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In the Market with Janet Parshall
August 11, 2025
Hour 1: Hollywood and Humanitarianism
We start our broadcast by checking out some of the stories making headlines before hearing from Karen Covell how we can pray specifically for those who serve in the entertainment industry. We round out the hour with a conversation with Victor Marx, who will remind us what it means to be set free physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Hour 2: Birth rates and Bombs
This hour, we hear about the alarmingly low birth rates in the U.S. during 2024. Why the decline? Why does this matter? Emma Waters, from the Heritage Foundation, will give us some keen insights. We then hear from Tom Doyle, founder of Uncharted Ministries, who will give us some “boots on the ground” stories from the Middle East. Get ready to think critically and biblically this hour.
IN THIS EPISODE
Karen Covell
As Founding Director of Hollywood Prayer Network, Karen speaks and teaches around the country on how people of faith can pray for the people in the entertainment industry. She is also a published co-author of two books: How to Talk About Jesus Without Freaking Out and The Day I Met God. Aside from her leadership at HPN, Karen is Co-Founder and Producer for JC Productions, an independent TV and music production company. She has had extensive experience producing TV specials, documentaries and children's programming. Karen is a member of the Producers Guild of America, a founding member of PREMISE, and a board member of the Biola University Entertainment Task Force. She is a graduate of USC with a BA in Producing.
Victor Marx
Victor Marx is a humanitarian who has led missions to perilous zones like Gaza, Israel Iraq, Syria, and Southeast Asia, dedicated to aiding orphans and widows. Despite a harrowing past marked by severe abuse and a troubled youth filled with drugs and crime, Victor found redemption through the discipline of military life and his faith in God. As the founder of All Things Possible Ministries, he spearheads global efforts to identify and rehabilitate victims of abuse, striving to break the cycle of suffering and restore hope for future generations. His podcast, The Victor Marx Show, is in the top 1% of the “Most Popular Podcasts” in the world, and his new video series The Unseen War is now available nationwide.
Emma Waters
Emma Waters is a Research Associate for the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Religion and Family at The Heritage Foundation. Her work focuses on marriage and family, sex and gender, and assisted reproductive technology policy. Waters is also a Visiting Fellow with Independent Women’s Forum and a monthly contributor with World magazine. Prior to this, she worked as the Coalitions Manager of American Moment and periodically cohosted their podcast, Moment of Truth. Previously, she worked as a Research Intern with the Institute for Family Studies and a Research Consultant for the Realignment Podcast. In 2021, she won the American Enterprise Institutes’ Young Scholars Award where she wrote and published an in-depth paper on child support policy in the state of Tennessee, including qualitative interviews with 25 nonresident fathers. Her work may be found in Fox News, Newsweek, RealClear Policy, RealClear Health, The Federalist, the Institute for Family Studies, Problematic Women podcast, The American Conservative, The American Mind, The Daily Signal, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, and more. She graduated Valedictorian of Lee University with a double major in Political Science and Biblical & Theological Studies.
Tom Doyle
Tom Doyle fell in love with the Middle East on his first Biblical tour of the Holy Land. In 1995, he became an official tour guide for the state of Israel and developed a passion for ministering to the Israeli people, Arabs and Jews alike. Tom felt called into full-time ministry there in 2001. Tom and his wife JoAnn began working in the heart of the Islamic world shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11. His ministry to pastors in this region has opened many valuable doors for him to build key relationships in places like Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Syria and Palestinian territories of Israel. In 2017 he launched Uncharted Ministries. Tom is a master storyteller with several books highlighting God’s miraculous work among the Muslim people. His best known books include Dreams and Visions (2012), Killing Christians (2015), and Standing in the Fire (2017).
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Janet Parshall
Janet Parshall has been broadcasting from the nation's capital for over three decades. Her passion is to "equip the saints" through intelligent conversation based on biblical truth. When she is not behind her microphone, Janet is speaking across the country on issues impacting Christians. She has authored several books. Parshall and her husband, Craig, live in Virginia and have four children and six grandchildren.
