Seen & Unseen Aloud

This week, Paul Woolley examines the King of the North’s career and how it exposes the tension between political drive and public credibility; Lauren Westwood explores how the broken Beckhams expose our universal need for a way back and Graham Tomlin suggests that every society cracks - not just Britain - and why that’s not the whole story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Henry Corbett (Chaplain to Everton Football Club) tells the story of how unlikely founders shaped the game we love today; nurse Helen Cowan talks about how being recognised by name protects dignity, even at the end of life; George Pitcher explores the concept of peace and how it falters when power becomes the only currency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Rick Hansen talks about how his father's job as an exorcist has given him a specific frame of reference for understanding the world; Alexandra Kytka-Sharpe takes us through her learning from a year of fasting from fashion; Graham Tomlin considers what makes for profound and significant cultural change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, while the year is still quite new, Derek Hughes suggests that real change comes slowly; Beatrice Scudeler unearths hope in the finale of Stranger Things; Steve McMillan gives us a meditation on attention and Roger Bretherton explores the origins and future of mindfulness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this first episode of 2026, Mark Meynell ventures into the work of J.R.R. Tolkien (and others) to find a guarded hopefulness for the year ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As 2025 draws to a close, Graham Tomlin shares with us three of his articles, what he's been thinking about as a result of the political and social events and issues of this past year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, as we come towards the end of 2025, I have curated three articles that have made me stop and think this year: Paul Bradbury grieving the demise of the semi-colon; Jessica Norman understanding the big welcome for Lewis Capaldi at Glastonbury and Roger Bretherton considering the role of prayer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this nearly-Christmas episode, Belle Tindall joins forces with CS Lewis and Dorothy L Sayers to go deep into the shocking truths buried beneath the Christmas tinsel; Krish Kandiah reviews Wake Up Dead Man and finds the Church playing a key role in the mystery; Lauren Westwood witnesses the baby Jesus being kidnapped and follows a trail of believing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Jamie Mulvaney asks us to consider why we love angels so much; after David Lammy suggests amending jury trials in the UK, George Pitcher uses a Nazarene's trial as a case study in legal efficiency; Graham Tomlin suggests Christmas Karma is contradiction in terms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode finds George Pitcher taking us backstage at MI6; Sam Tomin asks Elon Musk the trillion dollar question and Imogen Ball tracks just how much it costs to have children Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.