Laura Catherine Schlessinger born January 16, is an American talk radio host and author. Laura Program," heard weekdays for three hours on Sirius XM Radio , consists mainly of her responses to callers' requests for personal advice and often features her short monologues on social and political topics. Her website says that her show "preaches, teaches, and nags about morals, values, and ethics. Schlessinger used to combine her local radio career in Los Angeles with a private practice as a marriage and family counselor , but after going into national radio syndication , she concentrated her efforts on The Dr. Laura Program heard each weekday, and on writing self-help books.