A podcast of conversations on theology, culture, the arts and everyday life, and faith’s place in the world.

There is one new episode a month for now, each one starting from that month’s article. Guests and other topics will follow.

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Episodes

• Episode 1 · November 11, 2026GTA 6: Living Like Gods in Vice CityOn November 19, millions will step into the lives of Jason and Lucia in Grand Theft Auto VI. Why is a life of crime in Vice City so appealing, and what does that say about us? Brett talks through his article: the Ring of Gyges from Plato’s Republic, why punishment and argument can’t remake us, and how the God of the Exodus breaks in to set us free. Read the article.
• Trailer · October 31, 2026Welcome to Simon’s WorkshopA short introduction to the show: what it is, where the name comes from, and what’s coming. New episodes are monthly.

Why Simon’s Workshop?

In Athens, Socrates is said to have spent his days talking in the workshop of Simon the shoemaker, beside the marketplace. In Joppa, Peter stayed in the house of another Simon, a tanner, and it was there that God showed him the gospel was for the nations too (Acts 10). A workshop is a place where ordinary work and the big conversations happen side by side.