Quantum - The Wee Flea Podcast

Quantum 264 - It’s a Long Way to the Top

In this weeks Quantum we look at the long way to the top that exists - especially when so much of our society seems to be heading the other way - we look at Ecuador; BonFest; Moises Caicedo;  Californian Teachers perversity; Fife Teachers intolerance; Judith Curry; Wind turbines, solar panels and heat pumps in Scotland; Nuclear in Belgium;  Farmers milking the renewal industry;  Whales and cows being sacrificed to the Green gods;  Danielle Smith in Alberta; carbon footprint of electric cars; Father Ted;  David Greg apologises;  JK Rowling airbrushed again; Celebrity Masterchef Drag Queen;  Queering the Mary Rose; Twitter and Threads; Health and writing letters; Saudi Sports washing; Australian Womens football; Pastor Michael Flynn's heresy; Brian Houston; Jeremy Marshall; Lawyers and Thanksgiving; The Little Prince; SEEK 5 - factory farming; the God of Grace - with the help of ACDC, Eric Clapton, the Carpenters and the Gettys. 

Quantum 263 - Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood

This week we look at Cambodia; Robbie Shepherd and Robbie Robertson; Education in Scotland; the Woke Scouts;  Labouring in France; Tesla cars; AI social influencers; How many steps should you walk?; Covid boosters in the UK; Costa Coffee; Climate change in China; Hot Sydney and Tasmanian energy crisis; a tale of theological alien paranoia; Barbie adverts; Greenbelt school of drag; Boasting about abortion; SEEK 4 - Why does God permit disease? and Psalm 91 - with music from the Animals, the Band, Pink Floyd, Queen,  Black Sabbath, the Who, and Sons of Korah 

Quantum 262 - Nothing Compares To You - Sinead, Climate Change, Colombia, Niger and UFO’s

This week we take it to the limit and reflect on the life of Sinead O'Connor; Randy Meisner; Climate Change, John Kerry, IPCC, Antonio Gutteres; Nat West Bank; Colombia; Babies Born Alive in Australia; Niger; UFO's; The Ashes; Spirit in the Sky; The Hobbit; the Beano; SEEK - Capitalism or Communism; and Psalm 130 - with music from the Eagles, Sinead O'Connor, Jeff Wayne, Norman Greenbaum and the Getty's.  

Quantum 261 - World news and views from a Scottish Castle

This week comes to you from a castle in Scotland!  With guest Al Smith.  Including Oppenheimer; Israel limits Supreme Court; George Alagiah; the Spanish Election; Russians bomb Odessa;  Greece; World fires; Trevor Francis, Mbappe and Messi;  X; Sesame Street; a new Transgender crime in the UK; the BMA's hypocrisy; Elevation church ; Preaching with a Scottish accent; Alaister Begg; Trans abortions; SEEK 2;  Bob Dylan sells his Scottish mansion....with music from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, the Greek national anthem, Peter, Paul and Mary; Iron Maiden; Shania Twain and Bob Dylan. 

Quantum 260 - The End of the World - As We Know It

This week we ask is it the end of the world - and look at the climate crisis and how it is reported...plus the chicken crossing the road in Dundee, the Sound of Freedom and Cuties; Democrats and Disney oppose laws against child slavery and child pornography;  Nigel Farage's bank account; Covid vaccines in Germany;  Ukraine grain deal breaks down; South Korea floods; David Cameron and SSM; Is God a concept? Time Blindness; the end of the Commonwealth Games; the Barbie film; The Northern Lights; SEEK question 1with REM, the Beatles, Leonard Cohen, John Lennon, U2, Aqua and David Kaufman 

Coffee and Colossians 79 - Set Your Hearts

Colossians 3:1 - If we have died with Christ - we are also raised with him....and that is where we should set our hearts....with a little help from U2

Quantum 259 - The Sound of Freedom

This week we look at the reactions to The Sound of Freedom; North Korea; Misinformation; the Moral Maze and what news is important; Biden visiting the UK; the US sends cluster bombs to Ukraine; Jill Biden wants a woman to be head of NATO; Dutch Government falls; Iceland; Spains Socialist Environment minister rides her bicycle; JP Morgans wants land nationalised; France and censorship; Threads; Miss Netherlands won by a man; Trans violence in London; the ABC makes trans cartoon for children; Melbourne schools compelled propaganda; Rainbow cricket stumps; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The 'problematic' Lord's Prayer; the Gospel in Wales; with music from Phil the Voice, the Who, Soul Limbo; and U2....

Quantum 258 - France, Fireworks and Freedom

This week we look at riots in France; banning 4th of July fireworks; misinformation bill in Australia; hate crime in Ireland; banning Nigel Farage; Rev Richard Fotheringill and the Yorkshire Building Society; Political climate change hypocrisy; 75th anniversary service for the NHS and Dr John Ellis; man gets lectured on 'woke' clothing for his toddler; Colonel Kelvin Wright forced out of army; Cricket hypocrisy; Highway 61 revised; Winnie the Pooh; Canberran government takes down the Cross; Woke US church; Miriam Cates; Psalm 130 -  with the help of the Clash, Bruce Springsteen, Status Quo,  Dave Alvin, and the Gettys. 

Quantum 257 - Glastonbury, Ethical Porn, Morocco and Taylor Swift

This week we look at Glastonbury with Elton John, Debbie Harry and Rick Astley;  younger South Koreans; Sweden's about turn on climate policy; the WEF's car and plane hypocrisy; AI's new religion; Ethical Porn; Teens fight back against Trans ideology; Pornography for children; Winnie Ewing; Morocco; Cricket Lessons; Taylor Swift; Charlotte's Web; the Queering of the Church in the US; the Byrds. 

Quantum 256 - Dignity

In the words of Deacon Blue we think of a 'ship called dignity' and look at this weeks news in the light of human dignity....looking at banning discussion on covid; Target; Dark Mojo; Implanting Wombs; Monty Python; Teacher threatens pupil for stating only two genders; win for Christian teaching assistant; US funds drag queens in Ecuador; the Ashes; Death of Shane Warne;  the Central African Republic; the Titan; Bonny M; Honduras; Matilda; Cromwell's Prayer book; Atheist converts;  the Gettys; with music from Deacon Blue, Booker T and the MGs; , Boney M, the CAR, the African Children's Choir,  and the Gettys.