Podcast Episodes

30. Canon Fodder

Season 3 Episode 6

How did the New Testament actually come together? Some have argued that is a “chaotically cobbled-together anthology of disjointed documents” that has been revised and ‘improved’ over centuries.

Other…

Published on 5 years ago

29. Childish God

Season 3 Episode 5

For years, people have argued that our minds’ natural default position is non-belief. Left to ourselves, we would never grow up thinking about God.

Religion is, therefore, an imposition on the suscept…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

28. Discordant Religion

Season 3 Episode 4

In Episode 28 (Creation's Music) we spoke with Jeremy Begbie and Kirsty Beilharz about how music can point us to God. But what if it's music we just don't like? What about music that's genuinely bad.…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

27. Creation's Music

Season 3 Episode 3

What is music and what is it about music that stirs the human soul?

Is it just a series of sound waves producing neurological responses … or could music be - as so many ancients believed - a signal fr…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

26. Good Earth

Season 3 Episode 1

Whether you’re a believer or doubter in Christianity, this episode is really more about whether you’re a ‘believer’ or ‘doubter’ in climate change … and the things that often lie behind such beliefs …

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

25. Bible Mistakes

Season 3

In the first episode of our third season, we're taking a close look at the New Testament - the second part of the Bible. Many scholars have pointed out historical inaccuracies in the gospels, or inco…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

Introducing Season 3 of Undeceptions

Season 3

We're back with a new season of Undeceptions. Join us as we chase down facts and explore the best arguments, to explode some of the myths about history, science, psychology, and the good life … and h…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Tax Free Single

Season 3

John Dickson takes a deep dive into the murky world of church finances to discover the pagan ruler responsible for granting Christian congregations their special financial privileges.

When the most po…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Confederate Statues Single

Season 3

Dr. Laurel Moffatt makes a return to Undeceptions with a single aimed at making us consider the level of our indifference.

The Black Lives Matter campaign has focussed America's attention on statues t…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Indigenous Slaves Single

Season 3

Matt Andrews makes a guest appearance on Undeceptions, tackling the thorny topic of slavery in Australia.

Have Aboriginals been enslaved at various times in Australia's history? Certainly. Was that th…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago