The F Word Podcast

How do we cope with the worst things that have ever happened to us, and the most terrible things we have ever done? Reporting back from the edges of human experience, The F Word Podcast grapples with the thorny topic of forgiveness. Some have forgiven those who've harmed them, others are grappling with forgiving themselves. Not everyone is able to forgive. Not everyone has made complete peace with their past.

Ray Minniecon on the power of apology and why ideas around healing and forgiveness can be problematic for Aboriginal people 02/02/2022

Mary Foley on faith, forgiveness, and how writing to her daughter’s killer brought her peace of mind 01/19/2022

Pardeep Kaleka on finding forgiveness after his father was killed in one of America’s deadliest race-based hate crimes 01/05/2022

Arno Michaelis on rejecting his racist past, and the role of unconditional forgiveness in creating a life after hate 12/22/2021

Jo Berry and Pat Magee on finding healing through understanding in the aftermath of the Brighton bomb 12/08/2021

Gill Hicks on the healing power of the arts and how seeking to understand has aided her recovery 11/24/2021

Wilma Derksen on how forgiving can resuscitate and revive, as well as cause isolation and incite criticism 11/10/2021

Geoff Thompson and Andrea Martinez on forgiveness, self-preservation and surviving sexual assault 10/26/2021

Figen Murray on how forgiving her son’s killer has preserved her humanity 10/12/2021

Michael Lapsley on racism, apartheid and when forgiveness requires repentance 09/28/2021

Azim Khamisa on grieving, his spiritual practice and the importance of asking for forgiveness 01/20/2021

Letlapa Mphahlele on prejudice, apartheid and the burden of being forgiven 01/06/2021

Kia Scherr on traumatic loss and grief as a spiritual practice 12/23/2020

Paul Kohler on how a brutal attack in his own home changed the course of his life 12/09/2020

Lis Cashin on guilt, shame and self-forgiveness 11/25/2020

Zak Ebrahim on the meaning of forgiveness in relation to extremist ideologies 11/11/2020

Jacob Dunne on meeting the mother of the man he killed 10/28/2020

Joan Scourfield on facing the man who killed her son 10/13/2020

Bjørn Ihler on the power of personal storytelling, violent extremism and why it’s important not to dehumanize terrorists 09/29/2020

Stephanie Cassatly on rage and the gift of remorse 09/29/2020

The F Word Podcast Trailer 09/17/2020