Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast Episode 254 "Funk History in the making"

"This is exactly like a weight being lifted off my shoulders" Podcast Show Host RICK FLYNN (As told to 26-year James Brown Guitarist RONALD "ROCK" LASTER "The Master Music Blaster"). This funk music historical show was recorded on August 27, 2025 and isn't it about time we did so? This show is not able to be told by anyone else unless you have lived the exact same life yourself. Listen to history in the making and answer this important question for yourself! Could it ever be duplicated by anyone else? We sincerely doubt it. This show contains the 100% true tales, that no one else on earth can tell, about RICK FLYNN, ZAPP FEATURING ROGER, and the man so nice they named him twice BOOTSY COLLINS. For those interested in Rick Flynn's 1994 published article on the history of "The Godfather of Soul" JAMES BROWN and how his career was given a much needed "Shot in the Arm" which completely turned James Brown's life around, and gave him his first new hit record in fifteen years, you are able to read the true story for free at: www.DanHartman.com/Memories of Dan/ Rick Flynn.

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Funk history in the making! The Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast welcomes back our friend and brother RONALD "ROCK" LASTER - "The Master Music Blaster". This is a show and a great guest you absolutely do not want to miss! After 26 very good years, with James Brown, it seems there are more stories and tales from the stage than what could fit in a typical hour-long show. Here is Show #1 of 3 in which we will learn even more about this Soul and Funk icon than we did the last time he appeared on the Rick Flynn Presents podcast. Show #2 of 3 (Episode 254) will largely contain stories from the far reaching and legendary history of podcast show host RICK FLYNN along with his years with ZAPP featuring ROGER and the legendary BOOTSY COLLINS. Finally, Show #3 of 3 (Episode 255) will wrap up a complete hour as we close out this historical presentation of the crazy, but true, funky tales and history about what is now considered to be one of the finest guitarists in the history of Funk music RONALD "ROCK" LASTER "The Master Music Blaster".

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

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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.
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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.

Contact Claudia at www.ClaudiaRowe.com

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 business for over fifty years. In that time I've seen and heard many funny and crazy things. Here are but a few.

Ian Hill, Judas Priest

Boy this book wherever books are sold including Amazon.

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 Arts." In the book Play It Again, Sam 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 and Billy Strayhorn (“Satin Doll”) and Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart (“My Funny Valentine”) construct their iconic melodies. Furthermore, the repetition found in these tunes can also be found in such classical compositions as Mozart's Rondo alla Turca and his German Dances, as well as in galant music in general.

Contact the author at Facebook as Samuel Jay Keyser and purchase the books wherever books are sold or ordered including Amazon.

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 her as part of our ongoing "Strong Women Series" on this very special edition of the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast. Buy her book wherever books are sold or ordered.

Contact Kim at: www.KimCantin.com

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 bestselling author. You have seen Dr. Mellin not once, but three times, on Oprah Winfrey's television show. Dr. Mellin lectures extensively to health professionals and self-help groups and, in addition to OPRAH, has appeared on the TODAY show, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, and the CBS Evening News. Her work has been featured in Time, Life, Newsweek, Fortune, Health, Shape, and U.S. News & World Report.

Contact Dr. Mellin via email at: lauel@ebt.org

or via her website at:

www.EBT.org

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 topics related to mental health, performance, sports psychiatry and more! Join us!

Contact Dr. Moley at www.JimmieMoleyMD.com