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2/27/20 @9:30am pst - Joey Travolta chats with host Janeane Bernstein about his film Carol of the Bells

Carol of the Bells (2019) 1h 40min | Drama | 19 October 2019 (USA) A young man with a troubled past seeks out his biological mother. His world is turned upside down upon discovering that she is developmentally disabled. WATCH the TRAILER A crew of 70% individuals with developmental disabilities recently produced Inclusion Films’ first feature length film, Carol of the Bells, directed by Joey Travolta. Fresh from earning the Audience Favorite Feature award at the San Diego International Film...

2/27/20 - 9:15am pst - Angelou Exeilo joins Janeane live on KUCI 88.9fm to talk about her book, Engage, Connect, Protect Empowering Diverse Youth as Environmental Leaders by Angelou Ezeilo with Nick Chiles

Engage, Connect, Protect Empowering Diverse Youth as Environmental Leaders by Angelou Ezeilo with Nick Chiles Angelou Exeilo on Engage, Connect, Protect: Empowering Diverse Youth as Environmental Leaders. This is an important contribution to the ongoing conversation about our environment, and an inclusive one as well. For everyone looking to really make an impact, be of service, connect and bridge the cultural and generational divide, this is it! "Ezeilo's book is powerful, personal and p...

2/24/20 @9:00am pst - aspiring artist Sam Sawyer joins Janeane live on KUCI 88.9fm

As a teenager in suburban Phoenix, aspiring artist Sam Sawyer couldn’t stop thinking about a story about a monster searching for an identity – an animated series that would feature a non-binary character as a hero. Fast-forward a few years: now a successful comic artist and visual designer, Sam has launched a Kickstarter campaign for the animated series “SALEM: The Secret Archive of Legends, Entertainments, and Monsters,” featuring the vocal talent of Rob Paulsen (“Animaniacs”), Laura Bailey...

2/18/20 - Janice Kaplan explores the powerful forces that have rigged the system—and celebrates the women geniuses past and present who have triumphed anyway—in her fascinating and timely new book, THE GENIUS OF WOMEN: From Overlooked to Changing the

We tell girls that they can be anything, so why do 90 percent of Americans believe that geniuses are almost always men? When asked to name a genius, people mention Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, and Steve Jobs. As for great women? In one survey, the only female genius anyone listed was Marie Curie. Journalist and New York Times bestselling author of The Gratitude Diaries, Janice Kaplan explores the powerful forces that have rigged the system—and celebrates the women geniuses past and pre...

2/17/20 @9:45am pst - WHEN TIME STOPPED A Memoir of My Father’s War and What Remains by Ariana Neumann “Profound, gripping, and gut-wrenching…This heartbreaking and unforgettable memoir belongs in every library for the important history Neumann unea

Ariana Neumann grew up as the beloved only child in a wealthy Venezuelan household, doted on by her glamorous mother and her father, Hans, a successful industrialist involved in arts, media and education. Hans was meticulous, the type who saved everything, with decades of correspondence filed carefully in his study. But when Ariana went to his home after his death, she found everything cleared away but the contents of one drawer. It contained two things: a file with letters from her and her m...

Monday 2/10/20 at 9:00am pst - Pioneering Artist, BEATIE WOLFE, chats with Janeane Bernstein live on KUCI 88.9fm

"Musical weirdo and visionary" Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN Women role model for innovation and held an acclaimed solo exhibition of her ‘world first’ album designs at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Named by WIRED Magazine as one of "22 people changing the world,” singer songwriter and innovator Beatie Wolfe is at the forefront of pioneering new formats for music that bridge the physical and digital, which include: a 3D theatre for the palm...

Leif Garrett speaks with host Janeane Bernstein about his new memoir, Idol Truth, released on November 5, 2019 via Post Hill Press

ABOUT THE BOOK Former teen idol Leif Garrett bares his soul for the first time ever, revealing his deepest secrets about the extraordinary highs and devastating lows he has survived over the years. He was a hardworking child actor in the early 1970s, appearing on dozens of popular films and TV programs. Then he was offered a chance to make a record and “Leif Garrett, teen idol” was born. Millions of teenage girls all over the world covered their walls with his picture. His face adorned hundr...

2/3/20 @9:30am pst - LAURA HUANG, Harvard Business School Professor shares how to find our personal “edge” by turning adversity into advantage

In EDGE: Turning Adversity into Advantage, Harvard Business School Professor Laura Huang shares the practical implications of her revolutionary research on advantage and disadvantage, showing us how we can all improve our chances of achieving our dreams. Arguing that personal success depends on more than our ideas and credentials, or even hard work and effort, Huang writes, “To get ahead, you need an edge—and if you don’t have one, you can make one.” EDGE illuminates how success in all arena...

2/3/20 @9:15am pst - Director Liz Manashil joins host Janeane live on KUCI 88.9fm to talk about her film Speed of Life

SPEED OF LIFE STARRING ANN DOWD & JEFF PERRY AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL ON JANUARY 10 David Bowie's death rocks the lives of June & Edward. The superstar’s passing rips a literal hole in the universe, sucking Edward in. Fast forward 24 years, an older June is shocked to find her once-beloved shot back out of this inter-dimensional portal, unchanged from his entry in 2016. The ensemble struggles to understand the extreme ch-ch-changes that have befallen them in this dramedy. SPEED OF LIFE stars An...

2/3/20 @9:00am pst - NYC writing professor David Puretz, releases his debut novel, The Escapist. He joins Janeane live on KUCI 88.9fm

ABOUT THE BOOK When escape becomes a first line of defense, is it possible to ever face life's harsh realities? In his debut novel, The Escapist (Global City Press, January 28, 2020), David Puretz details one young man's seemingly never-ending quest for his missing father. Weaving topics like mental health, family conflict and abuse, drug addiction, and sexuality throughout a frame narrative structure, Puretz delves into the internal and external calamities that shape the human life and mind....

1/27/20 @9:15am pst - “The Soledad Children” (Arte Público Press, Sept. 30, 2019) by attorneys Marty Glick and Maurice Jourdane, who fought against the injustice of culturally biased IQ tests largely affecting Mexican-American and African-American c

In the late 1960s, the California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) filed two class-action lawsuits that advocated for fair education opportunities for Mexican-American children in California. A statewide problem, at least 13,000 farmworker and other second-language students were victims of culturally biased IQ tests and sent to dead-end classes and dubbed “Educable Mentally Retarded” -- in one class, 12 out of 13 students were from farmworker families in the Salinas Valley. SOLEDAD, California...

1/27/20 @9:00am pst - RECLAIMING MY DECADE LOST IN SCIENTOLOGY by Sands Hall

SANDS HALL is the author of the memoir Reclaiming My Decade Lost in Scientology, finalist for the Northern California Book Award, and a Publishers Weekly Best Book in Religion and Spirituality. She is also the author of the novel Catching Heaven, a Random House Reader’s Circle selection, and Tools of the Writer’s Craft. She teaches for the Iowa Summer Writing Festival and for the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley, among other conferences. She lives in Nevada City, California. Find out more...

She's Back! Emmy Winning Voice-Over Artist, Emmy Nominated Actress, Executive Communication Specialist and Public Speaker Tasia Valenza joins Janeane on 1/27/20 at 9:30am pst!

About Tasia Emmy Winning Voice-Over Artist, Emmy Nominated Actress, Executive Communication Specialist and Public Speaker STAR WARS:CLONE WARS, BATMAN:ARKHAM ASYLUM, VOICE OF TVGN. Biography Tasia Valenza (born April 5, 1967 in New York City) is an Emmy Nominated actress who has recently found acclaim as a voice actress and is one of the top in the county. In the early part of her career, Valenza played the role of Dottie Thornton on All My Children from 1982 to 1986, earning a Daytime Emmy...

Coming up 1/13/20 at 9:00am pst - Laura B. Whitmore shares all of the details of the up-coming SHE ROCKS AWARDS January 17th!

Gloria Gaynor, Linda Perry, Lzzy Hale, Suzi Quatro and More to be Honored at the 2020 She Rocks Awards Iconic vocalist Gloria Gaynor, multi-platinum producer and songwriter Linda Perry, Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale, and legendary bassist, singer and musician Suzi Quatro are among this year’s diverse recipients Tickets on sale now Top row L to R: Gloria Gaynor, Linda Perry, Lzzy Hale, Suzi Quatro, Beatie Wolfe Bottom row L to R: Myrna Sislen, Judy Schaefer, Suzanne D’Addario Brouder, Ebon...

1/13/20 @9:30am pst - Kerry Hannon, a leading authority and strategist on career transitions, entrepreneurship, personal finance and retirement.

Kerry Hannon is a leading authority and strategist on career transitions, entrepreneurship, personal finance and retirement. She is a frequent TV and radio commentator and is a sought-after keynote speaker at conferences. Millions of viewers, readers and listeners have been motivated by Kerry’s can-do, down-to-earth message. Kerry is the best-selling and award-winning author of a 13 books. Her latest book, Never Too Old to Get Rich: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Starting a Business Mid-Life, ...

1/10/19 - RACHEL FRIEDMAN Author of AND THEN WE GREW UP: On Creativity, Potential, and the Imperfect Art of Adulthood

One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2019! What happens when early artistic promise doesn’t materialize into fame and fortune? Rachel Friedman was a talented viola player who attended the prestigious Interlochen Arts Camp as a kid. She quit music in college but never stopped fantasizing about what her life might be like if she had never put down her bow. In her 30s, a freelance writer in New York, she again found herself struggling with her fantasy of an artist’s life versus its much m...

1/9/20 - Kelly McGonigal, PhD speaks with Janeane Bernstein about her latest book The Joy of Movement. The bestselling author of The Willpower Instinct introduces a surprising science-based book that doesn't tell us why we should exercise but instead show

In THE JOY OF MOVEMENT, health psychologist and Stanford University lecturer Kelly McGonigal, PhD combines her passion for fitness and background in health psychology to investigate movement as a source of joy. THE JOY OF MOVEMENT is a love letter to movement and exploration of what is most human about us. DR. KELLY MCGONIGAL Author of THE JOY OF MOVEMENT: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage Dr. McGonigal tells the stories of people who have found fulfill...

12/30/19 - 9:00am pst Dr. Susan Albers joins Janeane to talk about her new book "Hanger Management."

In Hanger Management, New York Times bestselling author and clinical psychologist Susan Albers sheds light on the causes of hanger, and shares 45 of her best tips for managing it well. By learning to stay on top of your hunger cues, cultivating a better understanding of your appetite, and creating a better overall relationship with food, you'll become happier -- and healthier -- for life. The complete program for mastering your "hanger," from mindful-eating pioneer Dr. Susan Albers -- with 4...

12/23/19 @9:30am pst - Empowerment coach and bestselling wellness author of JOY SEEKER, Shannon Kaiser, joins Janeane LIVE on KUCI 88.9fm

Kaiser spent decades trying to be more and do more while climbing the corporate ladder, only to end up with clinical depression, anxiety, addiction, and eating disorders. Following the death of her beloved rescue dog, she realized she had become reliant on external sources of joy, feeling lost in striving toward outward chases. What was missing was her fullest expression of self-actualization. She dedicated all of 2018 to her own Joy Seeker Journey by traveling the globe, visiting 28 cities i...

12/23/19 @9:15am pst - Author David Oates joins host Janeane Bernstein LIVE on KUCI 88.9fm

We all know travel can expand our horizons, but retaining that sense of wonder after the inevitable return to the daily grind is a struggle. Author David Oates explores how we can allow it to permanently transform us. When David began mountaineering abroad, he was fleeing from the crushing dullness of routine, and the pain of rejection after coming out. But what started as a necessary escape became a path to lasting transformation, and he reveals how to capture that sense of transcendence (e...

12/16/19 at 9:30am pst - Willie Baronet, artist, activist, professor, and curious dreamer joins host Janeane live on KUCI 88.9fm

Willie Baronet was the owner and creative director of GroupBaronet (now MasonBaronet) from 1992-2006. His design and advertising work has been featured in Communication Arts, Graphis, AIGA, New York Art Directors, The One Show, Print Casebooks, Annual Report Trends, The Type Directors Club and Annual Report Design: A Historical Retrospective 1510-1990, organized by the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design. In 2013 he was given the AIGA Fellow award, the highest honor an AIGA chapter can be...

12/16/19 @9:00am pst - Sergeant Eladio Acuna and Officer John Zumwalt of the UCI PD join Janeane live at 9:00am pst

Have questions for Sergeant Eladio Acuna and Officer John Zumwalt of the UCI PD during the show? E-mail them to Janeane - [email protected]. Talking points: What is a CSO (Community Service Officer)? A lot of students have left the campus for the holidays and some are getting ready to leave. What advice can you give them to secure their property? Can you share some personal safety tips? Walking on campus at night and the Blue lights. How can someone lower their risks of sexual assault? F...

12/9/19 @9:30am pst - Cheryl Hale joins host Janeane to talk about her new book, Girl Be Brave

With all the negative, politicizing news out there, most of us our looking for some inspiration, kindness and joy---this fall we hope you'll consider an interview with Cheryl Hale, who's Girl Be Brave movement is touching the lives of women all over the country.

Monday, December 9th @9:00am pst with Joanne Bagshaw, author of THE FEMINIST HANDBOOK.

Joanne L. Bagshaw, PhD author of THE FEMINIST HANDBOOK Practical Tools to Resist Sexism and Dismantle the Patriarchy November 1, 2019

12/2/19 @9:30am pst - Pieter Kohnstam joins host Janeane Bernstein live on KUCI 88.9fm to talk about his book, A Chance to Live, based on a memoir of Pieter's father and their escape from Nazi persecution; this is a powerful story of struggle, determinati

As a small boy, Pieter Kohnstam lived with his parents in an apartment in Amsterdam during World War II. By coincidence, one of their neighbors was the Frank family, including Anne Frank, who became Pieter's sometime babysitter and playmate. When the Nazis occupied The Netherlands, the Frank family went into hiding, but the Kohnstams decided to flee. They made their way across Belgium and France, crossing the Pyrenees to Spain in a year-long journey filled with dangerous border crossings, and...

12/2/19 @9:15am pst - Kent Skov joins host Janeane to talk about L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre (LAC) and his up-coming New Year's Eve Shows RING IN 2020 WITH LOTS OF LAUGHTER AT L.A. CONNECTION COMEDY THEATRE Celebrate New Year’s Eve with Two Shows at

Kent Skov’s L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre (LAC) continues its popular celebration of the incoming new year, which has been sold out every year for the past 27 years, with two shows featuring an all-star troupe of improv players. The schedule for December 31 was announced today by founder Kent Skov. This will be the club’s first New Year’s Eve in the new Burbank location. “This year’s celebration will have an 8:00 p.m. show for the amazing price of $25.00 and a 10:00 p.m. show for the ridicu...

12/2/19 @9:00am pst - Gary van Warmerdam is live on KUCI 88.9fm talking about PathwayToHappiness.com and his book, Mindworks, available on Amazon

Gary van Warmerdam is the creator of PathwayToHappiness.com, a website with lessons for changing beliefs that drive negative thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. In 1994, due to his own unhappiness with work and emotional drama in his relationships, Gary became motivated to learn about how his beliefs affected his emotions and decision making. He studied extensively with Dr. Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements and other best-selling books. Gary realized that with a proper approach he cou...

11/18/19 @9am pst - memoirist Hendrika de Vries joins Janeane live on KUCI 88.9fm

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – In her award-winning memoir When a Toy Dog Become a Wolf and the Moon Broke Curfew (She Writes Press, August 27, 2019), Hendrika de Vries focuses on the importance of female empowerment. A story of survival and the power of love, courage, and imagination in a time of violent oppression, Hendrika de Vries shows how the bond between mother-daughter is made stronger amidst subversive activities and acts of moral courage. Born when girls were to be housewives and moth...

11/18/19 @9:30am pst - Director Ted Haynes of ConPro Films joins host to talk about his film, TICS

In July a team of amazing filmmakers – with credits that include Netflix MindHunter, Fear the Walking Dead, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer - gathered to produce a short film with a social impact. Tics is a unique take on mental illness, the need to ask for and receive help, and the consequences when help isn’t received. The producers have all been personally impacted by mental illness and we believe strongly in the importance of our story. However, we cannot share it with the world without add...

11/18/19 @9:15am pst - Emmy Winning Voice-Over Artist, Emmy Nominated Actress, Executive Communication Specialist and Public Speaker Tasia Valenza joins host Janeane Bernstein live on KUCI 88.9fm

About Emmy Winning Voice-Over Artist, Emmy Nominated Actress, Executive Communication Specialist and Public Speaker STAR WARS:CLONE WARS, BATMAN:ARKHAM ASYLUM, VOICE OF TVGN. Biography Tasia Valenza (born April 5, 1967 in New York City) is an Emmy Nominated actress who has recently found acclaim as a voice actress and is one of the top in the county. In the early part of her career, Valenza played the role of Dottie Thornton on All My Children from 1982 to 1986, earning a Daytime Emmy nomin...

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11/11/19 @9:45am pst - author Keith Leon S joins Janeane to talk about his book, Walking with my Angels - A Gripping Story of How One Man Was Saved by Angels Eight Times!

Angels saved Keith from a drug addiction, suicide attempts and several other close calls. This is a non-religious discussion which is universal for all. His book Walking with My Angels comes highly recommended by Jack Canfield, Joe Vitale, Daniel Gutierrez, Bob Proctor and many more. Not Your Typical Angel Experience! A Gripping Story of How One Man Was Saved by Angels Eight Times Are Angels earthbound, and here to help us? Keith Leon's story may address some of the most compelling questio...

11/11/19 @9:30am pst - Mark Borg Jr, PhD talks to host Janeane about his upcoming book, DON’T BE A D*CK: Change Yourself, Change Your World

Mark Borg Jr, PhD about his upcoming book, DON’T BE A D*CK: Change Yourself, Change Your World (a Central Recovery Press Paperback, on sale Nov 19, 2019). In this insightful guide, Borg offers relatable stories of bad behavior, helpful analysis on why we feel justified in acting like jerks, and exercises to help us choose kinder ways of living and responding. A few conversation topics that may be of interest to your listeners include: · How to avoid conflicts at Thanksgiving with your exte...

11/11/19 @9:15am pst - Michelle Danner is an acting coach at the Los Angeles Acting School who specializes in the Meisner, Strasberg, Adler, Hagen, Chekhov and Stanislavsky techniques. She is also the founding and artistic director of the Edgemar Center f

ABOUT Michelle Danner is a world renowned acting coach, film and stage director, author, and teacher. Michelle has taught acting for the last 29 years and has worked with many A-List Actors privately and on set including: Chris Rock, Gerard Butler, Seth MacFarlane, Melanie Brown, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Penelope Cruz, Verne Troyer, Grant Bowler, Kate Del Castillo, Michael Pena, Isla Fisher, Common, Salma Hayek, Chris Martin, Brian McKnight, James Franco, Marcia Cross, Christian Slater, Catherine ...

11/4/19 @9:30am pst - Marsha T Danzig Founder, Yoga for Amputees Below knee amputee, cancer survivor, kidney transplant recipient, resilience expert joins host Janeane TODAY on her BIRTHDAY! (HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARSHA!)

Marsha Therese Danzig, M.Ed Harvard, C-IAYT, RYT 500 Yoga Specialist, Author, Speaker Marsha Therese Danzig, M.Ed. Harvard, is an Advanced Yoga Therapist, Energy Healer and Speaker. Marsha, a below knee amputee, pediatric cancer survivor and kidney transplant recipient is the Founder of Y4A:Yoga for Amputees® by Marsha T Danzig, a yoga program to help amputees move forward in their lives. Yoga for Amputees: The Essential Guide to Finding Wholeness After Limb Loss is her most recent book. I...

11/4/19 @9:00am pst - Pedro Noguera is the Distinguished Professor of Education at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. Dr. Noguera appears as a regular commentator on educational issues on CNN, MSNBC, National Public Radio,

I first heard Dr. Noguera on NPR's On Point radio show and invited him to be a guest on my show. Biography Dr. Pedro Noguera is the Distinguished Professor of Education at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. Prior to joining the faculty at UCLA he served as a tenured professor and holder of endowed chairs at New York University (2003 – 2015) Harvard University (2000 – 2003) and the University of California, Berkeley (1990 – 2000). He is the author of eleven boo...

10/28/19 @9:45am pst - Selene Calloni Williams - Using Ancient Secret Practices of Shamanic Yoga to Transform Your Life!

Can the ancient practices of Shamanic Yoga transform unhealthy behaviors to create an empowered life? Hidden at the heart of nearly all spiritual and esoteric traditions lies the powerful teachings of The Mother Mantra. Its initiates have preserved its consciousness-expanding techniques for millennia. Originating in the ancient practice of shamanic yoga, this tradition allows us to perceive the full complexity of reality. It helps us see both the visible and the invisible, moving beyond the...

10/28/19 @9:30am pst - Dr. James Gordon, MD joins Janeane live on KUCI 88.9fm

How do human beings recover from trauma or can they? In his latest book, The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma, renowned expert, Dr. James Gordon, MD, helps us understand that trauma is a human experience, not a pathological anomaly. In The Transformation, Dr. Gordon, MD, discusses his comprehensive, evidence-based program to reverse the psychological and biological damage that trauma causes. Drawing on the latest scientific research, 50 years of clinical experie...

10/28/19 @ 9:15am pst - Music plays a key role in healing from hidden loss ‘The Trumpet Lesson’ explores how societal attitudes about teenage pregnancy, race, adoption, family, and homosexuality affect personal integrity. Author Dianne Romain joins Ja

Mexico – A breathtaking look at the impact of a life-long secret occasioned by 1960’s attitudes toward teenage pregnancy and race, Dianne Romain’s debut novel, The Trumpet Lesson (She Writes Press, September 24, 2019), cross-examines music, family, and friendship in recovery from a lifetime of hidden longing, shame, and grief. Fascinated by a young woman’s performance of “The Lost Child” in Guanajuato’s central plaza, painfully shy expatriate Callie Quinn asks the woman for a trumpet lesson ...

10/28/19 @9am pst - Mary Jane Black has released her debut work “She Rode a Harley” - she joins Janeane live on KUCI 88.9fm

Mary Jane Black has released her debut work “She Rode a Harley” (She Writes Press, October 1, 2019). A tale of love and loss, “She Rode a Harley” depicts the true story of Mary’s escape from an abusive marriage when she falls in love with Dwayne, her soon-to-be second husband on a blind date. When Dwayne is diagnosed with cancer, Mary has to take on a new role as his caretaker, confronting the changes imminent in their relationship, and her life.

10/25/19 - Vikas Khanna joins host Janeane Bernstein to talk about her film, The Last Color

Starring: Neena Gupta, Aqsa Siddiqui, Rudrani Chhetri, Rajeshwar Khanna Synopsis: The Last Color is a story of empowerment and friendship. Nine-year-old flower seller and tightrope walker Chhoti (Aqsa Siddiqui) befriends Noor (Neena Gupta), a 70-year-old widow living a colorless life of abstinence. Both outcasts yet vastly different people, Chhoti and Noor touch each other’s lives in profound ways. Chhoti promises hope to Noor as this poignant story of love, friendship, commitment and victor...

10/21/19 @ 9:00am pst - Kim Perkins, Ph.D. joins host Janeane Bernstein live on KUCI 88.9fm to talk about her life as a former a former pro speedskater and former journalist, and how she uses her Ph.D. in positive organizational psychology to focus on the

10/21/19 @ 9:30am pst - Actress/Producer Tanna Frederick joins host Janeane Bernstein live on KUCI 88.9fm

TWO WAYS HOME LOS ANGELES, CA (October 2, 2019) — Director Ron Vignone and Actress/Producer Tanna Frederick’s independent film circulating the festival circuit is definitely getting noticed as the nation is seeing a rise in reports by the media regarding mental illness. Their movie highlights bipolar disorder while also touching on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). As recent high-profile events in the news should make clear, not even mental health advocates are invulnerable. TWO WAYS H...

PRAYERS OF A SAINT, A SHORT FILM BY SANTHO GOONEWARDENE, WILL SCREEN AT THE LA FEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, OCT. 16-19, 2019

PRAYERS OF A SAINT, A SHORT FILM BY SANTHO GOONEWARDENE, WILL SCREEN AT THE LA FEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, OCT. 16-19, 2019

FILMMAKER MARTHA ELCAN’S “LADIES MOST DEJECT” TO MAKE ITS LA DEBUT AT LA FEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, OCT. 17-20, 2019

Short film lauded for its portrayal of resilience and strength in the face of loss and brokenness. Janeane speaks with screenwriter and actress, Conner Wharton

Teen Filmmaker Olivia Anton’s Short Film “Tillie” to Screen at LA Femme International Film Festival, October 17- 20th

Teen Filmmaker Olivia Anton’s Short Film “Tillie” to Screen at LA Femme International Film Festival, October 17- 20th October 4, 2019 — “Tillie” which marks the writing and directorial debut of 13-year-old Olivia Anton[now 15}, will screen at the 15th Annual LA Femme International Film Festival on Thursday, October 17th at 12PM. The film was conceived as the first episode in a proposed teen thriller television series, similar to shows like “Stranger Things” and “Riverdale” and was shot in As...

10/14/19 @9:30am pst - Filmmaker Nancy Goodman talks to Janeane about SURPRISE ME! - her fun rom-com starring Fiona Gubelmann, Jonathan Bennett, and Sean Faris. Author of “It Was Food vs. Me …And I Won.” (Viking/Penguin) has figured out the connecti

COMING TO VOD ON OCTOBER 4TH Written and Directed by: Nancy Goodman Produced by: Kevin McGrail and Nancy Goodman

10/14 @9:45am pst Country music artist Brandon Stansell redefines the country music genre with his incredible talent and inclusive messages to LGBTQ artists.

With Jimmie Allen’s recent #1 song, Kane Brown’s #1 album and Grammy wins for artists like Kacey Musgraves and Brandi Carlile, Country music seems to be swinging open its doors to some of the more unlikely of country artists - enter Brandon Stansell. When CMT premiered the video for Brandon’s last single HOMETOWN in November 2018, he instantly became what they called,“living history.” The premiere of this video, addressing LGBTQ themes, is a first for the home of Country Music videos. The v...

10/14 @9:15am pst - Krista Driver, author of MANI/PEDI, joins Janeane on KUCI 88.9fm

She left everything behind and risked not only her life, but also the lives of her two small children to escape from Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon. In the middle of the night, Charlie―along with her husband, two toddlers and two young sisters―joined 100 other people on a tiny boat and fled their home country. The journey was long and dangerous, but after almost two years in refugee camps, the family finally made it to America. After emigrating, as many Vietnamese refugee women did, Charli...

10/14/19 at 9:00am pst - Janeane speaks with Julie Rowen about her documentary, The Air of Time

“THE AIR OF THE TIME”, A DOCUMENTARY BY JULIE ROWEN, IS AN OFFICIAL ENTRY IN THE 15TH ANNUAL LAFEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, OCTOBER 17-20, 2019 Film celebrates legendary fashion designers Coco Chanel, Carolina Herrera, Donna Karan, Diane Von Furstenberg, Vivienne Westwood and others