In the morning, I write scripts. In the afternoons, I make podcasts.
I just recorded a very jolly and interesting conversation for my Sitcom Geeks podcast with Abigail Burdess. She is the author of Mother’s Day, a new novel that seems to be making a splash. I first came across Abigail at the Edinburgh Fringe where she was one half of a double act called Live at the Mausoleum. I was keen to put her talents to use in my Radio 4 sketch show, Concrete Cow (which you can listen to on Audible) when we lost Olivia Colman. Yeah, I used to work with her back in the day. No biggie.
In the podcast, we talk about novels, how to write and stick to your guns, and how Abigail loved sitcoms, even though she was brought up in Germany where there isn’t even any comedy, let alone sitcom.
My Life As A Thumb Drive
I’ve had a hand in the Keswick Convention podcast which has just restarted. The series is on being human, the theme of the convention this year. (See you there? I’ll be at Week 3 with the Keswick Unconventional) The first episode of the podcast taps into artificial intelligence, Chatbot GPT and whether you could live forever as a thumb drive. (I’ve also written on that over here.) I talk to Matthew Mason and Rachel Redeemed has a lovely chat with John Wyatt. Why not give it a try?
Seven Signs of the Secret King
Perhaps the most useful podcast I produce is one that can be listened to by families. It’s the Faith in Kids podcast, and we’re three episodes into a new series called The Seven Signs of the Secret King, going through John’s Gospel. Although there are nine episodes (as there are two bonus signs).
They’re only about twenty minutes long, and perfect listening for the car. Ed and I mess around a bit with some fun facts, but we spent plenty of our time in the Bible, thinking about it and figuring out how it means we should be living today. People seem to like it. And I’m really proud of it. Why not give it a listen, or recommend it to a family that you know?
And on the same feed, you’ll find the Faith in Parents podcast (that I don’t produce any more), full of really helpful and practical podcast aimed at parents who find it hard to be parents, which is to say all parents.
Once Saved Always Saved?
This is the question we ask on the latest episode of the Cooper and Cary Have Words podcast. What happens when people flame out or give up on the Christian faith? Didn’t Jesus say that no-one could snatch his people out of his hand? Or something? Find out more on the podcast.
And lastly, Bluestone 42 is back on BBC iPlayer! There’s some pretty robust language in there, but I’ll write about that next time.