Coping Conversations

My returning guest responds to listeners' questions about his career, his writing for The Golden Girls and Gilmore Girls, difficulties he's experienced writing, and much more.

My guest is an actor, perhaps best known for being in "The Munsters" on television. We discuss his experiences on The Munsters, how his career affected his life, how he coped with difficulties in his life, and much more.  

My guest is an actor/stuntman perhaps best known for playing Michael Myers in Halloween II, and dealing with the shark, "Bruce", in Jaws. We discuss his career, the difficulties of doing stunt work, how he's coped with the consequences of his career, and much more.

My guest is an actor who is perhaps best known for playing Richie Aprile on the popular show "The Sopranos". We discuss his show business career, his insight into the roles he plays, how his background and upcoming is still important to him, and much more.  

My guest on this archived show, originally taped in 1995, is an actress who had a long, popular career in show business. We discuss her career, how she coped with the difficulties of the industry, how she dealt with her own personal tragedies, and much more.

My guest on this archived show is an Emmy Award winner with a long history as a TV talk show host, producer, writer, and speaker. We talk about his lengthy career, issues he's dealt with, his motivational speaking, and much more.  

My guests, B. Janet Hibbs, PhD and Anthony Rostain, MD, discuss their new book, focusing on parenting young adults, an increasingly significant problem in our society.  

My guest was the star of television's "Lassie". We discuss his career, his love for animals, his focus on dogs' mental health, and much more.  

My guest was the star of the classic TV show, Mr. Ed (although the horse might disagree!). We discuss his acting career, how he felt about performing with a talking horse, his book, and much more.

This is Part 2 of my archived interview with this legendary Academy Award-winning actor. We discuss his efforts at preparing a sequel to Charly, his frustration with the industry, how copes with this and other difficulties in his life, and much more.

My guest is one of the most celebrated actors of his time. As well-known for his movies as for keeping himself away from Hollywood politics, we discuss his movie career, his desire for privacy, and much more.

My guest is an actress known for her roles on the classic TV shows "My Three Sons" and "Hawaiian Eye". We discuss her career, her longevity, her charitable work, and much more.    

My guest has written for The Golden Girls, Roseanne, and Gilmore Girls, and that's just the tip of his iceberg. We discuss his writing career, his love of theater, his positive attitude, and much more.

My guest is a former major league baseball player, playing mostly for the New York Yankees. We discuss his career, his life challenges, his charity work, and much more.

My guest, one of the stars of "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory", left show business after that role, and became a successful veterinarian. We discuss the reasons for his choices, his memories of the movie, how he coped with his career transition, and much more.

My returning guest is a singer who is starring in a new music video about the importance of love. We discuss the video, her passion for music, her belief of the importance of music, and much more.

My guest is an actress who is perhaps best known for one of the scariest movies ever made, Psycho . We discuss her movie career, her book  House of Destiny, how she developed her movie characters, and much more.

My guests are actors and singers with a lot to share, about their acting careers, about their 2-person musical show, their belief in the healing power of music, and much more.

My guest is a physician who is the author of several best-selling books. His latest is How Not to Age, and we discuss many things that anyone can do to improve their health, slow down the aging process, and much more.

My guest is legendary actor Boris Karloff's daughter. We discuss their relationship, her favorite memories of him, what she does to maintain his legacy, and much more.

My guest in this archived episode, originally taped in 2001, has been called a comedian's comedian. We discuss his career, his modesty, how he's coped with many of life's problems, and much more.  

On this special first-show-of-the-year episode, my returning guest "gives voice" to what New Year's resolutions might be from some pretty famous people. We also discuss his acting/impressionism career, his desire to paint a portrait of his mother (actress Marion Ross), and much more.

My guest is this archived episode, originally taped in 1994, starred as "Grandpa" in the TV classic "The Munsters". We discuss his career, his fond memories of Fred Gwynne, the importance of humor and laughter, and much more.

My guest is perhaps best known for being the long-time host of the classic television game show, "The Newlywed Game". We discuss how the show exploded in popularity, his varied other career activities, some of the difficulties he encountered in show business, and much more.

My guest is an actress who has numerous credits from the 1960s, including starring in "Kissing Cousins" with Elvis Presley. We discuss her memories of Elvis, other legendary stars and these early roles, her feelings about acting, and much more.