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Chef Stephen Jeffers has cooked for celebrities, VIPs and Royalty. As the boss of the successful Forestside  Cookery School,  he's a well-known contributor to Northern Ireland's' food scene. As a restaurateur he knew business success, where everything he touched was a triumph.  He al…

Julie Hoey has learned a lot about risk recently, and the way you approach big challenges.  Despite having an important job as a Civil Servant, she also runs Sonas Cooperative in Lisburn, a refill grocer, café and events space. It's because Julie, and her church believe in  being salt and ligh…

Dave Linton, the founder of Madlug, joins Will to explain how a former youth and church worker became a modern entrepreneur with a difference.  Madlug sells bags - and each time it does, a child in the care system is given a free bag for their possessions when they change accommodation. Traditional…

Dawn McAvoy is used to having calm, thoughtful, respectful conversations, even when others sometimes don't seem to want to.  She's the UK Lead for Both Lives at Evangelical Alliance UK. It describes itself as a pro-women AND a pro-life movement.  As Dawn tells Will, they're imagining…

Jim Crookes is a Christian apologist. He explains Christianity and Christian thinking to those who are curious, sympathetic, or antagonistic.  And he teaches other Christians how to do the same.  His very successful podcast The Equip Project is popular, much-followed, and has helped change lives. Y…

How do Christians respond to the recent moves to make Assisted Dying legal across the UK and Ireland?  In a sensitive and nuanced discussion, Ian Bingham of Care NI joins Will to argue that there is a better way - through palliative care. Alan Sheppard tells the story of the death of his wife Anne …

"If we are treating AI in a more human-like way, in turn we are treating ourselves...in a more machine-like way".  The thoughts of Dr David Glass who teaches mathematics, and computer  science at Ulster University, and is part of the Artificial Intelligence Research Centre. So how does Da…

A Special Extra Episode.  A look at the JR87 UK Supreme Court ruling which will see changes in the way Religious Education and Assemblies are conducted in Northern Ireland's Schools.  Will hears from educationalist Dr Andrew Brown and Ian Bingham of CARE NI, both of whom know what the ruling s…

The band Redemption Arc are a husband and wife.  Clements and Becca - one from Northern Ireland, one from the USA.  A music critic once called them "Musical Misfits".  Perhaps there's something in that.  They're singers, musicians, teachers, and parents.  But when the couple joi…