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22 September 2025

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Protests, demonic chatbots and Charlie Kirk

Listen to aritcles by Thomas Sharpe, Gabrielle Thomas, and Graham Tomlin

Natalie Garrett

Natalie produces and narrates The Seen & Unseen Aloud podcast. She's an Anglican minister and a trained actor.

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About this episode

This week, Thomas Sharpe gives us an on-the-ground view of the protests against the protests in Trafalgar Square; Gabrielle Thomas asks whether AI chatbots are demonic, and Graham Tomlin dives deep into the event of Charlie Kirk's murder.