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| The Rise of the Trad Wife Movement: is it bliss or bondage?! | 21 Oct 2024 | 00:38:18 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! We discuss the Rise of the The Trad Wife Movement; A social media phenomenon with trad wives promoting their lifestyle to millions of followers featuring videos of them cooking from scratch and images of families like Hannah Neeleman @ballerinafarm. Why do you think the trad wife phenomenon has gained traction now? Is this a broader societal reaction to feminism or changing gender roles? We would love to hear your reaction to the episode! FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Isn't the Christian sexual ethic harmful and repressive? Lets talk to Andrew Bunt | 07 Oct 2024 | 00:40:30 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! listen to Andrew share his story as gay guy who has decided to follow Jesus's teaching on sexuality. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| How to have sex… Let's talk to Jason Roach and Katie | 03 Jun 2024 | 00:39:56 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! ‘How to have sex’ is the title stolen from from a recent film that tells the story of three teenage girls who head to a Greek island after their GCSE’s. Behind the bars and clubs of Malia, there was a rawness to the film which captured the vulnerability & anxiety of one girl exploring how to have sex for the first time. The premise of our episode is to imagine you had to explain to a 15 year old the meaning and purpose of sex. What is sex for? What is its purpose in relationships? Is it ok if we don't have sex? Who should we have sex with? When can sex potentially be harmful or damaging? Link to the film: https://search.app.goo.gl/iFkgFyW FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| AI: When will the robots take over? Let’s talk to Ben Clube... | 09 Apr 2021 | 00:38:12 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! An episode exploring the future of AI (Artificial Intelligence) with Ben Clube. We ask Ben all the classic questions... When will the robots take over? Can you download your inner conscious into a machine? How much confidence can we place in technology to fix the the big problems facing humanity? Be warned, there is some mind bending content. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| **Easter Special** What's it all about? Let’s talk to Andy Moore | 02 Apr 2021 | 00:40:00 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Before the beer gardens reopen... Have you stopped to think, "what's Easter all about?" Let’s talk to Andy Moore. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Sexism... We need to talk. [Explicit Content] | 26 Mar 2021 | 00:32:55 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! An interview with Izzy looking into her experience of sexism in the insurance industry and how being a Christian changes how she responds to it. Warning - there is some explicit content approximately 5 minutes in. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Ever met a gaming addict? Let’s talk to Max Rea... | 08 Mar 2021 | 00:50:52 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! In this episode we meet Max Rea, a former gaming addict who has since become the creator of one of the most successful computer games of 2020. We explore the topic of addiction and how Max's Christian faith had a radical impact on his life aged 15 and changed him forever. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Ever bench pressed 175kg??? Lets Talk to X-Fit trainer Alex about it... | 28 Feb 2021 | 00:44:56 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! People are taking the gym & fitness more & more seriously.....PTs, Fitbits, Meal plans, X-fit.... In this episode we will interview Alex; a PT & X-fit trainer on peoples motivations behind going to the gym and working out. He will also share his personal journey as his Christian faith totally transformed his life & attitude towards his work & working out. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| LIVE EVENT: Why are so many great artists mad? Interview with professional artist Nao McDowell | 19 Feb 2021 | 00:16:30 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! In this episode we join professional artist Nao McDowell live from her studio in Fulham. We chat about about her art and mental health. Why are so many great artists mad?? FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Ever thought you could start the next Airbnb? Louis and Sam speak about Business and Mental health.... | 30 Jan 2021 | 00:58:43 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Join a live interview with Louis Timpany and Sam Halliday as they share their honest accounts of wanting to put a dent in the universe by building the next Airbnb. They reflect on their mental health and why 2020 might have been their best year yet... FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| LIVE EVENT: Will & Mary on Cancer in Lockdown with Twins - "You've got this!??" | 06 Jan 2021 | 00:37:37 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! A live interview with Will & Mary from Aberdeen as we unpack their 2020 which was eventful to say the least. Listen in on their 'Coronacoaster' year including Will's diagnosis of cancer, the birth of twins, being evicted out of their house and, to top it all off, a bad birthday present. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| LIVE EVENT: Nadim Laperouse - on watching his daughter die in his arms... | 03 Nov 2020 | 00:44:40 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Join for this live event with Nadim Laperouse as he shares his honest and devastating account of losing his daughter on a flight to the south of France after an allergic reaction to a sesame seed in a Pret baguette. Nadim shares how this tragic event led him to share his daughter's faith. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| LIVE EVENT: The Mental Health fall out of Covid-19 with Dr Andrew Nicholls | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:44:49 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! An interview with Dr Andrew Nicholls exploring the fall out of Covid 19 and lockdown on the mental health of the nation. He unpacks a variety of factors at play that are affecting our mental health and possible solutions to them including to what extent the church and the Christian faith could play a part. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Should we ban smartphones for U16s?! Let's talk to Katherine Hill... | 20 May 2024 | 00:46:08 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Are smartphones really that smart or will dumb phones be the future? Do we stand a chance against the big tech dopamine factories or has the attention economy already won. This is a must listen if you’re feeling overwhelmed by a future of screens and no self control. Katherine Hill from Care for the Family has been researching and writing on technology for the family for the past 8 years and is surprisingly positive about how we can have healthy relationships with tech. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Welcome to Table Talk | 01 Oct 2020 | 00:01:42 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Table Talk is a podcast that connects culture with Christianity through interviews & real life stories. We would love you to get involved at our facebook page. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Does embracing multicultural Britain mean all religions need to be equally true? Let's talk to Carl Laferton | 07 May 2024 | 00:39:27 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Britain is more diverse than ever. And for the first time ever less than half the population would identify as Christian. Does that mean we now need to embrace all religions as equally true? FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Bye Bye Baby...Why aren't we having children anymore? Let's talk to Mairi Henderson... | 22 Apr 2024 | 00:38:38 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Is it that women are more ambitious & career driven or just simply because we want a lie in? Why is the birth rate at an all time low? We chat to Mairi, who is a counter-example and discuss some solutions to this problem. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Are church schools indoctrinating children? Let's talk to Sara Stevenson... | 08 Apr 2024 | 00:35:11 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Humanist Alice Roberts says “We really don’t need more faith schools in this country. I wish the government would prioritise inclusive schools, rather than using taxpayer’s money to fund the Church of England’s indoctrination programme." Our special guest Sara Stevenson is passionate about how the ideas of philosophers and global thinkers can be made accessible to A-Level and GCSE students. She has previously been the Head of Department in Philosophy, Religion and Ethics. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| How can Easter change your life for good?... Let's talk to Jonty Allcock | 25 Mar 2024 | 00:35:00 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! We all long for 'Happily ever after' - but we know life's not like that. Or it it? Endings matter - Good or bad! Endings matter because they make sense of everything that has come before. This Easter we chat to Jonty Allcock about the end of Jesus's life and how that can change the way we see ours. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| The 'F' word... Let's talk to Lauren Windle | 11 Mar 2024 | 00:42:21 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! (*F = Feminism.) We ease into the episode with 6 reasons why people hate feminism. Breeze through some history of the feminist movement. Then get into a juicy discussion on feminism in the office. As ever our special guest Lauren Windle is witty, fast & sometimes furious. This episode is coming hot off the press with Laurens latest book 'Notes on Feminism' being released last week on International women's day. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Will we do anything to be beautiful? Let's talk to Plastic Surgeon Bruce Richards | 26 Feb 2024 | 00:39:32 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! When your job is to stick a knife in someone’s face you’ve got to be pretty confident. Confident that you know what you’re doing but also confident why you are doing it. Want to ask Bruce a question ? DM us on Instagram @table.talk.podcast FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Raising Confident Kids in a Confusing World... Let's talk to Ed Drew | 12 Feb 2024 | 00:40:49 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! What could be more important than knowing how to raise confident kids especially in the midst of confusion around identity and value. This is a must listen episode for anyone raising kids today..parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, teachers, youth workers.. whoever you are! FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Extreme Tourism - why do we love it? Let's talk to Jeremy Hepworth | 29 Jan 2024 | 00:36:11 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! People are willing to pay serious money for adventures. Why? Is this a growing trend and what's behind this thrill seeking hobby? Jeremy Hepworth was a school's Head of Adventure and now runs Hepworth adventures. Listen in as he shares some awesome stories and insights into this craze. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Pornstar-turned-Pastor.. Let's talk to Joshua Broome | 23 Sep 2024 | 00:43:20 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Joshua spent 6 years as one of the world's most popular male porn stars. He shares his story with Jack and Graeme. This is, quite simply, a must listen. Get in touch with us to tell us what you thought - Table Talk Podcast (@table.talk.podcast) • Instagram photos and videos FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Beating Blue Monday with real hope... Let's talk to Rico Tice | 15 Jan 2024 | 00:42:21 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Blue Monday - supposedly the most depressing day of the year. We hope this episode cheers you up! This was a interview with an intimate audience who ask questions along the way. Listen and enjoy. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Avoiding burnout in 2024… Lets talk to Robin Ham | 26 Dec 2023 | 00:35:31 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Failed to return asos parcels? Had things on your to-do list longer than 3 weeks? Got a cracked screen on your phone? These are the classic symptoms of burnout millennials. Robin ham has a surprising answer to fix your burnout in 2024. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| How will 2023 be remembered? Let's talk to Jack and Graeme... | 11 Dec 2023 | 00:45:38 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! In 20 years time what will we actually remember from 2023? Listen in as Jack and Graeme discuss some big moments of the last year and hear some clips from past episodes. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Is the Christmas story true? Let’s talk to Carl Laferton | 27 Nov 2023 | 00:33:40 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Lobsters & aliens are not uncommon at children's nativities these days, which is great fun but it’s also turning important history into a sanitised comedy. Carl Laferton studied History at Oxford University & is passionate about adults reclaiming the true Christmas story even if it would be rated 15+. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Beckham: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.... Let's talk to Emma Scrivener | 13 Nov 2023 | 00:44:11 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Very few men have had to carry the full weight of the nation's hope like David Beckham - he is a hero but is also only human, has it been too great & painful a burden to carry?! Emma, Jack & Graeme dissect the recent Beckham documentary and decide it's more like watching a Greek tragedy than feel good 90's nostalgia....Do you agree?! FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Not that sure about yoga?🤔 Let's talk to Ennette Lainchbury | 30 Oct 2023 | 00:33:16 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Stressed, inflexible & busy? You should try Ennette’s chirstian yoga class. She very passionately walks Graeme & Jack through her story from first timer to now yoga instructor. And how she has infused her yoga classes not just with nice aromas & sweet smelling candles but Christian meditation. Sceptical? Take a listen and find out more! Link below to Ennette’s business ImagoDei Wellbeing & Yoga
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| Meditation, mindfulness; How do we focus our minds on what matters? Let's speak to Linda Allcock... | 16 Oct 2023 | 00:32:09 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Our minds need decluttering! We get distracted. We are overloaded with information. We find it hard to focus on anything. So what's the solution? Apps like headspace? Daily mindfulness techniques? Linda helps us to get below the surface of the issue and gives some real answers to these big questions. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| What is manifestation and does it work? Let's talk to Rhoda Hunter... | 02 Oct 2023 | 00:45:33 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Manifestation, affirmation and crystals are on the rise again. We talk to Rhoda (coincidentally the pink power ranger!) about why she was drawn to the New Age movement and her journey to becoming a Christian. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| What rugby and my mum taught me about life... Let's speak to Angus Kernohan | 18 Sep 2023 | 00:30:51 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! The Rugby World Cup is well underway in France and this week we have professional rugby player Angus Kernohan on the show. Angus started his career playing for Ulster and Irish age group teams before moving to his current club, Ealing Trailfinders. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Imposter Syndrome and how to fix it… let’s talk to Tim Yearsley | 04 Sep 2023 | 00:43:33 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Imposter Syndrome: according to research, at least 70% of us suffer from it and those feelings can affect us at work, at school and at home! So what is Imposter Syndrome and what’s the best way of dealing with it? Join us as we discuss exactly that with Tim Yearsley. Tim shares some really helpful analogies to help us better understand the causes of Imposter Syndrome and guides Graeme and Jack through some great ways of dealing with it as they share their own experiences of feeling like an imposter. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Why do I get angry & how do I diffuse it? Let's talk to Dr Steve Midgely | 09 Sep 2024 | 00:35:28 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Few people admit to having a problem with anger but it’s something we all struggle with in different ways. Listen in to special guest Steve Midgley help us pull apart why we get angery and what we can do about it. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| When football fails you … Let's speak to Liz Davies | 18 Aug 2023 | 00:40:52 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! We speak to former premier league & England international footballer Liz Davies about what it takes to get to the professional level as a woman and how we can encourage more girls into the sport. Liz speaks of the highs & lows of her own football career including the disappointment of injury. Despite playing for Arsenal Liz speaks openly about feeling like she never really made it. She became a Christian 18 months ago and talks about how this has given her an identity that no longer is reliant on her performance on or off the pitch... FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Are you a good friend? Let's talk to Matt Fuller | 14 Aug 2023 | 00:39:53 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! How are you doing at friendship? Are you overwhelmed by the thought of keeping in touch and you keep saying yes and risk burning out? Or are you verging on lonely because you aren't intentional enough? This is typically an area girls think more about but this is definitely an episode for both men and women. Jack, Graeme and Matt discuss how to think differently about friendships and also what perspective the Christian faith gives to this are of life. Matts' book on masculinity was recently published and has an excellent chapter on friendship. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Has 60 years of Barbie made the world better or worse? Let's talk to Emma Scrivener | 31 Jul 2023 | 00:36:13 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Barbie is now officially the biggest grossing film of 2023 and it raises equally big questions about beauty idealism, gender roles, patriarchy and whether men & women could ever work together in harmony? We dissect these questions and more with special Guest Emma Scrivener. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Is CrossFit or Park Run the answer to the loneliness epidemic? | 17 Jul 2023 | 00:35:54 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Gyms are now at the centre of communties where, once upon a time, the church was. Whether it's Park Run, CrossFit or just your local gym classes, they are providing community and how does it compare with church? We chat with Celia - a CrossFitter - to discuss how the two compare. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| LIVE EVENT: How could God allow suffering? Let's talk to James and Barbara Sherwood... | 03 Jul 2023 | 00:28:32 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Surely if there was a God he wouldn't allow people to suffer? Listen in on this live event with James and Barbara who have suffered more than most. They tell their story and explain how they still have faith in God despite all they've been through. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Battling an eating disorder and real hope in a mental health crisis… Let’s talk to Emma Scrivener | 19 Jun 2023 | 00:44:10 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Emma shares her heart breaking but inspiring story of her battle with anorexia as a child and again as an adult. Emma, Jack and Graeme explore the root causes of eating disorders and other mental health issues which sadly so many are facing today. Emma also highlights the real hope now of our modern awareness of mental health and our emotions and she shares how her Christian faith transformed her life and gives real hope to anyone regardless of their experiences with mental health. And somehow in all of this they still have a laugh along the way! FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| BONUS: The Success Entrapment reaction | 15 Jun 2023 | 00:25:56 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! In this episode Graeme and Jack are joined by Karen who attended the live event with Will van der Hart on "The Success Entrapment." Together they look back on what Will shared during the episode and discuss some of their thoughts and reflections on it from a Christian and Atheist perspective. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| LIVE EVENT: Will van der Hart - The Success Entrapment | 05 Jun 2023 | 00:51:37 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! This week we're joined by Will van der Hart for a special live episode recorded in the White Horse pub in Fulham, London. Will is a priest, an author, and a career coach to some highly successful people. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Arrested by the Iranian secret police… Let's talk to Narek & Bob | 22 May 2023 | 00:44:10 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! Hear first hand what it’s like to live under one of the most authoritarian regimes in the world. Father and son (Bob & Narek), reflect back on growing up and living in Iran, being imprisoned for his faith, and eventually having to flee the country. We listen in on their incredible story and unpack what lessons we can all learn from their experience. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| LIVE EVENT: Life on the road with the Royals... Let's talk to Emma Wright. | 05 May 2023 | 00:37:36 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! 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. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| From drug dens to the pulpit... Let's talk to Fernando Carrillo | 26 Aug 2024 | 00:36:13 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! A classic must listen story of redemption. Fernando shares his moving life story which left our audience wanting to join his church for bad people! FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Are the robots coming for us? Lets talk to Prof. John Wyatt | 01 May 2023 | 00:48:37 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! 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. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Should we send young criminals to prison? Let's talk to Ros Oladipo | 17 Apr 2023 | 00:48:00 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! 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. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| The truth about modern slavery... let's talk to Claire Walford | 03 Apr 2023 | 00:37:29 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! 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. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||
| Is finding true love just a lottery? ❤️Lets talk to Lil... | 20 Mar 2023 | 00:19:57 | |
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Send us a text message now! 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…. FIND OUT MORE 👇 | |||