Rick Flynn Presents

We welcome SCOTT WOOLLEY to the Rick Flynn Presents podcast as he talks about being a young kid and working for Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, not to mention artists such as Little Richard, Jerry Lewis, and many others he has had the privilege of knowing in his lifetime.

Scott’s career began as a teenager working in his family’s business and in the music industry, working for Led Zeppelin. Over the decades, he has gone on to work with, produce, and collaborate with some of the biggest names in music, sports, television, film, and entertainment.

Throughout his career, Scott has been fortunate to be mentored, advised, and influenced by some of the most accomplished and recognizable figures in the worlds of business, entrepreneurship, entertainment, and media—experiences that have shaped how he approaches building companies, brands, relationships, and opportunities.

Scott has produced more than 1,400 television episodes and productions, hundreds of commercials, and dozens of live music and comedy specials, with programming distributed across more than 50 networks in 53 countries. His career has earned him four Emmy Awards, more than 150 industry awards and honors, and Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year recognition. We hope you enjoy the show and we'll look forward to being with you next Wednesday for another great show on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast

Retro Rick Flynn: Bringing back to our show a Rick Flynn Presents shining star!

Direct From Seattle on this edition of the worldwide podcast, Rick Flynn Presents, is award-winning author CLAUDIA ROWE appearing in promotion of her new book "Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care."

“An immersive, devastating look at foster children’s lives.” (Seattle Times)

A compelling exploration of the broken American foster care system, told through the stories of six former foster youth. This powerful narrative nonfiction book delves into the systemic failures that lead many foster children into the criminal justice system, highlighting the urgent need for reform.

​This book is a must-read for anyone interested in child welfare, social justice, and the transformative power of the best narrative nonfiction.
In Wards of the State, award-winning journalist Claudia Rowe's storytelling is both vivid and unflinching, offering readers a deep understanding of the foster care-to-prison pipeline. Through interviews with psychologists, advocates, judges, and the former foster

children themselves, Rowe paints a heartbreaking picture of the lives shaped by this broken system.
Rowe brings her extensive experience and investigative prowess to this eye-opening work. With a career spanning over 25 years, Rowe has written for publications such as The New York Times and Mother Jones, and her reporting has influenced policy changes in Washington State. Her previous book, The Spider and the Fly, was a gripping true-crime memoir that showcased her ability to blend personal narrative with broader social issues.

Claudia Rowe is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Mother Jones, and the Huffington Post. The author of the crime memoir The Spider and the Fly: A Reporter, a Serial Killer, and the Meaning of Murder, Rowe lives in Seattle.

Contact her at: www.ClaudiaRoweJournalist.com

Purchase this book wherever books are sold.

Retro Rick Flynn: Bringing back to our show a Rick Flynn Presents shining star!

Direct From Seattle on this edition of the worldwide podcast, Rick Flynn Presents, is award-winning author CLAUDIA ROWE appearing in promotion of her new book "Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care."

“An immersive, devastating look at foster children’s lives.” (Seattle Times)

A compelling exploration of the broken American foster care system, told through the stories of six former foster youth. This powerful narrative nonfiction book delves into the systemic failures that lead many foster children into the criminal justice system, highlighting the urgent need for reform.

​This book is a must-read for anyone interested in child welfare, social justice, and the transformative power of the best narrative nonfiction.
In Wards of the State, award-winning journalist Claudia Rowe's storytelling is both vivid and unflinching, offering readers a deep understanding of the foster care-to-prison pipeline. Through interviews with psychologists, advocates, judges, and the former foster children themselves, Rowe paints a heartbreaking picture of the lives shaped by this broken system.
Rowe brings her extensive experience and investigative prowess to this eye-opening work. With a career spanning over 25 years, Rowe has written for publications such as The New York Times and Mother Jones, and her reporting has influenced policy changes in Washington State. Her previous book, The Spider and the Fly, was a gripping true-crime memoir that showcased her ability to blend personal narrative with broader social issues.

Claudia Rowe is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Mother Jones, and the Huffington Post. The author of the crime memoir The Spider and the Fly: A Reporter, a Serial Killer, and the Meaning of Murder, Rowe lives in Seattle.

Contact her at: www.ClaudiaRoweJournalist.com

Purchase this book wherever books are sold.

Hello everyone and this week help us welcome LISA TARVES who is an excellent speaker and wonderful guest on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast.

Lisa Tarves is an author, publisher, podcaster, hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner, life coach, grief support counselor, and longtime advocate for helping people make sense of the thoughts, emotions, and life changes that can feel overwhelming.

She is the founder of Making Sense Press and the host of Real Talk for Your Overthinking Mind, a growing podcast and YouTube community focused on honest, relatable conversations about overthinking, anxiety, relationships, grief, aging, self-doubt, and personal growth. She also hosts The Author Behind the Words, a newer Making Sense Press show that introduces listeners to the person behind the book — the stories, experiences, detours, and ideas that shape an author’s work.

Lisa has spent years working with people through personal transformation, emotional wellness, grief, mindset, and life transitions, and she brings a warm, conversational style to every interview. She is especially comfortable talking about the subjects people think about privately but do not always know how to say out loud.

She is also the author of multiple books and brings a unique perspective as both a writer and publisher, making her a natural guest for conversations about personal growth, writing, publishing, entrepreneurship, reinvention, and building something meaningful later in life.

Contact: www.LisaTarves.com

Get ready everyone...not only one, but now two people on Rick Flynn's show with an encyclopedic knowledge of music. This is a wonderful and highly entertaining episode of the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast--exploring music, fans, celebrity culture, and rockstar fantasy!

Buy this book wherever books are sold or ordered, including Amazon.

Contact: www.JulieGidlow.com

Julie Gidlow is a journalist, copyeditor, blogger, and former News Editor of Radio & Records. A Los Angeles native who grew up in the '80s listening to legendary radio station KROQ-FM, she proudly claims an encyclopedic knowledge of classic alternative music and is still trying to get over finishing second on Rock & Roll Jeopardy!

Behind the Setlist: Confessions of a Non-Groupie is her fiction debut. Drawing on nearly two decades covering the music industry, Julie brings authenticity to the concert venues, backstage dramas, and larger-than-life personalities that fill its pages. She spent 17 years at R&R, joining the influential music-industry trade publication shortly after earning her master’s degree in journalism from USC. From 1997 until the magazine ceased publication in 2009, she served as News Editor, overseeing coverage during one of the most dynamic eras in the music business.

Julie Gidlow's contact info is posted above and Rick Flynn Presents fan mail address is [email protected].

Bob Saul was born in Chicago, IL and grew up in the Chicago area and later moved to Colorado. A graduate of Colorado College and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, he completed pediatric training at Duke University Medical Center and genetic training at the Greenwood Genetic Center. He is Professor of Pediatrics (Emeritus) at the Prisma Health Children's Hospital-Upstate and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Greenville, Greenville, SC. He has two grown children, Bradley and Ben, two granddaughters and has been married to his wife, Jan, for over 38 years. He returns to the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast in exchange for promotion of his latest book, co-authored with Michael Cogdill, entitled "What Really Matters: Find Meaning Amid Upheaval". This book was published by Koehler Books on August 18, 2026.

Deciphering what really matters has been the perpetual quest of humankind. Dr. Robert Saul, a pediatrician engaged in teaching children and families how to enhance their childhood and parenting journeys, and Michael Cogdill, a journalist covering the news that impacts the lives of our citizens, contend that truth, trust, science, civility, diversity, and faith are what matter. And unless we embrace what matters, we will lose sight of our common humanity.

What Really Matters explains why and how we are meant to engage with others and improve their lives. With this improvement, we enhance our own existence, becoming better citizens and better stewards of the miracle of life.

Contact: www.MyChildrensChildren.com or via LinkedIn or Facebook

This week on Rick Flynn Presents, the worldwide podcast, we are glad to bring you our special guest, DR. ZABINA BHASIN, a/k/a/ "Dr. Zee".

Dr. Zabina Bhasin, M.D. (“Dr. Zee”) is a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, youth advocate, speaker, and founder of Listen to the KidZ (LTTK), a movement focused on bridging the communication gap between youth and adults.

Known as a “Youth Translator,” Dr. Zee works at the intersection of mental health, education, media, technology, and culture to help adults better understand the evolving needs of the next generation.

Contact: www.Dr-Zee.com

Available for you to listen to on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast right now is our very special guest REBECCA MAGNUSON and you can experience this wonderful, insightful show on all major podcast carriers or wherever you get your podcasts.

Rebecca Magnuson is a singer‑songwriter, composer, concert pianist, playwright, and the creator of She Sings®, a musical and documentary series that transforms personal trauma into collective empowerment. A former child prodigy and award‑winning entrepreneur, she has performed to sold‑out audiences nationwide and uses her platform to advocate for survivors of abuse. Rebecca is the founder of She Is Safe of CHQ County, a community hub dedicated to music, storytelling, and resilience.

Contact: www.SheSings.com

What tremendous 100% true and amazing memoir for you this week on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast show.

In this riveting memoir, one of the country's leading Africanists shares his story of five decades of work across the African continent at senior levels of government, business, and law.
In 1971, months out of high school, Witney Schneidman found himself at a secondary school in Mbarara, Uganda listening on the radio as Idi Amin announced his takeover the country. He soon understood that Africa was a continent of sweeping change-colonialism was ending, independence was on the march, and liberation movements were fighting tall odds to end white rule in Southern Africa- and he made the decision to dedicate his life to fostering strong ties between the United States and African nations.
Schneidman details the many risks and setbacks that stood between him and his dream of shaping U.S. policy toward Africa and contributing to progress on the continent. He recalls the isolation of being the only American studying at a university in Tanzania at the height of the Cold War, travel across 30 African countries, and policy successes that formed the cornerstone of U.S.-Africa relations. His inspiring story is a clarion call about the importance of engaging with the continent shaping the future of the world.

Published by: Bloomsbury Academic

We proudly roll out the red carpet this week on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast for a most distinguished guest ROGER S. GOTTLIEB. He is a Professor of Philosophy and author as well as expert public speaker. His book, publishing September 3, 2026, is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is now available wherever books are sold and/or ordered. We are also grateful to present this show to the public as episode 301 of Rick Flynn Presents after just having celebrated our milestone 300th episode. You are about to very clearly understand why our show is known and appreciated worldwide for the amazing high-quality guests we are able to present to our audience. Roger S. Gottlieb is one such perfect example. For millennia nature has provided spiritual experiences of wonder, gratitude, and peace. Now nature is being burned, poisoned, and rendered extinct. This book asks: Can nature still provide spiritual inspiration?
Drawing on decades of original work in environmental ethics, religious environmentalism, contemporary spirituality, and fiction, Roger S. Gottlieb explores how ecological crisis reshapes spiritual life. What we trusted would nourish us and our descendants forever is diminished and threatened. We seek a refuge from the cruelties and madness of human culture and find bird species disappearing and oceans filling with plastic.
Gottlieb begins by clarifying what spirituality is and why nature has played a central role in it for religious believers and non-believers alike. He then examines the environmental crisis as a civilizational rupture that transforms hope, grief, meaning, and moral responsibility.
Nature spirituality, he suggests, must adapt to ecological loss and vulnerability. Difficult as it may be, we can nourish a spirituality in which grief coexists with gratitude, compassion with moral outrage, and acceptance with active solidarity and love for all of life.
The book concludes with a fictional narrative illustrating how each of us might face overwhelming environmental realities with a transformed spiritual vision.

Contact: www.RogerSGottlieb.com