The Douglas Robbins Show

Send us Fan Mail In school we grow intellectually. We learn to regurgitate learning facts and figures while our emotions generally go unaddressed only to guide and govern our lives for good or bad. Parts of us get stuck in the past and run amuck. These emotions can ruin relationships and even our lives if we don't deal with them.  Why do you think there are so many adult babies running around...

Send us Fan Mail 50 individual billionaires, middle men, have been made from the American health care system. Dozens of pharmaceutical and insurance companies have also gotten filthy rich. While many Americans have gone bankrupt. Some of the numbers will shock you.  What if that money didn't go up to the few... Take a listen   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Built From The Quiet: Secrets From A Basque Sheepherder That Will Transform Your Business And Life. This is a fantastic book that follows her father's journey escaping the dictator Franco out of the Basque Region of Spain and through the Pyrenees Mountains when he was just a teen. It is about legacy and coming to this country to become a sheepherder and to make a name for him...

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever feel like the internet is the Wild West and that no one is looking out for you? I mean how many times a day do you have to protect your identity or back accounts or be cautious of some phishing email that looks like it's from a friend?  Ever wonder how all the phishing and spam and hackers get in? Today I speak with my dear friend and cybersecurity expert Lori Cro...

Send us Fan Mail I've been going through a lot these days. The old beliefs are crashing down.  As babies we're 100% vulnerable and without boundaries. We learn through interacting with our caregivers. We respond to input and reactions. We then form a sense of self based upon this. Beliefs and emotional scaffolding begin to from. Almost on autopilot we live and trust this model into our 2...

Send us Fan Mail As Long As Rivers Run is a tale of lore, wisdom, and wonder; a story of hardship and healing in a rugged wilderness full of challenges and rewards. Protagonist Tom Dunagan was thrown into the role of a surgeon during the Civil War under conditions that yielded more sadness than success. The weight of the war is a cloak he struggles to shed. After the war, he and his 13 year-old da...

Send us Fan Mail ICE has been rounding people up without due process. Immigrants, typically of Hispanic descent, both legal and illegal, have been accused of the most heinous crimes. And yet, research shows they are one of the groups with the lowest violent crimes. So what's really going on?  We're also told they don't pay their taxes. And yet, the Institute on Taxation and Economic...

Send us Fan Mail Donald Trump calls himself a patriot — but his actions prove otherwise. From undermining elections and inciting January 6th, to cozying up to Putin, betraying Ukraine, and grifting the American people, Trump has shown us what we are not. This episode lays out his corruption, cruelty, and chaos — and contrasts it with what true American leadership should look like: truth, service,...

Send us Fan Mail Let's get back to basics today with what we eat, think, our energy and stress. What we allow and what we welcome into our lives affects our lives. Feeling out of balance? It's easy to in this crazy world.  Today I speak with Jonathan Glass who is the founder and author of the Total Life Cleanse . He is a Naturopathic Doctor, Master Acupuncturist, Ayurvedic Practitioner,...

Send us Fan Mail Over 1 MILLION animals die on US roads every single day. But what if we could change that?  In this episode, Doug sits down with Amy Amrhein from the Southern Oregon Wildlife Crossing Coalition and Colin Reynolds from Defenders of Wildlife to talk about wildlife crossings and how they’re saving animals and humans alike. From heartbreaking stats to inspiring solutions, this convers...

Send us Fan Mail Plastics. Plastics. Plastics.  They are everywhere. We ingest them daily in our drinks and food.  In this conversation Anne-Marie Bonneau and I discuss the pervasive issue of plastic pollution, its impact on the environment, and the importance of consumer awareness and legislative changes. We explore the challenges of recycling, the need for sustainable packaging, and the role of...

Send us Fan Mail Ralph Pezzullo was born in New York City. When he was five years old his father joined the Foreign Service of the State Department. His job took them to Mexico, South Vietnam, Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Uruguay and Nicaragua. They lived in Saigon during the Tonkin Gulf Incident, the overthrow of Diem, a number of other coup d'etats and almost daily Vietcong terrorist attac...

Send us Fan Mail Hey folks, I haven't done a solocast in quite a while. You should expect more of these in the future. Short nuggets on subjects that need addressing. Here goes: We were born into humanity and then are indoctrinated into society. It's often like the square peg in the round hole. Society was born out of humanity to navigate life: laws, government, religions, institutions,...

Send us Fan Mail Is there another way to live other than the rat race? Are you feeling stuck and complacent? Frustrated? Here's a fun episode on freedom and being on the road. A rolling stone gathers no moss. Ever want to travel and see the world? Yuri has lived in over 20 countries. It all started on something called the nomad cruise, where other people were doing something similar.  People...

Send us Fan Mail It's the economy stupid. Well, it's a lot more than that. Is the economy rigged? We often make political decisions based upon economic situations. And what a perfect time for this episode to air as our economy is rapidly changing under Trump's new tariffs and the rollbacks of many beloved and necessary programs.  *Please note, this interview took place beforehand, s...

Send us Fan Mail New Year's resolution? Diet? Eat better for a few weeks, then go back to old habits? Well, maybe they aren't resolutions at all but wishful thinking. Resolution means to be resolved, a firm decision to do something or not. But what if deeper beliefs run contrary to that "resolution" preventing you from getting that better body or better life and not eating emot...

Send us Fan Mail Kerrie Flanagan is a publishing insider and author. She and I discuss the do's and don'ts about writing. Traditional or Indie publishing against a rapidly changing landscape. How to create magazine articles that you can repurpose for other magazines. She is an accomplished author, writing consultant, instructor, and freelance writer with over 25 years of experience in th...

Send us Fan Mail Guy Morris has led an extraordinary life. After escaping an abusive childhood at age 13 to become a homeless runaway, Guy worked alongside migrant workers before he earned three degrees by age 25, including acceptance to Harvard MBA and a scholarship from University of Arizona. Recognized for his innovations in building a macro-economic that out-performed the Federal Reserve and c...

Send us Fan Mail #climatechange. If you're looking for truth about climate science, this is a powerful and unbiased discussion with an expert in the field. Eban Goodstein is the Vice President for Environmental and Social Leadership at Bard College in in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. At Bard, Goodstein directs the Graduate Programs in Sustainability. Goodstein is the author of three books: Economi...

Send us Fan Mail Have people made you not believe in your dreams? Have they made you feel small and disempowered? Your dreams are not farfetched or pie in the sky, but the very reason you are here. My guest today is Dr. Lynn Carey. Take a listen to this poignant show during these troubling and confusing times.  Dr. Lynn Carey earned a doctorate in chiropractic and a bachelor's degree in nutri...

Send us Fan Mail Many of us suffer alone, in silence, with those negative thought loops keeping us stuck, small, afraid. But if you had a broken arm that got treated, there would be no shame in it. Shouldn't we treat the mental and physical the same? Mental health, or should I say mental well-being, we all hear so much about now and all need more of it. Just think if we were all mentally and...

Send us Fan Mail Systemic racism, kids of color forgotten by the system, and raised in a violent world with no escape,  and a country who's not asking deeper questions of itself.  Join Daniel Berthold, philosophy professor from Bard College who teaches at a maximum security prison through the Bard Prison Initiative.  There is also a documentary on this subject by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ent...

Send us Fan Mail Lainie "Sevante" Wulkan, known as "The Food Oracle," is the visionary Founder of CIFT Center for Intuitive Food Therapy™. A wellness author, intuitive, and advanced energy healer, she has authored several bestselling books, including The Food Healing Oracle Deck® series and a chapter in Energy Healer's Oracle.  With a Bachelor's in Food Science and Nu...

Send us Fan Mail This was such a great conversation. In today's show I speak with Kara Goodwin, the host of the Meditation Conversation Podcast.  Meditation brings us back to the moment and can help transform our brain chemistry with certain techniques while being present can help calm many charged issues.  Kara Goodwin is a meditation and spiritual transformation coach, host of The Meditatio...

Send us Fan Mail Education needs to radically change or we are failing ourselves and our futures. It should inform and develop the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual. So when we are finished, we are ready for adulthood. It should provide tools on how to be an adult and navigate the world. If not, what is the point of education? To only feed the intellect while remaining undeveloped in every...