At a time when the entire world seems to be starting a podcast, the announcement of yet another is now more often than not met with a sigh of bemused exasperation. In most instances, such a response feels justified. Even I, an avid podcast listener, largely agree with the sentiment that the world probably does not need another one. Since first discovering this medium nearly 10 years ago, I have found myself a faithful listener to a few shows which reliably accompany my weekly commutes and chores. A handful more circle in orbit around those most coveted listening slots and the rest, sadly, simply do not make the cut. In such a competitive and highly saturated mediascape, it is incumbent upon new podcasts to cut through the noise and justify our time.
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In an oversaturated podcast market, Cambridge professor James Orr has launched something different. First Light pairs intellectual range with a distinctly Christian horizon of hope
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