Presenter Hannah Scott-Joynt and her regular house guests discuss a range of topics including the role of religion in politics, the results of the French election, and Bucky Day - a celebration of a controversial drink brewed by monks.Intro | 00:00Hannah welcomes her regular co-hosts to the podcast and asks them to introduce their upcoming features.Journo's Notebook | 02:18Rosie Dawson and Hannah welcome journalists Tim Wyatt and Paris-based Wafa Jawad Abbas to discuss the French election results and their implications, especially for the Muslim community - and we discover that in France, unlike the UK, religious leaders have no voice in the political sphere.Leo's Local | 13:32Former BBC regional expert, Leo Devine, tells Hannah about one church leader’s frustration at the lack of progress in bringing Ukrainian refugees to the UK, and excitement in the Jain community in Leicester as the animal sentience bill is about to achieve royal assent. Oh, and hold tight for Bucky Day!The Big Interview | 21:59Roger Bolton talks to Rt Rev Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham, about the Archbishop of Canterbury’s intervention in the Government’s refugee policy and how much influence the Church should have in political matters.Azim's Academic | 36:32Our resident correspondent from the world of academia meets Dr Asma Khan from Cardiff University to discuss her project relating to mental health among Muslims in BritainLife Laundry | 42:53Hannah welcomes comedian, Paul Kerensa, and his special guest comic Imran Yusuf to discuss the thinking behind his new Radio 4 series on male identity.LinksWebsite: https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/Twitter: https://twitter.com/RelMedCentre/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/religion-media-centre/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCthZf6RVTqJki6oTQTB6qmwContact [email protected](+44) 0203 970 0709

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