The Speak Life Podcast

The Speak Life Podcast

Seeing all of life with Jesus at the centre. Encouraging apologetics and evangelism to speak life to a needy world.

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October 14, 2025 84 mins

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Glen Scrivener talks to Joe Folley @unsolicitedadvice9198 about the problem of divine hiddenness, the problem of suffering, Tom Holland's Dominion thesis and groundings for ethics, with reference to responses to the Charlie Kirk assassination. Special thanks to All Souls Church, Eastbourne.

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Glen Scrivener comments on Kurzgesagt's recent video about AI slop, with the help of an argument made by Alvin Plantinga.

Kurzgesagt video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfN9wnPvU0&t

Alvin Plantinga video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs6zFymVKJM

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Glen Scrivener comments on The Diary Of A CEO roundtable conversation between Greg Koukl (Christian), Alex O’Connor (atheist), and Dr K (psychiatrist).

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Glen Scrivener comments on The Great Sex Work Debate between Louise Perry and Bonnie Blue on Chris Williamson's channel, Modern Wisdom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA7tLTZltKI

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After the Charlie Kirk memorial, many have questions about "Christian Nationalism" and the relationship between religion and politics. Here Glen Scrivener, with the help of historian Tom Holland, looks at the sacred and secular relationship through the millennia. Getting some historical perspective does not answer all our questions but it does reframe the issue more helpfully.

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Glen Scrivener interviews Emily Jashinsky, the D.C. Correspondent for UnHerd, about Charlie Kirk, the culture, faith and more.

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September 19, 2025 17 mins

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Glen Scrivener examines the social media discourse surrounding Charlie Kirk.

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Glen Scrivener discusses the phenomenon of people going to church on Sunday or reading the Bible in response to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

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Glen Scrivener reflects on the shocking news of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

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Glen Scrivener interviews James Cary about comedy, free speech, the Graham Linehan situation and the power of our words. How can we think about these issues through the lens of Jesus?

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Glen Scrivener discusses the news about comedy writer Graham Linehan being apprehended by five armed police officers upon his arrival in the UK. How can we think about these issues of free speech through the lens of Jesus?

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Glen Scrivener examines a shocking moment during a conversation between Justin Brierley and Richard Dawkins, and how it relates to the ancient Euthyphro dilemma.

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Glen Scrivener comments on Jordan Peterson's appearance on the George Janko podcast.

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Glen Scrivener debates Dr Michael Shermer on the topic 'can we be good without God' for Premier Unbelievable?, moderated by Vince Vitale.

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Where Do YOU Get Your Morals From? || SLP547

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Glen Scrivener talks to Dr Nathan Hawkins about faith, reason, goodness, truth, beauty, consciousness, freedom, the hiddenness of God, the problem of evil, and much more.

Dr Hawkins teaches philosophy at Cambridge. His channel is @drnathanhawkins where he discusses all these issues and much more. He's very well worth a sub!

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Glen Scrivener discusses René Descartes' most famous quote: "I think therefore I am." Here's why it has led to alienation, loneliness and a meaning crisis. We also hear from Dr Esther Lightcap Meek. The full interview with Dr Meek is SLP522.

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Glen Scrivener reacts to Peter Thiel talking to Ross Douthat about transhumanism.

Full conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV7YgnPUxcU&t

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What do Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Alex O'Connor, Matt Dillahunty, Rationality Rules and Genetically Modified Skeptic have in common? They've all commented on Pascal's Wager. And they've all misunderstood him. It's easy to do. Most people misunderstand the French Mathematician and Philosopher (1622-1666).

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Glen Scrivener interviews Graham Tomlin about his book 'Blaise Pascal:
The Man Who Made the Modern World'. They discuss how René Descartes introduced a radical method of doubt which has had a huge impact on how we see the world and the split between fact and value. But Blaise Pascal, living at the same time as Descartes, had a different approach.

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Glen Scrivener interviews Louise Perry about the Sexual Revolution, infanticide, abortion, euthanasia, repaganising, going to church and much more.

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