Trick or Treating may be different this year due to COVID, but candy is still likely to play a starring role for most families. Yet too much sugar depresses immune systems and leads to empty calories and weight gain. But a good witch can save the day. Marsha Allen — known as The Sugar Witch […]
What Happens in Vegas … No Longer Stays There
Las Vegas has earned its reputation as Sin City. And back in the early 1980s when Mark Rusin was a young police officer there, his job brought him face-to-face with some crazy situations which he’ll detail on your show. Ask him about the role his uniformed partner played in a bar’s wet T-shirt contest, about […]
Can We Eliminate Racism in the U.S.?
When it comes to race, most of us exist in a bubble. Too often we associate with people like ourselves, limiting our ability to identify with those who are different. Nadia Al-Samarrie is the exception. As the child of an American Catholic mother and an Iraqi Moslem diplomat father, she has lived in Iraq and […]
How the Law of Unintended Consequences Shapes Our Lives
You’ve heard of the law of gravity, the laws of electricity and magnetism and general relativity. Each has an enormous impact on life in the universe. But Steve Mays has discovered what may be an even more powerful law — the law of unintended consequences, which he likes to think of as “a law created […]
This Neurologist Could Solve Football’s Concussion Problem
NFL, college and high school football are under attack. All because of the high risk of concussions and the resulting health consequences. But what if there was a way to make concussions a thing of the past? Or at least a way to diagnose and treat traumatic brain injuries (TBI’s) more easily and quickly? Interview […]
What Your Favorite TV Commercials Can Teach You
Everybody loves Super Bowl commercials, but the truth is that brands and companies do their best to entertain us with commercials throughout the year, commercials that can pack some powerful lessons. Let marketing professional Steve McChesney unpack those lessons as he shares why the best commercials don’t try to sell us anything. He’ll reveal some […]
Do a Show about Growing Up with Ghosts … and their Stories
What’s it like growing up in family homes surrounded by ghosts and their stories? Interview Ivan Obolensky and find out! Ivan’s rich personal history includes his grandfather Serge, the famed “Prince of New York,” and his grandmother Alice (of the famed Astor family) who died holding an “Egyptian Book of the Dead” on her chest. Convinced […]
A Near-Death Experience You Won’t Forget
Sure, near-death experiences are fairly common, but Charles (Charlie) Gardner’s experience may take the cake when it comes to pathos, humor, and life lessons. Nine years ago, when he developed sepsis while recovering from the flu, Charlie spent six weeks in a coma, suffered 13 strokes and major organ failure. In the near-death experience that […]
10/6/2020 RTIR Newsletter: Capitol Hill COVID Crisis, Wildfire Survivor, You’ve Been Booed!
01. Americans Blame Trump’s Actions for His COVID Infection 02. Wildfire Survivor – Living Thru Fire Season 03. Celebrate John Lennon’s 80th Birthday, Oct. 9 04. You’ve Been Booed! Better than Trick or Treating 05. A Near-Death Experience You Won’t Forget 06. Do a Show about Growing Up with Ghosts … and their Stories 07. […]
10/01/20 RTIR Newsletter: Just the Facts, Clever Cash, Create Kindness
01. Why Tuesday’s Debate Went Terribly Wrong 02. Proud Boys Heard Trump’s Whistle 03. Just the Facts, Please 04. America’s Deadly Divorce from Science 05. Former Stuntman Takes You Behind the Scenes 06. Can We Eliminate Racism in the U.S.? 07. Flood Your Family (and Community) with Kindness 08. What Happens in Vegas … No […]