The Sacred
Hosted by Elizabeth Oldfield · Theos Think Tank
4.8from 247 ratings
- 248
- Episodes
- 242
- Transcribed
- 247
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
- 1M
- YouTube views
About The Sacred
A podcast about our Sacred values and how we can talk to people who are different from ourselves. Each episode features a conversation with someone who has a public voice, from academics to journalists, playwrights and politicians. We ask them where they have come from, what they are trying to do and what might help heal our very divided public conversations. The Sacred is hosted by Elizabeth Oldfield and produced in partnership with Comment Magazine, and with support from The Jerusalem Trust and Open Society Foundation
- Publisher
- Theos Think Tank
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 6 Dec 2017
- Latest episode
- 9 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
242 of 248 episodes have a transcript.
9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Preparing to Die, Then Learning to Live Again with Poet Christian Wiman
19 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why We Need to Be in Our Bodies Together | A Sacred Reflection
5 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
How to Belong When You’ve Always Been An Outsider with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl
Inside a recent episode
Preparing to Die, Then Learning to Live Again with Poet Christian Wiman
Published 9 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So I originally came across this concept via an anthropologist called Scott Atran. He talked about sacred values basically being the non-instrumental things in our lives. And you can test it because if someone offers you money, to compromise or to give up something you would feel less likely you would feel insulted you would feel compromised and they're often the kind of below the surface things that we're only semi-consciously trying to navigate by you know trying to make decisions around does anything bubble up for you around what might be some sacred principles or values that you have at least tried to let define your life Gosh, there's very little I would give up for money. […]
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- Christian Wiman
- Angela Buchdahl
- Dr Sharon Blackie
- Sam Bowman
- Mehreen Khan
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 1,074,138
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 90 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 157 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100
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- Quality
- 95
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 96
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Who hosts The Sacred?
Elizabeth Oldfield host the show. Published by Theos Think Tank.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Sacred take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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