Episodes

As one of the first missing children to be featured on a milk carton, no one would blame Kim Casey Cobb if she got stuck in victimhood. But, instead of being stuck, she found a way out - and has written about it in her new book: Stuck - A Way Out. She shares her story with us today. Kim was abducted at age 9 by her dad, who was in the midst of a custody dispute with her mom. He took her, and her brother, on a frightening 7-year undercover romp throughout America. Kim had to keep her identity sec...

Dr. Carole helps you get ahead - not only ahead of the Holiday Blues taking you under, but the Holiday Crazies-the acting out of people suffering from Holiday Blues to hurt others. First, she explains what might be making you feel blue during the 2019 winter holidays. Then she goes on to tell you stories of two people with the Holiday Crazies - one on each side of the pond. There's the lonely Pennsylvania mom charged with hanging her two young children and all the red flags she was raising ahead...

Inspired by 9/11 to protect his country, Tony Lutz left his successful career and beautiful wife and children to join the army. On patrol in Iraq, Corporal Lutz was killed by a sniper. When his dad, George Lutz, got the devastating news and tried to begin to heal by talking with other Gold Star families, he found that what was most important to them was for their loved ones' sacrifice to never be forgotten. Today, George tells us the story of how his son was inspired to to make a difference, and...

In commemoration of Veteran's Day and November being National Veterans and Military Families Month, today's guest is a decorated Vietnam vet with a unique inspirational story. Duke Talbott, author of a new memoir, Appalachian Free Spirit: A Recovery Journey, takes us on his adventures, from the Peace Corps in Somalia, to serving in Vietnam, to his return home when his problems also came home to roost. He tried self-medicating his undiagnosed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with alcohol and drugs,...

Whatever your impression is of Bipolar Disorder, today's guest, Kenton Hall, will disrupt it. We travel to the UK to chat with him about his new book and his life. His book, Bisection: A More or Less Accurate Account of Bipolar Parenting and Twin Wrangling, has been critically acclaimed. He writes that though there have been countless tomes on mental health and raising children, only his and Harry Potter have similar themes, and his story is shorter and contains fewer owls. His reason for writin...

When you hear the word schizophrenia you probably think of a homeless person or a character in the movie Cuckoo's Nest. Well, get ready for your stereotype to be turned on its ear. Today's guest, Mindy Tsai, has been diagnosed as schizophrenic, and also has a masters degree from an Ivy League university, and a top job in a digital health firm, as well as friends and a charming personality. And she's the author of a just-released memoir, Becoming Whole. In 2004, Mindy began hearing a voice in her...

The Joker movie provides an entree into today's discussion of Incels (Involuntarily Celibate), the boy crisis and mental illness, with guest, Warren Farrell, PhD. What do these concepts have to do with each other? The answer is not as far-fetched as you might think. Dr. Farrell is the author of a new book entitled, The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It. The Joker (played by Joaquin Phoenix in an Oscar-worthy performance) is the embodiment of these problems and i...

Climate Change hysteria has risen to a feverish pitch, growing each year since Al Gore's documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, hit theaters. If you believe those who speak the loudest, we're on the verge of extinction because of Global Warming. But not all scientists agree. Indeed, today's guest, Gregory Wrightstone, hopes to calm the hysteria with his new book, Inconvenient Facts: The Science That Al Gore Doesn't Want You to Know. Wrightstone is a geologist who describes himself as a climate cont...

Though Judge Brett Kavanaugh was finally appointed to the Supreme Court, much to the chagrin and hysteria of some in Congress, the campaign against him has yet to end. Today's guest, Ryan Lovelace, the author of Search and Destroy: Inside the Campaign Against Brett Kavanaugh, takes us behind the scenes to unravel the truth. Since the allegations of Christine Blasey Ford, in her testimony before Congress, failed to convince enough people that Kavanaugh was an attempted rapist, the same political ...

On the 18th Anniversary of 9/11, Americans especially media and some politicians seem more intent than ever on sanitizing terrorism and sweeping it under the rug. This was nowhere more apparent than at a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, ironically held at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum. You would think 9/11 was caused by drunk pilots who lost their way instead of radical Islamists trying to take over America. That day changed Dr. Caroles life. As a born and bred New Yorker, esp...

America used to be the home of two major parties: Republicans and Democrats, but it has sadly morphed into the Pro Trumpers and Never Trumpers. This encourages people to make decisions based on what their opinion is of a President (who is assaulted daily in the media), rather than on the issues. Todays guest is Judge Jeanine Pirro, whose voice, in her new book, Radicals, Resistance, and Revenge: The Lefts Plot to Remake America, clearly reflects her love of America. She passionately takes the re...

Today we are piercing the veil of silence of the Metropolitan Correctional Center, by going behind the bars with guest Ziv Cohen, M.D., who has worked as a forensic psychiatrist examining inmates there. This is the jail whose incompetence allowed inmate Jeffrey Epstein to carry out his suicidal plans. Regardless of the criminal acts Epstein is accused of, no inmate deserves his lethal fate. Despite his risk factors for suicide, such as his fall from power and an opulent life to a jail cell, char...

Dr. Caroles experience as a forensic psychiatrist who has examined inmates in jails and prisons from Bellevue in New York to the Twin Towers in Los Angeles, analyzes every shred of evidence to discover whodunit and why. What reasons did Epstein have to commit suicide? Who was motivated to murder him? Whether it was suicide or murder, how could it have happened to a hi-profile prisoner in a New York jail? What are the correct procedures to follow if an inmate is suicidal? What kinds of suicide wa...

No one understands terrorism-from both the Muslim and Counterterrorism point of view-better than today's guest, Mubin Shaikh. He's the author of Undercover Jihadi: Inside the Toronto 18-Al Qaeda Inspired, Homegrown Terrorism in the West. But, his wise, enlightened perspective didn't come without life-threatening challenges. He shares his fascinating personal journey, from a little boy in a madrassa to a teen identity crisis, trying to balance his Muslim roots with his Canadian lifestyle, to bein...

Would you get up at 3 AM to travel to the ocean for marathon swimming practice before school (or work)? Not if you weren't as dedicated as Angel More, a 16-year-old World Champion swimmer, who swims astounding distances to raise money for positive global change for children. She's the spokesperson for Children International, a global humanitarian non-profit organization that helps children and their families escape poverty. Today we get up close and personal with Angel, as Dr. Carole asks about ...

Dr. Carole puts on her forensic psychiatrist expert witness hat to talk about murder: Scott Nelson found guilty of murder.

Have you ever talked with anyone who's been diagnosed as schizophrenic? Today's guest, Lily Bennett, has indeed been diagnosed with this mental illness.

Do you ever think about having plastic surgery? Today's guest, Dr. Mark Constantian, is a plastic surgeon and author, who gives us a lot to think about before going under the knife. His latest book is Childhood Abuse, Body Shame & Addictive Plastic surgery: The Face of Trauma. He was spurred on to research these issues by patients who had rhinoplasties ('nose jobs') and became distraught afterwards, despite their nose coming out perfectly. He ultimately found that childhood trauma and/or neglect...

Can a child's fate be sealed by age 7? Yes, if his teachers give up on him and his parents believe his teachers' claims that he is unteachable. Fortunately, the story that today's guest shares has a happier ending. Lois Letchford was told that her son, Nicholas, had no future because his ear infections and hearing problem delayed his language development, and caused dyslexia and other learning problems. But, Lois refused to believe that he was doomed. With a background in education, she develope...

Dr. Carole puts on her Forensic Psychiatrist Expert Witness hat work she's done for hundreds of criminal and civil cases to analyze 3 trials in the news.

Though they are hiding in the shadows, an alarming number of children are growing up in homes where they are abused and neglected by parents who put their own needs first-whether by addiction, abandonment, sex or narcissism. But, today's guests are proof that there is hope. Scott Glabb, author of A Saint in the City: Coaching At-Risk Kids to be Champions, used to be one of those kids. But, he pulled his life together to become a winning wrestling coach at an inner city school-and a savior for ma...

Does anxiety stop you in your tracks when you think of following your dream? It used to stop today's guest, Gloria Squitiro, until she started fighting for things she believed in - including her husband's grassroots campaign for Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. Her hard work and newly acquired fearlessness helped her husband, Mark Funkhouser, win the mayor's race. But, neither of them were prepared for the cutthroat politics that ensued. Gloria became the only First Lady in America who was legall...

You can't win a war when you won't define who the enemy really is. But, previous administrations and their political correctness (or underlying agendas) have put us behind the eight ball when it comes to fighting terrorism by not telling it like it is. Most notably, President Obama refused to allow Homeland Security to call a terrorist, a terrorist, define who they really are and take appropriate action against them. Fortunately, today's guests, Philip Haney and Art Moore, have written See Somet...

Wish there were more good news stories instead of all the hate in the headlines? Well, today's show is for you. Gary Van Dyke had a successful career in radio and television for decades, until his life suddenly changed at 55. Losing his children in a custody battle, he began traveling the world to take care of other children-starving orphans! After discovering the greatest problem for abandoned children was lack of food, he founded Food For Orphans. This organization has delivered 8 million meal...