Seen & Unseen Aloud: 1st anniversary special

We are one! We're revisiting some popular articles: joy at a Jacob Collier concert, and NT Wright on Easter, creation and justice.

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

Jacob Collier in concert.

Jon Tilkin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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This week, Seen & Unseen Aloud celebrates its first birthday so this episode includes shout outs to our friends in the UK and around the world as well as replaying two of our most popular articles: Belle Tindall's joy in finding the sound of strangers belonging at a Jacob Collier concert and NT Wright's exploration of the Easter Story, finding where creation and justice converge.

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Seen & Unseen Aloud

5 May 2025

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Laughing, unruliness, and diplomacy

Jonny Torrance: we’re less in control than we think; Henna Cundill: AI will never codify the exceptions. And Jamie Mulvaney ask what's the right backdrop for diplomacy.

Natalie Williams

Natalie is the chief executive of Jubilee+ and an author.

A group of comedians pose on a TV show set.

On this Bank Holiday Monday, Jonny Torrance comments on Last One Laughing, deciding we’re less in control than we think; Henna Cundill suggests that AI will never codify the many unruly exceptions to rules as they are what make us human; Jamie Mulvaney asks whether or not a funeral is the appropriate backdrop for diplomacy.