Mid-faith Crisis

We talk, in an incredibly expert way, about the afterlife, about nostalgia and longing, about a new heaven and a new earth and about the different dimensions of existence. Also, is Nick the worst Anglican ever, and should Joe be the new Knepp-based host for Springwatch?

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Iolo Williams - Wikipedia

BBC Two - Springwatch

Knepp - Rewilding Pioneers

Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons - Wikipedia

Ashmolean | In bloom - how plants changed our world

Bruce Cockburn - Songs - Festival Of Friends

We have a very special interview this week. Joe talks to our friend Ruth about how she is facing terminal cancer. She talks about focusing on what matters, about the normality of death, and about the importance of talking about grief, loss and mortality. There is hope. And there is, above all, 'The ever present one who loves me more than I can imagine and who is with me every step of the way.'

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Arts and cultural engagement ‘linked to slower pace of biological ageing’ | The Guardian

The Swallow, The Owl and The Sandpiper – Sandpiper Trust

Cancer is so limited | Robert L. Lynn

We talk about the power of vulnerability, about how noisy fear can be, and about those times when we vent instead of lament. Thanks for all your feedback - it really meant a lot this week!

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Stevens & Pound

John Shelby Spong - Wikipedia

We talk about change and the anxiety which often accompanies it. How do we live in that space where one thing is ending, but a new thing has yet to begin? Also, Joe has been listening to frogs and Nick turns out to be a great evangelist for atheism.

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Wilhelm Worringer - Wikipedia

William Bridges | Transitions

Brad Stulberg | Master of Change

How do we talk about mystical or transcendent experiences without appearing to be nuts? More than that, what is the motivation for talking about them in the first place? We discuss the problems with loaded words, the desire to call people into deeper experiences and whether we are refugees from culture. Also, why it's best not to respond to the 'How are you?' with a PowerPoint.

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Harry Baker - Tender Tour

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