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Thinking Aloud with Giles Fraser

  • A man observes the scene of the bomb blast from within the Coptic church in Alexandria, Egypt

    Giles Fraser's Thinking Aloud podcast: can we talk about the persecution of Christians?

    Millions of Christians around the world currently face violence for what they believe

  • Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams

    Giles Fraser's Thinking Aloud podcast: the challenge for the next archbishop of Canterbury

    Rather than struggling to build bridges within the church, Rowan Williams's successor must engage those alienated from religious belief

  • Gay wedding

    Giles Fraser's Thinking Aloud podcast: the church should abandon its opposition to gay marriage

    The modern church should be as bold as the prophet Isaiah and allow gay people to participate fully within the walls of the church

  • Acid House Smiley Face logo

    Giles Fraser's Thinking Aloud podcast: the happiness conspiracy

    The rhetoric of happiness is often just one big conspiracy to avoid what can feel like an admission of failure. For many of us, life is bloody hard

  • Boxing

    Giles Fraser's Thinking Aloud podcast: belief versus unbelief

    Belief and unbelief are not polar opposites and when complex matters are reduced to a boxing match format, the result is often misleading

  • Baroness Sayeeda Warsi

    Giles Fraser's Thinking Aloud podcast: non-militant secularism

    Lady Warsi's speech at the Vatican complaining about 'militant secularism' is odd. Secularism is not the political arm of atheism

  • Valentine

    Giles Fraser's Thinking Aloud podcast: forget the cynics and embrace Valentine's Day

    What's the point in being cool if you have a rubbish love life? Put away the Joy Division records and enjoy Valentine's Day

  • Sir Fred Goodwin

    Giles Fraser's Thinking Aloud podcast: how valuable is shame?

    Giles Fraser's Thinking Aloud podcast: How effective is shame as a means of punishment and how valuable is it in shaping social norms?

  • Choristers in the choir stalls at St Paul's Cathedral

    Giles Fraser's Thinking Aloud podcast: a period of noisy reflection

    Giles compares his new surroundings in the Guardian newsroom with his former workplace at St Paul's Cathedral

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