Stephen was recently interviewed by Tiff Cook, Roll With the Punches podcast host. This is what she said about their conversation:
I sat down for the second time with my favourite philosopher, wordsmith, truth-teller – and now matrimony’s fiercest ally – Stephen Jenkinson, to dive deep into love, relationships, and the rituals that hold them together… or should.
What started as a conversation about weddings quickly turned into something much bigger. Stephen shared how officiating ceremonies led him to defend matrimony itself – not the performance, but the sacred, messy, meaningful practice of two people choosing each other, again and again. He calls himself matrimony’s ally and a ‘spirit lawyer’ of sorts for marriage… and after hearing him, you’ll get why.
He brings the same fire and the depth as he did it his first phenomenal appearance on the show (ep695) – telling stories that are as unorthodox as they are unforgettable, breaking down the meaning behind words like ‘catastrophe’ and ‘matrimony’, and exposing how far we’ve drifted from the roots of our language, our rituals, and our relationships.
This conversation doesn’t float at the surface. It goes all the way down into ancestry, witnesshood, grief, and the quiet work of keeping love alive when the honeymoon’s long gone.
True to form, there’s nothing surface-level here, and Stephen leaves my mind whirring… Enjoy!
