The Sacred

The Sacred

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Why I’m Still Hooked On This Podcast (After 9 Years!)

Nearly a decade into The Sacred, we’re still doing the same thing: having honest and curious conversations with people who see the world differently.We're wondering why - like the return of spring - seeking to understand another person at a deep level never seems to get old. Ther ...  Show more

The Myth of the Neutral Human with Leah Libresco Sargeant

The world wasn’t built for everyone. Leah Libresco Sargeant on feminism, care, and the myth of the “neutral” human.Join our community of people listening curiously to different perspectives: https://www.youtube.com/@thesacredpodcast/videos Leah has spent her life following philos ...  Show more

Are You Living a Life You Didn’t Choose? With Dr Rangan Chatterjee

What actually shapes the life you’re living - your own choices, or the ones you inherited?In this episode of The Sacred, we are with Dr Rangan Chatterjee exploring the moments that force our values to the surface - births, deaths and major life events - and how they can reset the ...  Show more

I Don’t Believe in the Sacred | Doubt, Reading and Muddling Through with Stig Abell

We spoke to Stig Abell on how to live if nothing is ultimately sacred. Elizabeth Oldfield and Stig explore detective fiction and our longing for justice, the consolations of books in an age of infinite scroll, the quiet crises many of us are living through, and whether “muddling ...  Show more

Can We Save the Family by Abolishing It? With Sophie Lewis

In this episode, Elizabeth Oldfield is joined by political theorist and author Sophie Lewis to explore one of the most provocative ideas: the abolition of the family.Reflecting on her own complicated adolescence, Sophie asks what it would mean to reorganise society around love an ...  Show more