Am I just my brain? Let's talk to Dr Sharon Dirckx...

Millions of us watch The Traitors convinced we’d spot the liars. But would we really?This week, we’re joined by Jack Butler, finalist on BBC’s The Traitors Series 4, to discover why Britain is so obsessed with the show and what it reveals about human nature.Jack takes us behind the scenes of the castle as we explore trust, mind games, why we’re so quick to judge others, and whether we really understand people as well as we think.We also venture beyond the game into some surprisingly personal conversations about mental health, spirituality and life’s bigger questions.With Celebrity Traitors back on our screens, who better to help us understand the phenomenon than someone who’s lived it?FIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.talk.podcast

Are you just a brain: 1.5kg of water, fat and firing neurons?Neuroscientist and author Dr Sharon Dirckx joins Jack and Graeme to ask what science can and cannot tell us about consciousness, free will and who we really are. What do dementia and brain injury mean for our identity and dignity? Are our choices merely chemistry? And does Christianity offer a bigger picture of what it means to be human?link to Sharon’s book: https://amzn.eu/d/00EVKs7xFIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.talk.podcast

Divorce doesn’t come with a funeral, but it can still feel like a death. Homes, relationships, identity and the future you imagined can all be torn apart.In this deeply honest conversation, Vaneetha Rendall Risner shares from her own experience of divorce. We explore grief, shame and forgiveness; what really dies when a marriage ends; and how you rebuild when life hasn’t gone to plan.Can Christian hope offer something deeper than simply “moving on”?Find Vaneetha’s book, This Was Never the Plan: Walking with God Through the Heartache of Divorce, here: https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/this-was-never-the-planFIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.talk.podcast

Where’s the line between concern and intrusion? Through Ariana Grande and Perez Hilton, we explore celebrity, body scrutiny, mental health and intervention, and ask whether Christianity offers something better than being watched: being truly known.FIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.talk.podcast

Are You Sure You Want to Stay Unsure?“I’m just not sure.”For many people, that feels like the most honest answer to the question of God. But is staying undecided really a neutral position?In this episode, we speak to Sachy, author of Are You 100% Sure You Want to Be an Agnostic?, about whether agnosticism is genuine openness or a way of avoiding Jesus’ claims.We explore why evidence matters, whether “spiritual but not religious” is enough, and what the next honest step looks like for anyone who simply says, “I don’t know.”link to buy the book: https://amzn.eu/d/0ba4TfL5FIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.talk.podcast

Our guest this week has a PHD in Islamic Studies. We discuss the following the Muslim and Christian view of: God... What's gone wrong with the world... How are we to fix it... Here's Andy's book which comes highly commended. Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?: Amazon.co.uk: Bannister, Dr Andy: 9781789742299: BooksFIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.talk.podcast

AI can make almost anything. But can it wonder? Can it love? Can it create with meaning?In this episode of Table Talk, Jack & Graeme talk to Al Gordon about what creativity is really for, why so many adults think they’re “not creative”, and how faith might help us recover our imagination.A conversation for anyone feeling more like a consumer than a creatorAmazon.co.uk : spark al gordonFIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.talk.podcast

War… what is it good for?Why do wars keep happening? Can a war ever be “just”? And where can we find hope in a world marked by conflict?In this episode of Table Talk, we’re joined by Sara Stevenson, who has a Master’s in Philosophy and has studied Just War Theory and the deeper ideas behind war, peace and human nature.Together we explore what Christianity has to say about conflict — and what it might mean to be peacemakers today.FIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.talk.podcast

Are we really becoming less religious, or have we just changed what we worship?In this episode, we speak to Dr Dan Strange about football, The Traitors, looksmaxxing, identity, hope, beauty and the hidden beliefs that shape modern life. Dan is the author of Making Faith Magnetic, which explores the deep longings our culture can’t stop talking about, and we ask whether those longings point beyond themselves — and whether Jesus offers more than we think.Buy Dan’s book: Making Faith MagneticFIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.talk.podcast

When does self-care become self harm? Looksmaxxing is the online subculture obsessed with appearance, status, and self-optimisation. In this episode we explore where self-improvement turns into self-obsession. We ask what happens when identity becomes tied to how desirable you are? How are we to think of human worth and value in a culture built on image? FIND OUT MORE 👇 https://linktr.ee/table.talk.podcast