This Week in America with Ric Bratton

White House Mockingbird by Richard J. Adler Story and Illustrations by Richard Adler White House Mockingbird is an illustrated story about Dick the mockingbird who really did live in the White House during President Jefferson’s time in office. The president kept Dick’s cage in a special place in his study. Whenever he had free time, Jefferson and Dick were always side by side. Dick’s life changes...

Safer Internet Day is On February 5th… Learn How to Keep You and Your Family Safer Online! Ric Talks with Google’s director of account security and Internet Safety Expert Mark Risher about the Company’s Top Tips for Internet Safety and Privacy. Google builds security into everything they make so users can be confident that their personal information is protected. Still, there are still some best p...

KMoviePass – The Company that Revolutionized Going to the Movies – Continues to Innovate, Introducing Brand New Plans for 2019 Ric Speaks with Executive Vice President Khalid Itum About the Company’s Plans to Improve the Moviegoing Experience for Consumers Everywhere MoviePass completely revolutionized the moviegoing experience by enabling people to go to the theater as many times as they want in...

SWEET SORROW: FINDING, ENDURING WHOLENESS AFTER LOSS AND GRIEF by Sherry Cormier, PhD Few of us know how to navigate the territory of traumatic loss successfully. Sweet Sorrow shows how we can respond and grow stronger from loss and suffering. Written by a psychologist and certified bereavement trauma specialist in the decade following the loss of her husband, father, mother, and only sibling, thi...

WINTER WELLNESS Simple Ways to Stay Healthy During the Cold Season with Dr Susan Smith Jones Winter is a busy, festive time of year when people spend more time together indoors. It’s also a time when more people tend to get sick. What exactly is it about this time of year that encourages aches and sniffles? “Catching a chill” has long been suspected as a cause of winter ailments and, for just as l...

TO KEEP A BUTTERFLY FROM FLYING by Cynthia Snyder To Keep a Butterfly from Flying is about a young woman’s journey to freedom. Cynthia is trapped in a relationship pulled with deceit. Her only escape from her cage is to work on a cruise ship. Her ticket out of town is her job as a hairdresser. Shortly before she leaves to start her new adventure her entire world is slipped upside down. Her instinc...

THE PRINCESS WHO WEPT DIAMONDS by Frank Tropea This is a story about a beautiful, virtuous princess who has a horrible curse--she weeps diamonds. Because of this curse, her parents and everyone around her treat her horribly to cause her to weep more diamonds so they can be richer. Finally, in a moment of utmost compassion and bravery, she rescues a nearly drowned kitten and finds, yes, she can be...

Re-Volt!: Our Impending Energy Revolution by Jeremy Gorman Energy, the stew­ that makes things happen, is everywhere. It comes in many forms. We ignore most of it, and abuse the rest. Two critical types require your attention: your internal energy, the stu­ that gets you up in the morning and lets you accomplish things; and commercial energy, the stu­ that you buy. Re-Volt! details both of these e...

Awakening: Fulfilling Your Soul’s Purpose on Earth by Ping Li Have you ever wanted to know why you are here on earth? Do you sense that you have a higher purpose, a special calling, but have no idea what it is or how to find it? Do you try to convince yourself and others that you are happy and fulfilled? Do you wish to have abundance flow to your life effortlessly without working so hard? Do you k...

MONSTER OF THE SUNDARBANS by Tony Carangi Nature holds with an iron grip inside of her seemingly fragile grip and immutable balance. When threat appears anywhere, she presents a cure somewhere, not to take sides, but solely to preserve the balance. So when Peter Harman, soldier, mercenary, hunter, and killer offends her scales, she puts into the darkest of places on Earth the Sundarbans–her–remedy...

So Many Humans, Too Few Rights by William Manosh This book examines a very important period of recent American foreign international relations history. The post–Cold War period, 1989–2004, is scrutinized very closely with several key questions in mind. What has been gained by the United States by “winning” the Cold War? First and foremost, many people—besides Americans—and quite possibly the acade...

The KIDZ BOP Kids Announce International Tour All New Show Coming To A City Near You The #1 Music Brand for Kids, KIDZ BOP, Just Announced Their First-Ever World Tour. Their Latest Album, KIDZ BOP 39, Is Out Friday, January 18th. Ric Talks with The KIDZ BOP Kids - Julianna, Olivia, Isaiah & Jacob - About Their KIDZ BOP World Tour in 2019. he first-ever KIDZ BOP World Tour 2019 will see The KID...

Winter is Hotter Than Ever with the Return of MTV’s Hit Series… Siesta Key Ric Catches Up with Fan Favorites Juliette and Chloe as They Dish about Season Two. Cozy up this winter with the return of the highly-anticipated series. Viewers will see the cast pick up where they left off, confronting issues of love, heartbreak and volatile friendships. Also on the scene are new arrivals who quickly add...

Investigation Discovery Delves into the Twisted Truth Behind Real Estate Tycoon and Murder Suspect Robert Durst Ric Speaks with Investigative Journalist Diane Dimond about the Bizarre Case, Which Was Also the Subject of HBO’s The Jinx ROBERT DURST:AN ID MURDER MYSTERY Premieres Monday January 21 and Tuesday January 22, at 9pm ET/8pm CT only on Investigation Discovery Money, privilege and power – m...

It’s Working for A-List Celebrities, Will a Keto-Friendly Diet Work For You? South Beach Diet is Launching a New Keto-Friendly Program For 2019! The New Program Delivers Legendary South Beach Diet Principles While also Meeting the Rising Consumer Demand for Keto-Friendly Meal Options. Ric Talks with Renowned Cardiologist and Creator of the Program, Dr. Arthur Agatston. Sixteen years ago, cardiolog...

Anyone Can Be Rich!: A Psychiatrist Provides the Mental Tools to Build Your Wealth by Mark Tobak, MD Psychiatrist and attorney Mark Tobak, MD, has discovered most of his patients one thing in common: anxiety about money. Fears and doubts about their financial future and day-to-day financial needs. Tobak is determined to relieve some of that weight with this accessible guide to the realities of mon...

Polar Bear: An Endangered Species by Ejaz Ahmed This book is about polar bears which are an endangered specie. Climate change in the Arctic sea is damaging the environment in which the polar bears live. The polar bears habitat is slowly warming up and they have less ice on which to sit and hunt. The polar bears have to travel a longer distance to find solid for resting. All of these changes are ma...

WHISPER IN MY EAR by John Henry Hardy Whisper in My Ear is a story of two loving couples--with ordinary desires and passions--who are called on to bear witness to an extraordinary time as they serve in the US Marine Corps and the US Navy, and strive to fulfill their duties and follow their orders, whether they agree with them or not, while a gruesome and bloody war rages all around them. This nove...

Sunken Spanish Treasure Quest by Richard Joseph Johnson This novel is not the typical story about a sunken treasure hunt conducted by a cadre of experienced and adventurous men seeking their fortunes under the sea. These four men were just regular guys with no knowledge whatsoever of underwater treasure hunting with its many pitfalls and perils. These were close friends, who had finally reached a...

ENERJETTICS: Your New Energy It's Free, It's Clean, Its Everywhere by Jeremy Gorman Man’s outrageous energy demand is destroying the very atmosphere in which he lives. It is poisoning our oceans. If we continue on today’s path, he will make the world uninhabitable in 100 years. We must change our energy resources and eliminate fossil fuels—the source of our profligate practices. Most of us don’t k...

GOING AGAINST THE TIDE: PROPHETICALLY AN ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT TEACHINGS FROM THE PRE-TRIBULATION VIEWPOINT by Walter Madenford Of all the biblical doctrines to be searched out, eschatology is, by far, the most complex. There are seven principal views, five involving a rapture at some point and two rejecting the idea altogether. This book is written from the pre-tribulation rapture viewpoint. It i...

One of The Most Decorated Officers in NYPD History Comes Out of Retirement to Prove that Hundreds of Mysterious Drownings Are Actually Connected Murders Ric Speaks with Former NYPD Detective Kevin Gannon Whose Ongoing Investigation is the Subject of Oxygen Media’s Shocking New Series, “The Smiley Face Killers: The Hunt for Justice” Premieres Saturday January 19th at 7pm ET/PT Since 1997, dozens of...

From the Writers of the Hit Movie Franchise, Deadpool, Comes An All New YouTube Originals Action Comedy Series About a Teenage Dirty Harry… Wayne Ric Catches Up With the Stars of the 10 Episode Series, Mark McKenna and Ciara Bravo. In this gritty and sometimes bloody tale, sixteen year-old Wayne (McKenna) sets out on a dirt bike with his new crush Del (Bravo) to take back the 1978 Pontiac Trans Am...

Harry Connick, Jr. is talking with Ric The Grammy® and Emmy-Award-Winning® Musician Has a New Mission: To Teach You to Play Piano! Actor, singer and composer Harry Connick, Jr. is a longtime proponent of music education. He’s partnering up with with Quincy Jones' education tech company, Playground Sessions - the #1 rated piano learning software and application. Connick will offer lessons to a glob...

More Money, More Problems! BET’s Dishy Drama, Carl Weber's The Family Business, Heats Up Winter with Juicy Story Lines. New episodes Tuesdays at 9PM ET/PT Ric Catches Up with Star Darrin Dewitt Henson. The drama with the Duncan family is heating up this January! In the winter premiere of Carl Weber's The Family Business, ‘LC Duncan’ (Ernie Hudson) hands over power to son, ‘Orlando Duncan’ (Darren...