“Coping Conversations” Podcast
Hosted by: 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.

On 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.

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Latest “Coping Conversations” podcast episode:

  • April 17, 2025- Rick Mitchell- Comedian/Writer (“The Ellen DeGeneres Show”)- A Return Visit

Previous four “Coping Conversations” podcast episodes:

  • April 10, 2025- Peter Onorati- Actor (“This is Us”, “S.W.A.T.”) – A Return Visit
  • April 3, 2025- Dan Lauria- Actor/Writer (“The Wonder Years”) – A Return Visit
  • March 27, 2025- George Foreman- Legendary Boxer, Actor, Entrepreneur- Encore- In Memoriam
  • March 20, 2025- Stephen Tobolowsky- Actor/Writer (“Groundhog Day”)- A Return Visit

Celebrities interviewed by Dr. Phillips include:

  • Aisha Alfa (Actress, “Based on a True Story”)
  • Craig Allen (Popular NY-area meteorologist, WCBS-880)
  • Mel Allen (“Voice of the New York Yankees” sportscaster)
  • Rico Anderson (Actor, “Truth Be Told”)
  • Curtis Armstrong (Actor, “Risky Business”, “Revenge of the Nerds”)
  • Lucie Arnaz (Actress/singer, “The Jazz Singer”)
  • Alison Arngrim (Actress, “Little House on the Prairie”)
  • Ed Asner (Actor, “Mary Tyler Moore Show”, “Lou Grant”, “Up”)
  • Conrad Bain (Actor, “Diff’rent Strokes” and “Maude”)
  • David Baldacci (Author)
  • Kaye Ballard (Actress)
  • John Barbour (Actor/Comedian/TV Host)
  • Rick Barry (NBA Hall of Fame basketball player)
  • Craig R. Baxley (Stuntman, “Heaven Can Wait”, “Diamonds are Forever”)
  • Josephine Beavers (Singer)
  • Michael Beck (Actor, “The Warriors”, “Xanadu”)
  • Rolf Benirschke (NFL football player, Author, Advocate)
  • Bob Bergen (Voice actor: Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, and more)
  • Len Berman (Television sportscaster/journalist)
  • Mary Birdsong (Actress/Singer, “Reno 911”)
  • Blanca Blanco (Actress/Model/Author)
  • Bill Boggs (Television Host/Journalist)
  • Joe Bologna (Actor)
  • Danny Bonaduce (Actor/Radio host, “Partridge Family”)
  • Joe Bonsall (Singer, “Oak Ridge Boys”)
  • Eddie Bracken (Actor, “Home Alone 2”, etc.)
  • Dwier Brown (Actor/author, “Field of Dreams”)
  • Betty Ann Bruno (Actress, “The Wizard of Oz”; CBS Journalist)
  • Julie Budd (Singer/Actress)
  • Joyce Bulifant (Actress, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”)
  • Jim J. Bullock (Actor, “Spaceballs”, “Too Close For Comfort”)
  • James Burrows (Legendary TV sitcom director, “Will and Grace,” “Cheers,” etc.)
  • Dean Butler (Actor, “Little House on the Prairie”)
  • Jerry Butler (Singer)
  • Red Buttons (Academy Award Winning Actor/Comedian)
  • George Carlin (Comedian/Satirist)
  • Kelly Carlin (Author, Performer, Daughter of George Carlin)
  • Mel Carter (Singer/Actor, “Hold Me, Thrill Me…”)
  • Oleg Cassini (Fashion Designer)
  • George Chakiris (Academy Award-winning actor/dancer, “West Side Story”)
  • Melanie Chartoff (Actress, “Fridays”, “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose”)
  • Lee Child (Author, Jack Reacher series)
  • Julie Dawn Cole (Actress, Veruca Salt, “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”)
  • Tina Cole (Actress, “My Three Sons”)
  • Gary Coleman (Actor, “Diff’rent Strokes”)
  • Judy Collins (Singer)
  • Robin Cook (Author)
  • Rev. Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook (“Ambassador Sujay”, Presidential Advisor)
  • Patricia Cornwell (Author)
  • Bianca & Chiara D’Ambrosio (Twin actresses, singers, YouTube stars)
  • Charlie Daniels (Singer)
  • John Davidson (Singer)
  • Len Dawson (NFL Hall of Fame, Quarterback- Kansas City Chiefs)
  • Dom DeLuise (Actor/Comedian/Author)
  • Nelson DeMille (Author)
  • Alan Dershowitz (Attorney/Author)
  • Senator Bob Dole (Politician)
  • Melinda Doolittle (Singer/American Idol finalist)
  • Tony Dow (Actor, “Leave It To Beaver”)
  • Ian Eagle (TV/Radio Sports Announcer)
  • Jill Eikenberry (Actress, “L.A. Law”)
  • Mary Jean Eisenhower (President Eisenhower’s youngest granddaughter)
  • Albert Ellis, Ph.D. (A founder of modern psychology)
  • Julius Erving (NBA Hall of Fame, Basketball’s “Dr. J”)
  • Bob Eubanks (Television/radio personality, Host- “The Newlywed Game”)
  • Paul Evans (Singer/Songwriter)
  • Shelley Fabares (Actress, “Donna Reed Show” “Coach”)
  • Linda Fairstein (Author)
  • Edie Falco (Actress, “Sopranos”, “Nurse Jackie”)
  • Jamie Farr (Actor, “Klinger” on “M*A*S*H*”)
  • Mike Farrell (Actor, “M*A*S*H”)
  • Tovah Feldshuh (Actress, Broadway and Television Star)
  • Bob Feller (Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame Pitcher)
  • George Foreman (Boxer/Entrepreneur)
  • Charles Fox (Award-Winning Composer)
  • Connie Francis (Singer)
  • Joe Franklin (Radio/TV Personality)
  • Jonathan Freeman (Actor, Jafar in “Aladdin”)
  • Max Gail (Actor, “Barney Miller”)
  • Christian Ganiere (Actor, “Stranger Things”)
  • Rebekah & James Ganiere (Writer/Producer, “Rekindling Christmas”)
  • Teresa Ganzel (Actress, “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson”)
  • Jennie Garth (Actress, “Beverly Hills 90210”)
  • Kathy Garver (Actress, “Family Affair”)
  • Tess Gerritsen (Author)
  • Burton Gilliam (Actor, “Paper Moon”, “Blazing Saddles”)
  • Paul Michael Glaser (Actor, “Starsky & Hutch”)
  • Joanna Gleason (Actress/Singer, “Into The Woods”, “Mr. Holland’s Opus”)
  • Ilene Graff (Actress/Singer, “Mr. Belvedere”)
  • Shecky Greene (Comedian)
  • Stella Grubb (Actress, “Rekindling Christmas”)
  • Steve Guttenberg (Actor, “Police Academy”)
  • Julie Anne Haddock (Actress, “The Facts of Life”)
  • Monty Hall (Game show host, “Let’s Make a Deal”)
  • Sheldon Harnick (Composer- “Fiddler On The Roof”, etc.)
  • Kitty Carlisle Hart (Philanthropist)
  • Jennifer Coolidge Harville (President Calvin Coolidge’s great-granddaughter)
  • Petri Hawkins-Byrd (Baliff- “Judge Judy” TV Show)
  • Robert Hays (Actor, “Airplane!”)
  • Skitch Henderson (Band Leader)
  • Natasha Pearl Hansen (Comedienne, Podcast Host)
  • Keith Hernandez (New York Mets all-star first baseman, Broadcaster, Author)
  • Celeste Holm (Academy Award-Winning Actress)
  • Alan Howarth (Academy Award-Winning Composer)
  • Tommy James (Singer, Tommy James & Shondells, “Hanky Panky”)
  • Geri Jewell (Actress/Comedienne, “The Facts of Life”, “Deadwood”)
  • Tommy John (NY Yankees/LA Dodgers pitcher)
  • John Kapelos (Actor, “The Breakfast Club”)
  • Lainie Kazan (Actress/Singer, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”)
  • Roslyn Kind (Singer)
  • Larry King (Award-winning TV/radio host)
  • Mabel King (Actress, “The Wiz”, “What’s Happening!!”)
  • Eartha Kitt (Actress/Singer)
  • Joe Klecko (New York Jets football player)
  • Werner Klemperer (Actor, “Hogan’s Heroes”)
  • Jack Klugman (Actor, “Odd Couple”, “Quincy”)
  • Ed Koch (Mayor of New York City)
  • Jeffrey Kramer (Actor- “Jaws”; Producer- “Ally McBeal”)
  • Ed Kranepool (New York Mets baseball player)
  • The Amazing Kreskin (Illusionist)
  • Rob Lake (World-famous illusionist)
  • Jack LaLanne (Fitness expert/Motivational speaker)
  • Audrey Landers (Actress/Singer- “Dallas”, “A Chorus Line”)
  • Julius LaRosa (Singer)
  • Don Larsen (New York Yankees “World Series Perfect Game” pitcher)
  • Dan Lauria (Actor, “The Wonder Years”)
  • Michael Learned (Actress, “The Waltons”)
  • Brenda Lee (Singer, “I’m Sorry”, “ All Alone Am I”)
  • Ruta Lee (Actress/Dancer)
  • Janet Leigh (Actress, “Psycho”)
  • Al Lewis (Actor, “Munsters” and “Car 54, Where Are You?”)
  • Jim Leyritz (NY Yankees World Series Hero)
  • Kate Linder (Actress, “The Young and the Restless”)
  • Rick Little (Impressionist/voice actor)
  • Barry Livingston (Actor, “My Three Sons”)
  • Stanley Livingston (Actor. “My Three Sons”)
  • Tony Lo Bianco (Actor, “The French Connection”, “LaGuardia”)
  • Scott MacIntyre (Singer/American Idol finalist)
  • Melissa Manchester (Singer)
  • Geoffrey Mark- (Actor/Singer/Author)
  • Kellie Martin (Actress, “ER”, “Life Goes On”)
  • Jackie Martling (Comedian, “The Howard Stern Show”)
  • Anthony Mason (Basketball player, NY Knicks)
  • Jerry Mathers (Actor, “Leave It To Beaver”)
  • Larry Mathews (Actor, “The Dick Van Dyke”)
  • Jeff Maxwell (Actor, “Igor the cook” on “M*A*S*H*)
  • Rue McClanahan (Actress, “Golden Girls”, etc.)
  • Patty McCormack (Actress, “The Bad Seed”)
  • Maureen McGovern (Singer)
  • Doug McIntyre (Journalist, Radio Host, Author)
  • Donna McKechnie (Actress/Dancer, “Chorus Line”)
  • LaMonte McLemore (Singer, “The Fifth Dimension”)
  • Anne Meara (Actress/Comedienne)
  • Donald Meichenbaum, PhD (Top American Psychologist)
  • Dina Merrill (Actress/Philanthropist)
  • Jim Meskimen (Actor, Comedian, Impressionist)
  • Mitch Miller (Band Leader)
  • Donna Mills (Actress, “Knots Landing”)
  • Rick Mitchell (Comedian/Writer, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”)
  • Esai Morales (Actor, “La Bamba”)
  • Michael Moriarty (Actor/Musician, “Law & Order”)
  • Bruce Morrow (“Cousin Brucie” radio personality)
  • David Moscow (Actor, “Big”, “Newsies”)
  • Don Most (Actor/Singer, “Happy Days”)
  • James Naughton (Actor)
  • Barry Nelson (Actor)
  • David Newell (Actor, “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood”)
  • Judy Norton (Actress, “The Waltons”)
  • Susan Olsen (Actress, “The Brady Bunch”)
  • Peter Onorati (Actor, “This is Us”, “S.W.A.T.”)
  • Peter Ostrum (Actor, Charlie Bucket, “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”)
  • Gary Owens (Voice actor, “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In”)
  • Patty Page (Singer)
  • Michael Palmer (Author)
  • Robert B. Parker (Author- “Spencer” and “Jesse Stone” series)
  • Butch Patrick (Actor, “The Munsters”)
  • Holly Robinson Peete (Actress, “21 Jump Street”, Author, Advocate)
  • Austin Pendleton (Actor, “My Cousin Vinny”)
  • Cynthia Pepper (Actress, “Kissing Cousins”)
  • Paul Petersen (Actor/activist, “Donna Reed Show”)
  • Phlash Phelps (Sirius XM radio personality, “60s on 6”)
  • Mackenzie Phillips (Actress/Singer, “One Day at a Time”)
  • Stefanie Powers (Actress/Activist, “Hart to Hart”)
  • Lloyd Price (Singer, “Personality”, “Lawdy Miss Clawdy”)
  • David Proval (Actor, “The Sopranos”, “Mean Streets”)
  • Jon Provost (Actor, “Lassie”)
  • Gary Puckett (Singer, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, “Young Girl”)
  • Linda Purl (Actress/Singer, “Happy Days”, “Matlock”)
  • Artimus Pyle (Drummer, Lynyrd Skynyrd)
  • Sherri Be Quinones (Actress, “Truth Be Told”)
  • Tony Randall (Stage/Screen/TV Actor, “Odd Couple”)
  • Deborah Rennard (Actor/Singer- “Dallas”)
  • Debbie Reynolds (Actress/Singer/Dancer)
  • Bobby Richardson (New York Yankees baseball player)
  • Cliff Richey (World champion tennis player)
  • Rodney Allen Rippy (Actor, entrepreneur)
  • Chita Rivera (Actress/Singer/Dancer, “West Side Story”, “Chicago”)
  • Doris Roberts (Actress, “Everyone Loves Raymond”, “Remington Steele”)
  • Cliff Robertson (Academy Award-Winning Actor)
  • Brande Roderick (Actress, Producer, Director, former Playmate of the Year)
  • Georgiana “Noopy” Rodrigues (Actress Rose Marie’s Daughter)
  • Modi Rosenfeld- (Comedian/Actor)
  • Marion Ross (Actress, “Happy Days”)
  • Gianni Russo (Actor, “The Godfather”)
  • Bobby Rydell (Singer, “Volare”, “Wild One”)
  • Soupy Sales (Comedian, “Soupy Sales Show”)
  • Al Sapienza (Actor/Singer- “The Sopranos”)
  • Sonia Satra (Motivational Speaker, Author, Actress- “Guiding Light”)
  • Steve Sax (LA Dodgers/NY Yankees All-Star Second Baseman)
  • Glenn Scarpelli (Actor, “One Day At A Time”)
  • William Schallert (Actor, “The Patty Duke Show”)
  • Brittany Schmitt (Comedienne/Actress)
  • Marian Seldes (Broadway Actress)
  • Carole Shelley (Actress, “The Odd Couple”, “Wicked”)
  • Wil Shriner (Actor/Comedian/Game Show Host)
  • Bernie Siegel, MD. (Author, “Love, Medicine & Miracles”)
  • Marilyn Sokol (Comedienne/Actress)
  • Kevin Spirtas (Actor/Producer, “Days of Our Lives”)
  • Dodie Stevens (Singer, “Pink Shoe Laces”)
  • Shadoe Stevens (Radio host, television personality)
  • Larry Storch (Actor, “F Troop”)
  • Elaine Stritch (Stage/Screen/TV Actress, ‘Company”)
  • Marc Summers (Television Personality, “Double Dare”)
  • Bo Svenson (Actor, “Walking Tall”)
  • Jodie Sweetin (Actress, “Full House”, “Fuller House”)
  • Loretta Swit (Actress, “M*A*S*H”)
  • Ron Swoboda (New York Mets baseball player)
  • Renee Taylor (Actress/Comedienne, “The Nanny”)
  • Judy Tenuta (Comedienne)
  • Joe Theismann (NFL Washington Football Player)
  • Keith Thibodeaux (Actor/Musician- Little Ricky on “I Love Lucy”)
  • Stephen Tobolowsky (Actor, “Groundhog Day”)
  • Richard Todd (NFL Quarterback, New York Jets)
  • Deborah Tranelli (Actress/Singer, “Dallas”)
  • Michael Tucker (Actor, “LA Law”, Author)
  • Ivana Trump (Media personality, author, Donald Trump’s 1st wife)
  • Jerry Vale (Singer)
  • Joan Van Ark (Actress, “Knots Landing”)
  • Bruce Vilanch (Emmy Award-winning comedy writer)
  • Herve Villechaize (Actor, “Fantasy Island”)
  • Lyle Waggoner (Actor, “The Carol Burnett Show”, “Wonder Woman”)
  • Dee Wallace (Actress, “E.T.”)
  • Eli Wallach (Stage/Screen/TV Academy Award-winning actor)
  • Dick Warlock (Actor/Stuntman, “Halloween II”)
  • Beverly Washburn (Actress, “Old Yeller”)
  • Shaun Weiss (Actor, “The Mighty Ducks”)
  • Dawn Wells (Actress, “Gilligan’s Island”)
  • Mitchell Whitfield (Actor, “My Cousin Vinny”)
  • Margaret Whiting (Singer)
  • Andy Williams (Singer, “Moon River”)
  • Anson Williams (Actor, “Happy Days”)
  • Stuart Woods (Author, Stone Barrington Series)
  • Jo Anne Worley (Actress/Comedienne, “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In”)
  • George Wyner (Actor, “Space Balls”, “Fletch”)
  • Alan Young (Actor, “Mr. Ed”)
  • Henny Youngman (Comedian)
  • Stan Zimmerman (Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Author)
  • and many more…

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