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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.
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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.31st August 2026: Nature Writing; Old New Music and a defense of Oversharing
23:11|This week, Ruth Bancewicz explores the world of Nature Writing, Josh Hinton asks cultural questions about The Beatles and The Rolling Stones still topping the charts; and Belle Tindall-Riley shares deeply about her need for oversharing.24th August 2026: Ann Droid; Zeus's Law & our Culture of Exhaustion
24:22|This week, Josh Hinton reviews BBC's comedy, Ann Droid and asks how it stands up to the Commandment to honour our parents; Amen Gashew unpicks Zeus's Law, as it appears in Christopher Nolan's blockbuster, The Odyssey and Graham Tomlin dives into our culture of exhaustion and asks, why are we all so tired?17th August 2026: A Voice in the Wilderness; the Empathy Dial; Jason Arday and Soft Hermits
27:47|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.