This Week in America with Ric Bratton
This Week in America with Ric Bratton is one of America's longest-running and most respected interview programs, featuring engaging conversations with bestselling authors, thought leaders, business experts, health professionals, entertainers, and innovators from around the world. Hosted by veteran broadcaster Ric Bratton, each episode delivers practical advice, inspiring stories, expert insights, and thought-provoking discussions on topics that matter most—including health, wellness, personal development, parenting, finance, business, history, technology, current events, and culture. With more than 20,000 interviews conducted over a distinguished broadcasting career spanning six decades, Ric has earned a reputation for asking meaningful questions that uncover the stories, strategies, and life lessons behind every guest's success. His interview style has led legendary journalist Peter Jennings to describe him as "an author's best friend." Whether you're looking for inspiration, expert guidance, or simply a fascinating conversation, This Week in America brings you trusted voices, fresh perspectives, and compelling stories every week. New episodes released regularly. Subscribe and discover why listeners across America turn to This Week in America for conversations that inform, inspire, and entertain.
Episodes
Turtletoes: Following the Steps of An Angel by Michael Steven Purles
Life seems to always provide the experiences and people we each need for our development and maturity, even happiness. Turtletoes is about one of those people, a daughter born with birth defects, whose influence helped raise the author, her father, to become a better man than he could have on his own.
The book is about Tracy Purles, who was born with congenital hear...
IMMORTALITY: WHAT IT WAS ALL FOR by Randy Lee Higgins PH.D.
Would you like to live forever? What a silly question. And yet it is the fear of death that drives most people not only to despair, but to do all the crazy things that people are famous for. Remove the fear of death, and you would have something akin to PEACE. JOY. LOVE. Even, perhaps, BLISS.
When you reach the state of IMMORTALITY: YOU HAVE BECOME YOU. You have found ...
What happens when the business playbook that built great companies suddenly stops working?
In this fascinating conversation, bestselling author and business strategist Ralph Welborn discusses the ideas behind Topple: The End of the Firm-Based Strategy and the Rise of New Models for Explosive Growth. Welborn explains why many organizations struggle to adapt in today's rapidly changing economy and how emerging business models ...
What happens when the business playbook that built great companies suddenly stops working?
In this fascinating conversation, bestselling author and business strategist Ralph Welborn discusses the ideas behind Topple: The End of the Firm-Based Strategy and the Rise of New Models for Explosive Growth. Welborn explains why many organizations struggle to adapt in today's rapidly changing economy and how emerging business models ...
What does it really take to become a high performer?
In this episode of This Week in America, host Ric Bratton sits down with Dr. R. K. Maddox, author of Masterclass: How to Become a High Performer, to explore the mindset and principles that separate those who succeed from those who stay stuck.
Dr. Maddox believes high performance isn’t reserved for a select few—it’s something anyone can achieve by c...
What does it really take to become a high performer?
In this episode of This Week in America, host Ric Bratton sits down with Dr. R. K. Maddox, author of Masterclass: How to Become a High Performer, to explore the mindset and principles that separate those who succeed from those who stay stuck.
Dr. Maddox believes high performance isn’t reserved for a select few—it’s something anyone can achieve by c...
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THE LAST TRIAL by Scott Turow
Two formidable men collide in this "first-class legal thriller" from New York Times bestselling author Scott Turow: a "brilliant courtroom chess match" about a celebrated criminal defense lawyer and the prosecution of his lifelong friend -- a doctor accused of murder (David Baldacci).
At eighty-five years old, Alejandro "Sandy" Stern, a brilliant defense lawyer with his health failing but spirit ...
The definitive biography of the basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, from the highly respected, career sportswriter and author of Michael Jordan: The Life.
Magic Johnson is one of the most beloved, and at times controversial, athletes in history. His iconic smile lifted the dowdy sport of American professional basketball from a second-tie...
James Patterson and Mike Lupica are the thriller dream team! Jenny Wolf’s murdered father leaves her in charge of a billion-dollar empire—and a family more ruthless than Succession's Roys and Yellowstone’s Duttons.
The Wolfs, the most powerful family in California, have a new head–thirty-six-year-old former high school te...
The Alchemist’s Way by Paul Boerger
Leadership doesn’t begin with authority—it begins with transformation.
Leadership, especially in its raw and unpolished form, can feel like standing in the eye of a storm. Tight deadlines, competing priorities, self-doubt, and complex human dynamics often leave even capable leaders feeling overwhelmed and unsure of their next move.
Veteran technology leader Paul Boerger present...
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The Ultimate Quest by Dr. Antonio Mataban is an epic historical fiction that spans five generations, beginning at the tail end of the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines. Dr. Mataban's narrative sweeps through time, immersing readers in the lives of characters whose personal journeys intertwine with the shifting tides of history, offering a rich tapestry of culture, struggle, and triumph.
Set against the backdrop of a nation in ...
Howie, The Unusual Bear by Laure Stack
Howie wasn't your average bear. He looked different, acted differently, and did things unlike any other bear. Longing for companionship, Howie sets out on a journey to find a friend who will accept him for the unique bear he truly is. Will he succeed?
An Amazon bestseller.
With over 20 years as an educator, Laure Stack has spent her career supporting children through their...
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