“Harm reduction” is a theory that argues deaths from overdoses can be greatly reduced with the implementation of strategies that allow people with drug dependency access to drugs in a safe way. Michael Shellenberger, author of “San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities,” says, ”There is no safe use of these drugs.” On this episode of the Phil in the Blanks podcast, Dr. Phil’s guest, Michael Shellenberger, discusses the ways in which he claims harm reduction policies emphasize personal libertie...
Oct 25, 2022•44 min•Ep 140•Transcript available on Metacast Sen. Scott Wiener Discusses ‘Safe Sites’ For Drug Addicts To Use California State Senator Scott Wiener joins Dr. Phil on his Phil in the Blanks podcast to discuss “safe sites” for drug addicts to use. Senator Wiener, who wrote Senate Bill 57, which would have legalized safe consumption sites in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles and Los Angeles County, shares why he says he considers this to be life-saving legislation – and why he thinks Governor Newsom vetoed it. “We have tried arresting peopl...
Oct 18, 2022•43 min•Ep 139•Transcript available on Metacast Psychiatrist Dr. Charles Sophy joins Dr. Phil on his Phil in the Blanks podcast to share parenting tips from his new book , Family Values: Reset Trust, Boundaries, and Connection With Your Child . “If you put your child first, your needs will be met,” Dr. Sophy says. “Where you came from doesn’t mean that’s where you have to stay.” Dr. Sophy reveals the four essentials of modern-day parenting, the five letters that can fix any family, how to parent with a new lens, and more https://www.drphilint...
Oct 11, 2022•49 min•Ep 138•Transcript available on Metacast California has the highest number of homeless encampments in the United States and holds more than half of all unsheltered homeless people. In an effort to resolve homelessness, major cities across the U.S., including Los Angeles, Portland, Austin, Houston, and San Francisco, are passing bills that will effectively ban homeless encampments from certain areas. However, homeless advocates argue banning and sweeping homeless encampments is inhumane, doesn’t solve the problem, and will ultimately cr...
Oct 04, 2022•58 min•Ep 137•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. John Whyte, chief medical officer for WebMD and author of “ Take Control of Your Diabetes Risk, ” says nearly 95 million people are pre-diabetic, and nearly half of those don’t know it. “I call it FoFo – Fear of finding out,” says Dr. Whyte. Dr. Whyte joins the Phil in the Blanks podcast to share with Dr. Phil what we can do today to prevent the risk of developing diabetes later on. New episodes of Phil in the Blanks drop Tuesdays. Listen and subscribe today. For more information: drphilinth...
Sep 27, 2022•54 min•Ep 136•Transcript available on Metacast The Profile Of A School Shooter Dr. James Densley and Dr. Jillian Peterson join Dr. Phil on his Phil in the Blanks podcast to share what they have learned about the profile of school shooters. “If we’re just talking school shooters, we can actually say, 100% male. They’re young, 15, 16 on average,” Dr. Peterson says. Hear the statistics, the first step for intervening, and more. New episodes drop Tuesdays. Listen and subscribe here. For more information: http://drphilintheblanks.com/ KA'CHAVA is...
Sep 20, 2022•53 min•Ep 135•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Phil Welcomes Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has represented the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor and more. “All we’re trying to do is get people to see the humanity in people of color,” he says. Dr. Phil welcomes the man some refer to as “Black America’s Attorney General” to the “Phil in the Blanks” Podcast. It’s an episode not to be missed! “Phil in the Blanks” drops every Tuesday. Listen and subscribe today. http://bi...
Sep 13, 2022•56 min•Ep 134•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Phil addresses the most important season of 'Dr. Phil' in the last 21 years! You asked him the tough questions and he is answering them right now! Tune in to see what's next for 'Dr. Phil' and how you can be a part of the crucial conversations for America. Sign Up For Dr. Phil Phanatics FB Group: Dr. Phil Phanatics For more information: http://drphilintheblanks.com/ NUTRISYSTEM: Go to https://www.nutrisystem.com/Phil22 right now and receive over $300 in savings. Don’t wait. This special offe...
Sep 06, 2022•39 min•Ep 133•Transcript available on Metacast "Revenge addiction is even more dangerous than substance addiction," says Dr. James Kimmel Jr., lecturer in psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, founder and co-creator of the Yale Collaborative for Motive Control Studies, and the developer of the behavioral addiction model of violence. Dr. Kimmel joins Dr. Phil on his podcast for an important follow-up discussion. He shares the best ways to intervene when someone is addicted to violence and revenge, what he says could perhaps be the most i...
Aug 30, 2022•56 min•Ep 132•Transcript available on Metacast Stephanie Grisham spent years as a member of Donald Trump’s innermost circle. Grisham, who worked at the White House as Press Secretary and as Melania Trump’s Chief of Staff, joins Dr. Phil on the Phil in the Blanks podcast to share her personal perspective on Trump’s presidency, which she has written into a behind-the-scenes memoir, I’ll Take Your Questions Now . Grisham opens up about her relationship with Melania, why she says she feels betrayed by the Trumps, why she never held a press confe...
Aug 23, 2022•58 min•Ep 131•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Anne Shadle is an expert in the psychology of success. “It’s training your mind to know exactly what you need to do,” says the two-time NCAA national track and field champion and former professional runner. Dr. Shadle, who holds a Bachelor of Science in exercise science, says her research focused on understanding the psycho-emotional and psycho-social challenges, preparation, and responses of Olympic Gold Medal-winning athletes. “I discovered the psychology aspects and just how powerful our ...
Aug 16, 2022•39 min•Ep 130•Transcript available on Metacast Solveig Gold, a senior research assistant at Princeton's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and PhD candidate in classics at the University of Cambridge, joins Dr. Phil to discuss free speech and the effects of cancel culture. Gold and Dr. Phil discuss her relationship with Dr. Joshua Katz, and why she says he went from one of the most popular professors at Princeton to a pariah. New episodes drop Tuesdays. Listen, follow and subscribe. For more information: https://www.dr...
Aug 09, 2022•52 min•Ep 129•Transcript available on Metacast At just 22 years old, Bakari Sellers defeated a 26-year incumbent state representative to become the youngest member of the South Carolina state legislature and the youngest African-American elected official in the nation. Sellers, who was considered to be a rising star within the Democratic Party and is now a leading voice for his generation, joins Dr. Phil to discuss the future of America. Hear what Sellers, who has followed in the footsteps of his father, civil rights leader Dr. Cleveland Sel...
Aug 02, 2022•50 min•Ep 128•Transcript available on Metacast How many times have people planned a certain outcome that never took place? They thought something was going to come to pass, and then it didn't. Or, what about leaders who had two different speeches written and gave one, not the other. Jeffrey Nussbaum, author and former presidential speechwriter, does an analysis of this history in his new book, Undelivered . He joins Dr. Phil to discuss never heard speeches from history. Plus, hear what he says are five elements that are found in every persua...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep 127•Transcript available on Metacast Attorney, activist, and founder of Girls Who Code and the Marshall Plan for Moms , Reshma Saujani has spent over a decade building movements to fight for women and girls’ economic empowerment, working to close the gender gap in the tech sector, and most recently advocating for policies to support moms impacted by the pandemic. “Women are a vital part of the family's economic lifeline. And that's really showing the pay gap,” says the author of the international bestseller, “Brave, Not Perfect.” S...
Jul 19, 2022•54 min•Ep 126•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. James Kimmel Jr., lecturer in psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, founder and co-creator of the Yale Collaborative for Motive Control Studies, and the developer of the behavioral addiction model of violence joins Dr. Phil to discuss how science may prevent school shootings. “The human brain on revenge looks almost identical to the human brain on drugs,” Dr. Kimmel says. Hear what Dr. Kimmel says he believes transforms a good person into a killer and how his research has been able to p...
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep 125•Transcript available on Metacast Author, business executive, retired national gymnast and award-winning documentarian Jennifer Sey joins Dr. Phil for a discussion on today’s toxic social climate and how she says she got caught up in the crosshairs of “cancel culture.” New episodes of Phil in the Blanks drop Tuesdays. Listen and subscribe today. For more information: https://www.drphilintheblanks.com / Interested in advertising on the show? Visit: https://www.advertisecast.com/PhilintheBlanks Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
Jul 05, 2022•56 min•Ep 124•Transcript available on Metacast Kay Buck, executive director of the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST), the only organization in the U.S. that is exclusively dedicated to working on the human rights issue of trafficking, joins Dr. Phil to share what we can do to help identify and eliminate sexual and labor trafficking. Learn how to spot traffickers, what questions to ask, what to do if you think you are interacting with someone who is trapped, and more. “Pay attention to this because we are the eyes and ears,”...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep 123•Transcript available on Metacast “He has been helping politicians get elected to the most powerful positions in the country for decades,” Dr. Phil says. Sean Spicer, former White House Press Secretary, strategist, communications expert, and author joins Dr. Phil on the Phil in the Blanks podcast to share all his secrets. What does he say about former President Donald Trump’s tweets? How does he explain his quote about Trump’s inauguration? And, how does he describe his time in the White House? He answers these questions and mor...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep 122•Transcript available on Metacast Valentino Dixon’s world was turned upside down when he was wrongly accused and then convicted of a double homicide after another man confessed to the crime. He was exonerated after spending 27 years behind bars. Marty Tankleff was wrongly convicted of murdering his wealthy parents and freed on appeal after serving 17 years of a 50-year-to-life sentence. Today he is an attorney working as Special Counsel at Barket, Epstein, Kearon, Aldea & LoTurco. “We've seen so many innocent people go to prison...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep 121•Transcript available on Metacast From video game nerd to squad commander in the Israeli Defense Forces, actor, stunt performer, screenwriter, and author Izzy Ezagui says he is the only soldier in the world to lose an arm in combat and return to the battlefield as a sharpshooter. “The hard part was convincing the military to give me that opportunity because they were obviously reluctant to put someone in my situation back in a combat environment,” says Ezaugui. This week he’s joining Dr. Phil to talk about his life and his new b...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 120•Transcript available on Metacast Two teachers and 19 children are dead after a recent shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. “Almost half of school shootings are over in the first few minutes. That means we need to prevent it before it happens,” Dr. Phil says. Churches, supermarkets, schools -- when is enough, enough? What do you say to your children? Dr. Phil discusses this and more. For more information: https://www.drphilintheblanks.com / Interested in advertising on the show? Visit: https://www.advertisecast.c...
May 31, 2022•39 min•Ep 119•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Phil and Dr. Frank Luntz, USC professor and president of Frank I. Luntz and Associates, continue their conversation with a focus group of USC students on how to communicate more effectively – and how young people can work on their communication skills on this week’s Phil in the Blanks podcast. The doctors teach communication skills that help you “get what you want.” Plus, they address being canceled on campus, Dr. Phil has the students engage in a dyad exercise, and more. For more informatio...
May 24, 2022•39 min•Ep 118•Transcript available on Metacast Is it possible to build bridges and put an end to “Us versus Them"? Dr. Frank Luntz, USC professor and president of Frank I. & Associates, survey research and consulting firm says, “If people don’t feel heard, they get mad, and then they start to do things that are not necessarily good for others.” In part one of a two-part Phil in the Blanks podcast, Dr. Phil joins Luntz for a focus session with USC students of varying political stripes to discuss how we can start to turn opposing views into ef...
May 17, 2022•45 min•Ep 117•Transcript available on Metacast Can people really change? Psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author Lori Gottlieb joins Dr. Phil on his Phil in the Blanks podcast and offers tips for changing your life – and making the changes stick. “People have the answers. They just don't necessarily have access to them, and our job is to help them access the answers that they already have,” Gottlieb says. Are you ready to make a change? Find out what Gottlieb says is a real important step in change. For more information: https:...
May 10, 2022•59 min•Ep 116•Transcript available on Metacast Christina P. is a stand-up comedian, writer, TV personality, and mother of two. Her hugely successful podcast Your Mom’s House, which she hosts with her husband, comedian Tom Segura, has been going strong since 2010. On this week’s Phil in the Blanks podcast, Christina P(.) talks with Dr. Phil about everything from raising kids to raising “hell” and her upcoming Netflix special, Mom Genes. For more information:: https://www.drphilintheblanks.com/ Interested in advertising on the show? Visit http...
May 03, 2022•54 min•Ep 115•Transcript available on Metacast One of the funniest voices in comedy today, Nikki Glaser, joins the Phil in the Blanks podcast. Glaser, who has been performing stand-up for over a decade, is the host of three hit podcasts and has a brand new daily show, The Nikki Glaser Podcast , opens up about her life, how she landed in comedy, and moving back to her hometown which is documented in her new show on E!, Welcome Home Nikki Glaser? “What I love about you is you have, like, no filter,” Dr. Phil says to Glaser. “What you see with ...
Apr 26, 2022•57 min•Ep 114•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Phil dives into the "secret sauce" of Guy Fieri and how he has become one of the most recognizable and influential culinary stars in the world. Listen in and hear what fueled Guy's love for food, how he is supporting communities and what he values most in life. For more information: http://drphilintheblanks.com/ https://www.advertisecast.com/PhilintheBlanks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Apr 19, 2022•53 min•Ep 113•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Phil has an in-depth conversation with Dr. Frank Luntz, President of Frank I. Luntz & Associates, a survey research and consulting firm, and an American political communications consultant. The conversation is not just us versus them anymore. It is NOW us or nothing. Luntz isn’t merely saying ‘be a nice person.' He is saying we have to listen in order to be heard, and if we want something done we are going to have to be heard by those who oppose us. Listen to this open and honest conversatio...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep 112•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Phil addresses the top scams and frauds plaguing the world today. Who are these scammers? Why do they do what they do? What are the different kinds of currency that motivate fraudsters? Laura McNeal, Tracy Siska, Steve Greenberg, and Exavier B. Pope weighs in on this vital issue that is targeting children, adults and our bank accounts. https://www.drphilintheblanks.com/ Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/PhilintheBlanks Learn more about your ad choices...
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 111•Transcript available on Metacast 
