Coping Conversations

My guest on this archived show, originally taped in 2010, is veteran actor William Schallert, perhaps best known for playing dad Martin Lane on "The Patty Duke Show". We discuss his lengthy show business career, how he dealt with the mix of performing and family responsibilities, and other issues he coped with during his acting career.

My guest is a well-respected, internationally known physician and author. We'll talk about his new book, his views on aging, his belief that "90 is the new 40", what people can do to be healthier, and much more.

My guest is a popular actress and author, whose new book, "Charlie Makes a Splash" was co-authored with her son who has autism. We discuss her career, her advocacy for autism, how her family has coped, and much more.

My guest is an author, performer, motivational speaker, and advocate. We discuss her career, her life as George Carlin's daughter, how she coped with the death of her parents, and much more.

My guest is a young comedienne who is growing in popularity. We discuss her career, the difficulties she's encountered as a comedienne, her thoughts about the current state of standup comedy, and much more.

My guest is an impressionist who made quite an impression when he first appeared on the show, hence his return. We discussed more about his career, his desire to inspire and motivate, his desire to help other performers, and much more.

My guest, a 13-year-old actor, is already making a name for himself, currently appearing in "Stranger Things" on Netflix. We discuss his developing career, his passion for acting, how he's been treated in school as an actor, the difficulties he's encountered, and much more.

My returning guest discusses details about composing music and creating sounds for some of his biggest movies, how he copes with being in the industry, and much more.

My guest in this archived episode is perhaps best known for playing "Colonel Klink" on the classic TV show "Hogan's Heroes. (Please forgive the sound quality of the episode.) We discuss his career, his love for theater, the problems with being typecast, and much more.

On this archived show, originally taped in 1994, Keith Hernandez and I discuss his best-selling book "Pure Baseball", his career, thoughts about baseball, and much more.