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Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Gyms are now at the centre of communties where, once upon a time, the church was. Whether it's Park Run, CrossFit or just your local gym classes, they are providing community and how does it compare with church? We chat with Celia - a CrossFitter - to discuss how the two compare.  We'd love to hear your feedback. Get in touch at...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Surely if there was a God he wouldn't allow people to suffer? Listen in on this live event with James and Barbara who have suffered more than most. They tell their story and explain how they still have faith in God despite all they've been through.  FIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.talk.podcast

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Emma shares her heart breaking but inspiring story of her battle with anorexia as a child and again as an adult.  Emma, Jack and Graeme explore the root causes of eating disorders and other mental health issues which sadly so many are facing today. Emma also highlights the real hope now of our modern awareness of mental health and our emot...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! In this episode Graeme and Jack are joined by Karen who attended the live event with Will van der Hart on "The Success Entrapment." Together they look back on what Will shared during the episode and discuss some of their thoughts and reflections on it from a Christian and Atheist perspective.  Everything from treating your mind a...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! This week we're joined by Will van der Hart for a special live episode recorded in the White Horse pub in Fulham, London. Will is a priest, an author, and a career coach to some highly successful people. In this episode we explore what it means to be truly successful and discuss some of the risks of chasing wealth and career progressi...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Hear first hand what it’s like to live under one of the most authoritarian regimes in the world. Father and son (Bob & Narek), reflect back on growing up and living in Iran, being imprisoned for his faith, and eventually having to flee the country. We listen in on their incredible story and unpack what lessons we can all learn from the...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Emma Wright is a former ITV Royal producer and shares fantastic anecdotes of her time in the royal press pack as well as exploring the tension of truth telling journalism and the Royal family's responsibility to be defenders of the faith.  FIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.talk.podcast

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! In this episode we are joined by Emeritus Professor John Wyatt. John was a consultant neonatologist and academic researcher. He is now engaged in addressing new ethical, philosophical and theological challenges caused by advances in medical science and technology in particular the issues raised by rapid advances in AI and robotics, and the...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! How should we treat a 13 year old criminal? We speak to Ros who's a Youth Justice Officer working with with young offenders in Manchester. Should they go to prison? What does justice look like when you're so young? Are there any solutions to these huge issues? Listen in as we discuss these questions and more.  If you have questio...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Modern Slavery is a real issue in the UK in every community. Claire works for the Clewer initiative which is the C of E's response to all these significant issues - they work hard to raise awareness and help those being exploited. Listening to this episode will open your eyes, potentially help us to help others and show us what God th...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! What even is true love ❤️?! And how do we find it? Friend of the show Lil Milligan  poses a strong challenge to the idea of true love being the Disney sunset dream of 'happily ever after'. She questions whether in our rolling of the romantic dice 🎲  to find our Disney dream are we forgoing some solid friendships that are giving...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! This week we’re joined by Simon Guillebaud to talk about his experience of moving to Burundi, in East Africa, in 1999 when it was regarded as the most dangerous country on earth. For his service to the country Simon and his wife have now been awarded an MBE.  We explore the five life lessons that Simon has learned from his time working in...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! With lots of very questionable examples of “masculinity” getting millions of views online, we asked James Ray the question of what true masculinity is. In this live recorded episode we explore some of the negative examples of masculinity that are prevalent in our culture today before going deeper on what it means to be a truly positive exa...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Can you believe in creation and take evolutionary science seriously? How do they work together and are there conflicts? What about Adam and Eve? We talk to evolutionary biologist Richard Buggs. He is excellent at explaining complex biology in ways we can understand and gives brilliant insights into the diversity we need amongst scientists...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Dogs have always been considered a man's best friend but this seems to be reaching new levels - dogs are in our handbags, our beds and owners now call themselves 'pawrents'. We speak to Clare Luther - she works in pet therapy with her dachshund and runs a dog hotel! She shares fascinating insights about how dogs make for suc...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! The whole ‘New Year Resolutions’ thing has potential to be an exhausting exercise that ends up burdening people with guilt. But there’s undoubtedly value in using the natural marker of a new year to ‘take stock’.  We interview Robin who's in his 5th year of writing a Life Audit. It might not sound like a barrel of laughs but you reall...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Jack & Graeme are joined in the studio  by special guest editor Sarah to go back through the Table Talk highs & lows of 2022… Please email or DM yours personal favourite moments tabletalkfeedback@gmail.com ⬇️ Episodes featured below  ⬇️ Raising resilient kids: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1676056/10320893 Knives, gangs & drugs......

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! One thing we love even more than a good nights sleep is talking about a good nights sleep. We are the 'super sleep' generation  with wearable tech,  screen time monitoring & Alexa bedtime whale music. Sleep consultant Tabs helps us with some sleep science and  sleep hygiene but ultimately she believes the human quest for good...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Football is a beautiful game & a language spoken the  world over but can it actually bring us together?  That’s the question we pose to Dano (Graham Daniels) Director of Cambridge United. We talk FIFA corruption, Gareth Southgate's example and the power of football bringing together communities. Let us know your score on the quiz...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! MP Tim Farron says that Politics is show business for ugly people... but what happens when politics becomes the show business!? How do you lead with integrity, wisdom & humility in todays world of popularism, sound bites & tweets? Tim shares his reflections on what characteristics we need in our leaders and points to pride as being...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! In this special LIVE episode we sit down with Tobias Brown at the Prince of Wales pub in Covent Garden, London and discuss his experience of growing up with gang life in Chicago. We talk through everything from joining the Blackstone gang at age 12 to dropping his gun in church, to going to prison at age 16, solitary confinement at a maxim...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Junior Doctors - night shifts, long hours, intense pressure - are they paid enough? Are they overworked and underpaid? We speak to ENT Surgeon Joe and Junior Doctors Abi & Tom to get their different views on the issue.  If it isn’t for the money, what is their motivation?   Please send questions & comments  to tabletalkfeedback@gma...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Should we feel sorry for Liz Truss? Do we as a society get the leaders we deserve? How will Sunak sleep 🛌 tonight ?! Join us for a  quick emergency 🚨 podcast ahead of our next LIVE EVENT   with  former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron on 22nd November .  Tell us your questions and come along to hear us interview him about politics, his faith an...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! So often we hear of people growing up and following the same religion as their parents. As millions of people celebrate Diwali this week, listen in on Rick’s story of how he used to and why he now doesn’t…  We’d love to hear from you- get in touch on our social media pages or email tabletalkfeedback@gmail.com.  FIND OUT MORE 👇 https://lin...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Sooner or later, most of us find that adult life is not all it’s cracked up to be. At some point we take a look at where we’ve got to and wonder, “Is this it? Why did no one warn me that adult life was going to be this… difficult?” We chat with Rachel Jones about this so called "quarter life crisis"; its symptoms, causes and cure...