All Things Considered Podcast
1) Sacred Stars
Azim Ahmed considers the cultural and religious significance of stars across many different faiths.Professor George van Kooten from the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge discusses the...Show More
2) Season of the Nativity
As Christmas approaches, schools and churches across Wales are busy making costumes, practising songs, and helping children learn their lines for one of our most enduring traditions: the nativity play...Show More
3) No Crib, No Bed
Away in a Manger is one of our favourite carols, but what does it mean for a child not to have a bed of their own? Sadly, this is the reality for too many children in Wales and beyond. In this program...Show More
4) Fraud, Faith, and Forgiveness
Azim Ahmed and guests ask if faith makes a person more susceptible to criminals or if it makes people more resilient in bouncing back afterwards because they're able to forgive? How much does being a ...Show More
5) Flags, faith and identity: Christianity in a Changing Britain
In September the âUnite the Kingdomâ rally, organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, drew many thousands of people to London. Advertised as the UKâs biggest âFree Speech Festivalâ, speakers mad...Show More
6) The Quantum Universe
This is Unesco's International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, marking a century and more since this fascinating branch of physics came to transform our understanding of the world. Not only th...Show More
7) Cherry Vann: Beyond the Headlines
On November 8th, Cherry Vann will be enthroned as the 15th Archbishop of Wales. Her appointment has been covered in an abundance of headlines, as it has come in the midst of a turbulent time for the C...Show More
8) Shattering the Stained Glass Ceiling: Women in Faith Leadership
In light of the recent appointment of the Bishop of London, Dame Sarah Mullally, as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, Azim Ahmed and guests examine whether women have shattered the glass ceil...Show More
9) Faith and Menopause
October is World Menopause Awareness Month; Menopause tends to begin between the ages of forty-five and fifty-five but for some it can start much earlier in life. Itâs a process that can be tiring, co...Show More
10) Sight Loss Sunday
Jonathan Thomas visits the Torch Fellowship Group in Ammanford, speaks to volunteers of Guide Dogs UK, and interviews others about the experience of sight loss in the church. He also remembers the lif...Show More