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Too delicious to be done with. You know you want to savor all those beautiful, sad, funny, embarrassing moments, the victories and defeats of the 2014 Academy Awards. What did you think of Ellen's hosting? Do you think the winners deserved their Oscar? And what about those acceptance speeches - from the sublime to the ridiculous! Today's guest, Cate Meighan, senior writer and editor for Celeb Dirt...

Meet Ken Vrana, one of the 100+ men that Dr. Carole interviewed for her new book Bad Girls: Why Men Love Them & How Good Girls Can Learn Their Secrets. Though he's suave, savvy and successful, Ken was a 'sitting duck' for bad girls. Find out what made him vulnerable and how these bad girls wrapped him around their little fingers.

Warning: Today's show is controversial and disturbing, but also the invaluable 'canary in a coal mine' you shouldn't be without. Guest, John Scura, is the author of a new book entitled Battle Hymn: Revelations of the Sinister Plan for a New World Order. It is based on frightening research which demonstrates how politics, economics and the media are controlled by a small group of elites who are mar...

Bemoaning your Valentine-less status? Here's a riddle for you: When is it better not to have a Valentine? When your Valentine is a bad girl or bad boy! Although Valentine's Day can seem depressing when you don't have a special someone to celebrate it with, it can also motivate you to examine why it is that you keep going after the wrong guy or girl, and end up with a broken heart. Dr. Carole helps...

You think your marriage is 'crazy'? Imagine what it's like to be married to a paranoid schizophrenic.... Today's guest, Pauline Hansen, author of Patchwork Reality: Happily Married to a Schizophrenic, will invite you into her world. For the first 14 years of marriage, Curtis and Pauline had it all - laughter, babies, vacations, ball games - but the 9 years that follow turn their life upside down....

What happens when politicians - instead of doctors - make policies about your health care? They put your life in danger. Decisions made by the government, involving sterilization, experimental vaccines, tests of biological warfare, drug studies, and so-called 'evidence-based medicine' actually based upon political agendas, have sickened and killed countless Americans. And it's getting worse. Today...

Is there really such a thing as a hex? How can you determine if you've been hexed or if you are sabotaging yourself? Today's guest, Alexandra Chauran, is the author of Have You Been Hexed? Recognizing and Breaking Curses. As a professional - and refreshingly ethical - psychic, she's sought after internationally by clients asking for her help. Now you can hear her take on hexes and how to avoid bei...

Ever had a bad date? Sure you have. The only thing they're good for is to laugh about later... once the pain has worn off. Haley Miller, author of 150 Unforgettable Dates: For Couples at Every Stage, has amassed a collection of bad dates that are poignant and funny at the same time. She'll help you understand what makes a bad date bad, and a good date good. And she'll give you some fabulous creati...

Still a taboo topic, except for late night ads for clinics and cures, low libido and erectile dysfunction is a growing problem - not just for men, but for the women who love them. Today's guest,T.J. Allen, is the author of ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION: A Woman's Story of Coping & Hoping. T.J. is not your stereotypical woman with a headache or too tired for sex. Instead, her new husband turned out to be th...

The statistics for how many people are staying home at New Year's, or not celebrating at all, and not even making New Year's resolutions - are alarming! Don't let this opportunity for marking change in your life pass you by. It should be 'out with the old - and in with the new'! Change what's not working in your life for the better. Today's guest, Barbara Biziou, a global wisdom keeper and author...

Paternity Court is the hottest new nationally syndicated reality TV show, providing answers that help families reveal and resolve their most emotional family secrets. Today's guest, David Armour, the Creator and Executive Producer of Paternity Court, founder of his own production company, and top Hollywood dealmaker, takes you behind the scenes. Want to know how you get Hollywood to greenlight you...

What was Judge Jean Boyd thinking when she sentenced 16-year-old Ethan Couch to 10 years probation and confinement in a luxurious rehab center instead of 20 years' confinement in prison? Affluenza is a real problem, it's just not a good enough excuse for manslaughter by a teen whose drunken joyride ended in the killing of 4 innocent people! Today's guest, James D'Amico, the author of The Affluenza...

It's tough to get into the spirt of the holidays when headlines are screaming crazy scary stuff. But, today's guest, Dr. Susan Shumsky, the author of 10 books about spirituality, will show you how. And she should know. Susan served on the personal staff of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Beatles' guru, who made 'meditation' a household word.

Have you ever seen the classic movie,Yours, Mine and Ours? It's a heartwarming story of a blended family (before the term was in common parlance): 18 adorable children with Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda playing the doting parents. Now, one of these children, Tom North, lifts the curtain in his autobiography -- True North: The Shocking Truth About Yours, Mine and Ours. Real life in the North-Beardsl...

Heard of Common Core? This administration hopes not - at least not until it's set in stone! Common core is a scheme to rewrite education - another example of how America's very foundation is being undermined by President Obama and his minions. Common Core not only literally rewrites history, with nefarious political intentions, but math, English and just about every other subject! Today's guest, C...

Here it is, the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy - and the debate about whether Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone still rages. Today's guest, Todd Elliott, the author of A Rose by Many Other Names: Rose Cherami & the JFK Assassination, presents the most intriguing conspiracy theory of all! His research reveals how authorities committed a woman to a mental inst...

Beyond the pomp and ceremony of Veterans Day are the very real and poignant stories of today's guests. Miyoko Hikiji was an enlisted female soldier in the Iowa National Guard who was deployed to Iraq. In her book, All I Could Be: My Story as a Woman Warrior in Iraq, she shares what it's like to be a woman in a combat zone. Determined to be a Navy sailor, John Quinn hid his cerebral palsy for 20 ye...

How does pop culture's portrayal of men who reflect the 'boys will be boys' mentality affect how men behave in real life? What impact does glamorizing this immature behavior have on men's relationships with women, their parenting responsibilities and their ambitions? And how does the cultural caricatures of 'manhood' serve to make men feel inadequate? Today's guest, Paul Dunion, Ed. D., the cofoun...

To get you in the mood for Halloween, Dr. Carole will be talking about ghosts, reincarnation and other Halloween tales today with her out of the world guests. Betsy Muller, a psychic with an MBA, is the author of Energy Makeover: A Conscious Way to Stay Young, Have Fun and Get More Done. Marie Gates, a psychologist and reincarnation researcher, is the author of Are We Our Past Lives?: Soul Pattern...

Homes and whole cities have gone gaga over wireless and jumped on the bandwagon to join the revolution. But, is there a dark downside to cell phones, other wireless devices and electromagnetic waves? Are you trading your health for the latest tech gizmo or electrical appliance? Today's guests are on the cutting edge of this controversy and can decode the propaganda that tells you the risks are sti...

Paternity Court is the hottest new nationally syndicated reality TV show, providing answers that help families reveal and resolve their most emotional family secrets. Today's guest, David Armour, the Creator and Executive Producer of Paternity Court, founder of his own production company, and top Hollywood dealmaker, takes you behind the scenes. Want to know how you get Hollywood to greenlight you...

Breasts... we suck on them as babies, ogle them in beauty pageants and are at risk of dying from them when cancer strikes. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, today's show looks at the good, the bad and the ugly aspects of mammary glands. Guests include Suzanne King, Founder of the Pink Ribbons Crusade; Crystal Lee, Miss California and 1st runner up for Miss America; Steve Sheldon, Director...

Bad news got you down? Today's show will lift you up and help you find the happiness you deserve. Though it's difficult to change some world events, you can change your reaction to them - and today's guest, Cindy Teevens, will show you how! Cindy is the author of The Happiness Lie: What Generations Have Been Told That Makes You Unhappy. Cindy is not some rah-rah 'get happy' cheerleader, but rather...

Have you been putting off donating money to charity because you're scared of not having enough for yourself? Or putting off volunteering because you're too busy running around? Today's guests have put saving others' lives before such concerns about themselves and their lives have been enhanced by it. Arnold Gerson is the Chief Executive Officer of American Friends of Magen David Adom. And Dina Lee...

Still wondering how Al Gore, former Vice-President of the United States, could have sold his Current TV channel to Al Jazeera? I am. It's bad enough that Al Jazeera spews anti-American propaganda from outside the U.S., now they have their own inside channel. Today's guest, Ben Barrack, Investigative Radio Host, Blogger and author of Unsung Davids: Ten Men Who Battled Goliath Without Glory, tells h...