Stories are how we learn to face and name fears and emotions. As a neurologist, I studied the brain’s response to fear and wonder; as a father, I discovered that both belong at the bedside.
This podcast guesting and blog is where I share those lessons—reflections from a lifetime in medicine and storytelling, where the human mind remains the most mysterious landscape of all.
I’ll be sharing my stories across the U.S. and parts of Canada with my movement: #ReadTogether.
I hope our paths cross along the way.
FEBRUARY 2026 — BOOK LAUNCH
FOX 5 KVVU-TV
February 9, 2026
as part of Heather Marianna's Oscars Celebrity Gift Lounge
Bibliotheque Panel
FEB 10 2026, New York
Time Square Billboard
FEB 11 2026, New York
Barnes & Noble 5th Ave. Author Signing
FEB 11, 2026, New York
The Jeff Crilley Show
MAR 10, 2026, Dallas
PODCAST EPISODES
EPISODE: Why Kids Need Fear
HOST: Efrat Amira
RECORDED: April 9, 2026
AIRING: April 20, 2026
EPISODE: The Story Your Body Tells When You're in Survival Mode
HOST: Stacey Chillemi
RECORDED: April 10, 2026
AIRING: April 21, 2026
EPISODE: The Art of Playful Parenting
HOST: Jill Lerman
RECORDING: April 20, 2026
AIRING: TBD
EPISODE: Bedtime Stories to Help Children Navigate Through Fear
HOST: Dr. Edward Plimpton
RECORDING: May 3, 2026
AIRING: May 3, 2026
EPISODE: Stories That Help Children Overcome Fear
HOST: Andrea Jones
RECORDING: May 6, 2026
AIRING: May 27, 2026
EPISODE: Fear Through Psychiatry, Neurology, and Storytelling
HOST: Sharon Baum
RECORDING: May 18, 2026
AIRING: May 29, 2026
EPISODE: Fear, Courage, and the Stories We Carry
HOST: Olivia Merryweather
RECORDING: May 8, 2026
AIRING: May 25, 2026
EPISODE: Strategies to Help Children's Fears
HOST: Joanne Williams
RECORDING: May 11, 2026
June 1, 2026
EPISODE: The Power of Stories to Build Courage in Children & Adults
HOST: Jon Rasmussen
RECORDING: June 4, 2026
AIRING: June 4, 2026
EPISODE: Why Children Need Stories That Scare Them
HOST: Aeris Wren
RECORDING: May 16, 2026
AIRING: June 25, 2026
EPISODE: Let's Think About It
HOST: Mitzi
RECORDING: May 27, 2026
AIRING: TBD
EPISODE: A Path to Healing
HOST: Chris Leather
RECORDING: August 9, 2026
AIRING: August 23, 2026
EPISODE: Mission Accepted
HOST: Deborah Drummond
RECORDING: July 21, 2026
AIRING: July 21, 2026
EPISODE: Raising Men
HOST: Shaun Dawson
RECORDING: Aug 1, 2026
AIRING: September 7, 2026
EPISODE: Wide Awake
HOST: Dr. Kirsten Kuzirian
RECORDING: Aug 21, 2026
AIRING: TBD
EPISODE: Good is What Makes You Feel
HOST: Anna Resende
RECORDING: August 28, 2026
AIRING: TBD
EPISODE: Wellness in Every Season
HOST: Autumn Carter
RECORDING: Sept 25, 2026
AIRING: TBD
EPISODE: Chats from the Blog Cabin
HOST: Melissa Vera
RECORDING: Oct 26, 2026
AIRING: TBD
BLOG
Randolph B SchifferA death threat over a children’s book? Unfortunately, yes. Dr. Randolph B. Schiffer reflects—with characteristic humour—on an anonymous threat against Bedtime Stories That Will Terrify Children and why intimidation will not end the stories.
Randolph B SchifferDr. Schiffer takes a wry look at our uneasy relationship with AI, imagining a laptop that develops a mind—and personality—of its own. A funny, mischievous reflection on technology, creativity, and what happens when the machines start taking charge.
Randolph B SchifferAt a 1985 ceremony marking 40 years since the liberation of Bergen-Belsen, a doctor recalls entering the camp in 1945. As a sudden storm plunges the room into darkness, two candles are lit and the gathering rises to sing Hatikvah—the Song of Hope
Randolph B SchifferA quiet dinner in a nearly empty roadside restaurant becomes a moving reflection on dignity, hardship, and the private stories we carry. Sometimes the smallest moments reveal the most about ourselves.
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