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 Garrett

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

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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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Krish Kandiah: radical hospitality

New GodPod episode: why foster, adopt and welcome.

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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The first GodPod of 2025 is a ‘theological mystery tour’ through the life and works of the one and only Dr Krish Kandiah OBE. Graham, Michael, and Jane quiz Krish on his theological influences and his life of radical hospitality – touching on his experiences of fostering and adoption and advocating for refugees.

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