This Week in America with Ric Bratton

"Super Bowl Gold: 50 Years of the Big Game" Austin Murphy There is no sporting event more celebrated, debated or anticipated than the Super Bowl. It’s much more than a football game; it’s a cultural phenomenon that has demonstrated its power to unite and/or divide families, friendships, offices and locker rooms. As the NFL’s biggest game approaches its 50th anniversary, it deserves a treatment tha...

Dr. LeslieBeth (LB) Wish is a nationally recognized licensed clinical psychotherapist honored for her pioneering work in love, career, happiness, and success. The National Association of Social Workers has named her on their list of the Fifty who has Contributed to the Profession. She is the subject of biographical entry in many Marquis’Who’s Who publications. Her latest self-help, research-based...

"A License to Heal: Random Memories of an ER Doctor" Steven Bentley, M.D. "A License to Heal" describes the real world of emergency medicine from the viewpoint of a practicing emergency physician. It includes emergency room stories from Dr Steven Bentley's career of over 33 years as an emergency physician in North Carolina. https://alicensetoheal.wordpress.com

Dr. Allan G. Hedberg is a clinical psychologist and maintains a private practice in Fresno, California. He received his doctorate in 1969, from Queen’s University, Canada. He has published over 75 papers and has presented many professional seminars on various topics, such as addiction problems, marriage and family enrichment, the aging brain, depression and leadership. He is a contributing author...

Yvonne Heath is a nurse with a mission...to help bring death out of the darkness and into our conversations and to create a culture of acceptance with less fear. With over 25 years experience working in health care, she has witnessed a great deal of excessive suffering in our death phobic society. She has also felt it in her own life. Inspired by those who have lived fully and died peacefully, she...

"Mary Lives: A Story of Anorexia Nervosa and Bi-Polar Disorder" by Mary Brooks. One girl's lifelong battle with depression and anorexia nervosa and how she fought her way through the turmoil and pain to a triumphant and transformative recovery. Mary Brooks is an Australian writer who is the mother of 2 adults and a General Practitioner and whose hobbies include Bridge, & crafts such as quilt m...

Ross Fardon is a Queenslander educated at University of Queensland and with a doctorate from Harvard, but he learnt more from the indigenous people of the world. He trained for the Methodist ministry but gave up religion for better beliefs. He had his best company experience in Western Mining Corporation, was in charge of world mineral exploration for BHP and for MIM Holdings, Director General of...

Christine M. Knight is a published author (4 fiction and 1 academic work), songwriter, public speaker and teacher. A university graduate, Christine researches extensively her subject matter. She has travelled extensively overseas and lived for three years in the United States — San Antonio, Texas and Montgomery, Alabama. Married to an officer in the Royal Australian Air Force, Christine has settle...

"The Nature of Science Today-Denial of THE Truth "Forms" as Reality" Frank Elbert Davis, III, M.D. FACS, lives in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. He attended U.N.C. 1965-1973, receiving his A.B.(in Chemistry) and M.D. He was an intern at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and resident at the Eastern Virginia School of Medicine, Norfolk, Virginia. He is a retired member of the American...

11 Survival Tips for the Holidays of Other Special Occasions Year-Round with Dr Susan Smith Jones. Dr Susan is a health researcher, writer, teacher, lecturer, counselor and lifestyle coach with over 35 years of experience. Her newest book is "The Curative Kitchen and Lifestyle." www.susansmithjones.com

Watkins is a columnist for Salon magazine and his work has been published in The New York Times, The Guardian, NPR, The Rolling Stone, The Huffington Post, Aeon, AlterNet, The City Paper and other magazines. Watkins has been featured on Meet the Press and has been a reoccurring guest on CNN, NPR’s Monday Morning, Tell Me More, The Real News Network, Huff Post Live and The Marc Steiner Show who des...

Ohio State University’s head football coach Urban Meyer celebrates the release of his new book “ABOVE THE LINE: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season”, with Wayne Coffey (Penguin Press, October 27, 2015) now a New York Time's bestseller. After Ohio State’s remarkable 42-20 victory over Oregon in the first College Football Playoff title game last January still fresh in his mind,...

Julia Schopick is a best-selling author of the book, HONEST MEDICINE: Effective, Time-Tested, Inexpensive Treatments for Life-Threatening Diseases. She is a seasoned radio talk show guest who has appeared on over 100 shows and is often invited back. Through her writings and her blog, HonestMedicine.com, Julia’s goal is to empower patients to make the best health choices for themselves and their lo...

"Legacy" Series Robert Maxxim "Born in 1957, Robert experienced several sleep-time visits to other worlds as a child and witnessed countless alien craft. These experiences 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 wi...

JUERGEN KELLER CEO South America. Travel Juergen Keller was born in Southwest Germany, and has studied in his home country, as well as Spain, Portugal and Brazil. He wrote his Masters Thesis at the World Bank library in Washington, D.C. Even while studying, Juergen began taking American, Canadian and Brazilian high school students and adults on multi-country tours throughout Europe. While working...

Bio taping 11-18-15 "Battle Rattle" Roger Boas Roger Boas was born in San Francisco, California, in 1921. He attended Stanford University, graduating in 1942, and the day following graduation reported for duty at Camp Roberts, California, as a second lieutenant of field artillery. He spent almost four years in the army, the last eleven months of which were in combat in Europe. He returned home in...

"Battle Rattle" Roger Boas Roger Boas was born in San Francisco, California, in 1921. He attended Stanford University, graduating in 1942, and the day following graduation reported for duty at Camp Roberts, California, as a second lieutenant of field artillery. He spent almost four years in the army, the last eleven months of which were in combat in Europe. He returned home in December 1945. Upon...

Texas is a diverse state. But the one thing that binds Texans more than their state pride, even more than religion, is football. For the many towns and cities of Texas, high school football is more than a sport or an extracurricular activity—it’s the glue of their community. Our guest on today's twia is Gray Levy author of BIG AND BRIGHT DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL a high schoo...

Will Slatyer offers a lifetimes experience in international studies through his varied careers. Sparked by the ideas of an American professor, Will has spent over ten years proving that dominant cultures (empires) of the world obey a cyclical framework influenced by climate change. His new book "Life/Death Rhythms of Capitalist Regimes-Debt Before Dishonour" www. CyclesOfHistory-destiny.com

"Another Side of Thoughts" by Anders Wennerstrom About Anders Wennerstrom I am born in wood and sport was my concern as young. Later, at around twenty I started with theatre and that has been my way into art. Even so, I nurtured already in my teenage year to become a writer, and I have since then been writing poems. After twenty years of writing I published a poetry book in Swedish that was my fir...

The Skinny On & Health Benefits Of Whole-Body Vibration Exercise Interview with Susan Smith Jones, PhD BIO: 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 health...

"Born in 1957, Robert experienced several sleep-time visits to other worlds as a child and witnessed countless alien craft. These experiences 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 tim...

Nat Measley, the CEO and Managing Partner (“Master of Fun”) at The Fun Dept., has lived and breathed fun since he was a baby. (Literally. He grew up in chocolate heaven – Hershey, Pennsylvania.) This Olympic swimmer wannabe and karaoke crooner has two degrees from the University of Delaware – a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management and a Master of Public Administration with a focus on Organizati...

Chris Murray is a professional actor, writer, director and producer who stars in the upcoming Paramount Pictures franchise sequel Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, releasing wide theatrically on October 23, 2015. Murray has made a successful career of acting in NYC, appearing in dozens of National and International TV commercials, and hundreds of Voice Over spots in TV and radio. In additi...

Josie Released from Within is based on a true story about a young woman who had her whole life ahead of her-family, security, popularity, beauty, and a bright future. But amongst the most vulnerable set of circumstances, she faced serious trauma caused by a set of events that would change her life forever. This is an inspiring story covering three decades of one woman's life, a success story worth...