Jul 24, 2008 at 01:00PM

Who are our first guests as we go worldwide? We’ll re-introduce our good friend Dr. Susan Bartell who will be a frequent guest on the show. We’ll talk about her books on weight loss, how that’s affecting Americans and how much stress has to do with it. Plus, we’ll talk a little about returning veterans and the effects on their families. www.DrSusanBartell.com

Then, Patricia Kennedy will join us live. Called the “First Lady of the Joffrey Ballet,” Patricia is a businesswoman, activist, philanthropist, actress and model who goes about trying to raise consciousness in many areas and bring about a change. Her efforts now are focused on returning vets with her StepUp4Vets campaign www.stepup4vets.org She has also created the Peace One Earth medallion as a way to express gratitude to the defenders of our freedoms while acknowledging the hope for a world at peace. www.PeaceOneEarth.com (BTW, have you seen her jewelry? A collection was featured at the Smithsonian in 2000 and the Russians will take a peek at it this fall at the Kremlin Museum) We’ll talk about why she created the medallion, what she hopes for with Step Up 4 Vets, and what made philanthropy such a large part of her life.

Plus, Nicholas the Producer comes on to give us a preview of who he’s got lined up to join us in the days ahead on A Closer Look.

I hope you will join us every week for A Closer Look live… but if not, we’ll always be in archive! Bookmark this blog for updates about guests, info about cool things we find, and random musings along the way.

And check out www.ACloserLookRadio.com (the home of the radio show) and my personal website, www.PamAtherton.com .