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.
Episodes
My guest, Ve Neill, won 3 Academy Awards, for “Mrs. Doubtfire”, “Beetlejuice” and “Ed Wood”. We discuss what got her interested in makeup, the difficulties she encountered in her profession, working with Robin Williams, and much more.
My returning guest, Rick Mitchell, is a multiple Emmy-award winner for The Ellen DeGeneres Show, an author and comedian. We discuss his perception of modern comedians, responses his gotten to his new book, tips for making a speech when nervous, and much more.
My returning guest is a veteran actor who discusses his career, the importance of advice he has received, difficulties in show business, and much more.
My guest is a popular actor who starred in the TV sitcom “The Wonder Years, in addition to many other credits on stage, screen, and television. We discuss his performing career, his feelings about seniors in show business, his new play about a very important topic in society, and much more.
In honor of the recent passing of the late, great George Foreman, here’s an encore presentation of my interview with George from 2009.
My returning guest, Stephen Tobolowsky, continues to keep busy, acting, writing, and telling stories. We discuss his favorite show-business activities, how he has succeeded despite serious medical problems, memories of “Groundhog Day”, and much more.
This is an "Encore Presentation" of an audience favorite, my interview with the late, legendary George Carlin, originally taped in 2005.
My guest, Rick Mitchell, won 5 Emmy awards writing for The Ellen DeGeneres Show. We discuss that, his new book, “How to Write a Funny Speech…”, how comedy makes so many things easier, and much more.
This solo episode discusses strategies and suggestions for dealing with Winter’s challenges, including the weather, Seasonal Affective Disorder, and much more.
My guest is Vincent Price’s daughter, Victoria, but she’s known for more than that. We discuss her recent book, "The Way of Being Lost: A Road Trip to My Truest Self." We also discuss some valuable insights she shares in the book, her relationship with her father, and much more.
My guest, Michael Moriarty, on a show originally taped in 1995, is an award-winning actor and musician, whose career was affected by his political views. He is perhaps best known for his years starring on television’s Law & Order. We discussed his career, his thoughts about what’s going on in our country, how his political views affected him, and much more.
Our 300th episode, a solo episode, reflects back on the more than 30 years of “Coping Conversations’ history, guests, topics, and more.
My guest, Carole Shelley, is an actress known for stage, screen, and television roles in the UK and US. We discuss her career, her appreciation of audience respect for her performances, use of humor in her roles, and much more.
My guest, Charles Fox, is a world-renowned composer, known for many TV theme songs and movie soundtracks. We discuss his passion for music, how he never wanted to do anything else, some stories behind his composing, his belief in a variety of therapeutic benefits of music, and much more.
My guest, Celeste Holm, is an academy-award-winning actress, for “Gentleman’s Agreement”. We discuss her career, why she doesn’t care about applause, how show business helps people deal with life’s issues, and much more.
My guest, Peter Onorati, became a popular actor after being successful in marketing and advertising. We discuss his childhood, his experiences in different vocations, how those different vocations can actually be intertwined, and much more.
My guest, Marc Summers, is a multi-faceted professional who has worn many hats in his career. We discuss these many hats, his preferences, how he has adapted to different roles, and much more.
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294: Stefanie Powers- Actress/Activist (“Hart to Hart”)
My guest is a talented actress perhaps best known for the popular TV show “Hart to Hart”. She also is known for her animal advocacy. We discuss her show business career, her love for animals, the history and her role in the William Holden Wildlife Foundation, and much more.
My guest, Mary Birdsong, is an actress and singer with a flair for comedy. We discuss her career, the importance of comedy, her impression of Judy Garland, and much more.
My guest is perhaps best known for playing Mary Ellen on the classic TV show “The Waltons”. We discuss her memories of the show, her relationship with castmates, how she has been proactive in helping people, and much more
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