Discover Seen & Unseen articles. The best writing curated by our editors read aloud, sharing Christian perspectives on just about everything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Seen and the Unseen, hosted by Amit Varma, features longform conversations that aim to give deep insights into the subjects being discussed. Timeless and bingeworthy.
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Day 11: Nick Jones - Senior Editor of Seen & Unseen - chooses his top pick of S&U articles from 2024 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 406: Sathya Saran and the Shaping of the Indian Woman
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She worked with Femina for 26 years, 12 of them as editor. And she wrote numerous biographies after that. Sathya Saran joins Amit Varma in episode 406 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss Indian society, feminism, femininity, her life as a journalist and the art of the biography. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out: 1…
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Day 10: Ian Frisby is struck by a Foodbank trolley in his local supermarket and its call to sharing joy through sharing food Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Day 9: Re-enchanting's Justin Brierley shares his standout cultural moment from 2024 and we dig deeper into the theme in Jamie Mulvaney's article Consider the crown and who wears it Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Christmas Countdown Day 8: In the Bleak Midwinter
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On Day 8 of the Christmas Countdown, JS Averill looks beneath the tinsel and finds that in a world of devastation, you can share honest feelings of hopelessness - yet not be overcome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Christmas Countdown Day 7: Yaroslav Walker reviews his top 5 Christmas Movies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Christmas Countdown Day 6: the origin story of Father Christmas
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Christmas Countdown Day 6: Graham Tomlin tells us the origin story of Santa Clause Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Christmas Countdown Day 5: Jonathan Evens talks us through the art that comes tumbling through our letterbox this time of year and explores the historic and contemporary art of Christmas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Day 4 of the Christmas Countdown brings us Belle Tindall with her plans for Christmas binge watching Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Christmas Countdown Day 3: continuing yesterday's theme, today we consider how this Christmas, we might be closer than ever to the Nativity story's origins. Terror. Surveillance. Poverty. Genocide. Julie Canlis asks whether perhaps it's time to add a dragon to tame Christmas crib scenes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Christmas Countdown Day 2's episode of the Christmas Countdown, Yaroslav Walker puts forward his defence of the traditional nativity play and what it brings to us at Chr istmas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Christmas Countdown begins! Day 1: Alianore Smith talks Advent Calendars Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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25th November 2024: awe-inspiring snow, the grudge of a crow and Dear Sally Rooney
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This week we start with Josh Richards asking why snow still generates awe and wonder in even the most grown up of us; Jamie Mulvaney tells us that crows can hold a grudge for up to 17 years and considers the consequences of human grudges being held; finally James K. A. Smith writes an open letter to Sally Rooney to thank her for opening his heart. …
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Ep 405: The Forces That Shaped Hinduism
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Every simple story about it is wrong: Hinduism contains multitudes. And it went into the directions it did for specific reasons. Manu Pillai joins Amit Varma in episode 405 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe the role of history in the shaping of Hinduism -- and Hindu nationalism. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out…
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18th November 2024: Trump, Wolf Hall, Paddington and Small Things Like These
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This week's smorgasbord includes Graham Tomlin's claim that Trump's win may be neither total triumph nor total disaster; Jack Chisnall discusses national leadership from Henry VIII in Wolf Hall to present day; Krish Kandiah unpacks the Paddington Paradox and Kevin Hargaden shines a spotlight on the backstage goodness of Small Things like These Host…
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Ep 404: Part 2: Devdutt Pattanaik and the Stories That Shape Us
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Our societies, our norms, our values are all shaped by stories from the past. Devdutt Pattanaik joins Amit Varma in episode 404 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss his life, our society and why we should take mythology seriously. Note: This is Part 2 of a 12-hour episode, being uploaded in two parts now because Spotify and YouTube don't allow upl…
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Ep 404: Part 1: Devdutt Pattanaik and the Stories That Shape Us
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Our societies, our norms, our values are all shaped by stories from the past. Devdutt Pattanaik joins Amit Varma in episode 404 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss his life, our society and why we should take mythology seriously. Note: This is Part 1 of a 12-hour episode, being uploaded in two parts now because Spotify and YouTube don't allow upl…
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11th November 2024: Honest Remembrance; the Miracle of Democracy and the Contempt of the Apprentice
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This week we mark Remembrance with Simon Cansdale as he suggests that hospitals are home to the truth of war; Belle Tindall helps our psychological state post-US election sharing some political wisdom from Luke Bretherton and Yaroslav Walker reviews the Trump movie and how it comments on the President's recent election success. Hosted on Acast. See…
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Ep 404: Devdutt Pattanaik and the Stories That Shape Us
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Our societies, our norms, our values are all shaped by stories from the past. Devdutt Pattanaik joins Amit Varma in episode 404 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss his life, our society and why we should take mythology seriously. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out 1. Devdutt Pattanaik on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn…
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4th November 2024: Seeing Donald Trump; being seen in Beijing and Miranda's diagnosis of the Unseen
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This week's episode includes the burning question: is Donald Trump a fascist or a buffoon? asked by George Pitcher; Alex Ross takes us into the world of surveillance that is China and Belle Tindall explores Miranda Hart's diagnosis of the unseen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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28th October 2024: Vampires; Auden and Ludwig
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In this episode, Ryan Stark points out some of the pitfalls in dating a vampire; Jack Nicholson pays beautiful tribute to W.H. Auden's poetry and its ability to give us words for current world trauma; and Jack Chisnall cracks the puzzle of our love of puzzles in his article about BBC's drama, Ludwig. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more …
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Ep 403: Shikha Dalmia Is the Unpopulist
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Populism is on the rise everywhere, and the long arc of history has bent away from freedom. Shikha Dalmia joins Amit Varma in episode 403 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss the derangements of our modern times -- and the threat that Donald Trump poses. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out: 1. Shikha Dalmia on Twitter…
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21st October 2024: Harvest, the Nicene Creed and Conscientious Objections to Assisted Dying
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This week, George Pitcher asks why we still bother celebrating Harvest; Jane Williams explains why the Nicene Creed was such a total game-changer and Henna Cundill explores the proposed legislation around Assisted Dying from the point of view of Conscientious Objectors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Ep 402: Ajay Shah Brings the Dreams of the 20th Century
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He's a polymath who cares deeply about the world, tries to understand it, and straddles many fields. He's played a key role over the last few decades in India's journey towards development. Ajay Shah joins Amit Varma in episode 402 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about his life and times. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also c…
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14th October 2024: Joy, Kaos and Assisted Dying
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In this week's particularly eclectic episode, Natalie Garrett contemplates the power of real joy; Theodore Brun gives us a thoughtful review of Netflix's "Kaos" and Matthew Hall challenges us to think again about Assisted Dying Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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7th October 2024: Cosy time, the power of beauty and loving your neighbour in the Middle East
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In this episode, Belle Tindall gets cosy and looks to make the mundane meaningful; Katherine Amphlett tells a very personal and poignant story of a grieving family finding solace and God's presence in natural beauty; on the anniversary of the conflict in the Middle East, Graham Tomlin urges the importance of loving our enemies and embracing a touch…
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30th September 2024: Tree of knowledge - Google, Ukraine & St Michael's dragons
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This week week Elizabeth Wainwright asks whether the Google impulse started in the Garden of Eden - to know all immediately; Mark Meynell visits Ukraine and tells us a bit about "normal" life there; James Cary considers what the dragon-slaying St Michael might have to say about our culture's battle between good and evil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.…
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Ep 401: Finding Love in Modern India
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Bloody hell. The world has changed, society looks different, and men and women have to find new ways of relating to each other. We're not equipped for this. Sanjana Ramachandran and Samarth Bansal join Amit Varma in episode 401 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss how meeting and mating are both easier and, well, harder. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTE…
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In our first Seen & Unseen Aloud Short, Graham Tomlin narrates his own article "Watching Grenfell - the lost art of penitence". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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23rd September 2024: Stories vs Facts in US election; is sorry the hardest word? and a Tolkien poem speaking into dementia
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This week we start with Jared Stacy unpacking how projections and polls cannot capture the power of stories shaping identity and US election politics; Roger Bretherton asks why it is that "sorry" just might be the hardest word and Helen Cowan dives into a poem by JRR Tolkien which speaks to her, poignantly, about the experience of living with demen…
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Ep 400: Life Lessons That Are Priceless
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It's episode 400, and on this special and unlikely occasion, Shruti Rajagopalan gets Amit Varma to chat about all the life lessons he has learnt during these eight years -- and favourite books, films, music and poetry. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out: 1. Amit Varma on Twitter, India Uncut, Substack, The Art of Clea…
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16th September 2024: Labour PMs & Britpop; the poignancy of aging parents and the surprising wisdom of Deadpool & Wolverine
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In this episode, George Pitcher tracks the cultural story of Oasis and two Labour Prime Ministers; Katherine Amphlett visits her aging parents and needs to put on an armour of feathers while James Lawrence finds a surprising story amid the cynical desert of Deadpool and Wolverine's nihilism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati…
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Ep 399: Divya Prakash Dubey: Ek Jeevani
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He's a bestselling writer who's brought Hindi literature into a modern age -- and he also writes films and tells stories. Divya Prakash Dubey joins Amit Varma in episode 399 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss his life, his language, his society and his art. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out:1. Divya Prakash Dubey …
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9th September 2024: Inside Out, Wild God and Grenfell's Tale of Two Towers
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This week we enter a world of high drama - internally we voyage with Henna Cundill through the spiritual potential of the Inside Out films; Belle Tindall takes us on an emotional ride through Nick Cave's new album, Wild God; and Graham Tomlin challenges us to see The Grenfell Tower Inquiry as a significant cultural moment to reflect personally and …
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Ep 398: Eve Fairbanks Examines a Fractured Society
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She learnt journalism in America and spent many years in South Africa writing a portrait of their troubled society, where everything is complicated and nothing is settled -- much like anywhere else. Eve Fairbanks joins Amit Varma in episode 398 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about her life, her work, her craft and the world around her. (FOR FUL…
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Ep 397: Larry White and the First Principles of Money
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We take money and banking and finance for granted -- but the way they exist in the world is not the only way they could exist. Lawrence H White joins Amit Varma in episode 397 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss ideas, ideologies, money, crypto and the field he pioneered, free banking. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check…
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2nd September 2024: how to find meaning - in Olympic gold; music and the big questions of life
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This week we contemplate the challenges of winning and losing as Julia Kendal asks what Simone Biles might be doing today; Oliver Wright explores the relationship between religion and music and Silvianne & Barnabas Aspray ask why religion and faith aren't dying any time soon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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26th August 2024: paganism, secularism and faith found in publishing and in the Olympics
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This week's episode finds George Pitcher hoping that faith and religion are being given a revival in the world of publishing and Graham Tomlin explores the Paris Olympics for evidence of the choice between faith, secularism and modern paganism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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