Nomad Podcast

For more than 15 years Nomad Podcast has been hosting conversations with theologians, activists and contemplatives from across the Christian spectrum and beyond. Reflecting on our evangelical heritage we explore the possibilities of a more inclusive, generous and hopeful faith.

Miles Irving - Foraging and the Kindness of Creation (N252)

9 Jul 2021
01:42:04

Miles Irving has been foraging since childhood. Having journeyed through Pentecostalism, he returned to his first passion for wild foods, and began to discover that our relationship to what we eat bears deeply on our relationship to everything. In...

Bruce Greyson - Life After [Near] Death (N251)

23 Jun 2021
01:42:33

Many of us inherited a faith that had a lot to say about life after death. But as our faith shifted and evolved we were left increasingly unsure whether these beliefs had any basis in reality, or were just fairly tales. Well, it turns out science has...

Jemimah McAlpine - The Power of Embodiment (N250)

11 Jun 2021
01:19:58

In this episode Jemimah McAlpine talks about her transformative experience of dance and her thinking about the theological significance of dancing. She and David Blower discuss dualism and embodiment and how reconnecting with our bodies can lead to a...

Brian McLaren - Faith After Doubt (N249)

23 May 2021
01:39:34

It’s always a pleasure to have author, activist, and public theologian on Nomad. This time we talk with Brian about the vital role that doubt plays in our faith development. Brian breaks down the faith journey into four stages - simplicity,...

Samantha Lindo & David Blower - The Friendship of Music (N248)

10 May 2021
01:27:39

In this podcast, converses with musician, podcaster and activist on the subject of music: music as a wisened friend, music as a gatherer of people and radical energies, and music as a kind of prayer that can halt the Powers that Be, even just for a...

Damon Garcia - The God Who Liberates (N247)

21 Apr 2021
01:57:00

In this episode we speak with author of , . Damon talks to us about how he found meaning in the God of liberation theology after questioning his beliefs and leaving the faith he inherited. We explore the importance of embodiment and community in...

Ched Myers - Roll Like a River (N246)

3 Apr 2021
38:43

Ched Myers is a theologian, and author of the explosive . We asked Ched to reflect on the theology and ecology of rivers for this extended devotional podcast. He takes us on a journey down the Ventura river, where he lives in California, and goes on....

Gail Bradbrook - The Spirituality of Protest (N245)

23 Mar 2021
01:39:52

Before the October Rebellion of 2019, we interviewed Dr , co-founder of , for the Everybody Now podcast. However, the whole conversation was so utterly fascinating that we wanted to upload it in its entirety, especially at a time when...

Richard Rohr - The Cosmic Christ (N244)

10 Mar 2021
01:40:59

In this episode we talk about Jesus with Franciscan friar, founder of the and author of , Richard Rohr. Fr. Richard believes Jesus is the personification of God’s constant, unfolding work in the world. Consequently, he sees faith as being less...

Christiana Peterson - Awakened by Death (N243)

24 Feb 2021
01:46:28

We live in a death and grief averse culture. Aided by modern medicine and the funeral industry, we’ve created an ever-increasing distance between us and our mortality. So we ask author of Christiana Peterson what psychological and spiritual impact.....

Jennifer Kavanagh - The Quaker Way (N242)

10 Feb 2021
01:28:28

Having left behind the Anglican roots of her childhood, discovered the Society of Friends - better known as Quakerism - as an adult. We spoke to her about how to be a practical mystic, how to subvert hierarchies by being silent, how to be part of a....

Anna Robinson - Julian of Norwich (N241)

1 Feb 2021
26:51

Following on from our conversation with Matthew Fox, in this episode Anna Robinson leads us in a meditation that explores the spirituality of the remarkable 14th Century mystic Julian of Norwich. Anna gives us a short introduction to Julian and how.....

Matthew Fox: Julian of Norwich - Prophets, Pandemics & Patriarchy (N240)

25 Jan 2021
02:04:10

Matthew Fox is an American priest and spiritual theologian and an activist for gender and eco-justice. His work on creation spirituality and mysticism has given him the reputation of being one of the most challenging religious-spiritual teachers...

Adele Jarrett-Kerr - Revillaging (N239)

11 Jan 2021
02:09:30

is a writer and podcaster on compassionate living. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, she now lives in Cornwall where her family is unschooling and working on a small regenerative farm. We talk to her about her journey towards counter-cultural...

Eve Pitts - A Messy Christmas (N238)

22 Dec 2020
32:07

Merry Christmas, beloved listeners!  In this episode we hear from Revd Canon Eve Pitts. Having missed Christmas in their church last year, due to repairs, the residents of Birchfield were looking forward carols and candles in their building. But...

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