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This week: lost fun, lament, and distraction.

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, Simon Walter takes a serious look at the lost art of playing; Belle Tindall helps us look lament right in the face as we remember the traumatic events of Sarah Everard's death; and Jonathan Rowlands diagnoses the consequences of our widespread addiction to distraction.

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Seen & Unseen Aloud

21 April 2025

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Go compare spirituality, football as religion, and ancient anxiety

New episode: Graham Tomlin on the spiritual marketplace, Henry Corbett on football's altar, and Andy Hood on worrying then and now.

Natalie Garrett

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

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