Nomad Podcast

Mike Stygal - Dancing with the Devil? (N91)

2 Mar 2015
01:11:06

Mike Stygal is a shaman (i.e. he whips himself up into an altered state of consciousness in order to hang out in the spirit world). He also happens to be the president of the British Pagan Federation. Oh, and he's married to a Christian. So he seems....

Denis Alexander - Three-Parent Babies? (N90)

26 Feb 2015
30:28

Britain is set to become the first country to have three parent babies! It's all to do with genetically modifying an embryo to prevent certain inherited diseases. But as with many scientific advances folks like us are left worrying about the...

Interfaith Easter: James Ford - A Buddhist Easter (NS22)

25 Feb 2015
14:35

For the final show in our 'Interfaith Easter' series we've asked Zen Buddhist Priest, James Ford, to reflect on Easter, which he does with great wisdom and insight. If you want more from Nomad, check out our , and follow us on and If you're looking...

Interfaith Easter: Jason Mankey and Mike Stygal - A Pagan Easter (NS21)

24 Feb 2015
15:31

Our latest Easter reflection comes from Jason Mankey and Mike Stygal. Jason was a Christian, but became increasingly disillusioned with right wing politics and intolerant attitudes, and so began to explore paganism. But despite this, he maintained hi...

Interfaith Easter: Paul Beaumont - An Atheist Easter (NS20)

23 Feb 2015
18:18

For our sixth Easter reflection we've asked Paul Beaumont to mull over what Easter means for someone who has lost their faith. Paul was a committed evangelical Christian for 25 years, but when he began to be honest about his lack of spiritual...

Interfaith Easter: Jay Lakhani - A Hindu Easter (NS19)

22 Feb 2015
08:06

Our latest Interfaith Easter reflection comes from Jay Lakhani. Jay is head of the Hindu Academy in London and Education Director for the UK Hindu Council. Oh, and he's a theoretical physicist! So sit back and enjoy an Easter reflection from a Hindu....

Interfaith Easter: Robert Cohen - A Jewish Easter (NS18)

21 Feb 2015
16:18

Our interfaith Easter series continues with Robert Cohen. Robert is a Jew, but one who is married to an Anglican Minister. This combined with the fact he lives in one of the least Jewish counties of England puts him very much on the margins. Needless...

Interfaith Easter: Michael Merrifield - An Astronomer's Easter (NS17)

20 Feb 2015
14:48

We took a bit of a chance with this one. We asked a secular scientist if they could find a link between their scientific discipline and the themes of Easter. Prof. Michael Merrifield had a crack at it, and found some sweet connections between his...

Interfaith Easter: Omid Safi - An Islamic Easter (NS16)

19 Feb 2015
15:46

Second up in our Interfaith Easter series is Omid Safi. Omid is the Director of the Islamic Studies Centre, at Duke University. So if you're interested in what a Muslim makes of Easter, you've come to the right place, as Omid gives us a fascinating.....

Interfaith Easter: Mark Vernon - An Agnostic Easter (NS15)

18 Feb 2015
10:01

This year we're bringing you an Easter reflection, with a twist. Rather than asking Christians to reflect on their own festival, we thought it'd be more interesting to ask people from other faiths and none to reflect on the symbolism of Easter. We're...

Dave Tomlinson - How to Be a Bad Christian (N89)

11 Feb 2015
01:10:43

Dave Tomlinson is effortlessly interesting and seems to effortlessly attract interesting people. He mentors the leaders of the now global atheist church, he took the funerals of two of the countries most notorious criminals, and his church is so cool...

Wendy VanderWal Gritter - Same-Sex Relationships (and How to Lovingly Disagree) (N88)

22 Jan 2015
57:19

Wendy is passionate about creating 'generous spaces' in churches, where people with different understanding of sexuality can meet together without judgment, listen to each others stories and to seek Jesus together. Sounds great! But is it realistic?....

Ian Adams - Finding Stillness (NS14)

8 Jan 2015
12:11

2015 sees the resurrection of Nomad Spirituality! Nomad can be a bit cerebral, so we occasionally want to balance this with something a bit more experiential. Writer, poet and priest, Ian Adams, has stepped up and given us a meditation on...

Paul Kerensa - Christmas Special (N87)

25 Dec 2014
08:11

Just in case you're suffering withdrawal symptoms from our 12 Days of Christmas series, and are slumped listlessly in front of your now empty mp3 player, we've got one final Christmas treat for you. We asked standup comedian and BBC comedy...

13 Days of Christmas: Krista Tippett – Why I Don’t Do Christmas (NS13)

24 Dec 2014
07:49

And you thought we'd finished (so did we, actually!). This one, however, really is the great finale, and it's a corker. Krista Tippett has an award winning radio show, On Being, and was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Obama for...