Are you wondering how a Christian should respond to current events? What are we to think about a world that appears to be going absolutely mad? How are we to discern the signs of the times? In this podcast, featuring The Reverend Thomas Pelham, The Reverend Daniel French, The Reverend Doctor J.A. Franklin and the occasional guest, we attempt to give some answers. Email us at irreverendpod@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter @irreverendpod or on Telegram at https://t.me/irreverendpod. We also hav ...
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Nick Dixon on the "Summer of Justice"
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CofE rev with a difference Jamie Franklin sits down to talk with GB News and Weekly Sceptic host and comedian Nick Dixon about the biggest issues of the times. In a broad-ranging discussion, the following was discussed: Two-tier policing in the UK. The reasons for the elite contempt for the working-class. Language policing and the attack on social …
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Revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest issues in church and state. This time a special episode dealing almost exclusively with the civil unrest that is spreading across the UK, including the following things. The lockstep narrative of the mainstream media kicks in again. Why have things changed so…
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Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest affairs in the church and state. This time: - The Paris Olympics kicks off with a blasphemous recreation of the Last Supper. - The Church of England renews its "anti-bullying" guidance for CofE schools but it appears to be full of woke jargo…
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"Maverick" Matt Le Tissier: Football, Faith, and the Fight for Good
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Rev with a difference Jamie Franklin sits down with Premier League and all-round legend Matthew Le Tissier. They spoke about Matt's life, his career as a top football professional with Southampton and England and his subsequent life as a pundit, after-dinner speaker, and very good golf player. They also covered Matt's decision to air his views on t…
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From the London offices of Hodder Faith Daniel interviews publishing director Andy Lyon super fan of Irreverend and editor for Daniel's upcoming book. They discuss the loss of the Bible in the culture and the importance of books per se particularly physical print. This is a special episode while Tom is on paternity and Jamie is on holiday. Support …
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Church of England revs with a difference Jamie Franklin and Daniel French sit down to talk about the biggest stories in church and state, this time paying special attention to Labour's win in the General Election. We discuss: The post-election mood: how are things different from the last Labour turnaround in '97 and is the most underwhelming genera…
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Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French, Jamie Franklin and Thomas Pelham sit down on the eve of the UK General Election to talk about the biggest issues in church and state. We round up the important last-minute stories and make our predictions for the big day. Also on the agenda, the Church of England's General Synod is back and so…
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Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest affairs in church and state. This time: Nigel Farage comments on Ukraine and the West provoke a stir. The Tory betting scandal. (Oh no!) David Tennant goes full ally and says Kemi Badenoch should not exist. Julian Assange is out of prison. S…
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Revs with a difference Jamie Franklin and Daniel French sit down to talk about the biggest issue in church and state. This time: The UK Election continues in much the same way as Tories slip behind Reform in some polls. Are we now voting for the next opposition? Reform UK's "contract" with the British people. Rishi Sunak says he is not in principle…
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We Will Leave Them On The Beaches...
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Church of England revs with a difference Jamie Franklin and Tom Pelham sit down to talk about the biggest stories in church and state. This time: A major screw-up in the election campaign for Rishi Sunak as he leaves D-Day celebrations early and gets pilloried for it. Nigel Farage is attacked with rubble. An analysis of the Tory and Lib Dem manifes…
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Church of England revs with a difference Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest events in church and state. This week: Cathedral watch as St Alban's tries out an inflatable obstacle course. The General Election gets a shake up (quite literally) as Nigel Farage re-enters the fray as Reform UK leader. And Trump is convicted …
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Tory Wets: General Election Announcement Special
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Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest issues in church and state. This time: General elections announcement special: military service, quadruple lock for pensioners, who will we vote for, and "symbolism happens". The cosmic insignificance of humans? Atheist musicians in the chur…
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Church of Englands revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the big stories in church and state. This time: Death of the Iranian President - "The Butcher of Tehran" - provokes surprisingly sentimental response from the West. Our take on the new "demonic gore" portrait of King Charles III. Gay blessings opponent…
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Revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to review the biggest talking points in church and state. This time: Passé Satanist witch Bambie Thug takes Eurovision by storm Octogenarian clergy climate protestors attack Magna Carta The unorthodox converts to Christianity (including Russell Brand) That, our weekly scripture, email…
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Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin are back to talk about the biggest issues in church and state. This time: Is the decline of Christianity linked to the decline of Englishness? Anglican primates attempt to decolonise the Anglican Communion apparently by giving the Archbishop of Canterbury more power than befo…
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Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French, Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest issues current in church and state. This time: Is Christianity the new rebellion? Shrinking attention spans and true discipleship. Irreverend voice-over artist Carbon Mike in jail. Russell Brand is baptised in the Thames. Are …
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Rod Dreher: The Old Gods are Returning
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Church of England rev with a difference Jamie Franklin sits down with journalist, critic, and cultural commentator Rod Dreher to talk about the most pressing issues for the Church today. Topics discussed this time! The more hopeful younger generation of Christians. The growing interest in the occult and its connection to UFOs and AI. The reality an…
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Euro Crackdown on "Dangerous" Traditionalists
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Church of England revs with a difference Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest stories in church and state in Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs, Great Britain's most popular Christian podcast. This time: Archbishop of Canterbury story time with Bear Grylls and Mary Berry. NatCon Conference shut down by mayor in Brusse…
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Church of England revs Jamie Franklin and Thomas Pelham sit down to talk about the most pressing issues of church and state. This time: - British aid workers killed in Gaza. Is the moral case against Israel's war efforts becoming clearer? - Attempts to decriminalise abortion resurface. We respond to a debate on the subject featuring pro-choice acti…
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Church of England revs with a difference Jamie Franklin, Thomas Pelham, and Daniel French sit down to talk about the most prevalent issues in church and state. This time: - The NHS warns us not to eat all our Easter eggs at once. How would we cope without them? - It's Transgender Day of Visibility or, as it used to be called, Easter Sunday. - Richa…
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Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest news in church and state. This time: - "Gesture" eggs replace the traditional kind. - Happy "Holi" Week say the Conservatives. Is the Party even trying anymore? - Archdeacon calls for "anti-whiteness" - A conversation with legendary recent c…
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Church of England revs with a difference Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest stories in Church and state. This time: - Michael Gove's new definition of extremism. - Should we be wishing Muslims "Ramadan Mubarak"? - Why are our parishes bleeding volunteers? - The Archbishop of Canterbury's "Difference" course. - One list…
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Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk with journalist and author of The Case Against the Sexual Revolution Louise Perry. In a wide-ranging conversation, Louise shares about her motivations in writing the book, her increasing openness and sympathy toward the Christian outlook on family, motherhood…
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Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to discuss the big talking points in church and state. This time: the Church of England is hiring a Deconstructing Whiteness officer. The role can be yours alongside a salary of 36k. In other CofE news, a billion pounds is going to be raised by the Church Commissione…
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Church of England vicars with a difference Daniel French, Thomas Pelham, and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the most important issues in church and state. This time, we have a special conversation about the Church of England's most recent General Synod in which the Bishop of Dover said that every parish in the CofE should draw up a "race act…
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Church of England revs with a difference, Jamie Franklin and Tom Pelham sit down to talk about the most significant happenings in church and state. This time: - Across the pond, for a look at how American evangelicalism is taking entertainment in church much farther than Canterbury Cathedral. - In the UK, Sadiq Khan goes all in for woke rebranding …
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Church of England revs with a difference Jamie Franklin, Thomas Pelham, and Daniel French get together to review this week's biggest talking points. This time: - The Canterbury Cathedral rave in the nave causes widespread outrage, plus an interview with the counter-nave, prayer-protest organiser, plus what else is Canterbury Cathedral up to these d…
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Church of England revs with a difference Tom Pelham, Jamie Franklin, and Daniel French unite once again to talk about the big stories happening in church and state. This time: - WWIII, conscription, and why is Tucker Carlson interviewing Vladimir Putin? - The Popular Conservative Conference as Jacob Rees-Mogg and Lewis Goodall go head-to-head. - Th…
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Church of England vicars with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the important issue of church and state. This time: - The possibility of Christian communism - World War III revisited as we pit Peter Hitchens against a passionate listener. - Four year-old "trans boy" secretly admitted to CofE primary school - Volun…
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Church of England vicars with a difference Daniel French, Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the most pressing matters of church and state. This time: - The establishment has apparently decided that war with Russia and various other nuclear superpowers is inevitable and that this may include conscription. Have the ruling elites…
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Church of England vicars with a difference Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin survey the smoking rubble of western civilisation. This week talking about the failure of the managerial classes in church and state and taking in these stories: - The UK goes to war against the Houthis. - Lord Frost predicts total doom for Tories unless different course chart…
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Error, Heresy, and Decline - The Irreverend New Year Extravaganza
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After a two-week break, Church of England revs with a difference Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin are back. This time with a special New Year's episode. This time talking about the Post Office scandal and the role played by Anglican vicar and Post Office CEO Paula Vennels, the Church of England's recently released statistics for mission which show fur…
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"Death to Satan!" - Irreverend Christmas Special
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Church of England vicars with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down for a special festive edition . This time: - Breathing is bad for the environment. What should we do about it? Fewer humans of course! - The Doctor Who Goblin song reads more like a Satanic paean to the murder of babies. - The diabolical shrine erected in the Iowan…
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Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham, Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest stories in church and state. This time: - The CofE's questionable Christmas campaign Follow the Star. - Activist Jayne Ozanne says that repentance is not essential to Christianity. - Diocesan Bishop breaks ranks and does not c…
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Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the most interesting issues in church and state. This time: - Church of England's Christmas campaign 'Follow the Star' falls flat due to basic typos and theological errors. But what tone could the CofE strike to truly reach the culture? - Climate Change…
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Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the most interesting issues in church and state. This time: - Dr Who takes a turn for the woke. - AI, UFOs, Demonic Powers and the Antichrist. - Nigel Farage in I'm a Celeb. - The connection between transgenderism and Islam. - Pro- and Anti-Israel march…
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Church of England Approves Gay Blessings
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Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the significant affairs of church and state. This time: - "Far right" anarcho-capitalist extremist Javier Milei is elected as Argentina's new President. - Ethnic Street Preachers share the message of Jesus's love with Anti-Israel protestors and are cond…
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Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about all the big issues of church and state. This time: - "Football Lads" and anti-Israel protestors clash in Remembrance Day controversy. - Astra-Zeneca vaccine branded "defective" in landmark legal case. - CofE General Synod continues debate on sex and mar…
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Church of England revs with a difference Jamie Franklin, Daniel French and Thomas Pelham sit down to talk about the big issues of church and state. Topics include: - The New Marks & Spencer Christmas ad: the perfect embodiment of modern nihilism? - Thoughts on Jordan Peterson and Philippa Stroud's ARC conference - The continued cultural vandalism o…
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Danny Kruger MP: On Family, Neighbourhood and Nation
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Danny Kruger joins the Rev’d Dr Jamie Franklin to talk about his new book Covenant: The New Politics of Family, Neighbourhood and Nation. Topics discussed: Danny’s intellectual and political influences including that of Edmund Burke. Reasons to be fearful for life on earth and how “The Order” of duty and unchosen obligations can help us to preserve…
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Church of England revs with a difference Jamie Franklin, Thomas Pelham and Daniel French sit down to talk about big issues of church and state. In this episode: - Matthew Perry dies. We assess the cultural legacy of Friends and Perry's personal testimony of an encounter with God. - As the streets of London are filled with anti-Israel protestors cal…
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For this very special episode, Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sat down in the same room to catch up on all the talking points in church and state. This time: we review the responses to Hamas' brutal killing of men, women and children on October 7th. The October Declaration says that we should stand by Brit…
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"Please do not do this!" - Trainee Vicars Speak Out
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Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down with "orthodox ordinand" Anna Mayo, one of the two leaders of the group of 78 trainee vicars who this week have petitioned the Church of England House of Bishops to desist in their attempts to move the church away from orthodoxy in the areas of marriage and human sex…
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Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the big stories in church and state. Serious geopolitical events are dominating the headlines as Hamas attacks Israel and full-scale war breaks out. We talk about how to orientate ourselves properly to such events from the perspective of Christian disci…
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Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the most pressing issues in Church and state. This time: - Canadian Parliament honours Nazi who fought against the Russians in the Second World War. - Laurence Fox, Dan Wooten and Calvin Robinson are all suspended from GB News as the corporate media att…
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Church of England revs with a difference Jamie Franklin and Daniel French sit down to talk about the big stories of the week in church and state. We revisit the Russell Brand saga with particular reference to Caroline Dinenage MP's attempt to have every major platform demonetise and eject Brand. We get Daniel's take on the whole thing and talk abou…
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Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the most pressing issues of the day. This time, we consider the allegations made against the actor and comedian Russell Brand. Are these allegations plausible or are they merely a calculated attack on Brand by a system that would rather he was discredit…
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Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham, Jamie Franklin and Daniel French get together to review the week's big talking points. This time: the shocking case of an anonymous girl in an NHS hospital whose life support is going to be turned off against her wishes, Daniel's piece in The Conservative Woman in which he considers a hypothet…
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Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to review the big talking points in Church and culture. This week, we catch up with Daniel's thoughts on the liberalisation of the clergy in the CofE, whilst Jamie comes face-to-face with Antifa at the March for Life. On Twitter, pro-life campaigners are being lambas…
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Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the recent survey in The Times which appears to show that the majority of clergy in the Church of England favour progressive liberalisation in areas such as gay relationships and women's ordination. More than that it also reveals a picture of a worn-out…
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