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 guest is an actress and talent manager who is perhaps best known for her role in the Home Alone movie franchise. We discuss her memories of appearing in Home Alone, how she transitioned to talent manager, things she’s coped with in her life, and much more.
324: Connie Francis- Singer (“Who’s Sorry Now”, “Lipstick on My Collar”- In Memoriam
In honor of the recent passing of legendary singer Connie Francis, here’s an encore presentation of my interview with Loretta from 2010.
My guest is an actress who is known as the crying rightfielder in the hit movie, “A League of Their Own”, and for her role on the TV show “Monk”. We discuss her career, difficulties she’s had to cope with, working with some top performers, and much more.
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.