Seen & Unseen Aloud

In this second volume of the Seven Deadly Sins, we hear Belle Tindall exploring how Lust minimises or sensationalises sex and desire; we find James Mumford encountering Anger, reflecting that its object is no mere object; and Jonathan Aitken identifies Pride as egotism with a capital E and the cause of his own royal flush of crises Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode takes an insider's tour of the Edinburgh Fringe experience with James Cary; a wander through a couple of classics of English literature with Graham Tomlin seeking answers to the question of loneliness; and we read an open letter by Narnia fan John Kuhrt to a daunted Hollywood director, on helping her handle the Great Story Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we have the usual eclectic mix: we hear the second part of the confessions of an atheist series (see the website for other articles) by Stefani Ruper; we hear about the reassurance Graham Tomlin finds in the unpredictability of the football season; and we hear something of the powerful reality of a life controlled by personal pride as written by former MP (now Prison Chaplain) Jonathan Aitken Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first volume of our series on the Seven Deadly Sins, this volume comprises an introduction to sin itself as Graham Tomlin introduces the idea of a spiritual/moral health check. We hear Roger Bretherton's take on envy (jealousy's evil cousin) and Jane Williams' consideration of greed. Stay tuned for further volumes exploring the other five... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we travel to the Andes - listening to the music of a garden with Anthony Baker; back in time to find King Edward I meeting a Chinese monk in Bordeaux with Benjamin Sharkey; and into the age of re-enchanting and the related brandification of spiritual experience with Daniel Kim. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode offers us 2 articles thinking deeply about the potential shallows of Barbieland - Lauren Windle's The Good the Bad and the Barbie and Belle Tindall's thoughtful insights into Billie Eilish's soundtrack song What was I made for? - and then to bring us crashing back into the Real World, Jon Kuhrt explores why "Begging bothers us tremendously". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the third episode in our series of Summer Specials: Belle Tindall - Reporter for Seen and Unseen and co-host of the Re-Enchanting podcast - chooses and narrates a trilogy of powerhouse women: Chasing the Rains by Jane Cacouris; Trusting her Experience by Jane Williams and Diary of an Invisible war by Lika Zakaryan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is the second in our series of Summer Specials with guest narrators. This week we hear from the Rt Rev'd Graham Tomlin as he narrates Jane Canlis' article about the healing power of the F-word and his own article claiming the language of politics cannot domesticate religion; we also hear Paula Hynd's choice, written by Belle Tindall, A Sky Full of Stars: lessons on awe from Coldplay's concert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seen & Unseen's Senior Editor, Nick Jones, picks and narrates 3 of his favourite articles from the last few months: on cancel culture, a soldier's perspective on war and a review of a Japanese film about assisted dying Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we hear Jeremy Begbie's impassioned exploration of Johann Sebastian Bach's musical genius; we get under the covers with Lianne Howard-Dace to find out about bed-rotting and the art of rest; we learn from K. K. Yeo about the parallels between the experience of the growing Christian Church in China and the 1st Century Church starting under the rule of the Roman Empire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.