Best Saints Unscripted Podcasts (2025)

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A Wessex Poem; Poor Boniface is Murdered as an Old Man; and Pepys falls out with his Wife 31:22

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Send us a text Hallo and thank you so very much for joining me. How are you? Are you able to find peace and contentment or is it eluding you? Ideas from a simple Dorset lady: 1. Read in bed a real book for the first and last 15 minutes of each day 2. Make a point of being extra warm and kind to everyone you come across tomorrow 3. Buy a packet of l…

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Pulling The Covers Back- "Be Ye Therefore Perfect" feat.Trevan Hatch 30:48

8h ago30:48

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I have never heard this before." - Greg Trevan Hatch, professor at BYU focused on the Ancient Middle-East, lays out a framework for Matthew 5:48, "Be ye therefore perfect." I had never heard this approach before but Trevan backs this up with evidence from the scriptures. We can look at "perfect" through a modern, Western mind as we often have, or a…

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The Church And Immigration 52:02

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Political veteran Paul Mero and Greg Matsen discuss the hot topic of immigration in the US and the immigration "policy" of the Church. Do they match? Are they in conflict? Where has the Church stood previously on immigration law and enforcement? Where do they stand now? What is the ethical approach to immigration policy? Website- www.cwicmedia.com…

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Hardy’s poignant poetry; and Pepys hears Organ music in Westminster for the first time. 30:36

2d ago30:36

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Send us a text Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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Tariffs, Miracles, and MAHA 10:08

2d ago10:08

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John Hewlett is a regular on the Show. Today, we talk about tariffs, are they effective?, real miracles in Samoa, and MAHA. Great discussion! Website- www.cwicmedia.comBy Greg Matsen

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Saxon Crosses; Hardy’s education; and a Rainy Tuesday 31:24

11h ago31:24

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Send us a text Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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Culture Wars and the Covenant: Should Latter-day Saints Stand Up or Stay Out? 1:03:57

4d ago1:03:57

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Gospel On The Nile Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-the-nile Paul Mero discusses his book, Defeated, and talks of the need to leave Babylon and focus on our homes. Does this mean leaving the culture wars alone? Does fighting the culture war diminish our ability to build Zion? Where do you stand on this? Website - www.cwicmedia.com Alive…

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We discover Iona was called Hii; dear Walter Scott woos our hearts; and Pepys ruefully clocks the severed limbs of ‘traytors’ 31:58

1d ago31:58

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Send us a text Dear friends. I’m on a huge wave of happiness tonight thanks to an afternoon spent with a friend. Friends are SO important are they not? People who are on our side and hurt for our hurts. Thank you for joining me as ever, including to dear Gretchen for her kind email. I will read some out tomorrow. It’s fascinating to hear about peop…

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Newly Discovered Temple Writing In 2 Nephi feat. Dave Butler 50:37

5d ago50:37

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Dave Butler and Greg Matsen team up again to discuss the temple writing of Nephi in 2 Nephi. Nephi knew of the ancient Israelite temple drama and the Royal Procession. Lehi knew of the temple ordinances and exhorted his sons in gospel instruction using temple ordinances. Did Nephi write all of his books as a temple poetry? Website- www.cwicmedia.co…

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Pepys watches the death of a Regicide; we ponder Egdon Heath and celebrate a clutch of Saints 32:32

3d ago32:32

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Send us a text Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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Are These Three Parables About The Temple? 57:58

5d ago57:58

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On the Tuesday of the last week of Jesus' mortal life, He gave His last three parables. There seems to be a buzz about these parables today. Ambrosia Fox believes they are all about the temple. Listen to this interesting interpretation of the Ten Virgins, Talents, and Sheep and Goats. Website- www.cwicmedia.com…

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Is The Book Of Moses From The Brass Plates? 16:03

6d ago16:03

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Recent scholarship by Noel B. Reynolds and Jeff Lindsay highlights passages in the Book of Mormon that parallel those in the Book of Moses. Since the Book of Mormon authors are pulling from the Brass Plates, this implies that the Book of Moses may be the Genesis of the Brass Plates. This is a segment from a full episode interviewing Jeff Lindsay on…

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Pepys is taken aback by grand Clerical Vestments; we commemorate poor Jeanne D’Arc; and we visit Thomas Hardy in his home 28:46

3d ago28:46

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Send us a text Good evening, how are you? A very warm welcome to newcomers or old comers; to regulars or to drop-ins. I’m here every day so that you’ve always got a place to go if you need some comfort and companionship. Let do our bit to make larger the space in the world that protects people from unkindness, crassness and loneliness. It was so lo…

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Lost Book of Gad the Seer FOUND? Ancient Copper Plates & Hebrew Prophecy in India feat. Jeff Lindsay 57:00

6d ago57:00

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Jeff Lindsay and Greg discuss the scholarship on the lost Book of Gad The Seer. Jeff has been studying this story and the book for several years. A Jewish colony in India claims descent from the tribe of MANASSEH—and says they preserved a lost Old Testament book engraved on copper. Could this be the real ‘Words of Gad the Seer’? And, is the Book of…

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Sticky Subjects With Evangelicals And Latter-day Saints 34:09

7d ago34:09

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Interfaith dialogue can get messy. Many of us have been through it. In this video, Greg talks with two Evangelical pastors on specific topics such as Grace and Truth and hashes out how to communicate between us when we disagree. Website- www.cwicmedia.comBy Greg Matsen

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Possible Ghost of Emma Gifford sings in her old Church St Juliot’s; Witchery in Boscastle; and Bloodlines 28:52

4d ago28:52

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Send us a text Good evening and thank you so much for joining me on my last day exploring the north Cornish coast. Today we visit the place of Thomas Hardy’s courtship of Emma Gifford as well as the Witchcraft Museum in Boscastle. On Monday I’ll be posting something small to my paying subscribers, so do leave an address in my DMs or email: gretelle…

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There Is No Evangelical Church, LDS, And BYU Political Relationship With Jonathan Rauch 18:31

7d ago18:31

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Politics is a strange business with the Church and BYU. Dan Ellsworth talks about author and columnist Jonathan Rauch and his "partnership" with the Church. He also covers some major structural differences between the Restored Church and Evangelicals. Website- www.cwicmedia.comBy Greg Matsen

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Pepys drinks his first Cupp of Tea 🫖 while we take a walk among grasses and graves. 24:24

5d ago24:24

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Send us a text Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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Cornish sounds; Hengist and Horsa; and an evening visit to a cliff-top Church 22:28

9d ago22:28

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Send us a text Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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Future of Missionary Work? Incredible New Digital Missionary Program feat. Jonah Barnes 42:18

9d ago42:18

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With this Digital Missionary Program, 50 cents gets an interested person or family (looking for the missionaries) connected with the missionaries. This is incredibly exciting and may be the future of missionary work. Advertising dollars are tracked directly to the countries targeted and a newsletter shows photos of baptisms and success on the groun…

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The Venerable Bede: a Celebration 58:53

7d ago58:53

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Send us a text Hello and welcome to today’s episode where we celebrate the life of our Venerable friend. With very best wishes and thank you so much for joining me. Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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Origins of Oratorios; Saint Augustine’s Feast Day; and Pepys discusses whether True Argument is at the Heart of a good Tragedie 47:12

9d ago47:12

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Send us a text Good afternoon and thank you for taking the time to join me for today’s episode where we end with some Handel to celebrate the word ‘Oratorio’ and its saintly origins. Do get in touch and tell me who you are, so I can say hello to you on tomorrow’s episode. [email protected] Best wishes 🙋‍♀️🪿🕯️ Support the show Love Gretel 🌝…

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Saints, Celtic Christians, a thieving Servant, and we make a start on the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 28:35

12d ago28:35

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Send us a text Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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We remember David of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿; Celebrate France 🇫🇷; Ponder human nature; and eagerly anticipate tonight’s episode where we begin… 25:31

12d ago25:31

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Send us a text …. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 🕯️🤓🥳 Hello! We’re having two episodes today, to catch up with our Saints and to fit in this evening our start on the Anglo Saxon Chronicle, which will run alongside Pepys. Nothing’s too tricky for we band of merry, curious folk 🤓 Support the show Love Gretel 🌝…

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A tour inside a 1533 Chancel that’s lost its Nave; Why the Lord Chancellor sits atop a Bale of Wool; and we hear Swallows, Warblers and Long-Tailed Tits 34:28

13d ago34:28

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Send us a text Good afternoon and welcome to today’s episode where we visit on foot a tiny chancel that once had a nave; built in the Tudor times just before the Reformation with a still visible coat of arms of Henry VIII above the East Window. I find a dusty old love poem of sorts, an ancient kneeler, and delight in the swooping swallows that gath…

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A Litter of Puppies for Pepys; The Abingdon Manuscript; and good William of Rochester. 15:22

14d ago15:22

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Send us a text Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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Walk - I Was Accused Of Being "Bold" 14:22

14d ago14:22

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I was accused of being "bold" in my speech, so I used word "Bold" to describe our new Substack newsletter. If we are bold in speaking the truth with charity, others will do the same. If we live in a world of feelings that dictate our behavior and character, then we reject truth. If we stand for something that is true, then we can supersede those fe…

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The Winchester Chronicle, The Court of Pleas and Pepys buys Lobster 🦞 19:20

15d ago19:20

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Send us a text Hello and a very good afternoon. I hope you are well. Thank you so much to my seven kind subscribers who help pay for my tea and cake as I zoom about the country. Next week I’m looking forward to taking you back to St Gennys in north Cornwall when I will be digging deeper into the relationship between Cornish, Irish, Welsh and Breton…

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A Deep Ponder on Universal Trials of Life 39:01

15d ago39:01

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Send us a text Do feel free to ignore this if you only come for the history; this is a reflective episode on life and its universal challenges. 🌻 Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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The Hidden Identity Of Elias Revealed? feat. Bruce Porter 37:22

15d ago37:22

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So, who is "Elias?" Is it John the Baptist? Is it just the Greek version of the name Elijah? Is it Noah? Is it all of them? But ultimately, who is the "Elias" who visited the Kirtland Temple in Section 110 of the Doctrine and Covenants and restored the keys of the Gospel of the Dispensation of Abraham? Bruce Porter joins Greg to give his idea on wh…

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Hares, Saints and Rain 18:56

16d ago18:56

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Send us a text Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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The early 19th Century Microcosm of London by Pugin and Rawlinson; Mr Wren accompanies Pepy’s Diaries 24:43

17d ago24:43

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Send us a text Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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Laugh, Learn, and Believe: An Uplifting Chat with Amber Jo Hodges 44:41

18d ago44:41

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Join me for an inspiring conversation with Amber Jo Hodges-a dynamic speaker, author, English teacher, and devoted mom. You may know her from Instagram, but today you’ll discover so much more!We dive into the challenges in education, the power of scripture in Amber’s life, and how faith can guide us all.Plug in and enjoy an episode filled with wisd…

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The Restoration was about restoring Parliament’s Sovereignty, says W Churchill, brilliantly; and we reflect on the great St Dunstan 42:49

18d ago42:49

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Send us a text Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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The Sherborne Abbey Fire of 1437: Townsman against Monk; A Fateful Font Fight 42:20

19d ago42:20

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Send us a text Good evening and thank you so much for joining me. How are you and how is your Sunday? Today I read an Extract from the Journal of the British Archaeological Association, 1985 - The Fire of 1437 and the Rebuilding of Sherborne Abbey, JHP Gibb. Associated diagrams I’ve uploaded to X and BlueSky. I need a website! Can anyone make one f…

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Grief; Saint Madron; Birdsong and a fretful Pepys 30:34

20d ago30:34

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Send us a text Photo is the beautiful parish church of Corton Denham, Somerset, taken this evening. Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître

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The West Is Collapsing - Family And Fertility Rate 58:49

20d ago58:49

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Mads Larsen, an expert demographer, is at the tip of the spear globally in research and messaging on the collapsing fertility rate in the West. He is the source on the issue for many other "experts." The direction of the shrinking fertility rate has undeniable consequences including a lack of human productivity, immigration, and even a new need for…

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