Prayers with Clive
@cliverj.bsky.social
I'm a UK based interfaith minister, trans activist, podcast host, house/pet sitter, and occasional writer. I’m interested in exploring and trying out most things, but building beloved community and learning on the spiritual journey is my big thing!
In Impact! this week, we digest the profound & varied implications of the recently published US National Security Strategy, undoubtedly one of the most important policy documents of recent years, looking where our prayers and intentions may be most needed. Listen at: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-4seu2...
America First: A Strategy to Shape the World
This week we turn our attention to one of the most important policy documents of recent years, the U.S. 2025 National Security Strategy, released earlier this month. As the USA approaches its 250th bi...
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December 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
In Impact! this week, we digest the profound & varied implications of the recently published US National Security Strategy, undoubtedly one of the most important policy documents of recent years, looking where our prayers and intentions may be most needed. Listen at: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-4seu2...
In a brief episode this week, we stand in solidarity with all Jewish people who are now suffering abuse, attack or fear of attack simply for being Jewish. Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-6twce-... #PrayForBondi #PrayForTheJewishPeople #InterfaithPrayer #AgainstHate
Holding Light for our Jewish Friends: Prayers and Intentions
In a brief episode this week, we stand in solidarity and deeply honour the many affected by the horror of the atrocity at Sydney’s Bondi Beach this past weekend, and with all Jewish people who are now...
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December 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
In a brief episode this week, we stand in solidarity with all Jewish people who are now suffering abuse, attack or fear of attack simply for being Jewish. Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-6twce-... #PrayForBondi #PrayForTheJewishPeople #InterfaithPrayer #AgainstHate
In Impact! this week, we shine a light on the horrific drought in Angola, reported by media monitor CARE to be the world’s least reported climate emergency. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-pijua-... or wherever you get your podcasts.
The World's Least Reported Climate Emergency: Angola's Hidden Drought
This week we turn attention to Angola, whose southern provinces are facing severe drought in a crisis the media monitoring NGO CARE says is the world's least reported climate emergency. We seek to und...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
In Impact! this week, we shine a light on the horrific drought in Angola, reported by media monitor CARE to be the world’s least reported climate emergency. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-pijua-... or wherever you get your podcasts.
In a second part of our sobering reflection on child sex grooming and exploitation, in the latest episode of Impact! we ask what society, as well as ourselves as individuals, can do to put a stop to the evil. Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-2bbuc-....
Responding to Child Grooming and Exploitation (Part 2)
In the second part of a special focus on child sexual exploitation and grooming by the rich and powerful, we turn attention to how our societies and each of us as individuals (especially men) can resp...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
In a second part of our sobering reflection on child sex grooming and exploitation, in the latest episode of Impact! we ask what society, as well as ourselves as individuals, can do to put a stop to the evil. Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-2bbuc-....
In a chilling episode of Impact!, this week, we profile the horrific number of children who are groomed by the rich and influential, often aided by complicities of silence within powerful institutions As always, we focus on where our prayers are needed. Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-bchci-....
Child Grooming: When Power Protects Predators
In the first of two special episodes, we explore the widespread problem of child sexual exploitation and grooming, highlighting the shocking extent of this evil, and considering the systematic pattern...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In a chilling episode of Impact!, this week, we profile the horrific number of children who are groomed by the rich and influential, often aided by complicities of silence within powerful institutions As always, we focus on where our prayers are needed. Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-bchci-....
Let’s be kind. Wise words offered by radio presenter @iaindale.bsky.social yesterday as a guest struggled to answer a fair question put to her (possibly she simply froze or was required by her organisation to be their representative). Iain acknowledged this, where it would have been easy to attack.
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Let’s be kind. Wise words offered by radio presenter @iaindale.bsky.social yesterday as a guest struggled to answer a fair question put to her (possibly she simply froze or was required by her organisation to be their representative). Iain acknowledged this, where it would have been easy to attack.
In one of a number of special episodes focused on the state and direction of the US as it approaches its 250th anniversary, in this week’s Impact! we consider one of the most powerful forces in contemporary American politics today, Christian Nationalism. Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-tvhxa-...
Christian Nationalism: Threat or Faith? A Deep Dive
In one of a number of special episodes focused on the state and direction of the US as it approaches its 250th anniversary, this week, we explore the rise and influence of Christian Nationalism in US ...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
In one of a number of special episodes focused on the state and direction of the US as it approaches its 250th anniversary, in this week’s Impact! we consider one of the most powerful forces in contemporary American politics today, Christian Nationalism. Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-tvhxa-...
Heart warming, inspiring and awesome - that’s what honeybees are for me and our special guest for this week’s Impact!, Karmit Even-Zur. Listen and find out what they have to teach us about working and tuning in collectively at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-pbidp-...
Beautiful Bees with Karmit Even-Zur
In an inspiring episode, Clive talks to storyteller, geomancer and longtime beekeeper and bee lover Kamit Even-Zur about what honeybees may teach us about oneness and heart-led living. Karmit explains...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Heart warming, inspiring and awesome - that’s what honeybees are for me and our special guest for this week’s Impact!, Karmit Even-Zur. Listen and find out what they have to teach us about working and tuning in collectively at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-pbidp-...
In our #podcast Impact! this week, we attempt to take in the truly life-changing implications for the many Alaskans affected by last month’s Typhoon Halong. Sobering, humbling, & a reminder of why a need for prayer continues years after major events. Listen at www.heartfulimpact.com/e/typhoon-ha...
Aftermath in Alaska: Typhoon Halong's Lasting Devastation | Impact!
Today, we examine the unprecedented destruction brought last month by Typhoon Halong to Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, reflecting on the storm's aftermath in the weeks since it made landfall. We high...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
In our #podcast Impact! this week, we attempt to take in the truly life-changing implications for the many Alaskans affected by last month’s Typhoon Halong. Sobering, humbling, & a reminder of why a need for prayer continues years after major events. Listen at www.heartfulimpact.com/e/typhoon-ha...
Staggering statistics and predictions of a grim near future for much of the world sober us up as we reflect upon where to be specific in our prayers and intentions for those affected by drought in this week’s Impact! #podcast Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-m3h4m-...
Drought Unbound: The Global Water Crisis You Need to Know
This week we examine the escalating global drought crisis driven by climate change, highlighting alarming statistics on atmospheric evaporative demand, the severe and spiralling regional impacts acros...
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October 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Staggering statistics and predictions of a grim near future for much of the world sober us up as we reflect upon where to be specific in our prayers and intentions for those affected by drought in this week’s Impact! #podcast Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-m3h4m-...
Why aren’t we hearing about this? In this week’s Impact! #podcast we ask where we might focus our prayers and intentions for Syria, a country facing one of the world’s worse humanitarian crises. Listen at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-k7wyr-...
Syria After Assad: Crisis, Collapse, and the Call for Healing
In this episode we examine Syria’s deepening humanitarian and political crisis 10 months after the fall of the Assad regime: fractured governance, mass displacement, collapsing healthcare and educatio...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Why aren’t we hearing about this? In this week’s Impact! #podcast we ask where we might focus our prayers and intentions for Syria, a country facing one of the world’s worse humanitarian crises. Listen at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-k7wyr-...
Mass shootings have continued this year in the USA at a rate not seen in other countries. In this week’s Impact! we reflect upon this horrifying trend, and suggest where we might focus our prayers and intentions. Listen in at: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-dedmj... #podcast
I Don't Like Mondays: America’s Mass Shooting Crisis
Today we turn our attention to the alarming persistence of mass shootings in the United States, which now occur at a level never seen before. We reflect upon recent incidents, causes, and the broad im...
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October 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Mass shootings have continued this year in the USA at a rate not seen in other countries. In this week’s Impact! we reflect upon this horrifying trend, and suggest where we might focus our prayers and intentions. Listen in at: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-dedmj... #podcast
As Global Healing Response turns its attention to the matter of integrity, in the latest addition of Impact! Ellen and I explore what this really means and get to grips with why it is so key to living an authentic life. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-7iigz-... or wherever you get your #podcasts.
Global Healing Response: Integrity
This week, we explore the theme of integrity, this year's final quarter focus for Global Healing Response. We consider what integrity really means, sharing personal reflections, and examining its role...
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October 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
As Global Healing Response turns its attention to the matter of integrity, in the latest addition of Impact! Ellen and I explore what this really means and get to grips with why it is so key to living an authentic life. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-7iigz-... or wherever you get your #podcasts.
When will the horror end, and what can we pray for as the war between Israel and Hamas nears its 2nd anniversary? We take stock at a time of increasing seeming hopelessness. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-vpqer-...
Holding Light for Gaza and Israel: Intentions for Hostages and Civilians
Today we review the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the ongoing hostage situation as the second anniversary of their abduction from Israel approaches.
We take stock of recent military actio...
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September 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
When will the horror end, and what can we pray for as the war between Israel and Hamas nears its 2nd anniversary? We take stock at a time of increasing seeming hopelessness. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-vpqer-...
In this week’s Impact! we focus on the threat to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, focussing on local fears and against the backdrop of an uneasy rhetoric among some in the wake of the shooting of Charlie Kirk. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-4dafm-.... #prayerpodcast
National Guard in Chicago? A City on Edge
This week we examine US President Donald Trump's continuing threat to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, explaining the legal, political, and community contexts, and how the prospect is being faced...
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September 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
In this week’s Impact! we focus on the threat to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, focussing on local fears and against the backdrop of an uneasy rhetoric among some in the wake of the shooting of Charlie Kirk. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-4dafm-.... #prayerpodcast
The double tragedies of 8/31 this year that have left many hundreds dead in 2 of the world's most troubled countries have largely escaped our media's front pages. in this week's episode of impact, Ellen and I seek to put that right. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-tnycc-...
When Mountains Fall: Afghanistan & Darfur's Twin Disasters
This week we take stock of the devastating August 31st landslides and earthquakes in eastern Afghanistan and Darfur, both of which are believed to have left thousands dead, displaced and cut off from ...
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September 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The double tragedies of 8/31 this year that have left many hundreds dead in 2 of the world's most troubled countries have largely escaped our media's front pages. in this week's episode of impact, Ellen and I seek to put that right. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-tnycc-...
Multiverses and parallel universes are our theme this week, and with a focus on physics, not fiction! Intriguing theories and how this all relates to entanglement, spirituality, & intention sending are firmly in our sights. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-s3sy2-... or wherever you get #podcasts .
Multiverses, Parallel Universes & Intention: Can What We Will For Span Other Worlds?
This episode goes beyond the sci-fi, to look into scientific ideas about parallel universes and the multiverse — from the quantum many-worlds to cosmic inflation and string theory, and more. We explor...
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September 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Multiverses and parallel universes are our theme this week, and with a focus on physics, not fiction! Intriguing theories and how this all relates to entanglement, spirituality, & intention sending are firmly in our sights. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-s3sy2-... or wherever you get #podcasts .
Spain divided. In the latest episode of Impact! Ellen and I try to get to the root of what’s causing so much
division in Spain. As always, we look at where our intentions and prayers are needed. Listen at www.heartfulimpact.com/e/spain-on-e...
division in Spain. As always, we look at where our intentions and prayers are needed. Listen at www.heartfulimpact.com/e/spain-on-e...
Spain on Edge: Inside a Nation Deeply Polarized | Impact!
This week we take a deep dive into Spain's growing political and social polarization, exploring reasons for widespread discomfort since the 2023 general election, corruption scandals, the rise of Vox,...
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August 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Spain divided. In the latest episode of Impact! Ellen and I try to get to the root of what’s causing so much
division in Spain. As always, we look at where our intentions and prayers are needed. Listen at www.heartfulimpact.com/e/spain-on-e...
division in Spain. As always, we look at where our intentions and prayers are needed. Listen at www.heartfulimpact.com/e/spain-on-e...
What’s the round to Russia’s claims on territories in Ukraine? As possible talks between the two warring nations looms, in this week’s Impact! we seek to understand the complex history, and see where our prayers and intentions are needed. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-9egkn-...
Roots of the Rift: Ukraine, Russia and the History of Identity and Territory
This episode takes a clear-eyed deep dive into the complex history behind modern Ukraine’s borders—from the national cradle of Kievan Rus' claimed by three modern-day states, Viking invasions and impe...
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August 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM
What’s the round to Russia’s claims on territories in Ukraine? As possible talks between the two warring nations looms, in this week’s Impact! we seek to understand the complex history, and see where our prayers and intentions are needed. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-9egkn-...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! Well, not a birth-day as such, but Impact! clocks up its 100th episode today. Join us as we look back, pick up on what’s most inspired us, and look forward to another 100 episodes or so before we hopefully might get to do this again! Listen at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-77cth....
Celebrating a Century: Impact! Turns 100!
Welcome to a landmark episode as we celebrate the 100th edition of Impact! Reflecting on our journey, we discuss the evolution of the show from its inception in November 2023 amidst global crises to o...
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August 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! Well, not a birth-day as such, but Impact! clocks up its 100th episode today. Join us as we look back, pick up on what’s most inspired us, and look forward to another 100 episodes or so before we hopefully might get to do this again! Listen at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-77cth....
80 years after atomic bombs were dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Ellen and I reflect upon the long-lasting effects and implications of the horrific events today. As always, we invite you to join us in holding intention and prayer. Listen at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-nxnjg....
Remembering Hiroshima: Voices of Resilience and Hope
In a sobering reflection some 80 years after the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we hear harrowing survivor testimonies and explore the long-lasting effects on human life that resu...
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August 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
80 years after atomic bombs were dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Ellen and I reflect upon the long-lasting effects and implications of the horrific events today. As always, we invite you to join us in holding intention and prayer. Listen at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-nxnjg....
Is the Kamchatka earthquake limited in its ripple effects to aftershocks and tsunamis? In the latest edition of Impact! we say why more may be going on, if the miraculous escape from what could have been a colossal human tragedy is reason to give thanks. Listen at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-fcqaw...
When the Earth Shakes: Giving Thanks in the Aftermath of the Kamchatka Quake
This week, we give thanks for the remarkably limited life-threatening harm that appears to have resulted from the massive earthquake that struck off Russia's Kamchatka coast earlier this week. Recorde...
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July 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Is the Kamchatka earthquake limited in its ripple effects to aftershocks and tsunamis? In the latest edition of Impact! we say why more may be going on, if the miraculous escape from what could have been a colossal human tragedy is reason to give thanks. Listen at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-fcqaw...
To mark Mary Magdalene Feast Day today, we’re thrilled to welcome Kathleen McGowan, whose decades long quest for Mary would make Indiana Jones proud! More seriously, Kathleen explains why Mary is one of the most important women to have ever lived. Listen at: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ux3bk...
Meeting Mary Magdalene with Kathleen McGowan: A Journey of Rediscovery and Empowerment
Mary Magdalene Feast Day is celebrated each year on 22 July. To mark this event, Ellen talks to Mary Magdalene expert Kathleen McGowan to understand why Mary’s example and role is so important in Chri...
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July 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
To mark Mary Magdalene Feast Day today, we’re thrilled to welcome Kathleen McGowan, whose decades long quest for Mary would make Indiana Jones proud! More seriously, Kathleen explains why Mary is one of the most important women to have ever lived. Listen at: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ux3bk...
Tragedies may quickly fade from the news headlines, but not in our prayers and intentions. This week in Impact! we look at why these are needed for those suffering after the Texas floods now as much as ever. Listen at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-8gdue...
Unity in Tragedy: The Texas Flood Disaster Two Weeks On
This week, we reflect on where our intentions and prayers are needed sometime after a major disaster, and especially when it begins to fade from the news headlines. We explore the continuing tragedy t...
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July 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Tragedies may quickly fade from the news headlines, but not in our prayers and intentions. This week in Impact! we look at why these are needed for those suffering after the Texas floods now as much as ever. Listen at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-8gdue...
Today marks 30 years since the appalling massacre at Srebrenica, the consequences of which are still being felt by many today. In the latest edition of Impact! we take time to remember and ask you to join us for a time of shared intention and prayer. Listen at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-9dhpd...
Remembering Srebrenica: 30 Years of Hurt
This week we reflect upon the history and legacy of the Srebrenica massacre, which its 30th anniversary on 11 July. We recall the tragic events that unfolded in July 1995, highlighting the significanc...
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July 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Today marks 30 years since the appalling massacre at Srebrenica, the consequences of which are still being felt by many today. In the latest edition of Impact! we take time to remember and ask you to join us for a time of shared intention and prayer. Listen at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-9dhpd...