Moments with Marianne spotlights authors, experts and creators on KMET

Moments with Marianne Radio Show is expanding its profile with weekday prime-drive-time interviews on KMET 1490 AM and 98.1 FM, reaching Southern California and global podcast listeners. The show’s upcoming lineup spans books, mental health, cancer, brain health, and film, underscoring its focus on timely ideas and practical insight.

Why it matters: - Moments with Marianne Radio Show is positioning itself as a recurring platform for interviews that connect books, science, health, parenting, and storytelling. - The show airs in prime drive time on a Los Angeles-area radio signal and is also distributed on major podcast platforms, widening its audience beyond Southern California. - The lineup reflects audience demand for practical advice and personal stories tied to current life issues, from parenting and cancer to brain health and mental wellness.

What happened: - Moments with Marianne Radio Show, hosted by award-winning radio host Marianne Pestana, highlighted a slate of upcoming guests and topics for its weekday program on KMET 1490 AM and 98.1 FM, an ABC News Radio affiliate. - The show features conversations with authors, screenwriters, music producers, experts and thought leaders. - The program airs weekdays at 8:06 a.m. PT / 11:06 a.m. ET and Sundays at 10:06 a.m. PT / 1:06 p.m. ET. - Episodes are available internationally on podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Audible, Pandora and YouTube. - The show’s archive is available on SoundCloud.

The details: - Amber Vilhauer is featured with her book, What Nature Teaches Us: A Book About Being the Light. - Dr. Siggie Cohen discusses You Are the Parent: Move from Overparenting to Balanced Parenting and Become the Leader Your Child Needs. - Screenwriter Lee Ehlers is promoting EXES, now streaming on Amazon. - Ehlers is an award-winning screenwriter and producer with more than 15 years of professional experience writing for television and feature films. - Rhonda and Jason Halbert are featured for Architect, the final novel in The Goodpasture Chronicles. - The Halberts previously wrote the bestselling, award-winning novels Caretaker and Servant. - Jason Halbert is an Emmy and Grammy Award-winning producer, songwriter, music director and producer for Kelly Clarkson. - Rhonda Halbert spent the past decade as a music and television manager working with labels, networks and producers. - Som Phin discusses her novel The Dancer’s Shadow, which uses fantasy, time travel and storytelling to explore Cambodia’s history, folklore and cultural heritage. - Michael Upstone appears to discuss his Frequency Healing book series and his work with Keep Health Scientific Research. - Upstone has more than 18 years of experience working with advanced home health technologies and serves as president of Keep Health Scientific Research, an international health research association based in Austria. - Diane Brandon shares insights from Born Aware: Stories & Insights from Those Spiritually Aware Since Birth. - Brandon is an author, integrative intuitive counselor, intuition teacher, business consultant and speaker focused on personal path, growth and dream interpretation. - Neuroscientist Dr. Tommy Wood discusses The Stimulated Mind: Future-Proof Your Brain from Dementia and Stay Sharp at Any Age. - Wood is an associate professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at the University of Washington. - Julie Brams, MA, LMFT, discusses her Nautilus Award-winning book, The Nature Embedded Mind: How the Way We Think Can Heal Our Planet and Ourselves. - Dr. Sanjay Juneja discusses We Need to Talk About Cancer: An Important Book for Patients, Family, and Friends. - Juneja is a triple board-certified hematologist and medical oncologist and serves as vice president of AI & Medical Informatics for Tempus AI. - Colleen Clifford discusses Life Beyond the Binge: A Commercial Fisherwoman’s Journey Home. - Clifford has spent more than three decades in the commercial fishing industry and has lived and worked at sea for months at a time aboard one of the largest vessels in the Bering Sea. - More information about the show and interview opportunities is available at Moments with Marianne Radio Show. - The show also directs listeners to its archive on SoundCloud.

Between the lines: - The guest list is built to create cross-genre appeal, mixing self-help, medicine, spirituality, film and memoir. - The radio show is using podcast syndication and social platforms to extend reach beyond a traditional broadcast audience. - The focus on authors and specialists suggests a format designed to convert book launches and professional expertise into recurring listener content.

What's next: - The show will continue airing on its weekday and Sunday schedule on KMET and across podcast platforms. - Additional interviews are likely to follow the same formula of pairing new releases with broader life, health and culture themes. - Listeners seeking interview opportunities can use the show’s website for contact and booking information.