Quantum - The Wee Flea Podcast

This week we examine the astonishing result of the US election and what it means for the world; who voted for Trump?  Kamala's Concession; Why elitist commentators like Rory Stewart got it wrong; The Influence of Rogan and Musk; Weirdness and Joylessness; Is WW3 now less likely?  Abortion and Peter Dutton; Is Kemi Badenoch a 'white supremacist in black face'?  Country of the week - Botswana; Is Trump God's Answer? with music from Quincy Jones, the Cure, Weird Al Jankovic, the Grateful Dead, and Ross King....

This week we look at what it means to disagree with logic; the Southport attack was an Islamist terrorist attack; the US Election - religion and taking out the garbage; John Cleese; China flys to the Moon; the Japanese election; Country of the Week - Georgia; Spanish floods; Volkswagen shuts factories in Germany; Kings Charles visits St Thomas's Anglican with music from Supertramp; Alice Cooper; Musk Ming; the Beatles; and City Alight.

This week we reflect on what real Fascism is - and its dangers.  The attack on free speech with John Kerry;  Antifa Blackshirts; Trump at McDonalds;  No questions at Harris's Town Hall event; Kamala's Money;  UK Labour, Alex Cole-Hamilton and election interference;  Country of the Week - Moldova; Romanian Orthodox chants;  Yahwa Sinar;  Chris Kaba; Prison Release; Lydia Thorpes anti King protest; George Carlin; Union head speaks against abortion at Catholic University; 24 Scottish genders; Jordan Peterson at ARC;  Peterson and Dawkins; the Archbishop of Canterbury denies biblical marriage; with music from Schindlers List, Abba; Romanian Orthodox; Lynyrd Skynrd; Fun Boy Three and the Gettys. 

This week we look at SpaceX success; the death of Alex Salmond; Not the Nine O'Clock News;  expelling John Mason; the religion of Harris and Trump; Harris fundraising and plagiarism; aiding illegal votes; Trump Biopic and the truth; banning allotments to save the planet; BP drops oil target and worldwide coal production goes up; Goldman Sachs and Global debt; Country of the Week - Kenya; Euthanasia in the UK; Banter Cops; Weight Loss Drugs; Chat GPT, Islam and the Bible; Planned Parenthood, Premier and Prostitution; Feedback and Luther's advice on the US Election!  with music from Elton John, Muddy Waters, Lufus Wainwright, Israel Mboni, Weird Al Jankovic, City Alight. 

This week, with the help of Jethro Tull we look at the US Election, media bias and vote rigging;  Thabiti Anyabwil; Hope for politics - JD Vance and Kemi Badenoch; Country of the Week - Tunisia;  Oct 7th Anniversary; Trans operations in the US; Drag Queens and Palestine; the surprising continuing popularity of snooker; Humza Yousaf remembering babies who died before 24 weeks in the womb; The church where Jesus is condemned for being unChristian; Russell Brand and Jordan Peterson. with music from Jethro Tull, Manal Samar and Liturgical Folk. 

This week we remember the brilliance of Kris Kristofferson; Lebanon; the new Prime Minister of Japan; Country of the Week - Austria; Kemi Badenoch - are all cultures equally valid?; Resignation of Rosie Duffield; the US election - is the US importing thousands of murderers?;  Islamaphobia; George Carlin on changes in language; Convoy; Maggie Smith;  Fabian Cabellero;  and the Mike Pilivachi scandal with music from Kris Kristopherson, Janis Joplin,  the Sound of Music, Strauss, Johnny Cash; and Matt Redmann. 

This week we look at Sri Lanka; Taiwan; elections in Germany; Bill Maher on immigration in Sweden; Indian Midwives and Female Infanticide; George Carlin on language; Al Fayed and the Crown; Van Gogh; A Bridge too Far; Misinformation in Australia; Mark Zuckerberg's Confession of Censorship; Jordan Peterson on Woke Protestant Churches; Steve Lawson and Alistair Begg, with music from the Proclaimers,  Verdi, Miran Tharindu, Don Maclean, Fleetwood Mac, and Andrew Peterson.

This week we look at Scotland 10 years after the Independence referendum; the UK Liberal Democrat ban Christians; Exploding Phones in Lebanon; the Twisted Logic of Senator Chris Larson;  Does Abortion Kill Women? Truthiness with Mary Harrington; Ayyan Hirsi Ali on Immigration; Tucker Carlson, Daryl Cooper and Churchill; Country of the Week - Cuba; Sean Diddy; Huw Edwards; SEEK 52 - Knowing you a Christian; and  A Word from the Lord with music from the Proclaimers, Pibroch, Supertramp, Buena Vista Social Club, Sean Diddy; the Who and Steph Macleod 

This week we look at the collapse of journalism with Matti Friedman; the aftermath of the Presidential debate, Austalia banning social media for children; Aberto Fujimori; Deaths in Senegal; the Sale of the Spectator; Cancelling Morrisey; Decline of EV's; Gas Cookers in Victoria; Robert Kennedy on Ukraine; Under the Banner of Heaven; Abbe Pierre; Warren Goldstein; Apollo Quiboloy; the Heresy of Pope Francis; the Truth of Bishop Barron; and SEEK 51 - Effective Prayer with music from  Del Amitri, the Smiths, Morrisey, Mason Williams,  Bon Jovi, Cleine Dion and Andrea Bocelli. 

This week we follow up on abortion - including Kamala Harris, Abortion in India, Feedback, Cameron Fraser on evangelicals and abortion, Keswick Convention and Abortion; Country of the Week - Germany; Banning X in Brazil; France arrests Durov; Nuclear war with Russia; Queering Nuclear Weapons; A man wins womens Paralympics; Bank of England goes Woke; Scottish Womens Charity accepts men as workers; Swinney gives up on Conversion therapy; Gretchen WIttmer; Nigerian Massacres; Gaza hostages executed; Canadian coalition falls apart; Wolves in India' Canadian Forest fires; funding climate change and stopping winter fuel payments in the UK; Windfarms on Shetland; and Coldplays new 'Christian' song. with music from Del Amitri, Leonard Cohen, Kraftwerk, Rammstein, Oasis, Coldplay, and the Wartburg Choir. 

Ch. 2 v.13 - War is wearisome. Armies get exhausted. Great empires fall. And at a personal level we get exhausted.....What is the solution? And why is this ultimately encouraging?

This week we finally get round to looking at the question of abortion.  It is a really difficult subject but I hope you will find this helpful.   It includes....world abortion figures; what is abortion? abortion and the US election;  Biden, Trump, Warren and Harris;  partial-birth abortion; Planned Parenthood and the selling of baby body parts; billionaires promoting abortion in Michigan;  Stevie Nicks; Abortion in the UK; Keir Starmer on human dignity; Banning protests; Peter Hitchens; Babies surviving abortion in Australia; Louise Adsett; Dominic Perottet, abortion, politics and faith; Dr Joanna Howe; What about rape, incest, danger to the mothers life? Being pressured to have an abortion; Sylvester Stallone; Abortion in Malawi; Rev Rebecca Todd Peters, the PCUSA and abortion; Mother Teresa; the Secular Sacrament; and some personal stories. with music from Bach, Fleetwood Mac, DC Talk, Survivor; Godsmack; Disturbed;  and the Sons of Korah.....

This week we look at joy in US politics, China's New Gas Field; Terrorist misogyny; LGBT Child Abuse; Country of the Week - Fiji; The SNP and Gaza; Drugs Deaths in Scotland; Scottish Education; Newcastle Goats; Tim Hawkins; The Churchless Church of England; Feedback; SEEK 48 - Christians Disunited; and Welcome to Country.  with music from Prelude, Rend Collective, the Ruts, Hillsong; Pearl Jam; and St Peters Free Church.

This week we look at the meta narrative that our post -postmodern society is trying to feed us.  Including Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Stephen Colbert, Elon Musk and the EU; Humza Yousaf;  Donald Trump and Musk; Tim Wlaz on misinformation; Alaister Campbell and Douglas Murray; Jailed for Facebook Posts; Labour Councillor calls for slitting peoples throats; Hope not Hate; Anti-Establishment rhetoric; Banning Dawkins; Olympic boss doesn't know what a woman is; Islamists and Taylor Swift; Country of the week - Japan; Giant Wind Turbines; Lawyers and the French Revolution; Closing Schools in the UK; the NHS and Pregnant men; SEEK 47 - Being Catholic; a listeners poem.... with music from the Manic Street Preachers, 4 Non Blondes, Pulp, Taylor Swift, Alphaville, Peter,Paul and Mary, the Bach Collegium; and Eric Bibb...

This week we take a look at the riots in the UK, Keir Starmer, is there dual policing?  Sunil Sahrma;  our country of the week is Bangladesh; Tim Walz;  Kamala Harris in the Cloud; African Martyrs; the Lord's Prayer in Victoria; Arisa Crew; David Miliband - charity millionaire; Fact checking the WHO; SEEK 46 - Jesus on Earth; Johnny Cash - Redemption of an American Idol with music from the Clash, George Harrison, Bryan Ferry,  Joan Osbourne, Johnny Cash

This week we look at how misinformation and lies have become the common currency of contemporary society - especially amongst those who claim to be against misinformation!   We look at Climate Change and Vaclav Smil's 'How the World Really Works';  Scottish Railways; Olympic intolerance, lies and spin; Far Left attacks on French rail; Adam Peaty's faith; Country of the Week - Venezuela; Weirdness and the US Democrats; Did Trump announce no more elections?  Trump lies;  Google manipulation; Fired by Forbes; the death and influence of John Mayell; Israel assassinates Hamas leaders; The Guardian and Kemi Badenoch; Christian Teacher fired; a Scottish Islamic Island?;  and Habbakuk.   With music from Buffalo Springfield, JJ Cale,  Radiohead, John Mayell, Andy Stewart, Crowded House, 

This week we look at the decline of President Biden and the rise of Kamala Harris; George Carlin on identity; can Kamala win;  Is World War 3 likely?  The accelerated decline of the West; Country of the Week - South Korea; the Sudanese Civil War; Riots in Bangladesh; China, Hamas and Fatah; Eric Liddell, the Olympics and Rangers FC; Excluding Christians in Scotland; Police Paid to Attend Pride Parades; An Ancient Joke Book; The PCUSA makes homosexual ideology a fundamental doctrine; SEEK 43 - Evangelism; with music from Del Amitri, Boy George, Red Hot Chilli Peppers,  PSY, Vangelis, Charles Jolly and Lecrae

This week we look at the extraordinary events surrounding Donald Trump and the consequences of his attempted assassination and his coronation at the Republican conference.   We also look at JD Vance; Newsome and Transgender families; the EU and X; Hamas Leadership; Russia bombing hospitals; Goldman Sachs; E scooters and e-bikes; First Minister of Wales resigns; SNP equalities officer jailed; Paying grandparents to babysit in Sweden; the death of Bob Newhart; Turkey and the Church;  Church of England changes gender language; SEEK 43 - Women in the Church; Freemasonary; With music from Metallica, Steve Earke, Corelli, the Mixtures, Clive Dunn, Shania Twain; and Eric Bibb

This week we try to understand the elections in France and Iran; the horror of the Ukrainian war;  Californian Democrats claim making purchasing children for sex a felony is anti LGBTQ!  The Trans Eunuchs;  12 year old investigated by terrorism unit for saying there are only two genders; Brian McClaren v Michael Shellenberg on Climate Change; Italy's Volcanoes;  Green MP opposes wind pylons; the fall of Candace Owens; the Rise of English Football;  Church of England Synod authorises same sex blessings;  John Lennox; SEEK 42 - God, Humanity and Angels; and for a change all our songs are cheerful - including Paolo Nutini, Leonard Cohen, yo Yo Ma Bach, the Proclaimers, T-Rex, and the Mississippi Mass Choir

This week we look at the UK General Election results and what it means - including votes; the rise of Islamist politics; Reform; Kris Kandiah; Farage and the Channel 4 actor; BBC hit job on Miriam Cates; Welsh Parliament to ban lying;  Yes Minister; The Blob wins; Biden meltdown; Australian Muslim Senator resigns; Christians massacred in Nigeria; Glastonbury borders; The religious Euros; Malen the Christian; Euthanasia in the Netherlands; SEEK 41 - The Devil and Hell with music from D:Ream, the Who, Coldplay,  Rameau,  the Rolling Stones and the Scottish Praise Gathering youth choir