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Matters of Life and Death

Matters of Life and Death

In each episode of Matters of Life and Death, brought to you by Premier Unbelievable, John Wyatt and his son Tim discuss issues in healthcare, ethics, technology, science, faith and more.

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Show overview

Matters of Life and Death has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 260 episodes. That works out to roughly 200 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 35 min and 57 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Religion & Spirituality show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 34 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 53 episodes published. Published by Premier Unbelievable?.

Episodes
260
Running
2020–2026 · 6y
Median length
48 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

In each episode of Matters of Life and Death, brought to you by Premier Unbelievable?, John Wyatt and his son Tim discuss issues in healthcare, ethics, technology, science, faith and more. John is a doctor, professor of ethics, and writer and speaker on many of these topics, while Tim is a religion and social affairs journalist. We talk about how Christians can better engage with a particular question of life, death or something else in between.

Latest Episodes

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On whose secret service? The alarming rise of AI agents

Aug 26, 202655 min

Why should Christians care about the crisis in universities?

Aug 19, 202656 min

‘Childfree’ not ‘childless’: The changing culture around choosing not to have children

Aug 12, 202655 min

Are smartphones really damaging our children? with Andy Crouch

Aug 5, 202656 min

What does it mean to be made in the image of God?

Jul 29, 20261h 1m

Magnifica humanitas: Will the Pope’s letter on AI make any difference?

Jul 22, 202647 min

Enough is enough: Can you have too much healthcare?

Jul 15, 202639 min

Energy abundance: Is the coming solar power revolution a blessing from God?

Jul 8, 202655 min

Why is Britain becoming ungovernable? The grey vote and the need for intergenerational justice

Jul 1, 20261h 3m

Autism: Disability or superpower?

Jun 24, 20261h 1m

From population bomb to fertility cliff edge: The ethics of birth rates

Jun 17, 202641 min

‘See how they love each other’: Why are Christians so bad at HR?

Jun 10, 20261h 1m

The unintended consequences of fertility treatment breakthroughs

Jun 3, 202659 min

Abusive relationships and coercive control in church

May 27, 20261h 4m

What would Christian IVF look like?

May 20, 202648 min

Learning from Luther how to remain faithful during pandemics

May 13, 20261h 7m

The Biobank data leak: Privacy, knowledge and the humility of faith over sight

May 6, 202652 min

Does Jesus want to stop the boats? The immigration and asylum culture wars, with Krish Kandiah

Apr 29, 202659 min

The hollowed-out state: Can the church reinspire public service?

Apr 22, 202641 min

The Book of Revelation: Make Christianity Weird Again

Apr 15, 202647 min
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