

Signs Radio
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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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

Oct 4, 2021 • 38min
An angry doctor and his angelic visitor ft. Danijela Schubert
Stefania Bratulich's doctor in Yugoslavia was stubbornly steadfast on denying her pension application. That was until one night a bright man entered his room . . . Image provided: Danijela Schubert (left) and her mother Stefania.

Sep 26, 2021 • 59min
The one who inspired me to an Olympic medal ft. Nicola McDermott
You may have seen Nicola McDermott soar over a two metre bar and win Olympic silver at the Tokyo 2020 games, but you might not know her story. Bullied and isolated but also focused, she reveals Who she jumps for.

Sep 8, 2021 • 44min
I wasn't OK. This is my story ft. Ashley Stanton
Asking someone if they're OK can be one of the kindest acts you do. Just ask Ashley Stanton, who candidly shares about her mental health journey in this week's podcast.

Sep 2, 2021 • 30min
What "The Tomorrow War" says about fatherhood ft. Mark Hadley
When Chris Pratt's Dan Forrester in "The Tomorrow War" goes to the future to fight aliens for the sake of his family, it continues a Hollywood trope of fathers who are positively transformed by crisis. But is that the way it really works?

Aug 22, 2021 • 30min
My beef with meat ft. Juliana Muniz
Juliana Muniz never knew any way other than Brazilian culinary tradition—eating meat for almost every single meal of the day. She shares about how she discovered a tastier, healthier alternative that changed her health and life.

Aug 15, 2021 • 1h 11min
I used to be a clairvoyant ft Cathy Hookham
Cathy Hookham thought it was angels telling her what people would do before they did, where objects had been and things that'd happened to her family in the past before she was born. She breaks down exactly what she saw and experienced and why it was angels—three of them in fact—that changed everything. Warning: this podcast contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence and spiritual themes. Listener discretion is advised.

Aug 8, 2021 • 42min
Are spiritual forces real? ft. Jarrod Stackelroth
Alien, ghost and paranormal sightings have been reported around the globe for centuries—suggesting there's a realm that we can't see or touch. Even if you're skeptical, it's still worth looking for an answer . . . Photo credit: Sharon McCutcheon