The UK Moot Podcast

In the first UK Moot Podcast panel discussion, our guests—Jaclyn Hoselton, a writer and mom of three; David Robert Lewis, a vicar and dad of four; and Caleb Woodbridge, a writer, editor, and dad of three—wander through the joyful, messy landscape where family life and creativity collide. They discuss introducing children to fandoms and beloved stories—including Harry Potter, Narnia, Pokémon, Redwall, and Swallows and Amazons—curating taste, and balancing artistic investment in the home vs. creative pursuits aimed at outside audiences. Practical wisdom abounds here: including “feeding the gnomes” in order to sustain creative life and why every parent should watch Bluey.
About Our Panelists
David Robert Lewis is a Vicar in Nottinghamshire, looking after six village churches. He is married to Hannah and they have four children. He is a songwriter, poet and storyteller. He is particularly excited at the moment about poetry storytelling and is taking Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and putting it into ballad form.
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Jaclyn Rios Hoselton is a writer and American expat living in Germany. She has an MA in English literature from Universität Heidelberg. She is a mom of three and serves alongside her husband as members of a local church in Munich.
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Caleb Woodbridge is a writer and editor based in Pontypridd, Wales, where he leads an Estuary group for meaningful conversations. He hosts the Imaginative Discipleship podcast and writes about imagination and meaning-making on his Substack newsletter, Bigger on the Inside.
Facebook | Instagram: @calebwoodbridge, @imaginative.discipleship


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Katy talks to Anna Hamill – watercolor artist, hand-letterer, and business owner – about how her creative journey has been shaped at the crossroads of artistry, entrepreneurship, and faith. She reflects on the importance of finding mentorship within the church and offers encouragement for trying new creative practices. Anna also talks about how she teaches her children by letting them help with her gift card and stationary business And Hope Designs.
“You can love things and not do them,” Katy says, inviting listeners to enjoy creativity.
Anna is a Christian based in Belfast where she lives with her husband and their four children. She runs her own creative business which has worked out perfectly as she has always loved to make and explore creatively with curiosity. She is inspired by her time in the word, music, nature, books and nostalgia. She loves to encourage others in their walk with Jesus, send happy mail and try out new hobbies (often bringing a child or two in with her). You can find her on Facebook and Instagram.


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Music producer and composer Andy Lowe joins Katy for a wide-ranging discussion about experimental music, creating dance tracks, and bringing the spirit of pub music into the church. There’s a fun moment where Katy introduces him to Spotify subgenres like “cottagecore” and “goblincore.” Together, they reflect on the necessity of music (and art) which affirms life and discuss finding the motivation to keep creating, especially in the demanding business of music production.
A valuable insight from Andy: “Who we are as people comes before the things we make as artists.”
Andy Lowe is a composer and music producer who loves to explore the worlds of sound and ideas. He can often be found wandering in a park with a hand-held recorder capturing unique noises, or taking notes from a philosophy book. The treasures that he finds in both worlds are woven into the music that he creates.
You can find him at his website, or on Instagram, YouTube, or Facebook.


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Kicking off this season, poet and musician Josh Baylis joins Katy to explore why poetry is a joyful way to play with not only what we say, but how we say it. He reflects on creativity as an expression of the image of God, the wisdom embedded in words that are older than us, and the challenge of continuing to create through both traumatic seasons and quieter, fallow ones. We consider whether growing in our creative acts can draw us closer to Christ and help us see the familiar anew.
“Poetry is born of living an embodied, embedded life in the real world.”
About Joshua
Joshua T. Baylis is a published poet as well as a guitarist, husband and dad, and works in research support. In spare moments he can sometimes be found with a notebook in hand, hunting after the perfect word.
His poetry can be found at songsfromthesoil.wordpress.com or follow him on Instagram @baylisjosh
Recommendations from Josh:
* Guitarists: Preston Reed, Andy McKee, Jon Gomm and Erik Mongrain
* Music: Ryan O’Neil/Sleeping at Last
* Authors: George MacDonald, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and Andrew Peterson
* Poets: Emily Dickinson, Gerald Manley Hopkins, John Keats and Malcolm Guite


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Colzo talks to Katy about why she loves creating in different art mediums, whether art is Christian because a Christian made it, past mental health struggles, and how teaching herself to draw kept her alive. She also gives exclusive details on future illustrative projects.
Due to the direction this conversation took, Katy didn’t ask Colzo for her recommendations.
Follow Colzo on Instagram: @officialcolzoart
Check out Colzo’s website and shop: colzo.art
Theme music by Ross Colbourne. Podcast logo by Colzo and Peter Thomas. Any audio clips included in this podcast are copyrighted by the artist.


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