Groups like Extinction Rebellion and Insulate Britain are often in the news these days and their actions sharply divide opinions.

Thomi Sakali, a business owner from Greece will be making the case against direct action, and Daniel Elkan, a freelance writer from London will be sharing his perspective on why he thinks it’s a vital tool.

We hope you enjoy this episode.

This episode is about whether Islam does more good than harm in the UK. 

We have James, a Brit who lives with his family in Greece. He has a company called Create Adapt that explores creative ways of responding to complex social change.

He will be making the case that Islam does more good than harm in the UK.

We also have Tom, a care worker who lives in North London with his wife, Yumi. He will be sharing why he thinks Islam does more harm than good.

In order to create a less polarised, more empathetic world we host dinners on hot topics that are currently dividing people. The aim is to enable a dialogue, with all parties seeking to understand, as well as to be understood.

In this episode we have invited one guest to share why they chose to have the Covid-19 vaccine and one who explains why they refused to have it.

It makes for a fascinating conversation, give it a listen now. It could become a model for how you tackle conversations with people in your life.

Lily Hansen, a Joe Biden voter and Jesse Lee Peterson, a Donald Trump voter, try to understand each other's voting choice.

We brought together a Conservate, Labour, Lib Dem and Green Party voter to eat a Thai takeaway and empathise with each other. Each person had three minutes to say why people should vote for their party, and then it was everyone else's job to make them feel understood.