Seen & Unseen Aloud

This week, Beatrice Scudeler and M Ciftci considerthe curious case for an established church found in a recently published book, A Voice in the Wilderness: Why should we listen to the Church of England? Jenny Burns discovers that every behaviour tells a story; Patricia Carswell compares the Jason Arday affair with that of King David of the Bible and Jamie Mulvaney gets to grips with soft hermits.

This week, we've selected some easy listening articles for Summer vibes: Naomi Pitts asks why we find Tom Holland & Zendaya so fascinating; Tim Yearsley confesses to why he's so invested in Stacey Solomon's Sort Your Life Out; Holly Price accompanies Millie Bobby Brown on Enola Holme's latest adventure to discover herself and Jonah Horne discovers why St Augustine might recognise something of himself in Olivia Rodgrigo & Robert Smith's angst-ridden banger What's Wrong with Me.

This week, Jamie Mulvaney dares to challenge our culture's commandment, thou shalt not waste day; Naomi Pitts takes a stroll down memory lane and is delighted to find herself in the Netflix remake of Little House on the Prairie; George Pitcher analyses Andy Burnham's early days and finds a thread of generosity of spirit which could be politically powerful.

This week, Giles Gough gives us a review of Christopher Nolan's epic box office hit, The Odyssey; Paul Woolley gives us a personal reflection on what the life and death of Ann Widdecombe teach us and Belle Tindall-Riley exposes us to a new social media epidemic in the form of Loneliness Influencers.

In this episode, Holly Price explores big themes in Steven’s Spielberg ’s conspiracy-thriller Disclosure Day; Jonathan Rowlands gets caught up in the big Fender feuds and issues around social justice and Naomi Pitts talks about cool Cathedrals opening their doors during the heat wave.

This week, Josh Hinton shares his personal pain around sport in general yet finding redemption in watching a Football World Cup match with friends; George Pitcher takes a look at the beautiful absurdity of the British village fête and we have an extract from Belle Tindall-Riley's new book, The Sacred Ache based on her experience of Glastonbury 2024.