Somewhere To Believe In

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All the leaves are brown and the sky is grey... and we’re back for the second series of Somewhere To Believe In, a podcast by the people who bring you Greenbelt Festival. Each week we’ll meet brilliant guests and chat to them about their life and work. We want to bring you timely, provocative and funny dollops of hopefulness, to keep us all going in these strange times. This time around we’re celebrating artists that we love and we know you’ll love them too.   We’ll also be digging into our love of fields, festivals and communal gatherings – remember those? – and sharing some of the behind-the-scenes Greenbelt stuff. Importantly, too, we want to hear from YOU, whether you’ve danced in a field with us or not.   Our plan is to release this second series of eight episodes in the run-up to Christmas – with a new episode coming out each Friday. We’ve called it ‘Somewhere to Believe in’, because maybe more than ever, we all need that right now. We really hope you like it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. In the Bleak Midwinter

    12/16/2022

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    This episode of Greenbelt’s ‘Somewhere To Believe In’ comes in the form of a one-off Christmas reflection; brought to you by our friend Beloved Sara Zaltash, a ‘non-denominational rabble-rouser and soul-soother for a world in crisis’.   It was our pleasure to welcome Beloved Sara to Greenbelt for the first time this year, along with her heavenly spiritual chants and adaptation of the Islamic Call to Prayer. And now she’s back again, reflecting on Christmas, with personal stories of community, songs of hope and prayers of blessings.   As Beloved Sara says, we hope ‘you gather around these sounds in warmth and with whatever is dear to you, and that these words shine a beacon of friendship into your Christmas season.’   This episode features strong language and references to drugs. _ Late this November, Greenbelt Festival’s Creative Director, Paul Northup, called me with a request to collaborate on something like a podcast, that wasn’t quite a podcast, to be shared with the Greenbelt community this Christmastime.  I wish I could say that the first emotion I experienced was humility. I wish I was that saint! In truth, I was overwhelmed with giddy delight. Was I really being asked to share my thoughts, stories and songs with the Greenbelt community, that vital and gorgeous and exceptionally kind bunch of people that had won my heart this summer when I performed at the festival? In truth, it took a whole afternoon of pinching myself before the thrill of Paul’s request subsided, before I could settle into what was being asked of me. Did Greenbelters really want to hear more from me? What can I give them, poor as I am?  As the start of Advent loomed, Paul and I realised that the task ahead was greater than the time available, and that we needed a different approach. Paul wondered about centering the not-exactly-a-podcast on my voice, seeing as it was my voice that had been received so kindly by Greenbelters at the festival. It was then that I remembered a piece of storytelling I had written for a guest slot at Sunday Assembly East End in December 2016 - a personal story, woven with song, that was Christmassy and yet not-exactly-Christmassy. This story is what we have chosen to share with you this year.  Funnily enough, Sunday Assembly thought that the story was actually too Christian for their congregation. For me, this story abridges my whole life’s experience of sincere acceptance, inclusion and welcome into Christian community, regardless of how I have shown up. This story does not promote any specific belief or doctrine, except perhaps the belief in the redemptive power of song.  That’s what we have to give you; we give our hearts.  Thank you for all of the support and willingness offered by the Greenbelt team and not-quite-podcast contributors. Thank you especially to Abigail Maxwell, a Greenbelter and Quaker who provides us with a sobering prayer of blessing that we can hold alongside the gladness of the season. I pray that our offering greets you in the finest health, that you gather around these sounds in warmth and with whatever is dear to you, and that these words shine a beacon of friendship into your Christmas season. Yours ever,  Your own,  Beloved Sara Zaltash _ 00:00 - Introduction 01:45 - In the bleak midwinter 07:33 - A Christmas song 10:04 - Eric 16:16 - School 28:10 - Merry Christmas 28:37 - A prayer of blessing 31:04 - ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ song Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min
  2. The Job of Paradise

    08/27/2021

    The Job of Paradise

    This episode of Greenbelt’s ‘Somewhere To Believe In’ podcast takes a different form. It’s a one-off. It knits together 45-minutes of reflection, conversation, music and prayer in the form of a listen-and-share service to mark the festival’s 2021 August Bank Holiday weekend incarnation (its 48th) – when only a fraction of the wider Greenbelt community could actually physically be together at the Prospect Farm pop-up camping gathering.  The hope is that the audio form of the service will give everyone the chance to share and be connected in a unifying act of remembrance – wherever they are. Ideally, the audio is designed to be shared in and listened to at 11am on Sunday 29th August. But, of course, it can be listened to at any time. Again and again. The podcast takes its title from a wonderful poem by the poet Roger Robinson. It also features music from Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir and the Wild Goose Resources Group, conversations with activists from Christian Aid, Trussell Trust and Refuweegee and readings and prayers led by Greenbelt’s from all corners of the UK. It is lovingly curated and narrated by Pádraig Ó Tuama – poet, theologian, and conflict mediator. (Pádraig also presents 'Poetry Unbound', a podcast from On Being studios.) ____ ORDER OF SERVICE Download the order of service here ____ SUPPORT Last year – despite our not being together – you gave an incredible £33,000 in response to our service appeal. This year, let’s see if we can top that generosity! This year, your generous giving will be split 50/50 once again. 50% will go towards the vital work that our partners Christian Aid and Trussell Trust do to challenge, advocate, develop and support – globally and domestically. And 50% will stay with us here at Greenbelt as we work to make sure the festival remains sustainable in these most challenging of times. So we can be back in the fields at Boughton House for a fully-fledged festival in 2022 – and beyond. Give here ____ LINKS AND RESOURCES Pádraig Ó Tuama Roger Robinson Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir Christian Aid in South Sudan Trussell Trust Glasgow protesters praised for blocking UK immigration officers Refuweegee Wild Goose Resource Group ____ FEATURED TRACKS ‘Lenten Psalm Tone’ by Soul Sanctuary ‘Heaven Shall Not Wait’ by WGRG, Iona Community ‘People Get Ready’ by Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir ____ 00:00 - Prayer for the earth 00:35 - Welcome to ‘The Job of Paradise’ 01:49 - ‘The Job of Paradise’ read by Roger Robinson 02:30 - Pádraig speaks to Roger Robinson 10:33 - Prayer for the artists 11:35 - ‘Psalm 27’ by Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir 16:26 - Chine McDonald and James Wani on aid in South Sudan (Christian Aid) 21:32 - Prayer for those affected by war 22:34 - Pádraig and Jonathan Lees on food banks (Trussell Trust) 27:19 - Scriptural reading 28:31 - Confession 29:50 - Prayer for those responsible for racism 30:26 - ‘Heaven Shall Not Wait’ by Wild Goose Resource Group 32:39 - Pádraig speaks to Selina Hales (Refuweegee) about Glasgow immigration standoff 38:21 - ‘Heaven Shall Not Wait’ by Wild Goose Resource Group 38:56 - Prayer for friendship 39:40 - ‘People Get Ready’ by Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir 42:34 - Prayer for our societies 43:17 - A chance for conversation and response 43:57 - Welcome back 44:13 - Giving 45:19 - Blessing 46:15 - Thank you and credits ____ WITH HUGE THANKS TO ALL OF OUR CONTRIBUTORS SERVICE WRITER, NARRATOR AND HOST Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet, theologian, and conflict mediator. He presents Poetry Unbound, a podcast from On Being studios. Website: padraigotuama.com Twitter: @duanalla GUEST ARTIST Roger Robinson is a writer, educator, and performer. His most recent collection of poems, A Portable Paradise, won the TS Eliot prize in 2020. Website: rogerrobinsononline.com Twitter: @rrobinson72 GUEST ACTIVISTS Selina Hales is the Founder and Director of Refuweegee, a Glasgow-based charity equipping the local community to welcome and support refugees and asylum seekers making their homes in the city. Website: refuweegee.co.uk Twitter: @SelinaHales Greenbelt Partner Christian Aid is a UK-based charity whose mission is the creation of a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. Chine McDonald is Christian Aid’s Head of Public Engagement. She was in conversation with James Wani, Christian Aid’s country director in South Sudan. Website: christianaid.org.uk Twitter: @ChineMcDonald @christian_aid Greenbelt Partner The Trussell Trust is a charity working to eliminate poverty and hunger in the UK. They support a nationwide network of Foodbanks. Jonathan Lees is manager at Epsom Foodbank Website: trusselltrust.org Twitter: @jonathanlees55 @TrussellTrust MUSIC Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir is a London-based gospel choir committed to creating and sharing gospel music of the highest standard, especially in the places where gospel’s power to raise the human spirit is most needed. You can find more of their music via their website. Website: soulsanctuarygospel.com Twitter: @soulsanctuarygc Lenten Psalm Tone Music Edwin Fawcett, Lyrics Psalm 26/27 copyright Grail Psalter, performed by Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir, from the album With All Your Soul (2013). People Get Ready Music and Lyrics Curtis Mayfield, arranged Peter Yarde Martin, performed by Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir Wild Goose Resource Group (WGRG) is a semi-autonomous project of the Iona Community. The Iona Community is a dispersed Christian community working for peace, social justice, the rebuilding of community and the renewal of worship. Website: iona.org.uk Twitter: @ionacommunity Heaven Shall Not Wait Words: John L. Bell & Graham Maule Music: John L. Bell copyright © 1987 WGRG, Iona Community, Glasgow. wildgoose.scot Recording from the CD ‘Heaven Shall Not Wait’ copyright ℗ 1991 WGRG, Iona Community, Glasgow. PRAYERS AND READERS Uriel, Felice and Evodie Thornbury – young family members of the Hilfield Friary Franciscan Community in Dorset Vicky and Eve Allen, Greenbeters from East Lothian Geraint Rees, Greenbelter and CODA festival team member from Rhondda Cynon Taf Producer Paul Northup Engineer Josh Clipsham, Greenbelt Volunteer Recorded Talks and Podcast Team Recordist Jake Bussell, Greenbelt Volunteer Recorded Talks and Podcast Team Publisher Daisy Ware-Jarett, Greenbelt Digital Comms Officer Additional support Emily Rawling, Executive Assistant and Copy Editor for Pádraig Ó Tuama ____ https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min
  3. Grace with Nadia Bolz-Weber

    07/23/2021

    Grace with Nadia Bolz-Weber

    It’s the final episode in series three of our podcast *cries*, and some might say we’ve saved the best ‘til last. We get to it with festival friend and everyone's favourite Lutheran minister, Nadia Bolz-Weber. With her usual candour, humour and joy Nadia talks about her experiences growing up within a very particular, conservative Christian tradition, her journey away from Christian faith as a young adult and into other spaces that helped her heal, and her return to the fold later on; building a church from the ground-up, based on all the ‘good bits’. Plus, we have a refreshingly honest chat about religion, sin, struggle and sex. And that time Nadia had a sculpture of a vagina made from melted down purity rings. (You can play along at home by having a drink of your choice every time Nadia says “vagina”.) Katherine and Paul reflect on a year of podcasting and lockdowns and we respond to some messages from you lovely lot. Links, resources and episode timestamps (for all you skippers out there) below. ____ ABOUT NADIA BOLZ-WEBER Nadia Bolz-Weber is an ordained Lutheran Pastor, founder of House for All Sinners & Saints in Denver, Co, the creator and host of The Confessional Podcast and the author of three NYT bestselling memoirs: Pastrix; The Cranky, Beautiful Faith Of A Sinner & Saint (Re-released 2021), Accidental Saints; Finding God In All The Wrong People (2015) and SHAMELESS; A Sexual Reformation (2019). She writes and speaks about personal failings, recovery, grace, faith, and really whatever the hell else she wants to. She always sits in the corner with the other weirdos. Read more from Nadia in The Corners or connect with her and other spiritual misfits in a pop-up Chapel for conversation, daily prayer, and exclusive content by visiting thechapel.io. Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram ____ LINKS AND RESOURCES Nadia’s talks at Greenbelt Fresh Expressions House for All Sinners and Saints Confessional podcast Feminist Pastor Unveils Vulva Sculpture Made Of Old Purity Rings More Graves Found At New Site, Canadian Indigenous Group Says ____ 00:00 - Welcome to Somewhere To Believe In 00:47 - Katherine and Paul catch up 05:58 - Introducing Nadia Bolz-Weber 06:32 - Nadia joins the conversation 07:10 - Nadia on Greenbelt Festival 10:30 - Nadia on the Lutheran church 20:40 - Nadia on founding House for All Sinners and Saints 29:14 - Nadia on struggle and optimism 33:00 - Nadia on sex 36:54 - Nadia on negative feedback 39:49 - Nadia on grace 41:10 - Nadia on insults 44:33 - Katherine and Paul reflect on the conversation with Nadia 01:02:04 - How to get in touch with us 01:02:39 - Thank you’s 01:03:28 - Hidden tracks ____ A huge thanks to the Greenbelt Volunteer Talks Team for all their hard work on editing this episode. Our podcast music is ‘I Can Change’ by Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires. ____ https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/ #SomewhereToBelieveIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 5m
  4. Liberation with Danté Stewart

    07/16/2021

    Liberation with Danté Stewart

    This week – in what may be the best recommendation we’ve ever had – we’re talking to theologian, former American footballer, and probably Rowan Williams' biggest fanboy, Danté Stewart. With fire in his belly, Danté “takes us to church”, telling us the story of his own faith journey; from his childhood spent learning of Black revolutionary power, to his full immersion into white evangelical culture as a college football star. And, ultimately, his decision to turn his back on white evangelicalism and to re-nourish and re-build his spirituality and identity as a Black man instead. Plus, all this gets Katherine and Paul asking: what does healthy religion look like? And how can Greenbelt go beyond showcasing diverse performers and do more to create spaces that are designed for everyone? Links, resources and episode timestamps (for all you skippers out there) below. ____ ABOUT DANTÉ STEWART Danté Stewart is a writer and speaker whose voice has been featured on CNN, The Washington Post, Religion News Service, Christianity Today, Sojourners, The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, Comment Magazine, and more. As an up-and-coming voice, he writes and speaks into the areas of Black literature, embodiment, and theology. He received his B.A. in Sociology from Clemson University. He is currently studying at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga.  Website | Twitter | Instagram  ____ LINKS AND RESOURCES Under The Skin With Russell Brand: #105 Alienation and Extremism w/ Angela Nagle Rowan Williams Where to Start with Octavia Butler Culture And Imperialism by Edward Said Harry and Meghan detail royal struggles, from discussions of baby's skin tone to suicidal thoughts The Divided Mind of the Black Church: Theology, Piety, and Public Witness The Black Arts Movement (1965-1975) It is like growing up black one more time by Toni Morrison Clemson University Two Days, Two Deaths: The Police Shootings Of Alton Sterling And Philando Castile The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin Audre Lorde ____ 00:00 - Welcome to Somewhere To Believe In 00:47 - Katherine and Paul catch up 08:08 - Introducing Danté Stewart 08:06 - Danté joins the conversation 09:40 - Danté on the pandemic  13:40 - Danté on staying resilient 20:00 - Danté on history and change 24:50 - Danté on growing up 28:00 - Danté on white institutional spaces 32:10 - Danté on exile from those spaces 37:50 - Danté on his faith journey 43:08 - Katherine and Paul reflect on the conversation with Danté 55:35 - Next week on the podcast 56:32 - How to get in touch with us 57:10 - Thank you’s 58:00 - Hidden track ____ A huge thanks to the Greenbelt Volunteer Talks Team for all their hard work on editing this episode. Our podcast music is ‘I Can Change’ by Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires. ____ https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/ #SomewhereToBelieveIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    59 min
  5. Humanism with Andrew Copson

    07/09/2021

    Humanism with Andrew Copson

    Get your best philosophical hats out for this episode because we’re doing a deep dive into the not-so-holy-trinity of dinner table topics – religion, politics and belief – with Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK. Andrew gives us the 411 on what it means to be a Humanist. And we wrestle with some meaty questions, like: Where does morality come from? Are religions dying out? Can good ever come from causing offence? And does it really matter what we choose to believe? Plus, Katherine, Paul and Andrew share in their admiration for Frank Turner, a proud humanist and iconic Greenbelt Festival headliner. And Katherine gives us our first lesson in the history of Anarchism... and it might not be what you expect. Links, resources and episode timestamps (for all you skippers out there) below. ____ ABOUT ANDREW COPSON Andrew Copson was appointed Chief Executive of Humanists UK in 2009, having previously been its Director of Education and Public Affairs. He is also the current President of Humanists International, a position he’s held since 2015. His books include The Little Book of Humanism (2020) and The Little Book of Humanist Weddings (2021) with Alice Roberts; Secularism: a very short introduction (Oxford University Press, 2019); The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Humanism (2015) with A C Grayling. His writing on humanist and secularist issues has appeared in The Guardian, The Independent, The Times and New Statesman as well as in various journals. Website | Facebook | Twitter ____ LINKS AND RESOURCES Methodist Church allows same-sex marriage in 'momentous' vote Humanists UK Frank Turner - Glory Hallelujah Little Book of Humanism humanist (n.) Anarchism Two Monkeys Were Paid Unequally: Excerpt from Frans de Waal's TED Talk Nicholas Walter Teacher suspended for showing a picture of Prophet Muhammad refuses to return to work over fears for his life  ____ 00:00 - Welcome to Somewhere To Believe In 00:47 - Katherine and Paul catch up 05:16 - Introducing Andrew Copson 05:46 - Andrew joins the conversation 06:10 - Andrew on lockdown 07:06 - Andrew on Frank Turner 08:35 - Andrew on Humanism 12:30 - Andrew on morality 16:20 - Andrew on restoration 19:30 - Andrew on social codes 21:20 - Andrew on religious trends 27:22 - Andrew on his Humanism 30:27 - Andrew on blasphemy and offence 35:52 - Andrew on beliefs and values 40:30 - Andrew on certainty 42:20 - Andrew on challenging power 49:05 - Katherine and Paul reflect on the conversation with Andrew 01:06:05 - Next week on the podcast 01:07:05 - How to get in touch with us  01:07:38 - Thank you’s 01:08:24 - Hidden track ____ A huge thanks to the Greenbelt Volunteer Talks Team for all their hard work on editing this episode. Our podcast music is ‘I Can Change’ by Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires. ____ https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/ #SomewhereToBelieveIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 10m
  6. Interdependence with Mpho Tutu van Furth

    07/02/2021

    Interdependence with Mpho Tutu van Furth

    We’re feeling humbled and full of love this week as we chat to artist, speaker, writer and priest, Mpho Tutu van Furth. Mpho tells us about her experiences living under apartheid as a young girl and the freedom and justice that so many South Africans, including her family, fought for. We also hear about Mpho’s journey into priesthood and how she reluctantly handed her license back to the church after their (unfortunately unsurprising) reaction to her ‘lovely can of worms’ – AKA falling in love with a woman. Perhaps most importantly, Mpho reminds us how interconnected and interdependent we all are, and that showing a little bit of care can do a whole lot of good. Plus, Katherine and Paul reflect on some similarities they see between Mpho’s apartheid memories and life in modern-day Palestine. Like the rest of us, Paul and Katherine jump on the football bandwagon, and Katherine officially joins the #FreeBritney movement.  Links, resources and episode timestamps (for all you skippers out there) below. ____ ABOUT MPHO TUTU VAN FURTH The Reverend Canon Mpho Tutu van Furth is an episcopal priest, an artist, an author, an accomplished public speaker and retreat facilitator. She has had many roles in non-profit leadership. She was the founding executive director of the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation. She continues to work for environmental justice, human rights and equal access to opportunity for all people without regard to race, class or gender. With her wife, Marceline, she has established and is Executive Director of the Tutu Teach Foundation to enhance access to opportunity for women and girls. Ms. Tutu van Furth and her wife live in the Netherlands. They have four children and two (amazing) grandchildren. Website | Instagram | Facebook ____ LINKS AND RESOURCES Why Longtime Britney Spears Fans Are Demanding to #FreeBritney Did Rudiger try and bite Pogba? A history of Apartheid in South Africa Domas: Carrying Apartheid’s book The June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising Space and power in South Africa: The township as a mechanism of control The Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation What does ubuntu really mean? Truth and Reconciliation Commission ____ 00:00 - Welcome to Somewhere To Believe In 00:48 - Katherine and Paul catch up 00:00 - Katherine and Paul on Prospect Farm 08:49 - Introducing Mpho Tutu van Furth 09:52 - Mpho joins the conversation 10:05 - Mpho on lockdown 13:27 - Mpho on South African identity 16:49 - Mpho on the living under apartheid 23:33 - Mpho on privilege 27:05 - Mpho on her journey to priesthood 29:00 - Mpho on Marceline 33:58 - Mpho on church and her sexuality 36:00 - Mpho on small acts of kindness 38:00 - Mpho on personal spirituality  40:56 - Mpho on being loving 43:47 - Mpho on ubuntu 44:50 - Mpho on enjoying the journey 47:18 - Mpho on forgiveness 48:13 - Katherine and Paul reflect on the conversation with Mpho 01:01:20 - Next week on the podcast 01:01:58 - How to get in touch with us  01:02:35 - Thank you’s 01:03:24 - Hidden track ____ A huge thanks to the Greenbelt Volunteer Talks Team for all their hard work on editing this episode. Our podcast music is ‘I Can Change’ by Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires. ____ https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/ #SomewhereToBelieveIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 5m
  7. Community with Rabbi Herschel Gluck

    06/25/2021

    Community with Rabbi Herschel Gluck

    This week we bask in the warmth of Rabbi Herschel Gluck – an incredible Orthodox Jewish leader  – whose entire life seems to be one big act of love.  Aside from being in awe of Rabbi Gluck’s gentle soul and kind nature, we talk about his life-long dedication to his community, his outlook on the good that could come from the pandemic and his belief that we can work together to create a better future; without losing sight of our own traditions, cultures and values. Rabbi Gluck also shares how he still struggles to grasp the effect that the Holocaust had on his family, and speaks of the continuous trauma generations of Jewish communities still experience because of it. Plus, Katherine and Paul update us on the plans for Prospect Farm and get an unexpected visit from our new podcast sponsors, Hello Fresh. Promo code: JustKidding. Links, resources and episode timestamps (for all you skippers out there) below. ____ ABOUT RABBI HERSCHEL GLUCK Rabbi Herschel Gluck OBE is a British Rabbi based in Stamford Hill in North East London. Born in London and based in the city for most of his life, he is a committed member of a wider ‘global village’, having studied at Yeshivos in France, Canada and the USA and working with communities across the world. Rabbi Gluck was appointed an OBE in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to interfaith understanding. In the past year he has been quoted in British Parliament for his lifetime commitment to inter-communal understanding and his work countering Anti-Semitism in the UK. ____ LINKS AND RESOURCES Oysgezoomt: The Yiddish word of 2020 Holocaust Kindertransport Tzedakah The Scream Rabbi Herschel Gluck’s talks at Greenbelt Festival ____ 00:00 - Welcome to Somewhere To Believe In 00:48 - Katherine and Paul catch up 05:00 - Katherine and Paul on Prospect Farm 06:46 - Introducing Rabbi Herschel Gluck 07:22 - Rabbi Gluck joins the conversation 08:10 - Rabbi Gluck on becoming a Rabbi 09:47 - Rabbi Gluck on duty and care 11:40 - Rabbi Gluck on finding precious moments 12:45 - Rabbi Gluck on lockdown 14:09 - Rabbi Gluck on community 15:30 - Rabbi Gluck on modern Judaism 20:30 - Rabbi Gluck on generations of Jewish experience 23:50 - Rabbi Gluck on change 27:00 - Rabbi Gluck on Greenbelt Festival 28:10 - Rabbi Gluck on being interfaith and refugees 34:00 - Rabbi Gluck on charity 36:50 - Rabbi Gluck on being humble 38:08 - Rabbi Gluck on art as connection 40:57 - Katherine and Paul reflect on the conversation with Rabbi Gluck 57:54 - Next week on the podcast 58:41 - How to get in touch with us  59:30 - Thank you’s 01:00:19 - Hidden track ____ A huge thanks to the Greenbelt Volunteer Talks Team for all their hard work on editing this episode. Our podcast music is ‘I Can Change’ by Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires. ____ https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/ #SomewhereToBelieveIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 1m
  8. Radicalism with Yvonne Ridley

    06/18/2021

    Radicalism with Yvonne Ridley

    This week on the podcast it’s our absolute privilege to chat with Yvonne Ridley, a journalist and activist who has one of the most fascinating life stories we think you’ll ever hear. Plus, her very enthusiastic peacocks have their say, too. We talk about Yvonne’s experience as a prisoner of the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, the promise she made to her captors to study Islam and read the Quran if they released her, and her unexpected faith journey thereafter, as she decided to leave the Christian faith and embrace Islam. Plus, as well as talking about her decades of work to combat harmful Muslim stereotypes, we dig into her relentless activism for issues as wide-ranging as Scottish independence, peace in Gaza, justice for Rohingya Muslims, and more generally, what it means to be a ‘radical’. Meanwhile, Katherine and Paul reflect on one year of podcasting – no, we can’t believe it either – and their potential new careers as daytime TV hosts. Links, resources and episode timestamps (for all you skippers out there) below. ____ ABOUT SISTER YVONNE RIDLEY British journalist Yvonne Ridley made global headlines when she was captured by the Taliban in 2001. Since then she has moved from London to Scotland, becoming active in the independence movement. She has published a number of books including her harrowing experience with the Taliban and another on the Rise of the Prophet Muhammad. She worked as a senior editor to establish Al Jazeera's English website in Qatar before returning to the UK to play central roles in the start up TV projects Islam Channel and Press TV. When she's not working as a journalist in humanitarian and conflict zones she writes historical fiction from her remote farm in the Scottish Borders. She was nominated for a Nobel peace prize in 2019 for humanitarian work involving Syrian women prisoners and helping Rohingya refugees compile evidence of war crimes. Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook ____ TAKE ACTION Fundraiser: Gaza Children's festival (Amos Trust) Fundraiser: Rebuild Gaza's Samir Mansour Book Store (Clive Stafford Smith) ___ LINKS AND RESOURCES Free Radical: Yvonne Ridley Why is there a war in Afghanistan? The short, medium and long story Historical anti-war protest in London: 15 February 2003 The Day I Realized I Would Never Find Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq Respect Party Scottish National Party Action for Independence  All Under One Banner Timeline: the humanitarian impact of the Gaza blockade Peace Activist Boats Sail Into Gaza Sand Myanmar Rohingya: What you need to know about the crisis Malak Mattar Clive Stafford Smith Podcast episode Reprieve Books by Yvonne Ridley Eden Burning ____ 00:00 - Welcome to Somewhere To Believe In 00:47 - Katherine and Paul catch up 04:50 - Introducing Yvonne Ridley 06:32 - Yvonne Ridley joins the conversation 06:42 - Yvonne on her animals 07:44 - Yvonne on her experience in Afghanistan 13:16 - Yvonne on pro-war propaganda 17:37 - Yvonne on the movement against the Iraq War 20:38 - Yvonne on ISIS and religious extremism 22:04 - Yvonne on media accountability 25:50 - Yvonne on radicalism 28:32 - Yvonne on grassroots politics 32:28 - Yvonne on activism in Gaza 36:10 - Yvonne on Zionism  38:40 - Yvonne on being hopeful 43:55 - Katherine and Paul reflect on the conversation with Yvonne 58:30 - Next week on the podcast 59:21 - How to get in touch with us 59:58 - Thank you’s 01:00:48 - Hidden track ____ A huge thanks to the Greenbelt Volunteer Talks Team for all their hard work on editing this episode. Our podcast music is ‘I Can Change’ by Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires. ____ https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/ #SomewhereToBelieveIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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All the leaves are brown and the sky is grey... and we’re back for the second series of Somewhere To Believe In, a podcast by the people who bring you Greenbelt Festival. Each week we’ll meet brilliant guests and chat to them about their life and work. We want to bring you timely, provocative and funny dollops of hopefulness, to keep us all going in these strange times. This time around we’re celebrating artists that we love and we know you’ll love them too.   We’ll also be digging into our love of fields, festivals and communal gatherings – remember those? – and sharing some of the behind-the-scenes Greenbelt stuff. Importantly, too, we want to hear from YOU, whether you’ve danced in a field with us or not.   Our plan is to release this second series of eight episodes in the run-up to Christmas – with a new episode coming out each Friday. We’ve called it ‘Somewhere to Believe in’, because maybe more than ever, we all need that right now. We really hope you like it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Greenbelt Festivals
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Greenbelt Festivals
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