Best Saints Unscripted Podcasts (2025)

Erec Smith of the Cato Institute returns to the show to talk about where the US stands with its DEI and woke culture and policies. Now at a crossroads, will academia change? Sports? Business? With a new administration bent on changing law and policy against DEI, we seem to be in a period of reprieve, but will it last? Cwic Media Website: http://www…

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Covid Returns; Dunstan’s early life in Glastonbury; and poor Oliver Plunkett 26:05

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Do send me a text, though I’m unable to reply here. Best wishes 😎 Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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A return to a Dorset garden where Thomas More tells of Richard III’s pitiless cruelty; Samuel Pepys turns 28; and we ponder Saint Peter 36:26

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Do send me a text, though I’m unable to reply here. Best wishes 😎 Happy 1st July dear friends. How are you this balmy evening? Or is the weather doing something completely different where you are? Would you like to help me keep this podcast going by signing up to a small monthly subscription or a one off contribution? I will always keep this ad-fre…

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Environmental Alarmists and Apocalyptic Doomers Hate This - Because It’s True 1:16:49

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The conversation with Dr. Gale Pooley centers on their groundbreaking book Superabundance, which refutes decades of apocalyptic Malthusian thinking by demonstrating—through hard data—that as population increases, so does abundance. Using the innovative metric of “time prices,” which calculates how much time a person must work to afford basic goods,…

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A hot June day, out and about in Bury St Edmunds 24:32

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Do send me a text, though I’m unable to reply here. Best wishes 😎 Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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We’re back in beautiful Bury St Edmund’s; Visit the resting place of Martha’s Vineyard’s Marthas; & ponder the origins and development of Peterborough 🌟 31:10

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Do send me a text, though I’m unable to reply here. Best wishes 😎 Hello I do hope you are well. Thank you so much for joining me as we walk the gentle path of curiosity and kindness with humour. Somehow - thanks to you - this podcast is now in the top ten per cent of podcasts according to the Listener Notes Global Rankings. This gives me great joy …

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The Dastardly Richard III, by Thomas More; and the Slaughter of the Fowls on a Sultry Saturday 31:09

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Do send me a text, though I’m unable to reply here. Best wishes 😎 Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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Eggs, Technology, and Motherhood feat. Leah Libresco Sargeant 52:40

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What can be a positive technological breakthrough, such as freezing a woman's eggs, can also end up as a strategy to put off motherhood. What is the status of motherhood today? Author and family policy maker, Leah Libresco Sargeant talks about the cultrual influence on women and motherhood. Wavemakers Podcaster Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/wa…

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St Wulfsige and Dunstan; Cyril of Alexander; and Mrs Bat 🦇 18:08

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Do send me a text, though I’m unable to reply here. Best wishes 😎 Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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The City and the Soul Series Intro - feat. Ralph Hancock 28:32

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Ralph Hancock introduces his Cwic Show Series, "The City and The Soul." There is no better voice on the intersection of the Restored Gospel, Politics, and Philosophy. Ralph is also a contributor to our Substack, "Alive and Intelligent.' Ralph is a professor of political philosophy at Brigham Young University and is an accomplished author. Website -…

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A Gold Ring Found; Cromwell’s Head in the eaves of Westminster Hall; and Bede tells of Cuthbert’s childhood as Gretel watches the sunrise 🌅 19:33

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Do send me a text, though I’m unable to reply here. Best wishes 😎 Hello and thank you so much for joining me. Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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Bede uses the phrase ‘hair-splitting’; dead Cromwell is hanged at Tyburn; and we ponder the Royal Bones in Sherborne Abbey 30:21

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Have BYU's New Anti-Woke Policies Made A Difference? 28:10

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Alive and Intelligent Substack - https://aliveandintelligent.substack.com WaveMakers Podcast Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/wavemakers Cade Alvey is a student at BYU and co-host of the YouTube Channel, All Those In Favor, who has his ear to the ground. He says things are changing at BYU. Website - www.cwicmedia.com…

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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Dunstan, Pepys and Bede 31:18

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Charles Dickens writes of New Year’s Eve; Saint Etheldreda and Ponderings on Grief 31:01

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The Boisterous Royal Ascot, Pepys and young Dunstan 19:52

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An Introduction to the Great Dunstan on a Warm Solstice Eve 14:46

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The bells ring and we ponder English Houses with Betjeman 25:04

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Do send me a text, though I’m unable to reply here. Best wishes 😎 Welcome to this evening’s episode, all recorded au dehors, surrounded by swifts and other merry birds, on a balmy evening here in the lap of Dorset. I would be so grateful and chuffed if you would recommend this to any friend or relative, particularly anyone who lives alone and / or …

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Listen to Women? feat. Amanda Freebairn 32:03

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Amanda Freebairn talks about what Latter-day Saint women mean when they say, "Listen To Women." Sometimes "you're not listening" can mean "you're not agreeing with me." Website- www.cwicmedia.comBy Greg Matsen

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Poor Henchard contemplates the River below; and we ponder London with a woeful extract from John Betjeman 27:36

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John Betjeman on Churchyards; we close the year 1660; and remember St Alban 25:33

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Blue Peter in 1971; the resetting of Canterbury Cathedral’s East End and a Wistful John Clare 25:28

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Pepys, St Vitus and Medieval Power Play in Canterbury 28:43

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We visit Thomas Hardy’s childhood church, St Michael’s Stinsford, and catch a little of the King’s Birthday Parade. 🇬🇧 25:33

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Iran Strikes Back! Continuous Attacks - Where Does It Go From Here? 42:45

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Jason Olson and Jabra Ghneim join Greg once again as attacks from both Israel and Iran continue. Who is obviously in the right? Where does it go from here? What does the rest of the Middle East really think about this? Trump goes bold. Doubles down. Jason Olson holds his Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University (2016). His …

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Pepys eats Neat’s Tongue; we celebrate Leo III and Anthony of Padua; and ponder Canterbury Cathedral’s Crypt 36:02

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Evolution of Canterbury Cathedral; Pepys wants to inspect his Mother’s Kidney Stone; and we ponder the Perpendicular 37:13

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Waving the Wrong Flag: The Optics and Fallout of the LA Immigration Riots 13:59

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Why are protestors (rioters) waving Mexican flags in a US immigration riot? Who really is behind these riots? Or are they just spontaneous? The riots are spreading. What is next? Website- www.cwicmedia.comBy Greg Matsen

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Pepys Prospers; we ponder the Decorated Gothic Period and T Hardy lulls with his gentle Poetry 18:48

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Do send me a text, though I’m unable to reply here. Best wishes 😎 Good evening and thank you so much for joining me. Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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Love Wins And Charity Loses feat. Ralph Hancock 1:26:17

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Ralph Hancock, BYU professor of Political Philosophy and sane thinker, talks about how secular "love" is overtaking "charity." What is "secular love" and is it encroaching on members of the church and Christianity as a whole. Website- www.cwicmedia.comBy Greg Matsen

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Canterbury Part III 21:03

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Canterbury Part II 19:26

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Do send me a text, though I’m unable to reply here. Best wishes 😎 Welcome to the second part of this Tuesday trilogy. 🌷🕯️🤗 Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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Canterbury Part I 42:45

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Do send me a text, though I’m unable to reply here. Best wishes 😎 Hello and welcome back! I’m so sorry I’ve not been with you for the past few days. I will publish 3 episodes today to catch up and because I’m in wonderful Canterbury, where there is so much to share with you. I hope you are well and thank you for your kind messages of support. 🤗 Sup…

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Is BYU Conquering Its Wokeness? 32:10

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Jacob Christensen, Editor-In-Chief of the digital student media organization, The Cougar Chronicle, talks with Greg about what's happening at BYU. Are things getting better or worse, or is it stuck at the status quo? Jacob has his ear to the ground on the cultural issues that may conflict with the mission of Brigham Young University. He and his tea…

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Nephite DNA In The Americas? 40:58

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Wavemakers Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/wavemakers David Read is certain he is on the right track researching the DNA and genetics of Native Americans and tying them back to the Nephites and Lamanites who left Jerusalem. Website - www.cwicmedia.comBy Greg Matsen

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Early English Churches; Early Cornish and Irish Christianity; and Archbishop Mellitus 58:52

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Do send me a text, though I’m unable to reply here. Best wishes 😎 Good evening and welcome to tonight’s episode. Thank you for all your wonderful support. I really value it. 🤗🥳 Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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Norbert’s Day; Pepys has Diaper Napkins; and Pevsner describe Sherborne Old Castle 33:44

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Do send me a text, though I’m unable to reply here. Best wishes 😎 Good evening friends. I’ve found out that podcast rankings are influenced by how often episodes or the show is shared by listeners and I wondered if you have the time and energy you might consider sharing it from time to time. Maybe with a friend or family member. I know I shouldn’t …

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When Safe Spaces Aren't Safe! 1:06:06

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Untethered Empathy and Malevolent Compassion are encroaching upon our youth. It sprouts from the therapy industry. Brianna Holmes, a therapist, joins me in talking about the alarming tendency to "affirm" problems in place of offering a charitable truth. Website- www.cwicmedia.comBy Greg Matsen