For All The Saints With Ben Hancock

In this episode, I speak with Talia Dean about her unexpected transition from mainstream pop success to the Christian music industry. I wanted to chat with her about the insights she has gained while navigating the UK Christian and Gospel charts, and what it was like to record a Christmas-style worship anthem with a rock legend in the middle of a July heatwave. Talia turned a period of deep personal emptiness into a thriving spiritual awakening that brought her back to her religious roots. We...

In this weeks episode, I speak with returning guest Andrew Jones, who is the Vice President of the Noah's Ark Project and the founder of Noah's Ark Scans. I wanted to catch up with him after more than two years to discuss the remarkable new developments at the Durupinar site in eastern Turkey, where his team recently secured official university permits to conduct deep-penetration radar scans, randomized soil testing, and core drilling for the very first time. Andrew takes us behind the scenes...

In this week's roundtable special, I sit down on location in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for a discussion with three local members: Brother Felix, Sister Anesha, and Sister Chen-Ying. Returning to the country where I served my full-time mission, we pair the living history of the Church in West Malaysia with personal reflections on the messages delivered during the recent October General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From early pioneers who joined in the 1980s to t...

For the General Conference weekend of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints, I wanted to revisit one of my favourite moments when David Snell, host of the Keystone podcast and longtime creator on Saints Unscripted joined me on the show. We have a nostalgic "draft pick" of our top five all-time General Conference moments and top five General Conference talks. From unscripted pulpit humor to soul-stirring apostolic testimonies, we break down the addresses and historic occurrence...

Acclaimed musicologist, composer, and author Dr. Michael Hicks served on the BYU faculty for 35 years, retiring as Professor Emeritus of Music. In our conversation, we delve into the rich and often surprising history of Latter-day Saint hymnody, looking at everything from the earliest frontier gatherings to the forthcoming global hymnbook. Michael shares how early Saints truly experienced music in their worship, shedding light on the untold stories behind iconic hymns, the shifts across diffe...