On the contrary, I am very open minded, but not so much that my brain falls off. You mistake skepticism with narrow mindedness. Skepticism is about demanding proof (especially for extraordinary claims - ie they demand extraordinary evidence), but also about a willingness to adapt to new knowledge.
Brown is a huckster, who scams desperate and gullible people,a and Montel is contributing the the stupidification of america by having her on the show week after week. Though also with his show in general.