TURNING WORLD
Turning World is a podcast
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We live in a world of flux, uncertainty and transformation. The categories, certainties and institutions that have been the foundations of our politics, culture and faith are not simply collapsing but turning—shifting shape, orientation and meaning before our eyes. Against this backdrop of movement, transition and the blurring of boundaries, our debates are becoming more fractured, our discourse more polarised and febrile.Turning World is a podcast created to explore and understand life within this rotation. Our conversations are not constrained by fixed positions or ideological assumptions: it is a space that is comfortable with uncertainty, with ideas that cannot be plotted on a two-dimensional political axis, and with the disorientation that accompanies change.Our impulse is curiosity, openness and a willingness to engage with emerging strands and dissenting opinions. In a world that feels increasingly unmoored—lost in the woods as familiar landmarks rotate out of view—the most promising routes may well be the unmapped and the unexplored.Each episode brings together thoughtful voices from across and beyond politics, culture and faith. The conversations are rigorous but respectful, searching rather than performative. Questions are asked in good faith, not as traps or spectacles, and disagreement is treated as a necessary part of orientation and discovery rather than something to be feared or exploited.If politics feels increasingly polarised, exhausted, or hollow, Turning World is about taking time and making space. To sit with complexity rather than flatten it. To listen as much as argue—long enough to understand what is turning, and where we might be turning next.
The people behind our conversations...
Jon Egan is a writer and commentator who has worked as a musician, grave digger, comedy promoter, political researcher and campaign strategist. Jon was a founder member of the radical Christian art and music collective, The Revolutionary Army of The Infant Jesus, and is a member of the Orthodox Church,After many years in active politics, Jon is now convinced that the root cause of our political and cultural unraveling is a spiritual estrangement and a disconnection from the only durable source of meaning and value.
Keith Hitchman is an Anglican priest and community leader. He moved to Liverpool in 2010 to serve as City Missioner, working closely with businesses, civic institutions and Merseyside Police.Keith is now Vicar of St Michael-in-the-Hamlet and Hope Parish Liverpool, where his ministry focuses on parish renewal, community engagement and the spiritual life of the city.Previously Keith presented Faith Matters and Open Minds for BAYTV (Liverpool). He has also been a regular contributor on Radio Merseyside.After many years working at the intersection of church, public life and local communities, Keith believes that the challenges facing modern society are deeply rooted in questions of meaning, belonging and spiritual identity.
Paul Furlong is a video producer and storyteller who has spent nearly two decades helping organisations communicate with clarity and purpose. His work has ranged from collaborating with global brands including the BBC, Formula 1 and Subway to producing creative projects that bring powerful stories to life.Paul is the producer of The Turning World Podcast.Through video and long-form conversation, his work centres on the belief that the right story—told well—can deepen understanding, build connection and create lasting impact.
“We live in the bewildering Babel of postmodernity, in a multiverse of fractured
identities, but with no underpinning sense of belonging.” Jon Egan
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