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undeceive: to free from deception, illusion or error

Every week on Undeceptions, we’ll explore some aspect of life, faith, history, culture, or ethics that is either much misunderstood or mostly forgotten. With the help of people who know what they’re talking about, we’ll be trying to ‘undeceive ourselves’, and let the truth ‘out’.

All Episodes

On Hell

27 January 2025

EPISODE: 147

Question Answer XIII

13 January 2025

EPISODE: 146

Second Act

6 January 2025

EPISODE: 145

Into Wine

30 December 2024

EPISODE: 144

Virgin Mary

23 December 2024

EPISODE: 143

First Hymn

16 December 2024

EPISODE: 142

Bible Genres

9 December 2024

EPISODE: 141

Disenchanted Age

2 December 2024

EPISODE: 140

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

25 November 2024

EPISODE: 139

SINGLE: Environmental Jesus

18 November 2024

SINGLE

SINGLE: 39 Books

11 November 2024

SINGLE

Van Gogh

16 September 2024

EPISODE: 138

Bible Unlocked

9 September 2024

EPISODE: 137

Question Answer XII

2 September 2024

EPISODE: 136

Intelligible Universe

26 August 2024

EPISODE: 135

History Wars

19 August 2024

EPISODE: 134

Why Trust?

12 August 2024

EPISODE: 133

True Crime

5 August 2024

EPISODE: 132

English Language

29 July 2024

EPISODE: 131

On Augustine

22 July 2024

EPISODE: 130

SINGLE: On Persuasion

15 July 2024

SINGLE

SINGLE: Jazz Church

8 July 2024

SINGLE

American Evangelical

27 May 2024

EPISODE: 129

Question Answer XI

20 May 2024

EPISODE: 128

Gospel Contradictions

13 May 2024

EPISODE: 127

Jesus’ Biography

6 May 2024

EPISODE: 126

SINGLE: Bondi Junction

29 April 2024

SINGLE

Christianity’s Comeback

22 April 2024

EPISODE: 125

The Theologians

15 April 2024

EPISODE: 124

True Science

8 April 2024

EPISODE: 123

Political Jesus

1 April 2024

EPISODE: 122

The Resurrection

25 March 2024

EPISODE: 121

SINGLE: Holy Virginity

18 March 2024

SINGLE

SINGLE: Cancel Culture

11 March 2024

SINGLE

SINGLE: True Hospitality

4 March 2024

SINGLE

French Atheism

15 January 2024

EPISODE: 120

Question Answer X

8 January 2024

EPISODE: 119

12 Objects

1 January 2024

EPISODE: 118

Jewish Jesus

18 December 2023

EPISODE: 117

Holy Angels

11 December 2023

EPISODE: 116

On Tolkien

4 December 2023

EPISODE: 115

Medieval Jesus

27 November 2023

EPISODE: 114

The Puritans

20 November 2023

EPISODE: 113

Cultural Christianity

13 November 2023

EPISODE: 112

Growing Older

6 November 2023

EPISODE: 111

Violent Faith

30 October 2023

EPISODE: 110

Many Gods

23 October 2023

EPISODE: 109

The Multiverse

16 October 2023

EPISODE: 108

She Believes

9 October 2023

EPISODE: 107

Deconstructing Faith

2 October 2023

EPISODE: 106

SINGLE: If Jesus really did rise from the dead, then it would confirm everything

28 September 2023

SINGLE

SINGLE: A compelling answer to the question “What’s wrong with the world?”

25 September 2023

SINGLE

SINGLE: Christianity is about life to the full

22 September 2023

SINGLE

SINGLE: It’s worth thinking through what life’s all about

18 September 2023

SINGLE

Decoding Dreams

3 July 2023

EPISODE: 105

Question Answer IX

26 June 2023

EPISODE: 104

Blind Faith

19 June 2023

EPISODE: 103

Ancient Letters

12 June 2023

EPISODE: 102

Keller’s Legacy

5 June 2023

EPISODE: 101

Saving Nature

29 May 2023

EPISODE: 100

Overcoming Apathy

22 May 2023

EPISODE: 99

Dorothy L. Sayers

15 May 2023

EPISODE: 98

The Apocalypse

8 May 2023

EPISODE: 97

Medical Miracles

1 May 2023

EPISODE: 96

With Beth

24 April 2023

EPISODE: 95

Venerable Bede

17 April 2023

EPISODE: 94

The Crucifixion

6 April 2023

EPISODE: 93

The Reformation II

3 April 2023

EPISODE: 92

The Reformation I

27 March 2023

EPISODE: 91

Ahistoric Age

21 March 2023

SINGLE

Jesus Quests

16 January 2023

EPISODE: 90

Question Answer VIII

9 January 2023

EPISODE: 89

Beautiful Science

2 January 2023

EPISODE: 88

Old Christ

26 December 2022

EPISODE: 87

First Noel

19 December 2022

EPISODE: 12 & 86

Lewis’ Narnia

12 December 2022

EPISODE: 85

Byzantine Empire

5 December 2022

EPISODE: 84

Time Matters

28 November 2022

EPISODE: 83

On Animals

21 November 2022

EPISODE: 82

Lewis’ Oxford

14 November 2022

EPISODE: 81

Really Old?

7 November 2022

SINGLE: Really Old?

In Christ

31 October 2022

SINGLE

Critical Theory

5 September 2022

EPISODE: 80

Question Answer VII

29 August 2022

EPISODE: 79

Scientific Imagination

22 August 2022

EPISODE: 78

Bookish Religion?

15 August 2022

EPISODE: 77

Against Euthanasia

8 August 2022

EPISODE: 76

Global Christianity

1 August 2022

EPISODE: 75

Medieval Science

25 July 2022

EPISODE: 74

On Buddhism

18 July 2022

EPISODE: 73

The Flood

11 July 2022

EPISODE: 72

Emotional Intelligence

4 July 2022

EPISODE: 71

Ben’s Song

16 June 2022

SINGLE

The Artist

23 May 2022

EPISODE: 70

Trans Gender

16 May 2022

EPISODE: 69

Question Answer VI

9 May 2022

EPISODE: 68

On Suffering

2 May 2022

EPISODE: 67

The Vikings II

25 April 2022

EPISODE: 66

The Vikings I

18 April 2022

EPISODE: 65

Kingdom Come

11 April 2022

EPISODE: 64

With Keller

4 April 2022

EPISODE: 63

Science Wars

28 March 2022

EPISODE: 62

Emperor Constantine

18 March 2022

EPISODE: 61

No Coward Single

14 March 2022

SINGLE

Transforming Tales Single

28 February 2022

SINGLE

Life's Variations - with Dr Laurel Moffatt

Life’s Variations Single

13 February 2022

SINGLE

Resting Well

20 December 2021

EPISODE: 60

The Refugee

13 December 2021

EPISODE: 59

Christmas Star Single

9 December 2021

It’s Christmas time and traditionally the season when critics of the nativity story take shots at some of its more prosaic elements. But what if the star above the manger and the three wise men had a historical basis?

Question Answer V

6 December 2021

EPISODE: 58

Jesus Philosopher

29 November 2021

EPISODE: 57

Paulos Apostolos

22 November 2021

EPISODE: 56

Just War

15 November 2021

EPISODE: 55

Between Testaments

8 November 2021

EPISODE: 54

Outer Space

1 November 2021

EPISODE: 53

On Friendship

25 October 2021

EPISODE: 52

Chinese Jesus

18 October 2021

EPISODE: 51

Good Life

11 October 2021

EPISODE: 50

Outback Christ Single

4 October 2021

SINGLE

Afghan Refugee Single

27 September 2021

SINGLE

Intersectional Jesus Single

19 September 2021

SINGLE

Nine Eleven Single

10 September 2021

SINGLE

The Terror Single

6 September 2021

SINGLE

Pro Life

16 August 2021

EPISODE: 49

Question Answer IV

9 August 2021

EPISODE: 48

Everyday Sacred

2 August 2021

EPISODE: 47

The Exodus

26 July 2021

EPISODE: 46

Christian Revolution

19 July 2021

EPISODE: 45

Best of Remembering Women

12 July 2021

Best of Remembering Women

The best of Old Papers

4 July 2021

The best of Old Papers

Facing Death Single

27 June 2021

SINGLE

Unhealthy Anger Single

20 June 2021

SINGLE

Teenage Jesus

14 June 2021

EPISODE: 44

Big Porn

7 June 2021

EPISODE: 43

God’s War II

31 May 2021

EPISODE: 42

God’s War I

25 May 2021

EPISODE: 41

Religious Freedom

15 May 2021

EPISODE: 40

Guilty Conscience

10 May 2021

EPISODE: 39

Mental Health

2 May 2021

EPISODE: 38

Unknown Soldier Single

25 April 2021

SINGLE

The Troubles Single

18 April 2021

SINGLE

Western Fundamentalism Single

11 April 2021

SINGLE

American Soul Single

4 April 2021

SINGLE

Still Cancer Single

28 March 2021

SINGLE

Racist Church

10 January 2021

EPISODE: 37

100 Pages

3 January 2021

Perhaps you’re sceptical, perhaps you’re just undecided – our challenge for you for this year is to read at least 100 pages of the Bible.

Question Answer

27 December 2020

EPISODE: 35

World’s End

20 December 2020

EPISODE: 34

Danger: Proselytising

13 December 2020

EPISODE: 33

Homo Deus

6 December 2020

EPISODE: 32

Artificial Intelligence

29 November 2020

EPISODE: 31

Canon Fodder

22 November 2020

EPISODE: 30

Childish God

15 November 2020

EPISODE: 29

Discordant Religion

8 November 2020

EPISODE: 28 PART TWO

Creation’s Music

1 November 2020

EPISODE: 27 PART ONE

Good Earth

25 October 2020

EPISODE: 26

Bible Mistakes

19 October 2020

EPISODE: 25

Introducing Season 3

14 October 2020

Introducing Season 3

Tax Free Single

4 October 2020

SINGLE

BONUS: Extra Q&A content from Season 3

1 October 2020

We had so many questions from Season 3 that we couldn't fit them all into…

Confederate Statues Single

27 September 2020

SINGLE

Indigenous Slaves Single

20 September 2020

SINGLE

Medieval Manumission Single

13 September 2020

SINGLE

Freeing Slaves Single

6 September 2020

SINGLE

First Abolitionist Single

30 August 2020

SINGLE

Swing Low Single

16 August 2020

SINGLE

Paddling Through Single

26 July 2020

SINGLE

Eternal Adieu Single

25 June 2020

SINGLE

LGBTI Christian

31 May 2020

EPISODE: 24

Ask Anything II

24 May 2020

EPISODE: 23

Remembering Women

17 May 2020

EPISODE: 22

Post Christian

10 May 2020

EPISODE: 21

Miraculous Physics

3 May 2020

EPISODE: 20

Scientific Theology

26 April 2020

EPISODE: 19

Confronting Christianity

19 April 2020

EPISODE: 18

Hindu Priest

12 April 2020

EPISODE: 17

Easter Myths

5 April 2020

EPISODE: 16

Pandemic Exposure Single

1 April 2020

SINGLE

She Persuades

29 March 2020

EPISODE: 15

Pandemic Equality Single

26 March 2020

SINGLE

Six Days

22 March 2020

EPISODE: 14

Pandemic Love Single

18 March 2020

SINGLE

It’s Cancer

15 March 2020

EPISODE: 13

First Church Service Single

2 February 2020

SINGLE

Australia Day Single

25 January 2020

SINGLE

Christmas Single

23 December 2019

SINGLE

BONUS Undeceptions Theme

3 December 2019

BONUS Undeceptions Theme

Ask Anything

25 November 2019

EPISODE: 11

Historical Jesus

18 November 2019

EPISODE: 10

Dominus illuminatio

11 November 2019

EPISODE: 9

Cybersex trafficking

20 October 2019

EPISODE: 8

Gospel truth

13 October 2019

EPISODE: 7

Rational universe

6 October 2019

EPISODE: 6

Social capital

30 September 2019

EPISODE: 5

Moral classics

23 September 2019

EPISODE: 4

God science

16 September 2019

EPISODE: 3

Old papers

9 September 2019

EPISODE: 2

Football free

2 September 2019

EPISODE: 1

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