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David Robertson discusses faith, culture and politics from a Christian perspective - this podcast was known as Quantum of the Wee Flea. Now it has been turned into a radio programme with Rhema FM.
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This week we look at the UK election; Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson on Ukraine; Politicians gambling; John Swinney on Pride; Biden, Kamala and Abortion; Edinburgh and Taiwan; Country of the Week - Iceland; Islamic Terrorism in Dagestan; More Nigerian Christians Murdered; Climate measures bite in the Netherlands and Victoria; The WEF on who will travel; Carla Denyer, Green Leaders, hypocrisy; The Euros; Afghanistan beat Australia; David Tennant v. Kemi Badenoch; Tik Tok bans Womens Sports group; Trans and Thomas the Tank Engine; Decolonising English Folk Music; Donald Sutherland; SEEK 40 - The Perfect God; Feedback; and Psalm 130 - with music from Grease; the Volfgang Twins; Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark; Steeleye Span; and the Getty's.
This week we look at the amazing story of Austin Applebee; Epstein, Mandelson and Starmer; Epstein and Trans; The Too White Countryside; Billy Eilish and "Stolen Land'; Sanae Takaichi wins Japanese election; Mandani reads from Quran; Islamic child abuse; Bradford NHS asks for 'Close Relative Marriage Nurse'; Feedback; the Good Things about Canada; Ricky Gervais on Virtue Signalling; German Greens ban salt - hospitals fill up; When is assault not an assault - when it is done for Palestine; Zali Stagel justifies 'globalise the intifada'; Haviv Retag Gur; Nationalising Prostitution in Scotland; LGBTY Scotland leader convicted of grooming; Dundee girls vindicated; Church of Scotland decline continues; Is AI biased towards evangelicals; Michael Jackson Irish Folk Style; and the Final Word; with music from the Peat Bog Faeries; Nana Mouskari; the Battlefield Band; Lada Strings Duo; The Stone Coyotes; Michael Jackson; and Eden Bridge...
In this weeks podcast we look at the Epstein files; Net Zero killing jobs in Aberdeen; Banning Greyhound Racing in a Country that doesn't have any; Country of the Week - Tanzania; The EU and Abortion; Feedback; More on Philip Yancey; Detransitioner Sues; LGBT Youth Scotland sued for Abuse; Iran and Islamic Terrorism; Muslim Terrorist Stands for Office in Birmingham; Tucker Carlson's Support for Saudi Arabia; Why do we start letters with 'Dear'? The Final Word - Psalm 139 with music from Diamond Platnumz and Davido; The Carpenters; Alice Cooper; Led Zeppelin; The Alexander Brothers; Mozart; The New Scottish Hymns; The Proclaimers
This weeks podcast looks at the New World Order, as envisaged by Mark Carney and the WEF - including Konstantin Kisin; Mark Carney; Euthanasia for the Disabled in Canada; Banning the Bible in Canada; Rod Dreher; Davos; the Collapse of the Climate Change Bank; Iran and Davos; Country of the Week - Switzerland; Feedback; Cleanliness throughout the World; Trump's ignorance on Allied Soldiers; Hate Crimes Law in Australia; Shabana's Pantopticon; Abortion growth in the UK; The Covid Vaccine not a Vaccine; Betting on the Second Coming; and the Final Word - Psalm 100.
With music from Tom Macdonald and Adam Colhoun; New Order; Megadeath; Yodelling Slim Clark; Deep Purple; Stephanie Martin; Van Morrison; and Larry Norman
This week we look at Riots in Iran; War in Ukraine; Chaos in Greenland; Canada, China and Qatar; The New World Order; Elections in Uganda; Adam Ramsay and Roz Foyer and Progressive Hypocrisy; Did a BBC reporter hiss when Jesus was mentioned? World facts; Get a Life; The Crazy Prosecution of Yanis Varoufakis; Darlington Nurse speaks out about trauma caused by Trans nurse; Drought ended in California; Jordan Peterson on Narcisstic Compassion; Douglas Murray on Corporate Virtue Signalling; Craig Silvey (Honeybee) Charged; Is the Quiet Revival Happening? Death of Paul Helm; and the Final Word - with music from the Cure, Bryan Ferry, Uganda, Bobi Wine, DC3, Don Mclean; Psallos and Judith Babiyre
This week we look at the wonderful Julie Bindel podcast 'Pride and Predator'; Country of the Week - Iran; Banning X; Lyle Shelton; Death of Bob Weir and the Deadheads; Eco-Terrorism in Germany; Net Zero to cost 4.5 Trillion in the UK; Making Money from Climate Change in Academia; Snow in the UK; The Minnesota Shooting; MAry McAleese says infant baptism is against human rights; Death of Peter Meadows; Hypocrisy of Philip Yancey; Bible sales in the UK rise; the Final Word - 1 Timothy 6:5with music from Marvin Gaye, Shahkar Bineshpajooh, Hayedah, Bob Marley, The Grateful Dead, Dean Martin, Genesis, Dan Smith, and Darya
This week we take a look at the year ahead and make some predictions - including immigration, foreign doctors in the NHS; Islamisation - Mamdani, cancelling New Year celebrations, Brigitte Bardot; Wars - Ukraine, Gaza, Venezuela, Cambodia, Thailand, Japan, China, India, Pakistan, Sudan; Euthanasia - in the UK and Canada; Iran; Keir Starmer and Albo; Social Media - Djokovic; The AI bubble; Woke - Trans police in WA, Gabriel Jesus; Christian Growth; the Final Word with music from Robert Plant, Deep Purple, Steely Dan, Blue Oyster Cult, and P.O.D
This week we look at a significant event in each month of 2025 including President Trump; the Death of Woke; the election of Mark Carney as Premier of Canada; Censorship in the UK; The EU and Free Speech; the Iran-Israel war; Massacre of Christians in Nigeria; Cambodia/Thailand war; Immigration in the UK; the Assassination of Charlie Kirk; US attempts to end the war in Ukraine; the Intifada is globalised in Australia; the death of Brigitte Bardot; the Final Word - Romans 8.with music from Tom Macdonald, Taylor Swift, Metallica, Oasis, Village People, Neil Young, The Sex Pistols, and the Gettys.
As this weeks podcast goes out on Christmas Day we take a break from the news - and look at some Christmas songs, films and culture. Including Justin Biebers rules for life; It's a Wonderful Life; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; Die Hard; Pride and Prejudice; Joyeux Noel; Lord of the Rings; Country of the Week - Australia; and the Last Word - Matthew 2. with music fromSlade; John Williamson; Justin Bieber; Theocracy; Enya; Steeleye Span; and Boney M.
This week we look at the Bondi massacres and the rise of anti-semitism in Australia and the Western world; Amsterdam; Belgium; Germany; France; England; Country of the Week - Bulgaria; Chile turns Conservative; The unelected EU President argues for elected democracies; Tommy Robinson's Carol Service; with music from Annie Lennox; Joshua Aaron; Mystery of Bulgaria Voices; Booker T and the MGs; The Ramones; and Dave Henderson
This week we look at Christmas, clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan; attempted coup in Benin; Country of the week - Northern Ireland; Males banned from Girl Guides; Rob Smith - The Body God Gives; The end of trial by jury?; Climate Change - Deforestation in Indonesia; the humility of Mitchell Starc; The Queens Gambit and Nona Gaprindashvili; Radiohead and Gaelic Psalm 9; Rainn Wilson and Alex O'Connor; Conversations with Geoff Bullock; Suffering with Steve Laws; and the Final Word.with music from Bob Dylan, Colin Buchanan, Stiff Little Fingers, Anonymous Ulster, Radiohead, Back Gaelic Psalm Singers; Geoff Bullock; and the Gettys.
This is a fascinating interview with Geoff Bullock, one of the founders of Hillsong - and a great musician/songwriter in his own right. We talk about his life, the beginning of Hillsong, what went wrong....why he left....and how he is recovering now....includes the songs - The Power of Your Love; I am Carried; and the Great Southland
This week we look at the rising tides in our cultures - from climate protesters and trans ideology, to AI and Islamists and war....including protest at Newcastle port; Bjorn Lomberg; blackouts in Eastern Australia; Felling trees in Scotland; China and Coal; the Maldives; the Great Barrier Reef; 2001 - a Space Odyssesy; the power needed by AI; Islamic St Andrews Day; Immigration in the UK; Jakarta becomes largest city in the world; Country of the week - Ukraine; the end of the Russia/Ukraine war? North Korea and Russia; Australia's sex discrimination minister doesn't know what a woman is; Your Party launches; the new Archbishop of Melbourne; the intelligent pupils of Belmont Christian College; Feedback; and the Final Wordwith music from Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Richard Strauss, Ukrainian Orthodox music; the Red Flag; Yothu Yindi and Hillsong.
I had the great privilege of having a discussion with several pupils from Belmont Christian College....I hope you find it as encouraging as I did....
Thanks to Hamilton, Faith, Meleluca, Liam, Josh, Kayden. And Alex Cameron
The questions were What is the best advice you have received?
How do you cope with people being bad to you?
Are mission trips exploitative?
If we keep sinning how can we be Christian? What is repentance?
What about those we are lost?
Mental disorders…
This week we look at the controversial subject of Christian Nationalism...including Scotland qualifying for the World Cup; the Ashes; Tommy Robinson and Christianity; What is Christian Nationalism; Nick Fuentes; Putin and the Orthodox Church; The Covid Report; Piers Morgan apologises to Novak Djovic; Country of the Week - Papua New Guinea; Steve Chalke on Christian Nationalism; James Watson and DNA'; Greg Sheridan; The Last Word Psalm 33. with music from the Proclaimers, Prelude, West Papua Gospel; Coldplay; Choir of the Srentsky monastry.
In this second of our conversations we chat with Greg Sheridan, author and foreign editor of the Australian, about his book 'How Christians Can Succeed today". Greg is a deeply experienced journalist, a staunch Catholic and a man with deep insight into what is going on in the world....what he has to say is fascinating....
This week we look at the Ashes; Mel Gibson explains cricket to Joe Rogan; India and Pakistan war; upcoming election in Chile; Zack Polanski on persuading Putin to give up nuclear weapons; Feedback; German Lutherans bless 'marriage' of four men; Alan Cumming and the Pitlochry LGBTQI+ festival; Country of the Week - Denmark; Danish Prime Minister calls for a return to Christianity; the BBC waters down Christian persecution in Nigeria; YouTube Short - Who Created God? the final word -Psalm 8 - with music from 10CC, John Lennon, Rachel Macshane and the Darwin project, Metallica, and Stille Stunder
This week we look at Oasis; Prince William at COP30 in Brazil; Germany rearming; The crisis at the BBC; The Czech Election; Will Mandani change New York; Champagne Socialists; Country of the Week Japan; Shogun; Colbert, Plant, and Tolkien; A man says what he is thinking; Alex O'Connor and Bear Grylls; Giant Christian monument in England; and the Final Word (Philippians 2:14-16) with music from Oasis, Frank Sinatra; the Vapors; Masaaki Suzuki; Led Zeppelin; and St Peters Free Church .
This week we look at Home, Heretics and Hate Speech - including Canadian government minister defines Bible as hatespeech; Sudan; Anti-semitism in Melbourne and London; The Dutch election; Free Speech in France; The BBC edits Trump speech; Fiji and Samoa celebrate Christ after rugby match; country of the week - Germany; the most infectious German song ever!; Prunella Scales; The Queering of Jesus; Shape Singing in the US; Joe Rogan sticks with Jesus; and the Last Word - John 4:12 with music from RunRig, Jimi Hendrix; Plastic Betrand; Mountain Crew; Bach; 600 Shape Singers; and Matt Redman.
This week's is a special in memory of my mother - including Kathren Maher on the truth; Ukraine war; John Lennon's relationship with his mother; Child abuse in Australia; Matt Redman on suffering; Birth rates throughout the world; and Proverbs 31 with music from Duncan Chisholm; Deep Purple; John Lennon; Ray Davies; Matt Redman; Capercaillie; and Warren Haynes
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