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The Dr. Phil Podcast

The Dr. Phil Podcast

Dr. Phil McGraw 755 Episodes Aug 21, 2026

Dr. Phil McGraw delivers unfiltered insights and practical tools to help navigate today's complex world. Each week, he sits down with captivating guests, from world-renowned experts and celebrities to individuals with extraordinary stories. Topics span relationships, parenting, career, mental health, and community. The podcast also includes access to The Real Story with Dr. Phil, offering no spin, no BS, just the truth.

Episodes

Honor Roll But Can't Read?
Honor Roll But Can't Read? Aug 21, 2026 00:18:03 Dr. Phil argues that American schools are masking declining academic achievement through grade inflation, lowered proficiency standards, generous grading floors, and pressure to pass students, leaving parents and students unaware of their actual capabilities. He cites falling standardized-test and reading scores, remedial college placement among high-school graduates with high GPAs, and i
Sextorted To Death: Teens Being Hunted Online
Sextorted To Death: Teens Being Hunted Online Aug 20, 2026 00:39:50 Dr. Phil discusses how young adults, specifically teens, are being targeted online by sophisticated predators who work to entice victims into sharing explicit photos or video of themselves, and once the content is sent, the second part of the plan ensues and the threats begin … it’s called Sextortion. The sextortionist will threaten to share the images everywhere if the victim doesn’t com
Lindsay Clancy: Dangerous Symptoms Postpartum Psychosis
Lindsay Clancy: Dangerous Symptoms Postpartum Psychosis Aug 19, 2026 00:22:25 Dr. Phil examines the disturbing case of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother charged with killing her three young children, and the critical question at the center of the case: Were warning signs of a severe postpartum mental health crisis missed? He breaks down postpartum psychosis, how it differs from postpartum depression and the “baby blues,” and the potentially dangerous symptom
Murder Has A Name: A Mother's Mission After Idaho
Murder Has A Name: A Mother's Mission After Idaho Aug 17, 2026 00:42:54 Everyone knows the Idaho murders. Tonight, you meet Kaylee's mother. Kristi Goncalves is the one who got the knock on the door ... the one who asked the deputy if the other girl was Maddie, her daughter's best friend. Tonight, she tells her story in her own voice: the online trolls who wounded her most, the plea deal her family fought, and the moment she looked her daughter's killer
Dr. Phil and Robin: 50th Anniversary
Dr. Phil and Robin: 50th Anniversary Aug 14, 2026 00:59:29 Dr. Phil and Robin McGraw celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with one of their most personal conversations ever, sharing the love, laughter, struggles and surprising stories behind five decades of marriage. From Robin knowing it was love at first sight and asking Dr. Phil about marriage almost immediately to starting out with little money, raising Jay and Jordan, building a family a
David Grusch: The Whistleblower Who Told Congress We're Not Alone
David Grusch: The Whistleblower Who Told Congress We're Not Alone Aug 13, 2026 00:55:38 David Grusch stunned the world when he testified under oath that the U.S. government has recovered what he says is craft of "non-human origin." But behind the headlines is a human story. Dr. Phil talks with the intelligence officer turned whistleblower to explore the courage, the cost, and the psychology of a man who lit his own life on fire to tell the truth.Sponsored by: Get up to $20,0
School Shooter Warning Signs You Need to Know
School Shooter Warning Signs You Need to Know Aug 12, 2026 00:20:19 A father just became the first parent in America convicted of murder for his son's school shooting. Colin Gray gave his 14-year-old son an AR-15 for Christmas — and ignored every warning sign along the way. Now he's facing 15 years in prison. Dr. Phil breaks down the Apalachee High School case, and the pathway to violence researchers have identified over decades of study.The warning signs
Austin Metcalf's Father Finds Peace...But Not With His Son's Killer
Austin Metcalf's Father Finds Peace...But Not With His Son's Killer Aug 10, 2026 00:41:26 Austin Metcalf became a symbol. His father wants you to remember the son.When 17-year-old Austin Metcalf was stabbed to death at a Texas track meet, the case exploded into a national fight over race ... and the boy at the center of it got lost. Dr. Phil sits down with Austin's father, Jeff, on grief, forgiveness, and the noise that swallowed his son's story, joined by community advocate D
The Marriage Killer: What Happens When Your Adult Child Moves Back Home
The Marriage Killer: What Happens When Your Adult Child Moves Back Home Aug 7, 2026 00:20:49 Your kids are grown, the house is finally quiet — then knock knock, "Can I move back in?" Dr. Phil breaks down what an adult child moving home really does to your marriage — and the difference between a "launchpad" and a "hammock" that determines whether your relationship survives it.✔️ Why the empty nest is the most fragile stage in a marriage✔️ The "gray divorce" trend explained✔️ Launc
Silence From the Cockpit: An Airline Pilot's UAP Confession
Silence From the Cockpit: An Airline Pilot's UAP Confession Aug 6, 2026 00:28:03 When comes to UAP sightings, some of the most reliable witnesses are our pilots, but only 5% of them are reporting their UAP sightings, largely due to fear of what may happen if they do. Dr. Phil speaks with "Kurt," A major U.S. airline pilot, speaking on condition of anonymity, to discuss the fear he claims is keeping pilots from reporting UAP sightings seen from the cockpit, including l
The Navy SEAL Left Behind:  82 years for a murder he did not do
The Navy SEAL Left Behind: 82 years for a murder he did not do Aug 4, 2026 00:43:24 A Navy SEAL trainee who says he was wrongfully convicted of murder and abduction to defile for a crime the actual killer later confessed to committing alone, served 31 years of an 82-year sentence before walking out of prison. This is his first interview. SHOW DESCRIPTION: In 1995, 20-year-old Navy SEAL trainee Dusty Turner watched his swim buddy Billy Brown strangle a 21-y
Three Ways We're Raising A Generation of Gambling Addicts
Three Ways We're Raising A Generation of Gambling Addicts Aug 3, 2026 00:22:40 Kalshi and Polymarket are the candy cigarettes of gambling — and they're targeting your kids right now. Prediction markets are classified as "financial markets," not gambling, to dodge age limits, betting caps, and consumer protections. Add paid influencers deceiving kids on their social feeds. And if that isn't enough, gambling habits start even earlier — with so called “loot boxes” in y

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