Do you know what the five biggest economic trends are that will impact your listeners’ lives? And do you have any idea of the challenges and opportunities they represent and how you can capitalize on them? You will after you interview Certified Financial Planner Lorri Craig. In one or more segments, depending on how deep […]
RIP Notorious RBG
Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, says, “Our country has lost a fearless champion of justice, a pillar of the law, and a bearer of its conscience. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing is cause for us to pause and honor the unparalleled mark she has left on this country. […]
09/22/20 RTIR Newsletter: RIP RBG, How to Get Your Friends and Family to Vote, Meet the Sugar Witch
01. RIP Notorious RBG 02. Who is Amy Coney Barrett? 03. Monuments, Memory and the Legacy of White Supremacy 04. How to Get Your Family and Friends to Vote 05. What Happens in Vegas … No Longer Stays There 06. Does ‘Meeting the Beatles in India’ Tell the Whole Story? 07. 5 Economic Trends That […]
How to Flood Your Family (and Community) with Kindness
By Carl on September 17, 2020 in Family Issues, How-To, Parenting, Relationships, Psychology, Uncategorized
With the COVID pandemic and the long-term pain of racial injustice recently boiling to a head, educator and creative activist Laurie Marshall shares practical ways that parents can flood their families and communities with kindness. She’ll discuss creating a family story that captures your family’s values. In addition, she will share small daily practices, fun […]
Can We Get Past Racial, Religious, and Cultural Differences?
By Carl on September 17, 2020 in Current Events, Problems Facing Our Nation, Relationships, Psychology, Self Help, Spirituality, Uncategorized
When it comes to race, religion, politics and cultural identity 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 […]
America’s Deadly Divorce from Science
By Carl on September 17, 2020 in Current Events, Politics, Government, Problems Facing Our Nation, Science, Uncategorized
Harvard University professor Naomi Oreskes believes that the social contract between science and American society is broken beyond repair. “The unfortunate reality is that our elected government is increasingly populated with many men and women who do not merely ignore scientific facts, they appear to despise them and the people who produce them. They see […]
09/17/2020 RTIR Newsletter: Stinky COVID Tracking, Trump Culture, Kindness Counts
01. Why are Trump Supporters So Loyal? 02. America’s Deadly Divorce from Science 03. The Poop on Tracking COVID-19 at College 04. Comedian Michael Ian Black on Raising Better Men 05. Interview the Host of PBS’ ‘Simply Delicious Living’ 06. Out of Work? Need Cash? 4 Ways to Make Extra Money 07. Is It Time […]
Are Frozen Embryos People or Property?
Recent news stories have explored the issue of frozen embryos caught in the crossfire of couples who have uncoupled. Fertilized during happier times, these embryos may remain in limbo forever and rack up storage fees if the couples cannot agree on their future. Or, as Nate Birt advises, the couple can agree to let the […]
Does ‘Meeting the Beatles in India’ Tell the Whole Story?
With the release of the filmmaker Paul Saltzman’s new documentary, “Meeting The Beatles in India,” now is the time to meet Susan Shumsky, who spent 22 years in the ashrams and six years on the personal staff of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of Transcendental Meditation (TM). This multi-award-winning author exposes the complete, uncensored, unapologetic, […]
New Documentary Goes Inside a Migrant Caravan
By Carl on September 15, 2020 in Current Events, Politics, Government, Problems Facing Our Nation, Uncategorized
Nat Geo’s new documentary “Blood on the Wall” takes viewers to Central America, as a caravan of migrants seeking a better life heads north to the United States, while narco-traffickers — part of the cause for the caravan — move drugs and money back and forth across the same border. The film, from Academy Award-nominated […]