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Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Is competition good for us? What does it tell us about human nature? We chat with Graham Daniels about his experience playing and managing in professional football. From Roger Federer to Patrick Vieira and John McEnroe we discuss competition at its best and worst. Is the answer to make everyone a winner and give out participation medals? O...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! All across the world we are mourning the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. What would her final address be to us? How is King Charles III feeling about the task that lies before him? Listen in as we discuss with former Royal correspondent Becca Taylor and C of E vicar Rev. Rupert Standring.  We'd love to hear from you - get in...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! What is contentment & how can we get it? The cost of living is on the increase which means all of us are probably going to have to make do with less so these are timely & important questions which Zoe Tubbs helps us answer with great precision and thoughtfulness. There is also a bonus cost of living quiz - let us know your score! ...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! We hear a lot of big questions around this topic. Does science disprove God? Is God just the “God of the gaps?” As technology improves and we get more scientifically advanced, are we explaining away the need for a God? To get right into the weeds of this, we’re joined in our virtual studio by John Lennox. John is a Professor of Mathematics...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! When you think of universal values in society, what do you think of? Equality, freedom, consent, compassion, science...? Would you say you hold those as values? We would and so would most people but have you ever stopped to ask why? We sat down with Glen Scrivener, author and director of Speak Life, to discuss where those values come from...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! 3 million of us are watching this years Love Island. What does the meteoric rise of dating reality TV shows reflect about what society values in relationships. We speak with Lauren who is a journalist and has written for many top publications and tabloid newspapers on the topics of love, dating and reality TV shows. Listen in on the Love i...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! We asked Ben to join us in our virtual studio to discuss his journey to build the fastest at home healthcare business in Europe.  Ben is the co-founder and CEO of Cera, one of Europe’s fastest-growing businesses, and already one of the largest healthcare-at-home providers in the UK. In less than five years Ben has grown Cera from zero to n...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! London is the UK's capital of knife crime  & 2021 saw the record number of teenage killings.  Jason  Roach says it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the problems when you're living in a city of 9m people but we've just got  to start somewhere. That’s exactly what he did when he set up the Rise Leadership Academy, which aims...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Following the popular series on Amazon Prime - Jeremy Clarkson's farm in the cotswalds  is now a hit UK attraction. Is the increasing fascination with farming evidence for the widening gap between  urban & rural comunities? We talk to David Roberts a wlesh livestock farmer who shares his farming experience of the last 40 years. In...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! This is a heart in mouth story of one family’s epic journey to flee Ukraine. We speak with Oksana about her story including how it’s affected her children,  her relationship with Russian friends and family and how her Christian faith has helped her.  FIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.talk.podcast

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! What would you do if you were told you had 18 months to live? We explore 'Beyond  the big C' with Jeremy Marshall who was first diagnosed with cancer 10 years ago. Jeremy says he's not a 'religious sort of guy', he’s a banker. In fact, he was the first non-family CEO of Hoares Bank (Englands oldest privately owned...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! We’ve come a long way from ‘children should be seen but not heard’ but have we gone too far?!  Who is in charge these days? The kids or the parents? In the studio we have 3 parents & a child protection social worker - listen in as we chat about how we love kids; giving them what they need but maybe not everything they want! Want to get...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now!  Something in human nature craves VIP access, as shown by the proliferation of behind-the-scenes sporting documentaries. Netflix's hugely popular Drive To Survive series expertly uses the glamour and drama of Formula 1 to tease our desire for an exclusive world beyond our every day lives. Former F1 journalist Dom Taylor shares some cr...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Bounce back ability - that’s what Clare says kids need more than ever in our increasingly time poor world. Clare Luther’s background is in therapy & rehabilitation of adults but she’s been applying everything she’s learnt to kids  since becoming a mum of 2 (now) teenage daughters. Clare is also the proud owner dachshund dog hotel &...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Would you ever back yourself to set up your own business? Have a listen to these guys first…. In a special Live event from Covent Garden London. Antonia - owns Sign of the Times, a luxury fashion resale marketplace  https://www.wearesott.com/ | Jesse - started Jubel Beer https://jubelbeer.com/ | Max owns a computer game development busines...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Men have a lot of catching up to do…. according to James Ray, who for that reason decided to start taking blokes to the wilderness for a mind/body/soul adventure.  And so XCC was born (Xtreme Character Challenge).  Listen in on this LIVE EVENT with James - an electric evening of banging gongs and deep chat.  Its not too late to sign up: ht...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! This week we debate the question: 'As a society, do we get the leaders we deserve?' Boris Johnson is making headline news for Number 10's scandalous lockdown parties. The hypocrisy of the government partying in Downing Street while asking the country to go into lockdown has left many of us shocked and outraged. But what char...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Why being yourself is a bad idea & other counter cultural notions…. What other podcast do  you get to listen to a  Bishop talking about counter cultural ideas on IDENTITY , LOVE ❤️ & FREEDOM ✊?!?  Do you think  we are more like onions or artichokes!?  Email: feedbacktabletalk@gmail.com  LINK TO BUY BISHOP GRAHAM’S BOOK FIND OUT MO...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! So, should we give up  New Year's resolutions? We get a full download from Pat Allerton, AKA the  ‘Portable priest’, as he shares his passion for New Year's resolutions but also a BIG watch out for self improvement. If you’re wondering where Graeme has gone, he had to evacuate his building for a fire alarm …  Follow Pat on insta...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! We invite our podcast editor Sarah  onto the show to help us pick some of our favourite moments of Table Talk in 2021. She also took the opportunity to give the hosts some feedback. If you would like to also give us some feedback please email us at: tabletalkfeedback@gmail.com   Some of the episodes featured  on the show:  #8. Ever  met a...

Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! 2021 has been dubbed the year of Great Resignation. Listen in on this live from Covent Garden, London with a panel of 4 special guests. We ask Char, Charlotte, Angus & Peter how the pandemic has led them to personally re-assess what’s most important to them when it comes to work. And as always we explore how the Christian faith impacts...

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...