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05/31/17 RTIR E-zine: Saudi Arabia, Celebrating Dads, Emotional Support Dogs

May 31, 2017

02. Could Manchester Attack have been Prevented?
03. In the Other Room in Saudi Arabia…
04. How Far Will Russia and China Go?
05. Build Your Own Country – Seasteading
06. Fear Drives New Grads’ Bad Decisions
07. What Your Teen Should Do This Sumer
08. Dad, Thanks for Being the Family Pilot
09. Father’s Day when Dad’s a Dud
10. June is Nat’l Men’s Health Month
11. How to Talk to Kids about Terrorism
12. HBO’s Wizard of Lies: The Bernie Madoff Story
13. Seniors Turn to Pot for Pain
14. What’s an Emotional Support Dog?
15. Bikini Model Tells Why She Hated Her Body
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1. ==> Tiger Woods DUI – RX Painkillers

A police report lists four medications, including
Vicodin, that Woods reported taking when he was stopped
for DUI. It also states that no alcohol was found in
Woods’ system when he was found asleep at the wheel.
The report released Tuesday indicated that Woods told
officers that he was recovering from surgery. Chronic
pain expert Cindy Perlin says Vicodin and other potent
painkillers are often prescribed after surgery, but
carry specific warnings to avoid driving.
She says it’s just another side of the opioid epidemic,
which many times starts with a prescription for pain
management. Perlin is the author of “The Truth about
Chronic Pain Treatments: The Best and Worst Strategies
for Becoming Pain Free.” She is a licensed clinical
social worker, certified biofeedback practitioner and
chronic pain survivor and has been a guest on multiple
TV and radio networks including PBS, SiriusXM, and
RadioMD. Contact Cindy Perlin at (518) 439-6431;
cperlin@nycap.rr.com

2. ==> Could Manchester Attack have been Prevented?

In the aftermath of the horrific attack on the Ariana
Grande concert in Manchester, news filtered out that
the perpetrator was known to the authorities. As with
the recent attacks in the US and Europe, the attacker,
Salman Abedi, had already been reported by the local
Muslim community who saw that he was becoming
radicalized. For Gwen Griffith-Dickson, this incident
demonstrates current weaknesses in American and
European counter-terrorist strategy, but also points
the way forward. “We cannot rely on the government or
police alone to keep us safe from political violence.
There are things that ordinary people can do to help
prevent terrorism that police can’t.” Invite her on to
discuss what makes people carry out these attacks, why
they slip through the net of the authorities, and what
we can do to stop future attacks. Griffith-Dickson is a
visiting professor at King’s College London and founded
the Lokahi Foundation, a charity that prevented a
terrorist attack. She oversaw the creation of Britain’s
Deradicalisation Programme and is the author of
“Bleedback” and the upcoming book, “Seven Ways to
Prevent Terrorism.” Contact her at ggd@lokahi.org.uk or
via Skype at gwen.griffith.dickson.

3. ==> In the Other Room in Saudi Arabia…

Investigative journalist Steve Horn says, “While Donald
Trump’s $350 billion, 10-year arms deal garnered most
headlines, a lesser-noticed agreement was also signed
between ExxonMobil and the state-owned Saudi Basic
Industries Corporation (SABIC) to study a proposed co-
owned natural gas refinery in the Gulf of Mexico.” Horn
says there was an agreement-signing ceremony at the
palace, attended by both President Trump and recently
retired ExxonMobil CEO and current U.S. Secretary of
State, Rex Tillerson. He says, “Tillerson served as CEO
of ExxonMobil for 10 years, heading the ‘private
empire’ until President Trump nominated him as U.S.
Secretary of State in December 2016. At his January
Senate confirmation hearing, Tillerson said he would
recuse himself for one year from ExxonMobil-related
business which comes before the State Department. Horn
is an investigative journalist and writer for
DeSmogBlog.com. He just wrote the piece “Tillerson
Present as Exxon Signed Major Deal with Saudi Arabia
During Trump Visit.” Contact him at
steve@desmogblog.com; @SteveAHorn

4. ==> How Far Will Russia and China Go?

Besides trying to influence the U.S. and French
elections, is Russia capable of worse? What lengths
might she be capable of going to sabotage new
technology that would upend her petroleum industry?
Might she make inventors of new technologies disappear?
And how far might China go with its industrial
espionage? Interview Ed Day, who can discuss whether
U.S. scientists are in physical danger from the
Russians, the Chinese—or even big U.S. corporations who
stand to lose out if new technologies ruin their
niches. Day is not your typical conspiracy theorist:
he’s a mechanical engineer, patent holder,
international businessman, and former government
contractor who can cite real life examples of
scientists who have died under mysterious
circumstances. In fact, he dedicated his new thriller,
“A Deadly Discovery,” to them. The book revolves around
scientific suppression, assassination attempts and
desperate moves by Russian and Chinese operatives. Day
can be reached at (703) 989-7705; ed@edday.website

5. ==> Build Your Own Country – Seasteading

More and more Americans are dissatisfied with their
government. So why not innovate and create a self-
governing country that caters to your values and
lifestyle? Nearly half the earth’s surface is a blue
frontier over which no country holds sovereignty, and
startup cities that float permanently in international
waters will soon be economically feasible as
construction materials get cheaper, greener and
printable in 3D form. These will be homesteads on the
high seas — or seasteads. Invite Joe Quirk, president
of The Seasteading Institute, to talk about the idea,
who is embracing it, and why. Blue Frontiers is a for-
profit spinoff from The Seasteading Institute with
plans to provide fresh jurisdictions on floating
sustainable islands designed to adapt organically to
sea level change. These will be privately financed and
built by local maritime construction firms employing
the latest in sustainable blue tech. He says, “We’ve
already raised our seed round of investments to perform
research and secure legislation, so get ready for the
next wave of nations.” Quirk is co-author of
“Seasteading: How Floating Nations Will Restore the
Environment, Enrich the Poor, Cure the Sick, and
Liberate Humanity from Politicians.” Contact him at
press@seasteading.org or @ joequirkexults

6. ==> Fear Drives New Grads’ Bad Decisions

Whether from high school or college, graduation is an
exciting time for young people and their parents. But
it also a time in which expectations and fears are both
at unusually high levels making it difficult for the
graduates to make the best possible decisions on what
should come next. Rev. Dr. Rick Patterson can discuss
the role shame plays in the bad decisions people make
when they believe they aren’t smart enough or deserving
enough to get what they want. Patterson says new grads
often ask, “What will I become? What will my parents
think? Who am I really?” He’ll explain how this fear-
based thinking often leads to bad decisions and
potentially a lifetime of regrets about the path not
taken. Rick Patterson is the author of “Shame Unmasked:
Disarming the Hidden Driver Behind Our Destructive
Decisions.” His career has alternated between working
in corporate America and new church development and the
ministry. In his current job, he is responsible for
bringing new chemical solutions to the paper industry.
Contact him at (269) 217-7897;
rickpattersonconnects@gmail.com

7. ==> What Your Teen Should Do This Sumer

Got a kid who is headed to college in the fall … or a
rising high school junior or senior? If so, you should
know that how they spend the summer could impact them
for the rest of their lives for better or worse.
Interview Andro Donovan to learn why teens nearing
college age should focus on being in the moment—and who
they really are and want to be—instead of engaging in a
whirlwind of activities or even making money. The
author of “Motivate Yourself: Get the Life You Want,
Find Purpose and Achieve Fulfilment” will explain what
parents can do to help their teens avoid wasting time
and tuition money by choosing the wrong major and
encourage them to zero in on the values they hold
dearest—which will make them happy. Andro is a
leadership development specialist known for her life-
changing retreats that take place around the world.
Contact her at +4407711238410; andro@trend.co.uk;
andro@androdonovan.com; Skype: andro.donovan1

8. ==> Dad, Thanks for Being the Family Pilot

As Father’s Day approaches, it’s time to thank Dad for
the important role he plays in family leadership, and
that means giving him props for helping the family fly
in formation while providing lift for each and every
member. Geese, swans and ducks do the same for their
families, points out leadership expert Jackie Freedman.
A frequent talk show guest with a terrific sense of
humor, Freedman says the bird analogy applies in many
ways to leadership at home and in the workplace. “Dads
do a difficult job—the lead position is the most
challenging to fly in.
When Dad is leading, he has to trust that the rest of
the family is pulling their own weight by doing their
homework, cleaning their rooms, etc.” Jackie Freedman
has worked with a wide variety of businesses including
Merck & Co., ShopRite, Dun & Bradstreet and J.P.
Morgan. She’s the author of “Updraft: The Aerodynamics
of Great Leadership.” Contact her at (908) 996-1003;
jfreedman@deltavstrategies.com

9. ==> Father’s Day when Dad’s a Dud

No one gets to choose their parents but certain
holidays, like Father’s Day, make it especially
difficult for some children to honor their dads the way
society expects them to. Carol-Ann Hamilton, whose late
father was demanding, knows the guilt and conflicting
emotions some adult children will face on Father’s Day.
The author of “Coping with Un-cope-able Parents: Loving
Action for Eldercare” advises such children to refuse
to accept society’s messages about how to treat a
father, especially if that dad was physically, mentally
or emotionally abusive. She’ll share tips for
approaching the holiday without feeling guilty, ways to
make the day more enjoyable for everyone, and how to
deal with issues that arise even after your parent is
gone. Carol-Ann Hamilton spent 25 years as an
organizational development consultant in Fortune 500
and entrepreneurial settings and has written several
books on business and personal growth topics. An only
child with a demanding, inflexible, formerly alcoholic
father, she spent three years caring for him until his
death at age 89 in 2012. Contact her at (905)
822-2503; carolann@carolannhamilton.com

10. ==> June is Nat’l Men’s Health Month

Sudden first-time heart attacks claim the lives of many
men with no apparent risk factors. Men who have healthy
cholesterol levels, normal blood pressure, active lives
and no family history of heart disease may still be at
risk, points out Victoria Dupuy. Victoria’s husband
Dean died in 2013 at 46 of a heart attack even though
he was a runner and had been proclaimed in excellent
health during a routine physical just a few months
before his sudden death. In time for National Men’s
Health Month in June and Father’s Day, Victoria wants
to tell your audience about a simple, noninvasive,
affordable test that detects heart disease in its
earliest, most treatable stage. It’s called a Coronary
Artery Calcium Scan (CACS) and it detects calcium
buildup in arteries. She’ll explain why your physician
is unlikely to suggest you have this test, how to
demand that he or she order it for you or even how to
arrange for the man in your life to have the test as a
Father’s Day present that could keep him around for
many extra years. Victoria heads the nonprofit No More
Broken Hearts, whose mission is to promote awareness of
the CACS. Reach her at (408) 981-1744 or
vdupuy@sbcglobal.net

11. ==> How to Talk to Kids about Terrorism

With reports of terrorist activity making headlines
everywhere and plastering our television, computer and
phone screens, it is becoming more and more difficult
to shield our children from the carnage and fear that
is filtering into our cultural psyche. How should we
best handle the conversation with our children about
the reality of terrorism without making them overly
fearful? Invite Tom Gagliano to discuss how to talk
with kids about the issue. He says, “With limited life
experience, your child doesn’t have the experience or
tools to process and understand the why or how of
terrorist activity and motivation the way you do. Ask
them how they feel and listen without judging or
denying their feelings, whatever they may be.” Gagliano
says you can’t shield kids from life’s ugly realities
but you can try and limit their exposure to the gory
details and be honest and open with them. He’ll discuss
ways to help kids make safe choices yet still live life
without being fearful. Tom Gagliano, MSW, is a mentor,
speaker and the author of several books including
“Don’t Put Your Crap in Your Kid’s Diaper.” Contact him
at (732) 266-4952; gags17285@aol.com

12. ==> HBO’s Wizard of Lies: The Bernie Madoff Story

HBO’s hit movie, Wizard of Lies, directed by Barry
Levinson, stars Robert De Niro as disgraced financier
Bernard Madoff, Michelle Pfeiffer as his wife Ruth
Madoff, and Alessandro Nivola as their older son Mark
Madoff. The movie provides the perfect opportunity to
update your audience on avoiding the proliferating
scammers out to cheat them of their money. There are
few individuals better to arm them than Bill
Francavilla, author of the upcoming book “The Madoffs
Among Us: Make Better Financial Decisions and Protect
Your Future.” Engaging, entertaining and informative,
Bill spent 30 years in the financial services industry;
he’s a CFP and former senior vice president, director
of Wealth Management for Legg Mason who has extensive
media experience. He can talk about common threads
that link fraudsters like Madoff, Carlo Ponzi, Kenneth
Lay and Bernie Ebbers; why smart people fall prey to
scams; keeping greed and fear in check; and the seven
financial concepts you need to understand to avoid
being taken. Reach him at (757) 870-4590;
wmfrancavilla@gmail.com

13. ==> Seniors Turn to Pot for Pain

From retirement communities to nursing homes, older
Americans are increasingly turning to marijuana for
relief from aches and pains. Many have embraced it as
an alternative to powerful drugs like morphine, saying
that marijuana is less addictive, with fewer side
effects. Invite Frank Shamrock, co-host of The Bake
Out, a new, weekly online TV talk show about today’s
controversial world of cannabis, to talk about the
issue. He’ll discuss why older Americans are turning to
marijuana for pain relief, whether pot use can lead to
harder drugs as well as the future of marijuana
legalization in America. Popularly known worldwide as
the first UFC Middleweight Champion and the first
champion to retire with his belt, Shamrock provides
broadcast color-commentary on MMA. He also runs
Shamrock Way, a non-profit organization that serves at-
risk youth. Contact Erin Dean at (661) 255-8283;
erin@steveallenmedia.com

14. ==> What’s an Emotional Support Dog?

You may have heard about therapy and emotional support
dogs, but what are they exactly and is there a
difference between the two? Invite Lisa Overcash to
discuss these special healing pets. You’ll learn the
difference between therapy dogs and emotional support
dogs, how dogs are trained and how to legally get an
emotional support dog. Lisa will also share stories of
her own emotional support dog, a Yorkie named Promise.
“We adopted her soon after I was diagnosed with
multiple sclerosis. When I’m sick and forced to stay in
bed, our little ball of fur never leaves my side. She
is also a certified therapy dog and shares her love and
tenderness with many people at hospitals, assisted
living care facilities, schools and churches.” Lisa
Overcash is a wellness coach and author of “My Fur-Ever
Family.” Contact her at (919) 308-8889;
lfovercash@gmail.com

15. ==> Bikini Model Tells Why She Hated Her Body

You may never look at a bikini model the same way after
you interview Jennie Lynn and she puts to rest the myth
that people with “perfect” bodies are happy with them.
Cameras may have loved cover girl Jennie Lynn but she
did not love her own body or herself until she realized
the mistake she was making by concentrating on her own
flaws—something most of us do. Bring Jennie Lynn on
your show for a look at the right way to get a beach
body that leads to happiness, weight loss and self-love
instead of criticism, food restrictions and shame. She
is the author of “Magnetic Love: Stop Chasing What You
Want…Start Attracting It.” Reach her at (508)
965-3053 or jennielynn@jennielynn.com

05/25/17 RTIR E-zine: Trump’s Behavior, Men’s Health Month, Pet Benefits

May 25, 2017

FR: Lauren Healy and Chris Morabito, Editors, Radio-TV
Interview Report Newsletter

01. Roots of Terror: Is Trump Enabling ISIS?
02. How to Talk to Kids about Terrorism
03. Think of War On Memorial Day, Not Beach
04. Talk PGA Golf with This Former Insider
05. GOP: ‘Undeserving Sick’ Don’t Deserve Healthcare
06. HBO’s Wizard of Lies: The Bernie Madoff Story
07. National Bird’ Documentary Director
08. How Far Will Russia and China Go?
09. Trump’s Erratic Behavior: Are Statins to Blame?
10. May is Small Biz Month – 3 Easy Marketing Tips
11. What Your Pre-College Teen Should Do This Sumer
12. Save Lives in Nat’l Men’s Health Month
13. People-Pleasers, Take Back Your Power
14. Little-Known Health Benefits of Pets
15. Summer is the Best Time to Adopt a Dog
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1. ==> Roots of Terror: Is Trump Enabling ISIS?

According to Beau Grosscup, Donald Trump, despite his
claims to the contrary, is enabling ISIS. He explains,
“Two days after urging Muslim leaders to ‘take a stand
against Islamist extremist terrorism,’ before an
audience of Wahabi Saudi leaders, Saudi-backed Sunni
ISIS took credit for the horrific bombing in Manchester
England. Trump drew the world of terrorism in easy to
understand, bi-polar, and as he said, ‘battle between
good and evil,’ imagery. The problem is, as poignantly
demonstrated in Manchester, this imagery, while
politically useful, has no relationship to reality.
Approaching the Muslim world as a monolithic entity to
fight ‘extremism within their ranks’ ignores the fact
that as Wahabi Sunnis, Trump’s hosts are the Muslim
extremists that he urges unity against.” Grosscup is
author of several books, including “The Newest
Explosions of Terrorism” and “Strategic Terror: The
Politics and Ethics of Aerial Bombardment.” He is
professor emeritus at California State University-
Chico. Contact him at bgrosscup@csuchico.edu

2. ==> How to Talk to Kids about Terrorism

The latest terrorist attack in Manchester, England
targeted teens and young adults attending a concert.
With reports of terrorist activity making headlines
everywhere and plastering our television, computer and
phone screens, it is becoming more and more difficult
to shield our children from the carnage and fear that
is filtering into our cultural psyche. How should we
best handle the conversation with our children about
the reality of terrorism without making them overly
fearful? Invite Tom Gagliano to discuss how to talk
with kids about the issue. He says, “With limited life
experience, your child doesn’t have the experience or
tools to process and understand the why or how of
terrorist activity and motivation the way you do. Ask
them how they feel and listen without judging or
denying their feelings, whatever they may be.” Gagliano
says you can’t shield kids from life’s ugly realities
but you can try and limit their exposure to the gory
details and be honest and open with them. He’ll discuss
ways to help kids make safe choices yet still live life
without being fearful. Tom Gagliano, MSW, is a mentor,
speaker and the author of several books including
“Don’t Put Your Crap in Your Kid’s Diaper.” Contact him
at (732) 266-4952; gags17285@aol.com

3. ==> Think of War On Memorial Day, Not Beach

For retired Col. Andrew Bacevich, the meaning of
Memorial Day has changed from casual to tragic. His
son, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Andrew Bacevich, was killed
three years ago while serving in Iraq. In his piece for
the Los Angeles Times, “Memorial Day, for a father
Whose Son Was Killed in Iraq,” Bacevich takes to task
Americans who see Memorial Day simply as a harbinger of
summer, rather than a time to contemplate the reality
of war. He doesn’t like to talk too much about his
son’s death, “but the fact of the matter is that that
certainly gave me and my family an entirely different
perspective on what Memorial Day was all about, and…
reminded us of what the purpose of this holiday was
from the outset, which was not to have barbecues and go
off to the beach.” Andrew J. Bacevich is Professor of
International Relations and History at Boston
University. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, he
received his PhD in American Diplomatic History from
Princeton University. Contact him at bacevich@bu.edu

4. ==> Talk PGA Golf with This Former Insider

Former golf course superintendent at Colonial Country
Club Don Armstrong can take your listeners behind the
scenes of the PGA Tour’s Dean & Deluca Invitational
underway in Fort Worth, Texas through May 28. Don can
talk about preparation of the golf course for the
annual event, the players (Jordan Spieth, Phil
Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, Zach Johnson, Si Woo Kim,
Billy Horschel, etc.), the tournament’s storied
history, Ben Hogan connection and more. Interviewed
this week by the Golf Channel’s Morning Drive, Don says
working at the Colonial was a professional dream come
true. In addition to talking about golf, Don can talk
about his journey with leukemia which started September
14, 2005, culminating with a stem cell transplant May
12, 2006. At the time of his diagnosis, he was given
only a 25 to 35 percent chance of surviving beyond five
years. He just celebrated his 11th “Birthday” of the
stem cell transplant that saved his life. An inspiring
guy with lessons to share with anybody who wants to
live a better life, Don is the author of “Finish YOUR
Race: Empower Your Life with Strategies from a Cancer
Survivor.” Reach him at (817) 917-5919 or
DonArmstrongLive.com

5. ==> GOP: ‘Undeserving Sick’ Don’t Deserve Healthcare

According to the Congressional Budget Office, the
American Health Care Act would result in 23 million
Americans – including 3 million people with employer-
sponsored coverage and 14 million Americans who depend
on Medicaid – losing their insurance coverage. Bob
Doherty of the American College of Physicians says
GOP’s plan is based on the view that those who live in
poverty are undeserving of help because it’s their
fault. “As offensive and factually wrong the
“undeserving poor” narrative is, there is a variation
of it that is now coming to the fore in the healthcare
debate that may be even more offensive and wrong-
headed, if that’s even possible, which is that people
are sick because of their own bad choices and shouldn’t
expect to get taxpayer-funded healthcare. Of course,
many well-off people also engage in activities that may
contribute to poor health — they may smoke, drive too
fast, drink too much, abuse other prescription and
illicit drugs, not exercise regularly, and favor fast
food over healthful diets. The difference is that they
can usually afford good healthcare insurance and access
to the best physicians and hospitals when things go
south. Not so with the poor.” Bob Doherty is senior
vice president, government affairs and public policy at
the American College of Physicians. Contact Leslie
Champlin at (800) 274-2237, ext. 5224;
lchampli@aafp.org.

6. ==> HBO’s Wizard of Lies: The Bernie Madoff Story

7. ==> ‘National Bird’ Documentary Director

The award winning documentary ‘National Bird’ — which
is now airing on PBS stations — follows the dramatic
journey of three whistleblowers determined to break the
silence around one of the most controversial issues of
our time: the secret U.S. drone war. Producer/director
Sonia Kennebeck says, “While the drone war is
considered by many a legacy of the Obama
administration, President Trump’s apparent embrace of
the drone program is making ‘National Bird’ incredibly
timely. … This weapon greatly impacts the people and
the societies in the target countries, and also the
pilots and analysts operating the drones. The drone war
is not as clean and surgical as politicians want us to
believe, and it is not even remotely clear if it is …
reducing terrorism.” Contact Sonia Kennebeck at
@NationalBirdDoc or Cara White at cara.white@mac.com

8. ==> How Far Will Russia and China Go?

9. ==> Trump’s Erratic Behavior: Are Statins to Blame?

According to Dr. Jim Roach, President Trump’s
disclosure of highly classified information is
consistent with, and can be fully explained by, his use
of statin cholesterol medicine (disclosed when he
revealed his health information before the election).
He says, “Much of Trump’s behavior could be explained
by the early stage of dementia, which has many causes
from genetics, to B12 deficiency, to excess lead or
mercury, to testosterone deficiency (statin cholesterol
medicine lowers testosterone 20% in my male patients),
to “Grain Brain.” Dr. Roach says statins are the most
common cause of dementia/cognitive impairment in his
office and that according to a published study, 75% of
people on statins have cognitive impairment. The good
news is that it’s reversible 90% of the time when the
statin is stopped. Jim Roach, MD, a leading integrative
practitioner who has appeared on numerous radio and TV
programs, is a speaker, consultant, educator,
researcher, and widely sought clinician with patients
from across the country His latest book, “Vital
Strategies in Cancer,” will be released this fall.
Contact him at (859) 846-4453 (office); jproach@aol.com

10. ==> May is Small Biz Month – 3 Easy Marketing Tips

According to a new Allstate/USA Today poll, nearly two-
thirds of small business owners agree that there has
never been a better time to own a small business. But
amid the small business optimism, the survey of more
than 2,700 small business owners found that one of
their biggest concerns was handling sales and marketing
and finding new customers. Invite award-winning
marketing expert Claudia Newcorn to share three
“stealth marketing” tips small businesses can use to
maximize their marketing with a minimal investment.
From creating smarter business cards to utilizing
storefront windows and creating a company uniform, her
simple, low-cost tips can be used by any small business
to increase visibility and profits. Claudia Newcorn is
a strategic marketing consultant and the author of
“Zipline to Success.” She has written articles for
hundreds of publications and websites and appears as a
frequent radio talk show guest. Contact her at (209)
204.0502 or claudia@acornmarketing.com

11. ==> What Your Pre-College Teen Should Do This Sumer

12. ==> Save Lives in Nat’l Men’s Health Month

13. ==> People-Pleasers, Take Back Your Power

Self-described former congeniality addict Cat Dols
hopes to spark a 21st century “good girl” revolt. The
former Ford model uses a mixture of stories, examples
and self-guided exercises to teach women—and men who
have the problem—how to stop living their lives
according to other people’s expectations so they can
take charge of their own happiness. “I want people to
know that they matter and they are good enough as is …
even though they may have been taught they weren’t in
the past,” Dols says. She’ll discuss her non-
traditional definition of a goddess: a peaceful state
of being that is the opposite of ego—where your
authentic power resides, and share a road map for
taking back the power you’ve given away in a futile
attempt to please other people. Cat Dols is an author,
life coach, home stager, decorator, master gardener and
art class teacher. “Get Your Goddess On: Own Your
Power. Love Your Life! is her first book.” Contact her
at (262) 388-3222; catdols22@gmail.com

14. ==> Little-Known Health Benefits of Pets

One of the best ways to decrease stress and blood
pressure and elevate feel-good hormones is with the
help of a dog or a cat. “Pets can be better than pills
when it comes to people’s emotional and physical
health,” says Carlyn Montes De Oca, author of “Dog as
My Doctor, Cat as My Nurse: An Animal Lover’s Guide to
a Healthy, Happy & Extraordinary Life.” Invite Carlyn
on your show and learn how having a dog for just six
months can lower blood pressure, reduce stress, and
even decrease risk the of death. She’ll also explain
how having a pet during the first year of life can help
boost the immunity of kids to help prevent asthma and
allergies. Carlyn Montes De Oca is an author, speaker,
acupuncturist, plant-based nutritional consultant, and
animal advocate in private practice near San Francisco.
She is the founder of The Animal-Human Health
Connection, focusing on bringing awareness to the
powerful ways animals enhance human health, happiness,
and longevity. Contact her at (415) 306-1853;
modernalchemyacupuncture@gmail.com.

15. ==> Summer is the Best Time to Adopt a Dog

They don’t call them the dog days of summer for
nothing. Summer is a great time to spend more hours
outdoors and away from social media. Add in the
season’s slower pace, kids being off from school,
readily available vacation time for adults and a wider
selection of pets available for adoption from shelters
and you can see why summer is the perfect time to adopt
a puppy or dog, says Lisa Overcash, a wellness coach
and author of “My Fur-Ever Family.” She can discuss how
to make the most of long summer days to establish new
routines, offer tips on how to introduce a new pet to
your family, and share how to prepare children for
their role in taking care of their new four-legged
friend. Lisa was inspired to write her book after
adding a Yorkshire terrier to her pet family of three
dogs and two rescue cats. Contact Lisa at (919)
308-8889 or lfovercash@gmail.com

05/22/17 RTIR E-zine: Spring Festivals, Trump in Saudi Arabia, New Business Trends

May 22, 2017

01. Trump’s Doublespeak in Saudi Arabia
02. The Ugly Truth behind Saudi’s Love for Melania
03. Nat Geo – Hell on Earth: Syria and the Rise of ISIS
04. HBO’s Wizard of Lies
05. Sunday Night is Worst for Sleeping
06. Memorial Day – Has America Let Down War Dead?
07. Are Statins to Blame for Trump’s Erratic Behavior?
08. China Loves this Canadian Singer
09. May is Small Biz Month – 3 Simple Marketing Tips
10. How to Profit from New Business Trend
11. Dangers Facing New Grads
12. Is Your H.S. Grad Ready for College?
13. Celebrate Amazing Resilience of Women
14. Summer is the Best Time to Adopt a Dog
15. Weird Spring Festivals
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1. ==> Trump’s Doublespeak in Saudi Arabia

According to Sahar Aziz, “If there’s one thing we’ve
learned about Donald Trump, it is that he has no qualms
about contradicting himself to get what he wants. In
Saudi Arabia, he wanted a $110 billion arms deal — not
to promote peace and tolerance, as he later proclaimed
in his Sunday speech.” She says, “His speech will not
‘be remembered as the beginning of peace in the Middle
East,’ as he loftily put it, but rather a boost to the
war that is ravaging it.” Invite her to discuss Trump’s
specific contradictions and how they can predict what’s
in store for American foreign policy in the Middle
East, as well as for the treatment of Muslims in the
United States. Sahar Aziz is an associate professor at
Texas A&M University School of Law and nonresident
fellow at Brookings Doha Center. She is the author of
“Rethinking Counterterrorism in the Age of ISIS.”
Contact her at (817) 212-3830; saziz@law.tamu.edu

2. ==> The Ugly Truth behind Saudi’s Love for Melania

Donald Trump’s first major trip overseas may be fraught
with diplomatic land mines, but the Trump
administration can comfort itself with the clear hit
that Melania Trump has been with the Saudi press.
Anushay Hossain says her intense appeal makes sense,
considering the first lady represents so much that
Saudi citizens find familiar and can relate to,
especially visually. “Melania walks behind her husband,
is quiet and reserved, does not make obvious demands
(at least not ones we can hear), and most importantly,
she looks beautiful and polished.” She adds, “Melania
projected a glamorous image for a country where women
live under male guardianship, cannot drive, still do
not have the full vote, and cannot travel or seek
medical attention without male permission. In Melania,
the Saudi press and the Saudi government found the
perfect spokeswoman, who projects a glamorous image
that glosses over one of world’s most autocratic and
oppressive regimes.” Anushay Hossain is a Bangladeshi
writer and media personality based in Washington, DC
whose work is published on CNN, Forbes, The New York
Times/WITW, The Daily Beast and more. She has appeared
as a policy analyst and women’s rights expert on BBC
World News, CNN, MSNBC, CBS News and other major news
outlets. Contact her at (202) 834-7840;
Anushay@AnushaysPoint.com

3. ==> Nat Geo – Hell on Earth: Syria and the Rise of
ISIS

Sebastian Junger’s new documentary on Syria, ‘Hell on
Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS,’ got
rave reviews at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this
month and will make its TV debut on Nat Geo on June
11th. ‘Hell on Earth’ chronicles Syria’s descent into
the unbridled chaos that allowed the rise of ISIS.
Filmmakers Sebastian Junger and Nick Quested (he was on
the ground in Syria and did all of the filming. He was
also arrested by Iraqi police.) Both filmmakers have
won numerous awards for their documentary work. Quested
is also an award-winning music video director who has
worked with such artists as Dr. Dre, Nas, Puffy, Sting,
Master P, Cash Money and Trick Daddy. Contact Johanna
Ramos-Boyer at (703) 646-5137; johanna@jrbcomm.com

4. ==> HBO’s Wizard of Lies

HBO’s Bernie Madoff movie, Wizard of Lies, premiered
this past weekend. Starring Robert De Niro as Madoff
and Michelle Pfeiffer as his wife, the movie provides
the perfect opportunity to update your audience on
avoiding the proliferating scammers out to cheat them
of their money. There are few individuals better to arm
them than Bill Francavilla, author of the upcoming book
“The Madoffs Among Us: Make Better Financial Decisions
and Protect Your Future.” Engaging, entertaining and
informative, Bill spent 30 years in the financial
services industry; he’s a CFP and former senior vice
president, director of Wealth Management for Legg Mason
who has extensive media experience. He can talk about
common threads that link fraudsters like Madoff, Carlo
Ponzi, Kenneth Lay and Bernie Ebbers; why smart people
fall prey to scams; keeping greed and fear in check;
and the seven financial concepts you need to understand
to avoid being taken. Reach him at (757) 870-4590;
wmfrancavilla@gmail.com

5. ==> Sunday Night is Worst for Sleeping

According to a new report, Sunday is by far the
cruelest night of the week for those who have trouble
sleeping. Three times as many of us have the worst
night of sleep on Sunday according to a survey of
Americans and Britons conducted on behalf of the
meditation app Calm.com. “Sunday may be the day of rest
but it seems the night of restlessness,” says Michael
Acton Smith, co-founder of Calm, which many users rely
on to help them sleep. “Thursday, in contrast, seems
the true night of rest.” Invite Smith to discuss Calm’s
recently launched natural sleep aid, in the form of
bedtime stories for grown-ups. Calm’s 30+ sleep-
inducing tales mix soothing words, music and sound-
effects to help adult listeners wind down and drift off
to dreamland. Smith will share tips to help people
battle sleep issues on any night of the week. Contact
Todd Brabender at (785) 842-8909;
todd@spreadthenewspr.com

6. ==> Memorial Day – Has America Let Down War Dead?

Memorial Day is meant to honor America’s war dead who
sacrificed everything they had for their country, the
freedom of its people and the American way. As the
holiday approaches, James Stuber suggests it’s time to
reaffirm that these brave men and women did not
sacrifice in vain by making sure we don’t squander
their legacy—and America’s. He’ll discuss how trade
morphed into globalization, three billion people joined
the world economy creating the ‘age of oversupply,’ and
China changed everything by adopting just enough
capitalism to become the ‘world’s workshop.’ James
Stuber began his career as a legislative assistant to a
member of the U.S. House of Representatives, focusing
on matters before the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
He subsequently practiced legislative and
administrative law in Washington, D.C. Stuber founded
Made in America Again, a movement of consumers
dedicated to creating jobs in communities across
America by buying things made in those communities. His
latest book is “What If Things Were Made in America
Again: How Consumers Can Rebuild the Middle Class by
Buying Things Made in American Communities.” Contact
him at (610) 608-5074; jstuber@miaa.us

7. ==> Are Statins to Blame for Trump’s Erratic
Behavior?

8. ==> China Loves this Canadian Singer

Ever heard of Carlo Aspri? Chances are you haven’t, but
in China he’s a huge hit! The talented Aspri is new to
North American audiences but well known in China where
he once performed for more than 62,000 people at the
Nanjing Olympics. Give a listen to his latest single
“Without You,” (he’ll send you a copy when you contact
him) and we bet you won’t be able to get it out of your
head. Aspri, 31, can talk about where he gets his ideas
for his songs, share his inspirational life story of
overcoming poor eyesight and bullying and surviving
cancer and how he came to be big in China despite
growing up in Canada. Contact him at (514) 608-8610 or
casprimusicauthor@hotmail.com

9. ==> May is Small Biz Month – 3 Simple Marketing Tips

10. ==> How to Profit from New Business Trend

There’s a sweet new trend going on in C-suites, the
executive offices of CEOs, CFOS and COOs. Your
listeners will want to know about it and Spunk Burke is
the right man to share it with them. Upper-level execs
are increasingly comfortable using contractors to get
work done that they used to do in-house. The idea has
spread beyond IT and engineering to many other
departments and it presents many opportunities for baby
boomers and other people who are willing and able to
work by the project to meet these business needs. Spunk
is a staffing veteran who links companies to
contractors who can address their needs and helps
individuals get started with this kind of work. Being
able to address the topic from both sides makes him the
perfect guest. Spunk can be reached at (978) 801-9010;
spunk@thegigsolution.com

11. ==> Dangers Facing New Grads

Graduation season is coming and a flock of millennials
will be seeking their fortunes. The problem is, we
aren’t doing enough to protect them from their own poor
judgment, suggests Akram Alashari, a 31-year-old trauma
surgeon known as the Peak Performance Doctor. Akram is
saddened by seeing young people arrive at his hospital
with life-threatening injuries because they texted and
drove, got in a car with a drunk driver, car surfed,
dove out of a tree and did other immature things simply
because they thought they were invincible. Akram, who
became a doctor at 23, wants to reach young people’s
parents to help them better prepare their graduates for
a safe future. He’ll reveal what parents can do to
ensure that their children will be goal oriented and
less likely to be swayed by peer pressure. His views
make up the “graduation speech” today’s graduates and
parents need to hear. He is the author of “The Power of
Peak State: Massively Enhance Your Personal Potential.”
Contact him at (407) 617-4795 or
thepeakperformancedoctor@gmail.com

12. ==> Is Your H.S. Grad Ready for College?

Did you know, that according to HigherEducation.Org,
over 60% of college bound students need some level of
remediation courses? These courses cost extra money
that you probably didn’t take into account when
estimating tuition costs, and the courses will delay a
timely, 4-year graduation time. Adrian Ridner, CEO and
co-founder of Study.com, has some sure-fire ways you
can get your child college ready, ensure they don’t
spend thousands more on remedial courses, and help them
to graduate on time! Fed up with the high cost of
education, Adrian started Study.com in 2002 with the
mission of making education accessible. Today the
company helps over 25 million students a month, from
middle school through college, with short video-based
online courses. Contact Krystal Alvarez at (510)
517-5107; kalvarez@study.com

13. ==> Celebrate Amazing Resilience of Women

Strength, courage, and resilience are attributes women
have in great abundance when confronted with some of
the worst circumstances that life has to offer,
concludes female empowerment expert and entrepreneur
Connie Rankin. Invite her to share the compelling and
inspiring stories of women like Oprah Winfrey and Keo
Chan, a Laotian girl who traveled over 10,000 miles to
find her life’s purpose. Rankin says it’s her desire
that all women identify their own hidden strengths as
they overcome their fears that hold them back. Her new
book “God Gave Us Wings” features the stories of nine
very different women whom Rankin interviewed and drew
inspiration from as well as her own story of how she
overcame childhood injury, abandonment by her father
and even homelessness to become a commercial realtor,
entrepreneur and founder of Bridge Literacy Now, a
nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of women and
children. Rankin is an experienced media guest who has
appeared on CBS, Fox 26 News, and on the cover of
Business Today magazine. Contact Megan Salch at (713)
864-1344, ext. 1; MeganSalch@TellYourTale.com

14. ==> Summer is the Best Time to Adopt a Dog

15. ==> Weird Spring Festivals

For whatever reason, the merry month of May is home to
some of the world’s strangest festivals. Amuse your
audience by letting Susanna Janssen share some of the
more outrageous ones. For example, did you know that
people in India celebrate Buddha’s birthday with
drumming, fireworks and a procession of elephants that
goes on for 36 hours? Or that revelers in Hong Kong
celebrate the Cheung Chau Bun Festival by climbing 60-
foot towers covered with sacred buns that can be eaten
for good luck? (Quick, someone tell Homer Simpson.)
Across the pond in England hundreds of people will be
chasing five seven-pound wheels of cheese down a very
steep hill, all for the chance to keep them. While it
sounds ridiculous and funny, this race for the cheese
routinely sends people to the hospital with serious
injuries! Susanna isn’t making this stuff up. She is
the author of “Wordstruck!: The Fun and Fascination of
Language.” The book contains a chapter on May
festivals. Reach her at (707) 272-1351 or
sjanssen106@gmail.com

05/18/2017 RTIR E-zine: Trumpcare, College Secrets, Small Business Month

May 18, 2017

01. Russia, Trump, and a New Détente
02. GOP Tax Cuts – Who Wants them?
03. Trumpcare – Diabetes is a Choice?
04. Exec Producer of Nat Geo’s ‘Year Million’
05. How to Raise a Daughter in the Trump Era
06. Trump’s Statin Use and his Mental State
07. Dirty College Secret – Hazing
08. This Singer is YUGE in China!
09. How to Survive Summer with a Teen
10. May is Small Biz Month – 3 Simple Marketing Tips
11. Will You Be Eating Cat Food When You Retire?
12. The Real Reason Your Spouse Doesn’t Listen to You
13. When Mr. Right is Really Mr. Wrong
14. Health Issues? Get a Pet
15. Little League: When it Gets Too Big
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1. ==> Russia, Trump, and a New Détente

Invite Robert David English of the School of
International Relations at the University of Southern
California to discuss the current climate of US/Russia
relations under the Trump administration. “For all the
confusion of his policies toward China, Europe, and the
Middle East, Trump has enunciated a clear three-part
position on Russia, which contrasts strongly with that
of most of the U.S. political elite. First, Trump seeks
Moscow’s cooperation on global issues; second, he
believes that Washington shares the blame for soured
relations; and third, he acknowledges ‘the right of all
nations to put their own interests first,’ adding that
the United States does ‘not seek to impose our way of
life on anyone.’” English can discuss whether Vladimir
Putin’s deep-seated anti-Americanism precludes a new
détente. “It may be that Putin is not innately hostile,
but rather a typical strongman: proud and spiteful, but
not uniquely corrupt or cruel, and capable of embracing
a cooperative position if he finds a partner skilled
enough to forge a deal respecting both U.S. and Russian
vital interests.” He adds, “The only thing not in doubt
is that both America and Russia—indeed, Europe and the
wider world—badly need that détente.” English recently
wrote the piece “Russia, Trump, and a New Détente” for
Foreign Affairs. Contact him at renglish@usc.edu

2. ==> GOP Tax Cuts – Who Wants them?

Donald Trump and congressional Republicans pushed a
major rewrite of the tax code during the 2016 campaign,
and as recently as Wednesday morning, Speaker Paul Ryan
was trumpeting the House GOP’s effort to get tax reform
moving. The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a
hearing today on how an overhaul would affect economic
growth and job creation. And Trump himself told the
graduating class of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
yesterday that “major tax cuts” and “major tax reform”
— in that order — were coming. Invite political science
professor Daniel Chomsky to discuss who will benefit
from the cuts and why they may pass, even though most
Americans are against the move. “Two-thirds to three-
quarters of Americans favored higher taxes on the rich
when Ronald Reagan cut them in the early 1980s. Two
thirds favored higher taxes on the rich when George W.
Bush lowered them again in 1981. And it remains true
today. As President Trump poses as the voice of
ordinary people and proposes massive tax cuts for
corporations and the wealthy, 63 percent want higher
taxes on the rich and 67 percent want higher taxes on
corporations. Only 9 percent and 10 percent support tax
cuts for business and the wealthy.” Daniel Chomsky
teaches political science at the University of Texas
Rio Grande Valley. Contact him at
danielchomsky87@gmail.com

3. ==> Trumpcare – Diabetes is a Choice?

Mick Mulvaney, President Trump’s budget chief, said
that a Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare
should pass the “Jimmy Kimmel test,” though his
definition deviated from that of the comedian’s. He
said the debate centered on whether others should pay
the burden of paying for someone’s healthcare. “That
doesn’t mean we should take care of the person who sits
at home, eats poorly and gets diabetes. Is that the
same thing as Jimmy Kimmel’s kid? I don’t think that it
is.” In response, the American Diabetes Association
issued a statement saying: “Mr. Mulvaney’s comments
perpetuate the stigma that one chooses to have diabetes
based on his/her lifestyle. We are also deeply troubled
by his assertion that access to health care should be
rationed or denied to anyone. All of the scientific
evidence indicates that diabetes develops from a
diverse set of risk factors, genetics being a primary
cause.” More than 29 million Americans currently suffer
from diabetes and every 23 seconds another person is
diagnosed with the disease. Contact Michelle Kirkwood
at (703) 299-2053; press@diabetes.org

4. ==> Exec Producer of Nat Geo’s ‘Year Million’

Year Million, a new six-part documentary-drama series
from National Geographic, explores what it will be like
to be human one million years into the future. Today’s
brightest futurists, scientists, scholars and notable
science fiction writers guide viewers through the very
latest advances in technology, ideas and innovations
that likely will power the evolution of our species.
Invite executive producer Dave O’Connor on your show
and hear about the amazing series that propels us into
an odyssey of unfathomable choices humans will face
while questioning the kind of lives we’ll live and the
people we’ll become a million years from now. Year
Million airs Mondays on the Nat Geo channel. Contact
Johanna Ramos-Boyer at (703) 646-5137; (703) 400-1099
(cell) or johanna@jrbcomm.com

5. ==> How to Raise a Daughter in the Trump Era

The misogyny that seemed like the ugly by-product of a
political campaign — “Look at that face!” “Grab them by
the …” “Blood coming out of her wherever” — is now
residing in the White House and many parents are
wondering how to deal with the reality of a Trump
presidency, especially how that relates to young women.
Rachel Simmons says, “They should take a page from the
playbook of many African-American parents. For
generations, black children have been brought up to
have a critical race consciousness, a framework for
dealing with prejudice and discrimination, which helps
inoculate them against the spiritual toxins they will
almost certainly encounter as they come of age in our
society. It’s not a parenting style familiar to the
parents who may have thought opportunity for their
daughters was limitless. While they shouldn’t let up on
instilling in girls the belief they can be anything,
parents must now add raising political consciousness to
their toolkit. Parents of all girls must simultaneously
explain overt and covert sexism, name it whenever they
see it, and teach their daughters to do the same.”
Rachel has appeared on Oprah and is a regular
contributor to Good Morning America and Time. The
cofounder of Girls Leadership, she is an experienced
curriculum writer and educator. She currently develops
leadership programs for undergraduates at Smith
College. Rachel is the author of several books
including “Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of
Aggression in Girls,” which was adapted into a Lifetime
television movie. Contact her at (413) 258-0823.

6. ==> Trump’s Statin Use and his Mental State

7. ==> Dirty College Secret – Hazing

Four men pleaded guilty Monday in connection with a
2013 fraternity hazing death of a New York college
student and just this month a Penn State pledge was
found dead, and 18 of his fraternity brothers are
charged. While many thought college hazing was a thing
of the past, it’s clear that it’s still happening on
campuses all across the country. Invite Tom Gagliano to
talk about the issue, how it happens, what parents need
to know, and how to talk with college students about
the dangers involved. Tom Gagliano, MSW, is a mentor,
speaker and the author of several books including
“Don’t Put Your Crap in Your Kid’s Diaper.” Contact him
at (732) 266-4952; gags17285@aol.com

8. ==> This Singer is YUGE in China!

9. ==> How to Survive Summer with a Teen

School will soon be out for summer and millions of
parents are feeling anxious about spending more time
with their moody teen. Ideally, summer is a time to
bond and connect but teenage drama can hijack even the
best family vacation. Laura Lyles Reagan, the Teen and
Parent Relationship Whisperer, has tips for creating a
fun and meaningful summer with your teen. A family
sociologist with her own teenage daughter, Reagan will
suggest ways to connect with a surly teen, where to
draw the line in the sand, how to get a grip on teen
culture without your teen thinking you’re lame, and
even how to get your teen to want to spend time with
you! Reagan is a parenting expert, speaker, experienced
talk show guest, and the author of “How to Raise
Respectful Parents.” Contact her at (956) 250-3689;
LauraLReagan@gmail.com

10. ==> May is Small Biz Month – 3 Simple Marketing
Tips

11. ==> Will You Be Eating Cat Food When You Retire?

No one wants to spend their retirement years eating
Friskies or Fancy Feast … and no one wants to run out
of money before they die. But according to the Economic
Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank,
the median retirement savings for families between the
ages of 50 and 55 is only $8,000, rising to just
$17,000 for families between the ages of 56 and 61. No
one will be passing the caviar with those numbers.
Bring chartered retirement planning counselor Rodger
Alan Friedman on your program to discuss how to have
the most secure retirement possible, starting today, no
matter how old you are. Rodger knows how to make
retirement planning approachable for the average person
and uses humor to make it fun. He’ll also offer
listeners two free tools they can access after the
show. He’s the author of “Fire Your Retirement Planner:
You.” Reach him at (844) 369-7526; rf179203@gmail.com

12. ==> The Real Reason Your Spouse Doesn’t Listen to
You

You’ve told your wife that you don’t like going out
with that annoying couple but she keeps arranging
nights out with them. Or your husband still doesn’t
tell you when he is going to be home late even though
you have asked him over and over again to do so. Jaya
Jaya Myra can end the frustration of couples that don’t
listen to each other. She knows how to get your spouse
to listen to you without nagging. The key, she will
say, is knowing his or her energy type. She will
explain how to tell what their type is, how to figure
out how your energy type differs from theirs and why
this imbalance is behind much frustrating marital
miscommunication. Jaya Jaya Myra is the author of
“Vibrational Healing: Attain Balance & Wholeness.
Understand Your Energetic Type.” She’s been featured on
Fox News, Readers Digest and Bustle. Reach her at
347-476-4358 or jayajayamyra@gmail.com

13. ==> When Mr. Right is Really Mr. Wrong

It’s easy to blame the other person when a relationship
goes wrong, but could some women be doing all the wrong
things when looking for love? After decades of talking
to over 15,000 brides, and many who were jilted at the
altar, internationally celebrated wedding dress
designer and author Rani St. Pucchi knows the formula
for relationship success. St. Pucchi will discuss what
women need to consider before getting into a serious
relationship as she takes them through a thorough
checklist of dating dos and don’ts. She’ll also advise
women on why they need to examine their own behavior to
make sure they’re bringing their best to a
relationship. For three decades, Rani St. Pucchi has
been an internationally recognized and award-winning
designer of wedding dresses and the founder of St.
Pucchi Bridal House. Hailed as the pioneer for
introducing color to the U.S. bridal scene, Rani’s
designs have been embraced by an all-star roster of
celebrities, actresses, athletes, and singers and have
been featured by global media. She’s the author of
several books including “The Soulmate Checklist.”
Contact her at (310) 990-3912; rani@ranistpucchi.com

14. ==> Health Issues? Get a Pet

15. ==> Little League: When it Gets Too Big

Spring means baseball! And while Major Leaguers are
getting all the press, Little Leaguers are on the field
as well, and some of the parents are a little too
invested in the games. Baseball can be great, like
tossing the ball with your kid, but between practices
and games, the entire family is involved in the season.
Just ask your listeners! Invite Richard Fellinger to
share the secrets to succeeding and maintaining your
sanity in the cutthroat world of Little League
baseball. Richard is a former journalist and a retired
Little League coach. He’s written for numerous
publications and teaches writing at Elizabethtown
College. His latest book is “Made to Break Your Heart.”
Contact him at (717) 884-3104 (cell);
rfellingerwriter@gmail.com.

05/16/17 RTIR E-zine: Spring Festivals, Buying American, Little League

May 16, 2017

01. Trump is Destroying Allies’ Trust
02. Should Trump Get FBI Director Pick?
03. ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Genius’ Actor
04. Memorial Day Show – Has America Let Down War Dead?
05. Oddest Spring Festivals
06. This Canadian is a Rising Pop Star in China
07. Is ‘Buy American, Hire American’ Good for America?
08. Dumped! Scientists Get ‘Trumped’
09. Is Your Grad Ready for College?
10. How to Survive Summer with a Teen
11. Little League: The Truth Behind the Scenes
12. What Doctors Don’t Tell You about Alzheimer’s
13. Can’t Fit in Your Summer Clothes?
14. She Stops Pain On-Air
15. The Amazing Health Benefits of Pets
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1. ==> Trump is Destroying Allies’ Trust

As news broke on Monday evening that Donald Trump had,
according to reports from the Washington Post and later
the New York Times, shared highly classified
intelligence with the Russian Foreign Minister during
his visit to the Oval Office last week, the shock wave
was felt far beyond the beltway. Jen Psaki, White House
Communications Director and State Department
spokesperson during the Obama administration, says
leaders in Middle Eastern and European capitals — and
elsewhere around the world — could be re-evaluating
their intelligence sharing relationship with the United
States, and rightly so. “Donald Trump didn’t just
violate intelligence protocols — he likely put the
lives of members of the intelligence community serving
an allied country at risk. People put their lives on
the line to acquire the type of information President
Trump reportedly shared.” She adds, “It is pretty
shocking. The man sitting in the Oval Office, with
access to unfettered information not only from the
United States, but also our ‘five eyes’ partners — the
intelligence alliance we are part of with Australia,
Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom —
apparently cannot be trusted to keep it to himself.”
Jen Psaki is a CNN political commentator and spring
fellow at the Georgetown Institute of Politics and
Public Service. Contact her at
jen.psaki@georgetown.edu; @jrpsaki.

2. ==> Should Trump Get FBI Director Pick?

As the dust continues to swirl around Donald Trump’s
firing of FBI Director Jim Comey, there’s the issue of
who will next fill that job. Journalist Marcy Wheeler
says, “There is nothing more illegitimate than for
Trump to be able to give someone a ten-year term as FBI
Director because he fired Jim Comey. Trump is no longer
hiding the fact that he fired Comey to try to undercut
the Russian investigation. Democrats should be out
there, loudly and in unison, decrying how inappropriate
it would be for Trump to get to replace Comey when
everyone watching knows the firing was one of the most
corrupt things a President has done in a century.”
Marcy Wheeler is an American independent journalist
specializing in national security and civil liberties.
She writes widely about the legal aspects of civil
liberties, surveillance, government secrecy and the war
on terror, and blogs at emptywheel.net. Contact her at
emptywheel@gmail.com; @emptywheel

3. ==> ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Genius’ Actor

Eugene Simon is probably best known for his role as
Lancel Lannister on HBO’s Game of Thrones but you may
also recognize him in the new Nat Geo series Genius
where he plays Eduard Tete Einstein — Albert
Einstein’s son. Simon can discuss the new series and
what viewers may not know about the famous physicist
and his family. He can also talk about what it’s like
to be part of the mega hit Game of Thrones. Genius is
Nat Geo’s first scripted series and tracks Albert
Einstein’s rise from humble origins to his global
celebrity status as the man who unlocked the mysteries
of the cosmos with his theory of relativity. Contact
Johanna Ramos-Boyer at (703) 646-5137;
johanna@jrbcomm.com

4. ==> Memorial Day Show – Has America Let Down War
Dead?

Memorial Day is meant to honor America’s war dead who
sacrificed everything they had for their country, the
freedom of its people and the American way. As the
holiday approaches, James Stuber suggests it’s time to
reaffirm that these brave men and women did not
sacrifice in vain by making sure we don’t squander
their legacy—and America’s. Stuber says this is more
important than ever at a time when the smartphones we
buy are made in Chinese labor camps, the clothes we
wear are made in sweatshops and the fish we eat are
caught on slave ships. He’ll discuss how trade morphed
into globalization, three billion people joined the
world economy creating the ‘age of oversupply,’ and
China changed everything by adopting just enough
capitalism to become the ‘world’s workshop.’ James
Stuber began his career as a legislative assistant to a
member of the U.S. House of Representatives, focusing
on matters before the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
He subsequently practiced legislative and
administrative law in Washington, D.C. Stuber founded
Made in America Again, a movement of consumers
dedicated to creating jobs in communities across
America by buying things made in those communities. His
latest book is “What If Things Were Made in America
Again: How Consumers Can Rebuild the Middle Class by
Buying Things Made in American Communities.” Contact
him at (610) 608-5074; jstuber@miaa.us

5. ==> Oddest Spring Festivals

6. ==> This Canadian is a Rising Pop Star in China

As a rising pop star in China where he has regularly
appeared on TV, in newspapers, and on radio,
singer/songwriter Carlo Aspri makes for a fascinating
interview in North America. Carlo, 31, grew up in
Canada, and has a catchy new single, “Without You,” in
which he is backed by the same musicians Celine Dion
uses. Carlo will send you an MP3 you can play during
your interview with him. Among the topics he can talk
about are ways pop stars are treated like royalty in
China; what it is like to perform for wealthy Chinese
VIPs; how Chinese millionaires view western culture;
and how he came to focus on music after being diagnosed
with testicular cancer and overcame OCD and childhood
bullying to get where he is. Carlo’s music can be
compared to that of Adele, Elton John and James Blunt.
He sang at the closing ceremonies of the 2014 Nanjing
Olympics in China for more than 62,000 spectators and
500 million viewers worldwide. Reach him at (514)
608-8610 or casprimusicauthor@hotmail.com

7. ==> Is ‘Buy American, Hire American’ Good for
America?

Considering 40% of America’s Fortune 500 companies were
started by either first or second-generation
immigrants, it would appear the answer is ‘no’,
especially since many of these innovative business
leaders initially came to the US on work visas! Dr.
Brett Trusko, president of the non-profit International
Association of Innovation Professionals says, “These
corporations are some of America’s biggest employers
and tax payers and provide billions of dollars of sales
revenue through global sales. Many – like Google,
Apple, Kraft, EBay, Intel, Tesla, Yahoo and more – are
now being actively wooed by Canada, Ireland and other
countries only too happy to see that business leave the
US and create jobs and revenue in a new country.”
Invite Dr. Trusko, to discuss global business
innovation and what it takes to create sustainable
growth both domestically and across the globe. Contact
Betsy Model at info@groupzephyr.com; (505) 466-2770.

8. ==> Dumped! Scientists Get ‘Trumped’

The Environmental Protection Agency has removed several
members from an internal review board meant to provide
scientific advice to the agency, a move some say could
impair future research into climate change and provide
sweeping benefits to polluting industries. A spokesman
for EPA head Scott Pruitt says the positions could
likely be given to representatives from polluting
industries the EPA is meant to monitor, in an effort
‘to take as inclusive an approach to regulation as
possible.’ “This is one of several attempts by Congress
to meddle with and ultimately undermine the process of
science informing policy decisions,” Genna Reed, a
policy analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists,
says. “These measures are attacks on public health,
safety and environmental safeguards, plain and simple.”
Contact Seth Michaels at 202-331-5662;
smichaels@ucsusa.org

9. ==> Is Your Grad Ready for College?

10. ==> How to Survive Summer with a Teen

School will soon be out for summer and millions of
parents are feeling anxious about spending more time
with their moody teen. Ideally, summer is a time to
bond and connect but teenage drama can hijack even the
best family vacation. Laura Lyles Reagan, the Teen and
Parent Relationship Whisperer, has tips for creating a
fun and meaningful summer with your teen. A family
sociologist with her own teenage daughter, Reagan will
suggest ways to dial down the drama, where to draw the
line in the sand, how to get a grip on teen culture
without your teen thinking you’re lame and even how to
get your teen to want to spend time with you! Reagan is
a parenting expert, speaker, experienced talk show
guest, and the author of “How to Raise Respectful
Parents.” Contact her at (956) 250-3689;
LauraLReagan@gmail.com

11. ==> Little League: The Behind the Scenes Truth

Spring means baseball! And while Major Leaguers are
getting all the press, Little Leaguers are on the field
as well, and some of the parents are a little too
invested in the games – both on the field and off.
Baseball can be great, like tossing the ball with your
kid, but between practices and games, the entire family
is involved in the season. It can disrupt households,
school schedules and even marriages! Just ask your
listeners! Invite Richard Fellinger to share the
secrets to succeeding and maintaining your sanity in
the cutthroat world of Little League baseball. Richard
is a former journalist and a retired Little League
coach. He’s written for numerous publications and
teaches writing at Elizabethtown College. His latest
book is “Made to Break Your Heart.” Contact him at
(717) 884-3104 (cell); rfellingerwriter@gmail.com.

12. ==> What Doctors Don’t Tell You about Alzheimer’s

If there is a cure for Alzheimer’s disease or a way of
preventing it, you won’t hear about it from your
doctor. What doctors don’t tell you about Alzheimer’s,
Michael Morgan will. Morgan will share three very
important aspects of slowing down, stopping and
potentially even reversing the effects of Alzheimer’s
disease. He’ll outline an approach that involves diet,
exercise and craniosacral therapy. He’s a pioneering
expert in the latter discipline. Invite Morgan to share
strong evidence that craniosacral therapy is effective
in treating at-risk people and those in the early to
mid-stages of dementia. He’ll explain what craniosacral
therapy is and ways it can increase longevity. Morgan
is the author of “The BodyEnergy Longevity
Prescription: How CranioSacral Therapy Helps Prevent
Alzheimer’s and Dementia While Improving the Quality of
Your Life.” Reach him at (312) 543-4719;
media@bodyenergy.net

13. ==> Can’t Fit in Your Summer Clothes?

No one wants to spend the summer dieting, yet the
collision of winter weight with summer clothes makes
many people just want to crawl into their sofa and
munch. You can’t wear baggy sweaters in June, so invite
Renee Jones to share ways to get free from comfort
eating and get back into your summer outfits. “When we
stop stuffing down our feelings and following it with a
food chaser, it saves a whole bunch of calories,” says
Jones. She’ll share strategies for navigating a snack-
filled home or office environment, ways to recognize
comfort eating triggers, and reveal the number one
reason diets fail. Renee Jones is the author of “What’s
Really Eating You: Overcome the Triggers of Comfort
Eating.” Contact her at (817) 938-6250;
reneepj@yahoo.com

14. ==> She Stops Pain On-Air

If you, a colleague or one of your callers is
experiencing persistent pain Dawn Crystal may be able
to provide instant relief live on your show. Crystal
says even the healthiest of people have energy
blockages. As a gifted sound energy healer, she can
sense where the blockages are and blow them away using
the power of her voice. Simply put, this pain release
expert uses sound frequencies to rebalance the human
body and to rid it of inflammation. Best of all, other
people listening to the interview may also experience
the same instant pain relief from such problems as knee
pain, tooth pain and back pain. Crystal, who has been
effecting this type of dramatic drug-free pain relief
for a decade, counts celebrities and CEOs among her
clients. Now she wants to teach people how to heal
their own bodies for peaceful, pain-free lives. She has
a collection of MP3s for sale on her website that let
people release their own blockages. Reach her at (808)
268-6242; dawncrystalmaui@gmail.com

15. ==> The Amazing Health Benefits of Pets

05/11/17 RTIR E-zine: Comey Firing, Bizarre Festivals, Summer Styles

May 11, 2017

01. James Comey Firing Reminiscent of Watergate?
02. Comey Debacle Intensifies Russia Mystery
03. Sinclair Media Buy – Reward from Trump?
04. Velocity TV – ‘Speed is the New Black’
05. Do a Show on May’s Bizarre Festivals
06. Do Happy Mothers have Happy Kids?
07. Mother’s Day – Celebrate Amazing Resilience of Women
08. Is Innovation in Government Possible?
09. Profit from Sweet New Business Trend
10. Will You Get a ‘Paycheck’ When You Retire?
11. This Canadian is a Rising Pop Star in China
12. The Dangerous World of New Grads
13. ‘3 Reasons Why’: A Wake Up Call for Parents of Teens
14. Summer Style Tips for Every Body Type
15. How Sound Can Help Pets Heal
=======================================

1. ==> Comey Firing Reminiscent of Watergate?

The obvious is being repeated all over the media: FBI
Director James Comey’s abrupt firing by President Trump
can only be compared to President Nixon’s firing of
Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox in 1973 — the so-
called Saturday Night Massacre. Jim Robenalt says it’s
important to know about the historical reference to
understand its potential significance to current
events. “What everyone knew—as might be the case today
with Trump—is that Nixon was acting in a desperate
manner to stop an investigation that he knew would show
his guilt. The fact that Comey was circling in on the
Russian election-tampering scandal and possible
collaboration with the Trump campaign is a fairly
precise analogue to Nixon firing Archibald Cox.” Jim
Robenalt is the author of three books and lectures
nationally with John W. Dean on legal ethics and
Watergate. Contact him at jim.robenalt@thompsonhine.com

2. ==> Comey Debacle Intensifies Russia Mystery

Journalist David Ignatius says Trump’s abrupt firing of
James Comey will intensify focus on the issue Trump has
been so eager to dismiss — his knowledge of contacts
between Michael Flynn and other associates and Russia.
“Will the next FBI director truly be free to pursue the
investigation that Comey began? Will a bureau already
riven by political divisions and back-biting truly
regain confidence and public trust? Can the Justice
Department oversee the Russia matter? Already,
congressional pressure is building for an independent
counsel — which is the most sensible way to restore a
measure of public confidence after this debacle.” David
Ignatius, a prize-winning columnist for the Washington
Post, has been covering the Middle East and the CIA for
more than twenty-five years. Ignatius has also written
eight spy novels. Contact Rachel Salzman at
rsalzman@wwnorton.com.

3. ==> Sinclair Media Buy – Reward from Trump?

Sinclair Broadcast Group, based outside Baltimore,
announced Monday it had struck a $3.9 billion deal to
obtain dozens of local television stations by acquiring
Tribune Media. Michael Corcoran says the plan is
unsettling for several reasons. “It would be a major
consolidation of the local media market, giving
Sinclair access to a staggering 69 percent of the U.S.
population. This exceeds the 39 percent ownership cap
and was enabled by Trump-appointed FCC chairman Ajit
Pai and his decision to reinstate a needless loophole
that benefits nobody except Big Media.” He adds, “All
of this is made more troubling by the fact that the
Trump campaign and Sinclair previously made ‘a deal,’
as Trump’s son-in-law described it, to provide more
coverage of Trump in exchange for access. Sinclair,
which has long pushed a conservative agenda, has since
hired a former Trump staffer. Now the president appears
to be using his control of the FCC as a way to reward
media companies he likes.
This is one of the many problems that occurs when the
vast majority of the media is controlled by massive
corporations who prioritize profit above all else, even
the public good.” Michael Corcoran is a media critic
and journalist who writes about media policy. Contact
him at corcoran1@gmail.com; @mcorcoran3

4. ==> Velocity TV – ‘Speed is the New Black’

From his massive Classic Car Studio in St. Louis, Noah
Alexander and his crew customize classic cars for
automotive aficionados around the world. Now, Noah is
the star of the new TV series Speed is the New Black on
Discovery’s Velocity network. The show gives viewers an
inside look at the extraordinary custom vehicles —
primarily built for speed — coming out of Noah’s shop.
Noah can discuss some of the wildest custom pieces he’s
ever built, some of his all-time favorite classic car
redesigns, and what viewers can expect from the new
series. Contact John Angelo at john@premieretv.com.

5. ==> Do a Show on May’s Bizarre Festivals

For whatever reason, the merry month of May is home to
some of the world’s strangest festivals. Amuse your
audience by letting Susanna Janssen share some of the
more outrageous ones with them. For example, did you
know that people in India celebrate Buddha’s birthday
with drumming, fireworks and a procession of elephants
that goes on for 36 hours? Or that revelers in Hong
Kong celebrate the Cheung Chau Bun Festival by climbing
60-foot towers covered with sacred buns that can be
eaten for good luck? (Quick, someone tell Homer
Simpson.) In addition, in England hundreds of people
will be chasing five seven-pound wheels of cheese down
a very steep hill, all for the chance to keep them.
This race for the cheese routinely sends people to the
hospital with serious injuries. Susanna isn’t making
this stuff up. She is the author of “Wordstruck!: The
Fun and Fascination of Language.” The book contains a
chapter on May festivals. Reach her at (707) 272-1351
or sjanssen106@gmail.com

6. ==> Do Happy Mothers have Happy Kids?

As we celebrate motherhood this weekend, the spotlight
is on Mom and Emily Slingluff says it’s important to
understand how important a happy mother is to having
happy children. Invite her to talk about the importance
of raising happy children, and how mothers—and
fathers—can change the equation. She says, “The
formative years of life are called formative for a
reason. And the main influence in those first years is
the parent.” Slingluff says parents have more influence
than anyone in raising a kinder, happier generation.
She’ll discuss clear and easy ways to help kids be
happy with life. Emily Slingluff is the author of
several parenting books including “Peace” and
“Parenting without Punishment.” Contact her at (757)
428-6167; emilyslingluff@aol.com

7. ==> Mother’s Day – Celebrate Amazing Resilience of
Women

8. ==> Is Innovation in Government Possible?

The word “innovation” can make people think of
everything from new developments in kitty litter and
Chia Pet designs to electric cars, algae as biofuel and
Fitbits. Governments around the globe – including ours
and Canada’s – are creating “Departments of Innovation”
the same way they create specialty departments around
topics like transportation, energy and education. Is
“innovation” something tangible that a department – and
entire careers – can be created around? And what does
the study of innovation by a government or corporation
mean for the average consumer and citizen? Dr. Brett
Trusko, one of the world’s leading experts on
innovation and president of the International
Association of Innovation Professionals, offers a fun
overview and real-life examples of how innovation can
be studied, taught and how it is changing the lives of
everyone on the planet. Contact The Zephyr Group at
(505) 466-2770; info@groupzephyr.com.

9. ==> Profit from Sweet New Business Trend

10. ==> Will You Get a ‘Paycheck’ When You Retire?

Have you hit your “number”? That is, is your net worth
large enough that you can afford to retire? If you are
in the minority of Boomers who can, congratulations.
But you have a new challenge: Organizing your portfolio
to pay you income after your employer stops paying you.
Even if you’ve done a good job accumulating assets,
spending them requires planning, so that they last at
least as long as you do. Invite Philip Romero and
Riaan Nel to demystify retirement finances, and offer
candid comments about when a range of investments
should—and shouldn’t—fit in your plans. You’ll hear
about how the “envelopes” strategy uses intuitive
techniques to create predictable income from your
investments to replace your paycheck. Philip Romero is
a finance professor and former business dean at the
University of Oregon, and California chief economist.
He and investment adviser Riaan Nel are the authors of
“It’s the Income, Stupid! 7 Secrets of a Stress-Free
Retirement.” Contact Romero at (541) 346-5099;
promero@uoregon.edu.

11. ==> This Canadian is a Rising Pop Star in China

12. ==> The Dangerous World of New Grads

13. ==> ‘3 Reasons Why’: A Wake Up Call for Parents of
Teens

Every teen in America knows about this controversial
Netflix series and has probably binge watched it. It is
about a high school student named Hannah Baker who
reveals through her 13 Reasons Why she killed herself.
Parents and mental health professionals are extremely
concerned because of its graphic depictions of suicide
and also date rape. Teens think the show is realistic
because “it’s what High School is like.” Colleen
O’Grady a licensed family therapist and leading expert
on mother and teen relationships say this is a wake-up
call for parents. Colleen will share practical tips on
how to know what’s really going on with your teen and
how to have a close relationship. Colleen is the author
of “Dial Down the Drama: Reducing Conflict and
Reconnecting with Your Teenage Daughter” Reach her at
(713) 408-6112; colleen@dialdownthedrama.com

14. ==> Summer Style Tips for Every Body Type

The popularity of cosmetic procedures clearly
illustrates how unsatisfied many women are with their
bodies, but what if a few simple style tips could
transform you into becoming more confident and
attractive? Internationally celebrated wedding dress
designer and author Rani St. Pucchi, who has styled
countless celebrities and over 15,000 brides, says you
can learn to flatter your figure if you know the style
secrets of the professionals. St. Pucchi says that
there are simple tricks on how to dress in a way to
enhance your best features and camouflage those you’re
not so fond of. By dressing strategically, you can
boost your self-confidence and present yourself to the
world in the way you want to be seen. For three decades
Rani St. Pucchi has been an internationally recognized
and award-winning designer of wedding dresses and the
founder of St. Pucchi Bridal House. Her designs have
been embraced by an all-star roster of celebrities,
actresses, athletes, and singers and have been featured
by global media. She’s the author of several books
including “Your Body, Your Style.” Contact her at (310)
990-3912; rani@ranistpucchi.com

15. ==> How Sound Can Help Pets Heal

We love our pets and when they are in pain or out of
sorts it’s tough on us, too. Sound healer Dawn Crystal
uses her voice to heal dogs, cats and other animals—and
their people—and can demonstrate her art live on the
air. She can use her decade long experience in the
holistic healing art to eliminate the pain of animals
by rebalancing their bodies, eliminating energy
blockages. For a fun show, let Crystal demonstrate how
it is done. She will explain that animals are more
receptive to sound healing than people are, having
quicker recoveries. Crystal’s human clients include
CEOs and celebrities who typically book her for 30-
minute sessions. She has a collection of MP3s for sale
on her website that let people release their own
blockages. Reach her at (808) 268-6242;
dawncrystalmaui@gmail.com

05/09/17 RTIR E-zine: Teen Suicide, People-Pleasers, Alzheimer’s

May 9, 2017

01. Dumped! Scientists Get ‘Trumped’
02. ‘National Bird’ Documentary Director
03. Renowned Mentalist Jim Karol
04. Mother’s Day Doesn’t Have to be Disappointing
05. Memorial Day Show – Has America Let Down War Dead?
06. ’13 Reasons Why’: A Wake Up Call for Parents of Teens
07. The Dangerous World of New Grads
08. Is Your Grad Ready for College?
09. Are You a Retirement-Planning Underachiever?
10. Competitors Are Cannibals: Clever Ways to Eat ‘em Up
11. Get Your Brew On this Summer
12. What Doctors Don’t Tell You about Alzheimer’s
13. People-Pleasers, Take Back Your Power
14. Sound Healer Helps Dogs, Cats Heal
15. Christ’s Last Parables Had Clues for May 11/12th
=======================================

1. ==> Dumped! Scientists Get ‘Trumped’

2. ==> ‘National Bird’ Documentary Director

3. ==> Renowned Mentalist Jim Karol

You’ve seen him on NBC’s Today show, Ellen, the Howard
Stern Show and more. Mentalist Jim Karol went from a
steelworker in Allentown, PA to one of the world’s top
mentalists. In 1990, Karol correctly predicted the
Pennsylvania lottery which cost the state over 12
million dollars, and soon afterwards changed lottery
laws across the nation. Jim also made headlines by
predicting the outcome of the Final Four on a national
radio show, before the tournament began. Some of Jim’s
abilities include knowing over 80,000 zip codes,
thousands of digits of Pi, the Scrabble dictionary,
sports almanacs, medical journals, and thousands of
other facts. Jim uses his abilities to help business
leaders, professional athletes, and veterans, boost
their memory, morale and emotional intelligence and
just returned from a USO tour around the world. Contact
Ryan McCormick at (516) 901-1103

4. ==> Mother’s Day Doesn’t Have to be Disappointing

Mother’s Day can be a tough day for many women. It taps
into the deepest pain and most emotional
disappointments. Whether your children forget, your
mother-in-law is demanding or your own mom is
difficult, Tom Gagliano says you don’t have to sit and
sulk. He says, “Don’t give your power away this year,
show up like a healthy adult.” Gagliano will discuss
how setting boundaries, managing expectations and
picking your battles this Mothers’ Day can help you
break free from dysfunctional patterns and roles from
childhood. Tom Gagliano, MSW, is a mentor, speaker and
the author of several books including “Don’t Put Your
Crap in Your Kid’s Diaper.” Contact him at (732)
266-4952; gags17285@aol.com

5. ==> Memorial Day Show – Has America Let Down War
Dead?

Memorial Day is meant to honor America’s war dead who
sacrificed everything they had for their country, the
freedom of its people and the American way. But James
A. Stuber, J.D., also suggests it is a time to reaffirm
that these brave men and women did not sacrifice in
vain by making sure we do not squander their legacy—and
America’s. Stuber says this is more important than ever
at a time when the smartphones we buy are made in
Chinese labor camps, the clothes we wear are made in
sweatshops and the fish we eat are caught on slave
ships. He’ll discuss how trade morphed into
globalization, three billion people joined the world
economy creating the ‘age of oversupply,’ and China
changed everything by adopting just enough capitalism
to become the ‘world’s workshop.’ James Stuber began
his career as a legislative assistant to a member of
the U.S. House of Representatives, focusing on matters
before the Committee on Energy and Commerce. He
subsequently practiced legislative and administrative
law in Washington, D.C. Stuber founded Made in America
Again, a movement of consumers dedicated to creating
jobs in communities across America by buying things
made in those communities. His latest book is “What If
Things Were Made in America Again: How Consumers Can
Rebuild the Middle Class by Buying Things Made in
American Communities.” Contact him at (610) 608-5074;
jstuber@miaa.us

6. ==> ‘3 Reasons Why’: A Wake Up Call for Parents of
Teens

7. ==> The Dangerous World of New Grads

Graduation season is here and a flock of millennials
will be seeking their fortunes. The problem is, we
aren’t doing enough to protect them from their own poor
judgment, suggests Akram Alashari, a 31-year-old trauma
surgeon known as the Peak Performance Doctor. Akram is
saddened by seeing young people arrive at his hospital
with life-threatening injuries because they texted and
drove, got in a car with a drunk driver, car surfed,
dove out of a tree and did other immature things simply
because they thought they were invincible. Akram, who
became a doctor at 23, wants to reach young people’s
parents to help them better prepare their graduates for
a safe future. He’ll reveal what parents can do to
ensure that their children will be goal oriented and
less likely to be swayed by peer pressure. His views
make up the “graduation speech” today’s graduates and
parents need to hear. He is the author of “The Power of
Peak State: Massively Enhance Your Personal Potential.”
Contact him at (407) 617-4795 or
thepeakperformancedoctor@gmail.com

8. ==> Is Your Grad Ready for College?

9. ==> Are You a Retirement-Planning Underachiever?

The truth is most Americans are not headed for a secure
retirement. But it’s not too late to change course.
Chartered retirement planning counselor Rodger Alan
Friedman, CRPC®, can help your audience figure out if
they are retirement underachievers by providing them
with ten questions to answer. Then, he’ll follow that
up with three simple steps anyone can take right now to
get serious about saving for retirement. Rodger can
also share what not to include in your retirement plan.
Sure, there will always be bills to pay and expenses to
take care of that can tempt people to put off salting
money away for their golden years. But most people
don’t think of the price they will ultimately pay for
being unprepared. He’s the author of “Fire Your
Retirement Planner You: Concise Advice on How to Join
the $100,000 Retirement Club.” Contact him at (844)
3MY-PLAN; Rodger@RodgeronRetirement.com

10. ==> Competitors Are Cannibals: Clever Ways to Eat
‘em Up

Cannibals are everywhere and they have one job: to
devour the competition before it eats them. Award-
winning marketing expert Claudia Newcorn says, “As soon
as they smell you, they will look for ways to reduce
your success, perhaps taking a bite out of you with
more aggressive pricing or adding more services. It’s
all about survival of the smartest.” With the economy
humming and more people contemplating starting
businesses, Newcorn wants would-be entrepreneurs to pay
attention because they often enter their markets
without checking out the competition. Invite her on
your show and learn ways to win in business when only
the fit survive. Claudia Newcorn is a strategic
marketing consultant and the author “Zipline to
Success: Fast-Track Marketing Strategies to Accelerate
Your Sales & Profits.” She has written for hundreds of
publications and appears as a frequent radio talk show
guest. Contact her at (209) 204-0502;
claudia@acornmarketing.com or
clauda@ziplinetosuccess.com

11. ==> Get Your Brew On this Summer

Each summer, hundreds of craft beer festivals, beer
tastings and beer gardens pop up all around the
country. This summer, the drinking public can expect
to see even more events featuring local beer tastings,
beer pairings with food, and beer with entertainment
options, according to event planning expert Lynn
Fuhler. She’ll discuss the growing popularity of Brew
Fests and Pop-Up Beer Gardens, what makes a first-rate
festival, and why, with the explosive growth of micro-
breweries, these events are so important to small craft
brewers. Lynn Fuhler has successfully organized events
and festivals throughout her career. She is the former
tourism director of Clearwater Beach, Fla., and former
chairman of the largest free jazz festival in the
Southeast. Her book “Secrets to Successful Events: How
to Organize, Promote and Manage Exceptional Events and
Festivals” is being used as a college textbook. Contact
her at (336) 499-6372; lynn@lynnfuhler.com

12. ==> What Doctors Don’t Tell You about Alzheimer’s

13. ==> People-Pleasers, Take Back Your Power

14. ==> Sound Healer Helps Dogs, Cats Heal

15. ==> Christ’s Last Parables Had Clues for May
11/12th

According to Dr. Richard Ruhling, an expert on Bible
prophecy, “The Bible’s end-time ‘day of the Lord’
begins with an earthquake and fits overlooked timing
clues by Christ- as ‘the days of Noah’ or ‘like a man
traveling to a far country’ as Jewish law provided in
Numbers 9:10,11.” Ruhling, author on Bible prophecy
says, “Blood moons, solar eclipse, Iran’s ‘peace &
safety’ treaty, papal visits to Congress & UN in 2015
all signaled end-times which couldn’t begin until after
the sabbatical year of 2016 because the end-times are a
‘week’ of years with the last of seven years also
falling on a sabbatical year.” He’ll explain why
churches worldwide should ‘watch and pray’ for
readiness Thursday evening, May 11th, similar to Jesus
on his last night, also a Thursday. Contact Ruhling at
(928) 583-7543; Ruhling7@juno.com

05/04/17 RTIR E-zine: Velocity TV, Ovarian Cancer Day, Buying American

May 4, 2017

01. As Congress Votes – Jimmy Kimmel’s Emotional Plea
02. Workers Lose in New Overtime Law
03. Should Dems Embrace Anti-Choice Candidates?
04. Velocity TV – ‘Speed is the New Black’
05. You’re a Mother, not a Servant
06. Sometimes it’s Not Easy Celebrating Mom
07. Women, College Majors and Salaries
08. Environmental Cuts – What it Means to Your Wallet
09. Why it Matters to Buy American
10. World Ovarian Cancer Day, May 8th
11. Need Some Vacation Inspiration?
12. Model/Actress Fiona Lewis
13. Look Like a Star Regardless of Your Shape
14. She Uses Sound to Help Hounds Heal
15. Hot Summer Trend: Pop-Up Beer Gardens
=======================================

1. ==> As Congress Votes – Jimmy Kimmel’s Emotional Plea

Late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel used his monologue
Monday to share the emotional story of his newborn
son’s health issues. He ended with a plea to lawmakers
looking to repeal Obamacare and its protection against
banning those with pre-existing conditions. As the
House takes up the issue today, invite Paul Waldman to
discuss what’s at stake. “The latest version of the GOP
health plan would allow states to opt out of that ban,
potentially eviscerating it. Depending on how you
define it, somewhere between a quarter and half of all
non-elderly Americans have pre-existing conditions,
according to the Department of Health and Human
Services (the elderly are covered by Medicare, so they
don’t have to worry). That’s as many as 130 million
Americans. If you had to buy insurance on the
individual market before the ACA took effect and you
had an old knee injury or some sinus problems — let
alone a chronic condition or a history with a disease
like cancer — you know how difficult and costly it
could be.” Paul Waldman is a senior writer with The
American Prospect magazine and a blogger for The
Washington Post. His writing has appeared in dozens of
newspapers, magazines, and web sites, and he is the
author or co-author of four books on media and
politics. Contact him at (615) 255-2665;
marketing@turnerpublishing.com or @paulwaldman1

2. ==> Workers Lose in New Overtime Law

Real workplace flexibility is good for workers. But
Vicki Shabo says The Working Families Flexibility Act
passed by lawmakers yesterday, is not. Shabo, vice
president of the National Partnership for Women &
Families, says the legislation is designed to look like
it will help but would, in fact, harm workers. “A
better name for this is the Employer Flexibility Act,
because it would offer working people less flexibility,
less pay and less time. It would give employers more
control over their employees’ time and money. It would
take money out the hands of working people by setting
up a false and dangerous choice between overtime pay
now and time off later when they work more than 40
hours in a week.” Shabo says employers could choose
when – and if – workers can take that time off, with no
guarantees and no recourse if denied. She adds that
it’s not the only smoke-and-mirror legislation looming
that would hurt workers and their families. Contact
Sadie Kliner at (202) 986-2600;
skliner@nationalpartnership.org

3. ==> Should Dems Embrace Anti-Choice Candidates?

On Tuesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told
reporters that support for pro-choice abortion policy
should not be a litmus test for Democratic Party
candidates. But that’s raising serious concerns for a
national women’s advocacy group worried about the
future of the Democratic party and women’s access to
safe, legal abortion. Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of
UltraViolet Action, says, “Courting social
conservatives by selling out women is not a winning
campaign strategy, but a morally bankrupt attempt to
win votes without concern for the women who desperately
need Democrats in their corner to fight against
Republican attempts to restrict abortion. And it’s a
flawed strategy: The vast majority of people in this
country support a woman’s right to choose abortion.”
UltraViolet Action is an online community of over 1
million women and men who take collective action to
expose and fight sexism in the public sector, private
sector and the media. Contact Yasmina Dardari at (407)
922-8149; yasmina@unbendablemedia.com

4. ==> Velocity TV – ‘Speed is the New Black’

5. ==> You’re a Mother, not a Servant

When you’re a Mom, you often put yourself last and tell
yourself it’s just part of the job. Sometimes you get
so busy doing so much for everyone else, you forget
that you’re important too! Cat Dols says, “There is a
big difference in being a servant and being in service
to others. When we treat ourselves like we don’t matter
as much as our family, our jobs, social commitments…
we somehow give other people permission to treat us
‘less-than’. It’s time to take our power back as the
fabulously powerful women that we are, and make
ourselves a priority again! If you want to talk about
female empowerment you need to start with moms and set
an example for future generations of young women.” Cat
Dols is the author of “Get Your Goddess On! Own Your
Power: Love Your Life!” Cat Dols is the owner of Home
Beautiful Staging & Design, LLC. She’s a decorator,
painter, organizer, professional landscaper, an
accredited Home Stager and a certified life coach.
Contact her at (262) 204-8240; (262) 388-3222 or
catdols22@gmail.com

6. ==> Sometimes it’s Not Easy Celebrating Mom

Mothers’ Day is a wonderful time for some, but can be
rather challenging for others. Not everyone has a great
mom, but Tom Gagliano says that doesn’t mean you need
to pretend otherwise. He says, “Don’t give your power
away this year, show up like a healthy adult.” Gagliano
will discuss how setting boundaries, managing
expectations and picking your battles this Mothers’ Day
can help you break free from dysfunctional patterns and
roles from childhood. Tom Gagliano, MSW, is a mentor,
speaker and the author of several books including
“Don’t Put Your Crap in Your Kid’s Diaper.” Contact him
at (732) 266-4952; gags17285@aol.com

7. ==> Women, College Majors and Salaries

What you major in can lead to career and pay gaps,
particularly for women, according to a new report from
Glassdoor. “Women tend to major in subjects that lead
to lower-paying roles later on,” says Andrew
Chamberlain, Glassdoor’s chief economist. Those choices
create a “pipeline problem,” in which women are less
represented in majors that lead to jobs with higher
earnings potential. He says, “Majors do make a
difference. You are going to be working for the rest of
your life, your decision can mean hundreds of thousands
of dollars.” Chamberlain will share some surprising
career paths that lead to bigger salaries for women,
and ones that you may want to avoid if you want to
avoid hitting the glass ceiling. Glassdoor is a website
where employees and former employees anonymously review
companies and their management. Contact Chamberlain at
(415) 339-9105; pr@glassdoor.com

8. ==> Environmental Cuts – What it Means to Your
Wallet

Earth Day is over, but pending environmental cuts keeps
the issue in the forefront. How they will affect your
health, your children’s health, and your pocketbook?
While the cuts might appear to save money, Ellen Moyer,
Ph.D. says you’ll pay in other, more important ways.
“The environment is not something ‘out there,’ or where
you go on vacation. The environment enters your body
with every breath you take, every sip you drink, and
every bite of food you consume. By protecting the
environment, we can enjoy happier and healthier lives
and create an economic boom instead of paying ever more
for unproductive health and environmental damage
control.” Dr. Moyer will explain how environment cuts
directly hurt us, and how protecting human and
environmental health is a good deal and easier than we
might think. Dr. Moyer is an environmental consultant
and registered professional engineer with an MS in
environmental engineering, a PhD in civil engineering,
and more than 30 years of environmental engineering
experience. She is a regular contributor to The
Huffington Post and the author of “Our Earth, Our
Species, Our Selves: How to Thrive While Creating a
Sustainable World.” Contact her at (413) 862-3452;
ellenmoyer@em-green.com.

9. ==> Why it Matters to Buy American

Does it really matter if the products we buy are made
in America? Many people say yes, but still purchase
things that are manufactured or grown in other
countries. Your listeners may be shocked to find their
smart phone was made in a labor camp, their clothes
were made in a sweatshop, and their fish were caught on
a slave ship. James Stuber will take your audience on a
journey to learn what’s really going on with trade,
globalization, and the U.S. and world economies. Stuber
is the author of “What if Things Were Made in America
Again: How Consumers Can Rebuild the Middle Class by
Buying Things Made in American Communities.” Invite him
to discuss why so many things are made somewhere else,
whether that’s a problem or not, and if so, how we can
fix it. Contact him at (610) 608-5074; jstuber@miaa.us

10. ==> World Ovarian Cancer Day, May 8th

Ovarian cancer claims the lives of 14,000 American
women and 140,000 women worldwide every year. Comedian
Jen Coken, whose mother died from the disease, has a
mission to end late-stage diagnosis by educating women
about the signs and symptoms. “If I knew then what I
know now, my mother might still be alive,” Coken says.
Since ovarian cancer is often misdiagnosed or diagnosed
too late Coken will discuss the warning signs of the
disease and why every woman (and especially Jewish
women) are at risk. Jen Coken is a life coach and
stand-up comedian who has coached thousands of people
for nearly 20 years. She wrote “When I Die Take My
Panties: Turning Your Darkest Moments into Your
Greatest” using jokes she co-wrote with her late
mother. Contact her at (303) 859-9081;
jencoken@gmail.com

11. ==> Need Some Vacation Inspiration?

Whether you’re looking for a last minute excuse to
travel or want to plan a summer trip, Marco Aguilar can
help. He’ll explain how to overcome the most frequent
and challenging excuses for not taking a vacation,
including financial, airport hassles and “it’s my job,
stupid,” excuses; and shares awesome ideas on where to
go and what to do with your precious time off. Marco
Aguilar, aka The Chief Vacation Officer®, uses his 25-
year experience in the travel industry to inspire
others to claim their right to time off and live the
life-transforming potential of travel and experiential
vacations. His upcoming book is “The Power of
Vacation.” Contact him at (310) 739-4044;
marco@thepowerofvacation.com

12. ==> Model/Actress Fiona Lewis

Fiona Lewis was a model and actress in the sixties and
seventies. Her credits include Roman Polanski’s The
Vampire Killers, Ken Russell’s Lisztomania, and Brian
de Palma’s The Fury. She’s also the wife of Hollywood
producer Art Linson (Untouchables, Sons of Anarchy,
Great Expectations). Invite her on your show to
discuss modeling in the 1960s and 70s with roommate
Jacqueline Bisset, Hollywood legends like Margaret
Sullavan, Peter Fonda, Roman Polansky, her near-
marriage to Patrick John Anson, the 5th Earl of
Lichfield (and cousin to the Queen) and her French
Chateau. Lewis’ writing has appeared in the New Yorker,
The Observer and the Los Angeles Times. She may be (she
candidly admits) the only woman in America who has
written for the New Yorker and posed for Playboy. Her
new book, “Mistakes were Made,” is a coming of age
memoir – with lessons for those in their 50s and beyond
but also for those in their teens and 20s. Contact
Johanna Ramos-Boyer at (703) 646-5137; (703) 400-1099
(cell) or johanna@jrbcomm.com

13. ==> Look Like a Star Regardless of Your Shape

14. == > She Uses Sound to Help Hounds Heal

15. ==> Hot Summer Trend: Pop-Up Beer Gardens

05/02/17 RTIR E-zine: Pop-Up Beer Gardens, Free College, Women and College

May 2, 2017

01. The End of Fox as We Know it?
02. ‘Trumponomics’ Exposed
03. Model/Actress Fiona Lewis
04. Mothers’ Day when Mom Isn’t Anything to Celebrate
05. Hot Summer Trend: Pop-Up Beer Gardens
06. Look Like a Star Regardless of Your Body Type
07. Free College?!
08. Women, College Majors and Salaries
09. World Ovarian Cancer Day, May 8th
10. Competitors Are Cannibals: Clever Ways to Eat ‘em Up
11. What Would Elvis Shill if He Were Alive?
12. Expert Stops Pain On-Air
13. When You Can’t Fit in Your Summer Clothes
14. ‘Trumpertension’ – It’s a Yuge Thing
15. The Real Reason Your Spouse Doesn’t Listen to You
=======================================

1. ==> The End of Fox as We Know it?

Embattled Fox News co-president Bill Shine resigned
Monday following intense scrutiny about his stewardship
of the network in the wake of the Bill O’Reilly
scandal. Shine is accused in several lawsuits of
covering up or downplaying allegations of sexual
harassment and racial discrimination. Michael
Calderone can discuss the situation at the network and
what we can expect next. Calderone is HuffPost’s senior
media reporter. He is also an adjunct journalism
professor at New York University. Calderone previously
covered media and politics for Politico, the New York
Observer, and Yahoo News. Contact him at (212)
998-7980; michael.calderone@huffingtonpost.com

2. ==> ‘Trumponomics’ Exposed

The Trump administration unveiled its tax overhaul plan
with a large amount of rhetoric and a small amount of
detail. But one point that was made clear is Trump’s
plan to cut the estate tax. Chuck Collins says, “The
Trump tax proposal will accelerate U.S. wealth
inequality. Abolishing the estate tax — a tax that
starts on families with over $11 million — would be a
windfall for the wealthy. The first tax cut should NOT
go to the first family. If Trump has the $10 billion he
claims he has, repeal of the estate tax will give each
of the Trump children a $1 billion windfall.” Chuck
Collins is organizer of the Patriotic Millionaires
effort to Defend the Estate Tax. Collins is author,
with Bill Gates Sr., of “Wealth and Our Commonwealth:
Why America Should Tax Inherited Fortunes.” Contact
Kelsea-Marie Pym, kpym@patrioticmillionaires.org

3. ==> Model/Actress Fiona Lewis

4. ==> Mothers’ Day when Mom Isn’t Anything to
Celebrate

5. ==> Hot Summer Trend: Pop-Up Beer Gardens

6. ==> Look Like a Star Regardless of Your Body Type

7. ==> Free College?!

There has been a lot of buzz about NY Governor Andrew
Cuomo’s free college proposal, but who will actually
benefit? Adrian Ridner, CEO and Co-founder of Study.com
says the idea of providing free college is a noble one,
but to realistically make it happen, we need to make
college less expensive and make the experience more
flexible for students, particularly those who are
juggling school, work and family. Invite Ridner to
discuss how alternative credit can be used to cut the
cost of a degree in half, and in some cases get the
total cost of a Bachelor’s degree under $10k. He can
also talk about a unique free college model being used
in Mountain View, CA that leverages a combination of
discounted course and tuition fees, low-cost
transferrable credit, local workforce development funds
and corporate sponsorships, to make college free for
any resident. Fed up with the high cost of education,
Adrian started Study.com in 2002 with the mission of
making education accessible. Today the company helps
over 25 million students a month, from middle school
through college, with short video-based online courses.
Contact Jennifer McHam at (650) 288-2381;
study.press@study.com

8. ==> Women, College Majors and Salaries

9. ==> World Ovarian Cancer Day, May 8th

10. ==> Competitors Are Cannibals: Clever Ways to Eat
‘em Up

11. ==> What Would Elvis Shill if He Were Alive?

If Elvis had not left the building, what might he be
doing today? Rodger Alan Friedman is certain that he
knows. He’ll say that the King would be starring in
late-night TV commercials pushing gold as an investment
or touting the advantages of reverse mortgages. Rodger
is a chartered retirement planning counselor (CRPC®)
who thinks that no one should act on pitches made by
singers, actors and celebrities that are likely to
affect their financial lives for years to come. And
that goes for Elvis, even though Rodger was a big fan.
Invite Rodger on your show to explain what should and
should not go into a retirement plan, how to tell if
you are a retirement planning underachiever and what
three steps you can take now to get serious about
retirement. That way, you won’t end up spending your
golden years at the Heartbreak Hotel. He’s the author
of “Fire Your Retirement Planner You: Concise Advice on
How to Join the $100,000 Retirement Club.” Contact him
at (844) 3MY-PLAN; Rodger@RodgeronRetirement.com

12. ==> Expert Stops Pain On-Air

13. ==> When You Can’t Fit in Your Summer Clothes

14. ==> ‘Trumpertension’ – It’s a Yuge Thing

A lot of people who didn’t vote for Donald Trump are
having trouble accepting his administration. In fact,
many Americans are seeking medical help for the anxiety
they’re experiencing due to the change of occupant at
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Palm Springs-based internal
medicine physician Kiran Dintyala (a.k.a. Dr. Calm) has
seen patients with Post-Election Stress Disorder,
including some with previously well-controlled blood
pressure who are coming in with alarmingly high
numbers. He calls it “Trumpertension” describing it as
“a substantial increase in blood pressure unrelated to
diet, sodium intake or exercise that is solely
attributable to worries over what a Trump presidency
may mean for your future and America’s.” In response,
he’s written “Seven Keys to Surviving the Trump
Presidency,” sharing tips to stay calm amidst the
seemingly endless flow of unsettling news and ways to
remain positive and hopeful, no matter who’s in the
Oval Office. Kiran Dintyala is a Board Certified
Internal Medicine Physician currently practicing at
Eisenhower Medical Center. He’s also the author of
“Calm in the Midst of Chaos.” Contact him at (860) 375
0446; stressfreerevolution@gmail.com

15. ==> The Real Reason Your Spouse Doesn’t Listen to
You

04/25/17 RTIR E-zine: 100 Days of President Trump, Medicinal Marijuana, Fortune 500 Secrets

April 25, 2017

01. 100 Days of President Donald Trump
02. Trump Inspires 11,000 Women to Run for Office
03. The Democratic Divide – Can the Party Find Unity?
04. How South Korea Sees the North Korea Problem
05. Road Rage – Stay Calm and Drive On
06. The Real Message of Bill O’Reilly’s Firing
07. Surprising Thing Cary Grant Showed Her
08. April is Stress Awareness Month
09. World Ovarian Cancer Day, May 8th
10. The Questionable Future of Medical Marijuana
11. Allergy Season Stinks!
12. Is Prince Harry the Most Courageous Royal?
13. Business ‘Wisdom’ Debunked
14. Fortune 500 Secrets Every Woman Should Steal
15. Phobia Relief Day
=======================================

1. ==> 100 Days of President Donald Trump

Saturday marks President Donald Trump’s 100 days in
office. He says the mile-marker is a ridiculous measure
of his accomplishments, but others say it’s hard to
look at Trump’s performance thus far and not conclude
that he and the Republicans face a serious problem.
Julian Zelizer says the failures of these months might
not be as devastating as some might think. “If Trump
and the Republican Congress are able to move
legislation in the coming months, the failures won’t be
that important in defining his legacy.” Zelizer notes
that Trump has even accomplished some of his goals,
including normalizing his presidency and destabilizing
the standing of the media. “His incessant attacks on
news organizations as fake and his ability to flood the
country with misleading or false statements via Twitter
and his advisers have made it difficult for Americans
to tell the difference between fact or fiction. In this
kind of atmosphere, it’s easier for the President to
shift the national agenda to new issues and confuse
public understanding of what is going on.” Julian
Zelizer, a history and public affairs professor at
Princeton University, is the author of “The Fierce
Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the
Battle for the Great Society.” Contact him at (609)
258-8846; jzelizer@princeton.edu or Bernadette Yeager
at (609) 258-4830; byeager@princeton.edu

2. ==> Trump Inspires 11,000 Women to Run for Office

Emily’s List has seen an “unprecedented” amount of
women interested in running for political office, the
group’s president Stephanie Schriock told The
Washington Post on Friday for a story about Democrats
challenging Republicans in traditionally red districts
during the midterm elections. This year, they’ve heard
from more than 11,000 women in all 50 states — with a
few dozen seriously considering House races, she said.
“Over ten thousand women isn’t a ripple — it’s a wave,”
Schriock says. “Republicans everywhere should sit up
and take notice — because this is only the beginning.”
Since its founding 30 years ago, Emily’s List says it
has helped elect more than 100 Democratic women to the
House of Representatives, 23 to the Senate, 12 to
governors’ seats, and hundreds more to state and local
office. Book Schriock through the communications
department at Emily’s List at (202) 326-1400 or
press@emilyslist.org

3. ==> The Democratic Divide – Can the Party Find
Unity?

The Democratic National Committee has released the
roster of its new ‘unity commission.’ The Hill
newspaper reports that the panel is “made up largely of
supporters of former Democratic presidential primary
rivals Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders now
tasked with healing the party’s divisions.” Journalist
Robert Borosage says, “For all the urgent pleas for
unity in the face of Trump, the party establishment has
always made it clear that they mean unity under their
banner. Democrats are in the midst of a major struggle
to decide what they stand for and who they represent.”
He adds, “Part of that is the debate over a bipartisan
interventionist foreign policy that has so abjectly
failed.” Robert Borosage writes a weekly column for The
Nation magazine and is a senior advisor of People’s
Action. Contact him at borosage@ourfuture.org

4. ==> How South Korea Sees the North Korea Problem

President Trump urged the United Nations Security
Council to be prepared to impose new sanctions on North
Korea, especially in light of concerns the isolated
regime is about to test its sixth nuclear bomb. But Tim
Shorrock says there’s a totally different focus in
South Korea. He says, “The big issue here is the May
9th presidential election, which is expected to bring a
progressive to power.” Invite Shorrock, currently in
South Korea, to discuss what’s going on in the region.
Shorrock just wrote the piece “In South Korea, War
Hysteria Is Seen as an American Problem: The big issue
here is the May 9 presidential election, which is
expected to bring a progressive to power.” Shorrock is
spending April and May working at Gwangju’s 5.18
Archives to integrate his collection of declassified
U.S.-government documents on Korea into the archive’s
collection of materials on the 1980 Gwangju Uprising.
In 2015, he was named an honorary citizen of Gwangju
for his reporting on the U.S. role in Korea during the
uprising. Contact him at timshorrock@gmail.com,
@timothys

5. ==> Road Rage – Stay Calm and Drive On

With warmer weather there are more drivers on the roads
and apparently, they’re not too courteous in North
Jersey. “In the past few weeks, we have noticed that
road rage incidents are increasingly in the news,” said
David Hughes, president and CEO of AAA North Jersey. A
recent national AAA poll found that 80-percent of
drivers have experienced intense anger or aggression
while driving. Do you tailgate, yell at another driver,
or get out of the vehicle to confront other drivers?
Hughes says it’s all in how we react. “The first and
only step to remember is to avoid punishing or ‘paying
back’ another driver for a real or perceived slight.”
Invite Hughes to share tips to help prevent road rage.
Contact him at (973) 956-2200 or Jeanette Casselano at
(202) 942-2072; jcasselano@national.aaa.com

6. ==> The Real Message of Bill O’Reilly’s Firing

The Bill O’Reilly era at Fox News has drawn to a close.
Fox has ended its relationship with its highest-rated
star after The New York Times reported that the anchor
and the network have paid more than $13 million to
settle harassment claims. But PR pro Kara Alaimo says
the public relations effort won’t work. “It’s far too
late to salvage the network’s reputation by removing
The O’Reilly Factor host now. Does all of this send a
message? Yes, it does — to the other men at Fox: if
you make enough money for the network, it will go to
extraordinary lengths to enable you to behave badly. To
the rest of the world, it also appears that Fox thought
it was OK for O’Reilly to allegedly treat women this
way. They only let him go when they determined it truly
wasn’t tenable to keep him. That message speaks far
more loudly than his firing.” Kara Alaimo, an assistant
professor of public relations at Hofstra University, is
the author of “Pitch, Tweet, or Engage on the Street:
How to Practice Global Public Relations and Strategic
Communication.” She was spokeswoman for international
affairs in the Treasury Department during the Obama
administration. Contact her at (516) 463-5208;
Kara.S.Alaimo@hofstra.edu

7. ==> Surprising Thing Cary Grant Showed Her

When classic leading man Cary Grant invited Lenay
(Marie) Rogus into his office bungalow on the Universal
lot the last thing she expected to see was his doll
collection. To her surprise, Grant showed off his
ceiling display of six-inch dolls from around the
world, dolls he collected while traveling and was
extremely proud of. Rogus will share other memories of
Grant, including the time she had dinner on his king-
sized bed at his Beverly Hills home and her impressions
of him as a man and actor. Her contacts with Grant are
among the stories she shares in her upcoming memoir:
“Grief Comfort Guide: A Personal Journey from Loss to
Light,” which also details her experience of losing
seven of loved ones. Contact her at (858) 349-4917 or
rogus3@att.net

8. ==> April is Stress Awareness Month

We all know that stress is a killer but most of us are
too busy getting through our days to do something about
it. With April being Stress Awareness Month, it’s time
to get a grip on what is driving us crazy, raising our
collective blood pressures and making us sick. Who
better to pass on insights than Tami Gilbert, who was
abandoned by her parents as a teenager and once worked
three jobs at the same time to put herself through
college, earning a master’s degree in nursing and an
MBA? Gilbert will discuss the role faith, sticky notes,
downtime and letting go can play in a healthier you. As
a bonus, she can also explain what you should know if
you are hospitalized, finding yourself attended by
nurses coping with their own feelings of being
unappreciated, overworked and overwhelmed. Her book is
“Courage to Persevere: A Compelling Story of Struggle,
Survival and Triumph.” Reach her at 312-218-1744;
info@tamigilbert.com

9. ==> World Ovarian Cancer Day, May 8th

10. ==> The Questionable Future of Medical Marijuana

Donald Trump has said his administration would “do”
medical marijuana and let states decide about
legalization for themselves. But US Attorney General
Jeff Sessions has made it clear he opposes marijuana
legalization. “Good people don’t smoke marijuana,” he’s
on record saying. So many are now wondering what
Sessions will do about marijuana policy and whether
he’ll enforce federal marijuana laws. Chronic pain
expert Cindy Perlin says many will suffer without
access. “Twenty-nine states and the District of
Columbia now have medical marijuana access and millions
of chronically ill patients are getting relief for the
first time from this miracle plant.” Perlin will
discuss how medical marijuana works and what type of
conditions it treats, as well as the current political
climate and what can be done to protect and increase
access. Perlin is a licensed social worker, certified
biofeedback practitioner and chronic pain survivor who
has appeared on numerous radio and TV programs. She’s
the author of “The Truth About Chronic Pain Treatments:
The Best and Worst Strategies for Becoming Pain Free.”
Contact her at (518) 439-6431; cperlin@nycap.rr.com

11. ==> Allergy Season Stinks!

We may love that winter is over but millions of
Americans dread springtime and the sneezing, coughing
and wheezing that ensues. Stop and smell the flowers?
Many people can’t even go outside! Dr. Jim Roach, a
leading integrative practitioner, says many people
reach for antihistamines to get through the season, but
that comes with its own risks. “Antihistamines can
cause all sorts of problems including brain fog,
urinary retention, acid reflux and constipation. And
they may, as anticholinergics, even promote dementia.”
Dr. Roach will explain how to prevent allergies with
probiotics, zinc and vitamin D and ways to treat
allergy symptoms that actually have beneficial side
effects! Jim Roach, MD, has appeared on numerous radio
and TV programs. He’s a speaker, consultant, educator,
researcher, and widely sought clinician with patients
from across the country. He is also author of “God’s
House Calls” which discusses spiritual near-death
experiences of his patients and seeks to de-stigmatize
spiritual experiences. Contact Dr. Roach at (859)
846-4453 (office); jproach@aol.com

12. == > Is Prince Harry the Most Courageous Royal?

In a recent interview, Prince Harry admitted to
struggling with mental health issues after the death of
his mother, Princess Diana, 20 years ago. The prince
was 12 when his mother died in a car accident and for
the longest time, he simply pushed the emotions tied to
her death aside as if they did not exist. British best-
selling author Andro Donovan, who was recently featured
in the Sunday Times, considers Prince Harry a hero for
making depression part of our everyday conversation—one
that will no longer carry a stigma as it used to. Andro
can continue that conversation with your audience as
she discusses the importance of making friends with
your emotions, sharing your burden with someone, and
seeking counseling when needed. She will also share ten
frequently missed signs that someone is heading for an
emotional burnout (No. 10 is not realizing that your
Netflix subscription has expired). Andro is the author
of “Motivate Yourself: Get the Life You Want, Find
Purpose and Achieve Fulfilment,” Contact her
at+4407711238410; andro@trend.co.uk;
andro@androdonovan.com; Skype: andro.donovan1

13. ==> Business ‘Wisdom’ Debunked

The customer is always right. Or is he? You can’t
change horses midstream! Or can you? Jack Quarles will
expose the fallback notions decision makers gravitate
to that don’t always serve them. He says, “The defining
notion is usually a short sentence and often reflects
some inside knowledge: ‘They’re the best in the
business.’ ‘We’re different—that won’t work here.’
‘The customer is always right.’” He’s on a mission to
help companies increase their bottom lines by
increasing their vigilance against expensive sentences.
Jack Quarles is a bestselling author, international
speaker and trainer, and founder of Buying Excellence,
a company that helps businesses choose the right
solution and vendor for them. His latest book,
Expensive Sentences, is part of a planned series of
books on expensive sentences in other fields such as
education, parenting, and financial planning. Contact
him at (703) 944-9676; jack@buyingexcellence.com

14. ==> Fortune 500 Secrets Every Woman Should Steal

Women today face monumental challenges in their work
and home lives whether they own their own businesses or
work for others. Connie Rankin, a successful real
estate entrepreneur, best-selling author and sought-
after conference and keynote speaker for Fortune 500
companies, offers women the secrets she gleaned from
Fortune 500 companies. From tooting your own horn to
staying in the game and knowing when to walk away from
a deal, Connie says every woman can apply these secrets
to her life. A nationally recognized leader in female
empowerment and sought-after media guest in Houston,
Rankin is president of CRES, a commercial real estate
firm. In her new book, “God Gave Us Wings: A Journey to
Success: Theirs, Mine, and Yours she shares the stories
of 10 powerful women, including herself, who have
survived incredible challenges, learned to thrive and
completed the circle by giving back to others. Contact
Megan Salch at (713) 864-1344, ext. 1;
MeganSalch@TellYourTale.com

15. ==> Phobia Relief Day

On May 8, people who suffer the shame, fear and stress
that accompanies phobias for such everyday things as
snakes, clowns, spiders, social anxiety and
dentists—can get relief as part of the first annual
Phobia Relief Day. The brainchild of internationally
bestselling author Kalliope Barlis, the special day
will be marked by in-person phobia relief sessions in
New York City as well as training that can be
accessible anywhere in the world through the internet.
Invite her to share what’s going on and how your
listeners can participate. She’ll also discuss the many
different types of phobias and strategies to help deal
with them. Kalliope Barlis is a New York City-based
licensed trainer of NLP who has appeared on CBS, NBC,
Fox and SiriusXM, among other media outlets and has
helped thousands of people conquer their phobias. She
is the author of the internationally bestselling
“Phobia Relief.” Contact her at (718)751-5105;
Ask@PhobiaReliefDay.org