All Episodes
God Forbid — 248 episodes
Can we truly love AI? And can it love us back?
Addiction, God, and the origin of the twelve steps
Christian leaders talk war, the Pope, getting arrested, courage and empathy
Why do adults still need fairytales?
The Orthodox surge
Why are the Middle Ages are still relevant today?
Is your privacy sacred?
On judgement
Is the 21st century’s version of freedom liberating or a freedom trap?
International Women's Day special
Conversion — Why would anyone move from disbelief to belief?
The nature of evil, abuse and forgiveness
The pain of love and grief for our pets
Pawnbroking, bankruptcy, debt, usury & God!
If you could save a drowning child, would you?
The Antisemitism and Social Cohesion Royal Commission
Living simply in a complex world: how modern monks navigate AI, social media, and climate change
Coercion, control and worship: Where do we draw the line between a religion and a cult?
Did the human species invent the Bible?
Why do we fear fat?
Close encounters of the religious kind: how God and UFOs have both begun religious movements
What were the biggest religious stories in 2025? Ask the experts!
Religious Rebels 06 | Dorothy Day: Rebel for the poor, saint for the restless
Religious Rebels 05 | Malcolm X: Reborn in Mecca, killed in Harlem
Religious Rebels 04 | John Calvin: Reformed the faith, ruled with fire
Religious Rebels 03 | Táhirih: Unveiled the truth, paid with her life
Religious Rebels 02 | Giordano Bruno: Imagined the Infinite, Burned at the Stake
Religious Rebels 01 | Joan of Arc: Mystic, warrior and gender transgressor
Near-death experiences: myth or mystical?
Was Jesus a real person?
Why do human animals fly planes and build cities?
Could whales be Gods?
The ethics of witchcraft and hexing the far-right
Writing on the body: desecration or worship?
Why the origins of Christianity still matter today
Gen Y and Gen Z are finding God
God, the Big Bang & the fortunate universe
Truth and trust in a post-truth world
Can celibacy actually make us purer and closer to God?
Is God in the machine?
How should our leaders behave?
The language of God: Literacy, power, and the sacred word
Reality TV, Mormon wives, and guilty pleasures
We live in a world where horror is all too real. So why are horror movies breaking box office records?
What binds us together as Australians?
Can the Dalai Lama's Tibet ever be self-determined?
Hair...flow it, grow it, show it... as long as God allows it!
Leading with love: women are taking the church into the future
Monogamy: Is it still the gold standard of intimate relationships?
Stealing my religion: When does religious appreciation become appropriation?
Coercion, control and worship: Where do we draw the line between a religion and a cult?
Bodies bodies bodies: burial, belief and death across faith
The Devil you know: Satan’s journey from scripture to satire
BONUS: The history of the Papacy
What lies beyond the conclave for the Catholic Church
How powerful is the Muslim vote this upcoming election?
Why do we fear fat?
Week with Students: Does religion have a place in the modern Australian classroom?
Did the human species invent the Bible?
When is it okay to cut off your parents?
Doomsday or just good planning? The ethics of prepping
How are creators using TikTok to bring history to a new generation?
Pope Francis and the legacy he leaves behind
Mardi Gras special: on being gay and Godly
Religion, drugs, and the power of mind-altering substances
Close encounters of the religious kind: how God and UFOs have both begun religious movements
To bare or not to bare: why religion can't make its mind up about nudity
Living simply in a complex world: how modern monks navigate AI, social media, and climate change
The world's oldest hatred: how anti-Semitism found its way to Australia
The spirituality of fishing
The history of God
We know magic isn't real, so why does it still fascinate us?
Sawdust and the soul
Kindness — a radical idea?
Rebel fighters have overthrown the Assad regime in Syria, what does that mean for its people?
Faith, disability, and the trouble with 'healing'
Overbearing allies and Centrelink bureaucracy: what it's like having a disability in Australia
After newly released allegations of abuse, does the Anglican Church have a future?
Is adoption ethical?
How the U.S. election will shape abortion access in Australia
How billionaire media moguls could determine the U.S. election
Near-death experiences: myth or mystical?
Reality TV, Mormon wives, and guilty pleasures
What can an ancient Chinese boardgame teach us about human consciousness?
Is it ever okay to turn your back on suffering?
Sex work, religion, and double standards
Michael Muthukrishna, cultural evolution and a theory of everyone
Are people more important than the planet? The ethics of ecofascism
The case for faith in the fight against loneliness
What can religion teach us about being a dad?
Thou shalt not steal
David Baddiel, the reluctant atheist
Religious outrage at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Can religion help prevent domestic violence?
The cultural and scientific mystery of sleep
The power and perils of pilgrimage
The art of dying
The religious history of the Olympic Games
Can religion provide a path to peace in the Israel-Gaza conflict?
Kindness — a radical idea?
What does it mean to live in a multicultural society?
Population, Religion and the Environment
The fascinating phenomenon of consciousness
Spiritualism
Making peace
The ethics of keeping pets
How do you mend a broken heart?
Will evangelical voters be Trump's salvation?
Do religions die?
Sawdust and the soul
Is religious discrimination law reform too difficult?
No pain, no gain - why we make sacrifices
Straying from strict parents
Demonising the "dole bludger"
Is your privacy sacred?
Why adults still need fairytales
Faith, disability and the trouble with healing
What does it mean to be clean?
Holy bones - the enduring power of relics
The ethics of surrogacy
The spirituality of fishing
Summer: Love from ancient to modern times
Summer: The mystery of creativity
Summer: suffering, solitude and solace on the trail
Summer: The rise of the shamans
Summer: The ethical concerns and religious rules around eating meat
Talking truth to children
What have we got right and wrong in our schooling system?
Old pride, old prejudice – ageing and living well
100 years of reporting on religion
The cultural and scientific mystery of sleep
How should we view our relationship to work?
The fascinating phenomenon of consciousness
The seen and unseen: Belief in Jinns, Marian apparitions and Japanese yokai
Why the Middle Ages are still relevant today
Addiction, God, and the origin of the twelve steps
We know magic isn't real, so why does it still fascinate us?
Government and God: The blurring lines between theocracies and democracies
Kosher or carbon? The ethical concerns and religious rules around eating meat
Love from ancient to modern times
Religion as a weapon and shield in modern warfare
JRR Tolkien's religious legacy
Minority religions and their beliefs
Is TikTok the new religious pulpit?
The history of God
Who should teach our kids about sex?
Breaking the dinner table taboo topic: religion and politics
How Godly is money?
Modding our bodies in the name of God
Religion and prejudice
Does comedy use religion as a punchline or punching bag?
Lessons at the end of life
Can reading save us?
'Ghosting', deathbots, and rebirth in the digital age
The ethics of mum influencers, TraumaTok, and 'authenticity' online
Saving animals, saving ourselves
Hindu nationalism, Modi and the Australian Indian diaspora
A defence of human work in the age of AI
The Spiritual Summit
Andrew Tate and the 'manosphere'
Life after a religious upbringing
The gifts of neurodiversity
The mystery of creativity
Great expectations: Millennials at mid-life
Daily Rituals — suffering, solitude and solace on the trail
Daily Rituals — Fear, joy and recovery in the ocean
Daily Rituals — Why gardening is a journey of joy, frustration and healing
Protest and peace in Israel Palestine
The ethics of intervening
Towards Uncertainty
How can we age well?
A famine of peace
The rise of the shamans
Is it time to declare a war on devices?
Dark humour — why do we laugh at things that aren't a laughing matter?
A leap of faith: from religious deconstruction to reconstruction
Addiction, recovery and hitting rock bottom
A prayer or a pill? Exploring mental health science and religion
Conflict and peace building in Northern Ireland
The ethics of secrets — when should we keep a secret or reveal the truth?
Why neurodiversity offers us ways of seeing the world
Paganism: myths, magic, and nature conservation
Is there a role for religion in the classroom?
What's the purpose of protests — and are they effective?
The great unknown: Living with uncertainty
How we understand sin today
Developing an economics of kindness in uncertain times
How and why do we pray?
Looking inwards or facing outwards — how do you find who you are?
Addiction, recovery and hitting rock bottom
Is hope necessary?
Dark humour — why do we laugh at things that aren't a laughing matter?
Is it time to declare a war on devices?
The Death of Volunteering?
03 | The Lifespan in Modern Australia — marriage and relationships
02 | The Lifespan in Modern Australia — death and grief
01| The Lifespan in Modern Australia — Births and birthing
The cultural, ethical and spiritual dimensions of food
Artists and writers in exile
Discovering you are not who you thought you were
A Christian perspective on sacred texts
A Jewish perspective on sacred texts
NAIDOC Week: Torres Strait Islands
The big questions on AI — capability, morality and faith
Suffering and resilience
Church, God and guns
Caroline Jones - The Search for Meaning
Cultivating compassion: a radical idea
Praying for priests: the shortage of clergy in Australia
A leap of faith: from religious deconstruction to reconstruction
A prayer or a pill? Exploring mental health science and religion
Does Australia need a Bill of Rights?
Is the right to vote truly equal?
Jesus lived. So, who was he?
Billionaires are launching into space – is that a good thing?
Finding faith in fiction
Paganism: myths, magic, and nature conservation
Ukraine and Russia: religion and the politics of war
University chaplaincy in a changing world
Sydney's Mardi Gras: the complexities of Pride and faith
What if we lived with less?
The different dimensions of loneliness
How to form new habits — and break old ones
What do Pentecostals believe?
Does sci-fi transcend — or reveal — our human limitations?
How urban legends tell our story
Lessons in leadership
Fostering sacred creativity in a secular world
How technology is changing the way we grieve
The future of faith – ministry with Gen Z
Disagreeing well
The hot potatoes of 2021
Toward an inclusive society for people with disability
Reflections on consumerism: buying more, gaining less?
Fitness and body image: aspiration, inspiration, and transformation
Human kind — understanding kindness during tough times and beyond
To believe or not to believe: atheism on the rise
The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth
What brings the world’s religions together?
The Catholic Plenary – where to from here?
A Jewish perspective on sacred texts
Exploring achievement addiction and burnout
Food for thought — why do we eat what we eat?
Can playing games be a religious experience?
A Christian perspective on sacred texts
Examining fringe beliefs
Why do we give religious exemptions?
Billionaires are launching into space – is that a good thing?