Today on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast we welcome a Board-Certified Psychiatrist from the Cleveland, Ohio area DR. JIMMY MOLEY. Dr. Moley completed his educational and medical training at the University of Notre Dame and The Ohio State University. and is Board-Certified in psychiatry and licensed to practice in both Ohio and Florida, treating illnesses such as depression, anxiety, and ADHD. On this show we will discuss topics related to mental health, performance, sports psychiatry and more! Join us!

Contact Dr. Moley at www.JimmieMoleyMD.com

This week on Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast we gladly welcome in from Louisville, Kentucky, DONNA SIMMONS.

Donna Simmons is a wife, mother, author, and avid advocate for breaking cycles of generational trauma and mental health recovery. As a Governor appointed member of the Kentucky Juvenile Justice Advisory Board, she works with public servants and providers across the nation and state.

Ashes to Flame is a breathtaking memoir that is as raw as it is redemptive. Donna Simmons shares her harrowing yet inspiring journey with extraordinary vulnerability, transforming the deepest wounds of childhood abuse, exploitation, and betrayal into a story of healing, purpose, and power. Her voice is not only courageous, it ignites change! Through vivid storytelling and soul-baring truth, she brings light to the darkest of experiences while offering a roadmap for breaking generational cycles and reclaiming one’s voice. Simmons doesn’t just survive, she rises, creating space for others to do the same. This is more than a memoir; it’s a movement. Every page is a testament to the strength of the human spirit, the power of speaking out, and the possibility of turning pain into purpose. A must-read for survivors, advocates, and anyone seeking a story of true transformation. Her journey through the trauma of child marriage and exploitation can also be accessed through interviews and articles in Good Housekeeping, Glamour, NPR, Stateline, Fox News, US News and World Report, PBS, the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, and the Louisville Courier-Journal, among many other outlets. She is a frequent panelist, speaker, and trainer, and has given keynote speeches at both national and international conferences as well as testimony before legislative committees.

Donna accepts invitations to participate in speaking engagements and panel discussions that advance the reach of her life's purpose.

Contact Donna at: www.TraumaToPurpose.com

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.

Rick Flynn Presents, the worldwide podcast, rolls out the red carpet for an amazing author writing on an amazing topic in his brand-new book "Play It Again, Sam: Repetition in the Arts".

Samuel Jay Keyser explores in detail the way repetition works in poetry, music, and painting. He argues, for example, that the same cognitive function underlies both how poets write rhyme in metrical verse and the way songwriters like Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn (“Satin Doll”) and Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart (“My Funny Valentine”) construct their iconic melodies. Furthermore, the repetition found in these tunes can also be found in such classical compositions as Mozart's Rondo alla Turca and his German Dances, as well as in galant music in general.

Artists have exploited repetition throughout the ages. The reason why is straightforward: the brain finds the detection of repetition innately pleasurable. Play It Again, Sam offers experimental evidence to support this claim.

Samuel Jay Keyser was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 7, 1935. He grew up in Washington, DC and attended George Washington, Oxford and Yale University, where he received his PhD in linguistics in 1962. Keyser has taught at Brandeis University, University College, London, the University of Massachusetts and MIT where he joined the faculty in July of 1977 and from which he retired in 1998. He is currently Special Assistant to the Chancellor at MIT, a position he has held since his retirement. Contact him through his Facebook page "Samuel Jay Keyser." and buy the book wherever books are sold.

This week on RICK FLYNN PRESENTS, the worldwide podcast, we welcome author, attorney and advocate STEVEN SCOTT EICHENBLATT.

Pretend They Are Dead is a gripping memoir of survival, trauma, and resilience-told with raw honesty, filmic detail, and defiant humor. Steven grew up rejected: Two men claimed to be his father but neither proved to be a dad. Determined not to repeat the past, he becomes an unwavering presence in the lives of his own five children. His story will both shock and inspire.

Steven Scott Eichenblatt is a graduate of Florida State University and the University of Florida College of Law. A practicing attorney with Page and Eichenblatt, and father of five, he has spent over thirty years advocating for children as a pro bono guardian ad litem and representing families of first responders killed on 9/11. He lives with his wife, Melissa Ross, in Orlando, Florida.

We gladly welcome in this week, to the RICK FLYNN PRESENTS podcast, debut novelist NOEL STARK.

A scrappy TV director lands her big break only to go head-to-head with the surly yet sexy director of photography, in this page-turning romance perfect for fans of Ava Wilder and Tessa Bailey.
Up-and-coming TV director Cali Daniels knows sex. Well, okay, she knows how to shoot sex scenes, and she’s been hired to direct a highly anticipated steamy episode of the popular series The Demon. This job is her chance at a big-time career in the film and television industry—all she has to do is deliver an unparalleled show using her hard-knock know-how and ample creativity.
If only the director of photography—effortlessly sexy Jory Blair—would stop shutting her ideas down at every turn. Jory has spent years cultivating his career as an A-list director of photography, but a recent health scare has him rethinking his life and craving the director spot. Now this creative newbie, who he can’t get out of his mind, wants to change the look of his show. Even worse, the friction between them is sparking into blistering chemistry.
As collaborating takes on a whole new meaning, and the show’s producer not-so-subtly suggests that Jory sabotage Cali in order to achieve his own goals, they’ll have to decide if chasing their dream jobs is worth losing the dream of a future together. 
Fans of How to Fake It in Hollywood and Plot Twist will devour this steamy, enemies to lovers, workplace, debut romance.

www.NoelStark.com

Announcing: on Rick Flynn Presents podcast:

Making her very first appearance on Rick Flynn's podcast is author and teacher HELEN SHEEHY who is the author of two New York Times notable books of the year. "Just Willa is just perfect. It is a vivid, sprawling family chronicle with an indomitable character at its center. Just Willa is destined to be an American classic because of its luminous prose and its sense of adventure."Andre Bishop, Producing Artistic Director, Lincoln Center Theater. Purchase this book at your local bookstore or at Amazon or Barnes and Noble or wherever books are sold. We are proud to announce that this book is now widely available anywhere so pick up your copy now!

www.HelenSheehy.Org

Rick Flynn Presents, now on our 240th Episode, proudly rolls out the red carpet for our distinguished friend from the UK MICHAEL ARMSTRONG. Appearing in promotion of his brand-new album entitled "10" and his brand-new Lennon/McCartney composed single "Getting Better" now available for all on his website www.MichaelArmstrongMusic.co.uk for a limited number of signed copies and available unsigned wherever records and music is sold.

Michael has had 2 USA Top 3 hits, including a 4-week run at No. 1 in the autumn of 2021 with his self-penned song 'Each Others Eyes'. In addition, the late great Terry Wogan on BBC Radio 2 was the first to champion his music on radio and a whole host of other radio stations have since and continue to support him. In the genre of podcasting, Rick Flynn Presents has been promoting Michael for years and is proud to continue to do so. Michael has performed on global stages and worked alongside many of his musical heroes including Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Cliff Richard, Chris de Burgh, Glenn Fry (Eagles), Russell Watson, Suzi Quatro and he has even met Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the now King Charles and Queen Camilla! 

This week on Rick Flynn Presents:

No, ladies and gentlemen, this gal ain't shy!

Alia Dastagir is an award-winning journalist and former reporter for USA Today who frequently covers gender and mental health.

Dastagir was one of eight U.S. recipients of the prestigious Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. She won a first-place National Headliner Award for a series on suicide and was awarded the American Association of Suicidology’s Public Service Journalism Award. Her book on women and online abuse, “To Those Who Have Confused You to Be a Person: Words as Violence and Stories of Women’s Resistance Online,” was published by Crown in February 2025.

She is currently pursuing an MFA in creative writing at NYU, where she is an Axinn fellow.

Buy her brand-new book wherever books are sold or simply go to www.AliaDastagir.com

Our fun guests on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast today are both BREMOND MacDOUGALL and LISA COOPER from QUITE LITERALLY BOOKS which is a company they both created out of their sheer love for literature and reading quality works of art by quality American women authors.

"We are devoted to discovering and reissuing ought-to-be-in-print books by American women authors—and occasionally others—who’ve been shelved for far too long."

Contact them both at: www.QuiteLiterallyBooks.com