Episodes

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 from the time he was 7 years old and his parents took him to a casino. It led him to become a casino de...

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 'driving while black' controversy, toy guns, and more. He tells us what inspired him to become a police o...

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 should doctors break confidentiality and tell an employer about their patient's mental or physical health...

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 have been prevented. Dr. Jacobs warns us that our political correctness is a suicide bomb of our ow...

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 Personal Myths and Discovering Your Inner Greatness, Brad Wheelis combines personal memoir with a ma...

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, which is hot off the press. It is tempting to think of Netanyahu as simply a prophet of doom, and t...

Drama - whether in an Oscar-nominated film on the big screen or in a play in an intimate theater - leaves footprints on its audience. We can't help but be changed by what we have just seen. Our unconscious mind keeps recording our experiences, barely distinguishing between personal drama and that which is on the stage or screen. Today's guests are currently involved in the play God of Carnage: A comedy about adults behaving badly at the Malibu Playhouse. Graeme Clifford, as the Director/Producer...

Have you seen 50 Shades of Grey? Has it made you want to run out and buy some whips and find a partner who wants to play a painful erotic game? Most guys would like to be as hot as Christian Grey, which makes his BDSM games seem tempting to try at home. Are women going to be as strong as Anastasia and leave when the games stop being fun and start to be sexual abuse - or will they submit rather than risk losing their whip-happy man? 50 Shades is entertaining, but will it spark a rise in domestic ...

Ever wonder what goes on underneath the stern demeanor and black robes of judges? Though endowed with power to make life-changing decisions, they are human, after all, and can't help but be influenced by experiences in their own life. Today's guest, Robert Braithwaite, U.S. magistrate judge, is the author of the new book, Have Gavel Will Travel: A National Park Judge Reflects on Truth, Justice, and Why Every Juror Deserves a Doughnut. He presides over all kinds of cases - from parking tickets to...

You read the headlines and watch the news of terrorist attacks around the world. But, the story usually ends there. We rarely find out what becomes of the terrorist victims who are injured, but live to tell the tale? Who puts the broken ones back together and how? Today's guests have the answers. Speaking to us from Israel is Professor Zeev Rotstein, M.D., the CEO and General Director of Sheba Medical Center, and from Beverly Hills is Parham Zar, the President of Friends of Sheba Medical Center....

Today's headlines are filled with scandalous tales of snooping - from phone hacking to computer hacking, and Wikileaks to well-paid informants. When does the public's right to know supersede your privacy? Are we on a slippery slope that leads to Big Brother? Does the current climate of competitive publishing lead to more vigorous searches for salacious material that will sell more papers? Today's guest, Paul Tweed, is a renowned UK attorney, who has represented celebrities battling media outlets...

Deranged fifteenth century battlefield warrior, Bluebeard, murdered hundreds of children, because of a mental illness, possibly precipitated by the brutality of war. Just as Bluebeard (Gilles de Rais) took demonic pleasure in the torture and killing of innocents, the psychopathic armies of ISIS and Al Qaeda take pleasure in it now. Today's guest, author of Bluebeard: Brave Warrior, Brutal Psychopath, first became interested in him when her nephew married his descendant and the family hushed all ...

The world is shocked that a man of such stature as General Petraeus could be toppled by a Bad Girl. But, your host, Dr. Carole - the author of Bad Girls: Why Men Love Them & How Good Girls Can Learn Their Secrets - explains it all. Hear how Paula Broadwell fits three of the Bad Girl categories in her book: the Husband Stealer, Married Woman on the Prowl and Bad Girl Scorned. How do such women seduce and trap men, whom Dr. Carole calls Sitting Ducks? Indeed, if General Petraeus could be toppled b...

Have we become too jaded about prisoners, believing that once they're convicted we should throw away the key? They all claim they're innocent, right? Is the U.S. criminal justice system infallible, or does evidence get hidden or tampered with that could have proved a defendant's innocence? Today's guest, Jeffrey Deskovic, was one of those innocents who, as a 16-year-old boy, was railroaded into a false confession and convicted of the rape and murder of his high school classmate - a crime he didn...

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 of The Joy of Ritual and The Joy of Family Rituals, will illustrate how you can make this special ti...

Sony has been backpedaling ever since the outcry from Hollywood celebrities, President Obama and, yes, Dr. Carole. They blamed theater chains, but many independents want to screen The Interview, not to mention the options of DVD and online. Although it wasn't a great idea to poke the bear, Kim Jong Un, it's an even worse idea to cave and not release the movie! This empowers terrorists from North Korea to the Middle East, strengthening their resolve to hack and attack us. Today's guests include T...

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 answer these questions and more is Marlin Marynick, author of Charles Manson Now, and mental health prof...

Want an antidote for feelings of gloom and doom? Today's show is just what the doctor (Dr. Carole, that is) ordered. You will be inspired and uplifted by tales of people who have had mystical epiphanies that awakened them to a more humane worldview and a burning passion to lead global transformation. Today's guest, Miriam Knight, is the author of the new book, What Wags The World: Tales of Conscious Awakening. These stories will help you to become more aware of transcendent experiences that touc...

Ever wonder why we've become so materialistic? Commercialism has kidnapped our childhood, and it gets worse each year. Even the Girl Scouts of America sold little girls' souls to Mattel and now promotes Barbie as the ideal they should aspire to - instead of wholesome values. Today's guest, Dr. Susan Linn, EdD, co-founder and director of The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, describes tactics companies use to invade our kids' schools, spaces, and minds, and the disastrous impact this is h...

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, Chuck Morse, is a radio talk show host, who was named one of the 'Heavy 100' by Talkers Magazine, and...

Have we all become selfie-snapping narcissists? And if so, why should we care? This is the question explored by today's guest, Leo Battenhausen, in his controversial new book, Socialcide: How America is Loving Itself to Death. He claims that Americans have become so obsessed with themselves that their country's once-great bedrock of dignity and respect is crumbling from underneath them. Find out why he thinks this is true and what we should do about it.

In honor of Veteran's Day, today's show tells heartwarming stories of how veterans and animals are rescuing each other. Returning vets have been stigmatized by headlines about vets with PTSD running amuck and hurting others or themselves. But, this show takes a look at the positive side - how vets are helping take care of wounded and abandoned parrots, wolfdogs and other animals, while these creatures are helping the wounded and abandoned veterans heal. Matthew Simmons and Lorin LIndner, PhD, MP...