Dr. Carole's Couch

It's been awhile since Dr. Carole has done one of her monologue rants - so you're in for a treat. She's been 'collecting' crazy-making items in today's news - and puts them on the couch for you.

To hear Kaavya Viswanathan tell it, she was merely unconsciously and inadvertently repeating favorite passages of her favorite authors in her first novel, for which she was paid an outrageous sum. Join Dr. Carole and her guests, Harvard Independent editor, Shane Wilson, and publishing experts, Dan Poynter and Brian Taylor, to get to the bottom of this scandal.

Are Iran's leaders and President Bush just saber-rattling, or is World War III right around the corner? Is it about security, democracy or just more oil? Dr. Carole's guest, Meir Javedanfar, is a Middle East analyst. He is currently writing Iran and the Bomb and will be speaking to us from his home in the Middle East.

You've seen the protests and heard the rhetoric. Is it true that America would be doomed without illegal immigrants? Dr. Carole's guest says, No. He's David DeBatto, Former Counterintelligence Special Agent and author.

Renowned stand-up comic, Peter Fogel, who calls himself The Humorator, has reinvented himself into a leading reinvention expert. His new book, If Not Now... Then When - Stories and Strategies of People Over 40 Who Have Successfully Reinvented Themselves, includes his work with a star of the The Sopranos and others.

Join Dr. Carole and her guest, psychologist Laurence Miller, Ph. D., the author of a new book, "Practical Police Psychology", as they delve into the psyche of the men and women who are charged with protecting us. This is not Robocop. They are made out of the same flesh and blood and frailties as the rest of us.

Become a victor - not a victim. Learn how from Jay Platt, a former Marine Corps Drill Instructor, who was diagnosed with cancer. How he won the biggest battle of his life to become an endurance athlete will inspire you to defeat your demons!

The Academy Awards shines its annual spotlight on our world, inadvertently revealing the dark underbelly of our unconscious mind. Dr. Carole goes beyond and the winner is to analyze what it all means. Later, she's joined by her guest, Ruth Houston, an infidelity expert, to reveal secret signs of a cheating lover, whether it's with someone of the same sex, a la Brokeback Mountain or the opposite se...

This show is a Wake Up Call! Are you oblivious to where our country is headed - as long as you can keep shopping and watching movies and buying hamburgers? Handing over our ports to terrorists - this is just the latest surreal moment of Bush selling out our country - literally! Arlene Peck, internationally syndicated columnist and TV talk show host, returns to Dr. Carole's Couch to share her persp...

Today's guests take us inside the Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, where students learn to fight terrorism with meditation, yoga, breathing techniques, Sanskrit, happiness and peace. Sheer-el Cohen, a student at the school, and Dr. Robert Wallace, a professor and author of "Victory Before War", recount their amazing experiences and prove that there is a better alternative to war.

If you're not madly in love - don't despair! Dr. Carole's guest, Dr. Diana Kirschner, is a psychologist and relationship expert, who has just released Opening Love's Door: The Seven Lessons. It is fast becoming a cult classic for lovers, in the tradition of The Celestine Prophecy.

As we watch the Enron trial and the Egyptian ferry disaster unravel, it's a good time to examine how we make our own personal ethical decisions. Dr. Carole's guest, Christopher Bauer, Ph. D., is an ethics expert who helps companies and individuals make more ethically-informed decisions.

Guest, Richard Reincke, President of Aegis Assessments, takes us behind the scenes of homeland security and answer the question: are we really prepared? What is our government not telling us? From natural disasters to weapons of mass destruction - find out whether anyone is minding the store!

Dr. Carole is often called upon to wear different 'hats'. One of her areas of expertise is as a psychiatric expert witness who testifies in legal cases and as a courtroom trial analyst for the media. Stay tuned as she analyzes the ongoing trial of New Mexico vs. Cody Posey. Cody, charged with murdering his family on Sam Donaldson's ranch, is claiming that his act resulted from suffering years of a...

Danny Quintana has already done more to help the world than most people do in 10 lifetimes... and he does it from the seat of his wheelchair. As an attorney and writer, he champions causes from environmentalism to re-directing the arms race toward space and ocean exploration. His latest book, Love Letters from the County Jail, teaches lessons in domestic relations. In his spare time, he teaches wh...

Howard Stern starts on Sirius Radio this week because Jack Thompson, a Miami attorney, got him kicked off the mainstream airwaves by convincing authorities that Stern's show was pornographic. Also an activist against video violence and author of the new book, "Out of Harm's Way", Jack give us a sneak preview of what the videogame industry has in store for 2006.

What better time, as we move from the end of 2005 to the beginning of 2006, to think of the ending and beginning of life? Dr. Carole's guest is Wesley J. Smith the author of books on bioethics - from Culture of Death to a Consumer's Guide to Brave New World.

Join Dr. Carole and her guest, Doug Thorburn, author and speaker on addiction, to find out how to avoid becoming a victim of an addict - on the road, in the office and in your own home!

Tookie Williams has finally been executed after exhausting his appeals, but there is still more to learn from dissecting his life and death. Dr. Carole performs a psychological autopsy with the help of her guest, Debra Saunders, a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, who is an expert on Tookie.

Was the cold-blooded murder of American Airlines passenger, Rigoberto Alpiizar, really necessary? Not according to Dr. Carole who is outraged at the violence unleashed by air marshals in the name of protecting us from terrorists. Joining Dr. Carole is Ron Goldman, lead aviation attorney for Los Angeles Law Firm Baum Hedlund.

What do Robert Rosen and Leighanne Littrell, wife of Backstreet Boys Brian Littrell, have in common? They both founded amazing charities to help people with life-threatening medical problems. Robert Rosen was diagnosed with Polycythemia Vera, a type of blood cancer and Brian Littrell was born with congenital heart disease. They have changed their ill-fate into something positive by dedicating them...

Professional 'Ghostbuster' Paul Eno takes us along on his journey of haunted woods and houses, and time and space, to arrive at a moral for society's very real problems.

Dr. Carole analyzes the latest case of copycat violence: David Ludwig and his girlfriend, Kara Borden, who allegedly killed Kara's parents, become the new Mick and Mallory from Natural Born Killers.

Holly Hallstrom, one of the Barker beauties on The Price is Right, just settled her 10 year lawsuit against Bob Barker for wrongful termination based on age, sex and medical discrimination. Find out what inspired her to keep on going in her David vs. Goliath battle.

Jay Scott is the father of Alexandra Scott, who passed away last year at age 8 of cancer. In her short lifetime, she managed to make a contribution to society that most never accomplish. Alex began a lemonade stand to raise money for kids with cancer, which has evolved into an inspirational legacy of fighting childhood cancer one-cup-at- a-time. alexandrascott.com