David Robertson discusses faith, culture and politics from a Christian perspective
Episodes
Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
This week we reflect on the deaths of Tim Keller, Donald Macleod, Harry Reeder, Rolf Harris, Martyn Amis and Jeremy Clarke. We also look at Taiwan and the WHO; Elections in Greece; Running out of Sand; Ed Davey; Trans indoctrination in schools; Senator Machaela Cavanaugh; The Decline of Radio 4; Hatun Tash; Dave Mustaine's testimony; Review of Paul Simon's 'Seven Psalms'; With music from Leonard Cohen, Zorba the Greek, the Beach Boys; Megadeath, Paul Simon and Clive Parnell
Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
This week we look at what part bias plays in our culture - with the boys from Brisbane. Pride and Prejudice; Chat GPT; Indonesia and the Voice of Baceprot; Turkey election; Thai election; anti-Christian violence in India; Sudan civil war; Glen Miller; the ABC; Bluey; Napoli Champions; Dundee Champions; Austin Killips and trans athletes; Bryan Ferry; the Australian Greens; Moira Deeming; Shutting down Catholic hospitals; Fred Nile; Is religion the answer? Living and Bill Nighy; the Christ Hymn,.
Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
This week we spend the whole episode looking at the issues arising out of the Coronation. The Bible as the Word of God. Maintaining the Protestant Reformed Religion. A Hindu reading that Jesus is the only Creator. A disappointing sermon. Great music. The anointing of the Holy Spirit. Marriage and hypocrisy. The rehabilitation of Queen Camilla. Prince William and the new Civic Religion. Humanists UK. The Right to Protest. NIck Cave. The True Cross. Psalm 24.
Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
This week we look at the world of AI and what it has to say about being human. Are we moving towards being slaves of the machine? With Kraftwerk; Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and Geoffrey Hinton; The Terminator; Rage Against the Machine; Hate Speech Law in Ireland; Twitter changes Rules; Education; Does the Bible Advocate Slavery? Tucker Carlson; Dr Aseem Malhotra and Joe Rogan on the Vaccines; Ed Sheeran v. Marvin Gaye; Dutch Farmers v. the Greens; Brecon Beacons no more; Gordon Lightfoot; Jerry Springer; King Charles; Alice Cooper; The Matrix; Wilberforce; Amazing Grace with Chris Tomlin.
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Friday Apr 28, 2023
This week we look at hate speech and misinformation - including Elon Musk and the BBC; The Australian Electoral Commission; Harry Belafonte; Barry Humphries; U2; Dr Laura Favaro; Brendan O'Neill; India Willoughby; Dianne Abbott; Queensland prostitution; President Biden; Alice Cooper; Ukrainian Grain; Eco Toffs and Snooker; Kenyan Chess Cheater; Murray Head; UK Emergency Signal; Larry Norman.
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
This week our focus is on children featuring - John Lydon, Guns 'n' Roses, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; Rod Liddle on what is the best childcare? Dr John Campbell on sanctity of life; Euthanising children in the Netherlands; Jethro Tull; War children in Sudan and Ukraine; Indoctrination in schools; Hormone blockers in NZ schools; Non-binary children in Scotland; The Singing Kettle; Teacher apologises for calling girls girls in a girls school; why do drag queens want to be with children? Teenage abuse; Peter and the Wolf; Paedophilia - Peter Tatchell, the UN and the Kentler Project; Iron Maiden; Surrogacy; the Kinks; Super Mario Brothers; George Verwer; City Alight and Colin Buchanan.
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
This week we reflect on what is going on in the world today, through what went on in the world in the 1930's and 1940's - we look at the Jews; the man who escaped Auschwitz; Robert Hebras - the last survivor of Oradour; Ben Ferencez - the last Nuremberg prosecutor; the war in Ukraine; the threat to the dollar; Keith Reid and a Whiter Shade of Pale; Switzerland and Covid; Woke Grease; Queensland Trans legislation; Hobart Uni bans Catholic group; Deni Todrovic's misogyny; Jennifer Bilek and the link between transgender, big business and transhumanism; Katherine Deves and the new religion; Church of England churches close; Greg Sheridan on Easter; and Classic FM's no.1 piece of music - Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto.
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
This week we reflect on Easter, the arrests of Donald Trump and Peter Murrell; the Wisconsin Supreme Court election; Os Guinness; the Finnish election; Kenyan riots; Kemi Badenoch on Trans; Canada outlaws protests against Drag Queens; Dylan Mulvaney and Nike; Oli London converts; Prime Minister of New Zealand can't define women; the new religion in Australia; World Athletics Association bans Trans in womens sport; The FT defends lying; A Dutch trans ageist; Abba Wigs banned; Cancel Mozart; Should churches host Iftars? The man on the middle cross - and See what a morning! With music from Korpiklaani; Abba, Mozart and the Gettys. Apologies for a slight drop in the quality of sound...
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
This week we take a longer look at the issues arising out of the Nashville shooting - including transgender, media, the police, politicians, Kelly-Jay Keen in Australia and New Zealand; guns; violence; the American lecturer advocating killing 'homophobes and transphobes', Cenk Uygur; John Pesutto and Joe Biden, Humza Yousaf, education, women, the Church; with music from U2, Emmy Lou Harris, George Strait, Brantley Gilbert, Dolly Parton, the Who and the Gettys. Apologies for this being a bit longer than usual but the issues are so important I did not want to cut it.
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
This week we look at the question of identity - including X Ray Spex; Lt Gov Peggy Flanagan; Enid Blyton; Girl Guides new guide to language; Women's identity; Humza and Ukrainian men; the Human League; Apotemnophilia; Cycling in decline; Is Alan West Black?; Dutch Farmers Party; Ben Bradshaw and Parliamentary control of the Church of England; Dr Aaron Edwards fired for teaching the Bible; Rhiannon Giddens; the ABC guidelines; The Newsboys