Happy Father's Day from That Sounds Fun Network & Hope Still Wins! Today we have a special bonus episode to share with you celebrating dads & all we love about them. In this episode, hosts from all different That Sounds Fun Network shows -- including me -- share what we love about our dads/and advice about being a dad.

ALSO! Our friends over at Storyworth are giving away TWO free subscriptions for our TSF Network listeners! To enter: visit thatsoundsfunnetwork.com & enter your email in the pop-up. That's it! Good luck & Happy Father's Day!

Happy 1 year anniversary Hope Still Wins fam!! In this episode Ben and producer Jenny Barber ask YOU, the listener, “the question”-- Does hope still win? If so why and if not, why not? They reflect on where the show is one year after launch and what listeners can expect next.

From the HSW team: If you’ve been alongside us over the past year, we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. It’s truly been an honor getting to explore different viewpoints, ask the hard questions, and hear and learn from your inspiring stories. We’re grateful for each and every one of you. Cheers to 1 year!!

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Connect with Ben:

-Instagram

-Twitter

-Purchase Ben's book, Alone in Plain Sight

Connect with Jenny: 

-Instagram 

Writer, TED Speaker, and mental health advocate Hannah Brencher challenges us to ask how we can serve others in times when we may need love, hope and healing the most. She shares her personal struggles with mental health, how it led her to creating a “battle plan” and how she ultimately found balance and hope by leaning into her faith, seeking out medical help and writing notes to strangers all over New York City.

Connect with Hannah:

-Instagram 

-Website 

-Books by Hannah 

-More Love Letters

Connect with Ben:

-Instagram

-Twitter

-Purchase Ben's book, Alone in Plain Sight

Thank you to our sponsor:

-Generous Coffee: If you're going to drink coffee, make it life-changing coffee!

Why does leadership matter and what does it look like in a post pandemic, 2022 world? Pastor of Zoe Church, Chad Veach joins Ben to discuss why Jesus is the ultimate example of how to lead, what it means to be a servant leader, how to establish your voice as a leader and what we can learn from other generations about how and why we choose to lead.

Connect with Chad:

-Instagram 

-Twitter

-Check out Zoe Church 

-Zoe Leadership College 

-Books written by Chad 

Connect with Ben:

-Instagram

-Twitter

-Purchase Ben's book, Alone in Plain Sight

Thank you to our sponsor:

-Generous Coffee: If you're going to drink coffee, make it life-changing coffee!

Michael D. Tubbs is the author of the memoir The Deeper the Roots, Special Advisor to California Governor Gavin Newsom for Economic Mobility, founder of End Poverty in California (E.P.I.C) and was the previous mayor of Stockton, California at the age of 26 which made him the youngest mayor of any major American city! In this episode, Ben and Michael dig into the importance of changing the poverty narrative, the ways Michael’s faith impacts how he shows up as a leader in politics, how to approach large social issues when you’re hoping to make a change and why creating space for other's stories to be shared may be the greatest effort we can make.

Connect with Michael: 

-Website

-Instaram 

-Twitter

-Purchase Michael's book, The Deeper the Roots 

-Check out Michael's nonprofit E.P.I.C

Connect with Ben:

-Instagram

-Twitter

-Purchase Ben's book, Alone in Plain Sight

Today's Partners:

-Help build homes for La Cuchilla with Humanity & Hope United

-Humanity & Hope Instagram 

-Listen to Be The Bridge Podcast with Latasha Morrison 

-Listen to Latasha Morrison on Hope Still Wins 

We’re kicking off mental health awareness month with former professional baseball player, Drew Robinson. Drew's advocacy for mental health is deeply personal. In 2020, he attempted to commit suicide. It came as a surprise to everyone on the outside because Drew looked like he had it all— playing in the major leagues, surrounded by people who loved and supported him. Drew's suicide attempt was not successful and he is no longer is playing for the MLB. He retired in 2021 after an unexpected comeback and has decided to join the front office of the San Francisco Giants organization to focus on being the "bridge" between players and mental health professionals. And today we get to learn how he is hoping to do just that.

Drew said in another interview, "I am here for a reason" and there is no doubt in our mind..he's right.

Mental health resources:

-The Scatter Joy Project 

-Listen to The Scatter Joy Podcast

-Tickets to The Scatter Joy Event on June 4th in Columbus, Ohio

-Listen to episode 38 with Shawn Johnson

-Listen to episode 6 with Michelle Williams

Connect with Drew:

-Instagram

-Twitter

Connect with Ben:

-Instagram

-Twitter

-Purchase Ben's book, Alone in Plain Sight

Thank you to our sponsor:

-Generous Coffee: If you're going to drink coffee, make it life-changing coffee!

Kent Dobson is a spiritual leader whose work centers on deepening the conversation between the Soul, who we are in the world, the mystery of Nature, and the Divine Source. He leads Pilgrimage Tours to Israel and was the leader for Ben’s recent trip with his parents and his wife Jessica. In this conversation, Ben and Kent explore the complexities of faith, the benefits of disruption and what it means to surrender to the unknown. If you consider yourself spiritually curious, this one’s for you!

Connect with Kent: 

-Website with Kent's upcoming Israel trips 

-Instagram 

Connect with Ben:

-Instagram

-Twitter

-Purchase Ben's book, Alone in Plain Sight

Thank you to our sponsor:

-Generous Coffee: If you're going to drink coffee, make it life-changing coffee!

Ben and his wife Jessica reflect on their recent trip to Israel, part 2! They’re answering listener’s questions about how the trip deepened their understanding of the gospels, the ways their view on hope evolved throughout the experience and of course, their favorite foods!!

If you enjoy this conversation, make sure to go back and listen to Ben and Jessica's reflections on their trip to Israel part 1 here! 

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-Twitter

-Purchase Ben's book Alone in Plain Sight

-Generous Coffee

Connect with Jess:

-Instagram

Ben and his wife Jessica reflect on a recent trip they took to Israel with Ben’s parents. They’re answering listener’s questions about which landmarks they visited, how experiencing the sites in person impacted them and the surprising ways the trip brought the Bible to life.

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-Twitter

-Purchase Ben's book Alone in Plain Sight

-Generous Coffee

Connect with Jess:

-Instagram

"I think there are a lot of us who have to make peace with the idea of several different possibilities and tracks throughout our lives. And it’s not necessarily a failure, it might actually be a gift." 

Bestselling author Shuana Niequist and Ben walk us through what it looks like to navigate endings we didn’t choose (relationships, jobs, church affiliations etc.) and make peace with expectations for how we thought our lives would look. They open up about seasons where they’ve found themselves being a “beginner” again and how surprisingly, hope can be found in the pivot if we choose to let go, lean into the questions (vs depending on answers) and allow the change to guide us in a new, undiscovered direction.

Connect with Shauna: 

-Instagram 

-Twitter

-Website 

-Purchase Shauna's new book, I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet 

Connect with Ben:

-Instagram

-Twitter

-Purchase Ben's book, Alone in Plain Sight

Thank you to our sponsor:

-Generous Coffee: If you're going to drink coffee, make it life-changing coffee!