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Holy Smoke: why religious societies succeed – with Rory Sutherland

Holy Smoke: why religious societies succeed – with Rory Sutherland

Update: 2025-12-16
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Advertising guru – and the Spectator's Wiki Man columnist – Rory Sutherland joins Damian Thompson for this episode of Holy Smoke. In a wide ranging discussion, from Sigmund Freud and Max Weber to Quakers and Mormons, they discuss how some religious communities seem to be predisposed to success by virtue of their beliefs. How do spiritual choices affect consumer choices? Between Android and Apple, which is more Protestant and which is more Catholic? And what can modern Churches learn from Capitalism?


Produced by Patrick Gibbons.




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Holy Smoke: why religious societies succeed – with Rory Sutherland

Holy Smoke: why religious societies succeed – with Rory Sutherland