The F Word Podcast

The F Word Podcast

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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.

Recent Episodes

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

    3 years ago
  • Mary Foley on faith, forgiveness, and how writing to her daughter’s killer brought her peace of mind

    3 years ago
  • Pardeep Kaleka on finding forgiveness after his father was killed in one of America’s deadliest race-based hate crimes

    3 years ago
  • Arno Michaelis on rejecting his racist past, and the role of unconditional forgiveness in creating a life after hate

    3 years ago
  • Jo Berry and Pat Magee on finding healing through understanding in the aftermath of the Brighton bomb

    3 years ago
  • Gill Hicks on the healing power of the arts and how seeking to understand has aided her recovery

    3 years ago
  • Wilma Derksen on how forgiving can resuscitate and revive, as well as cause isolation and incite criticism

    3 years ago
  • Geoff Thompson and Andrea Martinez on forgiveness, self-preservation and surviving sexual assault

    3 years ago
  • Figen Murray on how forgiving her son’s killer has preserved her humanity

    3 years ago
  • Michael Lapsley on racism, apartheid and when forgiveness requires repentance

    3 years ago