Creator + Producer + Presenter
Sacred Money, a multi-award-winning narrative documentary podcast for BBC Sounds Audio Lab
In this five-part series, Taqwa Sadiq explores whether an ancient, spiritual tradition can help solve the cost-of-living crisis. Her search to answer this question takes us all over the globe and even back in time. From hallowed libraries in Cambridge and a mysterious stone in Turkey, to a flooded farm in Pakistan and modern activism in Chicago. This story opens up questions around identity and belonging, gets to the heart of what it means to be a British Muslim, and explores what happens when ancient traditions are transported to new places and times.
(5 x 25-30 min episodes)
WINNER, Best Specialist Podcast, British Podcast Awards ‘24
Silver, Best Business Podcast, British Podcast Awards ‘24
Shortlist, Changing the World, International Women’s Podcast Awards ‘24
‘Top Show’, Apple Podcasts
Listener Reviews
“Sacred Money is among the finest podcast/radio series I have heard in over 20 years” - Asad Ahmad, Lead Presenter BBC London TV News
“I’d never listened to a podcast before, but I loved this so much I couldn’t stop listening. It’s so well written. You really had me questioning a lot of my beliefs about money - great job!”
“I thought I’d listen to it for a few minutes but found myself captivated right to the end.”
