Insights with Dick Goldberg https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:17:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 yes Public radio and television veteran, Dick Goldberg, interviews experts on a wide variety of topics relating to psychology, sociology and life. Dick Goldberg no dickieg17@aol.com (Listen or Download Podcasts – Dick Goldberg Radio) Understanding Ourselves... Once Conversation at a Time. Listen or Download Podcasts – Dick Goldberg Radio https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/site2/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/logo.jpg https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/podcasts/ TV-G Madison, Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin © 2012 Dick Goldberg. All Rights Reserved.psychology,sociology,interview,smoking,cessation,ADHD,stage,fright,emotional,intelligence,domestic,abuse,internet,addition,money,emotionsinsightstalk@gmail.comDick Goldberg Happiness 101 https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/happiness-101/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:17:57 +0000 https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/?p=2862 What really leads to happiness? Who is happiest and why?

Dick’s guest, Rebecca Warner is Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of New Hampshire. She is also the author of several books and research papers on the subject of happiness.

]]> What really leads to happiness? Who is happiest and why? Dick’s guest, Rebecca Warner is Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of New Hampshire. She is also the author of several books and research papers on the subject of happiness. What really leads to happiness? Who is happiest and why? Dick’s guest, Rebecca Warner is Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of New Hampshire. She is also the author of several books and research papers on the subject of happiness. Listen or Download Podcasts – Dick Goldberg Radio 46:49 insightstalk@gmail.com (Dick Goldberg)nopsychology,sociology,interview,smoking,cessation,ADHD,stage,fright,emotional,intelligence,domestic,abuse,internet,addition,money,emotions Must Ask Questions Before Marriage: Premarital Counseling (Encore) https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/must-ask-questions-before-marriage-premarital-counseling-encore/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:28:30 +0000 https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/?p=2857 What are the tough questions you and your partner need to explore before you commit long term?

Dick’s guest is Michael Reddin, a Licensed Professional Counselor at Madison Psychiatric Associates in Madison, Wisconsin.

]]> What are the tough questions you and your partner need to explore before you commit long term? Dick’s guest is Michael Reddin, a Licensed Professional Counselor at Madison Psychiatric Associates in Madison, Wisconsin. What are the tough questions you and your partner need to explore before you commit long term? Dick’s guest is Michael Reddin, a Licensed Professional Counselor at Madison Psychiatric Associates in Madison, Wisconsin. Listen or Download Podcasts – Dick Goldberg Radio 34:08 insightstalk@gmail.com (Dick Goldberg)nopsychology,sociology,interview,smoking,cessation,ADHD,stage,fright,emotional,intelligence,domestic,abuse,internet,addition,money,emotions When Adult Children Push Their Parents Away: Rupture & Estrangements https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/when-adult-children-push-their-parents-away-rupture-estrangements/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:22:57 +0000 https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/?p=2850 Adult children sometimes cut off their parents by refusing contact. As many as 25% of adults have been estranged from at least one of their parents. A mild form of this estrangement is a rupture that is short term and perhaps less profound. What are the leading causes and what can be done to heal them?

Dick’s guest, Lesa Fischer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience in private practice in Madison, Wisconsin.

]]> Adult children sometimes cut off their parents by refusing contact. As many as 25% of adults have been estranged from at least one of their parents. A mild form of this estrangement is a rupture that is short term and perhaps less profound. Adult children sometimes cut off their parents by refusing contact. As many as 25% of adults have been estranged from at least one of their parents. A mild form of this estrangement is a rupture that is short term and perhaps less profound. What are the leading causes and what can be done to heal […] Listen or Download Podcasts – Dick Goldberg Radio 40:25 insightstalk@gmail.com (Dick Goldberg)nopsychology,sociology,interview,smoking,cessation,ADHD,stage,fright,emotional,intelligence,domestic,abuse,internet,addition,money,emotions Can Newspapers Survive? https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/can-newspapers-survive/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:53:37 +0000 https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/?p=2845 Is the old fashioned newspaper at risk of dying? Recently, after losses of $100 million, The Washington Post fired 1/3 of its staff. Is this future of all newspapers? What is hurting this institution? Is there a path to newspapers surviving?

Dick’s guest, Paul Fanlund is Publisher and President of The Cap Times in Madison, Wisconsin. He has been in this business as a reporter, editor, columnist and executive for 50 years.

]]> Is the old fashioned newspaper at risk of dying? Recently, after losses of $100 million, The Washington Post fired 1/3 of its staff. Is this future of all newspapers? What is hurting this institution? Is there a path to newspapers surviving? Is the old fashioned newspaper at risk of dying? Recently, after losses of $100 million, The Washington Post fired 1/3 of its staff. Is this future of all newspapers? What is hurting this institution? Is there a path to newspapers surviving? Dick’s guest, Paul Fanlund is Publisher and President of The Cap Times in Madison, […] Listen or Download Podcasts – Dick Goldberg Radio 34:49 insightstalk@gmail.com (Dick Goldberg)nopsychology,sociology,interview,smoking,cessation,ADHD,stage,fright,emotional,intelligence,domestic,abuse,internet,addition,money,emotions Lessons About Dementia (Encore) https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/lessons-about-dementia-encore/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:25:58 +0000 https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/?p=2841 Dr. Lee Hansen, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Author of Forgetting and Forgotten: Dementia and the Right to Die, shares with Dick his experiences and all he learned about dementia while taking care of his wife during her ten year battle with this all too common disease.

]]> Dr. Lee Hansen, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Author of Forgetting and Forgotten: Dementia and the Right to Die, shares with Dick his experiences and all he learned about dementia while taking care of his wi... Dr. Lee Hansen, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Author of Forgetting and Forgotten: Dementia and the Right to Die, shares with Dick his experiences and all he learned about dementia while taking care of his wife during her ten year battle with this all too common disease. Listen or Download Podcasts – Dick Goldberg Radio 35:08 insightstalk@gmail.com (Dick Goldberg)nopsychology,sociology,interview,smoking,cessation,ADHD,stage,fright,emotional,intelligence,domestic,abuse,internet,addition,money,emotions America’s Response to Nazi Treatment of Jews https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/americas-response-to-nazi-treatment-of-jews/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:04:56 +0000 https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/?p=2834 In Germany in 1938, Kristallnacht, or Night of Broken Glass, was sanctioned by the Nazi government. Synagogues and Jewish businesses were burned, 91 Jews were murdered and 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to concentration camps. By the end of World War II, six million Jews were exterminated in these camps. In these years, what was the response to the atrocities by the government, by the media and by religious organizations in the United States? What lessons learned in the past can be applied to our deeply conflict-ridden world today?

Dick’s guest, Ofer Ashkenazi is a Professor of History and the Director of the Koebner-Minerva Center for German History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has written numerous books and articles on German history and Jewish life under Nazism. He is currently a visiting Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

]]> In Germany in 1938, Kristallnacht, or Night of Broken Glass, was sanctioned by the Nazi government. Synagogues and Jewish businesses were burned, 91 Jews were murdered and 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to concentration camps. In Germany in 1938, Kristallnacht, or Night of Broken Glass, was sanctioned by the Nazi government. Synagogues and Jewish businesses were burned, 91 Jews were murdered and 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to concentration camps. By the end of World War II, six million Jews were exterminated in these camps. In these years, […] Listen or Download Podcasts – Dick Goldberg Radio 49:11 insightstalk@gmail.com (Dick Goldberg)nopsychology,sociology,interview,smoking,cessation,ADHD,stage,fright,emotional,intelligence,domestic,abuse,internet,addition,money,emotions Psychiatric Service Dogs https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/psychiatric-service-dogs/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:51:45 +0000 https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/?p=2824 Nearly two million dogs in the U.S. are tasked with being more than just cute and cuddly. These dogs are Emotional Support Dogs. Some of these animals have a even more challenging role of being a Psychiatric Service Dog. How useful in healing are they? Who can best benefit from their support?

Dick’s guest, Jane Miller is a licensed psychotherapist and LISW. She is the founder of Healing Companions and author of Healing Companions: Ordinary Dogs and Their Extraordinary Power to Transform Lives.

 

]]> Nearly two million dogs in the U.S. are tasked with being more than just cute and cuddly. These dogs are Emotional Support Dogs. Some of these animals have a even more challenging role of being a Psychiatric Service Dog. Nearly two million dogs in the U.S. are tasked with being more than just cute and cuddly. These dogs are Emotional Support Dogs. Some of these animals have a even more challenging role of being a Psychiatric Service Dog. How useful in healing are they? Who can best benefit from their support? Dick’s guest, Jane […] Listen or Download Podcasts – Dick Goldberg Radio 34:44 insightstalk@gmail.com (Dick Goldberg)nopsychology,sociology,interview,smoking,cessation,ADHD,stage,fright,emotional,intelligence,domestic,abuse,internet,addition,money,emotions New Year Resolutions (Encore) https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/new-year-resolutions-encore-3/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:13:06 +0000 https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/?p=2822 Do New Year resolutions work? Are they worth the bother? Is there a better way to get your life on track?

Dick’s guest, Patricia Clason, has been leading workshops for corporate clients and the State of Wisconsin for 30 years on how to get your life organized and actualized. She has written and conducted workshops on life management, time management and finding your life purpose.

]]> Do New Year resolutions work? Are they worth the bother? Is there a better way to get your life on track? Dick’s guest, Patricia Clason, has been leading workshops for corporate clients and the State of Wisconsin for 30 years on how to get your life or... Do New Year resolutions work? Are they worth the bother? Is there a better way to get your life on track? Dick’s guest, Patricia Clason, has been leading workshops for corporate clients and the State of Wisconsin for 30 years on how to get your life organized and actualized. She has written and conducted workshops […] Listen or Download Podcasts – Dick Goldberg Radio 30:06 insightstalk@gmail.com (Dick Goldberg)nopsychology,sociology,interview,smoking,cessation,ADHD,stage,fright,emotional,intelligence,domestic,abuse,internet,addition,money,emotions Disordered Eating https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/disordered-eating/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:04:52 +0000 https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/?p=2819 About one in eleven Americans will suffer sometime in their life from disordered eating. Treating eating disorders can be extensive, arduous and very expensive, ranging from thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. What are the problematic disordered eating patterns and how can they best be treated?

Dick’s guest, Carolyn Karroll is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice in Maryland. She is the co-author of Eating Disorders Group Therapy and writes an ongoing blog on PsychologyToday.com.

]]> About one in eleven Americans will suffer sometime in their life from disordered eating. Treating eating disorders can be extensive, arduous and very expensive, ranging from thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. About one in eleven Americans will suffer sometime in their life from disordered eating. Treating eating disorders can be extensive, arduous and very expensive, ranging from thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. What are the problematic disordered eating patterns and how can they best be treated? Dick’s guest, Carolyn Karroll is a Licensed Clinical […] Listen or Download Podcasts – Dick Goldberg Radio 35:43 insightstalk@gmail.com (Dick Goldberg)nopsychology,sociology,interview,smoking,cessation,ADHD,stage,fright,emotional,intelligence,domestic,abuse,internet,addition,money,emotions Life Lessons: A Conversation with Retirement Community Chaplains https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/life-lessons-a-conversation-with-retirement-community-chaplains/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:30:03 +0000 https://www.dickgoldbergradio.com/?p=2808 A chaplain in a retirement community is part spiritual advisor, part counselor, part crisis responder and part sage on life’s tough subjects.

Dick’s guests are Nicole Espe, who has served as a parish pastor as well as a hospital night chaplain and Jessica McCarty whose capstone project explored loneliness in the aging population and the role of spirituality. Both join Dick to discuss what they have learned while currently serving the population as ordained chaplains at Oakwood Village Retirement Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

 

Nicole Espe

Jessica McCarty

]]> A chaplain in a retirement community is part spiritual advisor, part counselor, part crisis responder and part sage on life’s tough subjects. Dick’s guests are Nicole Espe, who has served as a parish pastor as well as a hospital night chaplain and Jess... A chaplain in a retirement community is part spiritual advisor, part counselor, part crisis responder and part sage on life’s tough subjects. Dick’s guests are Nicole Espe, who has served as a parish pastor as well as a hospital night chaplain and Jessica McCarty whose capstone project explored loneliness in the aging population and the […] Listen or Download Podcasts – Dick Goldberg Radio 35:18 insightstalk@gmail.com (Dick Goldberg)nopsychology,sociology,interview,smoking,cessation,ADHD,stage,fright,emotional,intelligence,domestic,abuse,internet,addition,money,emotions