Coping Conversations

My guest, Jim Murphy, is a performance coach and author of the new book, "Inner Excellence". (You may recall, cameras spotted the book being read by Eagles receiver A J. Brown in a viral moment during the most recent Super Bowl!) We discuss how mindset shapes success, how his book can help readers, his view on relationships, and much more. (Please forgive my raspy voice!)      

My guest is a recognizable character actor, known for a variety of film and television roles. We discuss his passion for what he does, how his personality is so popular with casts, his positive attitude, and much more.

My guest won 3 Academy Awards, for "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Beetlejuice" and "Ed Wood". We discuss what got her interested in makeup, the difficulties she encountered in her profession, working with Robin Williams, and much more.  

My returning guest, Rick Mitchell, is a multiple Emmy-award winner for The Ellen DeGeneres Show, an author and comedian . We discuss his perception of modern comedians, responses his gotten to his new book, tips for making a speech when nervous, and much more.  

My returning guest is a veteran actor who discusses his career, the importance of advice he has received, difficulties in show business, and much more.

My guest is a popular actor who starred in the TV sitcom "The Wonder Years, in addition to many other credits on stage, screen, and television. We discuss his performing career, his feelings about seniors in show business, his new play about a very important topic in society, and much more.  

In honor of the recent passing of the late, great George Foreman, here's an encore presentation of my interview with George from 2009.

My returning guest, Stephen Tobolowsky, continues to keep busy, acting, writing, and telling stories. We discuss his favorite show-business activities, how he has succeeded despite serious medical problems, memories of "Groundhog Day", and much more.

This is an "Encore Presentation" of an audience favorite, my interview with the late, legendary George Carlin, originally taped in 2005.  

My guest, Rick Mitchell, won 5 Emmy awards writing for The Ellen DeGeneres Show. We discuss that, his new book, "How to Write a Funny Speech…", how comedy makes so many things easier, and much more.

This solo episode discusses strategies and suggestions for dealing with Winter's challenges, including the weather, Seasonal Affective Disorder, and much more.  

My guest is Vincent Price's daughter, Victoria, but she's known for more than that. We discuss her recent book, "The Way of Being Lost: A Road Trip to My Truest Self." We also discuss some valuable insights she shares in the book, her relationship with her father, and much more.

My guest, Michael Moriarty, on a show originally taped in 1995, is an award-winning actor and musician, whose career was affected by his political views. He is perhaps best known for his years starring on television's Law & Order. We discussed his career, his thoughts about what's going on in our country, how his political views affected him, and much more.

Our 300th episode, a solo episode, reflects back on the more than 30 years of "Coping Conversations' history, guests, topics, and more.  

My guest, Carole Shelley, is an actress known for stage, screen, and television roles in the UK and US. We discuss her career, her appreciation of audience respect for her performances, use of humor in her roles, and much more.  

My guest, Charles Fox,  is a world-renowned composer, known for many TV theme songs and movie soundtracks. We discuss his passion for music, how he never wanted to do anything else, some stories behind his composing, his belief in a variety of therapeutic benefits of music, and much more.

My guest, Celeste Holm, is an academy-award-winning actress, for "Gentleman's Agreement". We discuss her career, why she doesn't care about applause, how show business helps people deal with life's issues, and much more.

My guest, Peter Onorati, became a popular actor after being successful in marketing and advertising. We discuss his childhood, his experiences in different vocations, how those different vocations can actually be intertwined, and much more.  

My guest, Marc Summers, is a multi-faceted professional who has worn many hats in his career. We discuss these many hats, his preferences, how he has adapted to different roles, and much more.      

Episode Title: 294: Stefanie Powers- Actress/Activist ("Hart to Hart") My guest is a talented actress perhaps best known for the popular TV show "Hart to Hart". She also is known for her animal advocacy. We discuss her show business career, her love for animals, the history and her role in the William Holden Wildlife Foundation, and much more.

My guest, Mary Birdsong, is an actress and singer with a flair for comedy. We discuss her career, the importance of comedy, her impression of Judy Garland, and much more.  

My guest is perhaps best known for playing Mary Ellen on the classic TV show "The Waltons". We discuss her memories of the show, her relationship with castmates, how she has been proactive in helping people, and much more  

My guest is perhaps best known for playing Richie (Rob and Laura's son) on the classic TV show, "The Dick Van Dyke Show". We discuss how he was cast on the show, his relationship with members of the cast, how he's dealt with difficulties in his life, and much more.

In this annual solo episode, we discuss that there are always things to be thankful for, no matter how stressful your life may be!

My guest is perhaps best known for appearing on the first season of "The Facts of Life". We discussed why she did not continue as a regular, her other show business appearances, why she left the industry, and much more.