The Sacred
A podcast about the things we hold sacred, and how to talk to people different from ourselves.
Episode Archive
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Sarah Eberle on what gardening teaches us and why nature is good for the soul
In the final episode of this series, Elizabeth speaks to Sarah Eberle, the most-decorated RHS garden designer. She has made RHS Chelsea Flower Show history by winning a Gold Medal in every categ...
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Jillian Richardson on the normality of loneliness and finding belonging outside religion
Jillian is a loneliness expert, facilitator and events host. She is the author of ‘Un-Lonely Planet’.
She speaks about the drivenness of her East Coast American childhood, how she balan...
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Tim Stanley on traditionalism, his journey to Catholicism and the role of a journalist
Tim is a journalist, historian and broadcaster specialising in US history, politics and religion. He is leader writer for the Daily Telegraph, and contributing editor at the Catholic Herald. His...
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Arifa Akbar on freedom, the ethics of writing a memoir and what we can learn from the arts
Arifa is the chief theatre critic at The Guardian. She is a former contributor to The Observer and previously worked as the arts editor at Tortoise Media. She is also a trustee of the Orwell Fou...
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Miriam Cates on conservatism, embracing complexity and the importance of family
Miriam has been Conservative MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge since 2019. She was born and brought up in Sheffield, studied genetics at Cambridge and taught science before having children.
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Mike McHargue on science, re-discovering God and disability in public life
Mike Mchargue, also known as ‘Science Mike’, is a podcaster of very long-standing. He was formerly co-host of 'The Liturgists' and host of ‘Ask Science Mike’ and he’s now host of 'The Cozy Robot...
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Sohrab Ahmari on converting to Catholicism, political theology and freedom as surrender
Sohrab is an Iranian–American columnist, journalist, editor and author. He’s written or edited for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and First Things among others. He was born in Tehran...
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New series coming soon
In this series we’ll be talking to Conservative MP Miriam Cates, journalist Sohrab Ahmari, ‘Science Mike’ Mike McHargue, writer Tim Stanley, theatre critic Arifa Akbar, loneliness expert Jillian...
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Sam Byers on the role of a novel, freedom and why we need both compassion and anger
Sam is a novelist and author of ‘Idiopathy’, ‘Perfidious Albion’ and most recently ‘Come Join Our Disease’, which the Sunday Times has said confirms him as one of the most accomplished novelists...
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Chris French on skepticism and the psychology of paranormal beliefs
Chris is Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit in the Psychology Department at Goldsmiths University, a fellow at the British Psychological Society and a patron of Humanists UK.
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