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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Stuart Ritchie on scepticism, and the role and reliability of science
Stuart is a lecturer at the Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at King’s College London. He's been a researcher in human cognitive abilities, and his most recent book is 'Scien...
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Eli Pariser on curiosity, the value of democracy and why we need shared public digital spaces
Eli Pariser has had a long and distinguished career in tech entrepreneurship and is currently running the organisation New Public, which is trying to help thinkers, designers and technologists b...
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Louise Perry on motherhood, consent and the case against the sexual revolution
Louise is a writer and campaigner. She has a weekly column in the New Statesman and is press officer for the campaign group 'We can’t consent to this', which documents cases in which UK women ha...
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David Brooks on his conversion, vulnerability and the challenges of talking about morality
David is an op ed columnist for the New York Times, a radio and television host, author of multiple bestselling books, and Chair of Weave the social fabric project at the Aspen Institute, among ...
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Ryan North on kindness, comics and the appeal of superheroes
Ryan North is a writer for television, video games, and especially comic books. Some of his most recent projects include 'How To Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Travell...
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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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