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The God Cast with Fr Alex Frost and Guests.
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Dr. Helen-Ann Hartley is a British Anglican bishop, Lord Spiritual, and academic. She has held several significant positions within the Church of England. Here are some key points about her:
Bishop of Newcastle: Since 2023, Dr. Hartley has served as the Bishop of Newcastle in the Church of England. Her inauguration took place at Newcastle Cathedral on April 22,
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Phoebe Smith (Wander Woman) - 'Wayfarer' - The God Cast Interview
Alex Frost is the vicar of St Matthew's Church in Burnley, host of the God Cast and author of 'Our Daily Bread, Argos To The Altar A Priest Story' order here https://www.brownsbfs.co.uk/Product/Frost-Father-Alex/Our-daily-bread---from-Argos-to-the-altar/9780008556556 Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrost Phoebe Smith is an adventurer and multi-award-winning travel writer (most recently Sustainable Travel Article of the Year: Travel Media Awards 2023), photographer, presenter and broadcaster (specialising in adventure, sustainable travel, walking, family adventure and wildlife conservation). She has presented segments on TV including BBC Countryfile, BBC Breakfast, C5 Saturday Live, ITV’s Britain’s Best Walks and BBC Breakfast. She is Sleep Storyteller-in-Residence at Calm where her stories have been listened to over 30 million times and been narrated by Stephen Fry, Joanna Lumley, Cillian Murphy, Jerome Flynn, Bindi Irwin and Danai Gurira to name a few. She is also the author of 10 books with her next one – Wayfarer: Love, Loss and Life on Britain’s Ancient Paths – out in March 2024 with Harper Collins. She is also the co-founder of the #WeTwo Foundation, a charity that empowers underprivileged young people through carbon negative expeditions.
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Christian Aid CEO - Patrick Watt - The God Cast Interview
Alex Frost is the vicar of St Matthew's Church in Burnley, host of the God Cast and author of 'Our Daily Bread, Argos To The Altar A Priest Story' order here https://www.brownsbfs.co.uk/Product/F... Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrost Patrick Watt is the Chief Executive Officer for Christian Aid. Prior to this, he was Policy and Campaigns Director, responsible for leading Christian Aid’s influencing, mobilisation, and research and evidence in the UK and internationally, on issues of economic, environmental and social justice. The Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns department works with Christian Aid supporters and partners, to create public pressure for political change, shape policy, and create platforms where people in poverty are listened to and can claim their rights. Patrick has widespread experience of working in development and humanitarian organisations, including Oxfam, ActionAid and Save the Children, on education, global health, aid policy, and debt and trade. He has engaged extensively with the UN, EU, and African Union, as well as with UK government and parliament. He is committed to Christian Aid’s strategy of using prophetic voice to confront injustice, and of working with churches to achieve lasting change. He has degrees in Theology, from the University of Cambridge, and in Development Studies from the London School of Economics. He is married, and has three children.
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Burnley Football Club legend - Graham Branch - The God Cast Interview.
Alex Frost is the vicar of St Matthew's Church in Burnley, host of the God Cast and author of 'Our Daily Bread, Argos To The Altar A Priest Story' order here https://www.brownsbfs.co.uk/Product/F... Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrost Branch was born in Liverpool, England. A childhood Liverpool fan, he started his footballing career across the River Mersey with Heswall[2] and then Tranmere Rovers. Having made 109 appearances for them, with loan deals at Bury and Wigan Athletic along the way, he was released on a free transfer to Stockport County for the beginning of the 1998–99 season, and quickly arrived at Burnley in January 1999, signed by the colourful manager Stan Ternent, following a falling-out with then Stockport manager, Gary Megson. Once described by Ternent as a Premiership-standard player, his inability to hold down a regular position either as a left-winger, left-sided or central defender, or striker, saw him never play there. He played more than 200 games for the club. His unpopularity with some supporters was balanced with him becoming something of a cult figure, earning him regular chants of "Graham di Branchio," (in reference to the football chant given to Italian footballer Paolo Di Canio), in an effort to boost his confidence and let his more prominent abilities such as pace and height come to the fore.
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Church of England Bishop - Dr Helen Ann Hartley Bishop of Newcastle - The God Cast Interview.
Alex Frost is the vicar of St Matthew's Church in Burnley, host of the God Cast and author of 'Our Daily Bread, Argos To The Altar A Priest Story' order here https://www.brownsbfs.co.uk/Product/F... Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrost Dr. Helen-Ann Hartley is a British Anglican bishop, Lord Spiritual, and academic. She has held several significant positions within the Church of England. Here are some key points about her: Bishop of Newcastle: Since 2023, Dr. Hartley has served as the Bishop of Newcastle in the Church of England. Her inauguration took place at Newcastle Cathedral on April 22, 20231. Previous Roles: Bishop of Waikato (New Zealand): From 2014 to 2017, she served as the Bishop of Waikato in New Zealand’s North Island. Area Bishop of Ripon (Diocese of Leeds): From 2018 to 2023, she held the position of area Bishop of Ripon in the Diocese of Leeds. Historical Milestones: Dr. Hartley was the first woman to have trained as a priest in the Church of England and join the episcopate. She became the third woman to become a bishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and Polynesia. Early Life and Education: Born as Helen-Ann Francis on May 28, 1973, in Edinburgh, Scotland, she spent her childhood in Sunderland, England. Her father was a Church of Scotland minister, but the family later moved to Anglicanism. She studied theology at various universities, including the University of St Andrews, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the University of Oxford, where she earned her Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in 20052. Academic Contributions: Her DPhil thesis focused on the portrayal of manual labor in Judaism and Early Christianity. The title of her thesis was: "We worked night and day that we might not burden any of you (1 Thessalonians 2:9): aspects of the portrayal of work in the Letters of Paul, late Second Temple Judaism, the Græco-Roman world, and early Christianity"2. Dr. Helen-Ann Hartley’s journey has been marked by significant achievements and contributions to the Anglican Church. As the Bishop of Newcastle, she continues to play a vital role in the spiritual leadership of her diocese
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Blackburn Rovers legend Simon Garner chatting to a Burnley fan, Priest and ex Ref
Simon Garner is a legend at Blackburn Rovers and a popular figure at West Bromwich Albion and Wycombe Wanderers. Two decades after the release of There’s Only One Simon Garner, Blackburn’s all-time top scorer is back with another fascinating insight into the life of a footballer. With more stories, new insights and contributions from former players and managers including Kenny Dalglish, Ossie Ardiles, Martin O’Neill, Mike Newell and Mark Atkins, Garner: One Last Shot is essential reading for football supporters of all age. Produced with Dan Clough and Ian Slater
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Depeche Mode Tribute Band - The Devout - The God Cast Interview
A must see for every DM fan. 🩶 These guys are amazing! 🔥🔥🔥 Set list, stage set up, visuals, performance, music and vocals - will blow you away. Also, lovely people to talk to. 😊 You just can't get enough! I’ve seen Depeche Mode live 3 times. Last night was the first time for me seeing The Devout. They were amazing; ‘Dave’ had the voice, the mannerisms. They all had the passion. The stage set up emulated what DM do live. Despite a lack lustre audience, they got everyone up dancing by the end. I got goosebumps with Stripped & In Your Room. A must see for any fan! First time for me, massive Depeche Mode fan. I was blown away how good The Devout were at 1865 in Southampton. the music was bang on the money and all vocals were spot on. the lads put on a great show. if you're a Depeche Mode fan you need to see these guys. top class
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How to get Published in 2024 with Author Fr Alex Frost
ORDER ALEX'S BOOK HERE https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/ou... ABOUT ALEX Stand-up-comedian turned priest’s tale of generosity and compassion to HarperNorth HarperCollins today announce the acquisition of Our Daily Bread: From Argos to the Altar – a Priest’s Story by Father Alex Frost. Jonathan de Peyer, senior commissioning editor, acquired World All Languages rights from Jane Graham-Maw of Graham Maw Christie for HarperNorth. The book will publish in hardback, ebook and audio in October 2022, with a foreword from fellow son of Burnley Alastair Campbell. Our Daily Bread is a warmly funny, intensely moving and personal account of the lives of an urban parish priest and his parishioners. De Peyer said: ‘Father Alex has written a wonderful book that reminds us of the bonds that can be forged between people in adversity. Unpretentious, faithful to the stories of those whose lives Alex has touched, funny, and above all timely, Our Daily Bread is a salve in this time of acute crisis.’ Father Alex Frost found his calling while running an Argos store in his native Burnley, moonlighting as a stand-up comedian. Once he became a priest, he quickly realised his 17,000 parishioners were in dire need of help. And so it was that during Covid he found himself running a food bank from a car park, helping the desperate amid his flock as the pandemic raged. Fr Alex’s down-to-earth style of ministry has struck a chord with people of all faiths, cultures and class, and amid the tragedy, addiction, illness and neglect, there also lies hope, joy and comedy. Our Daily Bread is about the lives of the characters that cross the threshold of any church. Through them it shows the continued service of the church for the poor and the marginalised. Frost said: ‘It’s such an honour to give a voice to some incredible people living through these tough times. It’s my wish that the book is read by anyone concerned with the effects of the pandemic and the cost of living crisis upon Britain’s poorest, and I truly hope it helps change things for the better. HarperNorth feels like a natural home with its mission to bring books from the North to the world.’The God Cast with Fr Alex Frost
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Church Urban Fund CEO - Bishop Rob Wickham
About Bishop Rob Before his appointment as Chief Executive of CUF, Robert Wickham served as the Bishop of Edmonton since September 2015. He was a Curate in the Parish Church of Willesden, a Team Vicar in the Parish of Old St Pancras, with a particular responsibility for St Mary’s Somers Town, and then for nine years as Rector of St John at Hackney, latterly becoming Area Dean of Hackney. Rob grew up in suburban Surrey, and attended Hampton School. He then went to University in Durham, where he studied geography, especially urban regeneration, and perceptual geography. He then studied for ordination at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. Since ordination Rob has completed an MA in Theology, Politics and Faith Based organisations from King's College. His thesis, now published, was based upon the political theology of Joshua Watson, the great Church Schools pioneer from the eighteenth century. In addition, a period of study leave led Rob to write a theological thesis on the creative use of church buildings. Indeed, whilst Rector of Hackney, the Church of St John at Hackney was reordered so that most aspects of Hackney life could be experienced, from concerts by Coldplay, Gary Barlow and Emilie Sande, jobs fairs, credit unions, to the most used knife amnesty bin in London. The reordering led to a reordering of its relationship with the local community, which became so needed in the aftermath of the disturbances in 2011.
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Maxine Kwok - (London Symphony Orchestra) The God Cast Interview
Maxine began her professional orchestral career touring with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and the Academy of St. Martins-in-the-fields whilst still a first year student at the Royal Academy of Music. She successfully auditioned for a place on the London Symphony Orchestra string experience scheme whilst at the RAM and became a permanent member of the 1st violins in 2001 after graduating with an ARAM and a 1st class honours degree.
Maxine’s career with the LSO has taken her to countless countries across the globe including tours across Asia, South America and frequent trips to Europe. The orchestra perform up to 150 concerts a year at their home in the Barbican Centre and abroad.
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Burnley York City, Bury footballer, currently with Notts Forest, Chris Brass The God Cast Interview.
Chris Brass (born 24 July 1975) is an English manager and former professional footballer, he who works in a senior recruitment role at Premier League club Nottingham Forest in a role across The Academy and First Team.[3] As a player, he was a defender in the Football League for Burnley, Torquay United, Halifax Town, York City and Bury. He also played non-league football for Harrogate Town, Southport and Hyde United. Between 2003 and 2004 at the age of 27 he was player/manager of York, he wouldn't return to management until 12 years later when he returned to Bury as manager. He has also worked on the coaching staff at Scunthorpe United, Torquay United and Wigan Athletic. Career Early career Born in Easington, County Durham, Brass began his career as a schoolboy at Ipswich Town before progressing through the youth system at Burnley as a trainee,[1] where he turned professional on 8 July 1993.[2] Burnley In 1994, Brass captained the Burnley A team as it won the Lancashire League. In need of first team experience, he joined Torquay United on loan in October 1994, playing seven league games in a two-month loan spell. Brass returned to Burnley, making his debut for them as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat away to Portsmouth, in January 1995. The following season, he again struggled to claim a regular place, but in the 1996–97 season established himself in the centre of the Burnley defence, and remained there for the next three seasons, though occasionally played out of position by manager Chris Waddle. By March 1998, such was the turmoil that the Clarets found themselves in, Brass was their longest serving player, and still only 22 years old. In that summer, Stan Ternent replaced Waddle, and made Brass captain, but the latter struggled to keep his form and found himself in the reserves. In the summer of 1999, Burnley signed Mitchell Thomas, resulting in Brass playing only occasionally for the first team. He went on a one-month loan to Halifax Town in September 2000, with the first of his six league games being a win against Torquay. After the loan was up, Halifax could not afford to sign him and he returned to the Burnley reserves, before joining York City on a free transfer in March 2001.[citation needed][4] He had played 134 league games for Burnley, scoring once, ironically against York City.[5]
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Craig Heap Gold Medal Winning Gymnast - The God Cast Interview
Craig Heap OLY born 10 July 1973 is a retired Commonwealth Games Gold medal winning gymnast, who has represented England over 100 times in various international gymnastic competitions,[2] including at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He has been the English and British champion, as well as the Captain on many occasions. He was born in Burnley, Lancashire
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James Esses - The God Cast Interview
James Esses is a commentator, writer and advocate on the impact of ideology on society. He frequently appears on television, including on GB News and TalkTV, and writes for a number of publications, including the Mail, Telegraph, Spectator, Spiked and Critic. James is the co-founder of ‘Thoughtful Therapists’, a group working to challenge the ideological capture of the mental health professions. He is currently taking high-profile legal action against the largest therapeutic regulatory body in the UK, after being expelled from his Masters’ degree for speaking out about gender ideology and its impact on child safeguarding. His Crowdjustice page can be found here. Coverage of his case can be found in the Daily Mail, the Times and the Telegraph. Prior to this, James was a Criminal Barrister and spent many years specialising in crime and criminal justice in the public sector, including tackling child sexual abuse and exploitation.
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Richard Burgon MP - The God Cast Interview
Richard Burgon (born 19 September 1980) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds East since 2015. Burgon served as Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor in the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn from 2016 to 2020. Burgon read English Literature at St John's College, Cambridge, where he was chairman of the Cambridge University Labour Club. After working as an employment lawyer, he was elected as the MP for Leeds East at the 2015 general election. Burgon was appointed as Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury (City Minister) in September 2015 by new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Burgon was promoted to Shadow Justice Secretary in June 2016 following the organised mass resignations in protest against the leadership of Corbyn. He was a candidate in the 2020 Labour Party deputy leadership election. He was dismissed from the Shadow Cabinet in April 2020 after Keir Starmer became Labour Leader. As of March 2021, he was Vice President of Labour CND, a group open to all Labour Party members who are also members of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
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Boff Whalley - Talking - Chumbawamba - Tubthumping - Burnley - Politics and Faith - The God Cast
Keep up to date with Boff via his website here https://boffwhalley.com/ Allan Mark "Boff" Whalley is an English musician and writer. Formerly the lead guitarist for the anarcho-punk and folk band Chumbawamba, he is now a playwright and the founder of Commoners Choir who released their first album in March 2017. Early life and education Whalley was born Allan Mark Whalley in 1961 in Burnley, Lancashire. Before joining Chumbawamba he attended Art College in Maidstone and worked in a supermarket and as a postman. His parents were both primary school teachers. He has a sister named Annie. Career Together with his fellow members of Chimp Eats Banana, Midge (Michael Hartley) and Danbert Nobacon, Whalley moved from Burnley to Leeds in 1981, and studied at the University of Leeds. He dropped out after a year before moving into the South View House squat in Armley. It was at this squat that he was part of an Anarchist collective that later became the band Chumbawamba. Chumbawamba was a hardcore punk band in the style of DC punk, or LA punk. In 1984, when the British coal mining industry was privatised by Margaret Thatcher's government and the National Union of Mineworkers began protesting, Chumbawamba became even more politically active in equal rights and labour rights. Whalley became a guitarist despite describing himself as being of "limited ability". He continued to play guitar and sing while doing a series of other jobs such as shopworker, newspaper delivery man, typesetter, and cartoonist. In 2013, Whalley wrote a musical drama "Wrong 'Un" which was performed in Norwich. It was based on the life of suffragette Grace Marcon. Fell running Beyond his musical career, Whalley has been prominent in the fell running scene, particularly in West Yorkshire, running at a relatively high standard. Touring and recording commitments have influenced the extent to which he has been able to pursue this activity. He was instrumental in the production of the Fellternative fell running fanzine in the early 1990s. photo credit Kyla Goody Whalley recorded a song called "Stud Marks on the Summits", inspired by a chance meeting with legendary fell runner Bill Smith. Whalley took up fell running as a result. He was paraphrased as having said Smith "encapsulated the ethos of the sport – its emphasis on self-reliance and nature and its history."
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The Ordinary Office host Dave Lucas - The God Cast Interview
The ordinary Office is an online worships space for the spiritually exiled and disenfranchised.
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Scott Kyle - Outlander - Kajaki - Singin' I'm No A Billy He's A Tim - The Angels' Share
Scott is currently reprising his role as Rangers fan 'Billy' in NLP Theatre Company’s 20th Anniversary Tour of 'Singin’ I’m No A Billy, He’s A Tim' by Des Dillon. In 2010 Scott won the coveted 'Stage Award for acting excellence' for his portrayal of Rangers daft Billy at the Edinburgh International Festival. Kyle's first professional role was in 2006's PondLife, a film from director Sean Wilkie, which chronicled the life of student filmmakers on their last day of school.[4] While still in college, Kyle starred in writer Stephen Greenhorn's play Passing Places, which he both produced and took on tour throughout Scotland.He went on to feature as Romeo in director Laura Pasetti's production of Shakespeare's tragedy at the Charioteer Theatre, and in Sandwich (2009), a short film centering on a retired mobster and a current crime lord. The film was transitioned into an internet series on YouTube entitled The Crews (2011), which eventually screened on STV in Scotland.[9] In 2010, Kyle's had a starring role in Des Dillon's play Singin' I'm No A Billy He's A Tim, which focused on the rivalry between Old Firm (Rangers and Celtic) football fans.[10] The play, which was produced by Kyle's company NLP (No limit People), premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where Kyle received the 2010 Stage Awards Best Actor Award for his role, before touring throughout Scotland and Ireland. In addition to the play, Kyle ran anti-sectarian workshops based upon its message at schools and youth groups in and around Glasgow. Later that year he starred opposite Coronation Street's Charlie Lawson in NLP's stage production of author Des Dillon's comedic play Blue Hen. Director Ken Loach's 2012 comedy The Angel's Share, a film revolving around Glaswegians who discover whisky, saw Kyle feature as Clancy in his first film role. That same year, he starred in director Laura Passetti's play Fleeto, about a young man who joins a gang after his best friend is stabbed, and director Rachel O’Riordan’s Cold Turkey At Nana’s, which focuses on heroin addiction. He would return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2013 in the title role of the Finnish play Bad Boy Eddie. From there he would star in director Paul Katis' 2014 feature film Kajaki (aka Kilo Two Bravo), where he portrayed real life soldier Corporal Stu Pearson in the story of a small unit of British soldiers positioned near the Kajaki Dam in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan during Operation Herrick in 2006.That same years saw Kyle's first radio production, BBC Radio Scotland's 2014 psychological thriller The Dead of Fenwick Moor, where he portrayed Stevie Caffrey.2015 saw Kyle return to stage productions in Loranga, an adaptation of Barbaro Lindgren's book Loranga Masarun och Dartanjang.Transcript
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Trey Hall - Radio 2 Pause For Thought - Director of Evangelism & Growth GB Methodist Church
ey Hall, Director of Evangelism and Growth
Trey Hall is a Methodist pioneer, church planting strategist, and evangelist. Since 2000 he has established and led churches in the United Kingdom and the United States, served as Mission Advisor for the Birmingham District of the Methodist Church in Britain, and coached scores of practitioners renewing inherited forms of church or launching fresh expressions of church.
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Rosie Wright Presenter of "Early Morning Breakfast" on Times Radio every weekday from 5am.
Rosie is a presenter and broadcast journalist currently found presenting "Early Morning Breakfast" on Times Radio every weekday from 5am. Rosie is best known as the anchor of rolling international news programme "Good Morning Europe" on Euronews, covering the continent’s news agenda, European elections, interviewing Prime ministers and Presidents and closely following impact of the pandemic on Europeans. On return to the UK, Rosie was part of the launch team for GB News hosting The Great British Breakfast alongside Simon McCoy. An experienced correspondent, reporter and bulletin presenter, Rosie is a multi award-winning broadcaster with over 5000 hours of national live speech broadcasting experience. Rosie has presented across BBC and commercial radio stations including, Euronews, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, Love Sport Radio and Premier Ra
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Ian Mcnabb - The Icicle Works front man and Solo artist.The God Cast Interview.
The Icicle Works (also known as Icicle Works in the United States are an English alternative rock band, named after the 1960 short story "The Day the Icicle Works Closed" by science fiction author Frederik Pohl. They had a top 20 UK hit with "Love Is a Wonderful Colour" (1983). In the US and Canada, they had one top 40 hit, the 1984 single "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)". Consisting of singer/guitarist/keyboardist/songwriter Ian McNabb, drummer Chris Sharrock, and bassist Chris Layhe, the band released four albums from 1984 to 1988. The original band broke up in 1989, but McNabb has continued to perform under the Icicle Works name with various replacement members; this revised Icicle Works line-up still plays sporadic live dates After having been a solo act for 15 years, in 2006 McNabb reactivated The Icicle Works name for a series of six UK concerts in October of that year. This version of the band consisted of McNabb, former 'second-generation' Icicle Works bassist Roy Corkill, and two new members: keyboard player Richard Naiff and ex-Dodgy drummer Mathew Priest, both of McNabb's long-time solo touring band. Original drummer Chris Sharrock had been invited to play with the revived group, but declined to participate. That same year, the Icicle Works' self-titled debut album was reissued as both a 2-CD and limited edition 3-CD set, each featuring a wealth of bonus tracks and radio sessions. The Icicle Works appeared at GuilFest 2007 and played a nine-date UK tour in December 2007. McNabb and company played two free shows as 'The Icicle Works' in Liverpool in January 2008. Later in 2008, a compilation of unreleased early Icicle Works tracks and demos called Lost Icicles, Volume 1 was issued as a digital-only release. Lost Icicles, Volume 2, a recording of a live show from 1984, was issued as a digital-only release around the same time. McNabb continued to play gigs as a solo artist throughout 2009 and 2010. In 2009, the band's fifth album Permanent Damage was reissued in a 2-CD set with bonus tracks. Over the next two years, the band's three remaining studio albums were reissued in deluxe 2-CD and 3-CD sets, all featuring numerous bonus tracks. After a three-year hiatus from performing, the McNabb/Corkhill/Naiff/Priest line-up played a series of 30th Anniversary gigs as The Icicle Works in 2011. In an unrelated event, on 11 August of that year, original Icicle Works member Chris Layhe joined Ian McNabb onstage at a McNabb solo gig. The duo performed 3 Icicle Works songs and one cover song by The Clash. It was the first time McNabb and Layhe had performed together in 23 years. While McNabb continues to perform, record and release new material as a solo artist, The Icicle Works typically continue to play a handful of UK shows every year or two.
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Paul Karensa - Co Writer 'Miranda' 'Not Going Out' and Radio 2 Pause For Thought.
Regular on Radio 2 Breakfast Show with his Pause For Thought, as well as presenting his own show on BBC Sussex and BBC Surrey, Paul is a writer, broadcaster, comedian and author. Winner of the BBC Radio Entertainment Contract Writer Bursary, Paul continues to write and script-edit for many TV comedies. His writing won a British Comedy Award for BBC’s Miranda, as well as a Royal Television Society Award and the Rose d’Or award for Lee Mack’s sitcom Not Going Out, for which Paul has written on over 60 episodes over the past decade. Paul worked closely with Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc on the revamped Top Gear for BBC2, as well as on Channel 4’s revival of the cult show TFI Friday. On Radio 4, Paul’s written for Dead Ringers, The Now Show and The News Quiz. Paul’s books include So a Comedian Walks Into a Church, which The Independent rated one of their top eight books for Christmas that year, plus the Amazon Top 100 Bestseller Hark! The Biography of Christmas, as well as a range of children’s books. Paul won the ITV Take the Mike Award and regularly gigs all over the UK as a stand-up. Venues include; Comedy Store, Jongleurs, Highlight, Glee Club, Komedia and various corporate events, where throughout he’s known as one of the few clean, accessible, funny comedians. He has supported Milton Jones and Men in Coats on their national tours, as well as taking many shows to the Edinburgh Fringe. He’s a regular columnist for various publications, and has recently written his third play, Three Wise Men. “Ingenious” Evening Standard. “As effortless a writer as he is a performer.” The Stage
![Prospective 2024 Labour Party candidate for Burnley at the next General Election Oliver Ryan.](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/10195066/10195066-1706892059063-6b7e91674c242.jpg)
Prospective 2024 Labour Party candidate for Burnley at the next General Election Oliver Ryan.
Oliver Ryan A Lancashire man who grew up near Oldham/Ashton-Under-Lyne, Oliver lives locally in Burnley and works in Bury. The eldest of four, Oliver was born in the 1990s under a Tory Government, to a single Mum with long-term health needs. Money was tight and public services were critical, but things got better under the Labour Government of 1997-2010. The massive investment that Government made in our town, our housing, our schools, our services and most of all in our people – that’s what inspired Oliver to go into politics. Oliver says: “It breaks my heart to see what’s happened to Britain. We’re weaker, a lot poorer, more divided and more depressed about our future than we were in 2010. I fundamentally believe every young person deserves the chance to thrive, and reach their full potential. A baby born in Burnley deserves the same chances as a baby born in A Lancashire man who grew up near Oldham/Ashton-Under-Lyne, Oliver lives locally in Burnley and works in Bury. The eldest of four, Oliver was born in the 1990s under a Tory Government, to a single Mum with long-term health needs. Money was tight and public services were critical, but things got better under the Labour Government of 1997-2010. The massive investment that Government made in our town, our housing, our schools, our services and most of all in our people – that’s what inspired Oliver to go into politics.
![Figen Murray OBE - Mother of Martyn Hett, killed in the Manchester Arena Bombing in 2017](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/10195066/10195066-1706892059063-6b7e91674c242.jpg)
Figen Murray OBE - Mother of Martyn Hett, killed in the Manchester Arena Bombing in 2017
Figen was born in Istanbul and moved to Germany at the age of two in 1963. Twenty years later, she moved to the UK for a new adventure.
Now, a mother of five children and grandmother to five boys, she resides in a peaceful part of south Manchester with husband of 30 years and counting, Stuart.
For over 23 years, Figen worked as a counsellor, a life coach and offered clinical supervision to other counsellors too. She has always had a passion for listening to other people's troubles - helping them get back on track to lead happier, healthier lives is a role she finds both challenging and rewarding.
Following the decision to no longer continue her work as a counsellor, Figen is now committed to promoting peace, kindness and tolerance in Martyn’s memory, whilst also working towards tangible changes that can help to ensure no other family has to go through what hers did.
Figen started knitting bears a couple of years before Martyn died. She originally started knitting to look after her own mental health when she developed hearing loss on one side - it helped to keep her mind occupied and prevent her slipping into depression. Martyn helped boost recognition of her bears in 2016 when tweets about the teddies went viral on social media. Her online Depop shop, "Imperfect Hearts", sells knitted bears with anxiety, OCD, schizophrenia and sometimes just mundane day-to-day issues that her customers can relate to. When we grow up, we often forget how to play, so Figen believes every adult should own a teddy bear to bring an element of playfulness back into our lives and help put issues into perspective. She has now sold hundreds of them, which have made their way across the world. Her book “Bears Have Issues Too” helps to shine a light on the mental health of adults through her professional knowledge as a counsellor and her more personal, lived experience. In 2017 she created Jordan Bear in Martyn’s memory and set up a Facebook page dedicated to his travels across the world.
Figen is the force behind Martyn's Law, a legislation which will require venues with a capacity of 100+ to improve security against the threat of terrorism, train their staff with free online training provided by the government, and one that requires all venues have a counter-terrorism plan in place. This began in early 2019 in Figen’s kicthen as an online petition which received over 23,000 signatures. Since then, Figen has been working with a team of co-campaigners and meeting government officials and ministers regularly to formulate how her vision would be put into practice and implemented as law.
During this time, Figen also completed a Master’s Degree in counter-terrorism which helped her to gain a sound knowledge base on what exactly was needed out of this legislation in order for it to work best. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Salford University in 2022, and additionally made a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM).
In recognition for her efforts within the security industry, Figen was awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award at the 2020 Counter Terror Awards. She is also a member of the Senior Leadership team at TINYg.
Her biggest and most proud achievement so far is being awarded an OBE in the 2022 New Year's Honours List. Whilst none of the work she does is done with the intent of self-gain, receiving her OBE made Figen aware that the work she does is being both noticed and valued, which is humbling and gives her the motivation to continue.
![The God Cast Show Case looking back at 2023](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/10195066/10195066-1706892059063-6b7e91674c242.jpg)
The God Cast Show Case looking back at 2023
Happy New Everyone.
Here is a link to The God Cast show case and just some of the many brilliant guests who have appeared in 2023
![Helen Joyce - The God Cast interview](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/10195066/10195066-1706892059063-6b7e91674c242.jpg)
Helen Joyce - The God Cast interview
Helen Joyce is an Irish journalist and critic of the transgender rights movement. She studied as a mathematician and worked in academia before becoming a journalist. Joyce began working for The Economist as education correspondent for its Britain section in 2005 and has since held several senior positions, including finance editor and international editor. She published her book Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality in 2021. About Helen I’m a journalist: between 2005 and 2022 I was a staff writer for The Economist, where I held a variety of jobs including education editor, Brazil correspondent (based in São Paulo), International editor, Finance editor and Britain editor. I’m also an author: my first book, “Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality”, was published by OneWorld in July 2021. It was reissued in 2023 under a new title: “Trans: Gender Identity and the New Battle for Women’s Rights”. And I’m a feminist campaigner: in early 2022 I took a leave of absence from The Economist to work with start-up human-rights organisation Sex Matters, which campaigns for clarity about the two sexes, male and female, in law and in life. In early 2023 I decided to continue with my campaigning work rather than return to The Economist. “Trans” was an immediate bestseller and named by the Times, Spectator and Observer as one of their books of 2021. The paperback came out on May 5th 2022. It includes an entirely new foreword and afterword. An audiobook edition is also available, read by me. If you’d like to commission me to write for you, or to speak at an event, drop me a line on hjoycegender@gmail.com. If you want to contact me regarding my work at Sex Matters, best to use this form on the organisation’s website. For queries about my book, including to do with translation or syndication, please contact my wonderful agent, Caroline Hardman of Hardman and Swainson.
![Chine McDonald - The God Cast Interview](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/10195066/10195066-1706892059063-6b7e91674c242.jpg)
Chine McDonald - The God Cast Interview
ABOUT FR ALEX
Father Alex Frost was not always a man of the cloth. He found his calling while running an Argos store in his native Burnley, moonlighting as a stand-up comedian and die-hard fan of The Clarets and Depeche Mode.
But having achieved his profession, Fr Alex quickly recognised the 17,000 inhabitants of his new parish were in dire need of help. Burnley is typical of many towns across Britain: a place of run-down council estates, severe poverty litter, crime and drugs, but also a place where the sacred sits alongside the secular in an intimate and personal way. And so it was that he found himself running a food bank from a car park, helping the desperate amid his flock as the pandemic raged.
Fr Alex’s down-to-earth style of ministry struck a chord with people of all faiths, cultures and class at a time when the divide between rich and poor is widening cataclysmic-ally. But amid the tragedy, addiction, appalling loss, illness and neglect, there also lies hope, joy and moments of comedy. Our Daily Bread is as much the story of the rich cast of characters that cross the threshold of any church as it is our vicar’s. Through them it shows the continued relevance of the church for those in peril: the poor and the marginalised.
This heartfelt and moving book seeks to give a voice to the voiceless, charting the tragedy and pain, humour and hope which are ever-present in his community. It is ultimately about modern poverty – and how we all can, and should, espouse Christian virtues of love, kindness, tolerance.
ABOUT CHINE I have loved seeing my words on the page since I got my first byline in the school magazine, aged six years old. Born in Nigeria, I moved to the UK at the age of four. I read theology & religious studies at Cambridge University before training as a newspaper journalist and over the years have written for several regional and national publications. I’m a regular contributor to BBC Religion & Ethics programmes, including Thought for the Day on Radio 4’s Today programme, the Daily Service, and Prayer for the Day. My first book ‘Am I Beautiful?’ – explored body image among women of faith. In my spare time, I sit on a number of charity boards, including Greenbelt Festival, Christians in Media and Christians Against Poverty; and regularly speak and write on issues of race and faith. I’m lucky enough to say my day job is also a dream job - I’m director of Theos, the religion and society think tank. Previously, I headed up community fundraising and public engagement at international development charity Christian Aid. I live in south-east London and am wife to Mark and mum to an energetic toddler. My second book God Is Not a White Man? was published by Hodder & Stoughton in May 2021.
![Church of England Bishop, Graham Tomlin - The God Cast Interview](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/10195066/10195066-1706892059063-6b7e91674c242.jpg)
Church of England Bishop, Graham Tomlin - The God Cast Interview
Graham Tomlin is a British theologian, author and Church of England bishop. Since 2022, he has led the Centre for Cultural Witness; he served as Bishop of Kensington, an area bishop in the Diocese of London from 2015 until 2022. From 2007 until 2015, he was dean then principal of St Mellitus College and is now its president. Tomlin was born in 1958. His father was a Baptist minister. He was brought up a Christian but became an atheist during his teenage years. He was educated at Bristol Grammar School; the school was at first an all-boys direct grant grammar school before becoming a private school in 1976. He studied English literature at Lincoln College, Oxford and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Oxford in 1980; as per tradition, this BA degree was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA (Oxon)) degree in 1983.He returned to Oxford to study theology and train for ordained ministry at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He graduated from the University of Oxford with another BA degree in 1985. He later completed a PhD in theology at the University of Exeter on St Paul, Martin Luther and Blaise Pascal.[2] His doctoral thesis was titled "Foolishness and wisdom: the Theology of the Cross in Paul, Luther and Pascal".[6] Ordained ministry Tomlin was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1986 and as a priest in 1987. He was curate of St Leonard's Church in Exeter before returning to Oxford to be chaplain (1989–1994) of Jesus College and a tutor in historical theology and evangelism at Wycliffe Hall, where he eventually became the vice-principal. He was for several years a member of the Faculty of Theology of Oxford University, teaching on the Reformation and contemporary mission and culture, before moving to London in 2005. He was the principal of St Mellitus College,[8] a new church training institution set up by the bishops of London and Chelmsford, providing theological education across London, Essex, the south west, and the East Midlands. He was also principal of St Paul's Theological Centre, which is based at Holy Trinity Brompton, and a constituent member of St Mellitus College.[9] Tomlin belongs to the evangelical charismatic tradition of the Church of England.[10] Episcopal ministry On 2 July 2015, it was announced that Tomlin would become Bishop of Kensington, an area bishop in the Diocese of London.[11] On 23 September 2015, he was consecrated a bishop in Canterbury Cathedral by Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury.[12][13] in 2017 he was involved in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire in west London, and organised the national memorial service in St Paul's Cathedral in December 2017. He was the Vice Chair of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Commission on Housing, Church and Community. It was announced in February 2022 that Tomlin was to resign his See during August 2022, in order to lead a new Church of England Centre for Cultural Witness.[14] He duly resigned his See effective 30 August 2022
![John Lowe MBE 3 times World Darts Champion - The God Cast](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/10195066/10195066-1706892059063-6b7e91674c242.jpg)
John Lowe MBE 3 times World Darts Champion - The God Cast
John Lowe MBE (born 21 July 1945) is an English former professional darts player. Along with Eric Bristow and Jocky Wilson, he was known for dominating darts during the 1980s. Lowe was world champion on three occasions, in 1979, 1987 and 1993. He was also a two-time winner of the Winmau World Masters and a two-time World Cup singles champion. In total, Lowe won 15 BDO and WDF majors. He held the World No. 1 ranking on four occasions. In October 1984, he became the first player to hit a televised nine-dart finish. Lowe is one of only six players to have won the World Championship three or more times, and was the first person to win it in three separate decades; along with Phil Taylor, he remains one of only two players to achieve this. Amidst growing dissatisfaction with the British Darts Organisation, Lowe was also one of 16 players who in 1993 broke away to form their own governing body, the World Darts Council (now known as the Professional Darts Corporation).Transcript
![Rev Tom Sander - Rector of St Giles-in-the-Fields, London - The God Cast Interview.](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/10195066/10195066-1706892059063-6b7e91674c242.jpg)
Rev Tom Sander - Rector of St Giles-in-the-Fields, London - The God Cast Interview.
Rev. Tom Sander Tom became Rector of St Giles-in-the-Fields in February 2021. He is also an Army Chaplain and currently serves as Padre to the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. Tom was previously vicar of the benefice of Flamstead and Markyate Street in the Diocese of St Albans, where he also served as Rural Dean of the Wheathampstead Deanery. St Giles has long been embedded in its community and takes to heart the gospel challenge to offer praise to God as known in Christ, to preach the word in and out of season, to pray for the needs of the people of this place and to provide hospitality and hope to all. Worship is inseparable from compassion and prayer from involvement in the lives of others. Whether welcoming visitors and newcomers to our Sunday services or working in collaboration with a range of social welfare providers throughout the week, we seek to live out the responsibilities we have under Christ to proclaim the loving kindness of the Lord in word and deed.
![Jayne Ozanne - Living in Love and Faith and same sex relationships - The God Cast Interview.](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/10195066/10195066-1706892059063-6b7e91674c242.jpg)
Jayne Ozanne - Living in Love and Faith and same sex relationships - The God Cast Interview.
Jayne Ozanne is a prominent gay evangelical who works to ensure full inclusion of all LGBTI people of faith within their faith communities, and within wider society as a whole. She is Director of both the Ozanne Foundation, which works with religious organisations around the world to eliminate discrimination based on sexuality or gender in order to embrace and celebrate the equality and diversity of all, and of the Global Interfaith Commission on LGBT+ Lives, which she launched in December 2020 bringing together hundreds of senior affirming faith leaders from around the world. Jayne was a founding member of the Archbishops’ Council for the Church of England (1999 – 2004) and is now once again a member of General Synod where she is involved in campaigning for a range of issues impacting those who are marginalised and excluded. In 2017 she led a debate on the dangers of Conversion Therapy within the Church of England, which resulted in the Synod calling on the government to ban it. In March 2019 she was appointed to the government’s LGBT Advisory Panel, from which she publicly resigned in March 2021, highlighting the increasingly “hostile environment” for LGBT+ people and the lack of progress towards a ban on “conversion therapy”. In September 2020 she set up the Ban Conversion Therapy Coalition, which she chairs and which brings together survivor groups, LGBT organisations, faith leaders and academics who are all working together for a ban. She is actively engaged through her writings and broadcasts in helping religious groups develop and promote a positive ethic towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people. As a survivor of conversion therapy, her tag line is “Unashamedly Gay, Unashamedly Christian” and as such works to be a role model for LGBT people of faith. Thanks to her autobiography, Just Love, she is featured as one of Wiki Ezvid’s Top 5 Non-Fiction Authors of Books about Christianity.
![Rudy Sarzo - Ozzy Osbourne Band, Quiet Riot - Whitesnake, The God Cast Interview.](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/10195066/10195066-1706892059063-6b7e91674c242.jpg)
Rudy Sarzo - Ozzy Osbourne Band, Quiet Riot - Whitesnake, The God Cast Interview.
Rudy Sarzo’s bass-playing resume is as remarkable as it is impressive. Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Dio, Whitesnake, the Guess Who and more; it might actually be easier to list the people this extraordinary rock bassist hasn’t played with over the past nearly five decades. Not only did Sarzo play with Randy Rhoads in Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne’s band, he also was one of Randy’s closest friends. In fact, his book, Off the Rails: Aboard the Crazy Train in the Blizzard of Ozz, is a must-read for any serious Rhoads fan. Rudy kindly took the time to recall some key moments during his career with Fr Alex on The God Cast.
![Professor Helen King on Living in Love & Faith, and same sex relationships. - The God Cast Interview](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/10195066/10195066-1706892059063-6b7e91674c242.jpg)
Professor Helen King on Living in Love & Faith, and same sex relationships. - The God Cast Interview
Helen King is a British classical scholar and advocate for the medical humanities. She is Professor Emerita of Classical Studies at the Open University. She was previously Professor of the History of Classical Medicine and Head of the Department of Classics at the University of Reading. King was a member of the General Synod of the Church of England from 1985 to 1993 and from 2021 to 2026.As part of the 'Historical' thematic working group, she contributed to the Church's 2020 teaching document on human sexuality. She supports same-sex marriage. She has also spoken about the history of Christianity in a podcast for the Historical Association. Fr Alex Frost is the vicar of St Matthew’s the Apostle, Burnley. He is a vocal advocate for his local community and all who are suffering the effects of austerity. He is also the host of The God Cast, a podcast devoted to issues of faith and spirituality. Fr Alex made headlines when he featured in a 2021 BBC documentary The Cost of Covid – One Year On, which has been viewed over 12 million times since it was aired. Running a food bank from a car park in Burnley, helping the desperate amid his flock as the pandemic raged, Fr Alex’s down-to-earth style of ministry struck a chord with people of all faiths, cultures and classes across the UK in a time when the divide between rich and poor widens cataclysmically. The Church of England priest, who sports tattoos of his favourite band Depeche Mode, has become the last bastion of support for many in the aftermath of austerity measures, Government cuts and Covid 19 upon a community already ravaged by poverty, addiction and neglect.
![Detective to Church of England Cleric - Claire McEnery The God Cast Interview.](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/10195066/10195066-1706892059063-6b7e91674c242.jpg)
Detective to Church of England Cleric - Claire McEnery The God Cast Interview.
Claire MxEnery is a former Detective Superintendent with Lancashire Police. She is now an Ordinand (Trainee Priest) in The Church of England. She will be ordained in Petertide in 2024 and will serve her curacy in Lancashire.
![The Milltown Brothers - Simon Nelson - The God Cast Interview](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/10195066/10195066-1706892059063-6b7e91674c242.jpg)
The Milltown Brothers - Simon Nelson - The God Cast Interview
Coming From The Mill From Colne in Lancashire, the Milltown Brothers first burst onto the indie scene in 1989 with the ‘Coming From The Mill EP’ getting single of the week in NME. Second indie single ‘Which Way Should I Jump’ started a bidding war between the majors. Signing to A&M worldwide in 1990, WWSIJ was re-recorded & broke into the UK charts at Number 38. America liked it & put it to Number 10 in the US Rock Chart. The album – Slinky – was a revelation and pushed the boundaries for their peers. Defying the critics who had incorrectly labelled them as baggy the MBs delivered an absolute classic album of catchy, punchy songs, perfectly paced & well-balanced. The album received a maximum 5 Stars in Q Magazine Disaster struck with the release of their next single ‘Here I Stand’. Playing 3 times a day in independant record shops up & down the country for weeks before the release, the appearances helped the single achieve a predicted entry into the Top 20. The UK Record Industry however, due to the volume of sales from the shops played in, decided to ‘weight’ the single, fearing chart-rigging. The single missed entry into the charts (along with a planned TOTP performance) & peaked at Number 41. A&M bottled it & despite new material being ready for release that year – they put the band ‘on the shelf’ for 2 years and eventually picked the songs for their 2nd studio album – ‘Valve’. The album fared less well than Slinky, receiving average reviews. With a generally disappointing choice of songs, time has since shown that a dynamite second album could have been released, had the band been allowed to go their own way. After years of contractual exile, a tour which received no advertising & singles released which the band did not even want on an album – the band walked from A&M. It took 10 years for the band to work together again & in March 2004, they released their third studio album – Rubberband. Critically acclaimed & probably their finest release, Rubberband came out on their own label and was made available via the website at http://www.milltownbrothers.co.uk. Playing to their strengths, it once more demonstrated their head for melody, band dynamic & Matt Nelsons strongest set of songs yet heard. Described in Record Collector as ‘a faultless third album’, it is one of few truly great UK band albums to be released since 2000.
![Fr Luke Larner (Class) - The God Cast Interview.](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/10195066/10195066-1706892059063-6b7e91674c242.jpg)
Fr Luke Larner (Class) - The God Cast Interview.
A former bricklayer, Luke cut his teeth as lay pioneer minister in Luton serving communities affected by homelessness, violence and addiction. Luke is part-time priest-in-charge of the diverse parish of St Andrew in Luton and is studying for a doctorate in practical theology at the University of Roehampton, researching mission pneumatologies in the Church of England. Luke’s teaching passions include mission, liberation theologies, and practical skills for social justice engagement. He is currently helping to develop an international network of scholars and activists engaging with theologies of labour and class struggle in partnership with the Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice at Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Influenced by the radical Anglo-Catholic tradition, Luke’s faith and ministry are shaped by a weaving of sacraments and social justice. A tertiary Franciscan, Luke loves to be outside cycling, kayaking, or walking with his family smiling at the birds and the trees. Confounding the Mighty: Stories of Church, Social Class and Solidarity Paperback – 28 Aug. 2023 It is long past time for the church to talk seriously about social class. Bringing together the stories of eight contemporary Christian ministers and theologians from working-class backgrounds, and putting their own life experiences into conversation with theological reflection, Confounding the Mighty explores what role class plays in the life of Churches, education establishments and social justice movements in 21st Century Britain and beyond. Written from a diverse variety of social locations, chapters explore how class relates to faith, Church, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, education, leadership, work and wider social justice issues. While lamenting injustice and personal experiences of oppression, this book suggests radical changes in how Christians, churches and theologians relate to class issues, pointing towards renewed structures and practices to bring class justice in churches and wider society. Recognizing that class is a thorny issue, the book seeks to bring a progressive theological perspective on class which pays close attention to related issues and promotes liberation for all.
![Pete Williams - Dexy's, Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Bureau The God Cast Interview.](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/10195066/10195066-1692968345592-8e1bbbedf3a9b.jpg)
Pete Williams - Dexy's, Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Bureau The God Cast Interview.
Born to Black Country parents just inside a new decade, Pete went to school, had a paper round, dreamed and played clarinet. At age 14 he bought a bass guitar and was soon playing in various bands appearing in social clubs around the industrial West Midlands. Four years later he was invited by an old school friend to join a “new wave soul group” as yet unnamed, which later became DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS. Their first release"Dance Stance"was. issued on Bernie Rhodes Oddball label and soon after they were invited to support THE SPECIALS on the first 2TONE tour. After recording “Searching For The Young Soul Rebels” (an album considered by many to be one of the best debut LPs by any UK band) and garnering a U.K. No1 single with “Geno”, extensive touring and many festival appearances followed. Pete left Dexys Midnight Runners in Zurich at the end of an exhausting trans-European tour; returned to England and formed THE BUREAU. THE BUREAU had top ten singles “Only For Sheep” and “Let Him Have It” in Australia and Canada, and toured Europe and the U.S. with The Pretenders. Their eponymous album was left inexplicably unreleased and overlooked in the U.K. They disbanded in 1983. (“The Bureau” finally saw the light of day with a release in 2005). After a short siesta Pete, as vocalist, hoofer, raconteur and front-man, formed THESE TENDER VIRTUES with Fred Skidmore. Some called them “The Vicars of Vaudeville”, others “Dickensian nutters”. These boys, with hearts like the afternoon; completely and wilfully out of step with the mid 80s trends, gigged extensively and toured Britain. The E.P. “The Continuing Saga” and a single “Waltz” were released through Cartel/Rough Trade, but after almost a decade of continual recording, rehearsing and touring, Pete called it a day for THESE TENDER VIRTUES.
![Pete Williams - Dexy's, Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Bureau The God Cast Interview.](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/10195066/10195066-1706892059063-6b7e91674c242.jpg)
Pete Williams - Dexy's, Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Bureau The God Cast Interview.
Born to Black Country parents just inside a new decade, Pete went to school, had a paper round, dreamed and played clarinet. At age 14 he bought a bass guitar and was soon playing in various bands appearing in social clubs around the industrial West Midlands. Four years later he was invited by an old school friend to join a “new wave soul group” as yet unnamed, which later became DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS. Their first release"Dance Stance"was. issued on Bernie Rhodes Oddball label and soon after they were invited to support THE SPECIALS on the first 2TONE tour. After recording “Searching For The Young Soul Rebels” (an album considered by many to be one of the best debut LPs by any UK band) and garnering a U.K. No1 single with “Geno”, extensive touring and many festival appearances followed. Pete left Dexys Midnight Runners in Zurich at the end of an exhausting trans-European tour; returned to England and formed THE BUREAU. THE BUREAU had top ten singles “Only For Sheep” and “Let Him Have It” in Australia and Canada, and toured Europe and the U.S. with The Pretenders. Their eponymous album was left inexplicably unreleased and overlooked in the U.K. They disbanded in 1983. (“The Bureau” finally saw the light of day with a release in 2005). After a short siesta Pete, as vocalist, hoofer, raconteur and front-man, formed THESE TENDER VIRTUES with Fred Skidmore. Some called them “The Vicars of Vaudeville”, others “Dickensian nutters”. These boys, with hearts like the afternoon; completely and wilfully out of step with the mid 80s trends, gigged extensively and toured Britain. The E.P. “The Continuing Saga” and a single “Waltz” were released through Cartel/Rough Trade, but after almost a decade of continual recording, rehearsing and touring, Pete called it a day for THESE TENDER VIRTUES.
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Brent Peters (Manager Bacup Borough FC)
A manager of a local league club has been named the longest-serving football coach in the world. Brent Peters joined Bacup Borough FC on 1 September 1997, initially expecting to stay until the end of the season. But, 25 years later and he is still at the helm of the Lancashire club - not only taking on the managerial roles, but also those of the groundsman, repair man and also driving the team's coach. He is now believed to be the longest-serving manager after Neil Cugley decided to step down as manager for Folkestone Invicta FC at the end of October.
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John Spencer-Barnes - The God Cast interview
John Spencer-Barnes is a former radio broadcaster and journalist for the BBC. He was born in Dudley, England in 1961 and educated at Wolverhampton University. He began his career as a freelance broadcaster at BRMB in Birmingham and then moved to the experimental BBC service WM Heartlands in East Birmingham between 1989 and 1991. He was involved in the campaign for community radio and was News Editor of the UK's first community radio station, Wear FM in Sunderland. He later broadcast with the Chiltern Radio Network at Northants 96, Chiltern FM and Severn Sound. He was the launch manager of Welsh commercial station Radio Maldwyn and 107.9 Huddersfield FM in West Yorkshire. He also spent a period as manager of the commercial radio station at Freetown in Sierra Leone. In 1994 he became News Editor of 97.4 Rock FM and Red Rose 999 in Preston, Lancashire. While at Rock FM, he co-ordinated the EMAP Radio response to the IRA bombing of Manchester.[2] The bomb had taken Manchester's Key 103 and Piccadilly Magic 1152 off air. He arranged an emergency news service for the Manchester stations and a replacement radio service from a studio in Preston. His more recent career was at the BBC where he broadcast at BBC Hereford and Worcester, BBC Radio Berkshire and was the presenter of the Late Show on BBC Radio Lancashire, which was simulcast to BBC Radio Manchester, for more than a decade. He is a Director of the Maritime Volunteer Service and the Director of Communications for the organisation. He is a Trustee of the search and rescue charity Bay Search & Rescue which operates on the sands of Morecambe Bay and elsewhere in the country. He is also the town crier of St Anne's on the Sea.
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Jason Romano (Sports Spectrum) - The God Cast Interview
Jason Romano is the Director of Media with Sports Spectrum and the host of the popular Sports Spectrum Podcast. For 17 years, he was an Emmy-Award winning Producer and Senior Manager at ESPN. He has created and produced content for shows such as SportsCenter, NFL LIVE, Mike and Mike in the Morning, Sunday NFL Countdown, College Gameday, Outside the Lines, MLB’s All Star Game and many more. HI, I’M JASON During my time at ESPN, I built relationships with the biggest names in sports, while helping to lead and grow the talent booking department. I’ve also been blessed to help create and manage the NFL on ESPN’s social media channels, growing them to over 6 million followers on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. In February of 2017, I took a leap of faith and walked away from my job at ESPN to pursue sports ministry. One month later, we launched the Sports Spectrum podcast, an interview driven show that features athletes, coaches, entertainers and other personalities sharing their stories on the intersection of sports and faith. I’m grateful to serve as the host and producer of the show that has now reached over 4 million downloads since its launch in 2017. Currently, I am the Director of Media for Sports Spectrum and oversee all of our media channels including the Sports Spectrum Magazine and SportsSpectrum.com. There’s also been amazing opportunities to be featured in multiple national media outlets including The 700 Club, TBN, Family Life Today, The Ringer, CBN, Focus on the Family, Faithwire, The Darren Woodson Show, Liberty University’s Game On, Moody National Radio, The Hour of Power, The Carey Nieuhof Leadership Podcast and many other local and national media platforms. I’m also honored to serve as a Board Member for Uncommon Sports Group, a ministry focused on developing Christ-centered future leaders of the college and pro sport industry.
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Peter Smith (Sky Sports) - The God Cast Interview
Follow Fr Alex on Twitter/X @alexdjfrost Brand New God Cast with Sky Sports journalist Peter Smith. Peter has worked in sports journalism for many years working very closely with Manchester United and particularly Sir Alex Ferguson.Interestingly, Peter is also a Civil funeral Celebrant working with bereaved families and helping loved ones plan and prepare funeral services.It's a great interview, watch or listen, here
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Melanie Sykes - The God Cast Interview
Hosted by Fr Alex Frost, Vicar St Matthews Burnley, Follow on Twitter @alexdjfrost Melanie Sykes has been a face on our screens, a voice on our radios for nearly thirty years. As a presenter and broadcaster people turned to her for her humour, her honesty and insight. But between all the interviews and chat shows, is a life unseen, a story unsaid. Her journey – from up north to down south, from Manchester to LA and via London, Paris and India, and through the eye of the storm of celebrity culture is a rollercoaster ride. Sex, drugs and rock and roll, certainly, but also brass bands and ice cream vans, broken hearts and healing adventures – a search not for fame but for freedom. Her autism diagnosis in midlife has supercharged that journey – and means this isn’t a story just of breakdown, but of breakthrough. Funny, furious and gloriously frank, this is a book that lifts the lid on being a woman in the media, navigating relationships, and being a neurodivergent person speaking up in a neurotypical world. Illuminated is Melanie, in her own inimitable voice.
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Peter Tatchell - The God Cast Interview
Learn more of Peter Tatchell here Peter Tatchell | Human Rights, Democracy, Global Justice, LGBTI Freedom The God Cast is hosted by Fr Alex Frost, Vicar St Matthew's Burnley find him on Twitter @alexdjfrost
Watch more of his interviews here (1) The God Cast with Fr Alex Frost - YouTube
Purchase his book 'Our Daily Bread, Argos to The Altar, A Priests Story' here, brownsbfs.co.uk/Product/Frost-Father-Alex/Our-daily-bread---from-Argos-to-the-altar/9780008556556
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Charlie Bell (Revd Dr) The God Cast Interview
Charlie Bell is a priest in the Church of England (St John the Divine, Kennington, in the Diocese of Southwark) and has also published in the field of theology, with a book on psychology, sexuality and theology (Queer Holiness) and an upcoming book (May 2023) on the medical-theological interface (Light to those in darkness: total pain and the Body of Christ). Charlie is also a College Lecturer in Medicine and teach Biochemistry to first year undergraduates the Director of Studies for pre-clinical medicine (first year). He previously supervised biochemistry, human reproduction and physiology to medical students and biological natural scientists. Other Academic Clinical Fellow with King’s College, London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Digital Fellow, Maudsley Learning. Praelector of Girton College (Joint with Simone Maghenzani, January 2019). National Medical Director’s Clinical Fellow at the Health and Social Care Committee, House of Commons and the National Audit Office (2019-20). Module Leader and author, Healthcare Systems and Resource Management, Global MBA, University of London. Faculty Lead, Changing Face of Medicine Commission. Visiting Senior Fellow, Lincoln International Business School.
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Sunder Katwala - How to Be a Patriot - The God Cast Interview
On race, nationhood, belonging and Britain’s identity crisis. Sunder Katwala grew up with some identity questions to work through. As a half-Indian, Irish Catholic kid, the chequered history of post-imperial Britain seemed very personal. Yet he came to realise that, with that background, he could hardly be anything but proudly British. And feeling British was getting much easier once the banana-throwing racists on the football terraces and Norman Tebbit’s divisive cricket test gave way to a softer patriotism as the spirit of the Britpop era carried through to Danny Boyle’s Olympic opening ceremony. Gazza’s tears and Gareth Southgate had changed what it meant to be English too. Having put his own search for an inclusive patriotism back on track, Sunder wondered why so many other English liberals seemed unable to get over their fear of flags. But how much use is it to secure a confident sense of personal and national identity if your country starts falling apart all around you? This book moves from a personal journey to navigate the state of the nation, and the many identity crises of this increasingly disunited Kingdom – from extremism and integration after 7/7; fears of immigration and the deep divides of Brexit; the resurgence of online racism and raging culture wars over what our history means today. As Scotland decides whether to vote to end the Union, Sunder tries to find out if he might now find himself doomed to be the last British patriot of them all.
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Famous Faces on The God Cast with, Eamonn Holmes, Alastair Campbell, George Galloway, Isabel Oakeshot, Chris Difford, Rik Witter, Spider Stacey, ++ Stephen Cottrell, Billy Pearce and Tommy Canon.
A look back at just some of the many famous faces to have appeared on The God Cast with Fr Alex Frost.
You can find Fr Alex on on Twitter @adjfrost
His church here, https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/11467/
His book here, https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/our-daily-bread-one-priests-story-of-hope-and-a-communitys-resilience/alex-frost/hardback/9780008556525.html
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Martine Oborne (Rev) The God Cast Interview with Fr Alex Frost
Rev Martine Oborne is a vicar in west London and chair of Watch (Women and the Church), a group that works for equality for women in the Church of England You can follow Fr Alex on Twitter @alexdjfrost
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Anthony Horrocks (From addiction to recovery) The God Cast Interview with Fr Alex Frost
Anthony Horrocks is not a famous name, politician, musician, comedian or priest but he has an amazing story of Addiction to recovery and this is it. Hopefully it will inspire people to look at addiction differently, and learn that recovery is possible even from the most difficult of places.
I've had some incredible guests (over 130) on The God Cast, clergy, celebrities, politicians and more.This is my mate Anthony and is one of the most moving and powerful testimonies of addiction to recovery. I hope it inspires those in recovery, and those who would like to be as well as educating those who just don't know! Listen to the full interview here and please share.
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David Osland - The God Cast Interview with Fr Alex Frost
David Osland is a Left Wing writer and journalist.
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Nick de Bois - The God Cast interview with Fr Alex Frost (S7,2)
Geoffrey Nicholas de Bois[ CBE (born 23 February 1959) is a British Conservative Party politician, who served as Special Adviser and Chief of Staff to Dominic Raab during his brief tenure as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. He was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Enfield North, defeating the Labour incumbent MP Joan Ryan. de Bois then went on to lose the seat to Ryan at the next general election, in May 2015.
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Mike (Squeaky) McClean - The God Cast with Fr Alex Frost (S7,1)
Mike has hosted numerous television shows for the BBC, ITV, C4, C5, Sky1 & Nickelodeon and excels at live TV. He originally trained as an actor, at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester. However, after leaving college Mike gravitated towards stand-up comedy and quickly broke onto the circuit with a comedy magic act. He was soon spotted by a TV producer from Nickelodeon and went on to front several shows for the channel, including “Nick AM”, a live daily breakfast show. He later joined ITV to present the kids game show “It’s Not Fair”, followed by 2 series of “Mad for It”, a live children’s show, he devised, for ITV. In 2001 Mike moved to Channel 4 and joined “The Big Breakfast”. He was soon waking up the nation, knocking on punters doors and interviewing some of the biggest stars, including Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Britney Spears and many bands of the day. fter “The Big Breakfast”, Mike continued to work for Channel 4 as the roving reporter on “Richard & Judy”, a job he loved and excelled at for six years. During this time he also presented “House of Games”, a family entertainment show for Challenge TV. Following this he presented the XFM Manchester Breakfast show from 2008 – 2009. More recently Mike has fronted “Essential” a new travel show for the Travel Channel. The series follows Mike’s journey to Las Vegas, Canada, Ecuador, Peru & Mozambique. We encounter him fishing for piranhas, deep-sea diving and sampling the local cuisine.