S12E03 Dru Hammer: "Armie's failures were moral not criminal..."

Dru Hammer’s life sounds like a fairytale: raised in a humble American Christian home, a chance encounter on an airplane sees her married into the Hammer family dynasty, enjoying the bounty from an oil company, meeting royalty, running businesses and raising actor-son Armie Hammer who would become …

S12E02 Debra Fileta: "Being single and healthy happens when..."

Today we welcome back Debra Fileta, a licensed counsellor specialising in dating, marriage and relationship issues, along with a spectrum of mental health disorders and challenges. She's authored many books including 'True Love Dates', 'Are You Really Ok?’ and her latest ‘Soul Care’. Pulling from …

S12E01 Strahan Coleman: Fulfilling our souls deepest desire is about...

If you’ve ever felt that irritable tug, a relentless ache burrowing into the unfulfilled areas of your life telling you there is more, this discussion is for you. Strahan Coleman is a musician and author and his latest book, 'Thirsting: Quenching Our Souls Deepest Desire' is about the drive to feel…

S11E16 Ruth Chou Simons

Laura Bennett chats with Ruth Chou Simons about her latest book, "Now and Not Yet," focusing on navigating the challenging seasons of waiting and personal growth. Ruth shares insights on balancing ambition with patience, active trust versus passive waiting, and embracing life's intrinsic uncertaint…

S11E15 Max Lucado: "End times to prepare us, not to scare us"

Max Lucado features on Undistracted and delves into the mysteries of the end times as described in the Bible. Lucado explores themes from his book, "What Happens Next," discussing signs, tribulations, and the rapture. He shares insights on the Antichrist, the resurgence of Israel, and how Christian…

S11E14 Simon Smart: "Young people won't know how to be really good people unless they're shown"

Simon Smart, Director of the Centre for Public Christianity, joins Laura Bennett to discuss his book, The End of Men, exploring the complex topic of masculinity today. They delve into how societal shifts have blurred traditional masculine roles, the pitfalls of toxic masculinity, and the importance…

S11E13 Beryl Crosher-Segers: "In South Africa, I grew up under legislative racism..."

Laura shares a compelling conversation with Beryl Crosher-Segers about growing up during apartheid in South Africa and her journey to self-acceptance in Australia. Beryl shares how these experiences shaped her identity and the long path to healing, detailed in her memoirs and her latest book, "Livi…

S11E12 Carol McLeod: "The church can't be the moral center if we don't..."

If you could fix one thing about the world, what would it be? Food insecurity? Loneliness? Political division? What about religious discrimination? We live in complex and, at times, really hopeless world. There’s a lot that’s broken, but there’s a lot that can be good. American Bible-teacher and au…

S11E11 Tarryn Stokes: "Learning to be seen was a big adjustment and..."

Winner of 'The Voice' Australia in 2023, Tarryn Stokes talks to Laura about the release of her new single 'Hold You', breaking age-based barriers that hold us back and how finding confidence has helped her heal. Tarryn also shares the later-life health diagnosis that's given her a newfound freedom …

S11E10 Lauren Daigle: "Pressure forces us to choose between circumstances and..."

Since her debut album 'How Can it Be' in 2015, Grammy winner Lauren Daigle has brought joy and soul and seemingly boundless energy to stages globally. Her latest self-titled album was the first in 5 years, bringing new definition to Lauren's sound and identity as an artist. In this conversation Lau…