The Faith & Belief Forum is now on Spotify!

Listen to our recent podcast episodes on Spotify as we welcome a wide range of perspectives about faith, belief and identity with dialogues, not debates.

You can see the entire Spotify  list here or explore the episodes so far below!

Faith, Belief & Social Cohesion Report >>

The Faith & Belief Forum’s Tim Mortimer is joined by Dr Maryyum Mehmood, Professor Tariq Modood FBA, and Dr Madeleine Pennington to discuss our new report on faith, belief and social cohesion >>

The Skipping Sikh >>

We talk to Rajinder Singh, a 73-year old Sikh pensioner who recently found online fame as the Skipping Sikh. Also joining us is his daughter Min Kaur who has been supporting her father’s campaign to raise money for the NHS >>

Faith in Uncertainty >>

In this podcast from the West Midlands, the Faith & Belief Forum’s Rich Pringle is joined virtually by Val Harrison, Nikhat Panjwani, Satnam Poonian and Ben Lees as they discuss navigating faith and staying connected during lockdown >>

Once In a Lockdown: Talking to Millennials about Faith, Community and Coronavirus >>

In this podcast, F&BF’s Daisy King is joined virtually by Heather Bateson, Maria Brennan and Akshita Canchi as they discuss life in lockdown and how they are engaging with their communities and faiths in new ways >>

Dr Jagbir Jhutti-Johal: The Sikh community and Selfless Service >>

We speak to Dr Jagbir Jhutti-Johal about the Sikh community in the West Midlands and how they are adapting to the coronavirus epidemic. We discuss the concept of Sewa – selfless service – and how people are supporting both their own and other communities through challenging times. We also talk about faith, belief and environmental issues >>

Riverside Vineyard Church – Simon & Keely Bateson >>

This week we’re speaking to Simon and Keely Bateson, Lead Pastors of Riverside Vineyard Church in Whitstable. We talked how they are staying connected to their faith and their community during times of social distancing >>

Rabbi Mark Goldsmith: Passover and Coronavirus >>

We speak to Rabbi Mark Goldsmith about how life in his Jewish community has changed since the coronavirus epidemic began, and about the meaning of the festival of Passover >>

Hopes Fears and Dreams for 2019 >>

Mamataj Begum and Ben Shapiro discuss their hopes dreams and fears for the coming year touching on politics, climate change, technology and inequality >>