Simnel cake, culture wars, Amandaland and singing along.

New episode: Katherine Amphlett, Graham Tomlin, Beatrice Scudeler, and Natalie Garrett write.

Natalie Garrett

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

A close up of a Simnel Cake shows 12 balls on top.

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In this week's particularly eclectic mix, Katherine Amphlett shares what she's learnt about forgiveness from a Simnel Cake; Graham Tomlin brings Blaise Pascal into play in today's culture wars; Beatrice Scudeler finds the reality of Amandaland, and Natalie Garrett lets loose with some Primary school assembly bangers.

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4 June 2025

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Thinking Aloud with Seen & Unseen Aloud

Our latest boxset series allows you to dig deeper into some of our most popular articles.

Natalie Garrett

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

Prince William talks with the Dean of Westminster Abbey, 2019.

Episode 1: Miranda Hart's diagnosis of the unseen, by Belle Tindall

In this episode, Seen & Unseen’s Belle Tindall reviews Miranda Hart’s book, I Haven't Been Entirely Honest With You. Belle reckons that beyond the medical illness, the tears and the laughter, Miranda’s onto something supernatural.

Episode 2: Prince William's doubt is normal, by Graham Tomlin

In this episode, Graham Tomlin considers that Prince William's doubt is normal, that our limited human understanding means it's impossible to be certain whether there is a God.

Episode 3: The case for taking a holiday, by Roger Bretherton

In this episode, Roger Bretherton, a Clinical and Coaching Psychologist and regular contributor to Seen & Unseen, helps us work out how to get the best time out of our downtime as he unpacks the joys and perils of taking time out for summer holidays.