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Hope Lives Here

An anthology series of true inspirational stories, Hope Lives Here features real people telling their own uplifting stories of overcoming adversity, with their tales supplemented by actor portrayals, sound design, and original music.

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23:04

Salvation In The Unlikeliest Of Places - Bonnie Bell,...

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2025/10/08

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

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35:33

Walking Out Of A 20-Year Career... And Into...

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2025/10/02

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

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26:52

Alice Has Come Home

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2025/09/22

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

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45:24

A Path Out Of The Darkness

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2025/06/18

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

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39:03

A Miracle From Heaven

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2025/04/21

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,

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32:48

Angels From Heaven

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2025/03/10

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

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37:25

Positivity Nearly Killed Matt Towner, But It Saved...

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2024/10/07

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

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2:04

Also From Voyage - John Lennon In Heaven

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2024/08/06

Also from Voyage Media, an incredible story of one psychic intuitive woman's transcendental experience... with John Lennon. Look for John Lennon In Heaven anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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34:46

A Rose For My Mother

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2024/05/24

A psychic sensitive woman comes to understand and utilize her power. She navigates a tumultuous life, where she's separated from but ultimately finds her way back to her mother.Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, and Dan Benamor. This episode, A Rose For My Mother, was directed and produced by Minoti Vaishnav. Written and produced by Dan Benamor. Executive produced by Nancy Canfield. Based on Nancy's book, A Rose For My Mother,

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35:01

The Emu Club

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2024/04/22

One couple's unsuccessful journey through fertility treatment pushes them apart... only to discover they were given faulty medical guidance, when the male partner impregnates another woman after their separation.Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, and Dan Benamor. This episode, The Emu Club, was written, directed and produced by Dan Benamor. Executive produced by James Taylor. Based on James' screenplay, The Emu Club. Edited, sound

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45:47

A Wretch Like Me

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2024/01/08

Nancy Major was a normal person, she had an executive job, and had just gotten married. But when she lost everything, all at once, and had to support her child, she was lured into a life as a high-end prostitute. This life was incredibly financially lucrative for Nancy, but at a tremendous cost to her soul. And it all come shattering down, before a miraculous turn of events changed Nancy's life forever.You can find Nancy's book, A Wretch Like Me: A Modern Day Mary Magdalene Saved By Grace, on

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34:24

Stud Man Rich

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2023/06/13

Richard Cypert was born with a form of cerebral palsy and was supposed to only live to 10 years old, but not only did he outlive medical predictions, he willed his way to the Paralympics as a champion cyclist. Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas and Dan Benamor. This episode, "Stud Man Rich" was written and directed by Jason Cheyney, based on the screenplay of the same name by Laura Somers. Executive produced by Richard Cypert. Starring

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12:02

Mark Feuerstein - Behind The Scenes

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2023/03/27

Mark Feuerstein (Royal Pains, What Women Want) talks to Voyage Media's Head of Podcasts Dan Benamor about relating to the subject of his episode, stuttering, profuse sweating, and a wild next film he's got coming out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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26:23

Speechless

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2023/03/27

Mark Feuerstein (What Women Want, Royal Pains) stars in this episode, as Hal Holbrook. Stuttering defined Hal's life... until one day, it didn't. Hal Holbrook, the subject of this episode, has written a children's book, The King Who Wanted a Whale, which is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JNPMB2M Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, and Dan Benamor. This episode, Speechless, was written and directed by Michael Chamoy

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20:49

It's About Us

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2023/01/30

The story of one family's American Dream, as a father comes to the United States and overcomes tragedy and hardship to change the future for his family, forever. Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas and Dan Benamor. This episode, "It's About Us", was written, directed and produced by Denise Carlson. Based on the book, "It's About Us", by Sylvia Villasenor. The book is available on Amazon:

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28:31

Pitch Black

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2023/01/16

A young black baseball player overcomes persecution and tragedy to lead his team to a championship game. Based on the novel Pitch Black by Christine Turner Jackson, you can find the novel and more information about Benjamin Turner at: https://christinethewriter.com Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas and Dan Benamor. This episode, Pitch Black, was written, directed and produced by Denise Carlson. Based on the book Pitch Black by

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19:48

Running All Over The World

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2023/01/02

An incredible romance between a couple when one of them is diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer's, and they decide to make the most of the time they have before the disease can progress too far, by running marathons all over the world. To learn more about Tony and Cat's story, you can read Tony's book, "Running All Over The World", on Amazon:

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25:30

Wiley Pope

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2022/12/19

An incredible romance that changed history. Lisa King is the 5th granddaughter of Wiley Pope, who married and legally freed a slave, creating the first and only known "Deed of Emancipation" in Kansas, which made his wife Lucy, in 1860, a free woman and set a course for their extraordinary family that unfolded across generations. You can hear the extraordinary story of how Wiley met, fell in love with, and freed Lucy, and how those choices reverberated all the way to Lisa's life, in the first episode

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1:04

Hope Lives Here returns for Season 2!

Hope Lives Here ·

2022/12/14

It's cold. It gets dark early. This is the time of year where you might need a little pick-me up. This holiday season, Voyage Media presents Season 2 of Hope Lives Here, an anthology series of inspirational true stories. From the story of a love against all odds in the era of slavery that changed the course of history, to a married couple trying to literally outrun Alzheimer's by running marathons all over the world, to a young baseball player overcoming tragedy to triumph against persecution, to

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23:07

Rise and Shine

Hope Lives Here ·

2022/01/17

For 43 years, Janice Steele took care of her daughter Terri as a mother would for a small child. Due to complications at birth, Terri was developmentally delayed. She grew into an adult woman's body, but at the psychological age of a young girl. Janice and Terri refused to let this challenge define them, in this story that is the utmost testament to the power of a mother's love. To learn more about Janice and Terri's story, you can find Janice's book, Remembering Terri, on Amazon:

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