crowds, at schools, work or events.
Those who’ve been exposed to the virus, or who have it,
are being advised to self-quarantine for two weeks.
Clinical forensic psychologist Dr. John Huber can
discuss the short- and long-term psychological effects
of social distancing, the specific challenges for those
who must be quarantined, whether at home or on a cruise
ship, and how to make the best of the situation. Dr.
John Huber is chairman of the non-profit organization
Mainstream Mental Health. He’s appeared on hundreds of
radio shows, dozens of TV programs and hosts his own
show, Mainstream Mental Health Radio. Contact Ryan
McCormick at (516) 901-1103; (919) 377-1200 or
ryan@goldmanmccormick.com
4.==> Stop Worrying about Coronavirus
Being vigilant and constantly checking the news for the
latest information on the coronavirus may seem like the
best way to stay safe and informed about the pandemic.
But the opposite may be true. Could you be making
yourself more susceptible to the coronavirus without
realizing it? Perhaps, says wellness expert and stress
relief coach Diana E. Ruiz, who will explain how
excessive worry can lead to a buildup of cortisol that
could compromise your immune system as well as lead to
the desire to eat more comfort food, drink more
alcohol, sleep less and isolate yourself from others,
all which depress your immune system further. Invite
Diana on air to share simple ways to decrease
coronavirus stress including what you can eat and drink
(and what to avoid) and best practices to help arm your
body with a super-strong Immune system during this
time. As a bonus, she will offer your listeners free
access to her Immune System Power Program 2020 download
that includes instructions for deep relaxation. Diana
is the author of the wellness book “Healing Your Life
With Water.” She developed a program called Relieve
Stress and Grief and Love Life Again.” Contact her at
(360) 550-9436; DRuiz@rtirguests.com
5. ==> Drawing the Line: Gerrymandering and Voting
Rights
In 2016 (before the election) journalist David Daley
exposed how gerrymandering was weaponized to keep the
GOP’s power entrenched for years to come. Today he’s
sharing the story of how grassroots movements have
fought back, sometimes with surprising results. Your
listeners will hear about the house-flipping work of
millennial activists Amanda Litman and Ross Morales
Rocketto and their organization Run for Something.
They’ll also learn about others, like Katie Fahey, “the
Che Guevara of the gerrymander,” who pioneered a
redistricting revolution in Michigan by marshaling more
than 4,000 volunteers and raising almost $15 million.
David Daley is a senior fellow at FairVote and a former
editor of Salon whose work has appeared in The New
Yorker, The Atlantic, Slate, Washington Post, and New
York magazine. His new book is “Unrigged: How
Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy.” Contact
Johanna Ramos Boyer at (703) 646-5137; (703) 400-1099
(cell); johanna@jrbcomm.com or Erin Bolden at (703)
646-5188
6. ==> Colorado Takes Healthcare from Washington: Good
Idea?
Colorado is moving to increase state control of
healthcare by replacing federal control with state
mandates. Deane Waldman, M.D., MBA., says, “We need to
remove the federal government from healthcare. Colorado
appears to have taken a first step. But appearances can
be deceiving.” Colorado’s taking healthcare from
Washington is a good move, Waldman says. But, not the
way they did it. He’ll explain how Colorado’s plan
takes away a patient’s right to choose the same way
Congress does in their Medicare-for-All bill, and what
we can learn from the former USSR’s implementation of
price controls. Listeners will learn how to get the
care they need, when they need it, without going broke.
Deane Waldman, M.D., MBA, is professor emeritus of
pediatrics, pathology, and decision science and former
director of the Center for Healthcare Policy at Texas
Public Policy Foundation. A sought-after media guest,
he has also written six books including “Curing the
Cancer in U.S. Healthcare: StatesCare and Market-Based
Medicine.” Contact him at (505) 255-2999;
dw@deanewaldman.com
7. ==> What the Media Get Wrong about Bernie
What makes Bernie so dangerous? Why were previous
hopefuls such as Ron Paul, the Green Party ticket in
2016, and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard this year also considered
dangerous? Candidates outside the red and blue “box”
cause mainstream journalists to shake. Nita Wiggins,
the journalism professor who predicted the victory of
presidential candidate Donald Trump a full year before
it happened, has some surprises for your audience this
season. A TV broadcaster who has followed presidential
campaigns since covering the 1988 Democrat convention,
she now teaches journalism in Paris, France. Contact
her at NWiggins@rtirguests.com
8. ==> Why Do So Many Americans Think Socialism is a
Good Thing?
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders calls himself a democratic
socialist and is currently in a two-man race to become
the Democrats’ candidate to go head-to-head with Donald
Trump in the November election. With our nation’s
traditional fight against socialism, why are countless
well-educated voters embracing it now? How did that
happen? And what should audiences know to protect
American democracy? Invite Rick Elkin to explore
disguised forces shaping the politics of more than one
generation of voters. Author of “The Illusion of
Knowledge: Why So Many Educated Americans Embrace
Marxism,” Elkin offers a radical new theory on why half
the nation might jettison our constitutional republic
for a progressive promised land. Ask him how, why or
whether academia, union leaders and news and
entertainment executives became prisoners of
Groupthink. Contact Rick at (760) 825-4884;
RElkin@rtirguests.com
9. ==> ‘I’m Glad My Parents Forced Me into an Arranged
Marriage’
Raj Girn was 22 years old and in college in Wales when
her Indian parents offered her a choice: marry a
stranger from a different country or prepare to leave
their home and support. Concluding that she had only
one option really, she married a Canadian dentist she
had met only twice, lived with him for ten years and
had a son. And while she ended up divorced, she now
says that being forced into an arranged marriage was
the best thing that happened to her. Invite Raj — a
well-known media personality in Canada — to explain
Indian marriage customs, what it was like to feel as
though she were a second-class citizen for most of her
life and ways living alone in a new country with a
stranger ultimately led to her finding out who she was.
Once shy and lacking in confidence, she is now a
confidence coach who started her own award-winning
media company and brand that helps others navigate the
same dual cultural identities that challenged her
growing up. Contact Raj Girn at (647) 490-3158;
Rgirn@rtirguests.com
10. ==> Should You Hang Up on Doctor Google?
Every minute 70,000 health-related questions are asked
on Google, according to the search engine itself.
That’s one billion questions a day! But is this a good
thing? Not so much, says Trevor Campbell, M.D., who
points out that the worst scenarios of any condition
tend to draw the most interest. “It makes people
depressed, ruminative and can destroy hope,” he says,
adding that the resulting hypervigilance actually
worsens the lot of people who suffer from chronic pain,
his area of expertise. Dr. Campbell can also talk about
the ways technology brings its own stressors and what
the antidotes are for avoiding drama in cyberspace. Ask
him: How is technology robbing us of our leisure time?
How can we limit its reach this spring? Dr. Campbell is
a family physician who studied medicine at the
University of Cape Town, South Africa, before
immigrating to Canada. His new book is “The Language of
Pain: Fast Forward Your Recovery to Stop Hurting.”
Contact Trevor Campbell at (250) 217-7832;
tcampbell@rtirguests.com
11. ==> Just in Time for Spring Sports: Can You Have a
Concussion with No Symptoms?
“Yes!” says Dr. Paul Wand. “And with spring sports
season here, many parents are wondering how to keep
their kids safe from sports injuries – mostly
concussion-related.” Many parents don’t realize that
even some non-contact sports can cause concussions in
kids … like swimming, basketball, volleyball,
wrestling, soccer, baseball, mixed martial arts,
cheerleading and even dance! Interview Dr. Wand, a
neurologist who specializes in concussions and how to
diagnose and treat them more quickly and more easily,
to hear about the “Wand Protocol.” You will learn how
your child, or you for that matter, could have a
concussion and have no idea. How is this possible?
Sometimes symptoms relating to the concussion don’t
show up until months or years later. And for about 20%
of the population who actually go to the ER and undergo
CT or MRI scans they are told they are perfectly fine …
when in reality they aren’t. Paul Wand, M.D., PA has
been a medical doctor for 35 years specializing in the
field of neurology. He’s the author of “The Concussion
Cure: Three Proven Methods to Heal Your Brain.” Contact
Dr. Wand at (954) 743-5380; PWand@rtirguests.com
12. ==> Walking 10,000 Steps: Forget About It!
For almost 55 years, it has been accepted as fact that
keeping fit meant taking 10,000 steps a day. But, as
Kristen Carter will tell you, until recently, there had
never been any research refuting or backing up this
claim. So why did this myth persist for so long and
what other myths are we still holding on to? What are
some more realistic guidelines for daily fitness?
You’ll find out when you talk with Kristen, a Certified
Precision Nutrition Coach with a master’s degree in
exercise physiology. She is the author of “Lose Weight?
Exercise More? I Don’t Think So! What to Do When Your
Doctor Tells You to Make Changes for Your Health.”
Contact Kristen Carter at (267) 930-2547;
kacarter@rtirguests.com
13. ==> Why Do So Many People Hate Themselves?
An awful lot of men and women who outwardly appear to
be living a good life actually feel worthless on the
inside. What’s behind this gnawing self-hate and why
are we so hard on ourselves? Social media, which is all
about projecting our best, unrealistic self, certainly
doesn’t help, but personal growth expert Joffre McClung
says self-loathing has been around a lot longer than
the internet. She’ll explain the real reasons people
hate themselves, why we’re often kinder to others than
ourselves, and three things you can do daily to begin
to change this unhealthy habit. Joffre McClung has
appeared on numerous radio and TV programs. She’s a
former media producer, independent filmmaker, and the
author of “The Heart of the Matter.” Contact Joffre
McClung at (917) 994-0225; JMcClung@rtirguests.com
14. ==> Get off Social Media and Get Outside!
Feeling low on energy? Need a spring in your step or a
new attitude? Put down the iPad or remote and get
outside for a quick perk up that can make you feel
better. Invite award-winning screenwriter, author,
TV/film producer, journalist, and TV host Maryann
Ridini Spencer to reveal why simply getting outdoors
and surrounding yourself with nature can improve your
mood and your health. She can tell your audience how it
also helps with your focus and creativity. Maryann is
the author of the award-winning novel “Lady in the
Window” and the new Amazon bestseller, “The Paradise
Table.” Her work has appeared on Hallmark Hall of Fame
(CBS-TV), the Hallmark Channel, CNN, USA, Syfy,
Showtime, PBS, and many others. Contact Maryann Ridini
Spencer at (818) 884-0104; recprinfo@gmail.com
15. ==> Book This Guest If You’ve Ever Crammed for a
Test!
Have you ever crammed for a test? How about your kids?
Chances are the answer is yes. But did you know that
cramming almost never leads to learning? It’s true!
Most students cram to get that “A” on Friday … but they
have forgotten vital information by Monday. The “Cram
Plan” just doesn’t work long-term. Interview Lee
Jenkins, educator, administrator and author of “How to
Create a Perfect School,” so he can explain how a
“perfect school” is possible when we take away the
cramming game that teachers and students play.
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 Jenkins has been an
educator and administrator both in public schools and
universities. Contact him at (484) 306-8784;
LJenkins@rtirguests.com
16. ==> 10 Anti-Bullying Lessons Trees Can Teach Us
One out of four students says they have been bullied in
school and over 70% of students report seeing other
kids being bullied. While the statistics are scary and
well-known, educator Laurie Marshall has an approach to
bullying prevention you’ve never heard of. She shares
practical and creative actions that draw upon the way
trees operate. For example, each leaf carries out a
unique vital job in cooperation with the other leaves.
As a bully prevention specialist, Laurie has developed
ways to teach children communication and self-
confidence skills needed to work together for the
benefit of their whole family, classroom and community.
Her tree-based, arts-integrated program gives each
child a vital, creative job to do. This transforms
bullying. A student of biomimicry (a method for
creating solutions to challenges by emulating designs
and ideas found in nature), Laurie also has a master’s
degree in art and education. The author of multiple
books, including “Beating the Odds Now,” has trained
over 6,000 teachers in project-based learning and
facilitated 125 bully-prevention, nature-based murals
with over 25,000 people in schools, nonprofits and
government agencies (NASA, FEMA, U.S. Botanical
Gardens). Contact Laurie at (415) 360-3304;
lmarshall@rtirguests.com
17. ==> The Best Treatments for Younger-Looking Skin
According to business research data organization
Satistica, the global market for skin-care products is
currently $148.3 billion. As that huge number
illustrates, the amount of skin-care products available
to consumers today is staggering, making it difficult
to know how to spend those dollars wisely. Christy Hall
says the best way to reduce beauty industry overwhelm
is through consumer education. Invite Hall on your show
for straight talk on everything from how skin works to
nutrition, what to expect with topical procedures and
how to look your best while aging. From injectable
fillers to Botox and lasers, learn what works, what is
a waste of money, and how to get the most bang from
your beauty buck. A board-certified physician assistant
(PA-C) specializing in cosmetic dermatology and
aesthetic medicine, Christy Hall’s Arizona medical
aesthetics practice specializes in non-surgical facial
and skin rejuvenation treatments. Her new book is “Your
Beauty Advocate: A Non-Nonsense Guide to Age-Defying
Skincare.” Contact Christy Hall at (520) 260-2272;
Christy@mikelkristi.com
18. ==> Stay or Move? 4 Questions for Retirees
One of the biggest issues in retirement is whether to
stay in your family home or downsize, but how do you
make the right choice? Financial planner and author
Penelope S. Tzougros (pronounced Sue-grows), says there
are four questions retirees need to ask themselves when
making the decision: How much do I need to spend to
maintain my house? How much money does it take to
maintain my desired lifestyle? What if anything is
unique about my current home that I couldn’t find
anywhere else? What do I envision my legacy to be?
“Ultimately, the Stay-Move decision is not about real
estate,” Tzougros says, “it’s about your legacy and who
you are.” Penelope S. Tzougros, Ph.D., ChFC, CLU, is a
financial consultant, speaker and founder of Wealthy
Choices®, a Registered Investment Advisor. The author
of several books including “Your Home Sweet Home” also
offers an online course, “The Retiree’s Guide for the
Stay-Move Decision.” Contact her at (617) 733-3731;
penelope@wealthychoices.com
19. ==> ‘Why I Forgave My Son’s Murderers’
In late May, it will be seven years since Rev. Meghan
Smith Brooks lost her 29-year-old younger son. Justin’s
body was found in a river, wrapped in chains and
weighed down by a cinder block. Justin, the father of a
five-year-old, had been shot three times. It would take
18 months for two arrests to be made. Interview Meghan
to find out how she coped with the tragedy and why she
was able to forgive her son’s murderers. She can talk
about whether grief ever goes away and why forgiveness
is so important to moving forward as well as share tips
other people can use who are currently grieving. Meghan
is an ordained Unity Minister and certified grief
coach. She is the author of the upcoming book
“Unraveling Grief: A Mother’s Spiritual Journey After
Losing Her Son.” She will be the keynote speaker at
Missouri’s event commemorating National Crime Victim
Awareness Week in late April. Contact Meghan Smith
Brooks at (816) 844-6783; mbrooks@rtirguests.com
20. ==> How to Become Supernatural
The supernatural isn’t just the stuff of sci-fi movies.
According to Kim Chestney, we all possess these powers.
“A popular theme in our culture today is the cognitive
evolution of humanity — how the expansion of our
consciousness can give us the ability to know the
unknowable and experience the impossible,” she says.
Kim will share the simple yet powerful ways that you
can tap into your superpower and radically change your
life. The founder of IntuitionLab, Kim is the author of
“The Psychic Workshop” and the upcoming “Radical
Intuition: A Revolutionary Guide to Your Inner Power.”
Contact her at (412) 214-9502; KChestney@rtirguests.com