Podcast

Along with my son Tim Wyatt, a religious and social affairs journalist, I run a podcast called Matters of Life and Death. Each episode is a conversation between the two of us discussing how Christians can engage with a particular issue around healthcare, ethics, technology, science or faith. You can subscribe to the podcast on all podcast apps, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts, or you can listen to our latest episodes below.

Coronavirus: Misinformation – Matters of Life and Death

Microchips. Bill Gates. The mark of the beast. 5G cell towers. False positive rates. Big pharma. DNA alteration. It’s been hard to avoid the swirling morass of misinformation and conspiracy theories around the pandemic. And this confusion and fear have surged in recent weeks as the first covid vaccines have begun to be rolled out. But why have so many people, including many in the church, fallen for untruths about coronavirus? Where has all our trust – in government, in science, even in doctors – gone? How can we steer a clear path through the toxic brew of lies and misinformation swamping the internet and social media? Read the World Health Organisation's guide to navigating the 'infodemic' and verifying online information here: who.int/news-room/spotlight/let-s-flatten-the-infodemic-curve See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

1. Coronavirus: Misinformation 37:13
2. Coronavirus: Vaccines – part 3 36:11
3. Coronavirus: The second lockdown 44:01
4. Coronavirus: Vaccines – part 2 19:16
5. Coronavirus: Vaccines – part 1 42:29

If you have enjoyed listening to Matters of Life and Death, please share it with your friends and family and leave a review in your podcast app. We have begun by discussing different aspects of the coronavirus pandemic, but over time we hope to gradually cover a wide range of topics including assisted suicide, the rise of artificial intelligence and much more. We are also very interested in hearing questions or comments from listeners, so if you have any thoughts or would like to suggest a topic for us to cover, please email mattersoflifeanddeathpodcast@gmail.com.

So far, the podcast has focused on the pressing issue of the moment, the coronavirus pandemic.

Introductory

• Coronavirus: Christians in times of plague
• Coronavirus: How this pandemic is unlike anything before

Ethics

• Coronavirus: The second lockdown
• Coronavirus: Death and spirituality during a pandemic
• Coronavirus: The ethics of triage

Healthcare

• Coronavirus: Life in the NHS
• Coronavirus: Vaccines, part 1
• Coronavirus: Vaccines, part 2
• Coronavirus: Vaccines, part 3

Christian living

• Coronavirus: Thinking as a Christian during Covid-19
• Coronavirus: Mental health, anxiety and hope
• Coronavirus: Misinformation

Technology

• Coronavirus: Technology, part 1
• Coronavirus: Technology, part 2