Episodes

  • East Within West

    East Within West
    Nov 3 2025
    Kim grew up as an adopted child in Canada, with her biological family's identity a tantalizing secret. It would take a lifetime of searching and a trip around the world... to achieve a reunion unlike any she could have expected. You can read the memoir this episode is based on here Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel and Dan Benamor. This episode was executive produced by Kim MacLaurin, based on her memoir East Within West. Story produced by Sophie Lee. With Sydney Shiotani as Kim and Cheryl Chong as Nora. Edited, sound designed and mixed by James Scully. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and subscribe now for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Salvation In The Unlikeliest Of Places - Bonnie Bell, A UFO, And A Manson Killer

    Salvation In The Unlikeliest Of Places - Bonnie Bell, A UFO, And A Manson Killer
    Oct 8 2025
    It took a UFO experience and jail time with one of the Manson family killers, for Bonnie Bell's nomadic life to find a spiritual home. Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel and Dan Benamor. This episode was executive produced by Bonnie Bell. Written and directed by Dan Benamor. Starring Roshelle Simpson, as Bonnie, and Carolina Bonetti as "Katie" and Bonnie's granddaughter. Based on Bonnie's novel, "21 Pencils: The Woman Nobody Believed, available on Amazon at this link: https://www.amazon.sg/21-Pencils-Woman-Nobody-Believed/dp/B0FK2JH7V2 Edited, sound designed, and mixed by James Scully. If you're enjoying the podcast, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe now, for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 mins
  • Walking Out Of A 20-Year Career... And Into Psychedelic Medicine

    Walking Out Of A 20-Year Career... And Into Psychedelic Medicine
    Oct 2 2025
    A school principal abruptly quits his 20-year career, then spirals into suicidal depression, before finding a complete transformation after experimenting with psilocybin mushrooms, frog venom, and MDMA. Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel and Dan Benamor. This episode was executive produced by Michael (which is not his real name), and story produced by Sophie Lee. Starring Jonathan Regier as Michael and Roshelle Simpson as Charlotte. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. Edited, sound designed, and mixed by James Scully. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe now for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Alice Has Come Home

    Alice Has Come Home
    Sep 22 2025
    Ray Wu foresaw his wife's death, and for 10 years, tried to convince himself he hadn't. This is their story. Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel and Dan Benamor. This episode was executive produced by Ray Wu. Edited, sound designed and mixed by James Scully. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. Starring Sydney Shiotani as Alice and Dale Chung as Ray. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe now for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • A Path Out Of The Darkness

    A Path Out Of The Darkness
    Jun 18 2025
    Dr. Steven Farber was a respected cardiologist, on the outside looking in, a success by any measure. But he had a secret - he was a drug addict. And that secret would grow, from casual drug use to blacking out at work, to an untimely death - until it consumed his life, and nearly cost him everything. Based on Dr. Steven Farber’s novel, As Sick As Our Secrets, available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/As-Sick-as-Our-Secrets-ebook/dp/B07Z8G62HF?ref_=ast_author_mpb Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, and Dan Benamor. This episode is based on Steve’s book, As Sick As Our Secrets, which is available on Amazon, at the link above. Executive produced by Dr. Steve Farber. Directed and story produced by Ilyssa Goodman. Written and directed by Dan Benamor. Edited, sounded designed, and mixed by James Scully. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. Starring Jonathan Regier as Steve and Veronica Warner as Tara. If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you’re listening, and subscribe now for future episodes. The national mental health hotline is available 24/7, just by dialing 988 from your phone. And for health care workers suffering from burnout, or just in need of mental health support, the Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation is a great resource. You can find more information at this link: https://drlornabreen.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • A Miracle From Heaven

    A Miracle From Heaven
    Apr 21 2025
    David Leslie felt lost in his life, and it would take numerous brushes with death, and a miraculous experience in Africa, for him to find his way. Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, and Dan Benamor. This episode, A Miracle From Heaven, was story produced by Jerilyn Esquibel, and executive produced by David Leslie. To learn more about David's work, visit soulfocusministries.org Written, directed and produced by Dan Benamor. Edited, sound designed, and mixed, by Bill Kates. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. Starring Jonathan Regier as David and Laura Bellomo as Simone. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe now for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • Angels From Heaven

    Angels From Heaven
    Mar 10 2025
    There is no cure for epilepsy... but Jesse Fiedor found one anyway. After a traumatic childhood when the disease was not well understood, and Jesse was placed in a padded cell, socially ostracized, and suicidal, Jesse found a path to healing through an unexpected journey of faith. Hopes Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas and Dan Benamor. This episode, Angels from Heaven, was produced by Romell Foster-Owens. Executive Produced by Jesse Fiedor. Based on Jesse's novel of the same name, available on Amazon, at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Angels-Heaven-Miraculous-Cure-Epilepsy-ebook/dp/B09X5TJQ44?ref_=ast_author_mpb Edited, sound designed and mixed by Adam Volerich. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe now for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • Positivity Nearly Killed Matt Towner, But It Saved His Life, Too

    Positivity Nearly Killed Matt Towner, But It Saved His Life, Too
    Oct 7 2024
    Matt Towner's motorcycle accident broke nearly every bone in his body, and should have killed him. His positivity would, at first, almost doom him again, before ultimately proving to be his salvation. You can check out Matt's books to learn more about him: Crazy Sh*t in Asia https://au.newhollandpublishers.com/catalog/product/view/id/2488 Abroad, Broke & Busted https://au.newhollandpublishers.com/catalog/product/view/id/2041 Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas and Dan Benamor. This episode, The Power Of Positive Thinking Saved My Life (And Almost Ruined It, Too), was written and directed by Dan Benamor. Executive Produced by Matt Towner. Keep an eye on this space for a forthcoming link to Matt's next book, Positivity. Starring Jonathan Regier and Laura Bellomo. Edited, sound designed and mixed by James Scully. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you're listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 mins