Coping Conversations
Coping Conversations
Dr. Bob Phillips
“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.
253: Tina Cole, Actress (“My Three Sons”)
My guest is an actress known for her roles on the classic TV shows “My Three Sons” and “Hawaiian Eye”. We discuss her career, her longevity, her charitable work, and much more.    
Mar 14, 2024
23 min
252: Stan Zimmerman- Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Author
My guest has written for The Golden Girls, Roseanne, and Gilmore Girls, and that’s just the tip of his iceberg. We discuss his writing career, his love of theater, his positive attitude, and much more.
Mar 7, 2024
29 min
251: Jim Leyritz- New York Yankees World Series Hero
My guest is a former major league baseball player, playing mostly for the New York Yankees. We discuss his career, his life challenges, his charity work, and much more.
Feb 29, 2024
14 min
250: Peter Ostrum – Actor (Charlie Bucket, “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”)
My guest, one of the stars of “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”, left show business after that role, and became a successful veterinarian. We discuss the reasons for his choices, his memories of the movie, how he coped with his career transition, and much more.
Feb 22, 2024
23 min
249: Roslyn Kind- Singer
My returning guest is a singer who is starring in a new music video about the importance of love. We discuss the video, her passion for music, her belief of the importance of music, and much more.
Feb 15, 2024
19 min
248: Janet Leigh- Actress (“Psycho”)
My guest is an actress who is perhaps best known for one of the scariest movies ever made, Psycho. We discuss her movie career, her book House of Destiny, how she developed her movie characters, and much more.
Feb 8, 2024
16 min
247: Al Sapienza & Deborah Rennard (“The Soundtrack of Our Lives”)
My guests are actors and singers with a lot to share, about their acting careers, about their 2-person musical show, their belief in the healing power of music, and much more.
Feb 1, 2024
31 min
246: Michael Greger, M.D. – Author (“How Not to Age”)
My guest is a physician who is the author of several best-selling books. His latest is How Not to Age, and we discuss many things that anyone can do to improve their health, slow down the aging process, and much more.
Jan 25, 2024
25 min
245: Sara Karloff – Daughter of legendary actor Boris Karloff
My guest is legendary actor Boris Karloff's daughter. We discuss their relationship, her favorite memories of him, what she does to maintain his legacy, and much more.
Jan 18, 2024
30 min
244: Shecky Greene- Legendary Comedian
My guest in this archived episode, originally taped in 2001, has been called a comedian’s comedian. We discuss his career, his modesty, how he’s coped with many of life’s problems, and much more.  
Jan 11, 2024
15 min
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