"Cracker Barrel Craziness. It's A Logo, Get Over It!"

A five-year-old could have made the now-banished Craxcker Barrel logo. How did it become a matter of life and death? Because for too many people, outrage has become the main event.

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What if suppressing your voice was destroying your mental health? Dr. Phil and Dr. Chloe reveal why free speech may be the key to healing America.

Dr. Phil sits down with clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Chloe to explore how speech suppression, cancel culture, and emotional constipation are quietly fueling anxiety, depression, and division in America.

Dr. Chloe's new book, Can I Say That? Why Free Speech Matters and How to Use It Fearlessly, argues that free expression isn’t just a political issue, it’s a mental health necessity. In this powerful and practical conversation, Dr. Chloe breaks down how self-censorship leads to stress, why open dialogue builds emotional strength, and what every parent, student, and leader needs to know to push back against the fear of saying the “wrong” thing. Dr. Chloe:

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A Catholic School’s church turned into a killing ground. An eight-year-old and a ten-year-old, gunned down while praying. The shooter’s journals, videos, and red flags were everywhere.  This episode is brought to you by Amen Clinics: Take the guesswork out of mental health care. Call 866-580-6569 or go to https://AmenClinics.com/DrPhil 

Dr. Phil sits down with Abby Lee Miller to unpack her rise, downfall, prison time, and what redemption looks like now.

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Dr. Phil investigates whether arresting the unhoused for sleeping in public is justice or cruelty.

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Money means nothing if you can't hold on to it. And a former childhood star said she learned that the hard way.. If millionaires need to be financially educated then how much more do the rest of us?

Can sleeping outside land you in jail? Dr. Phil investigates whether homelessness is being treated as a crime.

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Dr. Phil exposes the human cost of drunk driving through viral arrests, shattered families, and personal confessions from those who barely survived the aftermath. Thank you to our sponsor:

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We have a cultural crisis where those on the far left, like Mamdani, see nothing wrong with women selling their bodies for sex. I don't care how many times you watched "Pretty Woman." I have serious issues with Mamdani's twisted way of thinking.

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AI chatbots are reshaping how kids bond, love, and trust. Dr. Phil investigates Big Tech’s impact on real connection with experts Kristina Lerman and Minh Duc Chu. AI companions aren’t science fiction anymore they are in our kids’ pockets. In this alarming episode, Dr. Phil sits down with the Co-Authors of “Artificial Intimacy: The Next Giant Social Experiment on Young Minds” Kristina Lerman (Professor, Luddy School of Informatics, Indiana University Bloomington a fellow of the AAAI) and Minh Duc Chu (David)(Ph.D. Candidate, USC Information Sciences Institute) to uncover the shocking findings behind their viral study.

From 30,000+ real chatbot conversations to the psychological impact on kids, we dive into:

• How bots mirror emotions and create deep attachments

• Why some children now trust AI chatbot more than parents

• The risks of emotional outsourcing in childhood

• Who protects our kids

If your child has ever said, “My AI chatbot understands me better than you,” this episode is a wake-up call.

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