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Reaching back, leaning in and seeking out a deeper experience with God. Go deeper with your host Joil Marbut. Visit us at https://www.sagespirituality.com/ for more information about our podcast
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Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may have heard about, but never met. Journey into their world, joining them on epic adventures to unfamiliar places, back in time to wild moments of history, and into their deepest memories, to be moved by personal stories of resilience and redemption. Hosted by Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski, Conversations is the ABC's most popular long-form interview program. Every day we explore the vast tapestry of human experience, wea ...
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A children’s program that shares a variety of inspiring stories and lessons from the following sources: Uncle Arthur's Best Bedtime Stories Libby and His Bush Friends Missionary Stories from Pastor Gordon Lee Ellen, The Girl With Two Angels Frozen Chosen Bible Readings Jungle Stories
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Encore: Helen Garner's love letter to her grandson, and football
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When Helen Garner began following her grandson Amby's under-16s football team, it was a chance to spend more time with her youngest grandchild before he became an adult and she was fascinated by the spectacle. She went along to all the games, and to every training session, shivering on the sidelines at dusk, it also gave Helen a new writing project…
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The forgotten men who fought and died in the wild jungles of Borneo
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At the very end of World War Two, Australian soldiers were sent to Borneo to dislodge the occupying Japanese Forces. The story of their brutal fighting was largely forgotten by their own compatriots, who never understood why they went in there in the first place. It was one of the largest amphibious landings of the whole war, and what followed was …
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Deciding to live—recovery from a decade long battle with anorexia
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While fighting anorexia Lexi Crouch was admitted to hospital 25 times and placed in an induced coma twice. When doctors told her she would die, she began the slow climb up and out to health (CW: discussion of eating disorders) Lexi was 16 when she was first admitted to hospital and diagnosed with anorexia and spent the next decade in and out specia…
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Frosty the supercars legend and his race to the top of Mount Panorama
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Mark Winterbottom grew up in outer Western Sydney, in a family with not much money to spend on expensive hobbies. But by an extraordinary twist of fate, Mark won his first mini motorbike in a shopping centre raffle at the age of 8. Immediately, he was off, speedily rising up from bikes to kart racing, and then to V8 Supercars. Mark won race after r…
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Encore: Author Heather Rose on the grief lodged deep in her body
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Heather's brother and grandfather died in a tragic drowning accident when she was 12 and from that day, she began looking for a way to commune with what lies beyond. The quest has taken the Stella award winning writer to Buddhist monasteries, Native American dance rituals and sweat lodges, and to the discipline of writing. And Heather has had an in…
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A former army psychologist on ketamine therapy, PTSD and her surrogate twins
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Louise O'Sullivan spent 10 years with the ADF, including deployments with the Special Forces in Afghanistan which eventually left her with PTSD, but a bigger battle lay ahead, the fight to save her premature twins. After leaving the military, Louise wanted to begin a family but cancer treatment had left her unable to carry her own children so she f…
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After the death of her father, a spiritual moment with the life-size wooden statue of Bob at Nine Mile convinced queer rapper, Jamaica Moana that everything would be alright. Jamaica was born to the music of Bob Marley on the Central Coast of NSW. Her dad loved Bob’s music more than anything else and would listen incessantly on his interstate truck…
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The Gospel According to Paul #10. Romans 3:27-31
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Send us a text If we didn’t earn our salvation, why do we still drift into pride? This week, we’re digging into Paul’s reminder to both Jews and Gentiles in the Roman church about the sneaky trap of pride — and how it can quietly shape our walk with God. Pull up a chair and let the Holy Spirit show you what’s really going on in your heart. Listen n…
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How a pair of disobedient missionaries invented Australia's most iconic road trip
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Tens of thousands of 'van lifers' and 'grey nomads' drive around Australia each year. But the iconic road trip has a surprising origin story involving a pair of missionaries, a retired butcher and a gun-slinging mother-daughter duo. David Riley is a pastor and father who was on a lap around Australia with his wife and three children when he heard a…
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Encore: How Johnathan Thurston became one of the greats
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Despite being a stand-out young player, many NRL clubs initially rejected Johnathan Thurston because they thought he was too small and wiry but he went on to become one of the best rugby league players of all time. Johnathan showed his rare talent for rugby league early on but his parents didn't have the money to help him travel to games. So in his…
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Artist, author and Stolen Generations survivor, Rhonda Collard-Spratt, on bush hugs, beehives, emu bumps, and finding peace. Aunty Rhonda Collard-Spratt is a Yamatji-Noongar elder and Stolen Generations survivor who grew up on the Carnarvon Native Mission in Western Australia. As a little girl she would escape from her dormitory into the bush to fe…
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From democracy to dictatorship and back again—how freedom falls and tyranny takes hold
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Dr James Loxton on how modern democracies can crumble as authoritarian regimes take hold, but also how freedom and democracy can rise again, from the Americas to Europe and into Asia. James grew up in stable Canada, where he spent his summers herding sheep in the middle of forest plantations. As a teenager, he hatched a plan to escape his "rough as…
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The Gospel According to Paul #9. Romans 3:21-26
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Send us a text In this episode, we dive into Paul’s bold message for anyone who thinks they can earn their salvation by being “good enough.” He makes it perfectly clear: righteousness is not something we achieve by our own effort—it’s a gift received through faith. We unpack how Paul’s teaching challenges the idea that our actions alone count towar…
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A bulldog on the ice -- Eric's journey from the South Pole to Outer Space
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Eric Philips has always loved cold weather and from young age became fixated on the idea of polar exploration and following in the footsteps of the adventurers he read about in National Geographic. And he went on to lead gruelling expeditions to the North and South Poles, pushing his body and mind to the limits. Eric also had dreams of travelling i…
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Encore: Love, sex and the secret life of retirees
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Screenwriter Samantha Strauss on her grandmother's vibrant last years in a Gold Coast retirement home where love, sex and startlingly pragmatic conversations about dying were all part of daily life. (CW: not suitable for children) (R) Samantha Strauss started dancing from the age of 2, and as she grew up, she became increasingly serious about it. S…
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Reuben Kaye has always known he was going to be a performer and grew up a house that encouraged his love of the limelight. But in the background was the weight of his family history full of complicated characters and stories of cruelty. Reuben's parent both came from Jewish European families who were forced to flee their homes because of World War …
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Loving and losing three good men—the story of a ballerina called 'Blossom'
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Petal Ashmole Winstanley was just a teenager when she left Perth on her own to sail to London. There, in the swinging 1960s, she began her wild adventure of dance, love and heartbreak. Petal got her first big dancing break in a Christmas pantomime, and then she had a spin as a Go-Go dancer in a Parisian nightclub, before eventually working her way …
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The Gospel According to Paul #8 - Romans 3:9-20
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Send us a text Is there such as a thing as an advantage in the spiritual life that isn’t an advantage? In this episode we will look at Paul’s take on those Jewish brothers and sisters in the church at Rome. Thank you for joining us at the table. Visit us at sagespirituality.com for more.By Joil A Marbut
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The conspiracy that brought down the Whitlam Government in the 1975 dismissal
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Editor-at-Large of The Australian, Paul Kelly looks back at the most profound crisis in Australia’s democracy, including the off-the-record information he was given five days before it took place. In 1975 Paul was a young press gallery journalist, working in the cramped old Parliament House, where all it took was a flight of stairs and a few steps …
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When Ben Gillies was 15 he began touring around the world in his band called Silverchair. After the band broke up, Ben had to work through anxiety and addiction to make an entirely new life for himself. Silverchair toured America, supporting the Ramones and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. They played on the roof of the Radio City Music Hall during the …
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Encore: Meet Ash Barty's mindset coach — Ben Crowe
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How does Ben Crowe get elite athletes to the top of their game? What he asks footballers, surfers and tennis players to do seems counter intuitive, and a lot of the work happens off the field. (R) Ben Crowe is a mindset coach who has worked with elite athletes like surfer Steph Gilmore, tennis superstar Ash Barty, and the Richmond Football Club. Bu…
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Uncovering the heart of my Nana’s saltwater stories
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Bunurong/Boonwurrung actor and author, Tasma Walton was enjoying her big break on TV show Blue Heelers in the 1990s in Melbourne when a transformative visit from her grandmother launched her in a new direction. Boonwurrung/Bunurong woman, Tasma grew up in windy Geraldton, in Western Australia in the 1970s, hearing stories from her grandmother about…
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Historian William Dalrymple had a rarefied childhood on the windswept coast of Scotland. As an adult he fell in love with India, and later discovered his family's own deep ties to the country. Born into the Scottish aristocracy, William followed his three older brothers and left for boarding school at just 8 years old. While still an university Wil…
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The Gospel According to Paul #7 - Romans 3:1-8
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Send us a text In this episode, we unpack Paul's powerful argument about God's faithfulness and human unrighteousness. What happens when our failures seem to highlight God's goodness? Does that excuse sin or expose our desperate need for grace? Paul reminds us that God's faithfulness doesn't give us a free pass to live however we want. Love isn't a…
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Ten years ago, Michelle Payne became the first woman to win The Melbourne Cup but in the years since she's had to face many challenges, including a life threatening injury and family heartbreak. Fortunately if there is one thing Michelle knows a lot about, it's how to get back up. Michelle Payne grew up on a farm, the youngest of ten kids, in a fam…
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Encore: The story of a wild, radical feminist socialist lesbian mum, and her son
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Writer, Ianto Ware on growing up in the suburbs of Adelaide in a single-parent, single-child family, when such an experience was rare. (R) Ianto Ware was raised in the suburbs of Adelaide in a house surrounded by a tangled garden of oak trees and vegetables, and furniture foraged from hard rubbish. Aside from the family pets, it was just Ianto and …
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How Paris helped this aerospace engineer survive anorexia
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Kate Reid inherited her love of Formula 1 from her dad. She put her heart and soul into qualifying for a job with the renowned racing team, Williams, but her dream job turned out very differently to what she expected. Then, a public library turned out to be a bridge to Kate's recovery. Growing up in Melbourne, Kate was an asthmatic child who develo…
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