Seen & Unseen Aloud: people, politics and purpose

A summer box set special. Emerson Csorba's three articles on purpose and character.

Natalie Garrett

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

Two men in seats adress a pyjamap-clad Ronald Regan.

James Baker, left, briefs a recovering Ronald Reagan, right, in hospital .

White House via Wikimedia Commons.

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Over the last few month Emerson Csorba's written for us on character and purpose He takes us through US politics with a focus on James Baker a reluctant recruit to the Reagan team; he asks what's the point of purpose and how do we find it? and he contemplates the power of supposedly random encounters with people - looking at the career of Fiona Hill from mining village to Durham University, via the White House.

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Visionaries

22 August 2025

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Visionaries: why Julian of Norwich still resonates today

Claire Gilbert and the GodPod hosts on the profound medieval mystic

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

A statue of a Medieval women wearing a headscarf, and holding a book inscribed: revelation of divine love.o

Julian of Norwich, sculpted by David Holgate, Norwich Cathedral.

Poliphilo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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In this episode of GodPod’s Visionaries series, we delve into the profound teachings of Julian of Norwich, as explored through the lens of Dr Claire Gilbert's novel I, Julian.

We uncover the spiritual insights of this medieval mystic, whose visions and writings continue to resonate in today's world. Discover how Julian's reflections on divine love, suffering, and the promise that "all shall be well" offer timeless wisdom and hope.

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