Faith with Haith

We live in deeply troubling times, that's for sure. Sometimes it's hard to know what to trust and what to believe. I am very fortunate to have a great friend to trust in Will Geddes. We spend a lot of time talking through the various issues of the day and I always appreciate his perspective on life. (I just wish he would stop sending me quite so many cat videos on Insta...) Enjoy this episode and then go and check out his new show "Frontline" on YouTube.

A honour to interview an old friend: Jonathan Aitken is a former Conservative Cabinet minister, author and ordained priest. Once a rising political star, he famously sued The Guardian for libel in 1995, but withdrew the case and was later convicted of perjury. After serving seven months in prison, he set about rebuilding his life through his calling to Christian ministry and prison reform.

The American journalist and podcaster Tucker Carlson is one of the best known faces in international broadcasting. He has interviewed some of the most famous, and infamous, people on the planet and is watched by millions around the world. In this interview I get to ask him about his life, his work and his family and gain insights into what his faith means to him. 

Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe MBE is the founder and Chairman of the British Urban Film Festival (BUFF), which became a BAFTA-winning festival in February 2025 for its short film "Rock, Paper, Scissors." He also co-founded BUFF Studios in Halifax, West Yorkshire, where he serve as Executive Producer. In 2019, Emmanuel was awarded an MBE for services to the Black and Minority Ethnic film industry. 

How's this for a bio?!: Dr Clare Anyiam-Osigwe BEM is an award-winning film producer, entrepreneur, and wellness advocate. She is Co-Chair of the British Urban Film Festival, Co-Founder of BUFF Studios,  Founder of the Wellness Film Festival (WELLFF), and a trusted voice at the intersection of film, health and social impact. Clare works with brands, filmmakers, investors and organisations to create commercially successful projects that inspire positive change through storytelling and wellbeing. Tune in now to hear all about the successes Clare has enjoyed along with the deep challenges, and how her faith in God has kept her anchored throughout.

Dorothy Moore Brooks is an Anglican priest who has been a Chaplain at Great Ormond Street Hospital for over 20 years where she now leads the team of fantastic  chaplaincy staff and volunteers. She is inspired every day by the courage and determination of the children and families the team supports. Alongside that she is a Scot, a Mum and a slowly improving racquetball  player.

Some people have the most amazing resumes. Check out Peter's bio in The Atlantic: "Peter Wehner is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum. His books include The Death of Politics: How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After Trump, City of Man: Religion and Politics in a New Era, which he co-wrote with Michael J. Gerson, and Wealth and Justice: The Morality of Democratic Capitalism. He was formerly a speechwriter for George W. Bush and a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Wehner is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, and his work also appears in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and National Affairs."

Wow. 

But here's the thing: what this doesn't tell you is that Peter also happens to be one of the kindest and wisest men on the planet. It's my honour to get to call him friend and to share this interview with you.

The Recovery Course was founded by Nigel Skelsey in 2007 and within 18 months 120 people were coming to each evening. Since then the course has continued to grow and thrive, helping countless people recover from many different addictions. Nigel is the first to say that he himself has experienced the struggle with various addictions throughout his own life, but knows that it is possible to find a way out and experience freedom. Having spent 30 years in photography and publishing, including 17 years as Picture Editor of The Sunday Telegraph, Nigel has subsequently worked at Priory Hospital alongside those struggling with acute mental health issues as well as helping to run an artisan bakery. (He tells me he may or may not be able to help people with their addiction, but he can definitely tell them what's wrong with their sourdough!) Nigel lives in Sussex with the love of his life Jan, to whom he got engaged in 1970 (while they were both still at school!)

Reverend Jo Davies was, until 2024, the Managing Chaplain at HMP Pentonville in north London. Retirement has not slowed Jo down one bit: she is now a trustee of a charity relating to addiction recovery and one focusing on rehabilitation back at HMP Pentonville. She has also joined the team at Saint George the Martyr church in Queen Square in the heart of London (...an amazing addition to a very lovely church!) In this episode we talk all about Jo's life: her long, loving marriage to Karl, her love of being a mum and her devotion to  prisoners and ex-offenders along with those struggling with homelessness, mental health  & addiction issues. 

Lucy Williamson lives near Cambridge with her teenagers. By her own admission she is an ordinary mother who came home from work on an ordinary Wednesday to find her perfectly extraordinary teenage son had died by suicide. She never thought she'd be that mother: not that mother; not that son. In this conversation we discuss the aftermath of the tragedy (totally unexpected; totally unexplained); the gravitational pull of grief alongside the surprising desire to lean forward into life. We discussed finding solace at the keyboard and her recent solo trip to Uzbekistan and the complexities of having both faith and doubt.