Faith with Haith

This week’s guest on the “Faith with Haith”podcast: film director and screenwriter Stuart Hazeldine, He is best known for his 2009 psychological thriller Exam, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA. But where we mostly go in this interview is into a movie-meeting with God,  because Stuart directed the 2017 film adaptation of the best-selling novel The Shack. Tune in now for profound  insights  from a true pro: from how to start writing creatively  to how to not get star-struck when you meet Octavia Spencer...

What do you get when you combine one of the finest gentlemen on Earth with one of the greatest pilots in the sky?: Group Captain Peter “Willy” Hackett, MBE…Britain’s answer to Tom Cruise’s Maverick…that’s what. In this episode of the “Faith with Haith” podcast, recorded especially for the Remembrance Day weekend, Willy and I talk honestly about the realities of military service, both in the past and today; we talk honestly about what it is to have faith in the modern world; we talk honestly about his infectious passion for flying; and we talk honestly about why both the world and my trousers are better off for me personally having my feet firmly on terra firma…

This week on the Faith with Haith podcast: Bill Cahusac. He is one of the finest men I know: loving husband, great dad, true leader...and brilliant car driver (...?). We would all agree that faith is hard, and God often feels distant and silent, yet the Bible is full of stories  of God  speaking to humans. But are they just stories? If you've ever wondered what it means to listen to and hear from God then tune in now to hear how to tune in.

This week on the Faith with Haith podcast, my guest Nici Cahusac gets very honest about the experience and psychology of bulimia, with which she struggled for many years. Ultimately it's a story of hope: Nici was miraculously set free through prayer and her life was changed forever. Today, between running an organisation, raising three teenagers and competing at the highest level of amateur athletics, she retains the desire to see other men and women set free in the same way.

You know that feeling when you've had a conversation with someone but then afterwards you kick yourself, wishing you'd asked a whole load of other questions? The big downside of creating and presenting the "Faith with Haith"  podcast is that, to be honest, I have that feeling every single week; and never more so than when Carolina Mountford was extraordinarily honest with me when I first interviewed her. Thankfully Carolina agreed to come back and open up some more. Listen in now: this is important and special.

Being a professional church pastor is not an easy job and, as a result, it's all too easy to do it in a really detached way: it's all too easy to be distant and become untouchable. But with Ger Jones you get something very different. You get deep honesty and true warmth up close; you get a real man living real life and loving a church along the way. He is the real deal and it's my honour to call him my friend.

Picture the scene: an empty stage, a theatre full of people, a single microphone on a stand in a pool of light. There's nowhere to hide. It's now on you alone to entertain this expectant crowd. Now THAT is most people's idea of the ultimate nightmare. But not today's guest. Milton Jones is one of the best-known comedians in the UK, selling out theatres country-wide and often starring in popular shows on TV and radio, including the long-running hit TV show "Mock the Week".  But he's not all genius jokes and crazy hair: listen in now and enjoy getting to know a man of thoughtfulness and empathy, intelligence and faith.

As the climate changes around us, it's clear that our attitudes and behaviours need to change in response; and they need to change fast. But what can we do to protect this exquisite planet that we call home ? Consider an electric car? Yes. Eat less meat and palm oil products? Definitely. But have you ever given much thought to your fashion choices? Listen in now as  sustainable fashion advocate Christina Dean guides us as we leaf through the clothes-rails of uncomfortable truth. An award-winning journalist, Christina founded Redress and The R Collective, both with the mission to reduce fashion's waste through creative and bold approaches. Christina co-authored the book 'Dress [with] Sense', her TEDx ‘You are What You Wear’ has been viewed over half a million times and she has received numerous recognitions, including UK VOGUE who profiled her as one of the UK’s ‘Top 30 Inspirational Women’ 

For us all, the road of life takes many twists and many turns. As you journey on, the joys of the mountain-top can feel outweighed by far more deep, dark valleys and difficult climbs. As Ian Dyble will tell you, being a Church of England vicar is no different. He opens up about how an intelligent London lawyer finally chose to turn his collar around and serve in the Church; how growing stress led to worrying symptoms, including breaking a laptop on his face; and how he has discovered a peace-filled, and creatively fruitful, space for his soul.