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The Sacred

Theos Think Tank

A podcast about our Sacred values and how we can talk to people who are different from ourselves. 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…

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The Sacred

How to Belong When You’ve Always Been An Outsider with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl

Why Are AI Conversations So Divided?

The Ancient Wisdom in Fairy Tales | Dr Sharon Blackie

The Economics of the Life We Want with Sam Bowman

"I'm Painfully British": What it Means to be British and Muslim Right Now | Mehreen Khan

Boarding School Britain and The Things We Normalise | Hugo Rifkind

Psychedelics, Consciousness and Changing Your Mind | Michael Pollan

Bake Off, Alopecia & Learning to Be Yourself with Jasmine Mitchell

Why I’m Still Hooked On This Podcast (After 9 Years!)

The Myth of the Neutral Human with Leah Libresco Sargeant

Are You Living a Life You Didn’t Choose? With Dr Rangan Chatterjee

I Don’t Believe in the Sacred | Doubt, Reading and Muddling Through with Stig Abell

Can We Save the Family by Abolishing It? With Sophie Lewis

Why Love, Not Wealth, Changes Everything with Jo Colman

The Cost of Integrity: Inside the Trump Administration with Elizabeth Neumann

George Monbiot on Exposing Power and the Fight to Save Our Planet

Let's Slow Down and Read Some Poems to See the Year Out | Elizabeth Oldfield

Why Good People in the Church Look Away: Abuse, Power and Protecting the Mission

Cathy Newman on Truth, Whistleblowing, and Holding the Powerful to Account

The Strangeness That Makes Us: David Bennett on Queerness, Polarisation & God

Documenting Cults, Killers & White Supremacists with Mobeen Azhar

The Healing Power of Humour in Grief with Cariad Lloyd

Why We Need to Talk About Class, Privilege, and Race with Jeffrey Boakye

Trees, Magic, and Why Ancient Wisdom Still Matters with Philip Carr-Gomm

Immigration: Fear, Compassion and the Real Enemy with Rod Dreher and Elizabeth Oldfield

The Hidden Cost of Being a Content Creator | Jade Bowler (UnjadedJade) on Burnout, Loneliness & the Authenticity Battle

Ask Me Anything | Forgiveness, Comparison & Finding Community with Elizabeth Oldfield & Joe Downy

Why Connection Matters Most in Crisis

From Republican Darling to Political Outcast with David French

What’s Driving Young Men to Conservatism? Daniel Turner on Masculinity, Abortion & A Crisis of Faith

Seeking Goodness When Good is Losing with Christine Emba

Why Western Wellness Can’t Heal Us: Fariha Róisín on Trauma, Islam & Capitalism

Why a Gay Atheist Still Believes Christianity Matters – with Jonathan Rauch

Caitlin Moran on the Masculinity Crisis, Raising Boys & the Manosphere

How to Find Meaning in the Life You Already Have | Joshua Luke Smith

Gen Z Christian Revival? What I Learnt Living Amongst Young Christian Converts

Don't Stop Listening to Conservative Voices: a Sacred Reflection

Israel-Gaza: Can two things be true? With Richard Allen Greene

From Foster Care to Olympic Gold with Kriss Akabusi

The Man Behind Brexit: Online Privacy, Business and Backlash in Public Life

Could Machines Ever Replace Mothers? with Chine McDonald

Where Evangelicalism Went Wrong with Shane Claiborne

Jameela Jamil: How Algorithms Are Breaking Society

The Problem with DEI and Why I Voted for Brexit with Conservative Philosopher James Orr

Do We Inherit Mental Illness? with ABC Journalist James Longman

Why is Gen Z Having an Identity Crisis? With Freya India

Q&A: Faith vs Doubt, The Loneliness Crisis, Will I Convert to Islam?

Rethinking Sin with Clementine Morrigan (Bonus Episode)

Between God and Atheism with Alex O'Connor, Rowan Williams, Philip Goff and Jack Symes

Why we Stick to "People Like Us" (and Why That's a Problem) with Jon Yates

Befriending the KKK and Dismantling Racism with Daryl Davis

Porn, Feminism and Misogyny in the Media with Sarah Ditum

Scandals, Faith Crises & the Spiritual Realm with Rod Dreher

Father James Martin on Chastity, Controversy & Building Bridges with LGBTQ Catholics

Converting to Islam and the Pursuit of Meaning with Dr Timothy Winter (Abdal Hakim Murad)

Becoming the People We Need at the End of the World with Sarah Wilson

The Rise of Tarot, Astrology and New Age Spirituality with Psychic Dr Kate Tomas

Can We Have Empathy in the Face of Evil? With Gwen Adshead

What Does It Mean To Live Vulnerably? With Philosopher Sam Kimbriel

Two Couples, One Roof: The Power of Communal Living

Tim Dixon: Finding Common Ground in a Polarised World

Subverting Culture Through Art with Lakwena Maciver

Peter Hitchens: Is Post-God Britain Beyond Saving?

Caroline Lucas: Could Imagination Solve Our Political and Climate Crisis?

Leading Psychologist on The Transformative Power of Awe

Luke Turner on Sexuality, Overcoming Shame, and Surviving Abuse

Gretchen Rubin on How to Find Happiness in the Ordinary

How to Become Fully Alive with Elizabeth Oldfield

Elizabeth Oldfield on Values, Vulnerability, and the Limitations of Social Media

Jonathan Haidt on Religion, Psychedelics and the Anxious Generation

Sunder Katwala on Race, Identity and Reimagining Patriotism

Elizabeth Alker on Fairness, Foster Care, and Accent Stigma

Freddie Sayers on Political Tribalism and Questioning the Status Quo

Katherine May on Everyday Wonder and How to Not Be a Guru

Chris Packham on Love, Grief, and Autism

Clementine Morrigan on Trauma, Alcohol Recovery, and Challenging Cancel Culture from the Left

Greg Wise on the Transcendent Dimensions of Nature, Death, and Acting

Sacred Dialogue: Elizabeth Answers Your Questions on Faith, Doubt, and Building Community

Elizabeth Oldfield on Avoiding Labels and the Need for Good Formation | Sacred Reflection