Peabody and Emmy®-Winning Journalist:
María Elena Salinas Chats with Ric

As One of the Most Influential and Recognized Voices in This Country, María Elena Salinas is Back for Season Two of Her Investigative Series…

The Real Story with María Elena Salinas Premieres Monday June 4th at 10PM ET/PT on Investigation Discovery


Over the years, Salinas has learned that there’s always more to the story. In The Real Story, Maria Elena digs for the truth behind headline-making crimes in search of new evidence, unheard perspectives, and the latest updates. Archival footage and recreations complement intimate, emotional one-on-one interviews bringing those impacted by the crime to the forefront.

In the season premiere, Jessie Bardwell had big dreams and a big heart, so when she found her perfect man in Jason Lowe, she packed up and moved to a suburb of Dallas to start a new life with him. Soon after, with dwindling communication from his daughter, Jessie’s father, Gary, sensed problems and drove from his home in Mississippi to confront her. In an emotional interview, Gary discusses how a father’s worst nightmare becomes his reality when his daughter’s missing person case turns into a homicide investigation. Additional cases explored this season include: a 3-year-old boy who was kidnapped for ransom and murdered in 1984, and whose killer was finally brought to justice after three decades; a Baruch College freshman who endured a bizarre hazing ritual that left him dead, exposing the dark world of fraternities; and more.

One of the most respected and recognized journalists in the United States, Maria Elena Salinas is a household name for 57 million Hispanics living in the U.S., and millions more in 18 countries where her work is seen. After more than three decades as co-anchor and correspondent of Noticiero Univision and co-host of news magazine “Aquí y Ahora” Salinas has begun a new chapter in her career as an independent journalist and producer. Her interviews with global figures, including every U.S. president since Jimmy Carter, as well as Latin American heads of state, rebel leaders, and influential newsmakers have earned her unparalleled respect and trust, while her commitment to the Hispanic community prompted the New York Times to call her “The Voice of Hispanic America.”
For more information, visit:
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/the-real-story-with-maria-elena-salinas
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Premiere guest wkend 6-2-18

Ric Speaks with the Star of Television, Stage & Screen,
Tamara Tunie

The Law & Order: SVU Star Appears in
AMC's Wickedly Funny New Series Dietland, Premiering Monday June 4th at 9PM ET/PT

Award-winning actress Tamara Tunie has amassed an impressive body of work on the big and small screens as well as the stage. TV viewers will recognize her in shows such as Better Call Saul, Blue Bloods, Billions and 24, though she's probably best known as Dr. Melinda Warner in the hit series Law & Order: SVU, which is about to earn its spot in history as TV's longest-running drama series (tied with Law & Order and Gunsmoke.)

Now, Tamara stars alongside Joy Nash and Emmy Award®-Winner Julianna Margulies in AMC's wickedly funny new satire Dietland, based on Sarai Walker's best-selling, critically acclaimed novel. From executive producer Marti Noxon (Mad Men, UnREAL), Dietland explores many issues faced by women today - including patriarchy, misogyny, rape culture and unrealistic beauty standards. The dark comedy follows Plum Kettle, ghost-writer for one of New York's hottest fashion magazines, as she struggles with self-image and sets out on a wildly complicated road to self-acceptance. At the same time, everyone is buzzing over news reports about men, accused of sexual abuse and assault, who are disappearing and meeting untimely, violent deaths.

Tamara Tunie has also starred in films such as Flight with Denzel Washington; The Devil's Advocate opposite Charlize Theron; City Hall with Al Pacino; and The Caveman's Valentine opposite Samuel L. Jackson, to name a few. She's also a successful stage actress, having starred in Tony Award®-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan's Building the Wall; Danai Gurira's Familiar, for which she won an Obie; and Steven Soderbergh's The Library. She also starred in the first all African American production of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and shared the Broadway stage with the late, great Lena Horne in the musical Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music.
For more information, visit:
http://www.amc.com/shows/dietland
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Age in Place: A Guide to Modifying, Organizing and Decluttering Mom and Dad's Home
by Lynn Shrager OTR ,MSW



A practical step-by-step, room-by-room guide to simple modifications that can help seniors make their homes safer and easier to navigate, this reference offers readers clear and practical solutions. Author Lynda Shrager is a registered, national board certified occupational therapist, a master’s level social worker and a Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) with more than thirty-seven years’ experience in the field of geriatrics and more than thirteen years working with seniors in their homes. It is this mix of qualification and experience that makes her an expert in adapting the environment to increase patient safety and independence. This book is designed to help seniors and their caregivers address these new challenges together to make life at home safer, more manageable and less stressful for all.

Features include:
• Room-by-room walk through to evaluate and modify safety of the home
• Photographs of modifications from patients’ homes
• Recommendations for the best home medical equipment
• Where to obtain services and additional helpful resources
• Check list for the reader to complete their own room by room walk through with a quick and easy guide to making each space safe and manageable
• “Hacks for Health and Home” at the end of each chapter with occupational therapy tips
• Vital Documents Guide for easy retrieval of important papers in case of an emergency

Lynda Shrager, OTR, MSW, CAPS is the author of Otherwise Healthy® - A Planner to Focus Your Thoughts on Organizing Life after Being Diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Her newspaper column "Mom’s Rx", appeared in the Hearst daily Albany Times Union for over 10 years and appeared in countless newspapers across the country. In 2009 Lynda became a featured columnist for Everyday Health (everydayhealth.com), one of the country’s leading online consumer health web sites. For over thirty-seven years Lynda has practiced in the medical field of geriatric rehabilitation, focusing on all aspects of senior health and wellness. Lynda combines her expertise as an occupational therapist, master’s level social worker, professional organizer and certified aging in place specialist to pursue her passion of providing therapeutic care in the patient’s home environment and in educating their caregivers.
www.otherwisehealthy.com
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THE HEART WHISPERER by Hosain Mosavat

“Each poem in my books is an image of a living moment in my life. Life as you live it has infinite phrases, poetry, music, colors, songs, sadness, happiness, births and deaths. And a book of life has infinite chapters and a complete universe of feelings. I can only share a few winks at a time. So enjoy these books. Maybe the next book will be yours. If that happens, I am finished with poetry, for you will be writing my poetry out of your heart, which means we have become one.”

Special Message from Judy
Hosain was always doing poetry readings. He loved to interact with people that way. He did it very beautifully. They were his words and he knew how to say them. Every once in awhile, he’d read with one or more musicians behind him. Several times we thought he was going to record with someone, but it never worked out. Now that he’s gone, one of those friends has stepped forward to make this happen. We have recordings of his voice speaking from his heart. I’m very excited for this to happen.

A photographer, a traveler, and a poet all rolled into one, author Hosain Mosavat shares life and its goodness, love and the sorrows and joys it gives, and the blessings and the heartaches that make all of us alike for we are all humans after all.

In this relaxing read, gregarious author treats readers to a myriad of emotions as he reveals his thoughts, his observations, and his experiences through his words. As you read along, you will find the The Heart Whisperer talk to you through poems, inviting you to share your own thoughts, perceptions, and celebration of life.

Poetry is considerably one of the most beautiful and artistic ways a person can express himself. Persian poet-thinker Hosain Mosavat expresses himself in three masterfully written books of poetry that bring together a lifetime of work that touches the heart and soothes the soul of the reader.


“They say I am a gregarious author. I say I am The Heart Whisperer begging to give you love and the instinct of presence in everyone you meet ~ and every now and then, a revelation. The meaning of friends is reaching for rainbows, not just colors ~ for friends in love. The most sacred conversation that takes place between lovers is without words ~ in absolute naked beauty.”


“The vision of my mother has never left me. And on many occasions when I am in deep depression, she comes and visits me as a teardrop. If I Hold You in My Teardrop is an expression of that preciousness.”


“Come…Sit in My Heart is an invitation of closeness, deep friendship and permanence. It is a presence that is the destiny of our lives ~ to be present in every heart.”
http://www.awinkforyourheart.com/
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LEGACY by Robert Maxxim. Episode 36

Legacy, a novel 30 years in the making, is a futuristic story of mankind's previous sojourns through this and countless worlds as experienced by the author. It describes one man's incredible journey through several lifetimes as far back as a million years, his blunders and triumphs, and the many worlds and places where these took place. The novel highlights advanced scientific and spiritual concepts, written in lyrical romantic prose. But most of all, it is a powerful love story deeply rooted in his unquenchable desperate search through the vastness of space and time for his one; his soul mate.


Far back in time, the story's main character was a spiritual initiate who was misled by a wayward master and followed a path of aggression. In doing so, he lost his one and from that point forward led countless lives serving his wayward master's evil space alliance, known at the time as the Unholy Six. He became a cosmic military oppressor determined to conquer and terrorize the galaxy. But eventually, he is reborn on Dallian, a planet in Sagittarius home of the resistance against the Alliance. Here, he meets his one and helps Dallians achieve victory over the evil space power, thus undoing what he at one time helped create.

Born in 1957, the author experienced several sleep-time visits to other worlds as a child, and witnessed countless alien craft. These visions continue to date, in both wake and sleep states. He studied concert piano starting at age three, but changed his calling to science following his visionary experiences. This book is the culmination of these experiences, shared with the world for the first time. The author spent 40 years studying science, religion, and the Science of Life presented by Dr. Ernest L. Norman, validating his visions starting on July 13, 1973. Author proceeded to confirm his sightings and experiences with other established sources such as George Adamski, and personally met Brothers from other worlds that helped instruct him over the years. This book series is the result of such visionary and confirmation efforts, written in novel form.
www.rgaetan.com www.UnariansUnited.com
http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/legacy36.mp3

Thought Process by David M. Burton
This book is a biblical view and a world view of morality and conspiracy.

David M. Burton born in Greenville SC. Married to Lillian with four children. He is an Associate Minister.
Education = Liberty University.
www.BookVenture.com/bookstore
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From Beaton's to Beach Haven: A Cat Ghost BH G by William W. Fortenbaugh

The present book focuses on a twenty-eight foot wooden
Catboot called Ghost. She belongs to a class of boats
unique to Bornegat Boy in New Jersey. The class
originated in 1922 and by 1924 was recognized as
a racing class under the name A Cat. The class was
seriously affected by the Great Depression, but it survived
and began a renaissance in 1980, when David Beoton
and Sons built Wasp, a new A Cat, following plans
dating to i923. Ghost was Beaton's second A Cat and
was an immediate success. Not only did she win seven
consecutive Bay championships, 1994-2000 but also
exhibited extraordinary craftsmanship. We might say
that Ghost was and remains a paradigm of excellence
in the construction oi wooden boats. Happily the
building process was photographed in detail and is now
recorded in book form. Photos paired with explanation
take the reader from making patterns and preparing the
woodshop to a celebratory launch at Beaton's rigging
dock. That is followed by an account of Ghost’s initial
disaster on the race course, a remarkable recovery and
then twenty-two years of continuous competition. What
made Ghost fast on the race course and what did not
work are recorded for the reader's consideration. The
conclusion focuses on Ghost’s new home at the New
Jersey Maritime Museum.

The idea for writing a book about Ghost, a wooden Catboot, came from William (Bill) Fortenbaugh, Professor Emeritus of Classics at Rutgers University, whose professional career focused on Aristotle and his School. Also an avid sailor beginning at the age of eight, Bill raced many types of boats including the Barnegat Bay A Cat. In retirement he came to recognize the unique value of the A Cat and of David Bealon and Sons, where Ghost was built. The resulting book is a collaborative effort, to which the builders at Beaton's, the crew of Ghost, photographers and lriends all contributed.
www.BookVenture.com/Bookstore
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Cosmic Swan by Bill Copeland
This exciting book starts with a bang, as a California family lives through a powerful earthquake. The whole Earth is being plagued with a series of shattering earthquakes, tsunamis, and loss of life. Everyone believes it is the end of the world. A geologist, Mark, investigates the strange tectonic phenomena and discovers a mind-blowing secret under the holy Mt. Kailas in Tibet. Mark meets Kusoom, a lovely and serene leader of a cult. She tells him they are helping with the birth of a Great Being. Instead of apocalypse, the cracking up of the Earth is the opening of a Cosmic egg.

Mark is skeptical until he finds that astronomy graduate students have discovered what they believe is a massive blue comet that is communicating with the emerging creature. As the Cosmic Swan is revealed, powerful forces try to destroy what they see as a monster. Mark and his Tibetan friends struggle to save the emerging creature with the help of the one, mistaken for a comet, who left the egg there millennia before.

Bill Copeland started writing because he wanted to be more creative than the usual tech writing job demanded. Cosmic Swan Publishing grew from there, providing professional, high-quality books, poems, and videos.

Copeland used to work in The NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Tx. There, he saw images of the earth and moon, and he decided he wanted to write about them — due to his love of astronomy. Bill is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/cosmicswan.mp3
https://amzn.to/2s1fkBr
www.pageturner.us
www.cosmicswan.com

Sweat Your Way to Vibrant Health

How Sweating & Saunas Heal, Detoxify & Rejuvenate the Body



On today’s program, Dr. Susan will talk about the therapeutic and relaxing benefits of rendered heat within a warm, welcoming space. From the Romans to the Japanese to the Scandinavians, heat therapy has been essential for the body to unwind from the stresses and hardships of daily live. But you might not know that taking a sauna also helps rid the body of toxins, aids weight loss and reduces cellulite, kills viruses, and even helps prevent cancer. After this interview with Susan today, you’ll discover that sweating is not only “in,” it’s been proven to be one of the healthiest things a body can do. As she will tell us, nothing beats the feeling and overall well-being, or the health benefits, you get after you’ve worked up a “good sweat” and the easiest key to a “good, healthy sweat” is a sauna.


For a woman with three of America’s most ordinary names, Dr. Susan Smith Jones has certainly made extraordinary contributions in the fields of holistic health, anti-aging, optimum nutrition and balanced living. For starters, she taught students, staff and faculty at UCLA how to be healthy and fit for 30 years! Susan is the founder and president of Health Unlimited, a Los Angeles-based consulting firm dedicated to optimal wellness, health education and human potential. Susan travels internationally as a frequent radio and TV talk show guest and motivational speaker; she’s also the author of over 30 books, including The Curative Kitchen & Lifestyle; Invest in Yourself with Exercise; Be the Change; and Choose to THRIVE: Open Up to Vitality, Prosperity & Equanimity.
www.SusanSmithJones.com
http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/ssj51.mp3



Sweat Your Way to Vibrant Health

How Sweating & Saunas Heal, Detoxify & Rejuvenate the Body



On today’s program, Dr. Susan will talk about the therapeutic and relaxing benefits of rendered heat within a warm, welcoming space. From the Romans to the Japanese to the Scandinavians, heat therapy has been essential for the body to unwind from the stresses and hardships of daily live. But you might not know that taking a sauna also helps rid the body of toxins, aids weight loss and reduces cellulite, kills viruses, and even helps prevent cancer. After this interview with Susan today, you’ll discover that sweating is not only “in,” it’s been proven to be one of the healthiest things a body can do. As she will tell us, nothing beats the feeling and overall well-being, or the health benefits, you get after you’ve worked up a “good sweat” and the easiest key to a “good, healthy sweat” is a sauna.


For a woman with three of America’s most ordinary names, Dr. Susan Smith Jones has certainly made extraordinary contributions in the fields of holistic health, anti-aging, optimum nutrition and balanced living. For starters, she taught students, staff and faculty at UCLA how to be healthy and fit for 30 years! Susan is the founder and president of Health Unlimited, a Los Angeles-based consulting firm dedicated to optimal wellness, health education and human potential. Susan travels internationally as a frequent radio and TV talk show guest and motivational speaker; she’s also the author of over 30 books, including The Curative Kitchen & Lifestyle; Invest in Yourself with Exercise; Be the Change; and Choose to THRIVE: Open Up to Vitality, Prosperity & Equanimity.
www.SusanSmithJones.com
http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/ssj51.mp3


Sweat Your Way to Vibrant Health

How Sweating & Saunas Heal, Detoxify & Rejuvenate the Body



On today’s program, Dr. Susan will talk about the therapeutic and relaxing benefits of rendered heat within a warm, welcoming space. From the Romans to the Japanese to the Scandinavians, heat therapy has been essential for the body to unwind from the stresses and hardships of daily live. But you might not know that taking a sauna also helps rid the body of toxins, aids weight loss and reduces cellulite, kills viruses, and even helps prevent cancer. After this interview with Susan today, you’ll discover that sweating is not only “in,” it’s been proven to be one of the healthiest things a body can do. As she will tell us, nothing beats the feeling and overall well-being, or the health benefits, you get after you’ve worked up a “good sweat” and the easiest key to a “good, healthy sweat” is a sauna.


For a woman with three of America’s most ordinary names, Dr. Susan Smith Jones has certainly made extraordinary contributions in the fields of holistic health, anti-aging, optimum nutrition and balanced living. For starters, she taught students, staff and faculty at UCLA how to be healthy and fit for 30 years! Susan is the founder and president of Health Unlimited, a Los Angeles-based consulting firm dedicated to optimal wellness, health education and human potential. Susan travels internationally as a frequent radio and TV talk show guest and motivational speaker; she’s also the author of over 30 books, including The Curative Kitchen & Lifestyle; Invest in Yourself with Exercise; Be the Change; and Choose to THRIVE: Open Up to Vitality, Prosperity & Equanimity.
www.SusanSmithJones.com
http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/ssj51.mp3

Animal Lovers, Prepare to Let the Tears Flow!
Dogs, Elephants, and More are Saved in Animal Planet’s New Series…

Dodo Heroes Premieres Saturday June 9th at 9pm ET/PT on Animal Planet

The series features inspiring stories of animals in need from around the world, and the compassionate humans who go to unimaginable lengths to give them hope. It is a collaboration between the braodcast network Animal Planet and online animal brand, The Dodo.

Ric Catches up with Derrick Campana, one of the two-legged stars of the series who builds custom prosthetics for animals of all sizes, from elephants to rabbits. Campana runs Animal OrthoCare and is one of only a handful of people in the world who specialize in designing prosthetics and orthotic braces for animals.

With each episode focusing on one inspiring and moving story of people who go to any lengths to help animals, the series will explore the personalities and emotions of both humans and animals, while highlighting their unique connection.

Jabu, a 30-year-old bull elephant living in Botswana, has a life-threatening leg injury. His caretakers, Doug and Sandi Groves who run Living with Elephants Foundation, have reached out to Derrick in the hopes that he can help. Chi Chi is a quadriplegic dog rescued from the meat trade in South Korean who now lives with her loving owners in Phoenix. After having all four of her legs amputated, Derrick built four prosthetic legs so Chi Chi can walk and run again. Derrick meets with Chi Chi to adjust her prosthetics and check her progress before flying to Botswana to fit Jabu with the world’s first elephant orthotic leg brace – which he hopes can save his life.
For more information, visit:
https://www.animalplanet.com/
http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/dodo.mp3