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iHeartPodcasts, the no. 1 podcast publisher globally, in partnership with The Lighthouse, announced "Waking Up with Ryan," a daily video podcast hosted by coach Ryan Weiss, premiering July 7. In a wellness landscape crowded with big ideas and longer and longer episodes, the show makes a deliberately contrarian bet: that lasting change doesn't come from consuming more inspiration, but from practicing one thing, every day, until it becomes part of you.Each weekday episode (Monday-Friday, roughly ten minutes) centers on a single idea and a guided practice set to music-designed not to be heard and forgotten by lunch, but to be felt in the body and carried into the day. Every other week, the show widens into a long-form conversation with public figures, teachers, and artists about what awakening means to them, and the human experience beneath the public identity.Confirmed guests for special long-form conversations include Sophia Bush, Edgar Ramírez, LeAnn Rimes, Scooter Braun, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Stacy London, Marianne Williamson, Daniel Sharman, Lance Bass, Jennifer Morrison, Krysten Ritter, Gerard Butler, Colton Underwood, Ricki Lake, Danielle Robay, Taye Diggs and JR Bourne, among others."Most of us are searching outside ourselves for something we already carry within," said Weiss. "This show isn't about becoming someone new. It's about remembering who you already are-and doing it in the first few minutes of the day, because how you begin your morning shapes the direction of your life."Weiss arrives at this work from an unlikely path. He began his career performing in "Wicked" on Broadway, then moved behind the scenes as an agent trainee at William Morris Agency and later became the Director of Development at Storyline Entertainment-before a deeper question about what people are really chasing pulled him out of entertainment and into coaching. For the past 17 years, he has worked privately with founders, creatives and public figures through his Emotional Fitness process, a three-step practice for moving from anxiety, stress and overwhelm into safety, trust and action. His coaching career began when actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler insisted he work with her, a story she recounts in her new book, "And So It Is.""Waking Up with Ryan" leans into cultural conversations rather than traditional promotional events. In Los Angeles at Lighthouse Venice, Weiss was joined by Emmanuelle Chriqui and Jenna Dewan for a conversation on how to show up for one another and in New York at Lighthouse Brooklyn, during an evening hosted by Danielle Robay and Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Ricki Lake interviewed Weiss on awakening, transformation and the intention behind the show. These conversations will be available later in the series as part of the long-form episodes."We're always looking for authentic voices that meaningfully shift how people engage with audio, and 'Waking Up with Ryan' does exactly that," said Will Pearson, President of iHeartPodcasts. "Ryan has created something distinct in a crowded wellness space-an experience that is concise, intentional and rooted in real daily practice. It's the kind of show that creates a deep listener relationship over time, which is exactly what a great podcast does best.""Ryan embodies the ethos and mission of The Lighthouse: a multi-hyphenate creative committed to sharing his practice and wisdom in service of others. From his background in dance, to the agency world and into coaching, he brings a rare combination of artistry, empathy and lived experience to his work. With a deluge of wellness content, 'Waking Up with Ryan,' as a shorter daily format, reimagines personal growth into something accessible," said Jon Goss, CEO, The Lighthouse. "Ryan isn't simply creating a podcast. He's creating a daily practice that helps people reconnect with themselves at that captive morning moment. To see that IP originated, and then picked up by iHeart, at The Lighthouse shows we are fulfilling our promise to creators: an infrastructure fo