Leah Sax:
Thank you so much to Phil Short as well.
Adam Curtis:
Do you know what’s scary is that there’s you’ve already threatened me and achieved your outtakes episode. And every time I now talk and say something stupid, it’s going to happen again.
Leah Sax:
Hello and welcome to episode 30 of Delight Podcast I am Leah Sax hello.
Adam Curtis:
And I’m Adam Curtis.
Leah Sax:
Who you have already heard from in our delightful taster of today’s session. How are you feeling about today, Adam?
Adam Curtis:
I’m nervous. I was nervous last time we did the outtakes episode and I’m still nervous today.
Leah Sax:
We are aware that we have gained some wonderful new followers, so we thought we’d reintroduce ourselves. So, Adam, who are you? What do you do? Maybe a little bit about how you came to faith. How did you end up doing this podcast?
Adam Curtis:
I’m Adam Curtis, I am a vicar in the Church of England in Saint Mary’s, Maidenhead. I am probably the tallest vicar in the Church of England because I’m six foot seven, which is an inch taller than the average door frame. How I came to faith. I had the privilege of growing up in a Christian home. Mum read Bible stories to be going to bed. And dad used to run the Saturday night church youth group, and it was in that place I heard of Jesus and I saw much of Jesus. I came to respond to the glorious news of the gospel, how he came to do this podcast. Well, Leah and I actually, I said, Leah and I, I was going to do a podcast, and then I was talking to my friend Leah about the podcast, and she was like, can I be involved? And ever since I said, yes, this podcast has been a success.
Leah Sax:
Brother, that’s very kind. I’m going to immediately humble us both by sharing our first little series of outtakes, which is just showing how professional we really are.
Adam Curtis:
You know, it was.
Leah Sax:
In many ways, I feel like we’re living off your brain. And my words as in, like, you have the good thoughts and I’m just like, hello, can you move your microphone?
Adam Curtis:
That’s not true. Okay. It’s happy this time.
Leah Sax:
I wasn’t worried.
Adam Curtis:
Well, fine. I wasn’t worried either then.
Leah Sax:
Hi. Delight Podcast family. We gain nearly most of all of our. No, that’s not right.
Adam Curtis:
We’re doing the middle bit at the moment for Leah
Leah Sax:
Welcome to Delight Podcast.
Adam Curtis:
In the future.
Leah Sax:
We.
Adam Curtis:
I am useful.
Leah Sax:
Hi, Delight Podcast. I can’t believe I just called you Ben. I don’t know which. Which I prefer.
Adam Curtis:
To call Ben. Adam. That’s the only way. Adam. You know what? For that. For that, you’re getting this. Three. Two. One.
Leah Sax:
Every time you share the pod. Adam, stop playing with the new features.
Adam Curtis:
Sorry. That isn’t me. I wasn’t sure what was going to happen, but I’m glad it was that anyway. Okay, it’s all yours.
Leah Sax:
Thank you so much to Steve Osei-mensah for being our guest on episode 18 of Delight Podcast. Can you believe this is season four wrapped? Adam.
Adam Curtis:
I cannot believe it. No. Sorry I
Leah Sax:
Hahahahaha! Did it catch you out?
Adam Curtis:
Adam me out. Wrapped and done. And we’re still professional right to the end.
Adam Curtis:
Leah we are recording right now.
Leah Sax:
Da da da. Okay, for my records, this is episode 23. Discipleship. bim bim bimalim boo eh dugga dugga dugga dugga dugga.
Adam Curtis:
Oh. Um.
Leah Sax:
Hello.
Adam Curtis:
Hahahahahahahahaha. Sorry.
Leah Sax:
All right. No. Hello from me. What were you going to say to me, brother?
Adam Curtis:
I, I, um, it doesn’t matter. You go.
Leah Sax:
Are you sure?
Adam Curtis:
I’m sure.
Leah Sax:
(clears throat) I think.
Adam Curtis:
(also clears throat) Sorry.
Leah Sax:
I love it when I start and you’re like bleurghhh.
Leah Sax:
Yes. Sorry. I was I’m sorry, I was excited. That’s a great thing, that there’s a difference of Jesus. But as I go back to the serious question. Adam.
Adam Curtis:
Flowing then into the question.
Leah Sax:
I think that.
Adam Curtis:
Um, you’ve completely thrown me now. Um, and the Pastor. Um. Oh. My word. What’s his name? I’ve never forgotten the pastor. The pastor, Kevin DeYoung, forced me to read the.
Leah Sax:
Oh, yes.
Adam Curtis:
Um. Let’s move. Okay. Sorry.
Leah Sax:
It’d be fun.
Adam Curtis:
You’ve thrown me Leah.
Leah Sax:
I’m so sorry.
Adam Curtis:
Um. Does God really know what it’s for? So I’ve got my question wrong.
Adam Curtis:
Well, I was right to be scared. You also heard what I called the voice. The voice is something which comes out to my housemates, but rarely to anyone else. I think my bubble also heard the voice.
Leah Sax:
What’s the voice?
Adam Curtis:
In one of the outtakes you heard me saying “I know”. And that is what I call. It’s like when I’m, like, emotionally responding to something or I’ve done something I shouldn’t have done. “I’m sorry that I did this.” But enough about me in the voice. But, Leah, how does the Delight Podcast work practically? How do we plan? Tell us about the recording. The guests.
Leah Sax:
So, Adam and I, you and I don’t know who I’m saying. Adam and I. You’re right in front of me.
Adam Curtis:
Thank you.
Leah Sax:
All right. We both have full time jobs. Adam is the vicar. And I, as you will later hear, am a saxophonist. And so the way we plan it is we we pray over our topics and our guests, and we have a kind of, I like to call it our devil’s advocate conversation that I ask Adam, lots of devil’s advocate questions. I’m like, what if this, why this? Why this? We then have a chat with our guest, and then we put a rough shape together of how we think an episode might work out. And then the way we record is we actually all record individually in our homes with some online software, which means we’re not actually in person, but we still can all see each other. So I’m looking at Adam’s amazing face right now. Look at that mug. It does, however, mean because people are recording at home, we have some fabulous home distractions.
Adam Curtis:
Let’s hear them.
Adam Curtis:
Also, just to let you know, Tescos might ring on the doorbell. Let me get this out before it does.
Lucy Rycroft:
Can I just close the door? My dog’s just opened the door. I didn’t realise it was open, but it is.
Adam Curtis:
Do please do.
Leah Sax:
A double guest on the podcast, Lucy’s dog
Adam Curtis:
with a lady who I found.
Leah Sax:
Who can we restart that? Because I can hear wonderful doors, which is great. But all I can hear is.
Tom Parson:
I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry. I’m. No, don’t you worry. I’m sorry. I’m taking over. Please don’t worry. I’m steady. I’ve got to go to Peterborough.
Helen Thorne-Allenson :
If in the middle of a *doorbell rings*
Adam Curtis:
You go in the.
Leah Sax:
In the middle of your answer, the doorbell rings for you to go and answer it, sister.
Adam Curtis:
And and on another note, something I found really helpful was just how holistic the whole thing was. Um. Oh, and now my fridge is decided to. Can you hear that tapping?
Leah Sax:
No.
Adam Curtis:
It stopped. Wow.
Leah Sax:
Was there like a squirrel stuck in your fridge?
Adam Curtis:
Dadadaaa
Let me out!
Leah Sax:
It’s a woodpecker. Da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da. Mozart French horn concerto. Horn concerto.
Adam Curtis:
I’ll take your word for it. Um. Who?
Leah Sax:
Outtakes. Number two.
Adam Curtis:
I’ve got to be careful. Um.
Jubi da Silva:
Ask this girl to date me. *phone rings* Adam Curtis. And.
Leah Sax:
That’s the reality of the live life of the believer that goes phones and doorbells.
Adam Curtis:
And we’re a podcast for everyday Christians.
Leah Sax:
Yes. And we’re very every day. Adam, what have been some of your most memorable moments in your podcast career?
Adam Curtis:
One of the nice things about doing the outtakes episode is it reminds me of just how much laughter there is. If I’m being honest, I think that’s a big thing is just all the laughter that we have. Yeah, that’s the thing which often sticks with me. After we’ve worked hard on an episode. It’s like, oh, a lot of fun there.
Leah Sax:
Yeah, we do also get some wonderful guests, which I still can’t believe we managed to get.
Adam Curtis:
Oh, yeah. Sorry. The serious answer to the question.
Leah Sax:
No no no no no no no. The laughter is there because of these amazing guests who share their life with frequently. If they’ve never met us before, it’s even more fabulous. Who are these insane people who’ve agreed to do a podcast. With?
Adam Curtis:
I have learned some great things. And apparently, Leah, the guests think that we’re pretty great too.
Phil Short:
Oh, that’s a really good question.
Jodi Whitehouse:
That’s a really good question.
Jubi da Silva:
Oh, such a good question, Leah. Thanks for asking.
Steve Osei-Mensah:
Wow, thank you for that, Leah. Yeah, that’s a really, really good question. Again, really good question, Leah. And thanks, Adam. Yeah, thanks. Thanks, Leah. That oh, thank you very much Leah. That’s a really good question. Again, really good question Leah. Thank you. Good question Leah.
Femi Kalejaiye:
I’m glad that you asked that question.
Phil Short:
Yeah, it’s a good question.
Helen Thorne-Allenson :
Oh, what a great question.
Lucy Rycroft:
That’s a great question. This is another good question.
Jubi da Silva:
That’s a good question. Oh it’s such a that’s a very good question. Wow. Um great question.
Femi Kalejaiye:
Wow. That is a great question.
Adam Curtis:
Yes, they are great questions.
Leah Sax:
What’s hilarious is to give you an insider tip, is that we have actually, barely half an hour ago recorded our Easter episode. And hands down to every question I asked. Adam went.
Adam Curtis:
Great question. I did quite enjoy how many Steve gave us in the work episode where he was. He was a real fan.
Leah Sax:
He was. And what I also really enjoyed is he always thanked me for the question and only ever thanked you once.
Adam Curtis:
A real fan of Leah, I should say. Now on to you, Leah. Who are you and what do you do?
Leah Sax:
My name is Leah. My last name isn’t actually Sax. What? It’s become my work name.
Adam Curtis:
What?
Leah Sax:
What? Who She? I am a saxophonist, which means I play the saxophone. And I work in the entertainment world. So I do private events, weddings, parties, corporates with DJs and bars and restaurants all over the world, mostly Europe and the UK. But I get to go and do that. I do that because that’s where the Lord has called me. That’s where the Lord has placed me. And I am. In case you hadn’t realised, lovely Delight Podcast listeners, I’m a bit of a talker, which means I am blessed. Is that the right word to have these great conversations with all these beautiful people that God places in my path. I spent a lot of my life in sequins and wearing a lot of makeup. It’s quite the contrast to to Leah at church on a Sunday. Though she does sometimes appear with sequins at church, if she’s got a gig before or after, that has been known to happen multiple times, and our vicars and pastors just go if you’ve got a gig. I’m like, how could you tell?
Adam Curtis:
Yes, Leah, you do like to embody the music fairy. So because Leah is our music fairy, this has subconsciously actually sort of passed itself onto me as well.
Adam Curtis:
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da ba da ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba bum.
Leah Sax:
Dee dee dee dee dee. Scooby doo ba.
Adam Curtis:
Bum ba bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum.
Leah Sax:
Ba da ba.Ba.
Adam Curtis:
Bum ba bum bum bum ba ba ba ba. Ba.Ba.
Leah Sax:
Ba ba bum bom bom. Ba.
Leah Sax:
Ba ba ba ba ba ba.
Adam Curtis:
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba.
Leah Sax:
I quite enjoy Adam singing the theme tune. I think if you wanted a bit of a side hustle, you could, like, record lullabies, Adam. Or just bottle your laughter. Either way, if you want to hear the origin story, the origin story makes me sound like a marvel character. How fabulous. Origin story of the theme tune. You can actually check out the previous outtakes episode, which was back in episode 14, and you can hear how that literally came to me overnight. Now, Adam, as much as I love your singing of the theme tune, I have a deep, much deeper question for you. What have you been learning about God during our podcast years? We’re now in year. Oh, I’m going to say five. Are we in year five?
Adam Curtis:
We’re in year five. And that Leah was quite a shift. For me. Lullaby Curtis to now what have I been learning about the Lord of the universe?
Leah Sax:
We’re professionals. We segue smoothly and subtly, and nobody’s going to notice. Adam, we’ll be fine.
Adam Curtis:
I have been learning that the Lord is a great giver. He’s given me good friends, our wonderful friendship in making this podcast. Also, the wonderful guests we’ve had. I think I’ve learned that the Lord is very wise. And actually there is so much wisdom in His Word and in the church for like daily life. And actually, the Lord wants us to flourish in life and to ask big questions and to get big answers. I think I have learned how the Lord actually uses little things to do big things for him. He’s used our little podcast to actually help and spur Christians on. I think of a story of one individual who became a Christian last year. I was at his baptism and he’d gone and listened to every single episode of Delight Podcast, and I just it just warmed my heart.
Leah Sax:
That is our prayer, that the Lord would bring our little podcast to the ears that need to hear it. Isn’t it one of our many prayers over the podcast? Our next little lot of outtakes? Adam is like an ode of love to you because I do.
Adam Curtis:
An ode of love or an ode of mockery.
Leah Sax:
I do love working with you, and you bring me much joy and you are brilliant to edit.
Adam Curtis:
Now.
Adam Curtis:
Blah blah blah.
Adam Curtis:
I like just to have a whole episode thinking about God’s wisdom. Oh good grief, I’ve spoke too much. Hello Delight Podcast exist to help new Christians and old ones, sorry.
Leah Sax:
And old ones. So if you’re grey, you can come.
Adam Curtis:
Yeah. Today we’re going to be looking at the topic of joy and where we can find happiness with, uh. Can I say lady woman with it in?
Leah Sax:
Guest.
Adam Curtis:
Let’s get on with the show.
Adam Curtis:
Who’s described themselves as an anonymous pumpkin.
Adam Curtis:
I will pause it for Leah’s records.
Adam Curtis:
Disgraceful. Leah, have we got one of these later? Leah being Leah.
Leah Sax:
I did try and there wasn’t anything.
Adam Curtis:
Oh, okay. Yeah. Okay. You know, next year I’ll do the editing.
Leah Sax:
I mean, if you want to, you can. But what I realised made me really realise is that you are way funnier than I am. I just set you up for the gags, and then you just ride the wave. Ride the wave.
Adam Curtis:
I don’t think the people who are listening will probably think the same.
Leah Sax:
No, I think they would.
Adam Curtis:
Probably just thinking that man’s crazy.
Leah Sax:
I mean, they would, they would. I really do hope they think that.
Adam Curtis:
But another smooth transition.
Leah Sax:
aAdm, you can also ask your own question. You don’t have to be the one that’s written down.
Adam Curtis:
That’s not how I work. Are you ready for this smooth transition?
Leah Sax:
Yes. For the question that I wrote and haven’t thought of an answer for 100%.
Adam Curtis:
How do you think God has been at work in your life through the Delight Podcast?
Leah Sax:
Actually, I do have an answer to this. So we started doing this kind of in our lockdown time still. Right brother?
Adam Curtis:
Yes. Yeah, yeah, it was lockdown.
Leah Sax:
I hadn’t anticipated at the beginning of our little roller coaster. Is that being somebody who works with sound, I’d get pretty obsessed with editing things to the extent where Adam offered once to edit one and I went, no, you can’t. And it does mean every edit because we do edit, in case you couldn’t tell guys. Takes about at least ten hours per episode. Now, as much as I can now see a hesitation and arm, a stutter, a click coming on a sound wave like the ship with its horn blaring. It has meant that I have just spent hours and hours dwelling in God’s Word, and I now find myself equipped sometimes to give an answer because I’ve spent so much time editing our guest. And that’s just really been wonderful to see God at work in that and growing my heart. And also, I feel like God’s always put the podcast edits in time when I’ve been quite spiritually. I don’t want to say weak. Maybe I want to say weak when I was in need of food. And so that’s always been it’s kept me going actually a little bit. Editing the podcast when life has been been challenging. Yeah, I can’t actually remember what the question was. Adam, have I answered the question?
Adam Curtis:
How do you think God’s been at work in your life? I think you have answered the question, and I just want to amen that, because actually, there’s often moments where I’m having conversations with people and I will quote the Delight Podcast like wisdom, which I guess is shared with us and that I share on. And sometimes I tell them where it’s from and sometimes I don’t.
Leah Sax:
I also found myself listening back to an episode, because I was going into a space where I knew somebody might ask me some questions about ghosts and demons and spirits. So I went back and listened to the Spiritual Battles episode because I was like, I just need to have like a really quick injection of wisdom that I can listen to while I’m doing some cleaning or tidying, just so I can remind myself of what the Bible says on this topic. So I was ready to give an answer because I was like, I know I edited it and it’s one of our most popular episodes, but I basically forgotten the whole thing. So I went back and was like, this is great. Completely forgotten the entire thing.
Adam Curtis:
Well, Leah, earlier you had forgotten this question, but that actually happens quite a lot on the Delight Podcast.
Leah Sax:
I love that this accidentally worked out really well and it wasn’t intended one of our non set up setups. Oh, we love our guests.
Rachel Meynell:
I think I’ve forgotten the question again.
Lucy Rycroft:
I can’t remember the question. Was that an answer?
Femi Kalejaiye:
Ask the question one more time.
Rachel Meynell:
Sorry for that actually. What was the question again? Does that even answer the question.
Adam Curtis:
Yeah, I particularly enjoyed the moment where the two of you were discussing if you’d actually answered the question, what was that word? What was that word I used.
Adam Curtis:
And helps us see the what is the.
Leah Sax:
I don’t know, Adam.
Leah Sax:
I particularly enjoyed you forgetting the question at the end.
Adam Curtis:
It happens to the best of us, Leah. It happens to the best of us.
Leah Sax:
Adam, do you think you’ve grown in any practical ways during our podcast? Have you got any new skills that you didn’t have before?
Adam Curtis:
Oh, that is a good question, I do think.
Leah Sax:
Did you just say I had a good question? Please don’t tell me.
Adam Curtis:
It just flows out. You know what? I actually now realise it’s just a filler. People don’t mean it. They just want a bit of time to think.
Leah Sax:
I think also, and I mean this with all joy. It’s quite a Christian thing to say. I really hope that some people now take this language outside of the Christian world and they’ll be like, would you like your receipt? And you’d be like, that’s just a great question. I’d love a receipt. Thank you so much. Sorry. Now you’ve had time to think and process, brother. How do you think you’ve grown practically in our podcast era?
Adam Curtis:
I wasn’t expecting this, but the podcast has taught me a lot about social media.
Leah Sax:
What? You don’t do the social media?
Adam Curtis:
I know you do, but it’s taught me a lot. Like when? When I’m required to, I don’t know, make a little reel or a little video. And I remember the first reel we did, like you had a nice little, little viral sort of moment. Yeah. I’ve just learned so much about connecting with people on social media.
Leah Sax:
What have you learned about connecting with people? Look at his face. He’s got a … And he’s like, no, I don’t actually have anything more than that to say.
Adam Curtis:
We’re moving on.
Leah Sax:
I really quite enjoy that. You didn’t want to ask that question that I just unhelpfully phrased because once more accidentally links really nicely to our next little outtake, which involved Helen Thorne, who was, can I say, the most amazing guest on episode 20 when we were looking at mental health. She borderline basically wanted to give us counselling.
Adam Curtis:
Yeah. I don’t know. It wasn’t much of a compliment that well.
Leah Sax:
I mean, she. Well, okay, we’ll let you guys decide.
Adam Curtis:
Make me look like a controlling husband at the end or it’s okay.
Leah Sax:
No, I think it’s really funny.
Adam Curtis:
Good. I was I was enjoying it, so, um.
Leah Sax:
Great. Let’s call that a wrap. And I’m going to go and do things that I need to do for my gigalig.
Adam Curtis:
Oh, mate. Fantastic.
Leah Sax:
Well done, well done, well done, well done.
Helen Thorne-Allenson :
I’m not going to get involved, although I might offer counselling later.
Leah Sax:
Oh my goodness. Okay.
Adam Curtis:
Leah often has a go at me because I do not speak in full sentences and do not often speak before I’ve thought about what to say.
Leah Sax:
No no no. No, it’s fine. I don’t have a go. I just enjoy the fact that you’re an external processor and thus come out in mumbles. And I’m an internal processor and thus come out in sentences. It is with love for you, brother.
Adam Curtis:
I think we’re giving. Helen more fuel for her counselling of us.
Helen Thorne-Allenson :
You’re the subject of my next book.
Adam Curtis:
Actually, that might be helpful for our publicity. So please. Amen. Indeed.
Leah Sax:
Oh my goodness.
Helen Thorne-Allenson :
Can I just say I love you, too? Can I help you?
Leah Sax:
Oh That content. Oh, stunning. So helpful.
Leah Sax:
I enjoy how I immediately get defensive. I’m like no no no no no no no. So like if we were in counselling like the barriers are up.
Adam Curtis:
I want to know when this book is coming.
Leah Sax:
Oh yeah. We should do some research. We should. Helen, if you’re listening, when’s your book coming?
Adam Curtis:
What’s it going to be called? The lanky man and the saxophonist.
Leah Sax:
Tall and sparkle.
Adam Curtis:
Two idiots on a podcast who gave them the mic.
Leah Sax:
I think that describes how we feel about the podcast fairly well, actually, is that joy and silliness and humour does permeate every single. And also brother, can I say. And I think every listener would agree you are the easiest person on the planet to laugh with. You are brilliant and you have the most amazing laugh and you laugh at anything, which makes me feel funnier than I am in real life.
Adam Curtis:
Oh Leah, you are hilarious and you say easiest laugh with. I think what you’re trying to say is easy to laugh at.
Leah Sax:
And, I really enjoy, as slightly Bemusedly you heard Helen just now, are laughing along with us, so our next little outtake is some of the humour we’ve enjoyed with our wonderful guests. I wonder if you could actually name them. In fact, Adam, can you name them as you go along? Let’s see if we can hear who they are.
Adam Curtis:
Pressure’s on.
Leah Sax:
I know, I think that’s a bad thing. If you’re pointing an unbeliever to Jesus. Like, that’s not bad.
Rachel Meynell:
Good to know.
Leah Sax:
I’m just. I’m just. Guys, I.Know you may be employed by the church, but like as a pleb over here in the corner. My suggestion is.
Adam Curtis:
A gentle rebuke from Leah.
Leah Sax:
I was like, we were excited. Thank you for taking the time to do this. I’m going to stop talking now. Adam.
Adam Curtis:
Don’t worry. She’ll start talking again soon. Anyway. Okay? Okay. Sorry, sorry. Back, back. Serious? I personally think we’ve got lots of good content, and we’re going to have to cut stuff already. So, uh.
Leah Sax:
Only cut stuff because of time, not because of. You’re not fantasticness.
Steve Osei-Mensah:
Oh, well, I mean.
Adam Curtis:
I’m cutting stuff because I don’t think you’re fantastic.
Steve Osei-Mensah:
Yes, exactly.
Steve Osei-Mensah:
Yes. Well, you’re pretty average, actually. So far, I haven’t heard Anything that was remotely interesting at all.
Adam Curtis:
I was a be all and end all. You were great. But now.
Steve Osei-Mensah:
Yeah, exactly.
Steve Osei-Mensah:
That’s right. Yes.
Phil Short:
If you want to push the club analogy put.
Leah Sax:
The plosives are still popping. Sorry. Okay, I’m just hearing.
Phil Short:
A fourth attempt.
Leah Sax:
Pfhhfhh Oh, that was a good song.
Adam Curtis:
CMN Okay. Thing is, Leah just says it so well. Oh well that’s nice. If I say it really badly, then Leah can just edit herself into asking the question.
Leah Sax:
It’s a team. We’re a team.
Adam Curtis:
It’s a it’s a team with an a star player and a C star support act.
Leah Sax:
And stop being so ridiculous.
Jubi da Silva:
Okay, I can ask you, Reverend Adam. Why do you leave your robe hanging behind you so.
Adam Curtis:
That people might respect me? Jubi.
Jubi da Silva:
That’s good. We Revere you, Adam. Curtis. Reverend.
Adam Curtis:
Finally.
Leah Sax:
Wow. Watching you two is going to be a delightful afternoon.
Jubi da Silva:
I feel like I need to apologise immediately, but here we are.
Inonge Siluka:
What do you have? A whole skincare routine and everything. I feel like that’s something we’ve done right as millennials.
Adam Curtis:
That’s very true. My mother actually, um, uh, told me a few years ago, she was like, Adam, it’s time to start moisturising.
Inonge Siluka:
You got the moisturising speech. That’s hilarious.
Adam Curtis:
I know. Well, it’s not as bad as the time when I was a teenager and she said to me. “No son of mine is having a monobrow”
Leah Sax:
Do yo know what I love Adam. What I love most about this is I made sure to tell you to keep recording until they hang up. So I’ve got all this now. Ammunition on record for you, dear brother.
Jubi da Silva:
And I think that’s the same with all of us, isn’t it? We. Isn’t that the same with you?
Adam Curtis:
No.
Leah Sax:
Adam.
Jubi da Silva:
Oh, Reverend. Adam. Curtis, you need to behave. Here we are, going deep, and then suddenly, we’re just sucked back up.
Adam Curtis:
There you go. Welcome to the Delight Podcast.
Leah Sax:
The Monobrow Moisturising one is one of my absolute favourite recordings I ever have of you.
Adam Curtis:
There you go. And you have got your ammunition to mock and humiliate me, right?
Leah Sax:
Did you manage to figure out who they all were? All of those guests?
Adam Curtis:
Oh, well, we definitely had Steve talking about work. We had jubi talking about guidance. Do we have Rachel Meynell at one point on disappointment? You know, I should actually be writing this down. That’s very bad.
Leah Sax:
You know, I did write them down because that’s who she is. If we had Rachel from episode 28 on disappointment, we had Lucy Rycroft from episode 15 on parenting Steve Osei-Mensah from episode 18 on work Phil short Pfff.
Adam Curtis:
Oh, yes. Yes. Phil short and discipleship. Yep yep.
Leah Sax:
Episode 23. Jodie Whitehouse, episode 22 on generosity. Jubi Oh my goodness. The most laughter filled episode we’ve ever had. Episode 25 On God’s Will. And then we had Inonge, the hero that she is giving you a good grilling about skincare on episode 26 about justice.
Leah Sax:
So here we are at the end of season six. Adam, where would you like to see Delight Podcast go?
Adam Curtis:
World domination.
Leah Sax:
You said you had a short answer. That’s nuts.
Adam Curtis:
What about you, Leah? Where would you like to see Delight Podcast go?
Leah Sax:
I’m going to segue into a serious answer.
Adam Curtis:
Oh, so smoothly.
Leah Sax:
As we’ve ascertained, we can be serious people. I still can’t believe people are actually listening to the podcast. So my prayer and our prayer really is, is that it finds the right people. I know I’ve already said this, but we’re so we’re such an obscure little podcast that I’d love it to find more listeners, I’m so thankful that we have this deep dive into one topic with these amazing guests, and I just want it to serve the people. World domination. But on a slightly more biblical scale, on a biblical scale, world domination. That’s like Noah in the Ark.
Leah Sax:
One of our final outtakes (though wait till the end) is Adam and I enjoying the podcast together. I think that’s the way I’m going to phrase it.
Adam Curtis:
You could say it’s add a bit of drama. I mean, it’s almost me and Leah have a competition to who can make it the most dramatic.
Leah Sax:
Do you know what? We never actually said that out loud, but I guess we actually do.
Adam Curtis:
I think we do. It’s unsaid, but, it’s totally true.
Leah Sax:
It’s our one bit to soliloquise.
Adam Curtis:
Well, you’ve got two thespians. Really? Um, actually, Leah, would you describe yourself as a thespian.
Leah Sax:
In another life, which God has not ordained for me? 100% I’d be. I mean, I am, yes, I would, yes, I by okay.
Adam Curtis:
By the way, a friend of mine thinks that our goodbye is really cringey.
Leah Sax:
Well, it is.
Adam Curtis:
But that’s a unique selling point.
Leah Sax:
Right? Love and leave you, babes.
Adam Curtis:
Bye bye.
Leah Sax:
More detailed show notes and the latest blog by Adam on parenting.
Adam Curtis:
But I’m thinking of that is definitely going to be a book review. I don’t think I’m going to write anything on parenting. I was thinking that this morning I was like, I have not got a blog on parenting in me.
Adam Curtis:
I think it’s also why I like singing anyway, but having a microphone in front of me, it just I feel like I don’t.Have a choice.
Leah Sax:
Like you want to sing.
Adam Curtis:
It makes me want to sing.
Leah Sax:
All right, Sing me your sing me your favourite Christmas carol.
Adam Curtis:
Maybe not my favourite. Well, I like it. Uh, my favourite bit of O Holy night is, um. Fall on your knees. Come, let us. Let us adore him.
Leah Sax:
Oh, hear the angel voices.
Adam Curtis:
Hear the angels voices. At all.
Adam Curtis:
I just. I find that very. Moving. I find that so moving that part. Of the carol
Leah Sax:
Yeah, but I must admit, bro, when I said who is our boss, I was ultimately answering my head. That being Jesus.
Adam Curtis:
That’s why I meant the multidimensional.
Leah Sax:
Right. Sorry. I clearly missed the boat on that one, brother. I was like, did you forget? Did you forget this podcast?
Adam Curtis:
Thank you Leah. Thank you for building me up there. I feel this podcast is ripped me down in two ways. Now you’re claiming that I’ve forgotten that it’s about glorifying God. And Steve says I’m not allowed to make it all about me. I’m not the be all and end all. I’m like. Excuse me, Steve. I think you’ll find.
Leah Sax:
This feels like a really good moment to say this is all about glorifying God, and I’m so thankful.
Adam Curtis:
Amen, sister. And it’s not about making it all about Adam Curtis.
Leah Sax:
Or about Leah Sax. But I also love that God’s given us humour and joy and laughter and friendship and familyship, and we can celebrate all these things in this utterly ridiculous episode. And God is still good and God is still king in all of these things. That brings me lots of excitement.
Adam Curtis:
Yes it does.
Leah Sax:
I also love that we got you singing, but you know, and the key change that you did mid-song was also very special to my heart.
Adam Curtis:
Well, I also enjoyed that you then started to join in singing while I started meditating on the song. I think it added this, like great sense of drama to that moment. Maybe every time I preach I should have a singer behind me.
Leah Sax:
I can, I can be behind you in my sparkles. Just singing O holy Night
Adam Curtis:
Leah, our bonus question for season six, which I answered when I became the guest of our Easter episode.
Leah Sax:
Accidentally.
Adam Curtis:
Accidentally during the episode. But bonus question to season six. Leah and I’d like to hear from you is what are you thankful for?
Leah Sax:
I have been realising recently that God has given me a very rich life, and I do not mean the number of sequins that I own or the number of coffees and brunches that I attend. But there are beautiful people. I’m rich in friends and family and that is just such a good gift. I can think of so many people who I just love and who love me very well and to be loved by, it’s especially church family I’m talking about right now is very, very precious to me and I am so thankful to them.
Leah Sax:
Thank you so much for listening to episode 30 of Delight Podcast. In fact, thank you for listening to all six seasons. If you’ve got this far.
Adam Curtis:
And some of you have, we know you’re out there.
Leah Sax:
Now, this is going to be a slightly unusual plea. Now, I’m obviously going to say, please, if you feel so led, follow us on TikTok, on Instagram, on Facebook. Please do like, share and subscribe on Spotify or Apple or YouTube or wherever you’re at. However, I just want to highlight very briefly, which we haven’t quite said in the podcast before, is that we end up being a kind of annual podcast. Adam and I both work full time and this is our passion project. And God is very kind, which means we’re not as present on socials, we’re not as present in episodes as we are the rest of the year. But we’d love to keep you because we are planning our season seven, so if you have the time, please stay subscribed to us. Please stay with us in the socials and bear with us and please be praying for us. We pray for you, our listeners, that we would glorify God in everything that we do, and we pray that you would do that as well. This is Adam and Leah delightfully signing off until season seven.
Adam Curtis:
Bye bye until season seven. Goodbye.
Adam Curtis:
I am secure in who I am before the Lord, and so I can handle the mockery of Leah.
Leah Sax:
And you are secure in who you are in front of Leah. And so.
Adam Curtis:
I just hit my head on the lampshade.
Leah Sax:
Because you’re six foot seven and.
Adam Curtis:
I’m moving my mic.
Leah Sax:
Oh, I can’t believe we’re recording an outtakes episode and you’re already creating more for me.
Adam Curtis:
Yeah. I can’t believe why didn’t you do this earlier?
Leah Sax:
Oh, don’t worry, I can still include it in today’s episode.
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