Jenn Ashworth on Mormonism, class and the universal experience of suffering

Elizabeth Oldfield speaks to award–winning novelist Jenn Ashworth. 20/04/2022

Religion, Suffering

Charlie Gilmour on fatherhood and the cost of writing a memoir

Elizabeth Oldfield speaks to journalist and memoirist Charlie Gilmour. 13/04/2022

Mental Health, Nature

Vanessa Zoltan on radical hospitality, atheist chaplaincy and treating texts as sacred

In the final episode of this series, Elizabeth Oldfield speaks to author and podcaster Vanessa Zoltan. 26/01/2022

Antisemitism, Chaplaincy, Humanism

Rupert Read on nonviolence, the climate crisis and the power of emotions

Elizabeth Oldfield speaks to public intellectual and author Rupert Read. 19/01/2022

Climate change, Emotions

Minna Salami on feminism, racism and ‘sensuous knowledge’

Elizabeth speaks to social critic, feminist theorist and poet Minna Salami. 12/01/2022

Feminism, Knowledge, Racism

Stuart Ritchie on scepticism, and the role and reliability of science

Elizabeth Oldfield speaks to lecturer and author Dr. Stuart Ritchie. 05/01/2022

Ethics, Science

Eli Pariser on curiosity, the value of democracy and why we need shared public digital spaces

Elizabeth Oldfield speaks to tech entrepreneur Eli Pariser. 22/12/2021

Democracy, Technology

Louise Perry on motherhood, consent and the case against the sexual revolution

Elizabeth Oldfield speaks to writer and campaigner Louise Perry. 15/12/2021

Feminism, Sex

David Brooks on his conversion, vulnerability and the challenges of talking about morality

Elizabeth Oldfield speaks to New York Times columnist David Brooks. 08/12/2021

Christianity, Morality

Ryan North on kindness, comics and the appeal of superheroes

In the first episode of this new series, Elizabeth Oldfield speaks to comic book writer Ryan North. 01/12/2021

Gender, Humanity

Sarah Eberle on what gardening teaches us and why nature is good for the soul

Elizabeth Oldfield speaks to one of the UK’s leading garden designers and landscape architects Sarah Eberle. 15/09/2021

Environment, Nature

Jillian Richardson on the normality of loneliness and finding belonging outside religion

Elizabeth Oldfield speaks to loneliness expert, facilitator and author Jillian Richardson. 08/09/2021

Communities, Loneliness, Secularism