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• Carmen Acevedo Butcher - Love Beyond Certainty (N377)

  September 25, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

  For many of us, faith was handed to us as certainty: right beliefs, right answers, and a God who could be clearly defined, defended and explained. But what happens when certainty begins to fall away? In this conversation, Carmen Acevedo…

• Pádraig Ó Tuama – Desire, Anger and Becoming Almost New (N376)

  September 11, 2026 · 1 hr 30 min

  Pádraig Ó Tuama returns to Nomad for a conversation about the stories we inherit, the desires we’re taught to mistrust, and what happens when religious language gets tangled up with shame. We talk about scripture, poetry, anger…

• Bart Ehrman – Are We All Followers of Jesus? (N375)

  August 24, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

  In this conversation, bestselling historian Bart Ehrman argues that ideas we now take for granted—caring for strangers, helping those in need and expanding our moral concern beyond family and tribe—were anything but obvious in the ancient…

• Shannon Kearns – Improvising Manhood (N374)

  August 10, 2026 · 1 hr 33 min

  What does it mean to become a man? And who teaches us how? In this episode, Tim is joined by author Shannon Kearns to explore the stories, expectations and assumptions that shape masculinity. Drawing on his experience as a trans man…

• Swami Padmanabha – Truth, Tradition and the Courage to Question (N373)

  July 24, 2026 · 1 hr 30 min

  How do you hold onto a spiritual tradition after being deeply disappointed by the people who represent it? That's a question Swami Padmanabha — a Hindu monk, teacher and author of Evolution in Divine Love — has had to wrestle with more…

• Marissa Burt - The Myth of Good Christian Parenting (N372)

  July 10, 2026 · 1 hr 50 min

  For many Christian parents, the message was simple: if you follow the biblical formula, your children will grow into faithful, flourishing adults. But what if those promises were never true? In this episode, Tim speaks with Marissa Burt…

• Tina Schermer Sellers - Sex, Shame & Learning to Trust Our Bodies Again (N371)

  June 23, 2026 · 1 hr 39 min

  In this episode, Tim talks with sex therapist and author Tina Schermer Sellers about the hidden legacy of religious sexual shame and the impact it can have on our relationships, our spirituality, and our sense of self. Drawing on decades…

• Abi Millar - Meaning, Mystery and Spirituality After Faith (N370)

  June 8, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

  Abi Millar grew up in a charismatic evangelical church where faith once felt vivid, immediate and full of certainty. But as questions about science, belief, heaven and hell began to press in, that certainty slowly unravelled. In this…