OK, so we need to start hoping for some hope. Holly & Darren recorded this podcast on 7 November just after the US Election result and with a prior decision to reflect some more about Israel and Gaza (one year after we last made the war the main focus of a podcast – it has had several mentions throughout the year). We ask: “What can you do when you…

“Connecting People to Change Lives.” The Scottish charity the Vine Trust has years of experience organising building expeditions by school groups, church and community groups and companies. They went to build homes near Moshi and in the new village being created near Lake Victoria, mainly for families affected by AIDS. But, with the global Covid-19…

This month, Darren and Holly have been reading We Solve Murders, the first novel in a new series by the omni-talented Richard Osman. How well has the Whodunnit been done? Is a bit of Cosy Crime the best antidote to … er, thinking about the US Election? Which we also do in this podcast. Quite a few things to tease out, especially with Darren not lon…

We’re delighted to welcome back Laura to chat with us for September’s podcast! Regular listeners may remember that she is a hospice chaplain and spoke with us before about spiritual practices. For this podcast, Laura joins Holly and Darren, to help us navigate the concept and practice of lament. What are the processes of lament and what are the pra…

Lots of culture and deep thinking in this podcast, but, fear not, Holly and Darren will guide you through! They have been reading Naomi Klein’s latest book, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, the winner of the inaugural Women’s Prize for non-fiction. Very much a ‘pandemic book’, it is a deep exploration by Klein of truth in both politics a…

Welcome to our latest small voice feature – where we find people and organisations which are small but make a big difference. We’re delighted that for this podcast, Margaret met up with Peter and Heidi Gardner who are artists – and much more. Their interactive installation, ‘Peacemakers’ is a huge circular wooden knitting loom, which they designed …

The month of July finds Holly and Darren in a very peculiar twilight zone … They recorded this podcast on July 4th 2024 and they are still waiting for the UK election result! A great opportunity, then, to discuss thresholds, liminal spaces, waiting and hope. Staying with the timey-wimey theme, they also review the most recent series of Doctor Who s…

Home 2 Hospital’s mission and strapline is “Supporting the community of Larbert and Stenhousemuir with free hospital transport service for people living with cancer”. A carefully-worded description which covers a well-organised support and an amazing relief for those in the area who receive a cancer diagnosis, and who face a weekly or daily round t…

What is prayer? Ask Dave! We were delighted to have a chat with author and broadcaster Dave Tomlinson about his new book, OMG! A Bad Christian’s Book of Prayers. He spoke to Darren & Holly on Zoom from his ‘Holy Shed’ for our June podcast. Dave needs no introduction from us but we’ll do it anyway! He’s a well-known face in Christian circles as a wr…

Hello faithful listener, it’s right there in the title – in this podcast we give you Civil War and death! Well, Darren and Holly review the new movie, Civil War, and we pick up some thoughts about death, grief and funerals. So, nice and light and breezy. The continuation of our chat about grief was prompted by the publication of Cariad Lloyd’s book…