Holy Smoke
The most important and controversial topics in world religion, thoroughly dissected by a range of high profile guests. Presented by Damian Thompson.
Latest Episode
How transformative has 2025 been for Christianity? (24.12.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Why religious societies succeed – with Rory Sutherland
- How was Commercial Christmas born?
- Why is it left to Trump to highlight the persecution of Christians in Nigeria?
- Why did the Danish PM call for a 'spiritual rearmament'?
- Have the culture wars gone spiritual?
- Is the cult of St Edward the Confessor justified?
- Is the Anglican Communion dead?
- How did faith shape Thatcher?
- What does it mean 'to forgive'?
- What can we expect from the first female Archbishop of Canterbury?
- Reparations: the tyranny of imaginary guilt, with Nigel Biggar & Katie Lam
- 800 years on, why is Aquinas Gen Z’s favourite philosopher?
- Archbishop of Canterbury: who's on the shortlist?
- Why the canonisation of the first millennial saint is a cause to celebrate
- Which are the 'Twelve Churches' that made Christianity?
- From the Bible to Tolkien: the risks & rewards of collecting rare books
- How has John Henry Newman inspired Pope Leo XIV?
- Massacres in Syria & the Congo: why aren't Western elites drawing attention to religious persecution?
- Recovering the Sacred with Michael Gove, Revd Marcus Walker, Dr Cosima Gillhammer and many more
- It’s time for Pope Leo XIV to make some tough decisions
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