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Writer and Christian cultural apologist Caleb Woodbridge joins Esther for a bluffer's guide to Reddit. They explore how to engage graciously with online discourse, the platform's £14m fine for age-check failings, and what happened when Caleb shared the Good News on a Doctor Who forum.
Released on 5 Mar 2026
Esther was joined by Rachel Hughes of the Orchard Women’s Conference and Rev Rachel Phillips of Magdalene Community Church, known to many from her appearance on BBC's Gladiators, to discuss changing views on women’s ministry and how we can drop the cultural clichés while keeping biblical truth intact.
Are we seeing a rise in spiritual singles in pop music? Harry Styles, who rose to fame with One Direction, has just released his fourth solo album, while Bruno Mars put out a track titled God Was Showing Off. But the main focus was new music from U2, fronted by Bono. Dr Daniel Johnson of the London School of Theology joined Esther to discuss the new EP’s spiritual and political themes.
With International Women’s Day just passed and Mother’s Day approaching, Esther has been exploring the expectations many Christian women feel when they read about the so-called “Proverbs 31 woman.” Comms expert Emma Hart, Isabelle Hamley of Ridley Hall, and Andrew S. Kisumba from Cedar Church Birmingham joined her to discuss how women can engage with this passage in a healthier way and how they might find balance between inspiration and pressure.
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