Holy Smoke

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The most important and controversial topics in world religion, thoroughly dissected by a range of high profile guests. Presented by Damian Thompson.

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  • welcomeday05
    Conclave
    Conclave is a sacrilegious film. Not something you should be promoting as a “great film”
  • Cm9S_0
    Highly Recommend
    Very much insightful and needed.
  • Lowereastsidestooge
    Always an intelligent podcast
    Lovely radio essay on Bruckner. You should consider doing more pieces on Catholic/Anglican music, art, or literature.
  • Abdellat
    Sublime
    Damien is not the best. He’s the VERY best. Never has there been a better commentator on these matters of faith. I am eternally grateful to him and The Spectator for these podcasts. This is fabulous!
  • Jhromy
    Great podcast to discover
    This is a great podcast to listen to. Especially to understand what is going on in the Church. Highly recommended
  • gdfgklmfyvvkjdtun
    No not listen
    Do not listen to this podcast if you want to save ur soul . This podcast is filled with Hatred, bitterness and conspiracies.
  • LabDogGuy
    Very Poor Audio
    Rather difficult to enjoy this excellent podcast as the sound quality is so poor. Please correct.
  • RobertGrec
    Damian, the content of these podcasts is good, but you need a quality microphone near your mouth.
    Too much echo.
  • Robert Henry Holtz
    Enjoy!
    Pretty, pretty, pretty good! Great stuff, go catholics!! Please have Sir James MacMillan again!!
  • Be a Triz
    Report
    Yes we are dupes. No question. And although our local bishop asks that we continue to contribute money to the bishops appeal because all of the good that it does... I am hesitant. Only by not contributing to those appeals can we send the message that we don’t want to pay off victims to keep them quiet , we want the church to suffer for her sins. They are these monies that allowed McCarrick to get away with everything in the first place. We need confession, repentance and amendment.
  • LoveClassicMusic***
    Thank you!
    Your insight and excellent exposés are ones I can’t wait to hear. Please don’t stop. May I suggest perhaps a topic for potential study is Fr. James Altman of Lacrosse, Wisconsin, who bravely declared, in a video that has gone viral, that Catholics cannot be Democrats. He is being threatened with Canonical punishment by Bishop Callahan. Thank you!
  • Dixiestick
    Request
    Please double the length of your delightful podcast so that your guests have a chance to talk.
  • Code: Fro
    Reactionary, Rigid, and Racist
    After trying to deal with Damien’s reactionary tendencies for too long, I draw the line at racism. The latest episode condemning Black Lives Matter movement was outright racist. Cannot, in good conscience, support this podcast in any way.
  • Darvgt
    Great podcast - best of the Specs
    Really big fan of this podcast. Damian does a terrific job and albeit our views on many issues are likely polar opposites this is a great listen, great guests and one of my top podcast listens. Well done.
  • American revert Muslimah
    Insulting and uninformed.
    I had to stop listing to the Salafi Muslim episode because of the superior tone of the presenters and the lack of information and context of their supposed “researcher’s” book. If you want to know why people are converting to Islam, go ask a Muslim. Go to the source. And put things in their proper context. As for the “rules” to using the bathroom—these are guidelines suggested by our prophet, peace be upon him, and are not obligatory but rather, recommended. I find it interesting the presenter focused on not talking while in the restroom but failed to mention our required practice of using water to wash up the private after relieving ones self, as this is a very hygienic and intelligent practice of the Muslims and ahead of its time. I can’t take a podcast such as this seriously if they can’t be bothered to fact check and present in an unbiased and intelligent manner.
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