THE BIGGER PICTURE with Timothy Spangler

AUTUMN REESER (Fox's "The OC" and E!'s "The Arrangement") and JOHN HANLON (TV and film critic) Joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - actor, dancer, singer and director - Autumn Reeser! Autumn Reeser saw her breakout role in 2005, as the quirky-cute and socially awkward Taylor Townsend on the final two seasons of popular Fox drama series "The O.C." In addition to leading the cast in numerous romantic comedies for Hallmark, she is also known for her roles as firecracker junior agent Lizzie Grant on HBO's "Entourage" and scientist Katie Andrew on ABC's "No Ordinary Family." Raised in Southern California, Reeser fell in love with acting when she saw her first stage play at 6 years old. She begged her parents to let her audition for a role in her local community theater, where she grew her talent and passion backstage in various musicals over the next decade of her childhood. At 17, she was accepted to UCLA's prestigious musical theatre program, where she spent the next few years immersed in voice, dance and acting technique. Her career quickly progressed to numerous stage productions and guest-starring roles on sitcoms such as "The George Lopez Show" and "Grounded for Life," as well as dramas such as "Cold Case" and "CSI." In addition to her film and television career, she has appeared in "For the Record: Tarantino" at Rockwell, "The OC Musical" at the Montelban, numerous cabarets, and she is a member of The WorkJuice Players, best known for the ongoing radio play series at Largo, "The Thrilling Adventure Hour." Most recently, she directed two new musicals in concert: 'City of Light' at Feinsteins 54 Below in New York and 'Modern' in USC's LiveRead program. Also stopping by the Sunday night is television and film critic, John Hanlon. John's work is syndicated on radio station websites across the country, including AM870 TheAnswer.com and AM590 TheAnswer.com. He began writing about television and films in late 2009 and has been published on Townhall.com, CNN.com, and USAToday.com. He has also written for WheretoWatch.com. Hanlon has also been featured on the national radio shows "The Dennis Miller Show" and "The Hugh Hewitt Show." He has also appeared on the Reelz television program, "Mark at the Movies." He can be found on Twitter @johnhanlon. His work online can also be found at johnhanlonreviews.com.

March 3, 2019 - PETER HYATT (deception detection expert) and MICHAEL WALSH (NY Times best-selling author) Joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - deception detection expert - Peter Hyatt! Peter Hyatt is a deception detection expert working for and with law enforcement, military intelligence and the private sector. He has appeared on television and radio, including Crime Watch Daily and ABC's "20/20", and was featured in several documentaries including "Embedded Confession", the story of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and "Taken Too Soon: The Katelyn Markham Story." Hyatt teaches deception detection at HIDTA, (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area), works on cases around the country and his "Complete Statement Analysis Course" is popular with Investigators around the world. He has authored "Wise As a Serpent; Gentle as a Dove: Detecting Deception" and meets with analysts monthly to work on cases requested by police departments. Hyatt holds seminars for business executives, social service professionals, private investigators, and human resource hiring, protecting companies from fraudulent claims, and specializing in detecting deception during the hiring process. His website is www.hyattanalysis.com and his Statement Analysis blog, www.statement-analysis.blogspot.com, covers current public cases. Also joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - NY Times best-selling author, journalist, concert pianist, and screenwriter - Michael Walsh! With six critically acclaimed novels, multiple works of non-fiction, a record setting TV movie, and several motion-picture scripts in the production pipeline, author and screenwriter Michael Walsh has achieved the writer's trifecta: two New York Time best-sellers, a major literary award, and the Disney Channel's then-highest-rated show - Cadet Kelly, starring teen idol Hilary Duff of "Lizzie McGuire" fame. His most recent book, The Fiery Angel (Encounter Books, 2018) continues his cultural and literary study of the heroic principle in western civilization, functioning as a sequel to The Devil's Pleasure Palace (Encounter Books, 2015), which was a surprise breakout hit upon publication. Examining the nature of good and evil via such analytical tools as Milton's Paradise Lost, Goethe's Faust, the Frankfurt School, and the music of Richard Wagner, the work made multiple best-seller lists. Michael, a foreign correspondent during the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, will discuss the recent talks between President Trump and Kim Jong-Un and how the media is portraying the outcome.

Joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - conservative activist and president/founder of the American Conservation Coalition - Benji Backer! Benji Backer founded the American Conservation Coalition (ACC) as a nonprofit focused on bringing conservative voices back into environmental discussions. Currently a junior at the University of Washington, Benji also serves on the Wisconsin Conservative Energy Forum's Leadership Council and is a fellow at the Chapman Center in Seattle. He previously served as the co-chair for Young Americans for Mitt Romney in Wisconsin and was named one of RedAlert's top "30 Under 30" conservatives in 2015. Benji has contributed to publications such as CNBC, Townhall, Daily Caller, RedState, and TheBlaze. Benji has also spoken at events across the country, including CPAC in 2014 and 2016. Through ACC, Benji is excited to be helping unite Americans on pro-environmental reforms and change the narrative when it comes to the environment. Also joining us on the show this week to discuss the Jussie Smollett case is our Special Guest - Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Wendy M. O'Connor! Dr. Wendy is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, with a Doctorate in Psychology in Marriage & Family, and maintains offices in Brentwood & Encino, California. She is also a Relationship Coach, treating issues related to Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, & Technology Addiction. Dr. Wendy is also a Media Consultant for News, TV and Radio regarding the impact of life experiences and relationships. Dr. Wendy hosts a Podcast on iTunes called The Relationship Show with Dr. Wendy & Miss Jenni - two therapists having informal and fun conversations on current topics. She specializes in teaching Secure Attachment Technology IRL (in real life) & Cyberspace. Dr. Wendy has worked in various settings with over twenty years of experience in the community. She also provides Global Life Coaching around the world via Skype & FaceTime.

Joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - the brilliant actor, Julian Sands! Julian Sands trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. After starring in the Merchant Ivory film as George Emerson, Julian is pleased to be back in A Room with a View recording this wonderful work for LATW. His further work in film includes: The Killing Fields, Boxing Helena, Impromptu, Leaving Las Vegas, Oceans 13, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Television credits include 24, Smallville, Dexter, and Gotham. He has appeared in various productions with L.A. Theatre Works, the Mark Taper Forum, Odyssey Theatre and Geffen Playhouse. Currently, he is touring his one-man shows, A Celebration of Harold Pinter and a meditation on the Romantic Poets, Keats, Shelley, Ghosts, and Lovers. Julian has just wrapped The Medici and What/if both for Netflix, and upcoming is a Bollywood Dance movie filming in Mumbai. He likes to spend time in the mountains when not working. Also joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - Hypnotherapist and Heartbreak Healer - Kevin Cole! Known as "The Hypnotic Heartbreak Healer", Kevin Cole has been helping individuals heal from the pain of a breakup faster than most would think is possible. For over 22 years, utilizing methodologies such as Hypnosis & Neurolinguistic Programming, Kevin has been helping people all over the world with private sessions and group trainings, and in recent years has launched a revolutionary online program entitled "Get Over A Breakup Fast!" that continues to gain rave reviews. Kevin lived through a dysfunctional childhood which included being raised by a mother who suffered from schizophrenia and passed away when he was only 12 years of age. Kevin developed severe depression which pushed him to the point of attempting to end his life on two separate occasions. In the search to heal himself, Kevin discovered how to help others get to the other side of traumatic situations and chronic conditions - and even thrive - with a new perspective and outlook.

Joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - former Oakland Raider Super Bowl Champion, Entrepreneur, and Conservative Best Selling Author - Clarence Burgess Owens! Clarence Burgess Owens is a retired safety who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders. He attended the University of Miami, where he was a 1st-Team All-American defensive back, Most Valuable Defensive Player of the North-South All Star Game, and MVP of the Coaches All-American Game. He was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall Of Fame in 1980, and its Orange Bowl "Ring of Honor" in 1999. Burgess grew up in a segregated, successful, family-oriented, and entrepreneurial 1950s/60s Black community. As a proud descendant of a former slave turned entrepreneur, he was one of the first three Black Americans to play football at the University of Miami. Burgess earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/Chemistry and was simultaneously selected as a 1st team College All-American. As a first round draft pick, he played for the Jets and later the 1980 Super Bowl XV Champions, the Oakland Raiders. His post-football-career life included a business failure, highlighting for him the American Way, which allows for second chances. Burgess is now Executive Director for the Utah Chapter of The One Heart Project, a prison reform model designed to give juvenile offenders a "true" second chance to be proud, productive, and contributing American citizens. Visit www.oneheart.com for more information. Owens is the author of "Liberalism or How to Turn Good Men into Whiners, Weenies and Wimps" (2016) which offers a history and analysis of the Black experience in the United States with suggestions for moving past conventional ideas of moving the Black community forward. In 2018, Owens released "Why I Stand," which discusses socialism as the driving force behind modern American socio-political movements. Also joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - Workplace Etiquette Guru & Author - Rosalinda Randall! Rosalinda Randall focuses on helping workplaces and individuals communicate and interact more effectively and respectfully so they can find greater success with a lot less drama. Rosalinda is a workplace civility and social skills expert based in Northern California. Through her speaking and training experience, research, industry associations, continued professional development training and certifications including business etiquette, sexual harassment, and cultural communication, she has twenty years of experience listening to people from all walks of life. Her book, "Don't Burp in the Boardroom: Handling Uncommonly Common Workplace Dilemmas", complements her signature style and humor. Like her presentations, she addresses everyday topics from communication techniques, personal presence, handling coworker quirks, catching the boss in a compromising situation, gender concerns to working with an ex-con.

Joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - ALEX MORRIS from FX's "Baskets," together with his co-stars in August Wilson's "Two Trains Running" - Dorian Missick and Terrell Tilford! The team behind last year's acclaimed Ovation, LADCC and Stage Raw award-nominated production of August Wilson's King Hedley II returns to the Matrix with another installment of Pulitzer Prize winning August Wilson's "American Century Cycle," the playwright's decade-by-decade exploration of the black experience in 20th century America. In this installment, "Two Trains Running", it's 1969 in Pittsburgh's Hill District, where the regulars of Memphis Lee's restaurant struggle to cope with the turbulence of a world that is rapidly changing around them. With compassion, humor and a superb sense of place and time, Wilson paints a vivid portrait of everyday lives in the shadow of great events. Also joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - Men's Strategic Life Coach & visionary - Arnie Fonseca, Jr.! Arnie Fonseca, Jr. is a Men's Strategic Life Coach, an interventionist, speaker, and consultant. He is the visionary behind Hands of Hope Coaching, a company that is making lasting change a possibility for anyone that is committed to creating positive, happier, healthier and more fulfilling experiences in their life, love and work. Arnie started The Next Step Foundation, a 501c(3) organization to help individuals, families and other "Heart Centered" programs that aspire to his "The Hands Of Hope" vision. Arnie is also a pioneer in the field of aging and exercise. His DVD; "A Fitness Experience" was developed years ago to allow anyone including those whom are challenged physically to have a place to start. Over the past 20 plus years thousands have started and maintained a healthy lifestyle because of "A Fitness Experience."

Joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - actor, screenwriter, and director - Barra Grant! Barra Grant studied acting at the Drama Centre in London, where she went on to star in the BBC series Take Three Girls. She appeared in several plays at the Mark Taper Forum and was a featured actress in both comedic and dramatic television. As a screenwriter, Barra wrote Slow Dancing in the Big City and Misunderstood, which stars Gene Hackman. She wrote and also directed the features Life of the Party and Love Hurts with Carrie-Anne Moss, Janine Garafalo and Jenna Elfman. She produced the Dirty Dancing television series and wrote various daytime television shows including the Emmy award-winning The Tap Dance Kid. Her play, A Mother, A Daughter, and a Gun, starring Olympia Dukakis, has been produced in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. She wrote and directed her play Spa at the Coast Theater in Los Angeles. She is a storyteller who has told her stories throughout the city. Grant has received Director's Guild and Humanitas nominations as well as winning the Writers' Guild award. Grant's latest project, Miss America's Ugly Daughter: Bess Myerson & Me written by Grant and performed by Grant and Monica Piper, opens at the Greenway Court Theatre, Feb. 8, and runs through March 24. Also joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - entertainment industry thought leader - Vicangelo Bulluck! Vicangelo Bullock has over 20 years experience creating content and initiatives focused on the ever-emerging multicultural audience. He was an executive producer of the 2016 Democratic National Convention, the NAACP Image Awards for ten years, and he is an executive producer on the long-running hit series The Judge Mathis Show, now in its twentieth season. He recently produced the indie feature film Windows on the World starring Edward James Olmos and Ryan Guzman. For his latest project, Vic directs the West Coast premiere of Paradise by Laura Maria Censabella, running Jan. 26 through Feb. 17 in a visiting production at the Odyssey Theatre. With Paradise, Vic is returning to his first love - the theater.

Joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - Steven Weber from HBO's "Ballers" and Netflix's "Get Shorty!" Steven made his NYC stage debut opposite Geraldine Page in Clifford Odets' "Paradise Lost" and soon made it to Broadway in Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing." After a stint on "As the World Turns" he went on to appear in "The Flamingo Kid," "Hamburger Hill," "Single White Female," "The Temp," "Jeffrey" and "Dracula: Dead and Loving It!" On TV, Steven played the young JFK in the miniseries "The Kennedy's of Massachusetts," and Jack Torrence in ABC's remake of "The Shining," but it was the NBC sitcom "Wings," where Weber gained national attention, and again in Aaron Sorkin's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" where he received wide critical acclaim. Returning to the stage, Steven played 'Leo Bloom' in the hit Broadway production "The Producers," starred in "National Anthems" at London's Old Vic, and again on Broadway opposite Matthew Broderick in "The Philanthropist" as well as appearing the last two summers at The Hollywood Bowl in acclaimed productions of "Mamma Mia" and "Annie." He has recently starred in TNT's "Murder in the First," ABC Family's "Chasing Life," The CW's "iZombie" and guested as 'The Shucker' in HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm." He can currently be seen on HBO's "Ballers," and in the Netflix series' "13 Reasons Why" and "Get Shorty." Also joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - Author, Motivational Speaker & Coach - Gina Gardiner! Gina Gardiner is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, empowerment and relationship coach and transformational leadership trainer with well over 30 years of experience helping people experience happiness, success and fulfillment. She is the founder of the Thrive Together Tribe membership and 'Thriving Not Surviving,' personal and spiritual development program. Gina has learned to walk twice as an adult. For over 20 years, she ran her award-winning school, for the most part from a wheelchair. The gift of this experience was the development of a unique approach to life and the development of leadership which is the foundation of her work today. Gina is passionate about supporting people to live a truly happy, successful and fulfilling life. Her mission is to positively impact a million people within the next five years.

Joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest Anne Kenney, writer/executive producer for the first three seasons of the highly-acclaimed historical/fantasy/romance series "Outlander" for STARZ. Anne has written her first play, which is a semi-autobiographical dramedy about a successful television writer who must deal with aging parents Also joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - conservative commentator and radio talk show host - Larry Fedewa, Ph.D. Dr. Larry is a former international technology executive, business owner and college president and currently writes a weekly column for the Richfield Press, LLC, and hosts "The Dr. Larry Show" on Wednesdays 7-8pm at www.BlogTalkRadio.com/BatchelorPadNetwork. A frequent guest on radio and television, he has written more than 150 Washington Times online columns and is the author of three books, including his memoir, "Inside: The Early Years, A young Catholic's search for his place in the sun" (Richfield Press, 2017) (available from Amazon Books). Dr. Larry is known as an early interpreter of the Donald Trump phenomenon as well as fiscal, racial, and religious trends of the day. He speaks for average people who do not have the time or resources to delve deeply into topics such as the political turmoil Americans are facing, our failing schools, and contemporary cultural movements. He has become a trusted voice for many fans seeking common sense analysis of the events, people and trends of our times. His website is a running analysis of American life in the 21st century.

Joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - world renowned mentalist - The Amazing Kreskin! The Amazing Kreskin is the world renowned mentalist who has a showman's flair, comedic wit and amazing mind-reading skills. Over the past six decades, Kreskin has had twenty published books, a television series and his own board game. The Amazing Kreskin has become a part of pop culture and inspired the 2009 film - "The Great Buck Howard" produced by Tom Hanks. At the end of the movie it is announced that the inspiration for the main character is The Amazing Kreskin. That character is played by the star of the movie, John Malkovich. John Romero, a leading gaming authority quotes in his book, "Las Vegas The Untold Story" - "Kreskin is the most dangerous person in the world with a deck of cards. The casinos would rather deal to Willie Sutton." Through the years Kreskin has received worldwide recognition for extraordinary predictions, often dealing with international affairs, and sports. On Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Kreskin predicted the 2012 United States Presidential Election, 18 months before Election Day. As revealed on Fox television for the 2016 Super Bowl, Kreskin made three predictions. He foresaw the deciding quarter of the game, the winning team, and their final score. In March 2016 Kreskin released his 20th book entitled, "In Real Time," featuring his major predictions for the next several hundred years. The day after Donald Trump was elected to the Presidency, Fox Television News revealed that Kreskin predicted Trump's election 11 months ahead of time, Live on December 9th, 2015 on FOX 5 Good Day DC Show in Washington, D.C. Kreskin now offers the sum of 1 Million dollars to anyone who can prove that he employs paid secret assistants, or confederates, or utilizes hidden, secret, electronic devices to accomplish his mental presentations. Also joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - DJ and Synthpop Icon - Rusty Egan! Rusty started his career at the early age of 16 as a drummer playing in various bands while being a runner for recording studios and record labels. Auditioning for Clash in the summer of 1976 he met Sex Pistol Glen Matlock who invited him to join him in the band Rich Kids with Midge Ure. Rich Kids toured extensively, however the overpowering influence of German Electronica eventually split the band, with Midge and Rusty forming Visage with various members of Magazine and Ultravox. Visage released their first album with the world wide # 1 "Fade to Grey", spearheading the onset of the Synthpop 80's movement. In 1979, Rusty and Steve Strange started a small, once a week night in Soho at The Blitz in London, spawning a series of clubs that shaped European nightlife. At The Blitz, Rusty introduced German (Kraftwerk), Japanese (Yellow Magic Orchestra) and British (Eno, Ultravox, Landscape) Electronic/Synthpop to the British club scene, almost single-handedly putting together the soundtrack for the New Romantic movement. Rusty discovered and featured many talented emerging artists at his club and various parties. He promoted the early shows of many top groups including: Ultravox, Spandau Ballet, Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, and mixed Madonna's debut single http://www.madonna-decade.co.uk/everybody.html. In 2004, Rusty was enticed back to DJing and glamour parties as well as more remix requests, including La Roux and Moby. Rusty recently wrote and produced 13 tracks for his debut solo album, "Welcome to the Dancefloor" earning 5 star reviews from various music sites. Rusty is currently working on various music projects awaiting release plus a possible film soundtrack with co-writer Chris Payne. Rusty also hosts a weekly radio show where he features new electronic artists that echo the classic synthpop of the early 80's. He is also involved with various new technologies to help emerging artists become self-financing using Blockchain / Ethereum platforms.

Joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - Arthur J. Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Law at UC Hastings School of Law - Robin Feldman! Robin Feldman received a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a J.D. from Stanford Law School. Professor Feldman served in the Articles Department of the Stanford Law Review. After graduation, she clerked for The Honorable Joseph Sneed of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Professor Feldman has published three books, Drug Wars: How Big Pharma Raises Prices & Keeps Generics Off the Market (Cambridge 2017), Rethinking Patent Law (Harvard 2012) and The Role of Science in Law (Oxford 2009). The upcoming Drugs, Money, & Secret Handshakes: The Unstoppable Growth of Prescription Drug Prices will be released soon. She has authored more than 50 articles in including at Harvard, Yale, and Stanford, in the New England Journal of Medicine, and in the American Economic Review. Her work has been cited extensively by the White House, numerous federal and state agencies and members of Congress. Her IP/Antitrust work was cited by parties on both sides during a recent Supreme Court case. She has appeared frequently before committees of the US House & Senate, the California legislature, and federal agencies such as the FTC, DOJ, USPTO, and the National Academy of Sciences. She participated in the GAO's report to Congress on Artificial Intelligence and in the Army Cyber Institute's threatcasting exercise on weaponization of data. Also joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - economic advisor and forecaster - Christopher Thornberg, Ph.D.! Christopher Thornberg is founding partner of Beacon Economics, LLC, and one of the nation's leading economists - with expertise in regional economics, labor markets, economic policy, and industry and real estate analysis. Dr. Thornberg famously predicted the sub-prime mortgage market collapse and the global economic recession of 2008. In 2015, he was named to California State Treasurer John Chiang's Council of Economic Advisors, the body that advises the Treasurer on emerging strengths and vulnerabilities within the state's economy. Dr. Thornberg has presented to hundreds of leading business, government, and nonprofit organizations across the globe including Chevron, The New Yorker, Colliers International, the California Chamber of Commerce, City National Bank, the California State Association of Counties, State Farm Insurance, the City of Los Angeles, the California and Nevada Credit Union League, and the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, among many others. A well-known media commentator, Dr. Thornberg has appeared on CNN and NPR and is regularly quoted in major national dailies including the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Originally from upstate New York, Dr. Thornberg holds a Ph.D in Business Economics from The Anderson School at UCLA, and a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Joining us on the show tonight is our Special Guest - award-winning playwright - Wendy Graf! Wendy Graf's plays have been produced throughout the country and internationally. Recent plays include: UNEMPLOYED ELEPHANTS - A LOVE STORY (Stage Raw Recommended Top Ten; L.A. Times Pick of the Week, multiple Critics Choice) PLEASE DON’T ASK ABOUT BECKET (prod 7-9/16 "Graf’s emotionally astute drama peels away layers of pathology with surgical skill”-Los Angeles Times); ALL AMERICAN GIRL (Stage Raw Recommended Top Ten/2015 nom Playwriting and Solo performance; LA Times Pick of the Week; LA Weekly “GO!” StageSceneLA 2015 Outstanding Solo Performance Production; Bitter Lemons 2015 Ten Best); CLOSELY RELATED KEYS (dir by Shirley Jo Finney; NAACP win/nominations); NO WORD IN GUYANESE FOR ME (2012 GLAAD Award Outstanding L.A. Theater, HELEN HAYES AWARDS Recommended); BEHIND THE GATES; LESSONS (L.A. production dir by Gordon Davidson); LEIPZIG (LADCC nomination; Garland award/Playwriting; Dorothy Silver finalist); THE BOOK OF ESTHER (San Fernando Valley Artistic Directors nominations including Best Play; ASK Theater Projects Grant Award); BETHANY/BAKOL (Attic Theater One Act Winner, produced September 2009)and her newest, EXIT WOUNDS. Also joining us on the show tonight is our Special Guest - renowned conservative literary publicist - John Ekizian! JOHN G. EKIZIAN is a New York based marketing and media relations consultant who has worked on a diverse range of projects in areas including book publishing, technology, entertainment, science, politics, advertising, consumer brands, food and design. Prior to forming The J.G. Ekizian Agency in 1998, he was a marketing and publicity director in book publishing for companies including Simon & Schuster/Free Press/Pocket Books, William Morrow and Harper Collins/Regan Books. Ekizian is also a freelance journalist writing about television and pop culture for The New York Post and other national outlets. Ekizian managed all aspects of publicity and marketing for THE BELL CURVE by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray. One of the most successful and controversial social science books of all time, the book was the subject of cover stores in Newsweek, National Review, New York Times Magazine, New York Times Book Review and Village Voice. His publicity and marketing campaign received coverage in the The Wall Street Journal and USA Today. He also provided the marketing strategy and all aspects of publicity for THE TYRANNY OF THE MAJORITY by Lani Guinier.

Joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - best-selling author and entrepreneur - Stephen E. Strang! Stephen is CEO of Charisma Media, founder of Charisma magazine and the best-selling author of "God and Donald Trump". After interviewing Donald Trump, he was involved with other Christian leaders who campaigned for Trump's election. Stephen's new book, "Trump Aftershock", released November 6, 2018, explores the "President's seismic impact on culture and faith in America" and will uncover unreported facts while objectively helping readers understand what the nation's most unlikely and unconventional President has accomplished, including a featured section on these advancements called "500 Days of American Greatness." "My book deals with the many positive accomplishments after Trump's election that will not go away just over one election resulting in losing Republican control of the House," Stephen said. "I call these 'Aftershocks.' For example, taxes will still be cut; the embassy will still be in Jerusalem; Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh will still be on the Supreme Court; regulations are still cut; and America is still respected in a way it wasn't internationally. None of these things will change." Stephen was voted by Time magazine as one of the most influential Evangelicals in America. He has traveled to more than 50 countries, has interviewed four U.S. presidents, and has been featured on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, CBN, Dr. James Dobson's "Family Talk" and The Daily Caller. Also joining us on the show this week is our Special Guest - Pharmaceutical Expert and groundbreaking researcher - Dr. Josh Bloom! Josh is the Director of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science at The American Council on Science and Health, and a recognized expert on the opioid crisis. He was the first journalist to write a nationally published opinion piece about the unintended consequences of a governmental crackdown on prescriptions opioids. Since that time he has published more than a dozen op-eds in regional and national newspapers on different aspects of the crisis. In that same year, he testified at an FDA hearing and was the only speaker to note that fentanyl was the real killer, something that would be proven years later. In 2016, Josh was also the first writer to study, dissect and ultimately debunk the manipulated statistics used by the CDC to justify its recommendations for opioid prescribing, which have resulted in draconian requirements for prescribing pain medications as well as government-mandated, involuntary tapering of patients receiving opioid treatment, both of which have caused great harm and needless suffering to chronic pain patients. His 2016 article, "Six Charts Designed to Confuse You," is the seminal work on CDC deception and has been adopted by patient advocacy groups and individuals and has been sent to governors and state legislatures. Josh joined the American Council on Science and Health in 2010 as ACSH's Director of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and has since published 50 op-eds in numerous periodicals, including for The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, New Scientist, The New York Post, National Review Online, The Boston Herald, and The Chicago Tribune, and given numerous radio and television interview on topics related to drugs and chemicals.

Joining us on the show this week is our special guest - actor, producer, screenwriter, director, and author, Patrick Kilpatrick! Patrick's career has spanned more than 170 films and television shows - including "Minority Report" with Tom Cruise, "Dark Angel" with Jessica Alba, "24", "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" and all "CSI". He has, in his own words, "...been killed, beaten up or jailed by nearly every leading actor on Earth and in outer space." Graduating from University of Richmond with a BA in English/History/Teaching, he attended New York University's Professional Film and Television Graduate Program. He emerged as a journalist for such major publications as: Rolling Stone, Playboy, TIME Magazine, and was also an on-air reporter for 11 - time Emmy-winning "What's Happening America". Patrick then served from '78 to '80 as a foreign correspondent in Columbia and Venezuela. While on sabbatical from TIME to write a novel, he transitioned to playwriting, directing, and acting. He directed /assistant directed off and on Broadway, the West End of London, and was a founding member of Divine Theater in New York City. His appearance in "Linda Her and The Fairy Garden" at NYC's prestigious Second Stage catapulted him into mainstream TV and film beginning with Nicholas Roeg's masterpiece "Insignificance", and the global cult film "Toxic Avenger. He went on to teach and coach: acting, auditioning, directing, and producing. Kilpatrick is currently appearing in theaters, stores and NETFLIX in "American Violence" and "Assassin X", "Cops and Robbers" with UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quentin Rampage Jackson, and "Black Water" with Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. His memoir of 30 years, "Dying For Living: Sins and Confessions of a Hollywood Villain and Libertine Patriot", was recently released in September 2018. Also joining us on the show this week to discuss his new book, "The Gospel in Every Book of the Old Testament", is our special guest - Joseph Farah! Joseph is the founder and chief executive officer of WND.com or WorldNetDaily, the very first independent, alternative online news service - way back in 1997. He is also the founder of WND Books and WND Films. Before launching WND.com 21 years ago, he directed the editorial operations of major-market daily newspapers in Los Angeles and Sacramento. He also served as an investigative reporter, foreign correspondent and has won awards for reporting, headline writing, integrity in journalism and newspaper design. Joseph is the author of more than a dozen books including his latest, "The Gospel in Every Book of the Old Testament".

Joining us on the show this week is our special guest - RNC California National Committee member Shawn Steel! Shawn's Republican activism dates back to his teenage days when he served as High School State Chairman for Ronald Reagan when Reagan first ran for Governor. Thereafter, he was elected as Chairman of California Young Americans for Freedom (YAF). He is a past Chairman of the California Republican Party, and is published in numerous professional journals, newspapers and books, including: the National Review, San Francisco Chronicle, San Diego Union, Los Angeles Daily Journal, California Policy Review, the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily News, Daily Breeze, Washington Times, the Orange County Register, the Weekly Standard, Sacramento Bee, San Jose Mercury News, and the Wall Street Journal. Shawn has also appeared on numerous local, national, and international networks and shows including: Tucker Carlson, Chris Matthews, Larry Elder as a syndicate regular, Dennis Prager as a syndicate regular, CNN-International as a regular for almost two years, I-24 News, Fox, NTD-TV (worldwide), and NPR both locally and nationally. Also joining us on the show this week is award-winning author and investigative journalist Liz Crokin! Liz began her journey at the University of Iowa where she received a bachelor's in journalism and political science. She took advantage of living in the first-in-the-nation caucus state to work on John Kasich and George W. Bush's presidential campaigns. Her experience landed her an internship working for Bill O'Reilly at Fox News Channel in New York and then to Washington DC where she interned for the State Department's White House Correspondent which planted her in the White House daily. After 9/11, Liz moved to Chicago to cover crime and politics as a reporter for the City News bureau at the Chicago Tribune. In 2003, Liz debuted her own column, Liz in the Loop, in the RedEye Edition of the Chicago Tribune. She covered several high-profile politicians and celebrities - including Barack Obama and Oprah - and broke dozens of scandalous stories that made national headlines for the next seven years. In 2010, Liz moved to Hollywood to work full-time as a reporter for Us Weekly. She found herself traveling the world to cover celebrities such as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Ecuador - to Alaska to cover former Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin. She regularly appeared on local and national TV and radio shows talking about her work. In 2012, she landed a gig as an investigative journalist for the National Enquirer where she spent six months covering then-Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Unfortunately, right before Election Day, Liz found herself hospitalized with a potentially fatal illness that prevented her from working full-time for the next few years.