February 28, 2019
01. Cohen Can’t Be Taken Seriously Because He’s a Joke
02. GOP Offers Zero in Response to Cohen Allegations
03. How GOP Used a Black Woman as a Prop
04. The History of America’s ‘Separate but Equal’ Policy
05. How to Get $20K More When You Sell Your Home
06. National Procrastination Week – Is Procrastination an Asset?
07. Take-This-Challenge: Reinvent Your Life in 7 Days
08. Buzz Kill Alert: March is Caffeine Awareness Month
09. Smart Tip: Use Your Insurance to Pay Health Bills
10. Why Do Hospital Accidental Deaths Receive No Review?
11. Finally — A Viable Solution to the Opioid Epidemic
12. The Reason Gillette’s #MeToo Ad Infuriates Men
13. Been-there Expert Helps Audiences Heal after Trauma
14. Dr. Love – 25 Ways to Develop a Loving Attitude
15. Not all Men Are Dogs! 5 Secrets to Attracting a Modern Man
16. What He (and She) Hears when You Talk to Them
17. Students Should Be Able to Rate Their Teachers!
18. Do a Show on Super Grandparenting
19. From Hippies to #MeToo — What You Never Knew
20. Medical Intuitive Shares Tips to De-Stress
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1. ==> Cohen Can’t Be Taken Seriously Because He’s a Joke
According to Eddie Scarry, there’s no reason why
Michael Cohen’s Congressional testimony should carry
any weight. “He most recently embarrassed himself in a
nationally televised interview by insisting over and
over again that he was ‘taking responsibility’ for his crimes.
Cohen is ‘taking responsibility’ by going to prison the same way a
deadbeat drunk is ‘taking responsibility’
for being unemployed. When you’re fired from your job,
‘taking responsibility’ is your only option.” He says,
“In March of last year, Cohen referred to himself as
Trump’s “Ray Donovan,” a TV character who made the problems of celebrities go away.
If that was Cohen’s paid responsibility for Trump as a
fixer, the president should ask for a full refund.”
Scarry adds, “No one took
him seriously before, and they shouldn’t take him
seriously now.” Eddie Scarry is a commentary writer for
the Washington Examiner, focusing on politics and
culture. He is also the author of
“Fraud and Fiction: The Real Truth Behind Fire and
Fury.” Contact him at scarrye@gmail.com or @eScarry
2. ==> GOP Offers Zero in Response to Cohen Allegations
Paul Waldman says it was clear from the first moments
of the Michael Cohen hearing that Republicans had a
strategy: not to contest what Cohen said, but to try
and discredit Cohen as a person.
“If Republicans tried to press Cohen on the specifics
of what he alleges about Trump, they would very quickly
find themselves in an area where the president is
acting like a guilty man, as
are so many others around him.” He adds, “So pay close
attention to what the president himself and his
advocates will say about this hearing in the coming
days. They aren’t going to say much
about what Cohen actually said or the documents he
presented. They’ll just say he’s a liar and we should
all ignore him. That message will be repeated over and
over on Fox News and
conservative talk radio. And a good portion of the
country will believe it.” Paul Waldman is an opinion
writer for the Plum Line blog at the Washington Post.
Contact him at
postwaldman@gmail.com
3. ==> How GOP Used a Black Woman as a Prop
One moment in yesterday’s hearings stood out in
particular for Sophia Nelson: when GOP Congressman Mark
Meadows brought in Lynne Patton, a non-committee
staffer and former party planner for
the Trump Organization who now oversees public housing
in New York and New Jersey for the Department of
Housing and Urban Development. Nelson says, “Meadows
should be more than embarrassed;
he should be ashamed of himself. To bring in a black
woman to point to as a silent ‘prop’ to supposedly show
that President Donald Trump couldn’t be racist is about
as low as I have seen the
GOP sink. And I have seen them sink pretty damned low
in the over 25 years I have been a member of, and
staffer to the Republican Party.” Sophia Nelson is a
former Congressional Committee
Investigative counsel and corporate lobbyist. A
journalist and author, she is a well-known radio and TV
personality. Contact Monica Wood at monica@mwprinc.com
4. ==> The History of America’s ‘Separate but Equal’
Policy
Plessy v. Ferguson is synonymous with Jim Crow laws and
the unjust doctrine of “separate but equal.” But few
Americans know more than a superficial understanding of
its origins and outcome.
Invite Washington Post editor and historian Steve
Luxenberg to discuss the decision and its long-term
impact on race relations in America. He’ll explain how
the U.S. Supreme Court decision
ushered in a legal separation in America by race and
color — for more than 60 years. Separate railroad cars
and separate schools became separate bathrooms and
separate water fountains.
Separate entrances to public buildings. Separate places
to shop and eat a meal. Mostly in the South, but also
in the North. Luxenberg’s new book is “Separate: The
Story of Plessy V. Ferguson,
and America’s Journey from Slavery to Segregation.”
Contact Johanna Ramos Boyer at (703) 646-5137; (703)
400-1099 (cell); johanna@jrbcomm.com or Erin Bolden at
(703) 646-5188.
5. ==> How to Get $20K More When You Sell Your Home
Countless people in your audience have a house, condo,
cabin or other home site on the market. Help them get
ahead of the competition and land the best offer by
inviting Marlena Uhrik to
explain how a small investment in proper home staging
can sell your property faster, and for more money.
You’ll learn why a wall-to-wall empty home, even with
outstanding curb appeal, can
lose the attention of prospective buyers and how to
stage a property with the least investment and the
biggest WOW factors. She says, “A $10 lamp could get
you $20K more for your property and
well-placed furniture will literally help people
envision themselves and their own possessions at home
there.” Using clever accessories and lighting tips,
Marlena says you can create an
inviting feeling and showcase the roominess of any
space. Marlena Uhrik is the author of “The Secret Sauce
of Staging: Getting Your Home Ready to Command TOP
DOLLAR in the Real Estate
Market”. Contact her at (916) 800-3295;
drmuhrik@gmail.com
6. ==> National Procrastination Week – Is
Procrastination an Asset?
The first week of March is National Procrastination
Week, though not surprisingly it’s sometimes held the
week after! Regardless, you shouldn’t put off booking
Mariann Adams. She’ll tell
listeners why even though procrastination feels like a
character flaw, it’s an asset! “Procrastination isn’t a
defect; it actually means the brain and body are
working right,” says Adams.
“Procrastination is a form of anxiety that shuts down
the brain as a protection. So procrastination isn’t
overcome by willpower, but by understanding how the
brain and body work!” Adams says
everyone is affected by daily anxiety that drives their
behavior. She’ll explain how to read the ‘road signs’,
and share quick ways to navigate past anxiety. Mariann
Adams, MS, NCTM, is an
experienced media guest, corporate consultant, and the
author of “Boost Core Power and Bust Anxiety”. She is
an expert on presenting the psychological,
physiological, neurological, and
interpersonal aspects of anxiety in playful, easy-to-
understand way–for instant, increased brain power!
Contact her at (541) 919-6060; MAdams@rtirguests.com
7. ==> Take-This-Challenge: Reinvent Your Life in 7
Days
Feeling like you’re not on track for where you really
want to be going in life? Then you need to hear about
Katherine Webster’s humorous but highly effective
challenge for reinventing your
life in the next seven days. Step 1: Get a brand new
hairstyle. Why? To paraphrase Coco Chanel, the person
who changes their hair is about to change their life.
Webster knows what she’s
talking about. Suddenly widowed in her late 40’s, she
had to take specific actions to find her joy,
confidence and completely reinvent her life. She’ll
reveal something new you can do every
day to turbocharge your reinvention i.e. go out on the
town all by yourself or start a new hobby that shocks
your friends. Her tips are simple, fun and they work!
Katherine Webster is the
author of “Becoming Madam Widow” and her tips can help
any man, woman or child who wants to add more
extraordinary to their life. Contact her at
KWebster@rtirguests.com or (416) 921-2084
8. ==> Buzz Kill Alert: March is Caffeine Awareness
Month
Does the Starbucks barista know your name? Has it
become unthinkable to begin your day without a cup or
two of Joe? Do you often get a buzz from sports or
energy drinks? If so, Caffeine
Awareness Month in March is your holiday. As wellness
educator Adita Yrizarry-Lang will note, more than half
of American adults consume caffeine every day, with
coffee being the most popular
choice. Adita can talk about what all that caffeine may
be doing to your body, what you can do if you are
addicted to it and ways caffeine can lead you to
experience less energy. Adita is a
30-year wellness educator who has been quoted in Shape
and Fitness. She is the author of “SuperPowers.”
Contact her at (305) 874-0268; AYrizarry@rtirguests.com
9. ==> Smart Tip: Use Life Insurance to Pay Health
Bills
With the state of health care today many people live in
fear that a life-threatening illness could wipe out
their savings, creating a financial maelstrom from
which their family would never
recover. Did you know that if you qualify, you could
receive up to 75% of your death benefits in cash? David
Kottler, also known as the Insurance Doctor ™, will
explain how selling off that
life insurance policy you or your loved one doesn’t
need anymore can generate the cash to pay medical
bills, get out of debt or even make a cash gift to the
non-profit of their choice! How is
this possible? Most people don’t know the little-known
secret that when you don’t need your policy any longer
you can auction it off! Find out how! David combines
his legal and business
experience with a passion for philanthropy. His book
“The Best Kept Money Secret in Your Insurance Policy”
details everything your audience needs to know about
how to get that insurance
policy working for them! Contact David at (216)
532-1221; DKottler@rtirguests.com
10. ==> Why Do Hospital Accidental Deaths Receive No
Review?
Dr. Ira Williams often calls himself the “Don Quixote”
of Health Care Reform. At 85 years young he has been
hounding the five Federal Agencies created to solve the
health care crisis in this
country for decades. With over 130 years collectively
between those agencies our health care system is still
a mess AND medical errors leading to deaths in
hospitals continues to rise. As
the oldest medical malpractice expert witness in the
country he knows what he’s talking about. He has
developed a system to empower local grassroots
activists in each state to radically
change our health care delivery system. “Everyone is
focusing on how to PAY for health care… when the
DELIVERY system is what’s really broken!” Dr. Williams
will tell you why each state is
responsible for our nation’s healthcare delivery
system, what the 3-phase process is that we need to
implement to create a 21st century healthcare delivery
system and how to organize state
wide grassroots activists that will challenge the
current system and WIN! Dr. Ira Williams is an author,
an experienced surgeon, medical malpractice expert
witness, and an expert in how to
improve our healthcare delivery system. His latest book
is “Healthcare Warriors, Why and How to Become One.”
Contact Dr. Williams at (864) 479-8613;
IWilliams@rtirguests.com
11. ==> Finally — A Viable Solution to the Opioid
Epidemic
Today’s opioid epidemic is eroding the core of society,
in terms of cost and human suffering. Almost everyone
knows someone affected by the opioid problem, as 87% of
people on opioids have
chronic pain. The answers have been revealed in the
last 10 years of neuroscience research, but little of
this knowledge has been adopted by mainstream medicine.
That’s the message of Dr.
David Hanscom, author of “Back in Control: A Surgeon’s
Roadmap Out of Chronic Pain”. This expert presents a
self-directed, literature-based plan for becoming pain-
free. It’s the solution to
the opioid crisis! As your on-air guest, Dr. Hanscom
will talk about his discoveries and reveal why he says:
“What most doctors don’t know can and will harm you.”
Dr. Hanscom will also
explore what makes most treatments for pain
ineffective. Ask him about the reason today’s opioid
crisis affects all ages, all families, all businesses,
and our economy. Contact him at
dnhanscom@gmail.com
12. ==> The Reason Gillette’s #MeToo Ad Infuriates Men
When the Gillette Razor ad that invokes the #MeToo
movement first aired, its focus on bullying and toxic
masculinity created a huge controversy and angered a
lot of men, particularly older
ones. “Society has changed a lot in the last few
decades,” says Curt Lindsley, founder of the nonprofit
domestic violence awareness organization Go Purple USA.
“A lot of baby boomers grew up
in a sexist culture. Women are taking over jobs
traditionally held by males. Some, no doubt, were up in
arms about the ad because the macho, insensitive guy
stereotyped may have hit a little
too close to home.” This is just one of the many
factors that contributes to domestic violence. Curt can
share how community groups, nonprofits and society
overall can get involved to stop
this epidemic. In addition to his work with Go Purple
USA, sponsor of Go Purple Awareness Day (Oct. 1), he is
also the co-founder of the Covington Domestic Violence
Task Force. Contact Curt
at gopurpleusa@gmail.com; (256) 529-9037.
13. ==> 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
14. ==> Dr. Love – 25 Ways to Develop a Loving Attitude
Let’s be honest, focusing on love for one day in
February doesn’t really make sense. To really become
more loving, more centered and more spiritually awake
it’s going to take more than that.
It’s going to take a love action plan! Michael McGee,
M.D., will share with your audience his 25 ‘love
practices’. “Love is one of the most confused and
misused words in the English language.
Love is not a feeling. Love is an attitude that
inspires to action to enhance life!” Dr. Michael McGee
trained at Stanford and Harvard Medical Schools. He is
the creator of the unique 12 Step
Touchstone Approach to Recovery and author of “The Joy
of Recovery: The New 12 Step Guide to Recovery from
Addiction”, an approach that works better than AA for
many people. Contact Dr. McGee
at (978) 971-9703; MMcGee@rtirguests.com
15. ==> Not all Men Are Dogs! 5 Secrets to Attracting a
Modern Man
Do many women end up with Mr. Wrong because they treat
decent, modern men badly? Yes, says Arnoux Goran, the
world’s #1 expert in personal transformation. Invite
Goran to reveal what a modern
man is and how so many women drive them away. He can
explain the importance of being a spiritual grown-up
and becoming skilled in the art of personal
transformation. He can also tell your
audience the steps a woman can take to attract a
modern, respectful man who will treat her like a
princess. His successful method to reprogram yourself
has been studied by the University of
California, Irvine, and shown dramatic results. His
forthcoming book, “The Answer: How to Change Your Life
and Make Your Dreams Come True”, reveals how to release
negative emotions
permanently and truly change your life by addressing
the cause of repeating patterns. Goran has been
featured on radio and television. Contact him at (878)
203-8231; AGoran@rtirguests.com
16. ==> What He (and She) Hears when You Talk to Them
Today more than ever it is harder to be heard even in
our most intimate relationships. Couples are more
easily distracted by electronic devices, of course, but
also because too often they
rush to judgment instead of actually listening to each
other. As a result, couples are paying the price with
broken relationships, constant disappointments and
arguments that never seem to be
resolved, often about the smallest of things, says
Denise Healy, M.A. Invite her on your show and hear
how to put aside judgment, criticism and blame to truly
hear what another person is
saying, the big problem men have with communication and
how to fix it, and tips for choosing the right time to
have important conversations that are likely to be
successful. Denise Healy is
co-founder and co-CEO of Streets2Schools, Inc. A
victim’s advocate who works with violent offenders, she
draws upon her four decades of teaching, mentoring,
coaching, and counseling thousands
of real people to offer practical advice for
strengthening couples’ bonds. Her new book is “Mending
Broken Connections: Ten Simple Strategies to Restore
Intimacy in Relationships.” Contact
her at (760) 406-1316; denise.healy@streets2schools.com
17. ==> Students Should Be Able to Rate Their Teachers!
Students in college get to evaluate their teachers…
so why hasn’t this become the norm in high schools and
even grade schools, whether in private school settings,
cyber/charter schools, or
public school systems? Learn more when you interview
education expert Barb Daniels, author of the Timmy
Teacup series of books on self-esteem and anti-
bullying. She’ll explain how schools can
establish rate-teacher systems that go beyond complaint
forums to create real change that benefits everyone and
enhances education. Barb says the rewards include fewer
bullying issues, less
anger and frustration among teachers, and improved
student/faculty relationships as well as higher
motivation among student athletes, higher grades, and
more mature youngsters and teens ready
to work effectively with their educators. Barb’s rating
system advice is designed to help faculty feel more
fulfilled and serve the entire school community because
the most important “clients” (students) are the
watchdogs. Contact Barb Daniels at (636) 730-3288;
barbdaniels@mindspring.com
18. ==> Do a Show on Super Grandparenting
Grandparents play an important role in preparing
younger generations for a happier and more successful
life. But sometimes ‘super’ grandparenting is required,
as Dr. Oliver Akamnonu and his wife discovered. They
left their high-powered careers and significantly
changed their lives to help their daughter Nena
throughout her pregnancy (while in medical school!) and
once baby Lydia arrived. Interview the Akamnonus to
learn how super grandparents help improve: an extended
family’s health, education, income, relationships and
society. The Akamnonus co-authored “Little
Baby Lydia, Grandma, Grandpa and Student Mom: Saga of
Family Role Reversal and the New Times.” Invite them on
your show and learn 5 things super grandparents always
do, why financial support and childcare are only part
of the equation, how family members can smoothly adjust
lifestyle for their loved ones, and why 2019 is such an
important year for grandparents everywhere. Contact
Dr. Akamnonu at (413) 693-8428; ooakams@yahoo.com
19. ==> From Hippies to #MeToo — What You Never Knew
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. ==> Medical Intuitive Shares Tips to De-Stress
How many worries are you balancing? Whether you’re
stressed over rising prices, tax season or handling all
your commitments (both personal and professional) or
even whether you’re concerned about the weather… listen
to medical intuitive Diana Scanlan, for great advice on
taking everything in stride! Diana, author of “Lessons
from Your Past Life”, will reveal how to calm your
emotions before your physical health suffers. She’ll
share simple exercises to keep you grounded when you
feel overwhelmed and pressed for time, how to easily
and joyfully manage any to-do list, and how to get
calmer from music, meditation and mellow conversation.
Contact Diana Scanlan at
diana@beingnaturallyhealthy.com; Skype diana.scanlan1