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Inspired by 9/11 to protect his country, Tony Lutz left his successful career and beautiful wife and children to join the army. On patrol in Iraq, Corporal Lutz was killed by a sniper. When his dad, George Lutz, got the devastating news and tried to begin to heal by talking with other Gold Star families, he found that what was most important to them was for their loved ones' sacrifice to never be...

In commemoration of Veteran's Day and November being National Veterans and Military Families Month, today's guest is a decorated Vietnam vet with a unique inspirational story. Duke Talbott, author of a new memoir, Appalachian Free Spirit: A Recovery Journey, takes us on his adventures, from the Peace Corps in Somalia, to serving in Vietnam, to his return home when his problems also came home to ro...

Whatever your impression is of Bipolar Disorder, today's guest, Kenton Hall, will disrupt it. We travel to the UK to chat with him about his new book and his life. His book, Bisection: A More or Less Accurate Account of Bipolar Parenting and Twin Wrangling, has been critically acclaimed. He writes that though there have been countless tomes on mental health and raising children, only his and Harry...

When you hear the word schizophrenia you probably think of a homeless person or a character in the movie Cuckoo's Nest. Well, get ready for your stereotype to be turned on its ear. Today's guest, Mindy Tsai, has been diagnosed as schizophrenic, and also has a masters degree from an Ivy League university, and a top job in a digital health firm, as well as friends and a charming personality. And she...

The Joker movie provides an entree into today's discussion of Incels (Involuntarily Celibate), the boy crisis and mental illness, with guest, Warren Farrell, PhD. What do these concepts have to do with each other? The answer is not as far-fetched as you might think. Dr. Farrell is the author of a new book entitled, The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It. The Joker...

Climate Change hysteria has risen to a feverish pitch, growing each year since Al Gore's documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, hit theaters. If you believe those who speak the loudest, we're on the verge of extinction because of Global Warming. But not all scientists agree. Indeed, today's guest, Gregory Wrightstone, hopes to calm the hysteria with his new book, Inconvenient Facts: The Science That...

Though Judge Brett Kavanaugh was finally appointed to the Supreme Court, much to the chagrin and hysteria of some in Congress, the campaign against him has yet to end. Today's guest, Ryan Lovelace, the author of Search and Destroy: Inside the Campaign Against Brett Kavanaugh, takes us behind the scenes to unravel the truth. Since the allegations of Christine Blasey Ford, in her testimony before Co...

On the 18th Anniversary of 9/11, Americans especially media and some politicians seem more intent than ever on sanitizing terrorism and sweeping it under the rug. This was nowhere more apparent than at a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, ironically held at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum. You would think 9/11 was caused by drunk pilots who lost their way instead of radical Islamist...

America used to be the home of two major parties: Republicans and Democrats, but it has sadly morphed into the Pro Trumpers and Never Trumpers. This encourages people to make decisions based on what their opinion is of a President (who is assaulted daily in the media), rather than on the issues. Todays guest is Judge Jeanine Pirro, whose voice, in her new book, Radicals, Resistance, and Revenge: T...

Today we are piercing the veil of silence of the Metropolitan Correctional Center, by going behind the bars with guest Ziv Cohen, M.D., who has worked as a forensic psychiatrist examining inmates there. This is the jail whose incompetence allowed inmate Jeffrey Epstein to carry out his suicidal plans. Regardless of the criminal acts Epstein is accused of, no inmate deserves his lethal fate. Despit...

Dr. Caroles experience as a forensic psychiatrist who has examined inmates in jails and prisons from Bellevue in New York to the Twin Towers in Los Angeles, analyzes every shred of evidence to discover whodunit and why. What reasons did Epstein have to commit suicide? Who was motivated to murder him? Whether it was suicide or murder, how could it have happened to a hi-profile prisoner in a New Yor...

No one understands terrorism-from both the Muslim and Counterterrorism point of view-better than today's guest, Mubin Shaikh. He's the author of Undercover Jihadi: Inside the Toronto 18-Al Qaeda Inspired, Homegrown Terrorism in the West. But, his wise, enlightened perspective didn't come without life-threatening challenges. He shares his fascinating personal journey, from a little boy in a madrass...

Would you get up at 3 AM to travel to the ocean for marathon swimming practice before school (or work)? Not if you weren't as dedicated as Angel More, a 16-year-old World Champion swimmer, who swims astounding distances to raise money for positive global change for children. She's the spokesperson for Children International, a global humanitarian non-profit organization that helps children and the...

Dr. Carole puts on her forensic psychiatrist expert witness hat to talk about murder: Florida vs Scott Nelson, now in its penalty phase, after finding him guilty of murdering Jennifer Fulford. Dr. Carole puts Nelson on her couch, taking us from his traumatic childhood including an abusive dad and schizophrenic mom, to his 25 years in prison where they 'treated me like an animal,' to the fateful da...

Have you ever talked with anyone who's been diagnosed as schizophrenic? Today's guest, Lily Bennett (her pen name), has indeed been diagnosed with this mental illness. And her delightful, whimsical, intelligent conversation will destroy any stereotypes you've had about people with this disorder. That is the point of her new memoir, Diary of a Schizo Bitch - to break the stigma associated with ment...

Do you ever think about having plastic surgery? Today's guest, Dr. Mark Constantian, is a plastic surgeon and author, who gives us a lot to think about before going under the knife. His latest book is Childhood Abuse, Body Shame & Addictive Plastic surgery: The Face of Trauma. He was spurred on to research these issues by patients who had rhinoplasties ('nose jobs') and became distraught afterward...

Can a child's fate be sealed by age 7? Yes, if his teachers give up on him and his parents believe his teachers' claims that he is unteachable. Fortunately, the story that today's guest shares has a happier ending. Lois Letchford was told that her son, Nicholas, had no future because his ear infections and hearing problem delayed his language development, and caused dyslexia and other learning pro...

Dr. Carole puts on her Forensic Psychiatrist/Expert Witness hat (work she's done for hundreds of criminal and civil cases) to analyze 3 trials in the news. In San Diego, NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. is accused by 5 women of rape and other sexual assaults. Hear why Dr. Carole says: unless the jury is swayed by his celebrity status, Winslow will be in for a rude awakening. His arrogant defense atto...

Though they are hiding in the shadows, an alarming number of children are growing up in homes where they are abused and neglected by parents who put their own needs first-whether by addiction, abandonment, sex or narcissism. But, today's guests are proof that there is hope. Scott Glabb, author of A Saint in the City: Coaching At-Risk Kids to be Champions, used to be one of those kids. But, he pull...

Does anxiety stop you in your tracks when you think of following your dream? It used to stop today's guest, Gloria Squitiro, until she started fighting for things she believed in - including her husband's grassroots campaign for Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. Her hard work and newly acquired fearlessness helped her husband, Mark Funkhouser, win the mayor's race. But, neither of them were prepared...

You can't win a war when you won't define who the enemy really is. But, previous administrations and their political correctness (or underlying agendas) have put us behind the eight ball when it comes to fighting terrorism by not telling it like it is. Most notably, President Obama refused to allow Homeland Security to call a terrorist, a terrorist, define who they really are and take appropriate...

Wish there were more good news stories instead of all the hate in the headlines? Well, today's show is for you. Gary Van Dyke had a successful career in radio and television for decades, until his life suddenly changed at 55. Losing his children in a custody battle, he began traveling the world to take care of other children-starving orphans! After discovering the greatest problem for abandoned ch...

Bad boys come in all shapes, sizes and colors - and from all over the globe. But, what they all have in common is that they break women's hearts. Today, we go to Brazil, to speak with Dina Dinheiro. She's the author of a memoir, The Girl from Copacabana: A True Story That Will Rock You to Your Soul. She shares her intimate and painful experiences with bad boys, including suffering through kidnappi...

Though 'authorities' were quick to assure us the tragic burning of Notre Dame was not terrorism, there is no way they could have known this without more investigation. On today's show, Dr. Carole (aka The Terrorist Therapist®), provides you with a list of reasons to suspect that it could, indeed, have been terrorism. She describes how it has many of the earmarks of terror attacks and how Notre Dam...

What has America come to that we need a President's Executive Order to assure free speech on college campuses-former bastions of free speech and debate? How are students supposed to learn if they're prevented from exploring all ideas? Sadly, U.S. campuses have become violently intolerant to anyone expressing Conservative views. Ironically, U.C. Berkeley, once the origin of the Free Speech Movement...