Towards Understanding

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Towards Understanding episodes

  • Adrian Plass – Writer and Performer

    Clayton was excited to chat to the most influential writer in his life. Adrian Plass uses humour, tears and a cutting wit to equally encourage and chasten the church.

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    24 min
  • Ann Reardon - YouTube Influencer

    Ann Reardon, host of the 5 million plus subscriber "How to Cook That" YouTube channel, chatted with Clayton about her views on the internet from a faith (and Mum) perspective. How do we best live with purpose in our current technological environment? And how does a dietician and former youth worker end up a YouTube megastar?!

     

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    39 min
  • Lee Strobel – The Case For Christ

    Clayton chats to journalist and former atheist, Lee Strobel, whose story is told in the film “The Case For Christ”. He explains his journey of trying to prove his Christian wife wrong, until suddenly all the evidence pointed him to Jesus.
     

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    13 min
  • Shirley Baskett - Living on the Edge of Eternity

    Shirley Baskett is the author of 'Living on the Edge of Eternity'. She chats to Clayton about the book, which is her personal story of discovering that she is facing a terminal illness. Shirley opens up about being diagnosed with an aggressive leukemia and how it led her to consider the events and worth of her life before God and to find the way to a death with dignity and resolution.

     

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    36 min
  • Henry Olonga – Cricket Player, Performer, Christian

    Henry Olonga was Zimbabwe’s first black cricketer, as well as the country’s youngest cricketer, to play international cricket. However, he got kicked out of the team and his own country for protesting Robert Migabe’s dictatorship by wearing a black armband in a match.
     

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    27 min
  • Tarryn Stokes - The Voice Winner

    Tarryn Stokes won the hearts of Australia during the 2023 series of The Voice. She chats to Clayton about The Voice journey and how she now balances her music career with being a mum and shares openly about her mental health and living with ADHD.

     

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    30 min
  • Darren Mulligan - We Are Messengers

    Darren Mulligan is the frontman for the Christian band, We Are Messengers, which recently finished its Australia and New Zealand tour. Darren opened up with Clayton about his journey of faith, life, family and struggles. Little ears warning - adult themes and discussion within interview.

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    34 min
  • Shimmy Jiyane - Soweto Gospel Choir

    The Soweto Gospel Choir is currently touring Australia and New Zealand until March and Shimmy Jiyane (Gee-ah- nee [male]) chats to Clayton about what it's like being part of such an extraordinary choir that highlights South African culture after surviving apartheid.

     

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    15 min
  • John the Disciple - George Xanthis (The Chosen)

    George Xanthis is an Australian actor, who has starred in many Australian series, and is now playing the role of a life time as the Disciple John in the series that is taking the world by storm - The Chosen. George chats with Clayton about how this role has impacted his acting and his life

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    30 min

About Towards Understanding

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Towards Understanding is a full-length feature interview radio program hosted by Clayton Bjelan. The show contains a mix of interviews based around the understanding and living out of Christian faith and those just doing remarkable things in our world. It focuses on three key groups of people - The Known, The Overcomer and The Unknown.