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Wodcast

Every conversation begins with a single word. Wodcast (Word Of the Day, cast) is a fortnightly video podcast hosted by Benjamin Aston and Mabel Evans. Each episode opens with a word of the day, and every guest brings a word of their own. We approach the word slowly until it shows us how much it holds; about love, grief, freedom, belonging, faith, joy, and w…

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Episodes

12

  • Oct 21, 2026

    What Does It Mean to Be Human? | Season One Bonus Episode

    For our Season One bonus episode, we return to the question at the heart of so many of our conversations: what can a single word reveal about the way we live, the way we relate to one another, and th…

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  • Oct 7, 2026

    E9 - Stephen Fry | There Is No Perfect Word

    What if words can never mean exactly what we want them to mean? Stephen Fry has spent a lifetime exploring language: writing it, performing it, studying its history, and delighting in its strange con…

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  • Sep 23, 2026

    E8 - Tim Rice | The Words Behind the Songs

    Today, Wodcast sits down with Sir Tim Rice one of the world's most celebrated lyricists and one of only a small number of people to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, for a wide-ranging conver…

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  • Sep 9, 2026

    E7 - Waad Al-Kateab | What Does Freedom Really Mean?

    What does freedom really mean when you have spent part of life without it? Today, the Wodcast sits down with Waad Al-Kateab journalist, filmmaker and activist for a deeply personal conversation about…

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  • Aug 26, 2026

    E6 - Nick Mulvey | What If Surrender Is a Form of Creation?

    What if surrender isn't the opposite of creation, but part of it? Today, the Wodcast sits down with musician and songwriter Nick Mulvey for a wide-ranging conversation about words, music, faith, crea…

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  • Aug 12, 2026

    E5 - Remi Olajoyegbe | Isumataq: Where Wisdom Reveals Itself

    What lies in the silence between who we have learned to be and who we are becoming? Today, the Wodcast sits down with Remi Olajoyegbe, founder, female empowerment coach, business leader, co-founder o…

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  • Jul 29, 2026

    E4 - David Larbi | The Courage to Be Frequently Happy

    What does it take to become Frequently Happy? Today, the Wodcast sits down with David Larbi, poet, bestselling author of Frequently Happy, and one of the UK's most thoughtful voices on joy, creativit…

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  • Jul 15, 2026

    E3 - Professor David Nutt | Can You Make Empathy Illegal?

    What happens when language becomes more powerful than evidence? Today, the Wodcast sits down with Professor David Nutt, one of the world's leading neuropsychopharmacologist, psychiatrists and conscio…

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  • Jul 1, 2026

    E2 - Hak Baker | Why Romance Needs to Come Back

    What if romance wasn't just about falling in love? In this conversation of the Wodcast, musician, songwriter and poet Hak Baker joins Benjamin Aston and Mabel Evans for a wide-ranging exploration of…

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  • Jun 17, 2026

    E1 - Elif Shafak | When Faith and Doubt Hold Hands

    What happens when faith and doubt learn to dance together? In this opening conversation of the Wodcast, bestselling novelist Elif Shafak joins Benjamin Aston and Mabel Evans for a wide-ranging explor…

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