The Sacred
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The Sacred is a society podcast hosted by Theos. It has 237 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
The Sacred is a podcast about our deepest values, the stories that shape us and how we can build empathy and understanding between people who are very different.Each episode features a conversation with someone who has a public voice, from academics to journalists, playwrights and politicians. We ask them where they have come from, what they are trying to do and what might help heal our very divided public conversations. The Sacred is hosted by Elizabeth Oldfield, former director of Theos. For more information about the people and ideas behind the podcast, visit https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/about/who-we-are or follow us on Twitter @theosthinktank, @sacred_podcast and @ESOldfield.
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The Myth of the Neutral Human with Leah Libresco Sargeant
Are You Living a Life You Didn’t Choose? With Dr Rangan Chatterjee
I Don’t Believe in the Sacred | Doubt, Reading and Muddling Through with Stig Abell
Can We Save the Family by Abolishing It? With Sophie Lewis
Why Love, Not Wealth, Changes Everything with Jo Colman
The Cost of Integrity: Inside the Trump Administration with Elizabeth Neumann
George Monbiot on Exposing Power and the Fight to Save Our Planet
Let's Slow Down and Read Some Poems to See the Year Out | Elizabeth Oldfield
Why Good People in the Church Look Away: Abuse, Power and Protecting the Mission
Cathy Newman on Truth, Whistleblowing, and Holding the Powerful to Account
How We Lost the Art of Listening - and How to Get It Back | The Sacred Podcast TRAILER
The Strangeness That Makes Us: David Bennett on Queerness, Polarisation & God
Documenting Cults, Killers & White Supremacists with Mobeen Azhar
The Healing Power of Humour in Grief with Cariad Lloyd
Why We Need to Talk About Class, Privilege, and Race with Jeffrey Boakye
Trees, Magic, and Why Ancient Wisdom Still Matters with Philip Carr-Gomm
Immigration: Fear, Compassion and the Real Enemy with Rod Dreher and Elizabeth Oldfield
The Hidden Cost of Being a Content Creator | Jade Bowler (UnjadedJade) on Burnout, Loneliness & the Authenticity Battle
Ask Me Anything | Forgiveness, Comparison & Finding Community with Elizabeth Oldfield & Joe Downy
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Why Connection Matters Most in Crisis
From Republican Darling to Political Outcast with David French
What’s Driving Young Men to Conservatism? Daniel Turner on Masculinity, Abortion & A Crisis of Faith
Seeking Goodness When Good is Losing with Christine Emba
Why Western Wellness Can’t Heal Us: Fariha Róisín on Trauma, Islam & Capitalism
Why a Gay Atheist Still Believes Christianity Matters – with Jonathan Rauch
Caitlin Moran on the Masculinity Crisis, Raising Boys & the Manosphere
How to Find Meaning in the Life You Already Have | Joshua Luke Smith
Gen Z Christian Revival? What I Learnt Living Amongst Young Christian Converts
Don't Stop Listening to Conservative Voices: a Sacred Reflection
Israel-Gaza: Can two things be true? With Richard Allen Greene
From Foster Care to Olympic Gold with Kriss Akabusi
The Man Behind Brexit: Online Privacy, Business and Backlash in Public Life
Could Machines Ever Replace Mothers? with Chine McDonald
Where Evangelicalism Went Wrong with Shane Claiborne
Trailer: Motherhood vs The Machine
Jameela Jamil: How Algorithms Are Breaking Society
The Problem with DEI and Why I Voted for Brexit with Conservative Philosopher James Orr
Do We Inherit Mental Illness? with ABC Journalist James Longman
Why is Gen Z Having an Identity Crisis? With Freya India
Q&A: Faith vs Doubt, The Loneliness Crisis, Will I Convert to Islam?
Rethinking Sin with Clementine Morrigan (Bonus Episode)
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Between God and Atheism with Alex O'Connor, Rowan Williams, Philip Goff and Jack Symes
Why we Stick to "People Like Us" (and Why That's a Problem) with Jon Yates
Befriending the KKK and Dismantling Racism with Daryl Davis
Porn, Feminism and Misogyny in the Media with Sarah Ditum
Scandals, Faith Crises & the Spiritual Realm with Rod Dreher
Father James Martin on Chastity, Controversy & Building Bridges with LGBTQ Catholics
Converting to Islam and the Pursuit of Meaning with Dr Timothy Winter (Abdal Hakim Murad)
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