
Coping Conversations
“Coping Conversations” is an entertaining, educational, and inspirational podcast, hosted by internationally renowned psychologist, Dr. Bob Phillips. The “Coping Conversations” show has been airing weekly for more than 30 years, having appeared on New York radio stations and as a nationally available audio-streamed radio program since 1991. Due to popular demand, it debuted as a podcast in 2019. In each episode, Dr. Phillips interviews a well-known celebrity or expert, bringing the listening audience up to date on current appearances, performances, publications, and other activities of interest. As the main focus, our listeners are always fascinated to hear about our guest’s interesting life activities and successful coping experiences, hence the name “Coping Conversations“! The show invariably is positive, upbeat, and fascinating. Dr. Phillips is also the author of more than 40 best-selling books, and the founder and director of the Center for Coping (www.coping.com) on Long Island, New York.
Show episodes
My returning guest is an iconic composer, known for TV themes such as Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and many more. We discuss how he works with lyricists, how technology has changed musical composing, his continued love of music, and much more.
My guest is an actress, model, and former Penthouse Pet of the Year. We discuss her career, her thoughts about nudity, significant difficulties she’s encountered and coped with in her life, and much more.
My guest starred in the classic television show, “What’s Happening!”, and its sequel, “What’s Happening Now?”. We discuss his childhood, how his faith helped him deal with many difficult problems in his life, the lasting appeal of “What’s Happening!”, how he dealt with a serious automobile accident, and much more.

319: Alison Arngrim & Dean Butler – Actors ("Little House on the Prairie") - Return Visit
My returning guests are beloved for their roles as Nellie Oleson and Almanzo Wilder on Little House on the Prairie. We reminisce about their time on the show, their enduring friendship, current projects, and much more.
In honor of the recent passing of Emmy Award-Winning actress Loretta Swit, here’s an encore presentation of my interview with Loretta from 2018.

317: Linda Purl - Actress/Singer (“Happy Days”) & Patrick Duffy - Actor (“Dallas”, “Step by Step”)
My returning guest is actress/singer Linda Purl, joined by her partner, actor Patrick Duffy. We discuss their respective careers, difficulties encountered, their joint business effort Duffy’s Dough, and much more.