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  • Louise Perry on why the Sexual Revolution let us down

    October 14, 2026 · 41 min

    The Sexual Revolution freed us from oppressive tradition right? Wrong, says Louise Perry. Louise Perry is a journalist who has written for many publications, including the New Statesman, the Daily Mail and is now a columnist at the Wall…

  • Those scars are my ministry: Suffering changes us. Even, perhaps, for good.

    September 30, 2026 · 40 min

    Loss forces us into barren places. But even there, something new can be born. When life takes a turn – when you’re diagnosed with a chronic illness, when things spiral out of our control – we're forced into some uncomfortable places…

  • Evil? Or Just Wrong? John Inazu’s vision for navigating difference

    September 16, 2026 · 35 min

    John Inazu joins Life & Faith to help us think about how we might live peacefully and productively alongside people with whom deep disagreement is inevitable. In increasingly, polarised times, the art of disagreeing well is one more of us…

  • Meat, marriage, music: modern ways into weird old books

    September 2, 2026 · 60 min

    A butcher, a wife, and a harpist walk into a Life & Faith episode. --- Distant from us in time, place, and culture, is there any way for a 21st-century person to truly access the world of ancient texts? Leviticus, Psalms, and Song of Songs…

  • City on a Hill? America’s 250 Year Experiment

    August 19, 2026 · 52 min

    As Americans celebrate 250 years since the birth of the USA, we ask what the American project has delivered and what its future might be? Life & Faith examines the 250th anniversary of the USA. What were the founding ideals? How much have…

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  • Schooled. Ralph Jackman’s Lessons from Youth Detention

    August 5, 2026 · 39 min

    Ralph Jackman left a successful career in sports broadcasting to become a teacher. He didn’t expect that choice to land him behind bars. Ralph had been a sports reporter for 25 years but felt he needed a change and in his early 50s trained…

  • Wine is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy

    July 22, 2026 · 33 min

    Meet winemakers and brothers(-in-law) Daniel and Theo, who make good wine and have thought deeply about why. What’s it like to win best in the world at the ‘wine Olympics’? Do you need a degree to make great wine, or will Google get you…

  • Richard Glover spent 26 years listening. Here's what he heard

    July 8, 2026 · 49 min

    Author, radio host and columnist Richard Glover talks to Life & Faith about his career, the joys of radio and why ordinary life is so special. Richard Glover was the host of ABC Radio Sydney’s drive program for 26 years, retiring from that…

  • How to choose well – and to live well – when we’re overwhelmed by choice, with Alan Noble

    June 24, 2026 · 59 min

    In a world where we are inundated with options, it feels as though everything rides on making the right choice. Enter decision paralysis. LONG From TikTok influencers to productivity bros, there’s no shortage of people today doling out…

  • The Last Dirty Word: ‘Dependence’

    June 10, 2026 · 38 min

    We think we’re fully human when we’re independent of other people. We couldn’t be more wrong, says Leah Libresco Sargeant. Is dependence taboo? We may be happy to lend a hand to others, but we probably squirm at the idea of asking for help…

  • The Second Act: the risk and reward of changing careers

    May 27, 2026 · 36 min

    Changing careers can be tough. Is it worth the risk? Shifting careers into something completely new, especially if you have been doing a job for a long time, can be a daunting prospect. But it can also be immensely rewarding. In this…

  • The AI Revolution and the Human Future

    May 13, 2026 · 44 min

    Philosopher Meghan Sullivan on why Christianity has a vital role to play in helping us maintain our humanity in the face of AI. With the AI revolution upon us we all face great uncertainty about the future and what this technology will…

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