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Hope 103.2 breakfast hosts Sam and Duncan shine a light on the unsung heroes and untold stories you won’t hear about on the news: the people changing lives, overcoming obstacles, achieving amazing things, and making a difference.

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Hope 103.2 breakfast hosts Sam and Duncan shine a light on the unsung heroes and untold stories you won’t hear about on the news: the people changing lives, overcoming obstacles, achieving amazing things, and making a difference.

    Josh McDowell, Author of 'More Than a Carpenter' and 'Evidence That Demands a Verdict'

    Josh McDowell, Author of 'More Than a Carpenter' and 'Evidence That Demands a Verdict'

    When Duncan from the Amazing People podcast first came to faith in Grade 9, it was largely thanks to a book someone gave him to read: 'More Than a Carpenter' by Josh McDowell.

    McDowell was a law student who, for a college assignment, set off on a quest to disprove Christianity once and for all. His mission didn’t go well, and he was instead compelled to become a follower of Jesus.  


    Today, more than 40 years since More Than A Carpenter was first published, it has sold more than 27 million copies, and McDowell has authored or co-authored more than 151 books in 128 different languages. There's also a movie about his life, called 'Undaunted', which delves into his childhood in a dysfunctional family with an alcoholic and violent father, suffering sexual abuse by a worker on the family farm.

    Now an international speaker and evangelist, Josh McDowell was due to come to Australia - before the COVID-19 travel bans came in. So, instead of interviewing him face to face, Sam and Duncan caught up with him over the phone. In their chat, McDowell shares about how his faith has shifted and grown since first writing More than a Carpenter – most importantly, that he is more patient and willing to listen more.

    He also talks about how his life plans are radically different to what they once were. In the past, he had dreams of becoming a US Senator; now he instead spends his time travelling and speaking as a Christian apologist. 

    • 14 min
    Yvette Wynne: Motorcycle Missionary

    Yvette Wynne: Motorcycle Missionary

    Yvette Wynne had only held her motorcycle licence less than 5 years before she took a 20,000km trip around Australia with her husband, to have a break from the cocoon of city life. Never could she have imagined the adventures and interesting characters she and hubby would encounter as they circumnavigated the nation over three months in 2017.

    • 12 min
    Trent Maxwell: Life Saver and Fireman

    Trent Maxwell: Life Saver and Fireman

    Lifeguard Maxi started life guarding at Bondi Beach over 11 years ago as a 16-year-old trainee and his inspiring Lifeguard career has been well documented on Channel 10’s Bondi Rescue. But being a firefighter is in his blood and was his childhood dream.

    • 19 min
    Amazing People – Emily Miers: A 10-Hour Swim in the Open Sea, in Memory of Her Sister

    Amazing People – Emily Miers: A 10-Hour Swim in the Open Sea, in Memory of Her Sister

    In 2019, Emily Miers and her father made history as the first father-and-daughter combination to ever achieve a successful solo English Channel crossing, from England to France. Departing in the dead of night, Emily managed to cross the Channel in ten hours and fifty-one minutes, in support of the Children’s Cancer Institute, raising awareness and funds after losing her sister to a brain tumour. You can support the Children’s Cancer Institute at ccia.org.au.

    • 7 min
    Rachel Robertson: Leading an Expedition to the Antarctic

    Rachel Robertson: Leading an Expedition to the Antarctic

    Every year a call goes out for people to go and work in Antarctica. Imagine answering that call out of curiosity, only to find yourself leading an expedition of people to work for six months at the South Pole.

    How would you rally 18 strangers? What if they don’t get along? Does everyone eat bacon the same way?

    Rachael Roberston has just finished a book based around this experience, as well as 10 years of industry study. It’s not just about leading a team into the Icy Beyond, but it's a useful guide into how to best deal with everyday conflict 'in the office' or at home. Rachael is now a successful keynote speaker, but her journey there is pretty amazing, that’s why she joined Sam and Duncan for a chat on the podcast.

    • 12 min
    Rachel Downie: Helping Children Speak Up About Bullying

    Rachel Downie: Helping Children Speak Up About Bullying

    When former teacher and 2020 QLD Australian of the Year Rachel Downie lost a year 9 student to suicide, she decided to find a way to support young people to speak up when things aren't right. She discovered students often felt too frightened to come forward with possible life-saving information because of peer expectations. This led Rachel to develop and self-fund Stymie – an old-fashioned word for stop – to allow students to anonymously report harm without fear.

    • 13 min

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