Beauty for Ashes

This week we look at the way that our society polarises on almost everything.  We look at South Korea, Australian Floods; the Endurance; John Bercow; Ukraine - including Stan Grant, Kamala Harris, Zelenskky, Russell Brand, Aris Rousinnos, Nicola Sturgeon, Anastasia, How Great Thou Art; Apologising for Witches; and Swan Lake...Including music from Stevie Wonder, GNA, the Carpenters, the Beatles, Russian Praise and Tchaikovsky

War - what is it good for? This week we take a deeper look at what is happening in Ukraine....how do we know what is happening?  War - what is it good for?   We look at the propaganda, Biden, Mike Russell, Joy Behar, Gary Brooker; De Santis; Ngaire Woods; China; Melvin Tinker and Ukrainian Worship.

This week we look at the situation in Ukraine, Canada, Covid, the Barrier Reef, the Sultan of Brunei, Colombia and abortion; Billionaire divorce settlement;  Bamber Gascogne; the bizarre reaction to the death of Christopher Stalford; Growing old in Japan;  the Bible in China; Jordan Peterson on Evil; and a beautiful old folk Gospel song from Norma Waterson.  

This week we pick up the pieces of what is happening in our increasingly shattered world - the good, the bad and the ugly.  We give thanks for the Queen, look at the Woke world of the Universities, the director of Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Supreme Court Judge; Covid news on Pfizer; Djokovic; the 11 year old girl and the NFL star; UK government enforced loans; David Attenborough on Evolution and God; P J O'Rourke; and Springsteen singing 'This Little Light'.....

This week we look at Canadian Convoys; Misfunding Charities; Rogan;  Covid fact checking;  Adelle; US LGBTQ;  Electric Cars; Religious Liberty;  White Bread and the Working Class; Neighbours; Brexit Bishops;  The Italian/Scottish job; Shane and Shane....

This week we look at Joe Rogan, Neil Young, Joni MItchell, Canadian Truckers, Covid lockdowns; Denmark - Covid, Christian Eriksen and Rock; Inflation; Whoopi Goldberg;  Wordle; And Chinese New Year 

This week we follow up the Covid special, look at Boris Johnson's troubles; a great interview with Steve Baker; Peng Shui; the persecution of Nigerian Christians; Ukraine; Racist Christianity;  Finnish MP prosecuted for quoting the Bible; Jordan Peterson citing Putin; Unbelievable and Jayne Ozanne;  Where will I find Joy? What a Friend! 

This weeks Quantum tries to take a broader look at Covid - where it began, how it was reported on, how various nations tried to deal with it and the response of the Church - with the BBC, the CCP, Adam Schwab, Sherri Markson, Anders Tegnall, Jordan Peterson, Tom Holland, Nicola Sturgeon,  Brazil, UK, USA, Australia, Germany,  - with help from the Beatles, Jackson Browne and Sons of Korah....

This week we look at Boris's apology; the VIP lane; the infantilisation of society;  Johnny Cash; Inflation; Myanmar; Twitter in Nigeria; Flo RIda; the Gay Cake Case; Disability and Abortion;Eminem and Ed Sheeran; Indiana Jones; Rewriting Enid Blyton;  Welsh Government, Speech and Singing; Don't Look Up; Sydney Poitier;  Scottish Baptist Heresy; The Archbishop of Canterbury's New Year Address; The Decline of Church; Michael McIntyre; Bread of Heaven....

For this first podcast of the New Year - we look ahead at what might happen in 2022.   We include - Russia, Ukraine, China, North Korea, Covid, Djokovic, Climate Change, the Gnostic Wars, the Who, Mexico, Cancel Culture, Israel, the US, the UK, Scotland, France, David Bowie, K-Pop, the Queen and finish with a great song from the Byrds. 

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