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Signs of the Times magazine
Signs of the Times is a Christian worldview magazine published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia since 1886. The podcast is a little newer than that.
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Apr 21, 2022 • 2min
What's next for Signs Radio
If you're a long-time listener of Signs Radio, you may have been wondering where we've been for all these months. In this quick update, Jesse, our new host, gives an update on what's been happening, and what's next for Signs Radio.

Dec 26, 2021 • 43min
Morally-challenged movie antiheroes ft. Ryan Stanton
If you watch Succession, Book of Boba Fett or Breaking bad - you'll be confronted by characters with questionable morals. Why do we enjoy these "antihero" stories more than others? And what decides the moral line that these characters often cross?

Dec 19, 2021 • 29min
The perfect Christmas gift ft. Kymberley McMurray
What excites you about Christmas? Is it the presents, or quality time with family and friends? There's even more reason to be excited when you look back at the original Christmas story. A baby born a few thousand years has incredible relevance for you.

Dec 12, 2021 • 54min
Was 2021 just another 2020? ft. Jarrod Stackelroth
When you look back at this year, what are the key events that you remember? Is it something you saw on the news, or something personal? It's worth exploring why we look back at the end of each year - and shows our need for hope.

Nov 28, 2021 • 41min
Are you burnt out? ft. Claire Marsh
There's 52% chance you are mentally burning out, according to statistics by a job aggregator site in the US. But before you self-diagnose, listen to psychologist Claire Marsh's advice about what burnout is, how to not get it mixed up with other mental health conditions, and how to treat burnout. Image credit: Tangerine Newt

Nov 21, 2021 • 60min
Why introduce kids to faith? ft. Karen Collum
Many parents around the world choose to share their faith with their children. Karen Collum explains how this practice has some real benefits for both parent and child—if done right—and how a new book "Advent for Kids" can help in that process. Image credit: Ben White

Nov 7, 2021 • 60min
Does God exist: will we ever find a definitive answer? ft. Marcos Torres
Whether you prescribe to belief that God does or doesn't exist (or something in between), there's new insight to be found by taking a step back and considering the wonder of the question itself.

Oct 24, 2021 • 38min
Does religion cause war? ft. Vania Chew
On a surface level, it might seem like religion has inspired a number of factions to draw arms in the last century. Has that actually been the case? And if so, what's the relationship between religion and conquest? Photo credit: Henri Huet

Oct 18, 2021 • 41min
Dune: Complex themes, profound message ft. Mark Hadley
Dune's onion-layered plot reveals interesting themes the more you peel it back: the relationship between religion and politics, messiah-figures and the relationship between science and faith to name a few. But what does it say about our modern world?

Oct 10, 2021 • 29min
The billionaire space race ft. Ryan Stanton
There's plenty happening right above us—not just a new era of space tourism, but also talk about humans colonising Mars. What might seem like forward-thinking by planet earth's billionaires also begs the question: can we save ourselves? Image: SpaceX