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Retro Rick Flynn: Bringing back to our show a Rick Flynn Presents shining star! Direct From Seattle on this edition of the worldwide podcast, Rick Flynn Presents, is award-winning author CLAUDIA ROWE appearing in promotion of her new book "Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care." “An immersive, devastating look at foster children’s lives.” (Seattle Times) A compelling exploration of the broken American foster care system, told through the stories of six former foster youth. This powerful narrative nonfiction book delves into the systemic failures that lead many foster children into the criminal justice system, highlighting the urgent need for reform. ​This book is a must-read for anyone interested in child welfare, social justice, and the transformative power of the best narrative nonfiction. In Wards of the State, award-winning journalist Claudia Rowe's storytelling is both vivid and unflinching, offering readers a deep understanding of the foster care-to-prison pipeline. Through interviews with psychologists, advocates, judges, and the former foster children themselves, Rowe paints a heartbreaking picture of the lives shaped by this broken system. Rowe brings her extensive experience and investigative prowess to this eye-opening work. With a career spanning over 25 years, Rowe has written for publications such as The New York Times and Mother Jones, and her reporting has influenced policy changes in Washington State. Her previous book, The Spider and the Fly, was a gripping true-crime memoir that showcased her ability to blend personal narrative with broader social issues. Claudia Rowe is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Mother Jones, and the Huffington Post. The author of the crime memoir The Spider and the Fly: A Reporter, a Serial Killer, and the Meaning of Murder, Rowe lives in Seattle. Contact her at: www.ClaudiaRoweJournalist.com Purchase this book wherever books are sold.

Hello everyone and this week help us welcome LISA TARVES who is an excellent speaker and wonderful guest on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast. Lisa Tarves is an author, publisher, podcaster, hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner, life coach, grief support counselor, and longtime advocate for helping people make sense of the thoughts, emotions, and life changes that can feel overwhelming. She is the founder of Making Sense Press and the host of Real Talk for Your Overthinking Mind, a growing podcast and YouTube community focused on honest, relatable conversations about overthinking, anxiety, relationships, grief, aging, self-doubt, and personal growth. She also hosts The Author Behind the Words, a newer Making Sense Press show that introduces listeners to the person behind the book — the stories, experiences, detours, and ideas that shape an author’s work. Lisa has spent years working with people through personal transformation, emotional wellness, grief, mindset, and life transitions, and she brings a warm, conversational style to every interview. She is especially comfortable talking about the subjects people think about privately but do not always know how to say out loud. She is also the author of multiple books and brings a unique perspective as both a writer and publisher, making her a natural guest for conversations about personal growth, writing, publishing, entrepreneurship, reinvention, and building something meaningful later in life. Contact: www.LisaTarves.com

Get ready everyone...not only one, but now two people on Rick Flynn's show with an encyclopedic knowledge of music. This is a wonderful and highly entertaining episode of the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast--exploring music, fans, celebrity culture, and rockstar fantasy! Buy this book wherever books are sold or ordered, including Amazon. Contact: www.JulieGidlow.com Julie Gidlow is a journalist, copyeditor, blogger, and former News Editor of Radio & Records. A Los Angeles native who grew up in the '80s listening to legendary radio station KROQ-FM, she proudly claims an encyclopedic knowledge of classic alternative music and is still trying to get over finishing second on Rock & Roll Jeopardy! Behind the Setlist: Confessions of a Non-Groupie is her fiction debut. Drawing on nearly two decades covering the music industry, Julie brings authenticity to the concert venues, backstage dramas, and larger-than-life personalities that fill its pages. She spent 17 years at R&R, joining the influential music-industry trade publication shortly after earning her master’s degree in journalism from USC. From 1997 until the magazine ceased publication in 2009, she served as News Editor, overseeing coverage during one of the most dynamic eras in the music business. Julie Gidlow's contact info is posted above and Rick Flynn Presents fan mail address is [email protected].

Bob Saul was born in Chicago, IL and grew up in the Chicago area and later moved to Colorado. A graduate of Colorado College and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, he completed pediatric training at Duke University Medical Center and genetic training at the Greenwood Genetic Center. He is Professor of Pediatrics (Emeritus) at the Prisma Health Children's Hospital-Upstate and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Greenville, Greenville, SC. He has two grown children, Bradley and Ben, two granddaughters and has been married to his wife, Jan, for over 38 years. He returns to the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast in exchange for promotion of his latest book, co-authored with Michael Cogdill, entitled "What Really Matters: Find Meaning Amid Upheaval". This book was published by Koehler Books on August 18, 2026. Deciphering what really matters has been the perpetual quest of humankind. Dr. Robert Saul, a pediatrician engaged in teaching children and families how to enhance their childhood and parenting journeys, and Michael Cogdill, a journalist covering the news that impacts the lives of our citizens, contend that truth, trust, science, civility, diversity, and faith are what matter. And unless we embrace what matters, we will lose sight of our common humanity. What Really Matters explains why and how we are meant to engage with others and improve their lives. With this improvement, we enhance our own existence, becoming better citizens and better stewards of the miracle of life. Contact: www.MyChildrensChildren.com or via LinkedIn or Facebook

This week on Rick Flynn Presents, the worldwide podcast, we are glad to bring you our special guest, DR. ZABINA BHASIN, a/k/a/ "Dr. Zee". Dr. Zabina Bhasin, M.D. (“Dr. Zee”) is a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, youth advocate, speaker, and founder of Listen to the KidZ (LTTK), a movement focused on bridging the communication gap between youth and adults. Known as a “Youth Translator,” Dr. Zee works at the intersection of mental health, education, media, technology, and culture to help adults better understand the evolving needs of the next generation. Contact: www.Dr-Zee.com

Available for you to listen to on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast right now is our very special guest REBECCA MAGNUSON and you can experience this wonderful, insightful show on all major podcast carriers or wherever you get your podcasts. Rebecca Magnuson is a singer‑songwriter, composer, concert pianist, playwright, and the creator of She Sings®, a musical and documentary series that transforms personal trauma into collective empowerment. A former child prodigy and award‑winning entrepreneur, she has performed to sold‑out audiences nationwide and uses her platform to advocate for survivors of abuse. Rebecca is the founder of She Is Safe of CHQ County, a community hub dedicated to music, storytelling, and resilience. Contact: www.SheSings.com

What tremendous 100% true and amazing memoir for you this week on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast show. In this riveting memoir, one of the country's leading Africanists shares his story of five decades of work across the African continent at senior levels of government, business, and law.In 1971, months out of high school, Witney Schneidman found himself at a secondary school in Mbarara, Uganda listening on the radio as Idi Amin announced his takeover the country. He soon understood that Africa was a continent of sweeping change-colonialism was ending, independence was on the march, and liberation movements were fighting tall odds to end white rule in Southern Africa- and he made the decision to dedicate his life to fostering strong ties between the United States and African nations.Schneidman details the many risks and setbacks that stood between him and his dream of shaping U.S. policy toward Africa and contributing to progress on the continent. He recalls the isolation of being the only American studying at a university in Tanzania at the height of the Cold War, travel across 30 African countries, and policy successes that formed the cornerstone of U.S.-Africa relations. His inspiring story is a clarion call about the importance of engaging with the continent shaping the future of the world. Published by: Bloomsbury Academic

We proudly roll out the red carpet this week on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast for a most distinguished guest ROGER S. GOTTLIEB. He is a Professor of Philosophy and author as well as expert public speaker. His book, publishing September 3, 2026, is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is now available wherever books are sold and/or ordered. We are also grateful to present this show to the public as episode 301 of Rick Flynn Presents after just having celebrated our milestone 300th episode. You are about to very clearly understand why our show is known and appreciated worldwide for the amazing high-quality guests we are able to present to our audience. Roger S. Gottlieb is one such perfect example. For millennia nature has provided spiritual experiences of wonder, gratitude, and peace. Now nature is being burned, poisoned, and rendered extinct. This book asks: Can nature still provide spiritual inspiration?Drawing on decades of original work in environmental ethics, religious environmentalism, contemporary spirituality, and fiction, Roger S. Gottlieb explores how ecological crisis reshapes spiritual life. What we trusted would nourish us and our descendants forever is diminished and threatened. We seek a refuge from the cruelties and madness of human culture and find bird species disappearing and oceans filling with plastic.Gottlieb begins by clarifying what spirituality is and why nature has played a central role in it for religious believers and non-believers alike. He then examines the environmental crisis as a civilizational rupture that transforms hope, grief, meaning, and moral responsibility.Nature spirituality, he suggests, must adapt to ecological loss and vulnerability. Difficult as it may be, we can nourish a spirituality in which grief coexists with gratitude, compassion with moral outrage, and acceptance with active solidarity and love for all of life.The book concludes with a fictional narrative illustrating how each of us might face overwhelming environmental realities with a transformed spiritual vision. Contact: www.RogerSGottlieb.com

This week on Rick Flynn Presents: Our Milestone 300th show with NORDA MULLEN from the MOODY BLUES Touring Band (16 Years). New EP now available on SPOTIFY and YouTube featuring her new single "Lemonade" as well as her brilliant live version of "Knights in White Satin" as well as "Live for Today." Classically trained studio musician, performer and recording artist who lives and teaches in London. Available for remote and live recording and live performances. Would you like to have your son or daughter or yourself to be taught by the exact same musician who the MOODY BLUES relied upon for sixteen-years? Listed below are the instruments and you will be taught in-person if you are in the London area or you will be taught online if you are outside of the London area or United Kingdom. One thing is for sure; the lessons will definitely not be boring! Flute | Piccolo | Alto Flute | Bass Flute | Panpipes Contact: www.NordaMullen.com

This week on Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast we gladly welcome Yale University Law School graduate MARY KEATING who appears in promotion of her book entitled: "Recalibrating Gravity: A Memoir In Verse" published by Woodhall Press, Norwalk, CT. Welcome to the world of Mary Keating, a quick-witted, fun-loving paraplegic. (Note, however, that she cringes at being labeled.) Fifty years ago, Mary's wide-open world turned upside down at the age fifteen when a teenager drove her into an oak tree at maximum speed. With a wheelchair as a permanent accessory, she was no longer seen as "hot" or one of the "in" crowd. She found herself transported into an alternate reality, defined now by her disability. When life becomes overwhelming, Mary jokingly pretends she's trapped in a bad B movie waiting for a new director. Her poetry collection reminds us, no matter how hard life may seem—grace, love, and humor will save us from despair and allow us to live our best life under any circumstances. Buy this book wherever books are sold or ordered and contact the author here: www.MaryKeatingPoet.com

The Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast is happy to have with us this week, from California, author and "Senior Living Guide" KIM SHEA.Kim Shea has worked with older adults since 2003 as a caregiver, activities coordinator for a skilled nursing home, blogger, podcaster, and retirement coach. Today she provides place-finding services and senior living guidance for older adults and their families.Kim wrote her book, "Dare to Plan Your Aging Experience: An insider's guide & workbook to discover what matters to you" to help older adults carefully consider what they want as they age. Each chapter is designed to help the reader look at an age-related topic from multiple perspectives so they can make notes in the book about what they really want from their future caregivers. Because she is familiar with the challenges that come with caregiving, Kim has a Caregiver Takeaway section in each chapter. These sections are designed to help caregivers provide more mindful and thoughtful care for their loved ones and clients. This book is available wherever books are sold. Contact: www.seniorlg.com

We proudly, by popular demand, are bringing back to the Rick Flynn Presents podcast one of our most popular guests participating in our ongoing "Strong Women Series" this year. Yes, here we go everyone. The staff of Rick Flynn Presents is rolling out the red carpet for our distinguished guest JUDGE JANET KINTNER (Ret.). Judge Kintner appears with us beginning May 13, 2026, in exchange for promotion of her new memoir "A Judge's Tale: A Trailblazer Fights for Her Place on the Bench" which is published by She Writes Press and is distributed by Simon and Schuster. “I have loved being a judge in San Diego for 31 years. Public service is the most rewarding job there is. I feel I have been able to make a difference: I have made some people’s lives better, I have been able to protect people from wrongdoing, and I have been able to turn some people around so they became positive influences in our community,” says Judge Kintner. Buy, or order, this book wherever books are sold and we are proud to be announcing worldwide that the good judge will be rejoining us again soon with a brand-new show but, in the meantime, please take the time to listen to her rewind episode of the very first appearance she made on our show, as Episode 284, on May 13, 2026. This is an excellent interview with a great guest and very distinguished jurist JUDGE JANEL KINTNER (Ret.). Contact: www.JanetKintner.com Buy her book wherever books are sold.

This week we are celebrating the return of a magnificent human being as well as guest on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast show JUDGE JANET KINTNER (Ret.). Janet Kintner could have ended up just another victim of the system. After a traumatic childhood, and being sexually assaulted as a young woman, the odds were not in her favor—but instead of letting these experiences destroy her, she used them as fuel in pursuit of her dreams. By twenty-four, she was a newly minted lawyer determined to secure justice for everyone, regardless of their gender, race, religion, or income. In 1968, the District Attorney’s office told Kintner, “We will not hire a woman lawyer.” Men dominated the legal system. Undaunted, she established herself as a lawyer who represented low-income people and, eventually, as a high-profile prosecutor specializing in consumer fraud. San Diego lawyers elected her the third woman ever to the County Bar Association Board of Directors. In her private practice, she continued to help everyone she could, often pro bono. In 1976, when Kintner was thirty-one and pregnant, Governor Jerry Brown appointed her the third female judge in history in San Diego—a move that didn’t sit well with some men in her field. Two years later, two men challenged Kintner, a mother pregnant with her second baby, in the nastiest judicial election of the year. In the coming months, Kintner struggled to balance her time between her children, working full-time in a stressful job, and campaigning. She didn’t want to let other women, present and future, down. But was San Diego ready to vote for a female judge for the first time? Published by She Writes Press and distributed by Simon and Schuster this book is available wherever books are sold or ordered. Contact: www.JanetKintner.com

The Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast is proud to present, as part of our ongoing "Strong Women Series" one amazing woman as our guest LIZ CASPER. Liz Casper is an author, artist, and former medical doctor from the Pacific Northwest. In her first book, BRILLIANT, BEAUTIFUL, BIPOLAR, Liz shares her personal journey before, during, and after her diagnosis of bipolar disorder. The book, set in Los Angeles, Malibu, and Las Vegas, chronicles Liz's experience both living with and healing from this devastating diagnosis. In her second book, LEARNING TO HEAL, Liz takes us on a journey as she shares her experience as a medical student, a resident physician, a doctor in private practice, and as a cancer patient herself. Through vivid recollection and storytelling, Liz pulls back the curtain on what it takes to be both human and a competent physician who heals others. Contact: www.LizCasper.com Buy both of her books wherever books are sold. Special Note from the host: One fascinating woman with one fascinating story being told by a former fourth generation physician and the only female in her family to do so. May God bless our guest LIZ CASPER. My heart goes out to you! Thanks for being on my show... Rick Flynn

This week on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast is a fascinating book by a fascinating author and college educator. The book is a debut novel for our guest author Mark Farrington and is now available wherever books are sold including Amazon. Entitled "Loss of Life" this is a fascinating read for everybody. The book is published by Legacy Book Press. In a Virginia hospital, forty-one-year-old Matthew Winton awakens from a car accident with no memory of his life after the age of thirteen.Over time, he learns that he is a college professor who lives alone and has no family. He is also a writer, and he turns first to his writing, hoping it will show him his past. But he has written primarily fiction, and he struggles to separate the blurred lines between fiction and fact. He is helped by a policewoman who investigated his accident, and a relationship develops. Then he comes upon something he'd written shortly before the crash. This writing disturbs him greatly and leads to a series of events that end with him traveling to Massachusetts, where he spent the first thirty years of his life, in search of ghosts from his past. Throughout, he's been troubled by questions raised by the car accident. What was he doing out on a deserted country road at two o'clock on a Sunday morning? He had no luggage in the car, nor anything that might have given a clue to his intentions. Even the policewoman who investigated seems to have questions about whether the crash was really an accident. As Matthew learns more about his past, he fears that his search might end back on that deserted country road at two a.m."A compelling drama that explores the impacts of trauma in insightful and poignant ways ... At times funny, at other times devastating, Loss of Life explores the trauma of facing your past with great humility and humanity." ~ JESSICA STILLING, author of Betwixt and Between and The Beekeeper's Daughter"A novel of pain and loss, of forgiveness, but also of love found and love remembered ... the story of a man learning to release the unreasonable blame of self he's carried for decades ... you are not likely to forget him." ~ DAVID GIANNINI, author of Stones Are the First to Rise Contact: www.MarkFarrington.net