Seen & Unseen Aloud

This week, Lucy Denyer helps us celebrate the USA, Graham Tomlin compares and contrasts the proposed limits on underage use of social media with a return of the Assisted Dying bill; Bex Chapman wrestles with The Rivals dilemma and a surprising moment of emotional depth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, we ask important questions - Paul Woolley asks at what cost does the UK keep changing Prime Minister, Graham Tomlin asks what football's World Cup can teach us about how to live through defeat and failure in life; and Ruth Bancewicz dives into the New Animism and asks if a river is alive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Zoe Strong commends Spiderman actor, Tom Holland, on his honest vulnerability about life with dyslexia; and Isaac Frisby does a deep dive into the big questions of evil: from screen villains to street violence, what makes someone truly bad? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Naomi Pitts says what we all think - some people seem to get all the good stuff (in this case, Dua Lipa's wedding); Steve McMillan explores the process of slowing down on holiday and what it tells us about what's going on in our fast-paced life; and Natalie Garrett tells us about what she learned when she faced her fear of heights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

This week, Samuel Tranter explains the virtues of "friction maxxing"; Roger Bretherton gives a personal take on what GCSE stress does to families and Belle Tindall-Riley gives us her take on Freya India's book, GIRLS: Gen Z and the Commodification of Everything Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Henry Corbett asks what the confidence of footballers can teach the rest of us for the challenges off the pitch; Helen Collins takes a dive into AI and the pornification of thought; Josh Hinton goes to a Yungblud gig in Manchester and enjoys the rush of instant community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, Graham Tomlin confesses an Augustinian pessimism about politics; Belle Tindall-Riley aligns herself with Rowan Williams' "old-fashioned" belief about the devil, and Roger Standing tells us about Russell Brand's new book, How to become a Christian in Seven Days Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, George Pitcher gets stuck into the psychodrama of Prime Ministerial Saviour complexes; Yaroslav Walker luxuriates in the shallows of The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Helen Cowan takes us on a tour of nursing duties and helps us learn lessons about giving up control. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Paul Woolley asks whether King Charles III, in his speech at the US Congress, was both a prophet and a king while confronting Britain’s past and holding up America’s moral mirror ; Katherine Osborne explores the seen and unseen life of The Other Bennet Sister, and Roger Bretherton encourages us to play the Unplayable, in the Game of Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

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.