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The Met Gala, that conclave, and artificial intelligence

New episode. why the pope counts, who wasn't at that gala, and how we handle AI.

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

A gather of cardinals in the Sistene Chapel.

This week, Belle Tindall takes us to the Met Gala in NYC and asks whether the unseen exists; Graham Tomlin considers why the choice of the next Pope is so important and Callum Elwood asks if AI animation really is harmless fun?

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Seen & Unseen Aloud
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Seen & Unseen Aloud: first new episode of the new year

Listen to curated to narrated articles. This week: the psychology of self-belief, the premier of One Life, and an answer to a particular question about assisted dying.

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

A man in a blue jumper holds a yellow sign reading 'believe'.
Ted and that sign.

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As we return to a normal schedule after the holiday compilations, we hear Michael Wenham answer his brother's question about Esther Rantzen and the assisted dying/suicide movement. Krish Kandiah reflects from the London premiere of One Life and the extraordinary story of one man who saved the lives of hundreds of Jewish children. And Roger Bretherton dives into the era of "self belief" psychology and questions whether it works. We see you, Ted.