Seen & Unseen Aloud: new episode

The companionship of reading, the benefit of enemies, and the power of mercy.

Natalie Garrett

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

A painting shows two 19th century women in a carriage, one reading as the others snoozes.

The Travelling Companions, Augustus Egg.

Birmingham Museums Trust on Unsplash.

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This week, we slow down with Jessica Brown and consider the companionship to be found in reading with others; Henna Cundill asks whether loving our enemies (even within the political realm) can be beneficial for personal growth and Natalie Williams contemplates the extraordinary power of mercy within the workings of society

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Seen & Unseen Aloud

16 June 2025

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The ABC, Bear, and following fashion

New episode, why appointing an archbishop takes time, Bear Grylls's new book, and whither Anna Wintour is a moral compass.

Natalie Garrett

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

The archbishop crowns the king.

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About the episode.

This week we hear from Graham Tomlin explaining why it seems like the Church of England is taking ages to appoint a new Archbishop of Canterbury; Bear Grylls gives us a personal introduction to his new book, The Greatest Story Ever Told and Alexandra Kytka-Sharpe dives into the world of fashion to find out whether or not Anna Wintour should be our moral compass.

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