January 15, 2019
FR: Lauren Healy, Gail Snyder and Chris Morabito,
Editors, Radio-TV Interview Report Newsletter
01. Presidential Powers Vs. ‘Power of the Purse’
02. The Shutdown is Killing Small Businesses
03. Bezos’ $68B Break-Up: No Ordinary Split
04. Jewish Women: Don’t Boycott Women’s March!
05. True Story: When Dad Has Supernatural Powers
06. Holocaust Remembrance Day is More Important than Ever
07. How Lessons from MLK Can Help Africa Today
08. Lies Everyone Tells You About Raising Children
09. People Pay This Guest Big Bucks to Take Them into the Wild
10. Are You Missing Out by Not Meditating?
11. The Dirty Secret about Steroid Injections
12. Playing Russian Roulette with Pain Patients
13. Interview ‘The Decision Doula’
14. Been-there Expert Helps Audiences Heal after Trauma
15. Why Are There No Asian or Hispanic Homeless in US?
16. It’s National Hobby Month: Do a Show on Crazy Hobbies
17. This M.D. Has a Cure for ‘Trump Anxiety Syndrome’
18. Is Feminism the Cause of Divorce?
19. From Mideast Conflict to #MeToo: Psychologist’s Insights
20. What Men Wish Women Knew About Them
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1. ==> Presidential Powers Vs. ‘Power of the Purse’
President Donald Trump has threatened to declare a
national emergency to build a wall along the U.S.-
Mexico border as one of the options to end the 24-day
partial government shutdown. Francis Boyle says if
Trump does, the most direct remedy for Democrats eyeing
legal challenges is impeachment. He’ll explain what a
Bill of Impeachment could consist of and how just one
member of the House of Representatives is needed to
assert that body’s ‘Power of the Purse’. Boyle says,
“Trump’s indications that he will override that
legislative power and the seeming acquiescence by some
Democrats is illegitimate and dangerous.” Francis Boyle
was legal adviser to Rep. Henry B. González when he
released classified material on the House floor in 1992
in an attempt to impeach George H. W. Bush following
the start of the Gulf War and wrote the first draft of
the Gonzalez Impeachment Resolution. He is professor of
international law at the University of Illinois College
of Law. Contact him at fboyle@illinois.edu
2. ==> The Shutdown is Killing Small Businesses
The United States runs on small businesses and now that
the federal government has entered its longest partial
shutdown ever, the impacts are piling up. Small
business expert Ken Yager is available to comment on
ways the shutdown is harming small businesses and how
the backlog it is creating is likely to persist after
the shutdown ends. As president of Newpoint Advisors
Corp., Ken specializes in working with companies in
turnaround situations—arguably the companies most
impacted by the shutdown. For example, Ken will share
stories of how clients are that can’t get the loans
they need with the Small Business Administration closed
or go into receivership with IRS agents furloughed. Ken
says, “It’s tragic that there are businesses and jobs
that will be lost over this shutdown.” Contact him at
(720) 572-1341; KYager@rtirguests.com
3. ==> Bezos’ $68B Break-Up: No Ordinary Split
The high-stakes divorce of Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos
will involve unimaginable sums of money, and even with
no pre-nup the case may be easier to negotiate than
with regular earners, simply because they are so rich.
Philip Cohen says this is not your average divorce by
any stretch of the imagination. “There is a serious
fairness issue here, but it doesn’t have to do with
whether MacKenzie ends up with $1 billion or $68
billion. It’s that too many people can’t realistically
exercise the same individual freedom that the Bezoses
have — to choose to leave a failing or abusive
marriage without facing crushing economic stress or
hardship.” He says, “For regular people, beyond the
potential for emotional distress, divorce is expensive.
It involves not only legal fees but also the costs of
moving, establishing at least one new household, and
possibly assuming the role of a single parent (which is
costly in both time and money) and it’s usually much
more financially difficult for women than for men.”
Philip N. Cohen is a professor of sociology at the
University of Maryland. He is the author of “Enduring
Bonds: Inequality, Marriage, Parenting, and Everything
Else That Makes Families Great and Terrible.” Contact
him at (301) 405-6414; pnc@umd.edu or @familyunequal
4. ==> Jewish Women: Don’t Boycott Women’s March!
Since accusations of anti-Semitism in the Women’s March
leadership were first published, many prominent Jewish
individuals and institutions have announced they won’t
be joining Sunday’s march. But Emma Goldberg says
defection would be a mistake. In an op-ed for Haaretz
she writes, “It is rational that Jewish activists have
experienced frustration and pain in deciding whether to
participate in this year’s march. But removing
ourselves from the movement by refusing to march does
not resolve any breaches of trust. Defecting will only
deepen the tensions.” She continues, “Deciding instead
to stand with the movement and join this year’s march
may not be easy – but over time, it will allow the Jews
to continue helping movement members and leaders grow
their understanding of the dangers of anti-Semitism, as
we grow our own understanding of white supremacy in all
its forms.” Emma Goldberg writes on political and
cultural affairs. She has been published in the New
York Times, Forbes, the Huffington Post, and Salon.
Contact her at @emmabgo
5. ==> True Story: When Dad Has Supernatural Powers
Philip Smith will fascinate your audience as he
describes growing up in 1960s Miami with his decorator
father and discovering Dad has the power to talk to the
dead and heal the sick! Smith says séances, talking
spirits, and exorcisms were daily occurrences, and
inexplicable psychic healings resulted in visitors to
his house suddenly discarding their crutches and
wheelchairs or being cured of fatal diseases. You’ll
hear how after a full day as an interior designer to
the rich and famous, Lew Smith would come home, take
off his tie, and get down to his real work as a psychic
healer. And while there were definitely benefits to
having a gifted psychic for a father, Smith says there
was also the downside of living with a dad who
psychically knows what you’re doing! Philip Smith is
the author of “Walking Through Walls.” Contact Ryan
McCormick at (516) 901-1103; (919) 377-1200 or
ryan@goldmanmccormick.com
6. ==> Why International Holocaust Remembrance Day is
More Important than Ever
This year, second-generation Holocaust survivor and
bestselling memoirist Ellen Korman Mains will mark
International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27 at
the site of the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp
in Poland. Mains is making the trip, one of many she
has taken to ensure that the world does not forget the
murder of over six million Jews who were killed in
concentration camps and mass graves during World War
II. Mains says, “It’s important to commemorate such
events, not only to remember the dead, but to combat
ignorance of the past and to remind ourselves that
genocides and mass violence are continuing.” The
daughter of Polish-born Jews who survived the
Holocaust, Ellen Korman Mains is the author of “Buried
Rivers: A Spiritual Journey into the Holocaust.” A
citizen of Canada, where she was born, the USA, and
Poland, she lives mainly in Boulder, Colo., but spends
extended periods of time in Poland teaching, promoting
dialog, and connecting with her heritage. While in
Poland Mains will be accessible through Skype, Zoom and
Facetime. Contact her at +48 793 366 441 -;
dranyen@yahoo.com
7. ==> How Lessons from MLK Can Help Africa Today
January 21st is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and
lessons from his life and philosophy are as relevant
today as they were in the 1960s. Sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA) faces continuing poverty, injustice, and inequity
while its leaders fail its people. Invite author and
speaker Sylvanus Ayeni to discuss how the wisdom of Dr.
King could help SSA in its current crises. He can also
reveal how the young generation in Africa can be made
aware of the importance and magnitude of the lessons
from Dr. King’s life. Ayeni, a retired neurosurgeon,
author, and speaker, was born and raised in Nigeria.
His 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. Dr. Ayeni is the president of Pan Africa
Children Advocacy Watch (PACAW) Inc. Contact him at
(301) 910-1020 (MD); stoksayeni777@gmail.com
8. ==> Lies Everyone Tells You About Raising Children
If you are a parent you probably have received a lot of
advice from your friends that began before the baby was
born and continues to this day. But too frequently that
advice is a lie, asserts Adita Yrizarry-Lang, who says
your best friends are likely to fib about just how
difficult parenthood can be in order to save their own
sanity! For example, she wonders why no one ever tells
you that they ate on the toilet in order to have a few
minutes of peace and quiet, or that they skipped
several showers just to get everything done for their
families. Adita will reveal what she wishes someone had
told her about the lack of sleep and the abundance of
spit-up as well as the eventual appearance of math
homework that in no way resembles the kind she did in
school. Adita is on a mission to encourage adults to
tell “the good, the bad and the ugly” of parenting so
that our backs are covered. Quoted in Fitness and
Shape, Adita is the author of “SuperPowers, A Busy
Woman’s Guide to Health and Happiness.” Contact her at
(305) 874-0268; AYrizarry@rtirguests.com
9. ==> Why Do People Pay This Guest Big Bucks to Take
Them into the Wild?
Sparrow Hart has made a 30+-year career leading clients
on Vision Quests, wilderness adventures, and retreats
in places like the American Southwest, remote regions
of Vermont, and even Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
Interview this fascinating author and nature expert,
who’ll reveal what (and how) people can learn about
themselves, the Spirit, and the great outdoors. Sparrow
says audiences are profoundly affected and enlightened
regarding everything from life purpose and
relationships, to career path, health and parenting.
His new book is “The Vision Quest, A Guide’s Training
Manual.” Ask Sparrow how he became inspired to commit
his life to these pursuits, and what most people
probably misunderstand about vision quests. He will
also talk about the significance of the venues chosen
— and the adventuresome retreats many people return to
again and again. Contact Sparrow Hart at (802)
387-6624; sparrow@together.net
10. ==> Are You Missing Out by Not Meditating?
Millions of people meditate daily. What benefits do
they enjoy? How did they make meditation such a
frequent pursuit? Why and how should you join them?
Learn more from John Sambalino, an expert who has
meditated for several hours per day over the last 40
years, while also practicing yoga, tai chi and Qigong.
Thanks to his personal experience, spiritual journey
and extensive research, Sambalino will reveal to
appreciative audiences: how stress can be overcome, and
health rebuilt, when meditation is part of one’s life…
plus myths about finding happiness (it does not arrive
via outside influences). He will also name celebrities,
from Oprah to Howard Stern and dozens more, who rely on
meditation during their challenges in the spotlight
(entertainment, sports, politics, media, etc.). He’ll
even discuss how meditation helps in prison
rehabilitation. “Is God in That Bottle Cap? A Search
for Truth” is John Sambalino’s latest book. Contact him
at (609) 238-2775; jsambalino@gmail.com
11. ==> The Dirty Secret about Steroid Injections
Odds are you know someone who gets cortisone injections
for pain—if you don’t get them yourself. But what you
probably don’t know is that these injections often
don’t work well or last long, pain expert Dr. Anna Lee
says. Yet they are routinely given and lead to the
buildup of scar tissue with repeated use. But they are
highly profitable for the doctors who administer them.
The shame of it, Dr. Lee will say, is that there is a
treatment that can actually get to the root of what is
causing their pain. As the pioneer of this FDA-approved
drug-free treatment, Dr. Lee can offer hope to
countless people in the U.S. who live their lives in
pain. She has already helped thousands of people
eliminate or reduce lifelong pain. For example, she has
helped runners with torn hamstrings to be able to run
again and one person who came in on a stretcher to walk
out of her office on his own power. Dr. Lee is a board-
certified pain management physician who trained at
Hahnemann and the University of Pennsylvania. She
operates a clinic in New Jersey. Contact her at (201)
441-1443; ALee@rtirguests.com
12. ==> We Are Playing Russian Roulette with Pain
Patients’ Lives
According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse,
between 8 and 12 percent of pain patients who are
prescribed opioids become addicted, and we have no way
of predicting which patients will develop the problem.
Alternative pain treatment expert Cindy Perlin compares
the current treatment of people in pain to playing
Russian Roulette with pain patients’ lives. “80% of new
heroin users started with prescription opioids and it
takes as little as five days to become addicted!”
Perlin says many chronic pain patients have become
dependent on opioids for pain relief and even though
they show no evidence of addiction, they’re now being
rapidly tapered or discontinued from their medication.
She says some patients, desperate for relief, are
turning to much riskier street drugs or contemplating
suicide. Cindy Perlin can discuss better ways to treat
acute and chronic pain. She is a Licensed Clinical
Social Worker, certified biofeedback practitioner and
the author of “The Truth About Chronic Pain Treatments:
The Best and Worst Strategies for Becoming Pain Free.”
She also created the Alternative Pain Treatment
Directory. Contact her at cindyperlin@gmail.com or
(518) 439-6431.
13. ==> Interview ‘The Decision Doula’
Sometimes making a tough decision can feel like giving
birth! 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 Novak works in
software engineering as a systems analyst. Her unique
framework for “choice-making” can be applied to
decisions of any kind. Her book, “Hypothesis: An HPV
healing experiment”, outlines a six-step process she
created to help heal herself. Contact Terrie at (503)
336-3767; TNovak@rtirguests.com
14. ==> Been-there Expert Helps Audiences Heal after
Trauma
Tens of thousands of people are now dealing with the
aftermath of deadly weather, destructive fires, mass
shootings. fatal accidents and losing loved ones. Even
those of us not personally endangered by such horrors
or violence feel rattled when hearing how others have
suffered. Interview natural health/wellness expert and
chiropractor Lynn Migdal, D.C., on finding inner
strength as we recover or volunteer to help others. Ask
Dr. Migdal to explain how proper breathing can help one
get past trauma. She’ll also share her personal story
of loss after a killer mudslide struck her community,
and how PTSD can happen in daily life. Her books
include “Eternal Love Connections: A Mother’s Resilient
Grief Journey through Sudden Loss” and “Breathe for
Success.” Contact Dr. Migdal at drlynnmigdal@gmail.com
15. ==> Why Are There No Asian or Hispanic Homeless in
America?
No matter how well-informed you are, you know precious
little about the homeless. If you think everyone who is
homeless is mentally ill or drug addicted, for example,
you have a lot to learn. For a deep dive into what it
means to be homeless in America today—and how they got
that way—interview filmmaker and homeless advocate Glen
Dunzweiler. Among the things you’ll learn are: Why are
there no Asian or Hispanic homeless in America? Why do
homeless people make us so uncomfortable? Why do
formerly homeless celebrities refuse to advocate for
those currently without homes? Why is it OK to give $10
to the Salvation Army but not to a panhandler? What’s
wrong with the way statistics on the homeless are
gathered? Dunzweiler 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 Glen at (702) 703-2219;
GDunzweiler@rtirguests.com
16. ==> January is National Hobby Month: Do a Show on
Crazy Hobbies
Do you have a crazy hobby? How about Toy Voyaging? Soap
Carving? Mooing? Train Surfing? Extreme Ironing? From
around the world people have hobbies, activities they
are passionate about doing that help them make friends,
keep active, and stay stress-free. Interview Jennifer
Cochern, LCPC to hear why everyone should have a hobby
of some kind… crazy or not! She’ll talk about why
taking time in the New Year to pick a hobby might be
the best resolution you can make – both physically and
emotionally. People who have hobbies are often
healthier and happier than those people who don’t –
find out why! Jennifer Cochern is a counselor and the
author of “Alignment: Move from Internal Chaos to
Clarity.” She has worked with hundreds of clients
promoting personal growth and healthier relationship
skills. Contact her at (208) 571-2511;
jenc.thebridge@gmail.com
17. ==> This M.D. Has a Cure for ‘Trump Anxiety
Syndrome’
If you’ve been feeling anxious, hopeless, angry,
fearful and depressed since the 2016 presidential
election, you’re not alone. Trump Anxiety Syndrome
(TAS) is a thing, and physician Steven M. Hall has seen
an uptick in patients suffering from this. According to
Dr. Steven, this is exactly what Trump wants. “This
feeds Trump; he lives on this,” he says. “Reasoning
doesn’t work with Trump supporters. Liberal people want
to do everything with reason, but it just doesn’t work.
You can’t change other people’s minds.” Not only does
TAS affect people mentally, the stress it causes can
also impact their physical health. Dr. Steven can share
simple yet powerful ways to combat the stress, on both
the mental and physical levels. Dr. Steven received
his medical degree from University of Utah School of
Medicine and has been practicing family medicine since
1985. He is the author of “The 7 Tools of Healing:
Unlock Your Inner Wisdom and Live the Life Your Soul
Desires.” Contact him at (425) 531-3684.
18. ==> Is Feminism the Cause of Divorce?
In the old days, women mostly stayed home, raised the
kids and kept house while their husbands were the
breadwinners. Those days are over, as most couples,
especially those with children, require two incomes
just to survive. Plus, women have made tremendous
strides in terms of independence and career
establishment. But according to Pastor Eric Hawthorne,
men and women should maintain old-fashioned,
traditional roles in order to have successful
marriages. “The ladies should submit to their
husbands,” he says. “The way the scriptures are
written, wives should honor those things, even if she
makes more money. It’s important to look up to the man
to be the leader of the family.” While this view may
seem shocking and even offensive to modern feminists,
Eric will share how this philosophy can actually help
couples to build and maintain strong marital bonds.
Eric Hawthorne is the second-generation pastor of
Daystar Deliverance Ministries in Richardson, Texas,
and the author of the book “Are You Ready for
Marriage?” Contact him at hiitselh@yahoo.com or (972)
464-6563.
19. ==> Psychologist’s Insights from Israeli-
Palestinian Conflict, Hippie Experience, 4 Wars, #MeToo
Movement
People everywhere experience times of personal
challenge, relationship issues with loved ones, and
powerful social change. And they could all use advice
and been-there insights from someone who understands.
Audiences will therefore thank you for interviewing
psychologist Pratibha Eastwood, whose real-life journey
both personal and professional includes decades of
cultural upheaval and several wars. Learn from Pratibha
what it was like to be a fearful child sent to boarding
schools at a very young age — during some of the worst
of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. What do few
Americans know about such Middle Eastern crises? Ask
Pratibha (and invite callers) to explore: what led her
to experiment with drugs, live in a commune, and become
a real “hippie?” How could she finally forgive her
neglectful parents? What are her opinions about the
#MeToo Movement? And how did Pratibha’s adventurous
side help her spiritual journey of turning lemon into
lemonade? How did she experiment with love as a
successful survival technique, while traveling to
unknown far-away places? Contact Pratibha at (808)
398-3318 (HI); epratibha@yahoo.com
20. ==> What Men Wish Women Knew About Them
According to interpersonal communication expert Diane
Auten, women have some misguided ideas about men. For
example, she’ll say that it’s not true that men aren’t
emotional beings or that just because they aren’t
looking at you doesn’t mean they are not listening to
you. In addition, she’ll say that women should learn to
talk about subjects men find interesting—like sports
and gaming—because men open up more when discussing
topics they are interested in. This professor of
communication will not only bust myths but will also
offer suggestions on how to get men to open up more and
how parents can raise their sons to be great
communicators. The parent of two teenage boys, Diane is
the author of the very funny book, “The Joys of Raising
Boys: the Good, the Bad, and the Hilarious.” Contact
her at (805) 215-1324; DAuten@rtirguests.com