Episodes

  • 29th June 2026: No 10; the World Cup and the New Animism

    29th June 2026: No 10; the World Cup and the New Animism
    Jun 29 2026
    In this week's episode, we ask important questions - Paul Woolley asks at what cost does the UK keep changing Prime Minister, Graham Tomlin asks what football's World Cup can teach us about how to live through defeat and failure in life; and Ruth Bancewicz dives into the New Animism and asks if a river is alive.

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    22 mins
  • 22nd June 2026: Spiderman's Dyslexia and the Big Questions of Evil

    22nd June 2026: Spiderman's Dyslexia and the Big Questions of Evil
    Jun 22 2026

    This week, Zoe Strong commends Spiderman actor, Tom Holland, on his honest vulnerability about life with dyslexia; and Isaac Frisby does a deep dive into the big questions of evil: from screen villains to street violence, what makes someone truly bad?


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    30 mins
  • 15th June 2026: Dua Lipa; Slowing Down and a Fear of Heights

    15th June 2026: Dua Lipa; Slowing Down and a Fear of Heights
    Jun 15 2026
    This week, Naomi Pitts says what we all think - some people seem to get all the good stuff (in this case, Dua Lipa's wedding); Steve McMillan explores the process of slowing down on holiday and what it tells us about what's going on in our fast-paced life; and Natalie Garrett tells us about what she learned when she faced her fear of heights.

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    18 mins
  • 8th June 2026: Friction Maxxing; Exam Stress & Freya India

    8th June 2026: Friction Maxxing; Exam Stress & Freya India
    Jun 8 2026
    This week, Samuel Tranter explains the virtues of "friction maxxing"; Roger Bretherton gives a personal take on what GCSE stress does to families and Belle Tindall-Riley gives us her take on Freya India's book, GIRLS: Gen Z and the Commodification of Everything

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    26 mins
  • 1st June 2026: Football, Gig Vibes and the Pornification of Thought

    1st June 2026: Football, Gig Vibes and the Pornification of Thought
    Jun 1 2026
    In this episode, Henry Corbett asks what the confidence of footballers can teach the rest of us for the challenges off the pitch; Helen Collins takes a dive into AI and the pornification of thought; Josh Hinton goes to a Yungblud gig in Manchester and enjoys the rush of instant community.

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    21 mins
  • 25th May 2026: Political Pessimism; Rowan Williams, and Russell Brand

    25th May 2026: Political Pessimism; Rowan Williams, and Russell Brand
    May 25 2026
    In this week's episode, Graham Tomlin confesses an Augustinian pessimism about politics; Belle Tindall-Riley aligns herself with Rowan Williams' "old-fashioned" belief about the devil, and Roger Standing tells us about Russell Brand's new book, How to become a Christian in Seven Days

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    25 mins
  • 18th May 2026: Prime Ministers, Nurses and the Devil Wears Prada

    18th May 2026: Prime Ministers, Nurses and the Devil Wears Prada
    May 18 2026
    In this episode, George Pitcher gets stuck into the psychodrama of Prime Ministerial Saviour complexes; Yaroslav Walker luxuriates in the shallows of The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Helen Cowan takes us on a tour of nursing duties and helps us learn lessons about giving up control.

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    21 mins
  • 11th May 2026: King Charles III, Mary Bennet & Playing the Unplayables

    11th May 2026: King Charles III, Mary Bennet & Playing the Unplayables
    May 11 2026
    In this episode, Paul Woolley asks whether King Charles III, in his speech at the US Congress, was both a prophet and a king while confronting Britain’s past and holding up America’s moral mirror; Katherine Osborne explores the seen and unseen life of The Other Bennet Sister, and Roger Bretherton encourages us to play the Unplayable, in the Game of Life.

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    21 mins