Table Talk

Emma Wright is a former ITV Royal producer and shares fantastic anecdotes of her time in the royal press pack as well as exploring the tension of truth telling journalism and the Royal family's responsibility to be defenders of the faith. 

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In this episode we are joined by Emeritus Professor John Wyatt. John was a consultant neonatologist and academic researcher. He is now engaged in addressing new ethical, philosophical and theological challenges caused by advances in medical science and technology in particular the issues raised by rapid advances in AI and robotics, and the interface between cutting-edge science and Christian faith.

We had a fascinating conversation about the recent developments in artificial intelligence and got John's perspective on what the future may hold for this technology. It was brilliant hearing John's thoughts on whether we should be amazed or terrified (or both!) of this technology and how his Christian faith helps him process what the future may look like.

Visit: Home - John Wyatt
Read: The Robot Will See You Now: Artificial Intelligence and the Christian Faith: Amazon.co.uk: Wyatt, John, Williams, Stephen N: 9780281084357: Books
Visit: TechHuman

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How should we treat a 13 year old criminal? We speak to Ros who's a Youth Justice Officer working with with young offenders in Manchester. Should they go to prison? What does justice look like when you're so young? Are there any solutions to these huge issues? Listen in as we discuss these questions and more. 

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Modern Slavery is a real issue in the UK in every community. Claire works for the Clewer initiative which is the C of E's response to all these significant issues - they work hard to raise awareness and help those being exploited. Listening to this episode will open your eyes, potentially help us to help others and show us what God thinks about slavery.

Check out this website to find out more:
The Clewer Initiative | The Clewer Initiative

Repeating Claire's instructions - if you have any suspicions please ring the Modern Slavery helpline on 08000 121 700. 

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What even is true love ❤️?! And how do we find it? Friend of the show Lil Milligan  poses a strong challenge to the idea of true love being the Disney sunset dream of 'happily ever after'. She questions whether in our rolling of the romantic dice 🎲  to find our Disney dream are we forgoing some solid friendships that are giving us the true love we really need….  

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For more on dating the episode we reference is: 
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1676056/8955675

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This week we’re joined by Simon Guillebaud to talk about his experience of moving to Burundi, in East Africa, in 1999 when it was regarded as the most dangerous country on earth. For his service to the country Simon and his wife have now been awarded an MBE. 
We explore the five life lessons that Simon has learned from his time working in Burundi, raising a family there, and risking his life living and working in that extreme environment.
We cover everything from living gratefully and humbly, to the importance of relationship, to Simon’s longing to live back in Burundi and what we can learn from Burundian culture in the west.

If you want to hear more like this then check out Simon’s podcast, Inspired…

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With lots of very questionable examples of “masculinity” getting millions of views online, we asked James Ray the question of what true masculinity is. In this live recorded episode we explore some of the negative examples of masculinity that are prevalent in our culture today before going deeper on what it means to be a truly positive example of masculinity. 

Is it as simple as being a “have not or a have yacht?” Or do we need to look deeper and find a more fulfilling answer?

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Can you believe in creation and take evolutionary science seriously? How do they work together and are there conflicts? What about Adam and Eve? We talk to evolutionary biologist Richard Buggs. He is excellent at explaining complex biology in ways we can understand and gives brilliant insights into the diversity we need amongst scientists today. 

Richard is currently Senior Research Leader (Plant Health & Adaptation) at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, and Professor of Evolutionary Genomics at Queen Mary, University of London.

If you enjoy the conversation and want to go deeper then we would really encourage you to watch Richard's inaugural lecture "Trees of Life: do they exist?" 

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Dogs have always been considered a man's best friend but this seems to be reaching new levels - dogs are in our handbags, our beds and owners now call themselves 'pawrents'. We speak to Clare Luther - she works in pet therapy with her dachshund and runs a dog hotel! She shares fascinating insights about how dogs make for such brilliant companions - but can we go too far?

Clare is also the author of award winning children's books based on the  dachshunds she looks after - the series is called Little Paws Hotel. BOOKS | head2heartbooks

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The whole ‘New Year Resolutions’ thing has potential to be an exhausting exercise that ends up burdening people with guilt. But there’s undoubtedly value in using the natural marker of a new year to ‘take stock’.  We interview Robin who's in his 5th year of writing a Life Audit. It might not sound like a barrel of laughs but you really won't regret listening and who wouldn't benefit from taking time to reflect and think carefully about the year ahead. 

Visit Robin's blog here: https://thathappycertainty.com/productivity/2023-life-audit/

Link to the Life Audit here: https://robinham.gumroad.com/l/nnwyet?fbclid=IwAR2T_wSFMJEatZAMDSFhsdDZ8GCcntufq5mTqDqz2w_-BAPKMMSPuYyjC5Y

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