Free Thinking with Montel

On this episode of Free Thinking, Montel talks with 8 year old Cavanaugh Bell. Cavanaugh was bullied in school, and he decided to turn what he calls “the darkness he felt inside”, into a catalyst for change. He started his own nonprofit called Cool and Dope, an acronym for: “considering others’ obstacles in life and dish out positive energy.” His central mission is to combat bullying and spread po...

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On this episode of Free Thinking, Montel talks with his friend Ken Fisher, a business leader and philanthropist with a passion for serving those who have served our country. He is the co-managing partner of Fisher Brothers, the third-generation leadership team of one of the country’s most successful family-owned real estate development and management companies. He was named one of America’s Best L...

Depression in its various forms is one of the most common symptoms of multiple sclerosis. In fact, studies have suggested that clinical depression is more frequent among people with MS than it is in the general population or in many other chronic illnesses. The devastating impact depression has on patients with MS is seen throughout MS research. Depression is the number one correlate of quality of...

Cancer, obesity and diabetes have reached epidemic levels in the United States. The US medical system is the third highest cause of death and the most expensive in the world. While good nutrition can solve many of these problems, the American public is getting a lot of contradictory advice on nutrition and is harmed by an endless barrage of fad diets. On this episode of Free Thinking, Montel talks...

Thanksgiving is a time to show your gratitude for your friends, family, and all that you have in life. This year will be quite different for most folks, no large gatherings of family and friends. But it is still an important time for reflection and thankfulness for all that we have, and finding new ways to express gratitude. We should always acknowledge those that sacrifice so much for the rest of...

On this episode of Free Thinking, Montel is joined by Dr Terry Wahls, a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa. Dr Wahls is a MS patient with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. She was dependent on a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years due to Multiple Sclerosis until she reclaimed her health using a diet and lifestyle program she designed specifically to restore her cel...

In this special Veteran’s Day episode of Free Thinking, Montel shares his military story – from enlisting in Marines after high school, to the Naval Academy to more than a decade as a Special Duty Intelligence Officer – in a way he rarely does. This Veterans Day, Montel reminds us that our obligation to those who served isn’t just saying thank you – it’s also to be there for those who served in a...

On this edition of Free Thinking, Montel is joined by Dr Howard Weiner, a world-renowned neurologist, neuroscientist, and immunologist, to discuss the latest advances in MS research. He is the Robert L. Kroc Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, Director and Founder of the Partners Multiple Sclerosis Center and Co-Director of the Anne Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases at the Brigha...

On this episode of Free Thinking, Montel explores the importance of access to healthy food for all socio-economic groups and neighborhoods. He is joined by his friend, Taja Sevelle, founder of Urban Farming, a non-profit organization dedicated to solutions that create healthy communities. Several studies have investigated disparities in the distribution of neighborhood vegetation, the proximity of...

On this episode of Free Thinking, Montel talks to Joey Reed, whose son, USMC-vet Trevor Reed has been wrongfully detained by the Russian Government for more than 400 days. Convicted in a sham trial, Trevor faces 9 years in a Russian labor camp for a crime he didn’t commit. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ads...

In today’s episode, Montel talks to Chris Hahn, a longtime political strategist, about the threat to the Affordable Care Act next month in the Supreme Court and about the strangest story of last week – an alleged plot to kidnap the sitting Governor of Michigan disrupted by the FBI and the Michigan Attorney General. Chis is the host of a The Aggressive Progressive podcast on revolver and hosts a na...

Montel talks with Christian Santana in this episode of Free Thinking. Christian immigrated to the US with his family as a small child from the Dominican Republic. He grew up in Brooklyn and Queens NY, and has spent the last two decades traveling the world as a flight attendant. He serves as a council representative for the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, the only independent flight...

In this episode, Montel tackles the issue of police reform and the notion of “defunding the police.” Montel argues that the calls to “Defund the police” are actually calls to reform and re-imagine policing that most Americans agree with, even police officers. Montel makes the case that calling the idea “defund the police” has been a boon to right wing media and has allowed conservatives to turn a...

On today’s episode of free Thinking, Montel reacts to last night’s first Presidential Debate along with his senior advisor, Jon Franks. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this episode of Free Thinking, Montel talks to Karen O’Keefe, State Policy Director for the Marijuana Policy Project about the state of cannabis reform initiatives nationwide, including those that are on the ballot in November and some unexpected prospects for legislative reform in other states. Karen has been an instrumental player in the work of cannabis reform and this episode is can’t miss...

Montel talks to his advisor Jonathan Franks on Free Thinking about a question many former Republicans like him have in the age of Trump – where are the Republicans? Especially in light of the revelations in Bob Woodward’s latest book, Rage, which are backed with tape recordings of the President admitting to lying to the American people about COVID-19, expressing a dangerous fondness for Kim Jong U...

Montel discusses the dangerous Q-Anon conspiracy theory that has taken an alarming hold over millions of people across the country. Across social media every day, well-meaning people are being conned into amplifying Q-Anon messages without even knowing it. Last week in Oregon, Q-Anon followers spread a false rumor that so-called “Antifa” activists were setting fires in Oregon causing an influx of...

In this episode of Free Thinking, Montel sits down with retired Army Major General Paul Eaton to discuss the General’s viral reaction to the President’s “Suckers and Losers” debacle as well as issues facing the troops and veterans. They also discuss the importance of positive leadership and what America needs to do to get back on track from a leadership perspective.https://www.votevets.orghttps://...

In this episode, Montel takes a deep dive into Trump’s troubling history with the military. Between norms-breaking, using the troops as props and a history short-changing our nation’s greatest citizens for his own purposes, Montel delivers a powerful indictment of Trump’s record on military and veterans issues. In this episode, Montel takes a deep dive into Trump’s troubling history with the milit...

Montel sat down with Rev. Dr. William Barber, a noted civil rights leader who is the Pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church, Disciples of Christ as well as the founder of the Poor People’s Campaign and The Moral Monday movement for a conversation on race, racism, and a summer of protest as the result of the killings of unarmed black Americans by police.https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.orghttps://gree...

Montel talks with his friend Dr Babak Kateb to learn about the latest COVID-19 research and developments. Dr Kateb is a neuroscientist with more than 20 years of research experience who formed a worldwide committee of experts to collaborate in reviewing COVID-19 research. In this episode of Free Thinking, Dr Kateb shares their published report.https://brainmappingfoundation.org Learn more about yo...

Montel is joined by Hannah Cox, national coordinator for Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty. Hannah is one of the leading conservative activists working on criminal justice reform. Montel and Hannah discuss the death penalty and criminal justice reform generally in an important conversation on where we go from here with respect to criminal justice https://conservativesconcerned.org Le...

Montel is joined by Paul Rieckhoff, a combat vet who founded Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and now hosts his own podcast and is a sought after speaker and thinker on military and veterans issues. Paul and Montel discuss the chaos in Portland, Oregon and Kenosha, Wisconsin as well as the implications of Trump’s pattern of destructive norms-breaking on the military. You won’t want to miss...

On the premiere episode of Free Thinking, Montel talks with Senator Joni Ernst, a fellow veteran who served 23 years in the Army Reserves and National Guard. In 2014, she was elected as the first woman to serve in a federal elected office from the State of Iowa and also became the first female combat veteran elected to serve in the United States Senate. She serves on five Senate committees: Armed...