Seen & Unseen Aloud

In this episode, Joshua Nurcombe-Pike guides us into the escapist world of micro-retirement; Henna Cundill turns to the Bible for inspiration in that all-too-familiar dilemma about what to write in a "sorry you're leaving" card; Paul Bradbury explores the joys and costs of our "always on" culture Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Jessica Norman suggests that After Artemis, Reid Wiseman is onto something asking what we do with the ordinary in the wake of the extraordinary? Roger Standing enjoys an evening with the fictitious former PM and asks, "who in their right mind would want to be Prime Minister?" And having listened to the Diary Of a CEO podcast, Becky Ruth picks up Steven Bartlett's question: Does birthpla...

This week Roger Bretherton takes to the high seas with One Piece to explore the psychology of kindness; Graham Tomlin asks why people have children when it's been proved they don't make us happy; and Kezia Martin takes us with her to the O2 for a powerful evening of music with Raye (please note: this article contains some adult themes which may be triggering for some). Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

This week this we have a special retrospective compilation episode; with articles chosen and introduced by Nick Jones, Senior Editor of Seen & Unseen, Belle Tindall-Riley - Seen & Unseen's staff writer and co-host of the Re-Enchanting podcast and Graham Tomlin, the editor-in-Chief of  Seen & Unseen , and a former Bishop of Kensington. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

In S&UA's 3rd Birthday compilation episode, I have chosen an article from Seen and Unseen’s first three years. I have chosen Jon Kurt talking wisely and compassionately about begging on our cities’ streets from 2023; Simon Walters from 2024 talking about how playing video games can all too quickly turn into a form of work and finally Jessica Norman’s piece from 2025 reliving the heart warming...

In this episode, Graham Tomlin addresses the flawed data in the "Quiet Revival" and explores the power of quiet faith; Tim Yearsley shares his personal reaction to Louis Theroux's documentary about the "Manosphere"; and Jonny Torrance asks why people do terrible things and how an understanding of Sin helps us understand the unfolding story of the Epstein files. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

This month Seen & Unseen celebrates 3 years. In this episode, Graham Tomlin contemplates how much the world has changed in 3 years; Barnabas Aspray considers life and rebirth and Belle Tindall-Riley writes our 2,000th article - all about the Oscars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Arabella Moore-Smith dives into actor James Van Der Beek’s story to discover what it reveals about love; Belle Tindall-Riley ruminates on an interview between Trevor Noah and NYV Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, asking why the Left keeps misplacing its moral imagination; and Jonathan Rowlands discusses the thorny moral issues of parking at the supermarket. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

In this episode, Natalie Garrett shares some life-framing thoughts from a churchyard; Alex Stewart unpacks the UK's legal operating system and Roger Bretherton asserts that there is no such thing as an "innocent question". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Josh Hinton asks why everything good we make must also be terrifying; Susan Gray watches Small Prophets and how it quietly restores dreaming of the future to our screens and Graham Tomlin suggests Lent is vital for our digital future Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Belle Tindall-Riley explores Elizabeth Day’s psychic call and the crisis of talking to ourselves; George Pitcher asks how a single moment can reveal what martyrdom really means and Jonathan Tepper tells us how a boyhood among addicts reframes today’s noisy battles over belief. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Alex Knole takes us into the euphoric feeling when music takes us to the place of touching Heaven; Bex Chapman explores the theme of class in Bridgerton's latest season and Jamie Mulvaney forges a potential third way between awful and awesome Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Giles Gough reviews the movie Hamnet, how it turns a literary ghost into a living pulse; Roger Bretherton considers how old epics (like The Odyssey ) and cosmic stories still shape who we become and K.K. Yeo explores how old wisdom meets new machines in our search for meaning and the role of AI in our midst. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Paul Woolley examines the King of the North’s career and how it exposes the tension between political drive and public credibility; Lauren Westwood explores how the broken Beckhams expose our universal need for a way back and Graham Tomlin suggests that every society cracks - not just Britain - and why that’s not the whole story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

In this episode, Henry Corbett (Chaplain to Everton Football Club) tells the story of how unlikely founders shaped the game we love today; nurse Helen Cowan talks about how being recognised by name protects dignity, even at the end of life; George Pitcher explores the concept of peace and how it falters when power becomes the only currency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

This week, Rick Hansen talks about how his father's job as an exorcist has given him a specific frame of reference for understanding the world; Alexandra Kytka-Sharpe takes us through her learning from a year of fasting from fashion; Graham Tomlin considers what makes for profound and significant cultural change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, while the year is still quite new, Derek Hughes suggests that real change comes slowly; Beatrice Scudeler unearths hope in the finale of Stranger Things ; Steve McMillan gives us a meditation on attention and Roger Bretherton explores the origins and future of mindfulness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this first episode of 2026, Mark Meynell ventures into the work of J.R.R. Tolkien (and others) to find a guarded hopefulness for the year ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As 2025 draws to a close, Graham Tomlin shares with us three of his articles, what he's been thinking about as a result of the political and social events and issues of this past year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, as we come towards the end of 2025, I have curated three articles that have made me stop and think this year: Paul Bradbury grieving the demise of the semi-colon; Jessica Norman understanding the big welcome for Lewis Capaldi at Glastonbury and Roger Bretherton considering the role of prayer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this nearly-Christmas episode, Belle Tindall joins forces with CS Lewis and Dorothy L Sayers to go deep into the shocking truths buried beneath the Christmas tinsel; Krish Kandiah reviews Wake Up Dead Man and finds the Church playing a key role in the mystery; Lauren Westwood witnesses the baby Jesus being kidnapped and follows a trail of believing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

This week, Jamie Mulvaney asks us to consider why we love angels so much; after David Lammy suggests amending jury trials in the UK, George Pitcher uses a Nazarene's trial as a case study in legal efficiency; Graham Tomlin suggests Christmas Karma is contradiction in terms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode finds George Pitcher taking us backstage at MI6; Sam Tomin asks Elon Musk the trillion dollar question and Imogen Ball tracks just how much it costs to have children Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we start with Roger Standing's review of Alan Bennett's latest film, The Choral; then Alister McGrath unpacks the terrain between the "Age of Reason" and the era of "post-truth" and finally Annika Greco Thompson discusses the possible Christian response to financial (in)security, in the lead up to the UK's Chancellor announcing the Autumn Budget. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

This week, Tim Wyatt dives into the crisis of trust and asks whether the resignations from the hierarchy will serve to rekindle trust in the BBC; Annika Greco Thompson encourages us to pass on our values as well as our wealth to the next generation and Helen Cowan poignantly explores the power of different types of stillness within wellness and illness that she witnesses as a care home nurse. Host...