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Dr. Carole takes you behind the headlines and gives you her psychiatrist's perspective, in the hopes of providing an oasis of sanity during these 'crazy' times. She delves into the Miss Universe pageant fiasco and the psychological scars this has left on Miss Colombia and the other contestants. To put this 'tragedy' into perspective, she then examines the mind of the driver who plowed into pedestr...

As people are packing their bags for holiday trips - during this time of unpredictable world events - today's guest provides personal stories and tips for safer travel. Wendy Knecht, author of Life, Love, and a Hijacking: My Pan Am Memoir, shares her experiences as a stewardess - the highs, the lows and all she learned in between. From her vantage point of knowing the travel industry from the insi...

You've probably never thought of autism as a miracle, but for today's guest, Elaine Hall, it certainly is. Elaine was a top acting coach in Hollywood, until she decided it was time to adopt a little boy from Russia. This angel, whom she named Neal, changed the path of her life forever - not just because she became a mom, but because he was soon diagnosed with autism. Her life became centered aroun...

Although it has become predictable that a new terrorist attack will occur almost every day, it is still unpredictable exactly where the attack will occur. This makes us feel helpless and afraid, though our denial and our political correctness work against our seeing the reality. Today's guest, Mubin Shaikh, is co-author of the bestselling book, Undercover Jihadi and was one of two undercover count...

If migrants hadn't been allowed to swarm Europe, the Paris terrorist attacks might never have happened, or at least they could have been lessened or delayed while authorities got a better handle on the plot in formation. Yet, despite the ongoing overrun of Europe with migrants - amongst whom terrorists are hiding - Obama is putting out more welcome mats for over 10,000 Syrian 'refugees' to enter t...

As soon as the last trick-or-treater has left our doorstep (if not before), we're awash in a sea of holiday decorations and sales to push us into the mood to buy, buy, buy. But, November has a more profound meaning: a time to feel gratitude towards our veterans, our families and for all that we already have - from beautiful autumn leaves to our overstocked closets. Today's show honors veterans and...

Do you know what your kids - and other people's kids - are learning in school these days? It's called Common Core - and it is Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World rolled into one, turning our kids into robots. Today's guest, Donna Hearne, is the author of The Long War & Common Core: Everything You Need to Know to Win the War!. You will be shocked to discover the misinformation, revisionist h...

According to legend, Halloween began as the night when spirits of the dead hunt for bodies to possess. In order to avoid becoming possessed, people left out food or wore disguises, and this turned into our current custom of trick-or-treat. It is no wonder then, that real life crimes increase on this night, and demons come out in force. Today's guest, Lisa Collier Cool, is the author of the bestsel...

Today's guest, political commentator Allen West, is a canary in the coal mine... and we would do well to listen to his warning song before it's too late. As a U.S. Army Lt. Colonel, awarded a Bronze Star and other medals, and as a former Florida Congressman, he is on a mission to stop the U.S. from continuing down its self-destructive path and to return to the principles the country was founded on...

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 th...

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 contacte...

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 outbr...

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 severa...

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 suic...

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 Am...

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 thi...

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 Woodstoc...

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 'driv...

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 lio...

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? Which Batman characters is he copycating? What does violent media have to do with it? What do his ads for hook-ups mean? Could he have been stopped? And more, as Dr. Carole puts James on her couch.

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...

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 emot...

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...

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 answ...