Latest Mona siddiqui Podcast Episodes
Living Gratefully: Lindsay Paterson opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - March 10, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutesMona Siddiqui speaks to Lindsay Paterson, who is Professor of Educational Policy in the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh. His main academic interests are in education, civic engagement and political attitudes. Here he speaks of his passion for education, why educat...
Living Gratefully: Bishop Michael Curry opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - March 03, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutesMona Siddiqui speaks to Bishop Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church in the US. Born in Chicago, he is the first African American to serve as presiding bishop in the Episcopal Church and has been a very vocal campaigner for all kind of human rights and social justi...
Living Gratefully: Farah Jasmine Griffin opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - February 24, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutesMona Siddiqui speaks to Farah Jasmine Griffin, who is the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African American Studies at Columbia University. Griffin studied at both Harvard and Yale and her major interests are in American and African American literature, mus...
Living Gratefully: Farah Jasmine Griffin opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - February 24, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutesMona Siddiqui speaks to Farah Jasmine Griffin, who is the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African American Studies at Columbia University. Griffin studied at both Harvard and Yale and her major interests are in American and African American literature, mus...
Living Gratefully: Alastair Bruce opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - February 17, 2021 12:00 - 37 minutesMona Siddiqui speaks to Alastair Bruce, Governor of Edinburgh Castle and a reservist in the Army. Alastair has a deep interest in royal and constitutional matters and works as a historian and commentator for Sky News, as well as being a historical adviser on many drama productions such as Down...
Living Gratefully: Khaled Abou El Fadl opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - February 11, 2021 14:00 - 36 minutesMona Siddiqui speaks to Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl, the Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law, and founder of the Institute for Advanced Usuli Studies. Professor El Fadl is one of the world’s leading scholars of Islamic law and ethics and in 2020, wa...
Living Gratefully: Linda Bauld opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - February 03, 2021 12:00 - 32 minutesMona Siddiqui speaks to her colleague Professor Linda Bauld. Linda holds the Bruce and John Usher Chair in Public Health in the Usher Institute, College of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. Linda is a behavioural scientist, who also serves as Cancer Research UK’s cancer prevention champi...
Living Gratefully: Peter Geoghegan opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - January 27, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutesMona Siddiqui speaks to Peter Geoghegan, the well-known Irish writer, broadcaster and investigations editor at the award-winning news website openDemocracy. Born and raised in Ireland, now living in Glasgow, Peter looks back on his childhood in Ireland, his education and travels to the US, reb...
Living Gratefully: Joshua Ralston opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - January 19, 2021 18:00 - 43 minutesMona Siddiqui speaks to her colleague and friend Dr Joshua Ralston at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Divinity. Born and raised in California, Joshua is a Christian theologian and Reader in Christian-Muslim relations. Here, he speaks of being an American in Scotland, a theologian interes...
Living Gratefully: Janey Godley opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - January 12, 2021 13:00 - 39 minutesThe conversation podcast series Living Gratefully returns for a second season. In the first episode of the new series, Mona Siddiqui speaks to the multi award winning Scottish comedian, actor and writer Janey Godley. Raised in the east end of Glasgow, Janey knew early on she was funny and could...
Living Gratefully: John Crichton opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - August 05, 2020 05:00 - 45 minutesIn the final episode of this series of podcasts exploring the topic of gratitude, Mona Siddiqui speaks to John Crichton, Consultant forensic psychiatrist, Chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland and Vice President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists UK. John speaks about his h...
Living Gratefully: Magnus Llewellin opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - July 29, 2020 04:00 - 47 minutesIn this podcast Mona Siddiqui speaks to Magnus Llewellin, editor of The Times in Scotland. Born in Shropshire, Magnus has held various senior roles in Scottish journalism and regards Scotland as his home. He is passionate about journalism and views the profession as ultimately one that holds peo...
Living Gratefully: Humza Yousaf opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - July 22, 2020 03:00 - 45 minutesIn this podcast, Mona Siddiqui speaks to Humza Yousaf MSP, who is cabinet secretary for justice in the Scottish government. Having held several ministerial roles from a very young age, Humza speaks about the pull of politics, finding a home in the SNP, the tensions of living a Pakistani Islam an...
Living Gratefully: James Williams opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - July 15, 2020 04:00 - 41 minutesIn this podcast, Mona Siddiqui speaks to James Williams, the managing director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Having grown up with music in a happy home, James speaks about his mother’s strong influence, his love for brass instruments and the associated sense of community, and the reasons ...
Living Gratefully: Neil MacGregor opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - July 08, 2020 03:00 - 1 hourIn this podcast Mona Siddiqui speaks to the internationally-renowned art historian, Neil MacGregor. Born in Glasgow, Neil studied languages at Oxford but was drawn to art history. His glittering career includes directorships of both the National Gallery and the British Museum as well as presente...
Living Gratefully: Dr Amir Khan opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - July 01, 2020 05:00 - 48 minutesIn this podcast, Mona Siddiqui speaks to the celebrity Bradford based GP Dr Amir Khan. A highly successful and motivated GP, Amir has become a familiar face on national TV, especially after his appearance in the hugely popular Channel 5 series, GPs Behind Closed Doors. Here he talks about growin...
Cornel West opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - June 24, 2020 05:00 - 52 minutesIn this podcast Mona Siddiqui speaks to the world renowned American philosopher and public intellectual, Professor Cornel West. Born in Oklahoma, Professor West is Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard University. With over 20 books and countless media appearances to his name...
Living Gratefully: Cornel West opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - June 24, 2020 05:00 - 52 minutesIn this podcast Mona Siddiqui speaks to the world renowned American philosopher and public intellectual, Professor Cornel West. Born in Oklahoma, Professor West is Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard University. With over 20 books and countless media appearances to his name...
Living Gratefully: Cornel West opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - June 24, 2020 05:00 - 52 minutesIn this podcast Mona Siddiqui speaks to the world renowned American philosopher and public intellectual, Professor Cornel West. Born in Oklahoma, Professor West is Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard University. With over 20 books and countless media appearances to his name...
Living Gratefully: Miroslav Volf opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - June 19, 2020 03:00 - 45 minutesIn this podcast, Mona Siddiqui speak to the award-winning Croatian theologian Professor Miroslav Volf. Director of the Yale Centre for Faith and Culture, Professor Volf has spent much of his professional life exploring how the Christian faith bears on human and societal flourishing. Here he spea...
Living Gratefully: Val McDermid opens up to Mona Siddiqui.
Living Gratefully - June 12, 2020 05:00 - 45 minutesIn this podcast, Mona Siddiqui speaks to the internationally-acclaimed, Edinburgh-based, Scottish crime writer Val McDermid. Author of 34 books, Val speaks about her Scottish roots, being exotic at the University of Oxford, the allure of crime novels, and finding personal happiness. Despite her ...
Living Gratefully: Val McDermid opens up to Mona Siddiqui.
Living Gratefully - June 12, 2020 05:00 - 45 minutesIn this podcast, Mona Siddiqui speaks to the internationally-acclaimed, Edinburgh-based, Scottish crime writer Val McDermid. Author of 34 books, Val speaks about her Scottish roots, being exotic at the University of Oxford, the allure of crime novels, and finding personal happiness. Despite her ...
Living Gratefully: Rowan Williams opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - June 05, 2020 07:00 - 44 minutesIn this podcast on the theme of gratitude, Mona Siddiqui speaks to the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams. A true intellectual force and one of the most respected and celebrated Christian theologians of his generation, Dr Williams talks about his Welsh roots, his love for Russian...
Living Gratefully: Ricky Ross opens up to Mona Siddiqui
Living Gratefully - May 29, 2020 12:00 - 35 minutesIn the first of a series of interviews, Mona Siddiqui explores the place of gratitude in our lives with the acclaimed Scottish singer, songwriter and broadcaster Ricky Ross. Listen to Ricky speak about growing up in Dundee, his songwriting career with Deacon Blue, learning gratitude from his mot...
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