What is life and what is dying? Surely, in a world in which we as humans are used to being in control of so many things, why should we not be in charge of when and how we die? If you were diagnosed with a terminal illness, would you want the right to choose euthanasia? Through recent personal experience, Matthew uncovers the true reality for one family engaging in “MAID” (medical assistance in dying) in Canada.
Aug 24, 2024•51 min
Elizabeth Garnsey and her young son live in New Canaan, Connecticut, where she is Senior Associate Rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Before that she was ordained to the priesthood in the diocese of New York in 2006 and went on to serve as an Associate Rector in two Manhattan churches, then as a chaplain and religion teacher at an Episcopal school. Before that Elizabeth earned a Master of Divinity degree from Yale in 2005. Before that she worked in New York as a magazine journalist at George...
Aug 12, 2024•38 min
Tim is an anti-human trafficking operative with Destiny Rescue, a Christian non-governmental organization that identifies, rescues and rehabilitates young women and children trafficked into sexual exploitation. Highly trained covert teams infiltrate bars, sex clubs, prostitution rings, online chat groups, the dark web and red-light districts to find precious young lives trapped in nightmare situations. To date, more than fifteen and a half thousand individuals have been rescued and placed on a p...
Jun 02, 2024•37 min
Dame Julia Cleverdon is a passionate and practical campaigner who has gained an international reputation for 'connecting the unconnected', inspiring individuals and organisations to work together for the common good. Tune in now to hear how Julia's faith compels her to reach out to the marginalised in society: bringing light to an often very dark world, she is truly a woman of sunshine.
Mar 24, 2024•36 min
We live in a world that is beautiful but brutal. No-one knows that more than war reporter Clarissa Ward, who has spent nearly two decades reporting from front lines around the world: from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan to Yemen, Ukraine, Israel and Gaza. Within hours of Hamas’ terror attack on October 7, Ward traveled to the site of the Tribe of Nova music festival and Be’eri kibbutz massacres. Two months later, Ward and her team visited a UAE-run field hospital in southern Gaza as victims – you...
Feb 23, 2024•45 min
The author Corrie Ten Boom wrote: "When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer." That perspective on faith sounds all well and good in theory, but what does it actually look like in practice? I never cease to find it deeply humbling to speak with people who are right in the middle of that darkness and yet their trust in God remains. Patricia is most definitely one such person and I know that you will find...
Feb 08, 2024•59 min
I've been off the airwaves for 18 months (I hope you've missed me?!)....and what better way to make a return to podcasting than to talk to the wonderfully inspiring Darleen Santore, known to those she helps as "Coach Dar". Author, speaker and mentor to global leaders, CEOs and athletes, Dar has helped thousands of people across the world with her message of resilience and purpose. Now she has captured her story of bravery and comeback in the book "The Art of Bouncing Back". It's really very good...
Oct 29, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Leader and lecturer Doug Holladay's life path has taken him from degrees at top universities to Goldman Sachs, then on to the White House and serving at the US State Department as a special ambassador to South Africa. He has met a lot of people and seen a lot of leadership along the way. What he's witnessed is that, all too often, "successful" people end up experiencing emptiness, isolation and depression as the unintended fruits of their very achievements. His new book, and this conversation, f...
Jun 03, 2022•48 min
A career in food was always more tempting than school for Camilla Stephens, who left halfway through her A-levels to attend Leith’s School of Food and Wine. She spent the next few years working in catering before joining Good Housekeeping magazine. Next came travel in America where she fell in love with coffee culture: returning to the UK, Camilla then developed the food range for the Seattle Coffee Company and Starbucks. In 2003, the newly freelance Camilla set up the Higgidy brand, making hand...
Apr 04, 2022•44 min
My guest on the "Faith with Haith' podcast this week is Rachel Hughes, the Lead Pastor of Gas Street Church in Birmingham (alongside her husband Tim): a brilliant communicator who is passionate about seeing young women released into leadership. She has recently pioneered a national ministry alongside her sister, called ‘The Orchard’, with the aim of encouraging and empowering women. Rachel can also be found inspiring families into fostering & adopting, all whilst also raising five young chil...
Mar 19, 2022•53 min
Next time you get a letter from a bishop you'll see their signature has a plus-sign by their name: it's symbolic of the blessing of the Cross. But its also perfectly apt that it's a plus-sign, because that person is someone who has dedicated their life to bringing addition and positivity to all the people around them. None more so than this week's guest on the "Faith with Haith" podcast: +Rob is a man with a great mind and a kind heart who works tirelessly to make this world a better place. (And...
Feb 05, 2022•46 min
How does a lad from the suburbs of Stockholm end up negotiating for equitable use of resources in the Middle East? How does a self-confessed sauna addict advocate for peace and understanding in transboundary water disputes in North Africa? And where does faith fit into all of this, and a busy family life, for this week's guest on "Faith with Haith"? Ladies and gentlemen, I give to you: the mighty viking, and lovely man, Anders Jagerskog.
Jan 29, 2022•46 min
Terl Bryant is not only one of the kindest men you will ever meet, he is totally cool and insanely talented: he would have to be in order to play for, amongst others, Pete Murphy (Bauhaus), John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) and Peter Gabriel. We became firm friends in the early '90s when I was asked to drive the bus for his band at the time, Iona, on the Irish leg of their tour. By some miracle we all survived: his drumming ability and my driving licence both remained unscathed. This episode of the...
Jan 22, 2022•54 min
This week's episode of "Faith with Haith" was not supposed to happen. My son was booked in to have a pretty big operation in the world-famous and wonderful Great Ormond Street Hospital which is, rather extraordinarily, in my parish. Suffice it to say I was a nervous wreck. until my old pal Stef put to work the age-old friendship practice of "just showing up". The more we chatted the more I realised that we should be recording it. So we both fired up our voice memo apps and this was the result......
Jan 15, 2022•54 min
So here we are at the start of a new year. Perhaps you have made some fresh resolutions to take on some new creative adventure? Perhaps you have decided it's time to turn your back on some unhealthy practices? Perhaps you want to chart a whole new course with your career? I believe that to do any of these things you will need help from God, but you will also need to find a new confidence, fresh faith, in yourself. In this episode of "Faith with Haith" I explore the concept and power of self-beli...
Jan 08, 2022•39 min
I figured you wouldn't be up for anything too high-brow today, so this week's episode of the "Faith with Haith" podcast features the now-annual ridiculous chat with my old pals Lorne and Busky. Yes, they have returned. I only wish I could say it was by popular demand...
Dec 29, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Perhaps you know him from his days making tackles and scoring tries for Harlequins, England and the Lions. Perhaps you know him from his TV and radio commentary or captaincy on the iconic BBC "Question of Sport". Or perhaps your favourite version is the one with some serious rumba rhythm as a contestant on "Strictly Come Dancing". However you know Ugo Monye this is your chance to see more of the heart of the man and come to know and love him even more. Tune into the "Faith with Haith" podcast to...
Dec 25, 2021•52 min
A departure this week on the "Faith with Haith" podcast: apologies that there is both no guest interview and a lot more input from me! But I think you will love this little Christmas treat: in December 2020 we recorded the stunning Spirituals gospel choir under the glorious dome of London's St Paul's Cathedral. You can see the full video online: this is the 2021 audio edit for your listening pleasure. So pour yourself an egg-nog, crank up the volume on your headphones and get carolling!
Dec 18, 2021•38 min
You know how there are some people who seem to be able to do loads of different things...and not just do them, but do them BRILLIANTLY? Dave ("The Doctor") Clifton is one such person: making the planet a richer and more beautiful place with both his deep insights and his broad-ranging creativity. To be honest, initially I was excited to talk about his lifetime of playing lead guitar for famous performing artists, but the way Dave describes the art of pottery and sculpture opened my eyes and hear...
Dec 11, 2021•53 min
If you have a creative soul then you will love this week's episode of the "Faith with Haith" podcast. And if you don't have a creative soul, then you are guaranteed to have one by the time you've finished listening to the thoughtful and inspiring Rt Rev'd Andrew Rumsey. He has the most wonderful way of seeing the world, so pull up a chair by the fireside and get to know the world's finest Bard-Bishop.
Nov 27, 2021•38 min
This week’s guest on the “Faith with Haith”podcast: film director and screenwriter Stuart Hazeldine, He is best known for his 2009 psychological thriller Exam , for which he was nominated for a BAFTA. But where we mostly go in this interview is into a movie-meeting with God, because Stuart directed the 2017 film adaptation of the best-selling novel The Shack. Tune in now for profound insights from a true pro: from how to start writing creatively to how to not get star-struck when you meet Octavi...
Nov 26, 2021•48 min
What do you get when you combine one of the finest gentlemen on Earth with one of the greatest pilots in the sky?: Group Captain Peter “Willy” Hackett, MBE…Britain’s answer to Tom Cruise’s Maverick…that’s what. In this episode of the “Faith with Haith” podcast, recorded especially for the Remembrance Day weekend, Willy and I talk honestly about the realities of military service, both in the past and today; we talk honestly about what it is to have faith in the modern world; we talk honestly abou...
Nov 13, 2021•47 min
This week on the Faith with Haith podcast: Bill Cahusac. He is one of the finest men I know: loving husband, great dad, true leader...and brilliant car driver (...?). We would all agree that faith is hard, and God often feels distant and silent, yet the Bible is full of stories of God speaking to humans. But are they just stories? If you've ever wondered what it means to listen to and hear from God then tune in now to hear how to tune in.
Nov 05, 2021•50 min
This week on the Faith with Haith podcast, my guest Nici Cahusac gets very honest about the experience and psychology of bulimia, with which she struggled for many years. Ultimately it's a story of hope: Nici was miraculously set free through prayer and her life was changed forever. Today, between running an organisation, raising three teenagers and competing at the highest level of amateur athletics, she retains the desire to see other men and women set free in the same way.
Oct 30, 2021•46 min
You know that feeling when you've had a conversation with someone but then afterwards you kick yourself, wishing you'd asked a whole load of other questions? The big downside of creating and presenting the "Faith with Haith" podcast is that, to be honest, I have that feeling every single week; and never more so than when Carolina Mountford was extraordinarily honest with me when I first interviewed her. Thankfully Carolina agreed to come back and open up some more. Listen in now: this is importa...
Oct 22, 2021•45 min
Being a professional church pastor is not an easy job and, as a result, it's all too easy to do it in a really detached way: it's all too easy to be distant and become untouchable. But with Ger Jones you get something very different. You get deep honesty and true warmth up close; you get a real man living real life and loving a church along the way. He is the real deal and it's my honour to call him my friend.
Oct 06, 2021•48 min
Picture the scene: an empty stage, a theatre full of people, a single microphone on a stand in a pool of light. There's nowhere to hide. It's now on you alone to entertain this expectant crowd. Now THAT is most people's idea of the ultimate nightmare. But not today's guest. Milton Jones is one of the best-known comedians in the UK, selling out theatres country-wide and often starring in popular shows on TV and radio, including the long-running hit TV show "Mock the Week". But he's not all genius...
Oct 06, 2021•47 min
As the climate changes around us, it's clear that our attitudes and behaviours need to change in response; and they need to change fast. But what can we do to protect this exquisite planet that we call home ? Consider an electric car? Yes. Eat less meat and palm oil products? Definitely. But have you ever given much thought to your fashion choices? Listen in now as sustainable fashion advocate Christina Dean guides us as we leaf through the clothes-rails of uncomfortable truth. An award-winning ...
Oct 01, 2021•45 min
The remarkable Amy Owen explains how it feels to know that your present life is coming to an end, how the hope of Heaven is real and how the presence of God is a tangible experience available to us all. Listen in now for a wide-ranging conversation (including Buble, the Bible and plenty of bubbles!) and then please share this episode with someone you know needs to hear it today.
Sep 25, 2021•44 min
For us all, the road of life takes many twists and many turns. As you journey on, the joys of the mountain-top can feel outweighed by far more deep, dark valleys and difficult climbs. As Ian Dyble will tell you, being a Church of England vicar is no different. He opens up about how an intelligent London lawyer finally chose to turn his collar around and serve in the Church; how growing stress led to worrying symptoms, including breaking a laptop on his face; and how he has discovered a peace-fil...
Sep 18, 2021•50 min
