Table Talk

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! We're all about positivity and good vibes but is that enough?! We talk to Rico whose life was changed aged 15 when his Godfather was killed in a tragic accident. Ever since then Rico says he's been fundamentally positive & optimistic because now he's convinced he's found the answer to life's toughest question.....

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! We catch up with climate scientist & policy advisor Dr. Steve Smith, having just returned from COP26 in Glasgow. We get the inside scoop on the conference and  ask what was his verdict on COP26?! Good COP or Bad COP ?  Steve warns of the dangers of fatalism and shares how his Chrisitan faith fuels his scientific work and gives him hope...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Feeling anxious is a struggle many of us know well and it can seem impossible to escape. There are millions of self-help resources out there - ironically enough to make you anxious. In this episode we speak to Helen Thorne - an experienced counsellor and also someone with significant personal experience of anxiety. We speak about the cause...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! This week we're joined by Professor Bob White, Emeritus Professor of Geophysics at Cambridge University and Emeritus Director of The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion , to talk about COP26 and climate change. Bob shared some deeper insights on what it all means and why we should be paying attention to what happens over the ne...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Is James Bond a real man or a misogynistic old fogy? Either way we seem to love him... We ask film critic and big time fan George Simpson; Why do we love James Bond so much? The short answer - he's a 10 year old boys fantasy... listen on for the longer answer... SPOILER ALERT @ 10mins! Enjoyed listening to George?  Check out his own p...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Abusive behaviour and boys mistreating young women has been a hot topic of 2021  but how do we actually go about making real men!? We chat with Alun Ebenezer, a real Welsh man, a father of his own teenage boy and Headmaster of another 800! Alun says the success of Fulham boys school first rides on the boys character, not their exam results...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Sex life - It's one of Netflix’s most watched shows of 2021 and it's best know for full on fantasy but not much reality.  So in this Table Talk we try to inject some much needed reality into the conversation on sex & relationships by interviewing a panel of 4 real life  people who share their honest experiences. Christians ar...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! On the 1st Oct 2021 Natasha's law came into effect requiring all food business's to include FULL ingredients lists. Listen back in on this live Table Talk event with Nadim Laperouse  as he shares his honest and devastating account of losing his daughter (Natasha) on a flight to the south of France after an allergic reaction to a...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! This week we're joined by Dr. Len Bartlotti, a professor of intercultural studies who lived and worked amongst the Afghan people in Pakistan and Afghanistan for over 35 years. He was a board member of the largest Christian NGO in Afghanistan and he continues to consult and train workers in the language and culture of Afghanistan and t...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Matt lived in northern Pakistan for the best part of 10 years, where he regularly interacted with Pashtuns (the same ethnic group from which the Taliban emerged).  Matt's epic stories and  first hand experience  helped us start to understand some of the fundamental differences in the culture and beliefs of these people who live across...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Religion is supposed to be boring & serious… Not so, according to James Cary professional comedy sitcom writer.  For James  God enjoying his ‘good’ banter is not just  important  in his professional life but also for his personal faith. We also ask James, other really important questions like… ‘What actually makes things funny?’ &...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Listen in on this LIVE EVENT   from the White horse pub London with an interview with our  panelists Vicky, John & Lil as they disclose their experiences of the current dating scene. Good levels of both honesty & humor from our 3 special guests help us land on the reality of what its like to date in 2021. Well worth a listen, espec...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now!  We’re joined by a very special guest, British Olympic rower Debbie Flood. She is a two time Olympic silver medalist, three time world championships gold medalist, the first ever female captain of the Leander club and now a mentor for the GB rowing team.   We heard her goosebump inducing  stories from her Olympic races and got her insights...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now!  Marching bands & drug fuelled parties - is the trading floor anything like Wolf of Wall Street? And any way isn’t trading just glorified gambling? Join us for Part 2  of our mini series on money & work as we speak to James Comboni a Forex currency trader for a hedge fund. We dispel some Hollywood myths and explore the emotions tha...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! English Football fans are some of the most passionate on the planet. What makes them so passionate & when does it all get a bit too much? These are questions we pose to Ed & Ed, our diehard footie fans in the virtual studio.  We hear about their favourite chants, along with some more emotional moments… tears… anger issues & how...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! 'Be true to yourself' The mantra rolls off the tongue nicely but what does it actually mean!?  And does it work?  We speak to Professor Glynn Harrison, a psychiatrist, who helps us explore the rise of expressive individualism and whether it serves to boost self esteem or not... If you enjoyed listening to Glynn why not order his...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! How to be a Girl boss in more ways than one. We speak to Hannah who has recently transitioned from the jet setting agency life to being a mum for the first time. She is open about the particularly hard choices women have to make about work and  she poses the question of whether bossing it at home is seen as a legitimate  aspiration for mod...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Listen in on this LIVE Table Talk event as we interviewed Dr Andrew Sach. We explored why more people than ever are on the fence about  believing in God. We got to hear Andrew's personal journey from skeptical agnostic to convinced Christian. It's a 20 minute interview followed by Q&A with the live audience. Andrew recommende...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Listen in to Jack’s conversations with Zaki - a Muslim friend he’s been asking lots of questions to this Ramadan. A chance to hear first hand what Muslims believe about Ramadan and also Jack & Alex’s reflection on this conversation from the Christian perspective.  FIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.talk.podcast

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Why are we seeing society becoming increasingly divided? We explore this big question with Jon Yates - Executive Director of the Youth Endowment Fund and former Special Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State. Jon points us not to social media but to a much deeper problem we all seem to suffer from... ‘people like me’ syndrome. If you enj...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! As pub gardens, shops and hairdressers reopen, we thought we would take the opportunity to stop and look back on the past year with the help of an A&E doctor, a teacher and a barrister. We also explored with Tom, Giles and Edward what positives they can see emerging in their places of work.  FIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.tal...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! An episode exploring the future of AI (Artificial Intelligence) with Ben Clube. We ask Ben all the classic questions... When will the robots take over? Can you download your inner conscious into a machine? How much confidence can we place in technology to fix the the big problems facing humanity? Be warned, there is some mind bending conte...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Before the beer gardens reopen... Have you stopped to think, "what's Easter all about?" Let’s talk to Andy Moore.  FIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.talk.podcast

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! An interview with Izzy looking into her experience of sexism in the insurance industry and how being a  Christian changes how she responds to it.  Warning - there is some explicit content approximately 5 minutes in.  FIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.talk.podcast

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! In this episode we meet Max Rea, a former gaming addict who has since become the creator of one of the most successful computer games of 2020. We explore the topic of addiction and how Max's Christian faith had a radical impact on his life aged 15 and changed him forever.  FIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.talk.podcast