Dr. Carole's Couch

Ready to walk the red carpet? You will be after hearing today's guest, Amelia Fergusson, author of It's All About The Sex Face: A Guide To Becoming A Celebrity. Tune in for fun and advice from celebrity insiders (including Dr. Carole). Take it to heart and you just might be on your way to stardom.

Today's guest, Reba Merrill, has interviewed everyone who's anyone in Hollywood - from Meryl Streep to Brad Pitt, and Julia Roberts to Johnny Depp. Reba, an international entertainment journalist, has interviewed hundreds of celebrities while promoting over 500 feature films, and conquering her own addiction. Hear how she survived the challenging road to success in Hollywood to become the author of Nearly Famous: Secrets, Lies and Videotape.

Ever fantasize about going on safari in Africa? Well, Dr. Carole just returned from one, and will take you along on her journey into the jungle - riding elephants, horses and jeeps. She will also share her observations with today's guest, Curtis Cushman, who lived and worked in Africa for several years and wrote about it in his book, The Bobo Marche.

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 that snooped a little too far. He is the author of the new book - Privacy and Libel Law: The Clash with Press Freedom.

When the world seems as if it's going to the dogs, you can always find a bright spot to warm your heart. Today's guests will do just that with their inspirational story of how they are changing the world - at least the animal world. Dr. Lorin Lindner and Matthew Simmons fell in love with each other, and decided to share their love with animals who need rescuing. And so, the Lockwood Valley Animal Rescue Center, home to a growing number of grateful animals was born. Their latest rescue - 29 wolf dogs facing imminent death, brought from Alaska to California - tops them all!

Listen as Dr. Carole analyzes the Colorado movie murderer. What was his motivation? Is he mentally ill? What's up with his psychiatrist? Which Batman characters is he copycating? What does violent media have to do with it? What do his ads for hook-ups mean? Could he have been stopped? And more, as Dr. Carole puts James on her couch.

Yes, you got that right. Today we'll talking about 'fat' and 'sex' - two words you don't usually think of in the same sentence. But today's guest, Rebecca Jane Weinstein, a person of size herself, and author of Fat Sex, reveals the true inner secrets of romance in today's obesity epidemic. Spoiler alert: Fat people do have sex. Tune in for some honest, heroic, heartbreaking and hilarious foreplay.

What happens when a married man goes undercover on the Ashley Madison match website to find out why married women cheat? Today's guest, Charles Orlando, author of The Problem with Women... is Men, did just that! Risking his own marriage for the sake of scientific research, you will be fascinated by what he discovered.

Today's guest, Melinda Ehrlich, taught public school in New York City for 33 years and lived to write about it in her new book, Take Off Your Hat and Spit Out Your Gum. Having kept notes throughout her journey, she takes us behind-the-scenes and into the classroom, for a look at the poignant memories she's gathered. Have kids changed during all these years, or is it the world around them?

If you rejoiced at the passage of the Health Care Reform Bill, surely you must not have realized that you've just given up control of your health and the length of your days to the government! Most of us are too busy to read the thousands of pages in the Health Care Reform Bill, so thank goodness for people like today's guest, Kathryn Serkes. She's the Co-Founder and Chair of the Doctor Patient Medical Association, and she will translate what the passage of this bill really means for you and your family. Be afraid. Be very afraid!

When is a ship not just a ship? When it's also a floating museum! The Queen Mary has just opened a new exhibit -- entitled Diana: Legacy of a Princess. Today's guests will take you behind the scenes to explain how and why it was created and to give you a sneak preview. Suzanne King is the President, and Margaret Rogers is the Co-Founder, of the Pink Ribbons Crusade, a charity that helps breast cancer patients by touring this Royal exhibit, and Steve Sheldon, whose foresight brought the Queen and Princess together, is the Director of Entertainment Events of The Queen Mary.

Imagine being assigned to room with Madonna! Today's guest, Whit Hill, takes you back to 1977, at the University of Michigan, where she and Madonna tried to make sense of life, love and art. Whit has finally put her whirlwind memories into a book, entitled Not About Madonna: My Little Pre-Icon Roommate and Other Memoirs, and shares them on Dr. Carole's Couch.

Why does a man leave his family and the successful life he's built, one hard-won rung at a time, to literally sail into danger? Because he turned 60 and wanted to stare mortality in the face. He also wanted to do something grander and more meaningful than he had accomplished already. Today's guests, Michael and Sally Cosgrove lived this tale - and Michael wrote about it in Imperfect Passage: A Sailing Story of Vision, Terror and Redemption. Anyone who has had a milestone birthday and wondered whether they should have done something more by now will relate to his quest.

Planning to fly? Do you have fear of flying? Should you? Today's guest, David Soucie, is the author of Why Planes Crash: An Accident Investigator's Fight for Safe Skies. He takes you inside the cockpit and behind the scenes of the aviation industry, and tells you everything you want to know... but were afraid to ask.

Sometimes it seems as if too many people are plumb out of courage these days, when it comes to saving other people's lives, which is why the story today's guests have to tell is a welcome inspiration. Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust is a book by Marty Brounstein that tells the true story of Frans and Mien Wijnakker, a simple Dutch couple who saved countless Jews. He is the husband of Leah Baars, one of those who were saved.

While we sit and drink lattes or become couch potatoes, men and women put their lives on the line for us in combat. The fortunate ones come home, but what awaits them? Struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder, unemployment, estranged relationships and more. Today's guest, Martin Papazian, is the writer, director and star of the just-released movie, Least Among Saints, about the human toll of war. What do a returning vet and an orphan boy have in common? Tune in to find out.

It's hard enough to find someone with whom you want to mate for life. But, when you do and their life is cut short, it can feel as if you've been handed the wrong script. Today's guest, Carole Brody Fleet has been there herself, and now helps widows get beyond the grief. She's the author of Widows Wear Stilettos and Happily Even After: A Guide to Getting Through (and Beyond) the Grief of Widowhood.

It's time for another Dr. Carole rant as she takes a look at the latest headlines --- from the publishing of Osama bin Laden's notes to the suicide of football player Junior Seau, to Octomom's bankruptcy and porn aspirations, to why Jason Trawick's becoming Britney Spears co-conservator spells the end of their relationship, to why you need to know the symptoms of Mad Cow disease, and more.

Robert Reldan not only charmed the countless women he raped and murdered, but he even fooled his wealthy aunt into bequeathing him her fortune, from which he hoped to hire a top criminal defense attorney. Hear how this story unfolds from today's guests, Richard Muti and Charles Buckley, authors of the just-released book -- The Charmer: The Story of Robert Reldan--Rapist, Murderer, and Millionaire--and the Women who Fell Victim to his Allure.

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 that snooped a little too far. He is the author of the new book - Privacy and Libel Law: The Clash with Press Freedom.