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.
Episodes
December 15, 2025 • 33 mins
Rael Miller was an entirely different being... in the same body. Her experiences will seem unbelievable... except that her husband went through them with her. Take a listen, and decide for yourself, in this new episode of Hope Lives Here.
Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel and Dan Benamor. Executive produced by Rael Miller. Story produced by Michael Chamoy. Starring Laura Bellomo ...
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December 8, 2025 • 30 mins
Rich Strack is a normal guy, a teacher, a reasonable person... who steadfastly believes (and has evidence to support) that in a past life he was a Civil War soldier, and the soul of his love will be reborn into another, and one day, they'll come back together. One person who believes him? Hollywood director Andy Fickman (RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN).
Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel,...
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November 17, 2025 • 24 mins
Howard Sun has a prominent Jamaican accent... but he's Chinese. This unique heritage drove Howard to search for his identity, and incredibly, he found it in Sun Yat Sen, the founder of modern China.
You can learn more about Howard's life and journey by going to https://www.wakeupeverybody.co.uk/my-story/
You can see Howard performing his spoken word poem (seriously, it's amazing, I encourage you to check this out) "Jamaica, The B...
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November 3, 2025 • 35 mins
Kim grew up as an adopted child in Canada, with her biological family's identity a tantalizing secret. It would take a lifetime of searching and a trip around the world... to achieve a reunion unlike any she could have expected.
You can read the memoir this episode is based on, on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1778045502
Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel and Dan Benamor. Thi...
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October 8, 2025 • 23 mins
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 ...
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October 1, 2025 • 35 mins
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 Jonatha...
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September 22, 2025 • 26 mins
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, plea...
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June 18, 2025 • 45 mins
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-eboo...
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April 21, 2025 • 39 mins
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 soulfocusm...
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March 10, 2025 • 32 mins
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, w...
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October 7, 2024 • 37 mins
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 L...
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August 6, 2024 • 2 mins
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.
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May 24, 2024 • 34 mins
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 b...
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April 22, 2024 • 35 mins
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 Jam...
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January 8, 2024 • 45 mins
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...
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June 13, 2023 • 34 mins
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...
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March 27, 2023 • 12 mins
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.
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March 27, 2023 • 26 mins
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. ...
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January 30, 2023 • 20 mins
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 a...
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January 16, 2023 • 28 mins
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...
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