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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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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Grace Olmstead on rootedness, conservatism and what a consistent life ethic looks like
Grace is an American journalist. She has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the American Conservative among many others, and usually with a family or a...
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Guvna B on toxic masculinity and not fitting into boxes
Guvna B is a multi MOBO award-winning rapper, hip hop artist and author. He’s presented TV and radio documentaries for BBC, is a Sky Sports pundit and his most recent book is ‘Unspoken: Toxic Ma...
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Suzanne Moore on rebellion, the role of a journalist and why anger is a good thing
Suzanne is a journalist and columnist who for many years was at The Guardian, but has also written for the Mail on Sunday, Marxism Today and now writes for The Telegraph.
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Rachel Mann on the goodness of bodies, poetry and challenging assumptions about identity
Rachel is a poet and a priest in the Church of England. She lectured in philosophy before being ordained and has a PhD in 19th century women’s poetry and the Bible. Her most recent books include...
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Dina Nayeri on the experience of refugees and the nature of storytelling
Dina is a novelist and also the author of the non-fiction book ‘The Ungrateful Refugee’.
In this episode, she speaks about her childhood in war-torn Iran, refugee hostels in Rome and ev...