Dr. Carole's Couch

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...

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...

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...

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-...

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, Jul...

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 Pat...

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 marri...

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....

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 w...

Ever wonder what some of the most notorious gangsters were like in real life? Sure, some movies have been made about them, like the classic Bugsy, but, today's guest, Bill Friedman, debunks these myths. He's spent almost his whole life befriending gangsters - and those who loved and hated them - while researching his new book, 30 Illegal Years to the Strip. Bill became fascinated with gambling fro...

What's a nice girl like you doing with a man like this? This is the question that Krista Bremer has had to face, when people realize that this California born and bred, award-winning journalist, is married to an older Muslim man from an impoverished Libyan village. Her new book, My Accidental Jihad, tells of their love story, which, unlike romantic movies, is messy and mysterious and real.

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...

Today, Dr. Carole puts GermanWings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz on her couch and analyzes his psyche - from his cradle to his grave, and the grave of the plane-load of passengers he took down with him. What does suicidal tendencies really mean, and when should it stop a pilot from flying? What is a psychosomatic illness? Why would he kill himself if his girlfriend was going to have his baby? When shoul...

Henny Penny, the sky is falling! Or so it would seem. Lately, almost every day there's a plane crash in the news. What's up, that's got them down? Today's guest, David Soucie, CNN's Safety Analyst, and author of Why Planes Crash: An Accident Investigator's Fight for Safe Skies, will unravel some of the recent airplane disaster mysteries and give insider tips on how to survive today's skies.

In light of the ongoing trial of Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, it must be asked: how did this happen and how many more bombers are waiting to strike? Today's guest, Dr. Charles Jacobs, President of Americans for Peace and Tolerance, warned the FBI, 3 years before the Boston Marathon Bombing, that such was likely to happen. If the FBI had listened, 3 deaths and approximately 264 injuries could...

Are you hung up on some feature of your face or body that makes you feel like damaged goods? Well, today's guest has been there. Listen as he shares his personal story of how he managed to overcome his body image issues and thrive in an environment - the media - which is even more obsessed with appearance than the world in general. In his new book, The Perception Myth: A Guide to Challenging Your...

Obama would have us believe that Netanyahu's speech to Congress is like the boy who cried wolf. But, Netanyahu may well be the canary in the coal mine, trying to warn us of Iran's secret nuclear weapon plans to envelop the entire world with its tentacles of terror. Today's guest, David Rubin, is coming to us from Israel. He is the former Mayor of Shiloh, Israel, and the author of Sparks from Zion,...