Seen & Unseen Aloud: new episode

Stories vs. facts, saying sorry, and music to wander too.

Natalie Garrett

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

a map depicts US states coloured red and blue.

538 election prediction map.

ABC News.

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This week we start with Jared Stacy unpacking how projections and polls cannot capture the power of stories shaping identity and US election politics. Roger Bretherton asks why it is that "sorry" just might be the hardest word. And Helen Cowan dives into a poem by JRR Tolkien which speaks to her, poignantly, about the experience of living with dementia.

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Seen & Unseen Aloud

19 May 2025

1 min read

Insta judgement, Thunderbolts*, and the link between mind and body

New episode: listen to articles from Rosie Phillips, Giles Gough and Rachael Newham.

Natalie Garrett

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

A montage of villains from Thunderbolts*.

The Thunderbolts.

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In this episode, Rosie Phillips looks at how the human desire for truth and judgement plays out on social media; Giles Gough explores the unexpected depths of Marvel's latest unexpected blockbuster and Rachel Newham's own experience gets her asking questions about the relationship between mental and physical health.

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