Seen & Unseen Aloud

In this episode Nick Brewer contemplates becoming a Dad and what he has learned from the love of his own father; Henna Cundill follows her nose on an emotional scent trail from childhood to adulthood and, as part of our How to Die Well series, Natalie Garrett talks about her experience of bereavement and what death has taught her about life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Graham Tomlin talks about the need for courageous leadership as the only hope for the intractable war in the Middle East; on the 100th anniversary of Disney, Jared Stacy declares there's much more to Disney than a mouse and Tory Baucum comments on the modern-day love story of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift being played out on a very public stage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The line up for this week's episode sounds like the start of a joke.... but it's actually very thought-provoking. Roger Bretherton asks the age old question, "why are all Christians in movies crazy?"; Theodore Brun mourns the loss of the Sycamore Gap Tree and explores what it's demise can teach us; Belle Tindall takes us backstage to her conversation with Frank Skinner and the surprise that Christians are actually interesting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Belle Tindall takes us behind the scenes in British politics with Rory Stewart's "tell all" published memoir; Robert Wright explores the powerful motivation of faith at work in food banks in the midst of the cost of living crisis; and Lauren Windle finds little charm in Snow White's Prince Charming as Disney celebrates its centenary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we travel with Ian Hamlin through the challenges of starting a sabbatical and how difficult (and important) taking "time out" can be; Krish Kandiah gives us a review of Ken Loach's new film "The Old Oak" and what it tells us about the power of community; Stefani Ruper, in the last of her series Confessions of an Atheist Philosopher plots the course from distrust to trust and asks the important life question, "What are we waiting for?" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we explore the human condition: James Ray seeks the Authentic Man in answer to the question of the Problem with Men; Henna Cundill takes a dive into the murky shallows of cancel culture and shame's historic role in guarding community boundaries; Belle Tindall goes to the Seven Psalms Exhibition to experience the songs and sketches of Paul Simon and Charlie Mackesy's collaboration and finds questions and answers from the duo we didn’t know we were missing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the last volume of the Seven Deadly Sins, Graham Tomlin looks at what’s lost to life when sloth sets in; while also digesting gluttony’s distorting obsession with food. Our series is brought to a reflective conclusion by psychologist Roger Bretherton as he turns sin back to front with a subversive proposition: we don’t understand sin because we don’t understand goodness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we have a smorgasbord of culture: Nathan Betts talks about Taylor's truth and how her superstar authenticity appeals; Musicologist Daniel Chua explores the faith found in the music of the hero of humanism, Beethoven; music may be the food of love but Matthew Croasmunexplains how food is the nexus of relationships. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we mark the beginning of the school year with Henna Cundill taking an honest look beyond headlines about school refusers and ghost children; Yaroslav Walker ambles down an academic memory lane reminding us of back to school movies of the last 5 decades; George Pitcher gives us a lesson in looking evil squarely in the face Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we consider the character of Justice, as seen through the Lucy Letby case; we take a leisurely stroll through the ills of Sloth with Graham Tomlin and discover the joys of seeing slowly with Alex Hughes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.