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In the Market with Janet Parshall
October 09, 2025
Hour 1: Looking Well to the Ways of your Household
A controversial bill has been signed into law that will require mental health checks for students in grades 3-12. Is it the job of the schools to tend to the mental health of our children? Dr. Linda Mintle will answer that question – and questions you have on tending to the mental health needs of your children. Call in early because the lines will light up during this important conversation.
Hour 2: News and Views
This hour, we start with some of the stories making headlines before we talk with Dr. Hormoz Shariat about the perilous state of Christians in Iran today. What can we, in the U.S., do for our brothers and sisters living under a theocracy? Then, get ready to lengthen your prayer list as Karen Covell, of the Hollywood Prayer Network, teaches how to pray specifically for the largest group of influencers in the world.
IN THIS EPISODE
Dr. Linda Mintle
Dr. Linda Mintle has her Ph.D. in Urban Health and Clinical Psychology and is a national expert on mental health. She has specialized in the treatment of eating disorders, anxiety, depression and pain management. With 30 years of clinical experience working with couples, families and individuals, she brings her common-sense approach to people who want to live in positive mental health. She is also a bestselling author with 20 book titles to her credit, a radio host of the Dr. Linda Mintle show, professor, national speaker, winner of the Mom’s Choice Award, a national news consultant, featured writer for Beliefnet and hosts her own website. Her academic appointments keep her abreast of current research in her areas of expertise. Her media experience includes seven years as the resident expert for ABC Family’s Living the Life television show and regular appearances on network television and radio.
Dr. Hormoz Shariat
Dr. Hormoz Shariat is the founder of Iran Alive Ministries. He was born into a Muslim family in Iran and came to the United States after the Islamic Revolution of 1979, where he came to Christ while earning my Ph.D. in Computer Engineering as a graduate student at USC in 1980. In 1987, Hormoz planted a church in San Jose, California. With hundreds of Muslim converts, which remains one of the largest churches of its kind in the United States. In 2001 he followed the Lord’s leading and founded Iran Alive Ministries, which utilizes Satellite TV to reach the millions of lost and broken people of Iran and the rest of the Middle East. Today, the ministry broadcasts the Gospel 24/7 from studios in Dallas to Iran and the Middle East, trusting the Lord to transform a nation, which is responding to the Gospel unlike any other time in history.
Karen Covell
Karen Covell is the Founding Director of the Hollywood Prayer Network. She speaks and teaches around the country, challenging Christians to embrace the creative and business professionals in Hollywood with the love and compassion of Jesus. She is a graduate of USC with a BA in Producing. She is also a published author/ co-author of 4 books including: How to Talk About Jesus Without Freaking Out, The Day I Met God and Hollywood, Jesus and You. Karen is a producer and Co-Founder of JC Productions, an independent films and music production company. She has extensive experience producing TV specials, documentaries and children’s programming, is developing a feature film and is an active member of the Producers Guild of America. Karen is a founding member of PREMISE, and a board member of the Biola University Entertainment Task Force. Her husband and their two sons are also involved in the entertainment industry.
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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.
