Good Conversations
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Learn Catholic Social Teaching through entraining conversations about working life and faith, showcasing the diversity and richness of the Church. Season 2, coming in Autumn 2019, will explore the teachings in more depth.
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Jun 28, 2019
Episode 12 - Generation Share with Benita Matofska
Bonus episode ahead of season 2. We had a chat with Benita Matofska about her new book Generation Share and how we can be a part of this global movement for change.
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Oct 21, 2018
Good Conversations Ep 11: The Impact of Fast Fashion with MK Jorgenson
In this episode we talk to homeschooling mother and author with MK Jorgenson, about her recently-released book The Wardrobe Fast: How Cheap Clothes Ruin Lives (and How We Can Do Better). It’s an engaging short book written from a Christian perspective, but full of things that people can agree on and take on board regardless of their faith, and so is this episode.
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Sep 26, 2018
Episode 10 - Religious society of friends and CST
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Sep 17, 2018
Good Conversations EP. 9 - Judaism and Social Teachings
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Sep 10, 2018
Good Conversations Episode 8: Subsidiarity and the Workplace
Today is the last episode we dedicate to a single principle, that of subsidiarity. With us is Dr Joshua Wright, an American physicist, talking to us about working in a flat organisation as well as the principle at work in American politics.
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Sep 4, 2018
Good Conversations: Ep 7 - Disability and Solidarity
Good Conversations is back after our bank holiday break. In this episode, Alessia is back on air with Richard Harris (who appeared in episodes 2 and 4) to expand on a topic touched upon before: how to live in solidarity with disabled people.
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Aug 22, 2018
Episode 6: Sustainability with 2Worlds
In this conversation, we talked about sustainability and the circular economy with Raphael Amiens, an environmental consultant and co-founder of 2Worlds, an eco-training company educating and nurturing future ecopreneurs through courses, events, workshops.
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Aug 13, 2018
Good Conversations Ep. 5: Plurality with Upside Down Podcast
In this conversation, a rather sleepy Alessia has a late night conversation with a friend across the pond, Lindsy Wallace from the Upside Down Podcast. The main subject is plurality, and how to navigate diverse settings while loving your neighbour well.
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Aug 6, 2018
Episode 4: Human Dignity with Laurel and Yew
In this episode our host Alessia stepped to the other side of the microphone being interviewed about her journey to starting her company Laurel and Yew, with lots of reminiscing and a good dose of scholarly interest.
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Jul 30, 2018
Episode 3: "The Common Good" with Authentic House
Today, Alessia's guest is Alice from Authentic House, the first subscription box to make sustainable living more accessible. A meeting of what Anne of Green Gables would call "kindred spirits", they talked about sustainable living, having a meaningful career, the challenges faced by the Millennial generation, the community spirit in Cardiff and how the common good starts with the individual.
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Jul 24, 2018
Episode 2: "Catholic Social Teaching as a non-Catholic"
In this episode, our host Alessia Cesana is speaking to Cllr Richard Harris, who is a volunteer with Good Works and an Anglican, about the impact of Catholic Social Teaching on his career. Touching upon his past as a Disability Officer for the Student Union of the University of Derby as well as his present work for a major retail company, this episode provides an insight in what it's like to be part of an organisation that is dedicated to something that has Catholic in the name, as a Protestant.
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Jul 16, 2018
Episode 1: "An introduction to Catholic Social Teaching"
In this episode, our host Alessia Cesana is speaking to Dr Maria Power, academic and one of Good Works' trustees about the history of Catholic Social Teaching and what it is all about, in a lighthearted and relatable way. Brining together a self-described stereotypical millennial and a generation X-er over a cup of tea in a kitsch tearoom (please forgive the background noise!), this episode doesn't fail to inform as well as entertain.
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