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Untold: Opus Dei

Financial Times
Mental Health
Lead Poisoning
Qatar
European Parliament
Public Health
Meditation
Goenka Meditation Retreats
Corruption
Suicide
Financial Times
Vipassana
Psychosis
Human Rights
Eva Kaili
Children's Health
Mental Health Consequences
Stephen's Daughters
Goenka Organization
Environmental Pollution
Animal Health

Financial Times reporter Antonia Cundy uncovers how a little-known group within the Catholic Church has come to wield outsized cultural and political influence in America. Opus Dei exists to help people get closer to God, but some members say they found other agendas – and unexpected harm – entangled in that spiritual mission. In this series, Antonia hears stories from insiders who describe how bo... more

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Opus Dei’s founder taught his followers that spiritual formation is a continual development of character. But some find that the views spread by Opus Dei do not always match the Church’s official teaching – particularly its attitudes towards women an... more

We meet Sarah – a young girl drawn to Opus Dei’s message that professional work can be a path to holiness. At 18, Sarah says goodbye to her family and moves into an Opus Dei centre to learn how to make her work an offering to God. But what she experi... more

Introducing Opus Dei, a new season of Untold from the Financial Times. Host Antonia Cundy uncovers the cultural and political influence of a controversial Catholic organisation in America. Opus Dei exists to help people get closer to God, but some me... more

In this special bonus episode from The Financial Times, "The Broker" tells the story of how a failed baseball hopeful and disgraced stockbroker reinvented himself as one of America’s most consequential modern arms dealers.

From a family-run warehous... more

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Recent Guests

Vladimir Feltzman
Catholic priest based in London, with memories of Escriva
Catholic Church / Opus Dei association
Episode: Opus Dei, Ep. 2: Formation
Grace Hearn
Student who attended an Opus Dei school and related formation
Opus Dei school network
Episode: Opus Dei, Ep. 2: Formation
Margaret Doran
Participant in Opus Dei activities over several years
Opus Dei
Episode: Opus Dei, Ep. 2: Formation
Sarah (pseudonym)
A former Opus Dei numerary assistant who lived in a center in the US
Opus Dei (former member)
Episode: Opus Dei, Ep. 1: Whistling
Dan (pseudonym)
Former Opus Dei member discussed in episode
Opus Dei (former member)
Episode: Opus Dei, Ep. 1: Whistling
Susan (pseudonym)
Former Opus Dei member discussed in episode
Opus Dei (former member)
Episode: Opus Dei, Ep. 1: Whistling
Aubrey DeGray
A prominent researcher in the field of aging biology
Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation
Episode: Tech Tonic: Defying death
Tim Pye
Co-founder of the LEAP Alliance and lead exposure prevention advocate
LEAP Alliance
Episode: Toxic Legacy, Ep. 2: Painted Over
Dr. Andrea Sartorius
Ecotoxicologist at the University of Nottingham studying lead mines.
University of Nottingham
Episode: Toxic Legacy, Ep. 1: Silent Danger

Hosts

Antonia Cundy
Host of investigative reporting focused on influential institutions and power structures.
Laura Hughes
Host and reporter with coverage across politics, investigations, and public affairs.

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4.0 out of 5 stars from 1k ratings
  • The Retreat review

    Let me guess the title for the next series:

    Untold: The Marathon.

    An interview with blind and fat people, and how ultramarathons ruined their joints and health.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Conan theBarbarian
    United Kingdom4 months ago
  • Excellent series

    I think this is an excellent series so far for raising the issue of lead poisoning in the UK with some truly scary stories. I am wondering if there are more episodes to come because I feel there is unfinished business with this topic.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    kevin in sheffield
    United Kingdom4 months ago
  • So important and thank you but why not name the offending tap?

    The lead story is such an important one so thank you for digging into it. However, why not name the tap that Lucy wanted everybody to know about?

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Gj_h
    United Kingdom5 months ago
  • It’s fab

    Raising up an issue that matters. Bravo

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    JuannDe
    United Kingdom5 months ago
  • Great investigative content

    Podcast Addict
    5
    kokella
    5 months ago

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