We get it: incorporating new foods into your diet can be a pain, especially if you're not confident in the kitchen. Fear not! In this episode, we talk to Dr Christiana Leimena-Lehn about six foods you must try in 2026. Make a shopping list, because by the time you're done, you'll be hungry!

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• (00:00) - — Intro
• (05:02) - — Nuts
• (13:42) - — Cruciferous vegetables
• (26:50) - — Brussels sprouts, What's Eating Dan?
• (29:26) - — Legumes
• (38:17) - — Berries
• (43:20) - — Mushrooms
• (52:18) - — Wakame Seaweed
• (58:33) - — Final takeaways

That’s the promise—and the challenge—of this conversation with psychologist Simon Matthews, author of the article “You Don’t Need More Willpower.”

So many of us assume growth is about discipline: pushing harder, resisting temptation, forcing better habits. But what if that mindset is the very reason you keep getting stuck?

In this episode we explore why willpower fails, what actually drives lasting change, and how faith reshapes the way we understand transformation.

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• (00:00) - – Intro
• (01:25) - – New Years failures and why they fail
• (11:51) - – Old ideas of "self-control" and virtue
• (13:50) - – Is willpower just a fake construct?
• (18:54) - -- Is everyone just better than me?
• (20:37) - – Alexander the Great, Augustus
• (26:54) - – So should I just be lazy?
• (29:28) - – Needs & values
• (39:30) - – Habit-building
• (44:36) - -- Your environment matters
• (49:38) - -- A healthier question than "why don't I have better willpower?"
• (53:39) - – Final Takeaways

It's our end-of-year wrap-up episode! This time, we look back at some of our favourite articles from Signs of the Times for 2025.

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It's the holiday season, and for all of us who celebrate, it's often a time of reflection—on our personal lives, on the state of the world—and our place in it. It's also a time when much of the world pauses and indulges in food, family and gift-giving. Much of the secular world obsesses over these material pursuits in an ever-unsatisfying of consumption and excess.

For those of us who follow Jesus, however, Christmas is more than just gifts and food. It's a time when we reflect on a tiny baby who entered the world in a time of war and strife to bring peace "on earth to all men (and women, of course)". In the December 2025 issue of Signs of the Times, two articles focus on this theme of peace: one through the lens of a Roman emperor, and the other through a miraculous moment during the carnage of World War I.

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This episode, we speak to friend of the show Sisi Toro. This time, we talk about protein, why it's so overrated and why we should be all eating much more fibre—as well as a host of other nutrients I don't trust myself to type out!

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By the time Silvan Wallner was 12, he had been signed to the youth team FC Zürich club. By 18, he'd been signed to play for FC Zürich. Soon he was performing at the top of his league, and looked like he was heading to a stand-out football career. There was only one problem. He was lost, confused and anxious about every aspect of the life he was living. Then, he discovered the Bible. When one day he was listening to a preacher talk about the Sabbath, everything changed.

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In this episode, we speak to Kristin Martinez. She's a counsellor and proponent of non-violent communication. She wrote an article that appeared in the October issue of Signs of the Times called "From judgement to connection". You can read the article by clicking the link below.

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Talking about the birds and the bees with your teenager doesn't have to be scary—even though it usually is. Counsellor Mikaela Matthes helps us navigate the world of sex and relationships, and why we don't need to be frightened of the dreaded "talk".

Content warning: in this episode, we talk about sex, relationships and themes around trauma and sexual assault.

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Technical warning: in this episode, Jesse's mic audio was not up to the high quality that you've come to expect from Signs Radio. We apologise for this, but thankfully Mikaela's audio was not affected by this technical error.