The Sacred

A podcast by Theos think tank - Wednesdays

Wednesdays

Categories:

Society & Culture

196 Episodes

  1. Charlie Gilmour on fatherhood and the cost of writing a memoir

    Published: 4/13/2022

  2. Vanessa Zoltan on radical hospitality, atheist chaplaincy and treating texts as sacred

    Published: 1/26/2022

  3. Rupert Read on nonviolence, the climate crisis and the power of emotions

    Published: 1/19/2022

  4. Minna Salami on feminism, racism and ‘sensuous knowledge’

    Published: 1/12/2022

  5. Stuart Ritchie on scepticism, and the role and reliability of science

    Published: 1/5/2022

  6. Eli Pariser on curiosity, the value of democracy and why we need shared public digital spaces

    Published: 12/22/2021

  7. Louise Perry on motherhood, consent and the case against the sexual revolution

    Published: 12/15/2021

  8. David Brooks on his conversion, vulnerability and the challenges of talking about morality

    Published: 12/8/2021

  9. Ryan North on kindness, comics and the appeal of superheroes

    Published: 12/1/2021

  10. Sarah Eberle on what gardening teaches us and why nature is good for the soul

    Published: 9/15/2021

  11. Jillian Richardson on the normality of loneliness and finding belonging outside religion

    Published: 9/8/2021

  12. Tim Stanley on traditionalism, his journey to Catholicism and the role of a journalist

    Published: 9/1/2021

  13. Arifa Akbar on freedom, the ethics of writing a memoir and what we can learn from the arts

    Published: 8/25/2021

  14. Miriam Cates on conservatism, embracing complexity and the importance of family

    Published: 8/18/2021

  15. Mike McHargue on science, re-discovering God and disability in public life

    Published: 8/11/2021

  16. Sohrab Ahmari on converting to Catholicism, political theology and freedom as surrender

    Published: 8/4/2021

  17. New series coming soon

    Published: 7/28/2021

  18. Sam Byers on the role of a novel, freedom and why we need both compassion and anger

    Published: 5/19/2021

  19. Chris French on skepticism and the psychology of paranormal beliefs

    Published: 5/12/2021

  20. Grace Olmstead on rootedness, conservatism and what a consistent life ethic looks like

    Published: 5/5/2021

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The Sacred is a podcast about our deepest values, the stories that shape us and how we can build empathy and understanding between people who are very different. Each episode features a conversation with someone who has a public voice, from academics to journalists, playwrights and politicians. We ask them where they have come from, what they are trying to do and what might help heal our very divided public conversations. The Sacred is hosted by Elizabeth Oldfield, former director of Theos think tank. For more information about the people and ideas behind the podcast, visit https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/about/who-we-are or follow us on Twitter @theosthinktank, @sacred_podcast and @ESOldfield.