Episodes

July 7, 2015

Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel

Ever wonder what's going through your dog or cat's mind? What about a bird or an elephant? Today's guest, Carl Safina, has not only wondered about it, he's devoted his life to exploring man's relationship with nature and how ...
June 30, 2015

Facing Death to Live a Better Life

Most of us are afraid to face our own mortality. We pretend we'll never die, in part because we don't really know what's on the other side. Today's guests have faced death in different ways, and share their experiences to emp...
June 23, 2015

Special Encore Presentation of Charles Manson: 'Killer' Groom

Nice guys can't get dates, but serial killer Charles Manson has women dying to marry him. Even his mother didn't love him, but Afton Elaine Burton, aka Star, tells us she's his bride-to-be. She also claims he's innocent. Is s...
June 16, 2015

Joyce Mitchell: Lover of Prisoners on My Couch

With the two escaped convicts still on the loose, thanks to Joyce Mitchell, the prison staff worker who fell in love and provided them with the tools, everyone wants to know why women fall in love with bad boys - like these r...
June 9, 2015

Is the Islamic State Winning the War on Terror?

The White House would have us believe that we're winning the war on terror, but are we? Today's guest, John Sutherland, author of iGuerilla - Reshaping the Face of War in the 21st Century, warns us about what is not being rev...
June 2, 2015

Special Encore Presentation: Gender Controversy and Confusion

More and more headlines relate to the horrendous treatment of gays, lesbians and transgenders - not just by adults, but by schoolchildren. Recent headlines include a high school student who describes himself as a gender-non-c...
May 26, 2015

Fascinating Womanhood

As gender roles continue to get more and more confusing, and the question of whether women can really have it all remains unanswered, today's show explores the debate between feminists and the Fascinating Womanhood movement. ...
May 19, 2015

Celebrity Divorces and You

Almost every day there's news of another celebrity couple breaking up, getting a divorce or filing for custody. Jon Gosselin, of Jon & Kate Plus 8 fame, has just filed for custody of his 11-year-old daughter, Hannah. And toda...
May 12, 2015

Escaping To A More Mystical Plane

Do you sometimes wish that you could escape the bad news of the day - unending headlines about violence and death? Today's show takes you to a more mystical or spiritual place, where you listen to your intuition instead. Mode...
May 5, 2015

Can You Be A Super-Mom?

In honor of Mother's Day, today's show profiles a woman who is as close to a super-mom as one can expect to find. PJ Jonas has found a way to combine supporting her family with a more down to earth lifestyle. She and her husb...
April 28, 2015

Reclaiming Treasures Stolen by the Nazis

Though nothing could compensate Holocaust victims or their families for the atrocities that the Nazis committed, the reclaiming of family treasures stolen by the Nazis brings some sense of pride and peace. The movie, Woman in...
April 21, 2015

The Secret Life of Famous Gangsters

Ever wonder what some of the most notorious gangsters were like in real life? Sure, some movies have been made about them, like the classic Bugsy, but, today's guest, Bill Friedman, debunks these myths. He's spent almost his ...
April 14, 2015

Special Encore Presentation: A Marriage Made in Jihad?

What's a nice girl like you doing with a man like this? This is the question that Krista Bremer has had to face, when people realize that this California born and bred, award-winning journalist, is married to an older Muslim ...
April 7, 2015

Good Cop, Bad Cop and Racial Profiling

Ever wonder where this epidemic of white cops killing black males will end? Today's guest, Vincent Hill, a black former police officer, and current top PI, takes us behind precinct walls for the real scoop on racial profiling...
March 31, 2015

Putting Co-Pilot Andreas Lubitz On the Couch

Today, Dr. Carole puts GermanWings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz on her couch and analyzes his psyche - from his cradle to his grave, and the grave of the plane-load of passengers he took down with him. What does suicidal tendencie...
March 24, 2015

Special Encore Presentation: HOW TO SURVIVE THE PLANE CRASH EPIDEMIC

Henny Penny, the sky is falling! Or so it would seem. Lately, almost every day there's a plane crash in the news. What's up, that's got them down? Today's guest, David Soucie, CNN's Safety Analyst, and author of Why Planes Cr...
March 17, 2015

Meet the Man Who Warned the FBI About the Marathon Bombers

In light of the ongoing trial of Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, it must be asked: how did this happen and how many more bombers are waiting to strike? Today's guest, Dr. Charles Jacobs, President of Americans for Peace an...
March 10, 2015

Overcoming Body Image issues in a World Obsessed by Appearance

Are you hung up on some feature of your face or body that makes you feel like damaged goods? Well, today's guest has been there. Listen as he shares his personal story of how he managed to overcome his body image issues and t...
March 3, 2015

Netanyahu: Canary in the Coal Mine

Obama would have us believe that Netanyahu's speech to Congress is like the boy who cried wolf. But, Netanyahu may well be the canary in the coal mine, trying to warn us of Iran's secret nuclear weapon plans to envelop the en...
Feb. 24, 2015

Adults Behaving Badly: Onstage & Off

Drama - whether in an Oscar-nominated film on the big screen or in a play in an intimate theater - leaves footprints on its audience. We can't help but be changed by what we have just seen. Our unconscious mind keeps recordin...
Feb. 17, 2015

50 Shades of Grey: Erotic Fun or Sexual Abuse?

Have you seen 50 Shades of Grey? Has it made you want to run out and buy some whips and find a partner who wants to play a painful erotic game? Most guys would like to be as hot as Christian Grey, which makes his BDSM games s...
Feb. 10, 2015

Have Gavel Will Travel

Ever wonder what goes on underneath the stern demeanor and black robes of judges? Though endowed with power to make life-changing decisions, they are human, after all, and can't help but be influenced by experiences in their ...
Feb. 3, 2015

How Do Terrorist Victims Live to Tell the Tale?

You read the headlines and watch the news of terrorist attacks around the world. But, the story usually ends there. We rarely find out what becomes of the terrorist victims who are injured, but live to tell the tale? Who puts...
Jan. 27, 2015

Special Encore Presentation: How Safe Are Your Secrets? Privacy vs. Freedom of the Press

Today's headlines are filled with scandalous tales of snooping - from phone hacking to computer hacking, and Wikileaks to well-paid informants. When does the public's right to know supersede your privacy? Are we on a slippery...