Episodes

Dr. Carole can't help ranting at the headlines to try to wake her listeners up to what's really behind all the insanity in the world. Today, she provides a psychiatrist's perspective on: the Oregon college shooting and the pattern these mass shooters fit, the lawsuit against the psychologists who designed the CIA torture program, the mindset of Jim Carrey's girlfriend who committed suicide, and the woman who sued her nephew whose exuberant greeting, at age 9, accidentally broke her wrist. In her...

Though headlines continue to remind us of the epidemic of rape on college campuses, little seems to be done about it. Indeed, we risk becoming desensitized to the scars this leaves on the rape victims, who remain faceless. Today's guest has come out of the shadows to confront her rapists at trial, and to urge other victims to find the courage to reclaim their lives. When Monica Korra, was contacted in Norway and offered a track scholarship, she traveled to Southern Methodist University in Dallas...

As this show airs, the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting is taking place in New York City. Today's guests, members of the Initiative, take us there live to find out what's happening behind closed doors. Anne Goddard, the CEO of Child Fund, just received a Global Citizen Award at the meeting, for her work setting up childcare centers in disaster-torn countries, beginning with the ebola outbreak in Africa. Camille van Gestel, founder of Waka Waka, just announced that his company, which prod...

Bowe Bergdahl: who is he and why should we care? Charged with desertion from the Army and misbehaving before the enemy in Afghanistan, his future hangs in the balance today. Is he a traitor, mentally ill - or both? Today's guest, Luke Adler, is an award-winning former Marine and, after being honorably discharged, joined the U.S. Marshals Service, where he was involved in the apprehension of several of the Top 15 Most Wanted fugitives. He is the author of Chasing Bandits, true stories of bandits ...

The controversial case of Massachusetts vs. Michelle Carter, is currently unfolding. She is charged with involuntary manslaughter for provoking the suicide of her boyfriend, Conrad Roy. Today's guest, John Michael Williams, a filmmaker from Boston, spent five years in the town of Bridgend in England studying suicide as the town was plagued by 99 suicides. John is an advocate for talking about suicide with young people, especially because technology now plays such a major part in their daily live...

Somebody's got to do it... take a hard-hitting psychological look at the real story behind the headlines. Today, Dr. Carole tackles the fallout of the Ashley Madison hack: why so many of us are having affairs and why you should call a psychotherapist before a divorce lawyer; why Europe and the U.S. cannot afford to take in the flood of migrants; why the nuclear treaty with Iran spells 'Death to America!'; why we need to break through our denial of the terrorist threat; how Kim Davis should be pr...

School bells are ringing again... but do you really know what to expect? Today we go behind the scenes and get the real scoop from a New York City schoolteacher. Elizabeth Rose is the author of the new memoir, Yo Miz!: 1 Teacher + 25 Schools = 1 Wacky Year. When her job was cut, she was given an ultimatum: substitute in a different school each week or resign. She almost quit until she realized this would give her access to a very unique story. Ms. Rose exposes the truth you'll never get from jou...

Today we'll take a nostalgic look back at the past, and follow the journey into the present, of two men, who played significant roles in Woodstock and the Vietnam War. There would not have been a Woodstock had it not been for Elliot Tiber who saved it. He has since gone on to write Taking Woodstock, which was made into a feature film, Palm Trees on the Hudson, and his newest memoir, After Woodstock: The True Story of a Belgian Movie, an Israeli Wedding, and a Manhattan Breakdown. Tiber's journey...

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, police training, and the vicious cycle of fear - of cops and by cops - that society is struggling with today. Hill shares his views on the Isaiah Washington-Chris Rock 'driving while black' controversy, toy guns, and more. He tells us what inspired him to become a police o...

Time for another Dr. Carole rant - as she goes behind the headlines and gives you the real scoop from a psychological perspective. Today she'll give her views on the Republican debate and why so many love Trump, the devastating impact on kids of Miss Piggy and Kermit's divorce, why the James Holmes' jury is out for blood, why Sandra Bland’s death is not likely suicide, and how men who hunt big lions in Africa are overcompensating for their small manhood!

Think the barrage of violent news has no effect on young people? Think again. As a teen, David Foys became obsessed with the relentless coverage of a little girl's rape and murder, to the point of believing he was responsible. Now all grown up, with a degree in criminal justice, he's turned his diary of teenage angst into a book: Essential Innocence, and lets us peek inside his troubled mind.

Listen as Dr. Carole analyzes the Colorado movie murderer. What was his motivation? Is he mentally ill?What's up with his psychiatrist?

Today's guest, a world renowned authority on Islam, warns us about the dangerous direction America is heading. IQ Al Rassooli was born in Iraq, with a mother tongue of Arabic, so he fully understands the nuances of the writings, spoken word and body language of Islam, and is dedicated to teaching the West about what is really being expressed. This is particularly important at a time when Obama is pushing a nuclear treaty with Iran that spells disaster for the U.S. and the rest of the world. He r...

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 'non-human' animals think and feel. We forget that we are animals, too, and minimize the ability of animals to have sophisticated inner lives, form relationships and have emotions. Mr. Safina, author of the new book, Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel, explains how an...

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 empower us to live a better life. Heather Lende, an Alaskan obituary writer, and author of Find the Good, says, We are all writing our own obituary every day by how we live. The best news is that there's still time for additions and revisions before it goes to press. Peter Beda...

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 she truly in love or does she have ulterior motives - like fame and fortune? Manson, a sociopath, is not capable of love, or has he mellowed in his twilight years? Here to answer these questions and more is Marlin Marynick, author of Charles Manson Now, and mental health prof...

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 ruthless murderers. I describe this Lethal Lover type of bad boy in my book Bad Boys: Why We Love Them, How to Live with Them & When to Leave Them. As it turns out, Joyce, who apparently loves to cheat on her husbands with men she meets at work, is a bad girl. She fits the Ma...

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 revealed in mainstream media. Sutherland coined the term iGuerilli to describe the Jihadists who use the internet and computer technology to their military advantage. He reports that it is not ISIS in Iraq, but what is happening in the American front yard, that may be the great...

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-conforming gay person suing his school for insensitivity to bullying, and the controversy over transgender kids and school bathrooms. How do you protect the psychological well-being of all children? How does increasing sensitivity to sexual orientation affect children who are...

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. Who is really happier - the career woman attached to her cell phone like an umbilical cord, or the housewife and mother attached to her husband and diapers? Today's guest, Julie Neuffer, is the author of a new book, entitled Helen Andean and the Fascinating Womanhood Movemen...

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 today, Bristol Palin and her fiance cancelled their wedding. They didn't even make it to the altar, though this is better than rushing ahead only to get divorced later. Robert Pattinson wavered about getting a prenup with FKA Twigs, despite being betrayed by Kristin Stewart. Whe...

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. Modern Mystic, Paddy Fievet, takes you on her journey: from being an intuitive child whose expanded awareness was squelched by her strict proper family, to a good wife whose marriage was making her ill, to a reawakened woman who bursts forth from her cocoon as a butterfly and ha...

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 husband took a leap of faith, giving up a life in which they worked corporate-type jobs, and lived beyond their means, to move to a farm with their 8 children, and sell goat soap. People told them they were crazy to take this risk, but they are now enjoying a life where teaching...

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 Gold, tells the story of one woman's quest to recover a stolen family portrait. Today's guest, E. Randol Schoenberg, (played by Ryan Reynolds in the movie), is the attorney who took her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and the Austrian judicial system - and won. A...