Nomad Podcast

Nomad

For more than 15 years, Nomad Podcast has been an independent, listener-supported space for open-hearted conversations about faith, doubt, and belonging, offering a British perspective shaped by voices from across and beyond the Christian story.

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411 episodes
Updated July 24

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Oct 8, 2020 · 1 hr 46 min
Elizabeth Oldfield - Making Friends Across Boundaries (N233)
In this episode we speak with the director of and host of podcast, Elizabeth Oldfield. Elizabeth is passionate about exploring how we can build healthy friendships and societies in an age characterised by seemingly ever deepening differences, and...
Sep 22, 2020 · 1 hr 38 min
Rob Bell - Everything is Spiritual (N232)
In this episode we welcome Rob Bell back to the podcast. Rob’s written a new book - Everything is Spiritual - within which he explores how ideas about creation, love and connection have profoundly shaped his faith journey. We chat with Rob about...
Sep 10, 2020 · 2 hr 8 min
Peter Rollins - Radical Theology (N231)
In this episode we discuss radical theology with author, philosopher and storyteller Peter Rollins. Peter explores the freedom that comes when we accept and embrace the lack within us and the struggle within life. He believes that letting go of the...
Aug 24, 2020 · 1 hr 47 min
Stephen Whitehead - Toxic Masculinity (N230)
Toxic masculinity is a term that seems to be cropping up more and more in academic and media discussions, as we become more aware of the harmful effects - on men, women and society in general - of men conforming to traditional masculine ideals, like...
Aug 10, 2020 · 1 hr 36 min
Emily Garcés - Hitchhiking with Drunken Nuns (N229)
In this episode we speak with artist, poet and author Emily Garcés. It’s a heart-warming, heart-breaking, inspiring and challenging conversation, as Emily shares with us her journey through life and faith, with all of its joys and struggles, as she...
Jul 24, 2020 · 1 hr 38 min
Mark Karris - The Perils of Petitionary Prayer (N228)
In this episode we speak with therapist, theologian and author, Mark Karris. For anyone going through a faith deconstruction, prayer is often near the top of the list of things we struggle to make sense of. And Mark is certainly no exception to this....
Jul 8, 2020 · 1 hr 52 min
Hillary McBride - Embody (N227)
Dr. is a clinical counselor in Vancouver. When she’s not doing clinical work she is researching, speaking, writing and podcasting (as a host on The Liturgists Podcast), about the intersection of spirituality and mental health, trauma, and trauma...
Jun 23, 2020 · 1 hr
Anthony Reddie & Ravelle-Sadé Fairman - White Supremacy and Black Suffering (N226)
In this episode, black liberation theologian Prof Anthony Reddie and the poet Ravelle-Sadé Fairman reflect on black experience. These searching thoughts begin with the recent murder of George Floyd at the hands of US police officers, and from there...
Jun 9, 2020 · 1 hr 32 min
Mark Oakley - Poetry and the Journey of the Soul (N225)
In this episode Mark Oakley shares with us his lifelong relationship with poetry. He believes poetry is the language of the soul, and should therefore be the person of faith’s native language. For Mark poetry has put to words his deepest longing,...
May 22, 2020 · 1 hr 58 min
Nicola Slee - Faith in Feminism? (N224)
Theologian, poet and author Nicola Slee joins Jemimah to talk about when she first encountered feminist theology and its potential to challenge, inform and enrich our Christian faith and practice. Nicola Slee is Director of Research at the...
May 6, 2020 · 1 hr 46 min
Sam Wells - Improvising Faith (N223)
In this episode vicar of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church at Trafalgar Square, London and professor of Christian ethics at King's College, Sam Wells shares his belief that to live well is to improvise well. He defines improvisation in the theatre as "a...
Apr 17, 2020 · 2 hr 7 min
Q&A Lockdown Special (N222)
We felt these unprecedented times deserved an unprecedented episode of nomad. So for the first time we recorded a remote episode, with Jemimah beaming in from Cardiff, David from Birmingham, and Tim and Nick from Nottingham. To help stimulate...
Apr 14, 2020 · 24 min
Meditations for Isolation - The Power of a Greeting (N221)
In this final meditation of the series, Anna reflects on the power of the greeting that Jesus gave his disciples when he met them in the upper room on Easter day. She considers what Pádraig Ó Tuama shares about this greeting in his book In The...
Apr 10, 2020 · 23 min
Meditations for Isolation – Freedom from the Tyranny of Fear (N220)
In this meditation Anna Robinson reflects on our struggles with fear, anxiety and distress. She looks at how Jesus himself felt great fear, particularly at this time of Easter. Then, drawing on the wisdom of James Finley, Anna leads us through a...
Apr 8, 2020 · 29 min
Meditations for Isolation - Loving Kindness (N219)
In this contemplation, Anna Robinson considers the significance of acknowledging how we are feeling in these uncertain and unsettling times. She considers the importance of kindness and compassion to others and ourselves, recognising our shared human...
Apr 2, 2020 · 30 min
Meditations for Isolation - Peace and Presence (N218)
Rather than an interview based episode, we felt these strange times required something a little more meditative. Each month for the last year Anna Robinson has been producing some wonderful meditations for our patrons. So we asked her to produce...
Mar 26, 2020 · 27 min
Sally Mann - Hope in Lockdown (N217)
Just a few weeks into lockdown, the world already felt unfamiliar. In this episode—our first recorded during the pandemic—we speak with sociologist and Baptist minister , based in London’s East End. Sally shares how her local community, marked...
Mar 9, 2020 · 1 hr 54 min
Mike McHargue - You're a Miracle (and a Pain in the Ass) (N216)
is the host of the podcast , co-founded of the and author of . He’s a public educator who weaves together insights from science and faith to help people navigate what it means to live well. We ask Mike the question that scientists, philosophers,...
Feb 25, 2020 · 1 hr 3 min
Jemimah McAlpine & Joy Brooks - Jemimah, Joy and Jezebel (N215)
In another break from our usual interview format, we listen in on a conversation between Jemimah McAlpine and Joy Brooks as they reflect on their experiences as women who grew up immersed in evangelical Christianity. Unpicking some of the messages...
Feb 10, 2020 · 1 hr 51 min
Noel Moules - Christian Animism and the Re-Enchantment of the World (N214)
In this episode we speak with anabaptist, anarchist and Christian animist, Noel Moules. Christian and animism are perhaps two words you haven’t heard together before, in fact you may well think that animism sounds somewhat dodgy! Noel shows us...