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ChatGPT. Gemini. Qwen. AI is shaping the fabric of society, from classrooms to hospitals, science labs to parliament - and even security services and military strategy. Science fiction dreams and nightmares are materialising before our eyes.What will all this mean for the human race? In a world dominated by superintelligent machines, what are human beings for? And what kind of world are we building for the future?In this episode of Salt Live, recorded in London, UK, author and research scientist Dr John Wyatt addresses some of the greatest challenges of our age. Can the Christian faith provide ancient wisdom for navigating a way forward?

Sage and crystals, star signs and chakras. The modern West may be less religious than in the past, but it is no less spiritual. Many have traded Christianity, with its dos and don’ts, for spiritual practices offering transcendence without obligation. Yet, in the noisy and confusing marketplace of spiritual practices, many feel untethered and uncertain.Does being “spiritual but not religious” offer the freedom it promises? Does it satisfy our souls’ deep ache for higher power?Recorded live in London on 7 October 2025, this episode of Salt Live features author and speaker Simon Edwards as he explores our culture’s shift towards spiritual autonomy — and how the Christian faith speaks to our longing for freedom and transcendence.

Listen to the Q&A from our Salt Live event, “Spiritual but not religious: Freedom or fallacy?” Author and speaker Simon Edwards joins host Tobias Brown to answer audience questions and delve deeper into the conversation.

Listen to the Q&A session from our Salt Live event, "Never Enough: Can self-improvement really fix us?". Speaker Daniel Ogbonna and host Jeremy Moses take questions from the audience.

We live in a generation obsessed with self-improvement. Bullet Journaling, juice cleanses, cold plunges. And, of course, much of it works. Many of us have achieved far more than our parents or grandparents could have dreamt of.And yet, the focus on self-improvement has a dark side. We become anxious about our performance. We obsess over the small details of our sleep, diet, exercise, mental health, and habits. Our world feels smaller. Some of us have burnt ourselves out in the pursuit of perfection. And even when you make the gains, you’re left wondering what’s next.On Tuesday, 20th May 2025, we hosted Salt Live with speaker Daniel Ogbonna. In a room full of curious Londoners, he unpacked the perils of our collective perfectionism and explored what ancient Christian wisdom has to say to our hunger for self-improvement.

Less than 20 years after the birth of the iPhone, screens have become the dominant presence in modern life. We work, plan, socialise, read, and entertain ourselves through them. Barely a minute goes by without a pick-up. And yet, we’re increasingly aware that too much screen time is harmful. Heightened anxiety from constant doomscrolling. Brain-rot from too much YouTube. Insecurity from perpetual comparison. We’re bored and addicted to our phones.  We feel like something is wrong. But buying a dumbphone or reducing screen time isn’t enough. What if the problem is deeper? Do we need to understand the roots of our habits?On Tuesday, 4th February 2025, we hosted our latest Salt Live event where speaker Jeremy Moses shared his take on the digital dilemma with a room of curious Londoners. Jeremy is a former start-up leader, as well as a leadership coach, pastor and speaker. He has experience counselling and coaching young professionals in London and helps to lead Grace London, a young church in central London. He is married to Jen and has three children.

For centuries, secularism has been heralded as humanity’s golden bullet. Society will flourish if we reject religion, so we’ve been told. No more truth, intolerance or control. But over recent years, a wave of backlash has formed. Feminist thinkers have slammed secular ethics, cultural Christianity is on the rise, and prominent atheist figures have come to faith. Meanwhile, a ‘meaning crisis’ is quietly brewing as many struggle to find significance in a society emptied of religion and purpose.Has secularism overpromised? Are we really better off in a society without faith? And how can we find significance for our lives in secularism’s crumbling shadow?On Tuesday, 15th October 2024 we hosted our latest Salt Live event where we were joined by guest speaker Glen Scrivener and a room of curious Londoners who came to hear what Glen had to say on this subject. Glen is a regular speaker at universities, churches and other public forums across the UK. He directs Speak Life, a Christian digital media company, and has authored several books, including The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality. Originally from Australia, he lives in Eastbourne with his wife Emma and their two children.

The writer Christopher Hitchens famously claimed that ‘religion poisons everything’. For many, religion appears to be the cause of much of the world’s intolerance, division and even violence. And yet, for others, religion is a source of personal meaning and existential peace. Why isIn this archive episode from our Salt Live event in January 2019, popular Christian speaker and author, Glen Scrivener, dives into the world of anti-theism and seeks to explore why religion can be so polarising. Originally from Australia, Glen regularly speaks at universities, churches and other public forums across the UK.Glen will be back at Salt Live on 15th October 2024 and will be speaking on why faith makes sense in our modern age, at our upcoming talk, "The Case Against Secularism." If you'd like to join us in person for this Central London event in Waterloo, please visit our Eventbrite page to sign up for free.

The desire for happiness is self-evident, and yet, true happiness often feels fleeting and unobtainable. Londoners are changing their jobs, their living arrangements and their relationships, looking to create the perfect set of circumstances that will bring about lasting contentment. But will they ever find it?In this archive episode from our Salt Live event in January 2020, speaker and pastor Andrew Haslam explores the desire for happiness that is the driver behind so many of the decisions we make and gives his take on where true happiness can be found.

Millennials and Gen Z are reportedly experiencing higher levels of anxiety than any generation before them. Anxiety feels ever-present in modern Western culture. What’s causing this? Are we simply more willing to admit to poor mental health? Have our circumstances become more uncertain? How much do lifestyle factors play a part? Loneliness? Screen time? Overbusyness? Is there a solution to this anxiety epidemic? In this archive episode from our Salt Live event in November 2021, speaker and pastor Jeremy Moses seeks to understand the sources of our present discontentment and considers whether Christianity has anything to say to this modern phenomenon. Jeremy helps to lead a church called Grace London. He is married to Jen, a nurse, and has two children. He spends much of his time meeting with young adults, helping them to think through life’s big questions. He has engaged with many Londoners who have grappled with anxiety.