The Hope Initiative

By Rien MacDonald

Stories with everyday people. A podcast learning about humans on planet earth. The success and struggle in their life, to help inspire hope in yours.... more

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The podcast currently has 232 episodes available.

The Hope Initiative episodes:

October 10, 2023 #164 - Stranger in the Streets - Thibault
Stranger in the Streets: V. 008
Guest: Thibault
Location: Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne, Victoria.
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Music by Jess Fairlie
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11min
October 09, 2023 #163 - Birthday Reflections
Riff with Rien;
This week: Birthday Reflections.
It’s been a challenging year.
It’s been a great year.
Let’s go again.
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Music by Jess Fairlie
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7min
October 05, 2023 #162 - Just Keep Going with Rachael Dols
“Just keep going that way.”
Episode 162 of The Hope Initiative with Rachael Dols
I met Rachael running the St. Kilda 2XU Olympic distance in January 2023.
As a child she grew up in the pool almost every day, and grew to play basketball, before her adventurous nature led her to the Northern Territory where she worked as a tour guide. Upon returning, Rachael marked the calendar with a 70.3 Ironman, which she completed in Geelong in February 2020. Since then, it’s been a love / hate relationship, battling injuries whilst making the journey across many finish lines including Cairns Ironman and the 70.3 World Championships in Finland this past August to name a few.
A fun conversation with Rachel, I hope you all enjoy it!
Cheers
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1h 45min
October 03, 2023 #161 - Stranger in the Streets - Jude
Stranger in the Streets: V. 007
Guest: Jude
Location: Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, Victoria.
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8min
October 01, 2023 #160 - Do Less, More
Riff with Rien;
This week; moving house. It sucks.
It occurs to me that I need to live a life more in the direction of minimalism. So here’s to that and doing less, more.
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7min
September 28, 2023 #159 - Duty to Serve with Darsh Lad
“I just wanted it to be where people could come, show up for themselves, and really challenge themselves. Even though in the back of my head, I was like, yes, I'm not making any money with this, but look how this is changing their lives. And I genuinely feel as humans, we have this duty to serve…
I wasn't doing anything for other people. And now it's the complete opposite. I was making barely any money, just to survive, but that ability to run those ab sessions, those breathwork sessions, those community events and realising that people outside of that meeting up together, building friendships, that's priceless.”
Episode # of The Hope Initiative with Darshan Lad.
Darshan is a fitness trainer and online coach.
Meeting Darsh earlier this year albeit briefly, it was clear to see he was a disciplined guy from his physique, but as I learned in this conversation, that wasn’t always the case.
Going from a comfortable life in England to throwing himself in the fire during the lockdowns in Melbourne of all places, he was able to build a thriving community of growth minded humans, and is growing more and more online.
A fun and eclectic conversation, we discuss fitness, creativity, discipline, habits and his feeling of having a duty to serve.
Thanks so much to Darsh for the chat, looking forward to all that is to come from you bro!
Much love, and enjoy listening.
SHOW LINKS
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Music by Jess Fairlie
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1h 26min
September 26, 2023 #158 - Stranger in the Streets - Bridget
Stranger in the Streets: V. 006
Guest: Bridget
Location: Corner of Spring and Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria.
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Music by Jess Fairlie
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12min
September 25, 2023 #157 - Calm Amongst the Chaos
Another Riff with Rien on the week;
When life doesn’t quite go to plan, stay calm.
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Music by Jess Fairlie
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5min
September 21, 2023 #156 - A Lucky, Loved & Good Boy with Ras-Samuel Welda’abzgi
“My grandmother just looked at me in the eyes. She's like, ‘You should be happy that I'm alive. What are you crying for?’
And then I was just like, I know, I know… But you know, it's like tears of joy. Maybe there was a different feeling of ‘Why did you abandon me or why did you leave me?’ Maybe there was that sort of anger as well. But you know, it was more of, ‘I don't give a shit about that. You're here now…’
The majority of my life, I just wanted my mom and my grandmother, I just wanted to be loved.”
Episode #156 of The Hope Initiative with Ras-Samuel Welda’abzgi.
Ras-Samuel is an actor, producer and part time savage.
Hailing from Ethiopa, he moved to Australia with his father and 2 siblings before he was 10, and quickly yearned for his old life without the first world problems faced here in Australia. A life of crime ensued, until time spent in Juvie and a reconnected with his roots back in his homeland showed him the path to storytelling and acting.
Living out his grandmothers prophecy day by day, this was a fun chat with Ras-Samuel!
Thanks for joining me my friend.
I hope you all enjoy!
Stay hard xx
SHOW LINKS
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Support his latest short film “A Good Boy” on IndieGoGo
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Music by Jess Fairlie
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2h 22min
September 19, 2023 #155 - Stranger in the Streets - Alberto
Stranger in the Streets: V. 005
Guest: Alberto
Location: Parliament Gardens, East Melbourne, Victoria.
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Music by Jess Fairlie
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8min

FAQs about The Hope Initiative:

How many episodes does The Hope Initiative have?

The podcast currently has 232 episodes available.