Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs

Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham, Jamie Franklin and Daniel French sit down to talk about the biggest stories in church and state. This week including: - J.K. Rowling's TERF-themed Twitter spat with Alastair Campbell - The latest Mandelson-related scandal to rock Number 10 Downing Street and former top civil servant Olly Robbins' explosive testimony; - And 'Does the Church of England have a death wish?' as the Diocese of Southwell announce spending review aimed at reducing the amount of parish clergy. Email the Show with comments and questions! irreverendpod@gmail.com You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more! On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Buy Jamie's Book THE GREAT RETURN!: https://amzn.to/4pwAH8R Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Support the show

Church of England revs Jamie Franklin and Thomas Pelham talk about the biggest stories of the week. This time: - Donald J Trump’s spat with Pope Leo and Trumps posting of a bizarre Messianic image of himself on Truth Social. -The implications of Orban’s fall from power in the Hungarian elections. - Friend of the show, David Lord Frost’s, Easter piece in The Telegraph on the return to “full-fat” Christianity and the causes thereof. Email the Show with comments and questions! irreverendpod@gmail.com You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more! On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Buy Jamie's Book THE GREAT RETURN!: https://amzn.to/4pwAH8R Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Support the show

Church of England revs with a difference sit down to talk about the biggest stories: - MiliBANNED: As Ed says no hot drinks for Net Zero. - Keir Starmer has literally nothing left to say. - Has the "Quiet Revival" been cancelled? Survey thrown into disrepute by YouGov errors. - Has the CofE abandoned the white working class and how should Sarah Mullally redirect? - Zack Polanski dances at "House Against Hate" and wins Wally of the Week. Email the Show with comments and questions! irreverendpod@gmail.com @Elizaphanian - What does God think about this war? (Mentioned on the episode) https://x.com/Elizaphanian/status/2037434632526827562 You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more! On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Buy Jamie's Book THE GREAT RETURN!: https://amzn.to/4pwAH8R Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Support the show

Church of England rev with a difference Jamie Franklins sits down to talk about the big stories. This time: Email the Show with comments and questions! irreverendpod@gmail.com You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more! On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Buy Jamie's Book THE GREAT RETURN!: https://amzn.to/4pwAH8R Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Support the show

Church of England revs Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin with a difference sit down to talk about the biggest stories in church and state. This time: For Rev's J's appearance at the Oxford Literary Festival: https://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-events/2026/march-24/ignoring-christianity-at-our-peril-how-christian-faith-can-save-west Email the Show with comments and questions! irreverendpod@gmail.com You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more! On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Buy Jamie's Book THE GREAT RETURN!: https://amzn.to/4pwAH8R Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Support the show

Church of England revs with a difference Jamie Franklin and Daniel French sit down to talk about the biggest news in church and state. This time: All that and a little bit more as ever! Email the Show with comments and questions! irreverendpod@gmail.com You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more! On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Buy Jamie's Book THE GREAT RETURN!: https://amzn.to/4pwAH8R Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Support the show

Church of England revs with a difference Jamie Franklin and Tom Pelham sit down to talk about this biggest stories from the week. This time: All that and a little bit more as ever! Email the Show with comments and questions! irreverendpod@gmail.com You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more! On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Buy Jamie's Book THE GREAT RETURN!: https://amzn.to/4pwAH8R Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Support the show

Church of England revs with a difference, Daniel French, Jamie Franklin and Thomas Pelham sit down to talk about the biggest stories in Church and state. This time: All that and much more as always! Thank you as ever for listening. Please enjoy the episode and share responsibly! Email the Show with comments and questions! irreverendpod@gmail.com You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more! On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Buy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURN Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Support the show

Church of England vicars with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the big stories in church and state. This time: All that and much more as always! Thank you as ever for listening. Please enjoy the episode and share responsibly! Email the Show with comments and questions! irreverendpod@gmail.com You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more! On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Buy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURN Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Support the show

Church of England vicars with a difference Jamie Franklin and Daniel French talk about the big stories in Church and State. This time: We answer some questions on talking Bibles and the link between Lockdown and the Quiet Revival, plus a few other things as always. All that and much more as always. Please enjoy! You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more! On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! For the Clergy Post at Holy Trinity, Stroud Green make enquiries with the Bishop of Fulham's office fulham.chaplain@london.anglican.org or phone 020 7932 1130. Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Buy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURN Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Support the show

Church of England revs with a difference, Jamie Franklin and Thomas Pelham sit down to talk about the biggest news in Church and state. This time: All that and much more as always. Please enjoy! You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more! On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Buy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURN Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Support the show

Church of England Revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the big stories in church and state. This time: All that and much more as always. Enjoy! You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more! On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Buy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURN Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Support the show

Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest events in church and state. This time: All that, reflections on the Scriptures, a question on Bible translations, and much more as ever. Enjoy! You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more! On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Buy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURN Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Support the show

Church of England revs with a difference Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin are back for 2026 talking about the big issues in church and state. This time: All that and much more as ever. Please enjoy! You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more! On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Buy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURN Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Support the show

The Irreverend New Year re-start is delayed due to family illness. Church of England rev with a difference Jamie Franklin gives an update, asks for your prayers, and shares some spiritual reflections on times of suffering and difficulty. For updates on Jamie's son, Alex, subscribe to Jamie's blog Good Things: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com/ Support the show

Revs with a difference Jamie Franklin and Tom Pelham sit down to talk about the biggest events in church and state. This time: You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more! On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Buy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURN Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Support the show

Church of England rev with a difference Jamie Franklin sits down with equally out-of-step cleric Sam Norton. Rev Sam is a "green" climate sceptic, a former Brexit MP candidate and advocate for what he calls "civic nationalism". In this special interview we cover the following topics: All that and a little more as always! Sam's Substack: https://samcharlesnorton.substack.com/ Let us be Human: Christianity for a Collapsing Culture, Sam's Book: https://amzn.eu/d/cQuq96c You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more! On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Buy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURN Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Support the show

Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin get together to talk about the biggest and most interesting issues in church and state. This time: All that, some Question the Rev, and much more as ever. Enjoy! You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more! On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Buy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURN Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Support the show

Church of England rev with a difference Jamie Franklin sits down with author, classicist and medical doctor Alexander Chula to talk about his most recent book Goodbye, Dr Banda: Lessons for the West from a Small African Country. In the book and conversation, Chula argues that the legacy of colonialism in countries like Malawi, although flawed in some respects, was overwhelmingly positive and including the eradication of various types of indigenous and Arab slave trading. The conversation also touches on the reasons for the surprisingly high levels of happiness and contentment in materially poor non-Western countries and why Western people appear to be so estranged from the social, material and spiritual landscape. There's also a bit about "witch aeroplanes". For Alexander's X Account: https://x.com/alexanderchula You make this podcast possible. Please support us and get extra things! On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Buy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURN Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow Jamie's new Theology Substack: https://jftheology.substack.com/ Support the show

Revs with a true difference Jamie Franklin and Daniel French sit down to talk about the most interesting stories in church and state this week. This time: Please enjoy and be sure to support! (links below) You make this podcast possible. Please support us! On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/ On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverend Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email irreverendpod@gmail.com! Notices: Buy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURN Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/ Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Follow Jamie's new Theology Substack: https://jftheology.substack.com/ Support the show