
The Heartbeat of God
Celtic author John Philip Newell and his wife Ali Newell will lead us in a spiritual practice and simple ritual inspired by Celtic wisdom and its reverence for Earth, the human body, and the true...
Speaker(s): John Philip Newell
In the dead of night. The reality of living under military occupation.
Look through the eyes of Muhanad Al Qaisy, a third-generation Palestinian refugee from Dheisheh camp in Bethlehem, as he shares a glimpse into the daily realities of life under military...

Battle for the Biosphere
Doughnut Economics ringmaster Kate Raworth juggles the profound tensions between the deep designs of nature and of finance. Will finance inevitably eat the Earth, or can it be redesigned to be in...
Speaker(s): Kate Raworth
Nadine Shah in conversation
Join our Friday night headliner, in conversation with longterm Greenbelt volunteer and manager of Exeter's Cavern Club, Pippa Wragg, to talk music, inspiration, politics, and more. Mercury...
Speaker(s): Nadine Shah
Slavery: Making Amends?
Getting it right is tricky business when so much wrong has been done. USPG face up to the challenges of reparative justice when addressing the legacies of chattel slavery. With online expert...
Speaker(s): Kevin Farmer, Revd Canon Dr Duncan Dormor
The Hosts With The Most
Join our partners Refugees at Home to hear stories from hosts who've volunteered with them to offer short-term stays for refugees. Hear how – for both host and refugee alike – these stays have...
Speaker(s): Refugees at Home
A New Generation’s Search
Hear what author and journalist Lamorna Ash discovered as she talked to 20-somethings across the UK wrestling with Christianity. From Oxford Circus to Iona, it became a surprisingly personal journey.
Speaker(s): Lamorna Ash, Azariah France Williams
To Have or To Hold
What can nature's hidden relationships teach us? Science communicator Sophie Pavelle talks about why we need to understand symbiosis: totally different species evolving to live together for...
Speaker(s): Sophie Pavelle
Potholes and Pavements
Q&A with Laura Laker, author of Potholes and Pavements, a Bumpy Ride on Britain's National Cycle Network. Laura asks, what if we had a Network that genuinely gave us the choice not to drive for every...
Speaker(s): Laura Laker, Dave Walker
SCM Young Voices
What can we learn from Generation Z? Bite-sized talks and discussions on the topics the next generation of speakers are passionate about, kick-starting conversations that are important for everyone...
Speaker(s): Student Christian Movement
How’s Your Hope? How’s Your Anger?
With wit, warmth and humour, poet Henry Raby and theatre-maker Natalie Quatermass present a raucous live recording of the podcast where art and activism meet. With live music and poetry and some...
Speaker(s): The Vandal Factory Podcast Live
Time Travel as a Tool for Activism
Transition movement founder Rob Hopkins shares some of the tools and insights from his new book 'How to Fall in Love with the Future', sharing practices and activists whose work plays with time and...
Speaker(s): Rob Hopkins
Positive Tipping Points
Tim Lenton, founder of the Global Systems Institute and Chair in Climate Change and Earth System Science at the University of Exeter, tells us how we can each play a part in triggering vital positive...
Speaker(s): Tim Lenton
Festival Communion Gathering
Hope In Our Hands. We gather to remind ourselves that hope is more than optimism, but instead a habit of character we must choose, practise and cultivate. We gather to be reminded of the strength of...
Speaker(s): Adjoa Andoh, Sarah Corbett, Seth Pinnock
Stories from Land and Ocean
Australian novelist Tim Winton (twice nominated for the Booker) talks to Malcolm Doney about Juice, a book which will “stab your conscience and break your heart”, also about faith, the importance...
Speaker(s): Tim Winton
