with Tony Kearney

Available for 19 days

Tony’s Spiritual Life guest is the writer and activist Michael Pollan, whose work combines meticulous reporting with anthropology, philosophy, culture, health and natural history. His latest book explores human consciousness, and why he believes our awareness and attention are under threat. Still Game star Jane McCarry and playwright Jim Reilly talk about their new play - Ms Lockwood Isn’t Well – a story about a Catholic schoolteacher who begins seeing mysterious figures no one else can. Reporter Josephine McKenna brings live reaction from Rome after tech billionaire Peter Thiel delivered a provocative lecture on the Antichrist, creating growing unease at the Vatican. Tony’s Faith Forum panel this week are: Professor Joe Goldblatt, Yahyah Barry, and Emma Jackson. They’ll be reflecting on the significance of a highly emotional debate and final vote on Assisted Dying at Holyrood last week and discussing how we keep up with what we can and cannot say ahead of a new BBC Sounds podcast hosted by Nicky Campbell. Plus, as a new ‘Truman Show’ documentary sets out to involve an unsuspecting participant in a staged workplace scenario – the panel discuss the ethics of entertainment TV – do the ends justify the means?