The Sacred

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A podcast about our Sacred values and how we can talk to people who are different from ourselves. Each episode features a conversation with someone who has a public voice, from academics to journalists, playwrights and politicians. We ask them where they have come from, what they are trying to do and what might help heal our very divided public conversations. The Sacred is hosted by Elizabeth Oldfield and produced in partnership with Comment Magazine, and with support from The Jerusalem Trust and Open Society Foundation

  1. 8月19日

    Why We Need to Be in Our Bodies Together

    What are we losing by spending so much of our lives behind screens? COVID-19 brought the whole world online, and as a podcast we kind of stayed there. This season, we made a commitment to only recording in person, mostly at Elizabeth’s community house in south London. As a result, we sensed a big shift in our connection with guests and we thought we’d take an opportunity to reflect on a few things that we’d forgotten along the way: Being in-person is key to meeting people as real humans and creating non-transactional relationshipsSomething shifts when we eat snacks together and see each other’s homes Screens and the ease of our digital lives mean we spend less time in our bodies. It’s much more convenient — but what’s the hidden cost?We shrink when were alone, and we trust others less We feel challenged to spend more time with people in our bodies — looking each other in the eye, sharing physical space, and being present. We’d love to hear whether you’ve sensed a difference in our latest in-person episodes and your thoughts on being together in person. --- 🎙️Listen to The Sacred Podcast: https://linktr.ee/sacredpodcast 📖 Follow Elizabeth Oldfield: https://www.elizabetholdfield.com/ 💡Produced by Theos Think Tank in partnership with Comment Magazine and with support from The Jerusalem Trust and Open Society Foundations

  2. 8月5日

    How to Belong When You’ve Always Been An Outsider with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl

    What do you do when you feel like an outsider? We spoke to Rabbi Angela Buchdahl who turned her experience of being a cultural and religious outsider into a source of strength. Raised in a biracial, mixed-faith American-Korean family, her identity was both welcomed and questioned in Korean and Jewish communities. She later would later go on to become one of the most prominent and influential public rabbis in the United States, the first female East Asian senior rabbi at NYC's Central Synagogue, and writer of the bestselling memoir Heart of a Stranger. We spoke about: Owning multiple identities, not fitting in and how to create a steady sense of selfThe religious conversion instinct and how to have religious humility Key Hebrew ideas that Rabbi Angela lives byThe radical offering of religious communities in our divided times: community, awe, proximityNavigating tokenism as the first East Asian ordained rabbi--- 🎙️Listen to ⁠The Sacred Podcast⁠: https://linktr.ee/sacredpodcast 📖 Follow ⁠Elizabeth Oldfield: https://www.elizabetholdfield.com/ 💡Produced by ⁠⁠Theos Think Tank⁠⁠ in partnership with ⁠⁠Comment Magazine⁠⁠ and with support from ⁠⁠The Jerusalem Trust⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Open Society Foundations 👉 Follow Rabbi Angela Buchdahl: https://www.instagram.com/rabbibuchdahl/?hl=en Our guests and listeners to our podcast come from all kinds of perspectives and what draws us together is a desire to be self-aware about our own values and curious about other peoples. Comment your reflections below, we read them all👇

  3. 7月29日

    Why Are Our AI Conversations So Divided?

    We talk a lot about the harms and benefits of AI, but we don’t talk enough about what the conversations about AI might actually be doing to us. Perhaps the biggest challenge in the mix may not be the technology itself, but how it changes the way we think, communicate, and relate to each other as humans. We’re creating some space for a different kind of conversation about AI with Jamie Bartlett on 8th September in London. We’d love to see you there! 🔗 Grab a ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-sacred-live-ai-and-the-future-of-being-human-tickets-1994014009580 - use code: SACRED-EARLY-BIRD for a £12 ticket! Promo ends 8.08.26

  4. 7月22日

    The Ancient Wisdom in Fairy Tales | Dr Sharon Blackie

    Why do stories matter? Why have human beings always told stories - and what if the oldest stories still have something vital to teach us? In this episode of The Sacred, Elizabeth Oldfield sits down with psychologist, mythologist and bestselling author Dr Sharon Blackie to explore why myths and fairy tales aren't just relics of the past, but tools for making sense of life today. From a childhood marked by hardship to decades studying narrative psychology, Sharon shares how stories help us navigate change and uncertainty by showing us how people find courage, resilience and meaning in the face of life's hardest moments. ⚠️ Content note: This episode includes discussion of rape, sexual violence and domestic abuse. Listen with care. Together they explore: Why stories shape the way we understand ourselvesWhat fairy tales can teach us about resilience and healingWhy men need less heroic storylinesThe forgotten wisdom hidden in traditional mythsWomen's stories, identity and reclaiming lost voicesOur relationship with nature and what ancient stories reveal about living well today Whether you love folklore or have never picked up a fairy tale since childhood, this conversation is ultimately about how to make sense of suffering, rediscover hope, or find meaning in uncertain times. — Dr Sharon Blackie is an award-winning psychologist, mythologist and author of If Women Rose Rooted, Hagitude, Wise Women and The Enchanted Life. Her work explores mythology, psychology, ecology and the stories that shape who we become. — Our guests and listeners to our podcast come from all kinds of perspectives and what draws us together is a desire to be self-aware about our own values and curious about other peoples. Comment your reflections below, we read them all👇 🎙️Listen to ⁠The Sacred Podcast⁠: https://linktr.ee/sacredpodcast 📖 Follow ⁠Elizabeth Oldfield: https://www.elizabetholdfield.com/ 💡Produced by ⁠⁠Theos Think Tank⁠⁠ in partnership with ⁠⁠Comment Magazine⁠⁠ and with support from ⁠⁠The Jerusalem Trust⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Open Society Foundations 👉 See Dr Sharon Blackie's work: https://sharonblackie.net/ -- Chapters: 0:00 — What is Sacred to you? Dr Sharon Blackie answers 2:30 — Finding the divine in everything 4:16 — Growing up with poverty, violence, and resilience 5:43 — The working-class values we’ve forgotten 6:13 — The formidable women who raised her 8:29 — Living with an alcoholic parent 9:50 — The fairy tale that changed her life 10:47 — Why every great story begins with catastrophe 12:03 — Grimm’s fairy tales vs Disney 13:02 — Why we need the original fairy tales 14:10 — Fairy tales were never just for children 15:06 — What fairy tales teach us about surviving hard times 16:14 — Leaving corporate life to find her real calling 17:39 — Learning to stop being afraid of life 20:47 — From neuroscience to narrative therapy 26:39 — When women were the wisdom keepers 28:28 — Christianity, myth, and the loss of women’s voices 31:29 — Rethinking masculinity and femininity 33:08 — Can we still talk about "women"? 38:14 — What fairy tales teach us about work and resilience 39:57 — Healing without getting stuck in your wounds 43:15 — Becoming whole through story 45:06 — Why good parents are missing from fairy tales 49:44 — Beyond the Hero’s Journey: a new way to live COPYRIGHT: "Burn Out" - Victor Lundberg (Licensed by Epidemic) & "Beyond the Veil" (feat. Khamir Music) by Simon Wester (Licensed by Musicbed)

  5. 7月8日

    The Economics of the Life We Want with Sam Bowman

    Whether we know it or not, economics shapes almost every part of our lives - where we live, whether we can afford children, how much time we have with the people we love, and even the choices we think are available to us. But most of us rarely stop to ask what economics is actually for. In this episode, Elizabeth Oldfield sits down with economist and Works in Progress editor Sam Bowman for a conversation that goes far beyond markets, GDP and public policy. Together we explore freedom, human flourishing, progress, and the surprising moral questions that sit beneath economic thinking. We spoke about: Why economics is really about people, not money The relationship between freedom, wealth and human flourishingWhether we really need wealth to be happyDoes the pursuit of prosperity comes at the expense of the things that make life meaningful? Whether economics fascinates you or completely intimidates you, this conversation offers a fresh take on one of the most significant forces shaping modern life. --- Our guests and listeners to our podcast come from all kinds of perspectives and what draws us together is a desire to be self-aware about our own values and curious about other peoples. Comment your reflections below, we read them all👇 --- 🎙️Listen to ⁠The Sacred Podcast⁠: https://linktr.ee/sacredpodcast 📖 Follow ⁠Elizabeth Oldfield: https://www.elizabetholdfield.com/ 💡Produced by ⁠⁠Theos Think Tank⁠⁠ in partnership with ⁠⁠Comment Magazine⁠⁠ and with support from ⁠⁠The Jerusalem Trust⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Open Society Foundations 👉 Follow Sam Bowman: https://x.com/s8mb Chapters: 0:00 — Intro: How Economics Is Secretly Shaping Your Life 1:37 — What Is Sacred To You? Sam Bowman Answers 6:50 — Why Freedom Isn’t Just “Leave People Alone” 8:48 — What If People Choose Harmful Things? 11:37 — Ozempic and the New Meaning of Self-Control 15:25 — Can You Have Morality Without God? 21:30 — No Child Should Grow Up Worried About Money 25:22 — Is Travel Overrated? 31:51 — Why Most People Are Too Risk-Averse 35:14 — The Real Purpose of Economics 38:42 — Who Gets to Decide What Gets Built? 43:32 — What “Neoliberal” Actually Means 50:31 — Can Growth Continue Forever? 54:11 — Are Emissions Rising Because of AI? 57:41 — Does Wealth Really Make Us Happier? 61:32 — Britain’s Biggest Problem: Housing 65:18 — Elizabeth's Reflections

  6. 6月24日

    "I'm Painfully British": What it Means to be British and Muslim Right Now | Mehreen Khan

    What does it mean to be visibly Muslim in British public life right now? Mehreen Khan has been living that question since she was eleven years old - when 9/11 turned her faith into something she had to defend. She's now Economics Editor at The Times, the first woman and first person of colour in the role, and one of the most outspoken Muslim voices in mainstream British journalism. We cover: What Islam really means to her — the concept of fitrah and why faith makes you a better journalist How 9/11 turned Islam into a punk identity for Mehreen and ego death Being the first woman and first person of colour as Economics Editor at The Times Davos, elite financial circles, and what you see when you're inside the room Money: why economics is never morally neutral, and what it might look like to bring moral imagination back to capitalismWhat it means to be visibly Muslim in Britain right nowWhy Mehreen is quietly rooting for the revival of Christianity in British public life--- Our guests and listeners to our podcast come from all kinds of perspectives and what draws us together is a desire to be self-aware about our own values and curious about other peoples. Comment your reflections below, we read them all👇 🎙️Listen to ⁠The Sacred Podcast⁠: https://linktr.ee/sacredpodcast 📖 Follow ⁠Elizabeth Oldfield: https://www.elizabetholdfield.com/ 💡Produced by ⁠⁠Theos Think Tank⁠⁠ in partnership with ⁠⁠Comment Magazine⁠⁠ and with support from ⁠⁠The Jerusalem Trust⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Open Society Foundations 👉 See Mehreen's work: https://www.thetimes.com/profile/mehreen-khan

  7. 6月10日

    Boarding School Britain and The Things We Normalise | Hugo Rifkind

    Hugo Rifkind has spent his career observing power. He also grew up inside it — and never quite felt he belonged there. In this episode, he talks about: The Scottish boarding school where violence was a point of pride... until a public inquiry forced the questionAbout being Jewish in public life since October 7th, and what it felt like when the people his community relied on weren't thereThe thing he values most — connection — and his honest admission that what he often really means is something more one-sided than that 🎙️Listen to ⁠The Sacred Podcast⁠: https://linktr.ee/sacredpodcast 📖 Follow ⁠Elizabeth Oldfield: https://www.elizabetholdfield.com/ 💡Produced by ⁠⁠Theos Think Tank⁠⁠ in partnership with ⁠⁠Comment Magazine⁠⁠ and with support from ⁠⁠The Jerusalem Trust⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Open Society Foundations 👉 Follow Hugo Rifkind: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXmPHlqo1Jf/?hl=en-gb

  8. 5月27日

    Psychedelics, Consciousness and Changing Your Mind | Michael Pollan

    Michael Pollan tried psychedelics at 55. What he found changed everything he thought he knew. Michael is not a mystic or a guru. He is the kind of writer that scientists, doctors and serious intellectuals trust - someone who changed the way millions of people think about food, farming and the natural world. So when Michael Pollan tried psychedelics at 55 and came back saying the certainties had started to dissolve - the world began to listen in a way they simply wouldn't have for anyone else. In this conversation, Michael and Elizabeth explore what it actually means to be conscious — and whether we're squandering it. Why does every psychedelic trip seem to arrive at the same slightly cliché and yet, beautiful conclusions? What have we lost by building a science of the mind that brackets out the body, the emotions and everything that actually feels like something? Why is the cool, analytical part of our brain so much louder than the part that knows how to be present — and who benefits from keeping it that way? And what are the algorithms really stealing when they steal our attention? They cover: Why science keeps getting within reach of explaining consciousness — and then losing its nerve What psychedelics reveal that embarrasses serious researchers (and why that embarrassment is the clue) The Silicon Valley bid to upload consciousness How to protect your attention in an age designed to steal itWhy not-knowing might be the most important skill of our time-- Our guests and listeners to our podcast come from all kinds of perspectives and what draws us together is a desire to be self-aware about our own values and curious about other peoples. Comment your reflections below, we read them all👇 --- 🎙️Listen to ⁠The Sacred Podcast⁠: https://linktr.ee/sacredpodcast 📖 Follow ⁠Elizabeth Oldfield: https://www.elizabetholdfield.com/ 💡Produced by ⁠⁠Theos Think Tank⁠⁠ in partnership with ⁠⁠Comment Magazine⁠⁠ and with support from ⁠⁠The Jerusalem Trust⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Open Society Foundations 👉 See Michael Pollan's work: https://michaelpollan.com/ -- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro trailer 01:45 - What is Sacred to you? Michael Pollan answers 3:45 - When the ego dissolves: what psychedelics actually do 4:25 - Growing up with an alcoholic father and becoming the man with all the answers 6:01 - 'How to Change Your Mind; shifted culture 6:25 - Michael's lifelong obsession with nature 7:22 - Why feelings became an embarrassment to science 8:16 - First experience of psychedelics 9:18 - Is consciousness being polluted — and do we even notice?10:18 - Silicon Valley wants to upload the soul. Here's why that's terrifying 26:13 - Why being a sceptic, not an expert, made the psychedelic book so influential 28:33 - How writers sense a cultural shift before it happens 30:25 - The president who colonised our consciousness and won't leave 32:06 - Elizabeth's encounter with God at age 11 36:33 - The Zen cave, Roshi Joan Halifax, and learning to not know 41:27 - We can't afford to be anything less than present 43:24 - How men get scripted out of their own inner lives 46:10 - Consciousness as the secular word for soul 49:04 - Protect your inner life from the algorithm 52:12 - Why don't they just make a baby? The funniest moment in the book 54:24 - Ayahuasca, idealism and the scientist who changed his mind twice 56:06 - Cultivating the don't-know mind 56:32 - Elizabeth's reflections

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A podcast about our Sacred values and how we can talk to people who are different from ourselves. Each episode features a conversation with someone who has a public voice, from academics to journalists, playwrights and politicians. We ask them where they have come from, what they are trying to do and what might help heal our very divided public conversations. The Sacred is hosted by Elizabeth Oldfield and produced in partnership with Comment Magazine, and with support from The Jerusalem Trust and Open Society Foundation

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  • クリエイター
    Theos Think Tank
  • 配信期間
    17年 - 26年
  • エピソード
    247
  • 制限指定
    不適切な内容を含む
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    © Theos Think Tank
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    The Sacred

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