This Week in America with Ric Bratton

The Christmas Tree is Often the Focal Point of Your Holiday Celebration. But Just How Do You Pick Out the Perfect One? Fraser Fir, Douglas Fir, White Spruce, Virginia Pine… The List Goes On and On. There are Dozens of Species of Evergreens Grown Across the Country for Their Holiday Appeal. How Many Kinds Are There To Choose From? Do They Vary By Region of the Country? How do you Keep Your Tree Loo...

"The Architect" Fraud, Murder and Identity Theft in the Development Industry in the Los Angeles Area by Deke Rivers Deke Rivers, a retired architect and artist, has lived throughout the world, and now calls Toronto, in Canada his home. Most of his novels are based on research, his travels and his vivid imagination. www. DekeRiversBooks.com

"Exploring Forensic Astrology" Law enforcement often struggles to connect the dots to identify someone as a killer beyond a reasonable doubt. Forensic astrology can serve a much-needed civic and legal function–it helps connect dots between the crime and the perpetrator. The stars, after all, do not lie. Real crime meets astrology in this revealing book that seeks to get to the bottom of who commit...

Bored by Over-Hyped Blockbusters? Sick of Lame Sequels? Horrified by Homoginized Hollywood Cinema? Film Aficionados, Your Wishes Have Come True! Ric catches up with Actor/Comedian Lucky Yates (Archer) about FilmStruck, the Ultimate Service for Film Lovers FilmStruck is developed and managed by Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in collaboration with the Criterion Collection. It is a new subscription on-d...

Amazon Prime Video Takes Viewers Back to the Magical Land of Oz in the Original Kids Special, Lost in Oz: Extended Adventure Available on Prime Video beginning December 2nd Ric Speaks with Film & TV Star Jorge Diaz Kids can look forward to another enchanting adventure in the land of Oz when the Amazon Original Kids Special, Lost in Oz: Extended Adventure, premieres on Prime Video on Dec. 2. In...

A story of a young boy, who refuses to leave Australia with his parents when he is 16. Follow his adventures as he ultimately becomes a National Hero. Deke Rivers, a retired architect and artist, has lived throughout the world, and now calls Toronto, in Canada his home. Most of his novels are based on research, his travels and his vivid imagination. www.dekeriversbooks.com http://www.bluefunkbroad...

Junie Moon and the Traveling Goldfish By HELEN PENDLETON I was envisioning reading a group of young children. How do you keep them engaged and interested and what do you read them. Then I saw a commercial about an Mom and Dad replacing a little girl’s goldfish and as they led to another. Helen Pendleton was raised in Blacksburg VA and went to school at Blacksburg High School. She furthered her edu...

OSRIC CHAU Osric Chau is a versatile young actor who had his start doing stunt work as a martial artist before being cast as a Wu Dang Grandmaster's prodigy in Spike TV's mini-series Kung Fu Killer. He went on to pursue a career in acting and landed the supporting role of ‘Nima,’ the featured Tibetan Monk in Roland Emmerich’s disaster epic 2012. The year 2012 turned out to be just as big as the mo...

"Legacy" Series, author Robert Maxxim A novel 30 years in the making. The story of mans sojourns through history, an incredible journey through several lifetimes as far back as a million years. His blunders and triumphs and the many worlds and places where these experiences took place. Five episodes described as " a must read for every truth seeker". A million year old romance, space battles, intr...

"The Groundskeeper And Other Short Stories" a Matt Shea book Matt Shea is a developing author having published nine books. He is greatly inspired by the writings of Andy Griffith and focuses on the common folk that small towns are made of. He credits the success of his first book, "The Groundskeeper And Other Short Stories" to his family. The values that were instilled throughout his childhood gav...

"Finding Home: Everything You Need to Know - And Do - For Home Buying Success" by Michael W. Trickey Michael W. Trickey, a CPA and expert in real estate finance transactions from the Chicago area. He has 35 years of experience in the financial services industry and is active in the residential and commercial real estate markets. He has acquired and sold single-family homes, condos, apartment build...

"Living The Christian Life" by John F. Hunter A simple, easy to read basic starting place for understanding Christianity. The book will challenge Christians to evaluate their Christian experience and to grow spiritually. John F. Hunter is a retired prison chaplain, pastor, missionary and evangelist. He has been married to his wife, Sandra, for forty-four years and they have four grown children. To...

In "Thank G-d for Making Me A woman" Rabbi Raskin writes about how women should be revered and respected. He says they hold the power and are blessed by God. The title of the book is a reference to a Jewish liturgy that reads in part “Blessed are you O God … who has not made me a (Gentile), a slave …. a woman.” Rabbi Aaron Raskin is the official Chabad emissary to downtown Brooklyn and rabbi of Co...

Michelle Forbes (True Blood, The Killing, Battlestar Galactica) Now Stars in the Thrilling Espionage Series Berlin Station on EPIX Ric catches up with the Emmy®-Nominated Star About Her Hit New Contemporary Spy Series Berlin Station Airing Sundays at 9pm/8pmCT only on Epix Michelle Forbes’ recent portrayal of a grief-stricken mother in the AMC series The Killing earned her an Emmy® nomination for...

Discover the Healing Secrets in Your Spice Rack For thousands of years, mankind has relied entirely on plants, herbs, and spices to treat illnesses both minor and serious. On every continent, stretching back centuries, native cultures turned to indigenous plants to develop healing remedies. Over 4,500 years ago, Chinese and Native Americans began to organize bodies of knowledge about the medicinal...

Get the Inside Scoop on the Holiday Season's Hottest Blockbusters Both in Theaters and at Home Fandango Correspondent Alicia Malone Previews the Season's Most Anticipated Movies including Harry Potter Prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Plus the Latest Movies Available at Home on FandangoNOW The holiday season is one of the best times of the year for...

An endlessly imaginative and compelling actor, Tzi Ma has created a score of memorable film, television and stage characters. He can be seen on the big screen in therole of ‘General Shang’ in Paramount’s alien-contact feature “Arrival” with Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker releasing wide theatrically on Friday, November 11th, 2016. On television, Ma has joined season two of Amazon’s se...

A Long Running Holiday Tradition: The Hess Toy Truck is Back! Thanks to generations of fans over the course of 52 years, the Hess Toy Truck is one of the most in-demand and popular toys of the holiday season year after year. It sells out every year before Christmas and, last year, it sold out the earliest it ever has, by Dec. 8. Ric catches up with Justin Mayer, General Manager of Hess Toy Truck....

Ric chats with: Award Winning Celebrity Chef Ming Tsai & UNICEF Consultant and Author Hilary Gumbel Celebrity chefs are uniting in the name of charity with a one-hour special on TLC and Discovery Family… UNICHEF: Uniting Through Food Premieres November 17th on TLC and Discovery Family. Chefs Sandra Lee, Ming Tsai and Donatella Arpaia allow viewers unprecedented access into their private worlds...

Are Sports a Religion? For Many Worshippers around the World the Answer is Yes And the Arena or Stadium is their Church or Temple. A New Documentary Series Created by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan and Gotham Chopra Tackles the Unique Cultural, and sometimes, Spiritual, Impact of Sports around the World: Religion of Sports Tuesdays on AT&T Audience Network Religion of Sports will take viewers on a...

What if you Shared Your Town with a Thousand Migrating Polar Bears Each Year? That's What Happens in Churchill, Manitoba, which Attracts Tourists Around the World to Witness this Extraordinary Event Ric Speaks with Wildlife Biologist Don Moore About this Amazing Migration (Documented in Smithsonian Channel's Polar Bear Town) and the Dangers Polar Bears Face Due to Climate Change Every fall, approx...

"ABC 123 Color Animal Kids" Irene Jane Books Open your children’s world to the kingdom of the alphabets, numbers, colors, and animals with this interesting picture book. Invite them to accompany Mikey as he walks through the forest and meets all types of Alphabets and Colorful Animals. On this adventure, Mikey and your kids will discover how many animals there are and what the animals are doing. T...

Third Party, a new fast-paced political thriller series, dives into America’s most fascinating dilemma – why is there no effective, competitive third party in our country? And how cut-throat would Democrats and Republicans be if threatened by a successful third party launch? Readers will be entertained and educated as Third Party answers these questions and more, through this intriguing story of c...

The Second Truth: Korean War by John Viola This is a true story about a young man having to deal with a war. It takes you on a journey to boot camp training, training in the medical field, sea duty on a destroyer, and nineteen months in the combat zone. This is the transition of a patriotic, naive young boy in a war that nobody cared about because everyone served somewhere in Ww2. Tired of war and...

Bread: A Memoir of Hunger by Lisa Knopp When she was 54, Lisa Knopp’s weight dropped to a number on the scale that she hadn’t seen since seventh grade. The severe food restricting that left her thin and sick when she was 15 and 25 had returned. This time, she was determined to understand the causes of her malady and how she could heal from a condition that is caused by a tangle of genetic, biologi...