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19th October 2026: Ludwig; Front Porches & Filing Cabinets and a Post-Literate Future
33:01|This week, Paul Bradbury asks what TV detective Ludwig can teach us about the discovery of truth; Lauren Westwood finds that the lives of Dolly Parton and Wendell Berry refuse to be filed away in a category while they make space for welcome on a front porch; Roger Standing asks whether a post-literate future would really be a catastrophe.
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12th October 2026: Faking it; Grief's Audience and Elon Musk
21:55|This week, Naomi Pitts tells the story of Influencer Brian Guan who "faked" belief in Jesus for 30 days; Derek Hughes talks about the public audience for pain and Chris Wadibia asks whether Elon Musk may be the Cecil Rhodes of the 21st Century.5th October 2026: Sense & Sensibility; Man City; Dolly Parton and Martin Luther
21:43|This week Naomi Pitts dives into the yearning of the new movie adaptation of Sense & Sensibility; Jonathan Rowlands find buoyant hope for the future of football hanging in the balance of the Man City trial; and Graham Tomlin finds common ground between Dolly Parton and Martin Luther.28th September 2026: September, AI and Balaclavas
21:56|This week, Jonny Torrance contemplates the annual possibility that new pencils might transform life; Henna Cundill wonders whether AI can do everything for us – including take the blame and Paul Bradbury writes an open letter to Danny Thomas, the Patriot Platform leader.21st September 2026: AI Armegeddon; Nepo Babies & Wounded Storytellers
19:15|This week, George Pitcher takes a look at Tech Panic through the years; Daniel Tyndale asks what "nepo babies" and the Colosseum have in common and Helen Cowan explores the world of wounded storytellers.14th September 2026: Ruins; Paw Patrol and Taybeh
23:31|This week Amy Mantravadi explores some ruins and finds there is much to learn; Harry Gibbins makes a study of what parents can learn from Paw Patrol and Graham Tomlin finds that a Christian microbrewery’s woes in the West Bank, tell a story of fermented conflict.7th September 2026: Girlboss Nuns; the Church of the United Nations and Hiking in the Alps
21:08|In this episode, Sr Joanna Hollins take seriously the NunTok phenomenon; Dermot Byrne suggests the United Nations is secretly a secular church and Jessica Norman takes us on a hike in the Alps.