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Is the clock ticking on all of us? Nate Soares is president of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute and co-author of the instant New York Times bestseller If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies. He puts the chance that AI ends in disaster at more than 50%. In the next 10 years. Dr. Phil wants to know: is he right, or is this fear talking? And if he’s right, how does he sleep at night?Plus, Dr. Phil puts ChatGPT to the test, and you won’t believe how fast it agrees with everybody. Here’s what every parent needs to know be...

Dr. Phil exposes how 764 and the Com use online grooming, sextortion and escalating threats to exploit children through gaming and social media and identifies the warning signs every parent needs to recognize. It can start with a friendly message in a gaming chat. Once a child shares a private photo, that apparent friendship can turn into blackmail. On The Real Story with Dr. Phil, Dr. Phil revisits 764, a violent online group linked to a wider network known as the Com, and examines how predators use social media and gaming platforms to groom children, sexually exploit them and coerce them...

They threaten, scream, intimidate and even bite. They are not tantrum-throwing tots ... they are bullying dads! This is the Best of Dr. Phil, where we're bringing back the most requested and unforgettable stories from the Dr. Phil archives. We are confronting a disturbing reality inside some American homes: fathers and stepfathers who use fear, intimidation, and aggression to control their families, all in the name of teaching respect and responsibility. But there's a big difference between discipline and abuse. What happens to children who grow up afraid of the very people who are supposed to protect them?

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Jon Vaughn went from Big Ten Co‑Offensive Player of the Year at Michigan to a relentless voice for survivors after revealing he was sexually abused by team doctor Robert Anderson. In this episode, Jon sits down with Dr. Phil to connect his personal story to Michigan’s more recent sign‑stealing and coaching scandals, arguing that the real problem is a system that protects wins and reputations over human beings. Together, they dig into male and Black male survivorhood, institutional accountability, and how tools like Social Protect are trying to keep today’s athletes safer both on the field an...

We tell our kids over and over: no means no. But yes doesn't always mean yes. We've completely lost sight of what sexual consent really means by confusing it with hugs from Grandpa, holding hands, and play-wrestling. Now the Cornell 7 lawsuit has the whole country talking. Seven fraternity brothers, one young woman, and a night that became a national scandal. It could happen on your child's campus next. Dr. Phil explains why we need to teach morality, not just consent. He explains how to raise a son who would never take part in an assault and would stop one...

A deadly plane crash in Palm Beach has left nine people dead and raised urgent questions about what went wrong in the final moments of the flight. Dr. Phil is joined by Harold Katinszky, Commercial Aviation Expert & Collision Analyst to examine the Learjet 60 tragedy, analyzing flight data, air traffic control communications, and weather radar imagery for clues. Could severe thunderstorms, dangerous icing conditions, or a sudden loss of airspeed have contributed to the aircraft's fatal descent? As federal investigators work to determine the cause, Dr. Phil and Katinszky separate the available evidence from speculation, challenge unsubstantiated conspiracy theories, and e...

This isn't about Gaza, and it never was. Dr. Phil on the real reason the world hates the Jews and Israel. Rome. The Crusades. The expulsions. The pogroms. The Holocaust. The Jewish people have been blamed for everything, and the accusations contradict each other. Dr. Phil explains the psychology behind the world's oldest hatred and why it's exploding again now, from the UN to the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

Inside this episode:

Israeli comedian Yohay Sponder on how tiny Israel really is

173 UN resolutions against Israel, compared with 80 against the rest of the world...

This is the Best of Dr. Phil, where we're bringing back the most requested and unforgettable stories from the Dr. Phil archives. Today, accusations, resentment, and years of family conflict come to a head on my stage. Four adult siblings say they've been blacklisted by their mother from seeing their dying father, a claim their mother vehemently denies. Can they put an end to the fighting?

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15 years ago, Butch wrote to Dr. Phil asking for help to confront the man who shot and killed his mother. Butch was only 12 years old when he witnessed his loving mother’s tragic death. The man responsible, was his own father, and although Butch had every reason to cut his mother’s killer out of his life, Butch refused to give up on the possibility of forgiveness and reconciliation with his father, which he ultimately did. Butch credits his conversation with Dr. Phil for repairing his relationship with his father before he sadly passed away. Butch returns to introduce Dr...

The WNBA Finals. Five games. Five times, the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries walked off the court for the national anthem, and I'm not buying the "pregame routine" excuse. Protest or not, it's dead wrong — and your kids are watching. Stand still for two minutes. Show some respect. It's not too much to ask. This is The Real Story with Dr. Phil — no spin, no BS.

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America is being sold a “hate election,” and your body is paying the price. Dr. Phil breaks down the 2026 midterms’ war of words, from both parties to your social media feed, and reveals the science behind it. Hate spikes cortisol, fuels anxiety and paranoia, and raises heart disease risk by 19%. On The Real Story, Dr. Phil gives you a five-step plan to stop the hate cycle before Election Day.

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Dr. Phil continues to his conversation with Kristin, whose husband, Brian Brimager, is serving a 26-year sentence in a federal prison for the murder of a woman, a woman he had kept secret from Kristin. For nearly 15 years Kristin has stayed by Brian's side despite his arrest, media scrutiny, deception, and his guilty plea of murdering and dismembering his girlfriend, Yvonne Baldelli. Kristin says she understands that people are critical of her decision to remain married to Brian, but she says despite hating what he’s done, she loves him. Find out what Dr. Phil thinks of her decision to...

It’s been nearly 15 years since Yvonne Baldelli's disappearance first made headlines, tragically followed by her dismembered body being discovered in a Panamanian jungle, with the prime suspect being her Marine veteran boyfriend, Brian Brimager. Just 2 months before Yvonne disappeared, the couple had moved to a small Panamanian Island, in what was supposed to be a fresh start for their relationship. Prosecutors claimed Yvonne was murdered after she discovered Brian secretly making plans to return to California, to help raise his daughter with his ex-girlfriend, Kristin, a daughter Yvonne never knew existed. The alleged motive was that Brian murdered Yv...

I have a message for anyone who thinks October 7th was Israel's fault: you are morally corrupt. And that same lie is now being taught in your child's classroom. Three years later, I sat down at the UN with Eliya Cohen, held hostage by Hamas for 505 days, and his wife, Ziv Abud, who survived the massacre. Their story is a victory. But here at home, a new wave of ideology in American schools is rewriting October 7th, erasing Jewish suffering and teaching kids that terrorism is "resistance." 71% of Jewish parents say their child has experienced or witnessed antisemitism at...

Your plane is diving, the captain has been stabbed, and your kids are next to you. What would YOU do? Israeli plumber Yaniv Hayun didn't wait. When a co-pilot turned terrorist tried to crash a flydubai jet carrying 174 people, Yaniv put him in a chokehold, dragged him from the cockpit, and helped pull the plane out of a 17,000-foot dive. Dr. Phil explains why situations don't make heroes; they reveal them. He covers why most people freeze (the bystander effect) and what you can do RIGHT NOW so you act when your moment comes.

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Screaming soccer moms. Bullied teenage referees. Parents throwing punches at kids' games. Have youth sports parents completely LOST THEIR MINDS? Dr. Phil exposes the ugly side of youth sports, where out-of-control parents drive referees off the field and ruin the games their kids love. Listen to the viral confrontations as referees fight back against abusive parents — and discover why sideline rage may be doing more damage to your kids than you realize. If your kids play soccer, basketball, football, or any youth sport, you NEED to hear this!

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For years, military pilots have tracked objects that outfly anything we've built, and the government finally concedes they're real ... without saying what they are. Dr. Phil talks to Rep. Eric Burlison, who says he was pulled into a classified briefing describing a successful operation to lure these craft to a desert test range, and Jordan Flowers of the Disclosure Foundation, who says the declassified documents back it up. Two men chasing the same answer from opposite directions ... and one host asking the question underneath it all: can we trust what our government tells us?

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This past August, a multi-state settlement was announced, leaving Meta to pay billions of dollars to the 47 states involved. But not every state accepted Meta’s settlement. In fact, Florida Attorney General, James Uthmeier, outright rejected the settlement, and has refused to sign on. Attorney General Uthmeier has called the amount of the settlement, “peanuts” compared to the harm Meta's profit-driven addictive features have inflicted on children, and announced that he will see Meta in court to get the justice his state’s victims deserve. Dr. Phil sits down with Attorney General Uthmeier to learn more about he made the decis...

Christa Pike survived her own execution. Now Tennessee faces serious questions about what went wrong and whether the state can legally try again. Dr. Phil examines the botched execution, the possible medical failures, the constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment, and Governor Bill Lee’s decision to suspend Tennessee executions pending an independent investigation. Pike was convicted of the brutal 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. Her guilt is not in dispute. But Dr. Phil asks a fundamental question: Does the government have the right to carry out a death sentence if it cannot guarantee the execution will be co...

Kratom, nicknamed “gas station heroin,” is sold right next to energy drinks at convenience stores and vape shops across America. After two Ole Miss students were found dead near packages of synthetic kratom pills, Dr. Phil gives you the real story: what kratom is, why concentrated 7-OH and synthetic kratom products are so dangerous, and what every parent and college student needs to know.

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A four-part special event where Dr. Phil pulls back the curtain on the online platforms designed to addict, manipulate, and endanger our children, told through the families who paid the price and the experts fighting in, and outside the courtroom, to finally make Big Tech answer for it. In each episode, Dr. Phil will teach parents how to protect their child from the online dangers these platforms have exposed them to. For the first time, Big Tech is losing. As the platforms land in the defendant's chair, the question shifts from "how do we cope" to "who pays." Learn...

A four-part special event where Dr. Phil pulls back the curtain on the online platforms designed to addict, manipulate, and endanger our children, told through the families who paid the price and the experts fighting in, and outside the courtroom, to finally make Big Tech answer for it. In each episode, Dr. Phil will teach parents how to protect their child from the online dangers these platforms have exposed them to. Predators sit behind keyboards shopping for your child in a store that never closes. Survivors and grieving parents expose the tactics predators use to groom children online, plus...

A four-part special event where Dr. Phil pulls back the curtain on the online platforms designed to addict, manipulate, and endanger our children, told through the families who paid the price and the experts fighting in, and outside the courtroom, to finally make Big Tech answer for it. In each episode, Dr. Phil will teach parents how to protect their child from the online dangers these platforms have exposed them to. The algorithm on social media is building a file on your child: what holds them, what hooks them, what keeps them from looking away. Families who nearly lost...

A four-part special event where Dr. Phil pulls back the curtain on the online platforms designed to addict, manipulate, and endanger our children, told through the families who paid the price and the experts fighting in, and outside the courtroom, to finally make Big Tech answer for it. In each episode, Dr. Phil will teach parents how to protect their child from the online dangers these platforms have exposed them to. The harm isn't a glitch…it's the product working as designed. Families reveal how social media was engineered to addict children and keep parents locked out. Dr. Phil ha...

Why is Israel ranked the 8th happiest country in the world — despite war, October 7th, and rising antisemitism?In this Oct 7th Anniversary special, we reveal the secret to Israel's happiness in the 2025 World Happiness Report. Based on Gallup data since 2005, not a poll — Israel outranks dozens of peaceful nations. How? It's not about an easy life. It's about a meaningful life.We break down the 4 pillars of Israeli resilience: FAITH, FAMILY, PURPOSE, and EDUCATION — from Ha-Tikvah and high birth rates to Israelis flying home to serve, with insights from Gil Troy, Natan Sharansky, and Viktor Frankl.If you've ever w...

Dr. Phil speaks with Israeli passenger Yaniv Huyan about his quick thinking and courage that helped save Flight 1073 - and the moments that changed everyone on board.

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Every major social media platform has made the same calculated bet: your child's safety is worth less than their bottom line. And not one of them moved until the lawsuits started hitting the stock price. Dr. Phil speaks with a special education teacher whose entire career was built on protecting children ... and who still couldn't protect her own daughter from a predator who found her through a popular gaming platform. Her attorney, one of the country's leading sexual abuse litigators, breaks down exactly how these platforms were designed to fail your kids. And a child safety advocate who has t...

Dr. Phil is discussing a historic shift in education. Students across the country are being withdrawn from their public schools, and being homeschooled at rates reported to be 3 times higher than before the pandemic, with no slowing down. But an issue some are raising when it comes to homeschooling, is the concern that many states lack oversight, assessments, and regulations that could leave children vulnerable for neglect and abuse. Just this past year, the Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate filed a report that recommended tighter Connecticut state oversight for homeschoolers. The OCA claimed after conducting two investigations, they...

Dr Phil breaks down the rise of AI-generated faith, digital cults, and AI companions that don't just answer you — they mirror you. From chatbots that reinforce any belief to warnings about delusions, loneliness, and mental health, this is The Real Story behind worship in the age of artificial intelligence. What you'll hear:

What Spiralism is and how an AI-generated religion signed up 10,000 followers

How sycophantic chatbots create "hidden truths" by just agreeing with you

What experts are warning about AI psychosis, spiritual delusions, and psychological harm

Why loneliness and the search fo...

Most parents believe sex trafficking happens somewhere else, to other families, other kids, in foreign places, or dark alleyways. That belief is exactly why it keeps happening. Tonight, a survivor whose trafficking began at just eight years old, while she was still living at home. No kidnapping. No running away. No warning signs anyone wanted to see. Her story exposes how exploitation can start quietly, embed itself in everyday life, and continue for years without being recognized for what it is. Also, joining the conversation is Nate Lewis, a survivor himself and founder of The Innocent, who works directly...

Two mothers who lost their children to filicide... and refused to let it be the end of the story. According to the FBI, approximately 500 children are killed by a parent every single year in the US. Nearly 10 a week. And most of the time, there were warning signs that courts and law enforcement ignored ... until it was too late. Hope Hooton warned family court repeatedly that her estranged husband was dangerous. The court still gave him unsupervised custody. In May 2024, he shot and killed their two children, 7-year-old Alec and 6-year-old Lydia,  and turned the gun on himself. Hope r...

Religious parents don't have to sit down and shut up. Dr. Phil explains the Supreme Court ruling that backs them. A Christian father is suing the Lake Washington School District in Washington State after it denied his religious opt-out request from LGBTQ lessons, Pride Month instruction, and pronoun requirements at Henry David Thoreau Elementary School. Dr. Phil breaks down the lawsuit, Alliance Defending Freedom's role, Washington's 2024 LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum law, the Supreme Court's 2025 Mahmoud v. Taylor ruling on parental rights and religious freedom, and the Religious Liberty Commission report on how parents can respond when a school says no. Know...

Kary-Ann Parkinson let her 5-year-old son Sam walk half a mile alone to a pond in their Williamsburg, Virginia, gated community. Now she's a convicted criminal, placed on Virginia's Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry for 7 years for trusting her own kid. Dr. Phil breaks down the case, dividing parents: is this justice, or the criminalization of independence?

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Beni Sabti lived under the Iranian regime—and risked everything to escape it. Now a leading Iran expert, he joins Dr. Phil to share what life is really like inside the country, why protests keep erupting, and whether the regime could fall in our lifetime. From nuclear threats to propaganda campaigns, Sabti breaks down what Americans need to know—and what could come next.

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A family massacre. A teen charged. And ChatGPT, an alleged accomplice. A 17-year-old in Massachusetts is charged with murdering his mother and 14-year-old brother after investigators found he'd used ChatGPT to search "fantasy stories" about killing them. It's the 4th murder case now linked to AI chatbots. Is the technology to blame? We go back 50 years to teens blamed for murder over playing records backward to answer that question. Plus the warning signs every parent needs to see before it's too late. If you or someone you know is in crisis: call or text 988.

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Dr. Phil sits down with neuroscientist and educator Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath for a wake‑up call every parent needs to hear. Across the country, kids are more distracted, more anxious, and less interested in school, even as classrooms fill up with laptops, tablets, and “learning” apps.​ Dr. Horvath issues a chilling warning: the very school devices families were promised would boost achievement may actually be quietly eroding children’s attention, memory, and motivation. He and Dr. Phil expose how classroom tech can blunt deep thinking, lower test scores, and reshape developing brains in ways most parents never see coming.​ In...

With their hands full grooming dogs and their phones ringing nonstop, the new owners of an established dog-grooming business turn to HighLevel and Dr. Phil for help attracting new customers and keeping their growing business on track.

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Another Epic UAP Failure. Dr. Phil breaks down why 93% of Americans have no official way to report a UFO/UAP sighting. Thousands of civilian UAP reports sit untouched while the government turns a blind eye. In today's Real Story, Dr. Phil exposes the broken UAP reporting system: no public reporting channel through AARO or PURSUE, 1,855 "Tier One" credible UFO sightings sitting in NUFORC's database, and two former U.S. presidents (Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan) who saw UFOs with nowhere to report them.

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She wasn't just a country legend — she was family we never met. Dolly Parton's passing revealed a real psychological phenomenon: parasocial grief, the one-sided bond that makes losing a stranger feel like losing a loved one. From the wildfire relief fund she launched in 48 hours, to the Imagination Library that's put hundreds of millions of free books in kids' hands, to a million-dollar check written out of her own pocket after Hurricane Helene — Dolly proved family isn't about blood, it's about who shows up. This is The Real Story on why the world grieved her like kin. 💔🎶 

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21 days of testimony. Seven days deadlocked. And the Lindsey Clancy jury still couldn't agree. Everyone's got an opinion on this case. But Dr. Phil says most people watching had no idea what the jury was actually deciding. He breaks down the real legal test, why 11 of 12 jurors sided with her, and how "hired gun" witnesses turn tragedies like this into a battle of the experts. But here's what should actually scare you: postpartum psychosis. Not depression. Not the baby blues. A psychiatric emergency that can hit a new mother — and Dr. Phil lays out the exact warning signs before it...