Quantum - The Wee Flea Podcast

Quantum 309 - Kiss This Thing Goodbye

This week we look at Vaclav Klaus and Clement Attlee on the EU;  the new Dutch PM;  The UK election - Sunak on euthanasia; Rod Stewart on Ukraine;  Country of the Week - Colombia;  The Euros and French Football Wokery; Gay Sharks and Lions;  SNP Equalities Officer jailed;  Heterochronology; Don't 'Dal' Women Hill Walkers; Rising Perversity in Victoria; Word Alive closes; and  SEEK 39 - Forgiveness; with music from Bach, Del Amitri, Rod Stewart, Corelli, Pink Fong, EmmyLou Harris, Vivaldi and Alan Jackson.

Quantum 308 - The Euros....Vive La France and lots of Irish Music

This week we look at the EU elections, Germany, Italy, Austria, Country of the Week - France;  Nursing and Terrorism in Northern Ireland; The Korean Dirty War; A Story of Canadian Euthanasia; Women Won't Wheesht; Banning Radiohead; Maggie Chapman and Racist Motorways; The Prince of Kuwait; Jordan Peterson on Pride; SEEK 39=8 - Evidence Against God;  with music from Jethro Tull, the Bothy Band, Planxty, Van Morrison and the Chieftains; Radiohead; Capercaillie; Shane and Shane

Quantum 307 - Luke's One

This weeks Quantum is in memory of a young man whose funeral I took a few days ago.   Luke is someone who this podcast is for - interested in music, people, social justice, politics, religion and meaning in life.  The music was, with one exception, all played at the funeral.   This week we look at the election in India; the new Mexican president; the failure of the ANC in South Africa;  Nigel Farage; Michael Schellenberger on Trumps Trials; an open letter to Edinburgh students re 'apartheid' Israel; the trivialisation of American academia; Baltimore drug addiction;  Real Madrid and Liverpool; and SEEK 37 - What is God? with music from Oasis, Donna Target, Crowded House, the Beach Boys, the Proclaimers, the Frogs, Gerry and the Pacemakers, and Elevation. 

Quantum 306 - Papua New Guinea, Pakistan and Politicians

This week we look at the landslide in Papua New Guinea; The Greens and a Two State solution; the UK election;  Winston Marshall v. Nancy Pelosi; Country of the Week - Pakistan; Vaccination Decline; Dutch Euthanising the Depressed; Non-Christian Friends; Glen Scrivener on Celebrity Christians; with music from the Snuts, Alice Cooper, Mumford and Sons, the Pakistan Hallelujah Band, the Rembrandts; and Mother Kirk

Quantum 305 - Iran, South Sudan and the Pope's Anti-Catholic Theology

This week we look the death of Ebrahim Raisi; The Politics of the ICC; Salman Rushdie on 'Free Palestine'; Gazan casualties false figures; Joe Rogan;  Illiberal Liberals in the UK; Country of the Week - South Sudan; SEEK 35 - Maths;  the Collapse of the Church of Scotland; Creative Scotland's Perversion; and the Pope's Anti-Catholic Theology.    With music from Bryan Ferry, Radiohead, Monteverdi, T-Rex, the Peat Bog Faeries and the latest from City Alight. 

Quantum 304 - Euronightmare

This week we look at the world through the eyes of Eurovision - including European anti-semitism, Edinburgh University staff hypocrites; paganism;  sexual perversity;  John Swinney defines what a woman is;  Armenia; Country of the week - Singapore; The Netherlands; Slovakian assassination attempt;  Zhan Zhang in China; Warren Smith; Archbishop Julian Porteous of Tasmania; Apple's disastrous ad; United Methodists fall apart; Trans vivar in Church of England denies Christ; Rico Tice on why Lloyd Jones was right; SEEK 34 - Music; with music from Abba, Eden Golan, Bambi Thug; The Waterboys; Nemo; Olly Alexander; Sanidi Shaw; Ladaniva; Sionaid O'Connor. 

Quantum 303 - Breathless

This week we look at a North Korean TikTok hit; Milel's Argentina; Country of the week - Sudan;  Kate Forbes becomes Deputy First Minister;  Pete Wishart speaks in Mosque; Gender Balance and the Garrick Club; the too macho Australian Army;  NSW Council bans Same Sex Parenting Book;  Astra Zeneca Vaccine Withdrawn;  Michael Palin's Nigeria; Trans Darts; Dog ice cream; Islamic Housing in London;  Church of Scotland on 'cusp of revival';  and Breathless.....with music from Planxty, Ahla Minik, Mason Williams, Marcello,  Bach and Nick Cave....

Quantum 302 - Driving with the Brakes On - Figuring out What's Right and Wrong

This week we look at the NHS sees sense over Trans; THe NYT doesn't; Misgendering pets; Lord Winston banned on TikTok;  Resignation of Humza Yousaf and persecution of Kate Forbes; Indian Council's Incredible Letter; Tracy Ullman; Frank Field; Domestic Violence in Australia; Pausing Biden; Seinfield on unfunny comedy; Cicadia one in a 200 year event; SEEK 33- Art; Rico Tice leaves the Church of England; Russell Brand gets baptised; with music from Del Amitri, Bach, Lindisfarne, Duane Eddy, 10CC; Vivaldi; and Handal 

Quantum 301 - A Civilisational Moment - the 'Boil a Frog' Step by Step Guide to Authoritarianism

This week we look at the slow creep in Western Society towards authoritarianism - with Os Guinness; censorship in Australia; pre crime in Canada; student surveillance in the UK; rewriting history in Scotland; WEF appointee controls social media in Australia; Kathreen Maher and NPR's rejection of Truth; Bidens scripted 'interviews';  Biden redefines women and cancels title 9; Banning Jews on London streets;  Scotland cancels 'legally binding' Climate Change targets;  Scottish government says non women can have menopause; man transitions toddler;  Green politician in Australia defends bestiality; Did Jesus eat Bananas?; Jordan Peterson on Science and Truth;  and SEEK - the Second Coming. with music from Del Amitri; Leonard Cohen; Peat Bog Faeries; Louis Prima; Bach; and Larry Norman.  

Quantum 300 - Euthanasia Special

This week we look at euthanasia/assisted suicide/mercy killing - examining the reasons why this is being pushed - especially in the Western world - including Shakespeare and Laurence Oliver;  Reasons for Euthanasia;  History; Belgium; Matthew Parris; Kevin Yuill; France; the Netherlands; Africa, Asia and the Middle East; Maid in Canada; Australia;  South America; the UK; Claire Fox; Debating Euthanasia; The Church; Archbishop Kanishka Raffel; Hitler; the Christian Answer. 

with music from MASH; Ralph Stanley; Disturbed; Ed Sheeran ; Bach; Casting Crowns; and St Peters Free Church.