This Week in America with Ric Bratton

Relentless: Seven Marathons, Seven Continents, Seven Days The World Marathon Challenge—seven marathons on seven continents in seven days—is the ultimate race for adventurous runners. It tests the athletes to their limits, going from biting cold Antarctic conditions one day to dry desert heat another. To survive the onslaught of sensations—fear, fatigue, depression, elation—takes a special sort of...

"Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant" by Roland Lazenby For the first time almost exactly twenty years, Kobe Bryant will not suit up for the Los Angeles Lakers. For the first time in twenty years, the league will be without one of its marquee names, virtuosic talents, and ultimate leaders. For the first time in twenty years, those who watched him, rooted for him, praised him, disparaged him, and rel...

Raising Kids That Succeed How To Help Your Kids Overcome Life's Limitations And Think Their Way To Lifelong Success by Dr. Lynn Wicker Do you find yourself feeling confused and frustrated as you struggle to parent your child? You have tried different parenting techniques, yet the results are the same – not working! So, why read another book about parenting? Because this is NOT just another book ab...

Jesus, Save Us Now: The Seven Degrees of Daily Deliverance By Andy B. Nakagawa Do You Know the Solution to End all Wars? When problems come up in life, do you know how to solve them? And do you want to know who or what is causing problems in your life? In Jesus, Save Us Now, author Andy B. Nakagawa explains where our problems originate from and how to solve our problems. In this book, you will lea...

"Battling the Duopoly: A Short History of the Reform Party" Author-Historian Darcy G. Richardson The author of a recent biography of independent Vermont lawmaker and insurgent presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and the chronicler of a multivolume series on independent and third-party politics in the United States, Darcy G. Richardson has written more than a dozen books on American politics and...

A Reinvention of an Old Classic is Back For a Second Season on Amazon Prime Video… Thunderbirds Are Go Ric Catches Up with David Graham, the British Actor is Reprising His Role as the Voice of “Parker" on the Computer-Animated 1960s Remake of Thunderbirds. Thunderbirds Are Go is a reinvention of classic Thunderbirds, and features the world’s most famous family of heroes, International Rescue. The...

It Was a Cultural Sensation! A Show About “Nothing” that Captured the Attention of Tens of Millions of People Each Week. Almost 20 Years Later, Seinfeld is Still “Everything!" Catch all nine seasons of the acclaimed Emmy®-winning series streaming exclusively on Hulu. Ric catches up with Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, acclaimed TV historian and author of The New York Times bestseller, Seinfeldia: How...

Emmy® and Golden Globe® Winning Actress… Sela Ward Known for her TV roles in House and CSI: NY as well as more recent roles on the big screen in Gone Girl and Independence Day: Resurgence. Now, she's starring in a brand new political satire alongside Nick Nolte… Graves airs on EPIX Sundays at 10pm ET/PT. 9pm CT Ward plays Margaret Graves, a former First Lady who decides to follow her own political...

GUNSLINGER By Jeff Pearlman Following on the heels of Brett Favre’s induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame comes Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, October 25, 2016), the full, definitive biography of one of the most colorful, complex, and successful quarterbacks the game has ever seen. New York Times bestselling author Jeff Pearlma...

Its Been Almost 20 Years Since the Death of 6-Year Old Beauty Queen JonBenét Ramsey. Lifetime is remembering her life and death with the premiere of a new original movie, Who Killed JonBenét? and a new documentary special, JonBenét’s Mother: Victim or Killer? Premiering Saturday November 5th beginning at 8pm ET/PT. Ric talks with Actress Julia Campbell (Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion), who...

Thanksgiving is One of the Craziest Travel Times of the Year Ric talks with TV Host & Travel Expert Julia Dimon for Tips on How to Beat the Holiday Rush and Avoid "Terminal Madness" With millions of Americans traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday each fall, it's no surprise that the days leading up to and after Thanksgiving are the busiest travel days of the year. Travel expert and Travelocit...

Ric talks with Jamie Farr from one of America's Most Acclaimed and Beloved TV Shows, M*A*S*H As Veteran's Day Approaches, MeTV Celebrates the Classic Comedy with New Programming Specials Featuring the Original Cast Adapted from the 1970 feature film, M*A*S*H premiered on CBS in 1972, and aired for eleven seasons (far longer than the three-year Korean War the series depicted). M*A*S*H became one of...

"Among the Repatriated" Autobiography of a Mexican American by Albino R. Pineda Explore a tragic era of American history, when countless people of Mexican heritage were expelled from the United States through force or coercion. The author, was born in Phoenix, Arizona and grew among repatriates in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. In 1942, he moved to Santa Paula, California where he currently resides. www...

Party With a Plan (Holiday Edition) The Guide to Low-Risk Drinking Randy Haveson M.A. Randy Haveson, M.A. has been working in the addiction field since 1986 and in higher education since 1990. He has a BA in Psychology, an MA in Counseling, and he jokes that he has his PhD in personal experience. His warm demeanor, keen sense of humor, and powerful message make him one of the best and most sought-...

"A Hard Decision" by Westley Thomas In the new revised edition of Westley Thomas’ novel A Hard Decision (published by AuthorHouse), the author gives insight to the lives of those who go off to war to fight and defend their country’s freedom, and the lives they leave behind, uprooted and changed forever. William and Zera were childhood sweethearts who married after graduating from high school. Star...

An Adventure in 1914: The True Story of an American Family's Journey on the Brink of WWI In the summer of 1914, Thomas Tileston Wells, a New York lawyer, traveled through Europe with his wife and two children. But what began as an idyllic summer vacation descended into a nightmare as Europe’s armies began mobilizing for the devastating First World War. Wells’s memoir, published in full for the fir...

"Belly of the Whale" by Sonia Amer This book portrays many human lives and several political, social, philosophical and existential ideas. The author left linguistic gaps in the structure so that readers could participate in making their own novel. They will also find themselves embodied in one of the characters in this novel who have tussled for so long with existential concepts and searched tire...

Get Ready for a Terrifying Night of Halloween Chills as TV's Top Ghost Chasers Set the Record for the Longest Paranormal Investigation Ever on TV Paranormal Lockdown's Nick Groff and Katrina Weidman Aim to Capture the Most Convincing Paranormal Evidence Ever Recorded During a 100-Hour Stay in a Haunted House Destination America’s hit series Paranormal Lockdown follows two of America's top paranorm...

One of History’s Most Contentious Presidential Races Has Everybody Talking! For the first time, the number of millennials registered to vote rivals that of the baby boomers. Go Behind the Scenes with Some of the Country’s Most Politically-Minded Millennials and See What They’re Saying About Politics at the Moment in… HOUSE DIVIDED Ric Catches up with Alex Chalgren, a Trump supporter and Cassidy Ga...

Legacy Series by Robert Maxxim 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...

The Trials and Tribulations of Mary Agnes by Anthony Horman and John Nelson We the children of Mary Agnes (Doherty) Horman want to tell the story of her life, full of tragedy interwoven with some but eventual happiness Mary Agnes had two sons Anthony J. Horman Jr and Harry William Horman. She also had one daughter Elaine Marie(Horman) Nelson. We decided to write her story after a genealogy study o...

SUCCESS IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT by Charles Marcus “Recognized by hunger2succeed on their list as one of “The Top 60 Motivational Speakers In The World” Charles Marcus is an international motivational keynote speaker and impactful business speaker originally from England, now based in Toronto, Canada. Charles style as a speaker and presenter is passionate, engaging, down to earth, dynamic, high en...

Sweat Your Way to Vibrant Health How Sweating & Saunas Heal, Detoxify & Rejuvenate the Body with Susan Smith Jones, PhD 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...

"Belichick and Brady" the story of two men, the Patriots and how they revolutionized football. Michael Holley showcases the undeniable influence that America's most revered coach and controversial football player duo have on NFL history. Two of the most interesting characters in sports. Michael knows football well especially Patriot football. He was a Boston Globe sportswriter for ten years and is...

"Beyond the Perimeter: Lead Yourself, Build Relationships, Think Systems" by Frank Soriano Frank Soriano is a seasoned Toronto-based keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and leadership development consultant. Holding a Combined Honors. B.A. from York University, Frank’s early professional days as a rehabilitation counselor well informed his middle and senior years in progressive leadership and ma...