Episode 3

Presenter Leo Devine welcomes our regular house guests to discuss a range of topics including the philosophy of joy, the bravery of journalists, the refugee crisis, the state of theology in higher education, and the need for adjustable organ benches.Intro | 00:00Leo welcomes regular co-hosts to the podcast and asks them to introduce their upcoming features.Journo's Notebook | 01:56Leo introduces Rosie Dawson for her Journo's Notebook featuring Catherine Pepinster and Cole Moreton who reflect on the dangerous work of journalists out in Ukraine and the fact that hot cross buns are secular in origin - who knew?Leo's Local | 13:59Leo Devine gathers in some news nuggets from around the regions including the campaign to have adjustable organ benches for female organists and the Sikh boxer campaigning to be allowed to keep his beard in the ring.The Big Interview | 22:19Roger Bolton welcomes Rabbi Jonathan Romain - much featured in the media recently - talking about the Ukraine refugee crisis and how we can all help. He also touches on Ukraine's less than healthy history in relation to antisemitism.Azim's Academic | 33:39Our resident academic, Dr Abdul-Azim Ahmed, interviews Dr Opinderjit Kaur Takhar, Director of the Centre for Sikh and Panjabi Studies at the University of Wolverhampton and the first female president of TRS-UK, the body which oversees Theology and Religious Studies departments around the country - do they have a future? Azim asks.Life Laundry | 42:59Stand-up comic Milton Jones joins our regular funny man Paul Kerensa to discuss joy - is it our moral duty to share it and when is laughter not a joyous thing?LinksWebsite: https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/Twitter: https://twitter.com/RelMedCentre/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/religion-media-centre/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCthZf6RVTqJki6oTQTB6qmwContact [email protected](+44) 0203 970 0709