Episodes

9/11 Widow Shares Healing Journey to Help Others
Sept. 4, 2018

9/11 Widow Shares Healing Journey to Help Others

September 11, 2018 marks the 17th anniversary of 9/11. But, for the victims and their families, it's as though it happened yesterday. Lisa Luckett is a 9/11 widow. Her story is both tragic and uplifting. Her new book, The Lig...
Madden Shooter:Videogames,Parents,Mental Illness Made Me Do It?
Aug. 28, 2018

Madden Shooter:Videogames,Parents,Mental Illness Made Me Do It?

David Katz, The Madden Tournament Shooter, was a tragedy waiting to happen. Born with a likely predisposition to mental illness (possibly on the autism spectrum plus major depression or schizophrenia), his life took a turn fo...
So Many Crimes, Too Little Time
Aug. 21, 2018

So Many Crimes, Too Little Time

There are so many crimes in today's headlines, they can make your head spin. We all want to know 'whodunit' and why. But, before we can solve one crime, another one catches our attention. And after consuming countless hours o...
How to Solve a Murder with a DIY Podcast
Aug. 7, 2018

How to Solve a Murder with a DIY Podcast

When Freddie Wilson was a boy, growing up in Mooresville, North Carolina, he was very shaken by the murder of the father of a schoolmate. Matt Stewart, a 31-year-old devoted pediatric nurse, respected member of his church and...
Reality Check for America
July 31, 2018

Reality Check for America

Today's guests give America the reality check it needs. We are living on the precipice of disaster in America, as too much noise and political correctness cause people to become overwhelmed and numb to the real issues. Fortun...
What Makes a Little Child Decide to Become a Psychiatrist?
July 17, 2018

What Makes a Little Child Decide to Become a Psychiatrist?

In these crazy-making times, more people than ever think about seeking help, but some hesitate because of stigma. Today's guest, Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., a renowned psychiatrist, takes us on an unflinchingly candid tour beh...
Thai Boys: Out of the Cave But Not Out of the Woods
July 10, 2018

Thai Boys: Out of the Cave But Not Out of the Woods

We all watched breathlessly until the 12 boys and their soccer coach were rescued from the cave. It's a miracle that they survived their entrapment and rescue, as Dr. Carole - a former scuba diving doctor and scuba diver, her...
Happy Birthday, America!...Or Is It?
July 3, 2018

Happy Birthday, America!...Or Is It?

Birthdays are a time to take stock of the years that passed and decide what changes you want to make for the future. So, this July 4th America, needs to be honest with itself. The way the country is now is not what our forefa...
Headlines on My Couch: Pulse attack, Korea, Celeb Suicides
June 12, 2018

Headlines on My Couch: Pulse attack, Korea, Celeb Suicides

Are news headlines sending you running for the hills or back into bed to hide under the covers? Today, Dr. Carole puts the top headlines on her couch to analyze them for you and take you inside the heads of the newsmakers to ...
Stray Kitten Saves Purple Heart Vet from Suicide
June 5, 2018

Stray Kitten Saves Purple Heart Vet from Suicide

When we think of adopting a pet from an animal shelter, we think of doing good by rescuing a stray animal, but we don't realize how we are actually rescuing ourselves. Today's guests tell stories of mutual rescues. Purple Hea...
First Psychologist to Heal Vets with Animals Tells Her Story
May 22, 2018

First Psychologist to Heal Vets with Animals Tells Her Story

Today's guest, psychologist Dr. Lorin Lindner, is the author of a new book - Birds of a Feather: A True Story of Hope and the Healing Power of Animals. She takes us on her life's journey, starting with her childhood love of a...
Rocket Scientist Helps You Launch Your Own Success
May 15, 2018

Rocket Scientist Helps You Launch Your Own Success

Do you have dreams that seem as impossible as becoming a rocket scientist? Well, today's guest, Olympia LePointe, latched onto such a dream when she was a little girl on a class field trip to a NASA lab. The only problem was ...
Loneliness Epidemic: If you feel lonely, you're not alone
May 1, 2018

Loneliness Epidemic: If you feel lonely, you're not alone

Do you feel lonely? If so, you're not alone. A new study reveals that there is a loneliness epidemic in America. And the younger you are, the more likely you are to feel this ache. Today, Dr. Carole explains why we're more lo...
Two Shrinks Analyze Society and Psychiatry
April 24, 2018

Two Shrinks Analyze Society and Psychiatry

Today's show takes you behind closed doors, as two shrinks (psychiatrists) share the good, the bad and the ugly about mental health treatment today. Dr. Srini Pillay has been called a Renaissance man: author, coach, brain res...
Two Stories of Suicide With Different Endings
April 17, 2018

Two Stories of Suicide With Different Endings

What determines when depression ends in suicide? The proper mental health treatment is always crucial. But, sometimes seemingly random events can push someone towards life or death. Today's guests present two stories of suici...
Putting OJ to Bed
April 3, 2018

Putting OJ to Bed

Today's show - an analysis of OJ in light of the recent FOX Special: The Lost Confession - will hopefully be the last word on this lethal lover. We take you behind the scenes to hear all you need to know to finally put him to...
National Security Crisis Calls for Military and Wall
March 27, 2018

National Security Crisis Calls for Military and Wall

If people would only admit that the immigration crisis is not about having sympathy for immigrants-but really about certain politicians wanting more immigrants in this country-illegal or not-to sway the vote their way-we coul...
A Court of Their Own for the Mentally Ill
March 20, 2018

A Court of Their Own for the Mentally Ill

Ever since state mental hospitals have been shut down, many mentally ill have ended up on our streets and then in jails and prisons. Indeed, approximately one-third of our nation's inmates are mentally ill, and getting little...
Whose March is it Anyways?
March 13, 2018

Whose March is it Anyways?

Dr. Carole worries about well-meaning students, called upon to Walkout and March for reasons that haven't been made sufficiently clear to them. Even less clear to the students is that, in their vulnerable psychological state,...
Want more success? Try Kindness
March 6, 2018

Want more success? Try Kindness

Ever since the financial meltdown, it's become more of a dog-eat-dog world than ever. There's a sense of scarcity and desperation that too often rears its ugly head. So, we've forgotten something we learned in kindergarten: h...
School shootings and Keystone Cops
Feb. 27, 2018

School shootings and Keystone Cops

Each day, more news filters out about the Parkland high school shooting that horrifies us and makes our heart bleed for the victims and their families. An Emergency Medical Technician, for example, who wants to remain anonymo...
Got Cure for School Shootings?
Feb. 20, 2018

Got Cure for School Shootings?

Nikolas Cruz - the Valentine's Day school shooter - has struck an especially painful chord in our nation's heart. Perhaps it's because of: the carnage he caused, the unanswered cries for help he'd given us as warning signs fo...
Phantom Star Unmasks What Matters
Jan. 30, 2018

Phantom Star Unmasks What Matters

Who better to teach us how to unmask what matters in our own lives than the Broadway star who played Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera? Sandra Joseph, the longest running Christine in the longest running Broadway pla...
Untold Story of Ragtag Pilots Who Saved Israel
Jan. 16, 2018

Untold Story of Ragtag Pilots Who Saved Israel

Today's guest, Robert Gandt, is the author of the new book, Angels in the Sky: How a Band of Volunteer Airmen Saved the New State of Israel. And, as he tells the story, you will ask yourself why we have never heard this befor...