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Cross Section episodes

March 14, 2025 S10E7: Blind dates, gym life and housing policy
On today's episode, Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Danny Webster talk about a range of cultural and news stories from this week. They open with a discussion on whether single Christians should go on Love is Blind TV show, on to discussing the TikTok influencer Natalee Barnett's decision to make The Girls Spot gym for biological women only and end with a Christians' contribution to big picture policy ideas on housing, planning and infrastructure.
https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/national-day-of-prayer-against-assisted-suicide
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32 min
March 07, 2025 S10E6: Is motherhood integral to womanhood?
In this week's episode Danny Webster, Alicia Edmund and Zanna Meynell discuss how Christians can hold firm to the hope they have in Jesus as we navigate the ever changing news.
This includes Ukraine, a potential two-tier police system and the recent Times article about artificial wombs aka 'bag babies'. How does this concept fit into ideas of motherhood and womanhood?
https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/series/hope-in-ukraine
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/gen-z-backs-use-artificial-wombs-science-uk-0mrzdwmq5
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36 min
February 28, 2025 S10E5: Power, privacy and persecution
This week on Cross Section, Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Zanna Meynell discuss the big global stories of the week. This includes Ukraine, Macron and Trump, Germany and the hugely significant UK aid cuts.
The team go on to talk about a couple of recent stories about the killing of Christians in the DRC and India. The episode finishes with a chat about the Oscar nominations.
Hope in Ukraine - Evangelical Alliance
70 Christians found beheaded in church in DRC - Open Doors UK & Ireland
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37 min
February 21, 2025 S10E4: All aboard the ARC?
In this week's episode, Peter Lynas, Danny Webster and Alicia Edmund reflect on the ARC (Alliance for Responsible Citizens) three-day Conference in London. ARC is an organisation co-founded by Baroness Philippa Stroud and Canadian psychologist and media commentator Jordan Peterson. Its vision is to bring together global change-makers in politics, business, academia and philanthropy and to collectively respond to the big economic, cultural, social and moral questions of our time.

The team also discussed President Trump's escalated comments on Ukraine and the role of TV and entertainment to shape culture.

Sunflowers in Babylon a spoken word piece performed by Joshua Luke Smith at ARC Conference 2025

Conservative Christians are flocking on board the ARC. I went along to find out why - article by Premier Christianity

Believe for Your Own Sake, Not for "the West" by Alan Wilson

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37 min
February 07, 2025 S10E3: The gospel of Vance, Stewart or Jesus?
Danny Webster, Alicia Edmund and Zanna Meynell react to this week's news stories. They discuss the increased popularity of Reform, Angela Rayner's plan to define Islamophobia (and the conversation around free speech) and discuss the spat between JD Vance and Rory Stewart about Christian values. Also, what will Trumps ban on USAID mean?
JD Vance and Rory Stewart have both missed the point when it comes to who to love | Seen & Unseen
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37 min
January 31, 2025 S10E2: Gen Z - Faith and Fascism?
In this week's episode, Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Danny Webster react to the fact that in ten years time the population may have increased by 5 million due to high levels of immigration. They go on to discuss Channel 4's new research about Gen Z. Statistics have revealed that this generation are more spiritual and more suspicious of democracy.
Gen Z doubts about democracy laid bare in ‘worrying’ survey
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39 min
January 24, 2025 S10E1: The Vibe Shift - Trump, Musk and Rogan
The Cross Section team is back with Season 10. In this season opener, Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Danny Webster discuss the vibe shift. This encompasses Trump, Musk and Joe Rogan's conversation about Jesus with Wesley Huff. The team also chat about the Southport inquiry and the assisted suicide bill.
https://www.thefp.com/p/niall-ferguson-the-vibe-shift-goes-global-assad-putin-trump
Sex, sexuality and gender - Evangelical Alliance
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37 min
December 13, 2024 S9E10: Chaosity: The year 2024 in review
In the final episode of 2024, Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund, Danny Webster and Zanna Meynell talk through the biggest domestic, international and cultural stories of the year.
They also have a quiz to see who knows the most about the year. The team finish the episode by discussing their predictions for the topics that will be dominant in 2025.

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42 min
December 06, 2024 S9E9: Is banning social media for under-16s the solution?
Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Zanna Meynell discuss this weeks key news stories. The team talk about the row over footballer's rainbow armbands and Mark Guehi's decision to write 'I love Jesus' on his.
They also discuss Gregg Wallace, the pink Jaguar, the assisted dying vote and whether under 16s should be allowed to have social media.
Book discussed: Jonathan Haidt's The Anxious Generation
Anti-assisted dying MPs demand place on bill committee

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37 min
November 29, 2024 S9E8: Black Friday - MPs back the assisted dying bill
On Friday 29 November, MPs voted 330 in favour to 275 against on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. Join Peter Lynas and Alicia Edmund as they give their initial reactions to this vote and explain the heaviness that they feel as a result.
https://votes.parliament.uk/votes/commons/division/1877#notrecorded
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