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Death and Donuts is a series of interviews with individuals who decided to throw off their indifference and go on a journey for truth, goodness and beauty. Then they encountered The Logos.

Seb James


    • Apr 5, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 9m AVG DURATION
    • 13 EPISODES


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    S1 EP13 Walking Through Death's Door

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 76:38


    Desmond Kon was dead for close to 30 minutes before being resuscitated. During this short period of bodily death, Desmond had a ‘Near Death Experience' where he endured a long period of purification and was then invited by some souls to go with them to ‘another place'. He also talks about his time in the military, his conversion to Catholicism and shares some wisdom on beauty.

    S1 EP12: He's Done Acid, But This Was No Acid Trip

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 85:19


    In Season 1 Episode 9, Choosing not to hit rock bottom, Rohan Viswalingham shared how, through Buddhist meditation retreats, reading books and some lifestyle changes, he was able to preserve his life. He was then drawn to the Logos and was baptised as a Catholic Christian. But a 'piece to the puzzle of life' was still missing for Rohan, until one day, something 'trippy' happened, on a silent retreat, while participating in the Way of the Cross.

    The Banking Executive & The Demon Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 56:33


    Our guest from Episode 5, The Banking Executive and The Demon, Eddy Borovnjak, passed away recently from cancer. He was young and leaves behind a young family. In the interview from episode 5 we only got halfway through his story. Here is the second half of his journey to the Logos. We start with a brief summary from episode 5. In this episode, Eddy talks about things that were revealed to him about the state of the universe, God, good and evil, judgement, blissful joy and love, the Logos, the rosary as a weapon, and life after death.

    S1 E10: The Agony & Ecstasy Of A Life After Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 82:54


    Leia Egan is 22-years-old and the eldest of four children. She was very close to her siblings, especially because her mother, Jenni, suffered for many years from alcoholism. Then within a few years Leia lost two of her siblings. Her sister Ellie died after a drawn out struggle with a brain tumour while her brother Zack died suddenly and unexpectedly from a sinus infection. Leia was left grief stricken. But through all the suffering Leia searched and prayed for understanding. Here she tells her and her family's redemptive story.

    S1 E9: Choosing not to hit rock bottom

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 73:36


    After coming to the conclusion that his life was hopeless in his early 20s, Rohan became a hedonist. He focused on flooding his body with sex, drugs and alcohol. But he realised he was on a bad trajectory when he woke up one morning, not at home, but at ABC News, his place of work, after another big night out. Something had to change...

    S1 E8: From Hell to Heaven - Mother's Day special

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 62:45


    My mum, Julie James, was a very troubled teenager. One night some of her friends forced the drug LSD into her mouth and she began to have hallucinations of hell. The next morning she wanted to end her life but a prayer said in desperation was her first step in a 50 year journey filled with sacrificial love, joy and peace.

    The Zealous Young Atheist Who Collided With The Peterson Phenomenon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 69:28


    Daniel Skinner is a student studying philosophy at the University of Notre Dame in Sydney, Australia. For a few of his teenage years he was a fired up new atheist and nihilist. But one day he was listening to the Joe Rogan Experience where Rogan interviewed Jordan Peterson who said 'nihilism is cowardice'. This, amongst other things, threw Dan into an existential crisis.

    Love & Pleasure

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 56:25


    Michelle and Michael Punch are in their early 30s, are happily married and have three children. But not so long ago, while they were at university and dating, Michelle considered herself an atheist who found happiness in things like clubbing and drinking while Michael, apart from his sexual relationship with Michelle, didn't mind dabbling with porn. But a trip overseas revealed to them that authentic joy is more than fleeting pleasures.

    The Banking Executive & The Demon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 98:08


    Eddy Borovnjak was living the dream. Married with kids and making the big bucks as a banking executive in Sydney. Sadly a few bad habits soon turned into vices. He felt he was a burden on his family and decided to kill himself. Before doing so he made a simple act of humility, then something extraordinary occurred. This is only the beginning of Eddy's epic journey to the Logos.

    The Tears of an Addict

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 54:38


    In his 20s Mike Greenwell was married, an alcoholic, a compulsive gambler and a drug user. Some nights he would come home so drunk he would wet the bed. He began blaming his wife for many of the problems he caused. Today Mike admits that if it wasn't for good people sticking by him, especially his wife, he would be dead like many of his friends who suffered with various addictions. All these wonderful humans told him there was one solution to his problems.

    Human Sexuality and The Rainbow Maker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 59:19


    James Parker was left orphaned at birth, was sexually abused in primary and secondary school, struggled with porn and alcohol addiction, had a happy long term same sex relationship at university, is now married to a woman and has a beautiful daughter. Confused? Listen to this episode where James explains in detail this journey and what he learnt.

    Porn, Video Games Then God

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 60:31


    When I first started working with Jarryd at ABC News, he wanted to live alone so he could maximise pleasure. He was playing 6-8 hours of video games a day, watching porn regularly, eating what he felt like and had a superficial view on sex and relationships.  After many years of searching he's decided to become a Catholic Christian. In this podcast you will hear Jarryd speak about all the twists and turns that led him to this decision.

    From boozed up atheist at uni in New Zealand to a Roman Catholic priest in Rome

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 64:25


    Fr Sam Fancourt hails from a small town called Taranaki on the North Island of New Zealand. He woke up one morning somewhere in Auckland, probably after another boozy night, and while lying in bed began questioning if drugs and friends with benefits were the answers to life’s biggest questions. He concluded then and there that there had to be more and began an epic search for true love.

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