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Seen & Unseen Aloud episodes

June 08 8th June 2026: Friction Maxxing; Exam Stress & Freya India
This week, Samuel Tranter explains the virtues of "friction maxxing"; Roger Bretherton gives a personal take on what GCSE stress does to families and Belle Tindall-Riley gives us her take on Freya India's book, GIRLS: Gen Z and the Commodification of Everything
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27 min
June 01 1st June 2026: Football, Gig Vibes and the Pornification of Thought
In this episode, Henry Corbett asks what the confidence of footballers can teach the rest of us for the challenges off the pitch; Helen Collins takes a dive into AI and the pornification of thought; Josh Hinton goes to a Yungblud gig in Manchester and enjoys the rush of instant community.
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22 min
May 25 25th May 2026: Political Pessimism; Rowan Williams, and Russell Brand
In this week's episode, Graham Tomlin confesses an Augustinian pessimism about politics; Belle Tindall-Riley aligns herself with Rowan Williams' "old-fashioned" belief about the devil, and Roger Standing tells us about Russell Brand's new book, How to become a Christian in Seven Days
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26 min
May 18 18th May 2026: Prime Ministers, Nurses and the Devil Wears Prada
In this episode, George Pitcher gets stuck into the psychodrama of Prime Ministerial Saviour complexes; Yaroslav Walker luxuriates in the shallows of The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Helen Cowan takes us on a tour of nursing duties and helps us learn lessons about giving up control.
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21 min
May 11 11th May 2026: King Charles III, Mary Bennet & Playing the Unplayables
In this episode, Paul Woolley asks whether King Charles III, in his speech at the US Congress, was both a prophet and a king while confronting Britain’s past and holding up America’s moral mirror; Katherine Osborne explores the seen and unseen life of The Other Bennet Sister, and Roger Bretherton encourages us to play the Unplayable, in the Game of Life.
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22 min
May 04 4th May 2026: Mircro-retirement; Leaving Cards & Staying Hidden
In this episode, Joshua Nurcombe-Pike guides us into the escapist world of micro-retirement; Henna Cundill turns to the Bible for inspiration in that all-too-familiar dilemma about what to write in a "sorry you're leaving" card; Paul Bradbury explores the joys and costs of our "always on" culture
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25 min
April 27 27th April 2026: Artemis; Being Prime Minister and the Birthplace of Belief
This week, Jessica Norman suggests that After Artemis, Reid Wiseman is onto something asking what we do with the ordinary in the wake of the extraordinary? Roger Standing enjoys an evening with the fictitious former PM and asks, "who in their right mind would want to be Prime Minister?" And having listened to the Diary Of a CEO podcast, Becky Ruth picks up Steven Bartlett's question: Does birthplace decide belief?

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27 min
April 20 20th April 2026: Manga Pirates; Parenthood and Raye
This week Roger Bretherton takes to the high seas with One Piece to explore the psychology of kindness; Graham Tomlin asks why people have children when it's been proved they don't make us happy; and Kezia Martin takes us with her to the O2 for a powerful evening of music with Raye (please note: this article contains some adult themes which may be triggering for some).
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26 min
April 13 13th April 2026: Retrospective Birthday Compilation
This week this we have a special retrospective compilation episode; with articles chosen and introduced by Nick Jones, Senior Editor of Seen & Unseen, Belle Tindall-Riley - Seen & Unseen's staff writer and co-host of the Re-Enchanting podcast and Graham Tomlin, the editor-in-Chief of Seen & Unseen, and a former Bishop of Kensington. Enjoy!
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21 min
April 06 6th April 2026: 3rd Birthday Compilation: Begging, the Death of Fun and a warm welcome back to Glastonbury
In S&UA's 3rd Birthday compilation episode, I have chosen an article from Seen and Unseen’s first three years. I have chosen Jon Kurt talking wisely and compassionately about begging on our cities’ streets from 2023; Simon Walters from 2024 talking about how playing video games can all too quickly turn into a form of work and finally Jessica Norman’s piece from 2025 reliving the heart warming welcome Lewis Capaldi received as he returned to the Glastonbury stage after he took time off to look after his mental health.
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21 min