Escaping the Chains Podcast

About Escaping the Chains Podcast

Escaping the Chains is a story-driven podcast hosted by John Humphries, exploring addiction, recovery, trauma, identity, and life in Christ. Through honest conversations and powerful testimonies, each episode invites listeners into healing, hope, and lasting freedom.

Publisher

John Humphries

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jun 2024

Latest episode

25 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

5 of 47 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   25 Jun 2026

   Meth to Miracle Dad | Bryan Sandella

   After years of meth, prison, and losing his family, Bryan surrendered his son to God. Then one text changed everything. After years of cooking and selling meth, he hit rock bottom and served two years in prison. There, he found Jesus, married his wife after release, and began rebuilding his life. He shares the pain of losing nearly everything, including his relationship with his son, who once told a judge he didn’t want to see him. That moment forced Bryan to confront his motives and learn t...

2. 

   11 Jun 2026

   20 Years of Guilt | REDEEMED

   Redeemed joins Escaping the Chains for a powerful conversation about forgiveness, guilt, humility, and the freedom only God can bring. He shares stories from a Holy Spirit-filled jail service, opens up about the guilt he carried after his father’s death, and reflects on how God restored him through surrender, deliverance, and the prayers of his wife. This episode is a testimony of grief, redemption, and God stepping into the places we thought were over. Support the show Thanks for listening t...

3. 

   12 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Still Be You | Jimmy Hunt

   In this episode of Escaping the Chains, Jimmy Hunt shares a powerful testimony about identity, peace, purpose, false accusations, and learning how to trust God through pressure. From facing 30 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit… to finding purpose in the middle of isolation… this conversation is full of real wisdom, transparency, and encouragement. One of the most powerful moments: “Your life is like a camera. What you focus on becomes bigger.” If this episode encouraged you,...

Inside a recent episode

Still Be You | Jimmy Hunt

Published 12 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Huh? Jesus, before Peter got out that boat, what did Jesus say? He said, come. Peter stepped out on the water and started walking as long as he kept his eyes before he drowned. I'm going to share with you what the Holy Spirit showed me. Peter didn't walk on the water. Peter walked on the word. When Jesus said that word, come, that's how we're supposed to walk. We walk on the word. And as long as we keep our eyes focused on that word, which is Jesus Christ, Man, we'll walk on top of life. That's good. Oh, Peter. Peter, bro. I didn't mean to interrupt the thought. No, you're good. That was, well, he's telling me all I heard was telling me. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

31,965

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

57 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

22 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

24

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

51

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