Holy Smoke

185 Episodes

1. Does Pope Leo XIV represent continuity or change?

   Published: 09/05/2025
2. Conclave: who is likely to succeed Francis?

   Published: 02/05/2025
3. What can we expect from the papal conclave?

   Published: 27/04/2025
4. Pope Francis dies – what will his legacy be?

   Published: 21/04/2025
5. Easter special: in praise of faithful dissent, a conversation with Nigel Biggar and Mary Wakefield

   Published: 18/04/2025
6. Was Simeon of Jerusalem the first Christian in recorded history?

   Published: 09/04/2025
7. The tin ear of Justin Welby

   Published: 01/04/2025
8. A sick Pope and a paralysed Vatican: who is actually running the Catholic Church?

   Published: 28/03/2025
9. Christianity, culture wars and J.D. Vance: a conversation with James Orr

   Published: 12/03/2025
10. Conclave – what really happens when a pope dies?

    Published: 25/02/2025
11. Holy War and Antichrist: The rise of extremist rhetoric inside the Russian Orthodox Church

    Published: 20/02/2025
12. Why militant atheists don’t understand religion: a conversation with Alister McGrath

    Published: 13/02/2025
13. Are Syrian Christians who speak the language of Jesus about to disappear after 2,000 years?

    Published: 31/01/2025
14. Could Trump 2.0. herald a new era of religious liberty in America?

    Published: 24/01/2025
15. Did Muslim leaders help conceal the grooming gangs scandal? A fierce exchange of views

    Published: 17/01/2025
16. How abuse scandals shattered the Church of England but were hidden by the Vatican

    Published: 31/12/2024
17. Why was C.S. Lewis such a killjoy at Christmas? A discussion with Alister McGrath

    Published: 24/12/2024
18. Is the end of Christendom nigh? with A.N. Wilson

    Published: 13/12/2024
19. Defender of the Faith: how have the King’s religious beliefs changed?

    Published: 06/12/2024
20. Should assisted dying be legalised?

    Published: 27/11/2024