Rick Flynn Presents

Although we have featured this wonderful guest and journalist on the Rick Flynn Presents podcast before we have made the decision to rewind this episode so even more audience members can experience this brilliant and highly gifted writer and journalist CLAUDIA ROWE.

Longlisted for the 2025 National Book Awards in Nonfiction

“An immersive, devastating look at foster children’s lives.” (Seattle Times)
A compelling exploration of the...

This week on the Rick Flynn Presents Confessions of a Show Biz Kid podcast we welcome Road Manager to the Stars CARL MILLER.

Carl Miller was Cat Stevens' road manager and worked in various roles with a who's-who of other big names from Iron Maiden to the Kirov Ballet. He sat down to compile stories narrated by his contemporaries from the world of rock n roll -- and got more than he bargained for.

Review:

I have been in the rock busine...

Note: Listeners are encouraged to listen to Rick Flynn Presents (Episode 244) which originally aired on August 6, 2025 to hear this guest speak on his very first appearance on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast.

Back by popular demand and making his second visit to the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast is author and Theoretical Linguist SAMUEL JAY KEYSER in promotion of his new book "Play It Again, Sam: Repetition in the ...

Kim Cantin is a powerful symbol of resilience, having survived the devastating Montecito mudslides of 2018 that claimed 23 lives, including her husband and son, and left her daughter buried alive. Through unimaginable loss, Kim has fought to rebuild her life, driven by a fierce commitment to hope. She courageously shares her experience and new-found wisdom through her first book, Where Yellow Flowers Bloom. It is an honor to have h...

Rick Flynn Presents proudly welcomes DR. LAUREL MELLIN to our worldwide podcast this week. What an honor indeed to have her on our show! So far, Dr. Mellin has authored twelve books.

Laurel Mellin, Ph.D. is the founder of emotional brain training (EBT), which she developed during her 40 years as a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. She is also a health psychologist and a New York Times bes...

Today on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast we welcome a Board-Certified Psychiatrist from the Cleveland, Ohio area DR. JIMMY MOLEY. Dr. Moley completed his educational and medical training at the University of Notre Dame and The Ohio State University. and is Board-Certified in psychiatry and licensed to practice in both Ohio and Florida, treating illnesses such as depression, anxiety, and ADHD. On this show we will discuss ...

This week on Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast we gladly welcome in from Louisville, Kentucky, DONNA SIMMONS.

Donna Simmons is a wife, mother, author, and avid advocate for breaking cycles of generational trauma and mental health recovery. As a Governor appointed member of the Kentucky Juvenile Justice Advisory Board, she works with public servants and providers across the nation and state.

Ashes to Flame is a breathtaking memoi...

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. Thi...

Rick Flynn Presents, the worldwide podcast, rolls out the red carpet for an amazing author writing on an amazing topic in his brand-new book "Play It Again, Sam: Repetition in the Arts".

Samuel Jay Keyser explores in detail the way repetition works in poetry, music, and painting. He argues, for example, that the same cognitive function underlies both how poets write rhyme in metrical verse and the way songwriters like Duke Ellington...

This week on RICK FLYNN PRESENTS, the worldwide podcast, we welcome author, attorney and advocate STEVEN SCOTT EICHENBLATT.

Pretend They Are Dead is a gripping memoir of survival, trauma, and resilience-told with raw honesty, filmic detail, and defiant humor. Steven grew up rejected: Two men claimed to be his father but neither proved to be a dad. Determined not to repeat the past, he becomes an unwavering presence in the lives of h...

We gladly welcome in this week, to the RICK FLYNN PRESENTS podcast, debut novelist NOEL STARK.

A scrappy TV director lands her big break only to go head-to-head with the surly yet sexy director of photography, in this page-turning romance perfect for fans of Ava Wilder and Tessa Bailey.
Up-and-coming TV director Cali Daniels knows sex. Well, okay, she knows how to shoot sex scenes, and she’s been hired to direct a highly anticipated...

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Making her very first appearance on Rick Flynn's podcast is author and teacher HELEN SHEEHY who is the author of two New York Times notable books of the year. "Just Willa is just perfect. It is a vivid, sprawling family chronicle with an indomitable character at its center. Just Willa is destined to be an American classic because of its luminous prose and its sense of adventure."Andre Bish...

Rick Flynn Presents, now on our 240th Episode, proudly rolls out the red carpet for our distinguished friend from the UK MICHAEL ARMSTRONG. Appearing in promotion of his brand-new album entitled "10" and his brand-new Lennon/McCartney composed single "Getting Better" now available for all on his website www.MichaelArmstrongMusic.co.uk for a limited number of signed copies and available unsigned wherever records and music is sold.

Mi...

This week on Rick Flynn Presents:

No, ladies and gentlemen, this gal ain't shy!

Alia Dastagir is an award-winning journalist and former reporter for USA Today who frequently covers gender and mental health.

Dastagir was one of eight U.S. recipients of the prestigious Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. She won a first-place National Headliner Award for a series on suicide and was awarded the American Association...

Our fun guests on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast today are both BREMOND MacDOUGALL and LISA COOPER from QUITE LITERALLY BOOKS which is a company they both created out of their sheer love for literature and reading quality works of art by quality American women authors.

"We are devoted to discovering and reissuing ought-to-be-in-print books by American women authors—and occasionally others—who’ve been shelved for far too l...

We welcome back to the Rick Flynn Presents podcast author LARRY JORGENSEN in promotion of his new book "Make it Go In The Snow". Make It Go In The Snow provides a fun look at the history of a few of the many thousands of snow travel ideas and those enthusiasts who gave them birth. Captured and recorded are a wide variety of snowmobile ideas, without offering judgment on any individual venture. Join me as I pay tribute to all those ...

A Very Special Message from Rick Flynn...

I recently received word of the homegoing of a truly one-of-a-kind comedian, actress, singer and inspiration to many worldwide, the incomparable LULU ROMAN, who will be remembered by millions as a star of the immensely popular network show called "Hee Haw" which appeared on the CBS television network from 1969 until 1993 whereupon it was very quickly picked up for reruns and syndic...

SUSAN POLGAR is a wonderful person who is the first female who earned the title of "Grandmaster." It is an honor and a privilege to have Susan as a guest on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast as she relates to all of us her many stories and experiences such as four World Championship Titles and five Olympiad Gold Medals.

Susan Polgar is the author of  "Rebel Queen: The Cold War, Misogyny, and the Making of a Grandmaster" and ...

The Happy Together Tour is back in 2025, bringing legendary artists from the 60s and 70s together for an unforgettable live concert experience in 58 cities all across the USA nationwide. With 61 Billboard Top 40 hits performed by iconic bands, this nationwide tour has delighted audiences for over a decade. GARY PUCKETT, the legendary singer and star of GARY PUCKETT and the UNION GAP joins media veteran Rick Flynn on the "Rick Flynn...