01. Behind Biden’s UN Speech
02. ER Doc Says ‘Stop Judging the Unvaccinated’
03. Child Therapist on Why Your Child’s Classroom is Unsafe
04. Surprising Key to Solving Inequality
05. Masks, Mandates and More: What about Kids’ Rights?
06. It’s Time to Rethink ‘Senior Living’
07. Surprising Ways Your Money Supports Slavery
08. High or Low Goals? Which Are Better for Kids?
09. What Happens Six Months Before We Die?
10. How Healthy Is Your Gut? Pioneering Information
11. How Does Clint Eastwood Stay Macho?
12. Retirees and Today’s Hot Housing Market
13. These Daily Activities May be Making You Sick
14. This Therapist Says Racism is a Mental Illness
15. Bringing Back Civil Conversation
1. ==> Behind Biden’s UN Speech
While Joe Biden’s speech to the UN Tuesday was a departure from that of his predecessor’s, much of his international policy, except for withdrawing from Afghanistan, has been “awful,” says David Vine, co-author of the just-released report, “Drawdown: Improving U.S. and Global Security Through Military Base Closures Abroad.” Vine cites the country’s endless wars in Iraq, Syria, Somalia, and Yemen and escalating tensions with China with a military buildup with Australia and the UK. Among the report’s findings that Vine can share: America has nearly three times as many military bases abroad as U.S. embassies, consulates, and missions worldwide; the United States has at least three times as many overseas bases as all other countries combined and operating those bases costs taxpayers an estimated $55 billion annually. Vine just wrote the piece “Not Just About Subs, AUKUS Expands U.S. Military Footprint in Australia, Too.” Contact David Vine at vine@american.edu
2. ==> ER Doc Says ‘Stop Judging the Unvaccinated’
In an opinion piece for STAT Newsletter, ER physician Jay Baruch says he no longer asks COVID-19 patients why they are not vaccinated. He writes that if instead of heated rhetoric doctors and others need to stop trying to convince people that they are acting irresponsibly and instead invite them into our lives and appreciate why they too might feel morally injured. “The only way out of this pandemic is by supporting one another, shifting the focus from judgments about right and wrong and exploring ideas that ask what degree of discomfort each of us is willing to accept to put the current crisis behind us. Hard discussions, without a doubt. But they are better than the alternative: listening to gasping breaths and whirring machines and frantic distress of people sick with — and sick of — COVID,” he writes. Jay Baruch is an emergency physician, professor of emergency medicine, director of the medical humanities and bioethics scholarly concentration at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and author of the forthcoming book, “Tornado of Life: Constraints and Creativity in the ER.” Contact him at @JBaruchMD
3. ==> Child Therapist on Why Your Child’s Classroom is Unsafe
Our schools and classrooms are not safe for children, says Dr. Roxie, a renowned clinician, leader, and pioneer in health psychology. Masking, social distancing, contact tracing, constant hand washing and Plexiglas barriers have made children afraid of other people and their surrounding environment, she explains. “These measures have also convinced children that the world is a dangerous place and in some cases, that they themselves are dangerous. As a result, children are experiencing fear, anxiety, depression and loneliness like never before. Mental health issues and pediatric suicides are at an all-time high,” she points out. Invite Dr. Roxie on your program to hear why she believes what we are doing to children today is unacceptable and why we can’t trust the government and bureaucrats to make decisions on our children’s behalf. Ask her what is driving the 21st-century anxiety epidemic? What can parents do to make children feel safer? How can we separate fear from facts? Dr. Roxie trained at Harvard and the Jung Institute. She has a series of guided imagery relaxation audios for children that use music, nature sounds and her own soothing voice to teach children how to relax. Contact Dr. Roxanne at (617) 755-4490; dr.roxanne@gmail.com
4. ==> Surprising Key to Solving Inequality
Inequality issues in the U.S., once hidden, have been inescapably in public view lately. As we address them as a nation and as individuals, we need to keep in mind the role that confidence plays in evening the playing field, says media veteran Raj Girn, head of the new Open Chest Confidence Academy; she grew up around a lot of racial prejudice. “We do not place enough importance into building confidence, which is why the world is full of so much power inequality,” she says. Raj is also an expert on turning insecurities and other challenges into success stories. She can discuss whether confidence can be taught, what the four “isms” are that people are pushing back against and share her own overcoming challenges to success story. Raj is a well-known media personality in Canada and the subject of a feature-length documentary for Omni TV. She is a serial media entrepreneur who has worked in many communication-intensive industries with thought leaders, celebrities, and multinational corporations. Contact Raj Girn at (647) 490-3158; Rgirn@rtirguests.com
5. ==> Masks, Mandates and More: What about Kids’ Rights?
Society is deeply divided right now. Politics have crept into all areas of society from science to education as we dispute everything from how to fight the pandemic to global warming and social issues. But amid the yelling and calls for individual freedoms, there is one group of citizens being forgotten: the powerless children who are affected now and who stand to inherit the consequences of today’s warring adults. Social change and human rights expert Yvonne Vissing, Ph.D., will explain the Children’s Rights Movement and discuss current events, the growing number of young activists, and why it may be time to lower the voting age. Hear ways to teach kids the difference between what’s right and alt-right, why migrant and unaccompanied youth are our hope for the future, and how parents and the community can help and hurt traumatized kids. Yvonne Vissing, Ph.D. is a pediatric and community sociologist and children’s human rights expert. A professor and founding director of the Center for Childhood and Youth Studies at Salem State University. Dr. Vissing is the author of more than 13 books. Contact her at (978) 542-6144; yvissing@gmail.com
6. ==> It’s Time to Rethink Boomer Living
According to an AARP survey, 77% of people over 50 say they would like to “age in place” and health experts say it can afford them the greatest span of good health and quality of life. But Linda Mac Dougall’s experiences as a holistic health practitioner and certified massage therapist have opened her eyes to the unmet needs of older Americans. “I want things to change. Seniors don’t have to get so sick and die. We can live long and healthy lives. It is a waste of human potential and costs individuals and this country way too much in so many ways to keep doing what we are doing.” Mac Dougall will discuss the need for more in-home services and what those services might be, as well as creative ways to fill those jobs. Listeners will hear how seniors are often endangered and harmed by improperly fitted walkers, canes and wheelchairs and learn what senior living communities have in common with special needs populations and why a nursing plan alone is insufficient. Linda Mac Dougall’s new book is “The SPIRIT Method of Massage for Seniors: Raising the Bar.” Contact her at (805) 202-6379; speakerholistic@gmail.com
7. ==> Surprising Ways Your Money Supports Slavery
From the coffee that is harvested by Black child slaves in Africa to the clothes that are created by modern-day slave labor in India and other parts of the world, The Red Movement increases awareness about how our purchasing power is supporting companies who use slave labor and child labor every day. Attorney, activist and founder of The Red Movement Shadan Kapri, says billions of people are completely in the dark about how their hard-earned money is supporting slavery and its proliferation around the world. She’ll reveal the surprising number of items in your home that are harvested or put together by slave and forced labor and why slavery is more prevalent now than in any time in history — and why #BLM isn’t talking about it. Shadan Kapri (pronounced Shadawn Capri) has been recognized nationally and internationally for her work in law and human rights. Her book is “The Red Movement: Social and Environmental Justice in the 21st Century.” Contact her at (509) 720-0278); ShadanKapri@icloud.com
8. ==> High or Low Goals? Which Are Better for Kids?
Are the parents in your audience tired of nagging their kids to study, clean their rooms, pick up their socks or get better grades? If so, Pete Andersen, Ph.D., an Amazon best-selling author of “The 3 Secret Skills of Top Performers,” a father of six college graduates and a former school superintendent, is on hand to give the success secrets they need to raise go-getters instead of excuse-makers. He’ll explain why early discipline in the home is key to future success, top students set low positive goals, why parents should wear college sweatshirts and T-shirts and much more. Ask him how can you teach children how to hold themselves accountable for their behavior? What are top-performing students doing that your kids aren’t doing? How can parents raise positive expectations for future success in their children? Dr. Pete has served as an assistant high school principal, high school principal licensed school superintendent. Contact Dr. Pete Andersen at (858) 886-9820;
drpete@The3SecretSkillsofTopPerformers.com
9. ==> What Happens Six Months Before We Die?
While growing up in a Midwestern funeral home where her dad was an undertaker, Margo Lenmark learned about the mysteries surrounding death. “People are always taking in ‘prana,’ or life force,” she says. “Exactly six months before we die, we start letting go of our life force. If we could know that exact moment we start letting go, we would know the moment we are going to die.” She adds, “There are veils that hide things in the physical world that are no longer there when the body dies. That’s why it’s natural that when someone dies, you realize just how much they mean to you.” She can provide fascinating answers to the age-old questions: What really happens after we die? Is death really the end of life? Margo can also delve into other mystifying questions, with astonishing insight. She is the author of “Light in the Mourning: Memoirs of an Undertaker’s Daughter,” which has received glowing reviews from prominent authors and spiritual leaders including Deepak Chopra. Contact her at Margo at (828) 260-0873, MLenmark@rtirguests.com
10. ==> How Healthy Is Your Gut? Pioneering Information
Are you unwittingly killing your body’s own immune system? Find out when you discuss the hot topic of gut health with internationally known leaders in microbiome research Dr. Sabine Hazan and Dr. Thomas Borody. They’ll explain what’s behind common gastrointestinal disorders, current treatments, why some therapies don’t work, and why fecal transplants may be part of the solution. Learn three red flags of gut health, aging’s effects, and when to say no to antibiotics. Listeners will get nutritional tips to avoid illness, improve digestion and support their own microbiomes and learn how research into gut health is providing next-generation hope for heart disease, obesity, autism, Alzheimer’s, depression and more. Dr. Sabine Hazan is a gastroenterologist, entrepreneur, author and clinical trial researcher. Dr. Thomas Borody founded the Centre for Digestive Diseases (CDD) in Sydney, Australia, which treats approximately 10,000 patients per year. Dr. Borody’s clinic has completed some 35,000 fecal microbiota transplants. Dr. Hazen and Dr. Borody, along with Sheli Ellsworth, have written “Let’s Talk Sh!t” about the human microbiome and the dynamic world of bacteria, fungus, and viruses that outnumber human cells. Contact Dr. Sabine Hazan at drhazan@progenabiome.com or Sheli Ellsworth at (805) 300-1365; justsheli@yahoo.com
11. ==> How Does Clint Eastwood Stay Macho?
While most actors and directors would have hung up their acting and directing “saddle” by age 65 or 70, at that age Clint Eastwood was re-hitting his prime! One has to wonder how the now 91-year-old found the stamina to film his new movie, “Cry Macho.” Dr. Max Fuhrmann can discuss the single most important trait Eastwood possesses to enable him to keep producing and performing, how his adaptability and creativity have increased with age, and the relationship between retirement and aging well. Invite this licensed clinical psychologist and host of the podcast “Age Well with Dr. Max,” on your show and take listeners’ questions about all types of aging issues. He’ll discuss creative and resilient ways older adults have dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as issues adult children have when caring for aging parents. A frequent media guest and the author of several books on aging issues, Max Fuhrmann, Ph.D., ABPP, teaches gerontology and psychology courses at California State University and the University of Southern California. Contact Cherie Kerr at (714) 550-9900 (office); (714) 271-2140 (cell) or Cherie@kerrpr-execuprov.com
12. ==> Retirees and Today’s Hot Housing Market
According to a 2020 report from Boston College Center for Retirement Research, about half of retirees (52%) remain in the homes they had in their 50s. Everyone knows how hot the U.S. housing market is right now, but what does that mean for aging baby boomers who want to stay in their homes? Harlan Accola says older Americans are sitting on more than $8 trillion of home equity they could be using to enjoy their golden years. Invite him on your show to discuss how your listeners can have better cash flow and a better quality of life in retirement. Learn how the rise in gray divorce is affecting those in their 30s and 40s and how reverse mortgages can play a role in changing the way retirement is done in this country. Harlan Accola has been in the mortgage industry for over 20 years and specializes in reverse mortgages. He is the national reverse mortgage director with Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation and the author of “Reverse Mortgages: The Cinderella of the Baby Boomer Retirement.” Contact him at (715) 389-8800; (715) 207-9991 (cell) or harlana@fairwaymc.com
13. ==> These Daily Activities May be Making You Sick
Most of us want to do all we can to live healthy lives. But the sad fact is that many people are routinely employing some daily behaviors that are leading to chronic diseases and making those diseases worse. Trevor Campbell, M.D., is a family physician with a charming South African accent who specializes in helping people achieve the fullest lives possible by minimizing their chronic aches and pains. He can share the activities that are making people sick as well as those that could speed their recovery. Ask him: What are the five surprising daily activities to which you refer? What is bio-behavioral disease and why don’t more people know about it? What can it teach us? His book is “The Language of Pain: Fast Forward Your Recovery to Stop Hurting.” Contact him at (250) 217-7832; tcampbell@rtirguests.com
14. ==> This Therapist Says Racism is a Mental Illness
Are hate crimes a mental health problem? How about the behavior of those who make racist comments? Explore this timely controversial issue with Howard Bronson, a marriage and family therapist and author of 16 books. Bronson says we already have the means to end racist thinking through sensitivity training, but we need to coordinate. Ask him: How did we get to this place where gossip and divisiveness have gotten so out of hand? What is gossip and what is its relationship to racism? With over 40 years of therapy experience, Howard Bronson has appeared on “CBS This Morning” and NBC’s “Today” show and done more than 1,000 radio interviews. His new book is “Speak Up: How Gossip Has Transformed Racism and Misinformation into a Primary Mental Illness.” Contact him at (802) 373-2921; howard_bronson@yahoo.com
15. ==> Bringing Back Civil Conversations
When is the last time you had a conversation that didn’t end up feeling like a negotiation, or worse, a fight? “It’s probably been a while since a simple conversation was just that, a simple conversation!” says Ivan Obolensky. “No matter what we talk about now, it’s become nearly impossible not to talk about emotionally charged topics because that’s all we’ve got!” Interview Ivan about the art of conversation as we reenter society after COVID-19. He will show your audience how to set better boundaries around WHO they are talking to and WHAT they are talking about so that simple conversations don’t feel like negotiations that need to be won! Ask him about the 4 N’s of negotiating that can help those conversations become a win-win! Obolensky is an author and Renaissance man. His novel “Eye of the Moon” won “Best First Book (Fiction)” in the IndieReader Discovery Awards. Contact Ivan Obolensky at (818) 495-8731; IObolensky@rtirguests.com
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