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Secret Special

Who will it be this evening? We won't tell if you don't! Come and find out who the secret special guest is on the bar stool, where, as always, the conversation will be free-flowing, gritty, real....
Speaker(s): Methodist Church, Hope & Anchor Podcast

A 500-year history of AI

AI is both stunningly new, and rooted in ancient desires. As we finally welcome this long-gestating technology amongst us, what can we learn from the myths and monsters of the past about how to...
Speaker(s): Kester Brewin, William Temple Foundation

Queer Genealogy

Greenbelt is a welcoming home to queer spirituality, with an open LGBTQ+ presence. While always part of Greenbelt's DNA, the journey has not been straightforward. Back in 1991, fed up with the word...
Speaker(s): Methodist Church, OUT@Greenbelt, Willie Williams, Robert Palmer

Behind Bars

“My life ended and began with a prison sentence.” So says Lady Unchained, an award-winning broadcaster, poet and mentor who uses her writing and workshopping to help others with lived experience...
Speaker(s): Lady Unchained

The Power in the People

Veteran barrister Michael Mansfield KC tells Lorna Hackett how in 50 years of fighting injustice, he has proven the power of people's passion, perseverance, collectivity and courage to make lasting...
Speaker(s): Michael Mansfield, Lorna Hackett

Asylum: the untold story of the last year.

Hear from those who have fled war, conflict or persecution and arrived in the UK's asylum system and about the impact that policy changes like the Illegal Migration Act have had on their daily...
Speaker(s): Pickwell Foundation

Let’s get High! Psychedelics and God

Once cast out, psychedelics are returning as treatments for depression, addiction, and PTSD, with research expanding to other health conditions, including Alzheimer's. Participants in research trials...
Speaker(s): Sughra Ahmed, Hunt Priest, Ros Watts, Guy Hayward

Vanessa Nakate In Conversation

Vanessa Nakate is a climate activist, Christian, Unicef goodwill ambassador and author. She speaks to Chine McDonald about how faith can sustain action for climate justice.
Speaker(s): Vanessa Nakate, Christian Aid, Chine McDonald

The War in Ukraine

From the initial shock and panic, to the present and potential future, join us for an insightful conversation about the fallout from the war in Ukraine. With award-winning Guardian foreign...
Speaker(s): Pickwell Foundation, Luke Harding

God as… Uncontrolling Love

Many people are confused, deconstructing, or walking away from God. The reasons for departure are often linked to particular views of God. Many are told God allows evil, is uninvolved, is partial to...
Speaker(s): Thomas Jay Oord

Feed Your Beasts

Twenty years after reparative therapies and exorcisms to cure him of gay devils, Pádraig Ó Tuama began exploring these experiences through poetry. Pádraig will share poems and stories that feed...

Surviving the Middle-Class Church

Sharon Jagger and Alex Fry share stories from their research into the experiences of working-class clergy (and, by extension, their congregation members) in the Church of England. In light of their...
Speaker(s): Trussell Trust, Anna Alls, Dr Sharon Jagger, Dr Alex Fry

Trans Evangelical, Really

Historian, evangelical and trans woman Rebecca Jane Morgan unpacks the history of evangelical transphobia and argues that the raw material is there for a genuinely loving evangelical response to the...
Speaker(s): Rebecca Jane Morgan

Banking On It

Around 1 million people in the UK don't have a bank account. Join the JustMoney Movement as they share how communities are organising to meet this need, what the role of credit union is, and what...
Speaker(s): Trussell Trust, JustMoney Movement, The Pentecostal Credit Union (PCU)

History For Tomorrow

Leading social philosopher Roman Krznaric turns fascinating insights from the last 1,000 years of world history into a vision of radical hope that could help us confront the most urgent challenges of...
Speaker(s): Roman Krznaric