The Sacred Podcast
1) The Cost of Integrity: Inside the Trump Administration with Elizabeth Neumann
Elizabeth Neumann, a former senior official in the Trump Administration, reflects on why she felt called to serve, what she witnessed from inside government, and how her commitment to integrity ultima...Show More
2) George Monbiot on Exposing Power and the Fight to Save Our Planet
In this episode Elizabeth Oldfield speaks with writer, environmentalist, and activist George Monbiot - a fiercely anti-establishment voice shaped by resistance, trauma, and a refusal to become what Br...Show More
3) Let's Slow Down and Read Some Poems to See the Year Out | Elizabeth Oldfield
In this special end-of-year reflection episode of The Sacred, we're slowing down and seeing the season out with some of Elizabeth's favourite poems. Take a moment to sit with darkness and light, to re...Show More
Let's Slow Down and Read Some Poems to See the Year Out | Elizabeth Oldfield
11:17 | Dec 17th, 2025
4) Why Good People in the Church Look Away: Abuse, Power and Protecting the Mission
Elizabeth Oldfield speaks with Andrew Graystone about his role in uncovering the serial abuser John Smyth and the institutional cover-ups within the Church that kept the truth hidden.Andrew is a Write...Show More
Why Good People in the Church Look Away: Abuse, Power and Protecting the Mission
1:07:38 | Dec 10th, 2025
5) Cathy Newman on Truth, Whistleblowing, and Holding the Powerful to Account
In this live episode of The Sacred, Elizabeth Oldfield sits down with Channel 4 journalist Cathy Newman to the moments that guided her toward investigative journalism and a lifelong commitment to seek...Show More
6) How We Lost the Art of Listening - and How to Get It Back | The Sacred Podcast TRAILER
The world is overwhelming. Every day weāre bombarded with noise, outrage, and content designed to distract, numb, or divide us. Itās changing us...and not always for the better.We created the Sacred P...Show More
7) The Strangeness That Makes Us: David Bennett on Queerness, Polarisation & God
How can you reconcile all parts of your identity in an increasingly polarised landscape?After a mystical experience in a Sydney bar, David Bennett found himself shifting from queer theory and student ...Show More
The Strangeness That Makes Us: David Bennett on Queerness, Polarisation & God
1:09:20 | Nov 19th, 2025
8) Documenting Cults, Killers & White Supremacists: Mobeen Azhar on Finding Empathy
Award-winning journalist and filmmaker Mobeen Azhar and Elizabeth Oldfield to talk about his extraordinary career telling hidden and untold stories - from interviewing white supremacists, extremists, ...Show More
Documenting Cults, Killers & White Supremacists: Mobeen Azhar on Finding Empathy
1:08:33 | Nov 5th, 2025
9) The Healing Power of Humour in Grief with Cariad Lloyd
Grief, peace, and the search for steadiness of soul - comedian, writer and Griefcast host Cariad Lloyd joins Elizabeth Oldfield to talk about the gift and absurdity of grief. Cariad opens up about her...Show More
10) Why We Need to Talk About Class, Privilege, and Race with Jeffrey Boakye
Why honest conversations about race, class and power make us defensive - and why should we face them anyway.Author, teacher and broadcaster Jeffrey Boakye joins Elizabeth Oldfield to talk about truth,...Show More
Why We Need to Talk About Class, Privilege, and Race with Jeffrey Boakye
1:12:32 | Oct 15th, 2025