Best Ben Molyneux Hetherington Podcasts (2025)

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Ep.64 - The Fall of Justin Welby 1:24:03

2M ago1:24:03

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Send us a text We planned this episode before Justin Welby announced his resignation and recorded it shortly after the news broke. It was set to be our most timely and relevant episode yet! But then Adam fell ill and couldn’t edit it in time. So, if you can, cast your mind back to last week, and this will all feel strikingly prescient—dare we say, …

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Ep.63 - One Year On: Palestine and the Complicity of Neutrality 1:11:51

3M ago1:11:51

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Send us a text Ben and Adam reflect on a year of faith leaders' moral failure in response to Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people as well as a much better response from liberation theologian, Sarojini Nadar. They also talk about Saint of the Week, St. John Chrysostom. That's right, an actual official saint for Saint of the Week! And what's u…

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Ep.62 - Democracy as Ideology 1:00:59

4M ago1:00:59

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Send us a text How is democracy used ideologically? Is it even the best way to structure society? Are there alternatives? Jonny and Adam try to get to the bottom of it and along the way run into dogs painted to look like pandas, the resurrection of a long-lost biblical tree, and the first (and possibly only!) TORY Saint of the Week! Christians for …

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Ep.61 - The Politics of Charity 1:03:52

4M ago1:03:52

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Send us a text Is charity really the solution to society’s biggest problems, or is it just a sticking plaster for an evil capitalist system?! Join Ben and Adam as they critique Jon Kuhrt's lecture Grace, Truth and the Common Good, discuss this week’s Saint of the Week, Ken Saro-Wiwa, and explore why Lee Carsley refuses to sing the national anthem. …

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Ep.60 - The Church's Hedge Fund Financier 1:08:00

5M ago1:08:00

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Send us a text Ben and Adam take a look at the influence of right-wing hedge fund manager and media mogul, Paul Marshall's quiet reshaping the Church of England through financial influence. They also spotlight Gresham Kirkby, the Anglican priest who proclaimed his undying support for anarchism to the end, making him our Saint of the Week. The Survi…

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Ep.59 - Where is the Church's Prophetic Voice? 48:16

5M ago48:16

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Send us a text As an established church, the Church of England occupies a unique position in the constitutional life of England and the UK as a whole. But in the face of growing authoritarianism, how can it act prophetically? Is it time to give up its privileged status? Join Jonny and Adam as they discuss Adam's article Where is the Church's Prophe…

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Ep.58 - Spirituality for the Secular Left (feat. Graham Jones) 1:15:41

6M ago1:15:41

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Send us a text Does the secular left need a better approach to spirituality and faith? What can it learn from religious practices? And is a materialist spirituality possible? Join Ben and Adam as they chat with author and activist, Graham Jones, about his book Red Enlightenment. Red Enlightenment is available here! Christians for Palestine: Instagr…

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Ep.57 - Kicked Out for Queer Inclusion (feat. James Sholl) 1:21:16

7M ago1:21:16

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Send us a text What happens when a church decides to fully embrace queer inclusion? To find out, Bread and Rosaries takes a rare detour across the Atlantic where Adam chats with James Sholl, pastor of Wellspring Worship Centre, Toronto. James' Instagram Wellspring Worship Centre Christians for Palestine: Instagram Facebook Email: christiansforpales…

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Ep.56 - Flexing My Electorals 48:41

7M ago48:41

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Send us a text From the CofE's standard 'let's not be mean' offering in #PrayYourPart, to something a little more interesting from the Diocese of Salisbury, join Adam Spiers and Jonny Bell as they take a look at some Christian responses to the upcoming general election. Is democracy possible under capitalism? How does the Church intersect with powe…

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Ep.55 - Russell Brand: Brother in Christ 1:06:46

8M ago1:06:46

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Send us a text So er... Russell Brand's a Christian now apparently. Join Ben and Adam as they rejoice at the news and discuss the Christian/conspiracy theorist/Fascist pipeline. Also listen out for Saint of the Week, Joseph Brotherton. Christians for Palestine: Instagram Facebook Email: christiansforpalestineuk@gmail.com Support the show Everything…

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Ep.54 - Pain in the Cass 1:01:57

9M ago1:01:57

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Send us a text Ben, Adam, and Jonny take a look at the Cass Review into gender health care for young people, discussing some of the biases, shady characters and rhetoric associated with it. Naturally Jonny thinks Hegel can help and Adam wants to talk about ageism again. The hosts also discuss Saint of the Week, Jacques Gaillot, best known for pissi…

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Ep.53 - Britain's Betrayal of Palestine (feat. Dr. Peter Shambrook) 1:10:07

10M ago1:10:07

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Send us a text When the echoes of history reverberate through today's headlines, understanding the past becomes essential to navigating the present. Ben Molyneux-Hetherington and Adam Spiers are joined by Dr. Peter Shambrook, author of 'Policy of Deceit: Britain and Palestine, 1914-1939', who helps us understand British manoeuvrings in Palestine pr…

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Ep.52 - Kairos Palestine 57:19

11M ago57:19

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Send us a text Ben, Jonny and Adam talk about the Kairos Palestine document in light of Israel's ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. At time of publication kairospalestine.ps is unavailable, but the World Council of Churches website also has the Kairos Palestine document in full here. A longer, uncensored version of this episode is availabl…

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Ep.51 - Organising for Palestine 55:37

12M ago55:37

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Send us a text Ben and Adam talk about the importance of Christians organising for a free Palestine and what role they can play in the movement. Also, we know we're extremely late with this one. Adam blames his dog... and work. But mostly the dog. She's a needy little bitch. Adam's blogpost about Modi Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Fa…

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Ep.50 - Empire Theology and Empire Medals (feat. Rev. Chris Howson BEM) 1:11:15

1y ago1:11:15

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Send us a text To kick off the New Year and a new series, Ben and Adam are joined once again by Chris Howson who tries to defend his acceptance of a New Year's honour and talks about two very different sermons. Free bonus material here! Links: Martin Luther King and the Trumpet of Conscience Today by Jean-Charles Regine Michelle The God Who Riots: …

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Christmas in Palestine 7:17

1y ago7:17

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Send us a text Christ is born, but celebrations in Palestine have been cancelled. Palestine Solidarity Campaign Fundraiser With thanks to Raghad Haddad for vocals on Silent Night and Sandra Daniels for her help and encouragement. Support the show Everything Bread and Rosaries does will be free for everyone forever, but it does cost money to produce…

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Ep.49 - The True Levellers Standard Advanced 49:52

1y ago49:52

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Send us a text Cap out the fourth season with Adam as he reads from start to finish, Gerrard Winstanley's 1649 pamphlet 'The True Levellers Standard Advanced'. Read along here Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian Christia…

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Ep.48 - Bothsidesism 56:49

1y ago56:49

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Send us a text Jonny, Ben and Adam try to work out why 'bothsidesism' seems so prevalent in both the Church and wider society, particularly in coverage of Israel's ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. So a nice light topic then! Liturgies from Below: https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9781791007355/Liturgies-Below-Praying-People-Ends-179100735X/plp …

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Ep.47 - Postmodern Neomarxists Cucked Our Podcast 1:00:35

1y ago1:00:35

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Send us a text Jonny tries to justify his love of postmodernism whilst Lu fans the flames of Adam's oscillating between incredulity and rage. Consensus is found however, in the assertion that Jordan Peterson is a hack. Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandros…

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Ep.46 - Why Bother 2: Why Botherer 1:05:32

1+ y ago1:05:32

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Send us a text Adam and Ben discuss why they still bother with politics, how their Christianity relates to this and their differing approached to doubt. They also discuss Israel's ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. You can find a form letter for writing to your MP about Palestine on our website: https://breadandrosaries.com/2023/10/24/writ…

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Ep.45 - Liberation Theology Gathering (feat. Rev. Chris Howson) 59:15

1+ y ago59:15

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Send us a text Adam and Jonny are joined by liberation theologian, chaplain and comrade Chris Howson for his third appearance. Chris tells us about the upcoming Liberation Theology Gathering which was upcoming at time of recording, but has now taken place for 2023. Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosarie…

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Ep.44 - Class and Solidarity (feat. Rev. Luke Larner) 1:04:08

1+ y ago1:04:08

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Send us a text Jonny, Ben and Adam are joined by Luke Larner to talk about the new book Confounding The Mighty: Stories of Church, Social Class and Solidarity which he edited. We talk about the confusing way class is often understood, navigating identity politics, and the class nature of Brexit, as well as the the joys of being a Premier League par…

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Ep.43 - When the Bible Disagrees With Itself (feat. Dr. Dan McClellan) 1:12:52

1+ y ago1:12:52

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Send us a text Bible scholar, podcaster and TikTok star Dr. Dan McClellan joins Ben and Adam to talk constructions of Jesus, univocality and biblical contradictions... and revolution! Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian …

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Ep.42 - Debt and Mammon 1:07:34

1+ y ago1:07:34

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Send us a text Ben and Adam have a look at the topic of debt, drawing from Marika Rose's book 'Theology for the End of the World'. They talk Christian moral values, David Graeber and the Mob! Plus find out about the patron saint of comedians! Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosa…

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Ep.41 - The World Turned Upside Down? 1:08:41

1+ y ago1:08:41

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Send us a text Ben and Adam are joined by new cohost and former guest Jonny Bell to talk about the social impact of the Diggers. Together, they delve into the social reverberations sparked by the Diggers, ask whether an excess of moralism has ruined cultural criticism, and discover a very good boy sainted for his uncompromising stance on cops. Find…

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Ep.40 - Hot Digger Summer 1:19:22

1+ y ago1:19:22

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Send us a text Ben and Adam continue the conversation about the Diggers and we learn about someone so radical even the Quakers disowned him! Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian Theme song: 'Good Morning' by Amine Maxwell…

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Ep.39 - Gerrard Winstanley and the Diggers (feat. Lívia Roberge) 1:39:59

1+ y ago1:39:59

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Send us a text Historian Lívia Roberge joins Adam and Lu on their quest to explore the story of Gerrard Winstanley and the Diggers! On the way they discover why former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro hates alligators and why it's definitely 'Wars of the Three Kingdoms' rather than 'English Civil War' or 'English Revolution'! Elmbridge Museum's '…

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Ep.38 - Abuse (feat. Sarah M-H) 1:13:01

1+ y ago1:13:01

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Send us a text Ben is joined by Sarah to discuss some of the recent safeguarding news in the Church alongside her research into spiritual abuse. For a lighter topic, we discuss people dying in an exploding submarine. Content warning - With the exception of the opening segment, almost the entirety of this episode deals with issues of abuse in the ch…

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Ep.37 - Decline 1:02:49

1+ y ago1:02:49

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Send us a text Even by our standards, there are a lot of tangents in this one. Ben and Adam talk about nostalgia (bad), peasant revolts (good), Lord of The Flies (bad), The Beatles (good) and Justin Welby (complicated). Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandro…

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Ep.36 - Have you heard the good news? 1:14:57

1+ y ago1:14:57

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Send us a text Have you heard the good news? We sure have and it sounds kinda communist! Adam's article can be found here. Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian Theme song: 'Good Morning' by Amine Maxwell (CC BY 3.0). Outr…

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Ep.35 - Faith, Family, Flag, Fash 1:32:31

1+ y ago1:32:31

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Send us a text Ben and Adam fight back from technological adversity to talk about the National Sociali... er... I mean National Conservatism conference. Content warning - we talk about the murder of Jordan Neely, a black homeless person, from about 29 minutes in until about 37 minutes in. The articles Ben talks about are: https://itself.blog/2023/0…

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Ep.34 - Three Leftists Try to be Positive 57:06

1+ y ago57:06

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Send us a text The gang attempt to be positive. The results are mixed. Welcome to the left! Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian Our theme song is "Good Morning" by Amine Maxwell, available here. It is licensed under CC B…

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Ep.33 - Motherhood (feat. Dr. Jenny Fox Eades) 1:19:43

2y ago1:19:43

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Send us a text The gang are joined by writer, researcher, education adviser and Alexander technique teacher Dr. Jenny Fox Eades to talk about motherhood, autism, wellbeing in education, and much more! You can find her at her website jennyfoxeades.com. Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @B…

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Ep.32 - Methodist in the Madness (feat. Rev. Jonny Bell) 58:50

2y ago58:50

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Send us a text Returning guest Jonny Bell joins us* to talk about his first (almost) year as a Methodist presbyter. He talks about working as a queer communist minister, listening and finding common ground with those you disagree with. He also nerds out about dead philosophers. *By 'us' we mean Adam as Lu and Ben were unfortunately not about for th…

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Ep.31 - Liberation Liturgy (feat. Rev. Chris Howson) 1:07:10

2y ago1:07:10

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Send us a text We are joined by returning guest Chris Howson, who guides us through some reflection on liberation theology, critical pedagogy, and corporate worship. He also tells us about his extremely eventful night of 3 parties, his love of graveyards, and what he is banned from doing on Halloween. Sorry if Ben's audio goes a bit wonky, we had s…

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Ep.30 - Kate Forbes Welcome Drinks 1:08:48

2y ago1:08:48

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Send us a text Come and join us as we toast future SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland, Kate Forbes' progressive new vision for Scotland - Christian fundamentalism! Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian Our theme son…

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Ep.29 - Same-Sex Marriage, Again 1:02:27

2y ago1:02:27

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Send us a text The Church of England is up to its usual shenanigans, so we are too. We talk through the latest goings on with the battle for same-sex marriage in the Church of England, and we promise it's the last time we will do so for a while! There's also all the usual fun of Mind Grapes, Saint of the Week and wild detours off topic. Find us her…

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Ep.28 - Time Travel (feat. Dr Bonesy) 1:09:25

2y ago1:09:25

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Send us a text It's late, it's cobbled together from multiple sessions and for a bit of it you can hear Ben's washing machine on a spin cycle, but the hotly anticipated Episode 28 is here! We chat through things that have been happening, most of them bad. Ben and Adam make bad attempts at time machine noises. There is a discussion of what we want t…

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Ep.27 – Alcohol 1:02:41

2y ago1:02:41

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Send us a text The crew try to work out just how sinful alcohol is by thinking about the Church's history with it as well as their own! Find us here: Website - breadandrosaries.com Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian Our theme song is "Good Morning" by Amine Maxwel…

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Ep.26 – Christmas Strikewave! 1:23:03

2y ago1:23:03

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Send us a text Luca von Badass joins Ben and Adam once again, but this time with full cohost status! The gang talk about strikes, unions and the birth of the sweet baby Jesus. This Christmas special is not late because there are 12 days of Christmas. Fight me. Find us here: Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – …

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Ep.25 – Queer Inclusion in the CofE (feat. Luca von Badass) 1:01:14

2y ago1:01:14

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Send us a text Ben and Adam are joined by Luca von Badass (definitely their real name) to talk about inclusion, bishops supporting equal marriage, and who should be kicked out! Find us here: Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – @CommieXian Our theme song is "Good Morning" by Am…

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Ep.24 – Remembrance 2: Remembrancer (feat. Rev. Robin Hanford) 1:02:30

2y ago1:02:30

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Send us a text Adam is joined not by Ben, who got called into work at the last minute, but by the Rev'd Robin Hanford. Robin and Adam return the podcast to the topic of Remembrance and ask if a radical Remembrance is possible. Find us here: Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosaries Twitter – @Bread_Rosaries Email – breadandrosaries@gmail.com Adam – …

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Ep.23 – A Spectre is Haunting the Pod (feat. Emma Holton) 56:51

2+ y ago56:51

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Send us a text A spectre is haunting the podcast, no sadly not communism, but the next best thing: special guest Emma Holton. Should Christians celebrate Halloween? Are light parties cool? Should Ben watch Star Trek? All will be answered in the most spooktacular episode of Bread and Rosaries yet! Find us here: Facebook – facebook.com/BreadAndRosari…

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Ep.22 - Mind Grapes of Wrath 1:09:36

2+ y ago1:09:36

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Send us a text Last episode was far too positive, so we balance it out by getting real depressing this week. We talk through a variety of things, partially because we are interested in them but mostly because Ben didn't read the article he was meant to. We offer half-baked thoughts on the recent Italian and Brazillian elections, and compare Theolog…

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Ep.21 - Why Bother? 1:06:20

2+ y ago1:06:20

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Send us a text In response to a listener's question, we try to work out why we still bother with faith and the church, despite everything we moan about on every podcast. We have tried out very best to be positive this week, but theres still plenty of complaining and being annoyed, because we are grumpy leftists. Find us here: Facebook – facebook.co…

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Ep.20 - Christian Identity in Politics 1:05:09

2+ y ago1:05:09

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Send us a text We're back after our month off. We recorded this before the Queen died, so we don't talk about that all, which may be a nice break for some of you. We also had some audio issues with the second half of the podcast, so we had to use a much worse audio source than usual, so the quality of the sound is much worse than usual. Sorry! This…

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Ep.19 - The God Who Riots (feat. Damon Garcia) 1:07:12

2+ y ago1:07:12

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Send us a text In our final episode before we take a summer break for Ben to move house, we chat to Damon Garcia about his excellent book The God Who Riots: Taking Back the Radical Jesus. You can buy the book here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-god-who-riots/damon-garcia/9781506480374 You can find more of Damon here: https://damongarcia.com …

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Ep.18 - Strikes 1:06:44

2+ y ago1:06:44

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Send us a text We've missed the last episode due to the horrors of Ofsted and Covid, our two least favourite acronyms, but we're back to talk about strikes. With 2022 shaping up to be a year of industrial action, it seemed a good time to think about strikes. We also chat a little bit about the Tory Leadership Election, Roe v Wade, and why we're the…

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Ep.17 – COVID-19 58:05

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Send us a text We like to think we're fashionably late to the COVID-19 party, but it may just be that we're both perpetually late people. This episode is also two days late so I guess the evidence is stacking up... In this episode Ben and Adam talk about COVID conspiracy theories, the Church's response to the pandemic and links between climate chan…

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Ep.16 – Platinum Jubilee Special 1:07:21

2+ y ago1:07:21

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Send us a text In celebration of HM the Queen's platinum jubilee, Bread and Rosaries is proud to present this super-mega bumper edition of the show! In this episode we discuss the wonders of monarchy, including segments on recent comments from the Archbishop of Canterbury about HRH the Duke of York and his benevolent efforts to combat sex trafficki…

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