Heart and Soul Podcast
Personal approaches to spirituality from around the world.
Episodes to download
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Prayer—Reflections on Faith in a Global Crisis
Today
John McCarthy shares the reflections of people of faith around the world during a pandemic
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Community—Reflections on Faith in a Global Crisis
Last Friday
John McCarthy brings together reflections from people around the world
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Solitude—Reflections on Faith in a Global Crisis
Fri 22 May 2020
John McCarthy hears reflections and insights from people of faith on solitude
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Compassion—Reflections on Faith in a Global Crisis
Fri 15 May 2020
Could nurturing compassion mean the world emerges as a kinder place?
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Ritual—Reflections on Faith in a Global Crisis
Fri 8 May 2020
John McCarthy brings together reflections from people of faith around the world
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Joshua Wong: Standing up to a superpower—The Right Thing
Fri 1 May 2020
2/2 Joshua Wong on what he sees as the right thing in his fight against Beijing’s influence
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The inseparable twins—The Right Thing
Fri 24 Apr 2020
1/2 Ibrahima faced a terrifying choice - to separate his conjoined twins or risk losing them
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Faith in lockdown France
Fri 17 Apr 2020
How different faiths are bringing worship and comfort to their communities.
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The Tattooist of Jerusalem
Fri 10 Apr 2020
Wassim Razzouk's family have been tattooing pilgrims to Jerusalem for more than 500 years
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The discussion—Religion in the Digital Age
Fri 27 Mar 2020
4/4 What's the role of artificial intelligence in faith and worship?
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Take me to VR church—Religion in the Digital Age
Fri 20 Mar 2020
3/4 Attending a VR church service & how VR is preserving the memories of Holocaust survivors.
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Finding and losing my faith online—Religion in the Digital Age
Fri 13 Mar 2020
2/4 The young faith influencers using social media to connect with like-minded others
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Religion apps: Daily prayer and the devil's data—Religion in the Digital Age
Fri 6 Mar 2020
1/4 Peace and prayer on your phone - at the price of your data
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Consulting the Oracle
Fri 28 Feb 2020
David Sneath reports from North India on the State Oracle of Tibet.
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Meeting the bombers who killed my mum—Crossing Divides
Fri 21 Feb 2020
2/2 Sarah meets members of Jemaah Islamiyah responsible for a car bomb that killed her mum
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The bomber turned peacemaker—Crossing Divides
Fri 14 Feb 2020
1/2 Ali Fauzi tries to stop people joining South East Asia's next wave of terror groups
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Dying to worship: The Christians of India
Fri 7 Feb 2020
Zubair Ahmed meets Christians who have refused to renounce their faith despite the risks
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The Quran-rescuing monk of Timbuktu
Fri 31 Jan 2020
How a Benedictine monk is trying to preserve endangered manuscripts
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Temples of discord: Church building in Putin’s Russia
Fri 17 Jan 2020
Why building new churches has sparked mass protests across Russia
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Escaping China’s religious prison camps
Fri 10 Jan 2020
We meet Uighurs who escaped Chinese prison camps designed to rid them of their faith.
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The Queen of Sheba
Fri 3 Jan 2020
Why the legendary monarch still inspires people, especially young women, across the globe.
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Ministry of sport
Fri 27 Dec 2019
Meet the Anglicans harnessing the power of sport to reconnect people with faith
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Walking the Kartarpur Corridor for Guru Nanak
Fri 6 Dec 2019
Crossing India's border with Pakistan for Guru Nanak
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Buddhism in Cambodia—Heart and Soul Gathering
Sat 30 Nov 2019
How is Buddhism developing in Cambodia?
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Halima: Faith and fashion
Fri 29 Nov 2019
Halima Aden is one of the world’s first hijab wearing supermodels
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Custodians of the synagogue
Fri 22 Nov 2019
Kolkata’s Maghen David synagogue was once the centre of a thriving Jewish community.
