Best St Stephens University Podcasts (2025)

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45 - SILENCING OUR MODERN ST. STEPHEN | Charlie Kirk (Political Activist) | 2025 13:25

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We admire Charlie Kirk. He sacrificed himself for his faith. Two thousand years ago, shortly after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, a young disciple by the name of Stephen, also spoke for truth and willingly gave his life for the faith. Both Stephen and Charlie Kirk were young and exceptionally dedicated to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Both spoke tr…

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Russia’s high-risk game in Nato skies 23:38

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Over the past two weeks, Russian drones and jets have entered the airspace of several European countries. Dan Sabbagh discusses the escalation along the Nato-Russia border. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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Does Labour’s new home secretary signal a harder line on immigration? 28:36

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Shabana Mahmood is already making headlines in her new role. But who is she and what motivates her?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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What happens when you stop weight loss jabs? 26:48

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Science editor Ian Sample talks through the dilemma facing more than a million people in the UK as the cost of the jabs jumps. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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Why Britain recognising Palestine matters 34:04

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What is motivating the UK’s imminent recognition of Palestine? With Arab Barghouthi and Patrick Wintour. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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The downfall of Jair Bolsonaro 31:56

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Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has been handed a 27-year sentence for an attempted coup – is there any way his political career can continue? Tom Phillips reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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44 - INSPIRING THE AMERICAN SOUNDTRACK | Stephen Foster (Composer) | Civil War 14:02

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Stephen Collins Foster was the creator and author of what many call the American Soundtrack. We were a young nation at the time, a divided nation, an angry nation. The tunes that escaped his troubled heart offered hope at a time when many thought the United States would fracture and fall. His music captured America’s sorrows, but also its joys and …

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The US on the edge after Charlie Kirk’s killing 33:12

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The killing of the rightwing activist and podcaster has left the US reeling. Yet President Trump and his supporters are a long way from calling for calm. Ed Pilkington reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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On the ground with Tommy Robinson’s new supporters 37:30

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Who showed up for the biggest far-right rally in British history? Ben Quinn reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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Rupert Murdoch picks a son in the real-life succession battle 25:05

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Who is Lachlan Murdoch and how will he build on his father’s legacy? Emily Bell reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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The lucrative secrets of Boris Johnson 29:50

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An investigation based on leaked data from Johnson’s private office has unearthed a trove of information. Has he broken the rules again? Henry Dyer reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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The sacking of Peter Mandelson – Today in Focus extra 17:57

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Just days before a state visit by Donald Trump, Keir Starmer has had to sack the British ambassador to the US. Kiran Stacey reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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Flags and fury: why the St George’s cross is everywhere 28:16

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Esther Addley on why the union jack and St George’s flags are appearing on lamp-posts, bridges and roundabouts in England. Gary Younge explains why not everyone is happy. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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43 - CREATING AMERICA'S BATTLE HYMN | Julia Ward Howe (Poet/Abolitionist) | Civil War 12:01

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That night in Washington, D.C., towards dawn, Julia Ward Howe could not sleep, so she arose and sat at a nearby writing desk. She related this pivotal event later: “I awoke in the early morning twilight; and as I lay waiting for the dawn, the long lines of a poem began to twine themselves into my mind. Having thought out all the stanzas, I said to …

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Macron’s government collapses … again 22:36

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For the third time in a year a French prime minister has resigned and the president has had to swiftly choose a replacement. What’s behind the chaos? Angelique Chrisafis reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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A resignation, a reshuffle and a roaring headache for Keir Starmer 23:50

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Guardian columnist Rafael Behr discusses the government’s reshuffle after Angela Rayner’s resignation as deputy prime minister, and asks whether Labour can recover from here. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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Behind the scenes of the Guardian’s libel battle with Noel Clarke 33:25

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The actor claimed accusations against him by more than 20 women were false and part of a conspiracy. The Guardian’s editor-in-chief, Katharine Viner, and journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne on why the news organisation risked millions to defend its reporting. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus…

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Jim Forest (Part 1) - Writing Straight With Crooked Lines w. Robert Ellsberg & Nancy Forest 52:30

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In today's episode of Good on Wood (*part one of two) we speak to Robert Ellsberg & Nancy Forest about the life and legacy of Jim Forest, lifelong peace activist, contemplative and prolific writer. Our conversation weaves through his early years, his conversion to Catholicism and later to Russian Orthodoxy, his formative relationships with Thomas M…

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Angela Rayner resigns – Today in Focus Extra 15:44

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Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff talks through the tax row that brought down the now former deputy prime minister. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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Would you have your legs broken to be taller? 29:01

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Alongside dental work, hair transplants and nose jobs, people from around the world are travelling to Turkey to get leg-lengthening surgery. Ruth Michaelson reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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Strongmen assemble: Putin, Kim and Xi in Beijing 21:13

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Senior China correspondent Amy Hawkins discusses a historic week in China – including a 20-plus country summit and an unprecedented military parade – and analyses what it tells us about the country’s attempt to remake the world. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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42 - A PRAYER TO SAVE AMERICA | Benjamin Franklin (Founding Father) | Revolutionary War 12:43

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That critical summer of 1787 the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were on the path to failing miserably. For a month the delegates had argued over a forgettable list of ego-driven proposals, accomplishing nothing. Benjamin Franklin spoke addressing the head of the Congress: “I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live the more c…

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Can the Green party’s new leader galvanise the left? 26:41

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How does Zack Polanski plan to get people talking about the Green party? Peter Walker reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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A North Korean defector on why Kim Jong Un has sent troops to Ukraine 28:20

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What does North Korea’s involvement in Ukraine mean for Kim Jong-un’s geopolitical ambitions? With Jean Lee. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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Spy cameras: are you being watched? 27:14

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With tiny cameras disguised as everyday objects freely available, Anna Moore looks at the sinister ways they can be used – and the worrying rise in voyeurism cases in the UK. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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Missing in the Amazon: the frontline – episode six 34:02

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Revisited: According to Beto Marubo, if Dom and Bruno did the same expedition in 2025, they would face the same levels of danger. The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, returns to the Javari valley and meets those risking their lives daily basis to fight the threats from organised crime. Is it possible to save the Amazon? For all…

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Missing in the Amazon: the fightback – episode five 38:24

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Revisited: Funerals are held for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira and there is hope that the election of President Lula will mean new protections for the Amazon – and that the killers of Dom and Bruno will face justice. But organised crime is widespread and deep-rooted. The investigative journalist Sônia Bridi tells the Guardian’s Latin America corre…

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Missing in the Amazon: the ambush – episode four 25:27

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Revisited: The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, recalls the moment he and others on the search team found Dom and Bruno’s belongings in a hidden area of flooded forest. The team finally discover what has happened to the men. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus…

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41 - AMERICA'S FATHERLESS, ORPHANED HERO | Alexander Hamilton (Founding Father) | Revolutionary War 13:29

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The Battle of Yorktown raged. A battle that would decide if the new, young United States of America would survive. Our hero that day, (October 10, 1781), would lead a desperate assault on the British forward position known as Redoubt #10. In bloody hand-to-hand combat, he and his devoted men turned the tide of battle and won one of the greatest vic…

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Missing in the Amazon: the protector and the poacher – episode three 35:12

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Revisited: Bruno Pereira was considered one of the great Indigenous protectors of his generation. And this made him an enemy of a man called Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, also known as Pelado. The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, reports on the story of the two men and what happened when their paths collided. Help support our …

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Endowments and Foundations: The Future of Charitable Giving w/ Bahman Mirzaee 17:24

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Hear from Tanya Suba-Tang and Bahman Mirzaee as they discuss the current challenges and opportunities facing endowments and foundations within the investment landscape. Mirzaee, in his capacity as a principal at Mercer, delineates the various types of organizations that fall under the purview of endowment and foundation management, including educat…

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Missing in the Amazon: the journalist and the president – episode two 30:07

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Revisited: What took the British journalist Dom Phillips from the club nights of the UK dance scene as editor of Mixmag to one of the most remote and dangerous corners of the Amazon rainforest? In 2022, Dom set off on a reporting trip with Bruno Pereira, a Brazilian expert on uncontacted tribes, into the Javari valley to investigate the criminal ga…

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Missing in the Amazon: the disappearance – episode one 26:48

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Revisited: Three years ago, the British journalist Dom Phillips and the Brazilian Indigenous defender Bruno Pereira vanished while on a reporting trip near Brazil’s remote Javari valley. In the first episode of a six-part investigative podcast series, the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, investigates what happened. Help support…

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Noel Clarke loses his libel case against the Guardian – Today in Focus Extra 15:25

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Investigations editor Paul Lewis talks through the Guardian’s successful defence against a libel action brought by the actor. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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Cringe! Why millennials became so uncool 23:56

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An intergenerational war has broken out with Gen Z mercilessly mocking millennials as embarrassing and out of touch. Chloë Hamilton reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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Sun, sea and struggle: growing up in England’s coastal towns 30:08

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Helen Pidd grew up in Morecambe, and life in seaside towns has only got harder since she was a teenager. She went back to find out why. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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40 - 3 MUST-SEE MOVIES FOR SEEKERS OF TRUTH | WWII, Civil War, Vietnam War 14:26

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*MY 3 FAVORITE MOVIES FOR SEEKERS AFTER TRUTH* THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963): What impresses me most about The Great Escape are the many examples of resilience and loyalty shown by these desperate men. The Great Escape is the opportunity for modern, pampered, well-fed American audiences, people like myself, to see what The Greatest Generation accomplishe…

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What price will Ukraine have to pay for peace? 28:22

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After a week of historic summits on the future of Ukraine, will the president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, have to trade land for peace? Diplomatic editor Patrick Wintour reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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How far-right rhetoric on migration went mainstream 24:24

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Academic and author Dr Maya Goodfellow discusses how UK politicians have adopted far-right language on asylum and immigration. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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Can Europe’s leaders drag Trump’s Ukraine policy back on track? – Today in Focus Extra podcast 15:13

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The Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger on why a ‘dream team’ of Europe’s leaders will flank Zelenskyy today as he travels to Washington. Can they convince Trump to listen to the Ukrainian president?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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Stephen Miller, Trump’s immigration mastermind 31:05

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What is driving the architect of Donald Trump’s immigration policy? With Jean Guerrero. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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Ghosting, breadcrumbing, one-night stands: are we done with dating apps? 25:20

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More than a million people in the UK left dating apps last year. The Guardian matchmaker Kitty Drake explains why. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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How Israel used Microsoft technology to spy on Palestinians 28:34

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Harry Davies on how Microsoft’s cloud was used to facilitate mass surveillance of Palestinians. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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39 - "THE LITTLE LADY WHO STARTED THIS GREAT WAR" | Harriet Beecher Stowe (Author) | Civil War 13:09

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President Abraham Lincoln, when meeting Harriet Beecher Stowe for the first time was reported to have said to her, with a twinkle in his eyes: “So you’re the little lady who started this great war.” And she did, writing the first million-plus selling American novel—UNCLE TOM'S CABIN—about a kind and Christ-like slave named “Tom,” the novel showing …

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The secrets of the world’s richest company 29:49

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Nvidia is the world’s first $4tn company – and it just made an astonishing deal with Trump. But who is the company’s founder, Jensen Huang, and what is behind its success? Tae Kim explains. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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The Trump-Putin summit 24:11

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The Guardian journalist Shaun Walker and the former British ambassador to Russia Laurie Bristow talk through Friday’s impending summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska and discuss where it will leave the war in Ukraine. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus…

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How the University of Edinburgh helped create scientific racism 34:08

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Will the University of Edinburgh confront its dark past? Severin Carrell reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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Inside China’s fast-fashion factories as a US trade war looms 25:30

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The Guardian’s senior China correspondent, Amy Hawkins, visits factories threatened by US tariffs in Guangzhou, south China, as the deadline for a US-China trade agreement approaches with no deal yet in sight. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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Has the digital nomad dream turned sour? 28:49

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Alex Holder loves her new life in Lisbon but has become increasingly uneasy that people like her might be damaging the cities they love. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocusBy The Guardian

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38 - THE ALAMO'S DIVINE SECRET | The Battle of the Alamo | 1836 19:04

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Too often today the Alamo is depicted as a bunch of American white-supremacists who oppressed the local population, hoping to “steal Mexican lands.” This is tiring, simplistic, and woefully unfair. History rewritten. Settlers in Texas were promised freedom and independence by the Mexican Government. In the spring of 1836, those who fortified the Al…