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Quantum - The Wee Flea Podcast

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David Robertson discusses faith, culture and politics from a Christian perspective
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Quantum 338 - The Rape Gangs Scandal in the UK, Greece and the Oldest City in Europe

This week we look at what the Rape Gangs scandal is - including Louise Perry on Rotherham, Dominic Green, Keir Starmer, Jess Phillips, Tim Dieppe, Matt Goodwin; Crimes of the Cross - The Anglican abuse scandal in Newcastle, NSW; Transgender women in prison; The demise of Justin Trudeau; Government falls in Austria; The death of Jean-Marie Le Pen; Country of the Week - Greece; Earthquake in Tibet; Stornoway airport exists before plans fly; Pete Seeger v Bob Dylan; Biden bans Nippon Steel; the old...

Jan 09, 202537 minSeason 3Ep. 401

Quantum 337 - Happy New Year! Predictions for 2025

This week we look at predictions for 2025 - including Escape to the Country; Luxury Travel; The New Orleans Attack; Normalisation of Trans and Paedophilia; The Durrells; The Simpsons; Dawkins leaves the Freedom from Religion Foundation; German Elections; The Ukraine War; Jimmy Carter; Rotherham inquiry denied; Country of the Week - Colombia; Quasi Religious beliefs destroying Western Europe; Woke Hollywood; The Greatest Song Ever - according to Bob Dylan; Last Pearl Harbour Veteran dies; The Dec...

Jan 04, 202539 minSeason 3Ep. 399

Quantum 336 - 2024 - That Was The Year That Was

In this final podcast of the year we review the whole of 2024 - including my album of the year; crocodile Dundee; Twitter- X; AI - John Lennox; Bitcoin; the rise in anti-semitism; Syria; The Cass Report and the decline of transgenderism; Donald Trump; Country of the Year - Ukraine; the failure of Net Zero; Lonely this Christmas; The fall of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Kings Speech with music from The Cure, Status Quo, Bryan Ferry, Runrig, The Who, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Jethro Tull and Bo...

Dec 28, 202449 minEp. 398

Quantum 335 - The World at Christmas

This week we look at the world in the light of Christmas - CNN misreporting; the WHO misinforming about climate; the Indian Chess masters; Chick-Fil-A faces more intolerance in the UK; Rachel Reeves and the Pensioner; The Saracens Head and the Terrorist; Is GB News Islamaphobic? Ireland and Israel; Sharia in Syria; Moria Deeming and John Pesutto; Lily Philips; IPSO and the Spectator; Country of the Week - Ghana; South Korea President impeached; German government falls; Ukraine assassinates Russi...

Dec 19, 202441 minSeason 3Ep. 397

Quantum 334 - Syria, Notre Dame and Gravy Day...plus much more...

This week we look at Syria, Rumania, Burkina Faso, Water in Australia, Climate Cooling in Antartica, Kim Leadbetter and Coercion, Abortion in Queensland, Gemutlich, Argentina gets rid of debt, Angela Rayner on housing, Anti_semitism in Australia, Victim of Islamist charged with hate crime in Germany, Muhammed the most popular baby name in the UK, Witchcraft in Australia, PinkNews scandal, the Queering of Christmas, Banning puberty blockers in the UK, Decline in the PCUSA, reopening of Notre Dame...

Dec 13, 202447 minEp. 396

Quantum 333 - - Our Civilisational Moment

Using the paradigm of Oz Guinness's 'Our civilisation moment' we look at what is going on in the world. Rainbow - the Boots Christmas Ad; Guehi and Morsey; Smoggie Queens; Prostitution in Belgium and Germany; The BBC and Transgender women; Single women and IVF; Red - South Korea; Biden pardons his son; Boris Johnson on the proxy war in Ukraine; French government collapses; Country of the week - Rumania Green - George Galloway; Kim Leadbetter; Euthanasia; Matt Hancok; Porridge banned; Beige - App...

Dec 05, 202442 minSeason 3Ep. 394

Quantum 332 - The Four Horsemen

This week we look at the world through the mirror of the four horsemen of the apocalypse (Revelation 6) - 1) War - Israel, Lebanon and Gaza; Russia and Ukraine - 2) Famine, the Economy - Keir Starmer and Blackrock; the Great Reset; Climate Change; Blockading Newcastle; Ice cover and Oceans rising; Paying for COP29; Blackouts in Australia; - 3) Death - Euthanasia; The London Tube; The World's Oldest Man; 4) The Anti-Christ - Jordan Peterson; German Judges; The Scottish Government and What is a Wo...

Nov 28, 202450 minSeason 3Ep. 393

Ecclesiastes 1 - Meaninglessness and Meaningfulness

I don't think there is a better description of the modern world than the opening chapter of this 3000 year old book....This was quite difficult and emotional to preach because I feel it so much....

Nov 25, 202436 minSeason 1Ep. 392

Quantum 331 - Land of Hope and Glory?

This week we look at the United Kingdom - the farmers revolt; Steve Reed and Tim Farron; billions wasted on facemasks; Rachel Reeves; the UK at COP 29; Censorship and the NewsAgents; Alison Pearson; Mary Harrington; Euthanasia; Dancing Donald; Biden and World War; and Tony Campolowith music from the Waterboys, the Sex Pistols, the Wurzels, Last Night of the Proms; ELO; the Beatles; Racist Geology; Jaguar; the Village People; and Stuart Townend.

Nov 21, 202458 minSeason 3Ep. 389

Quantum 330 - Post Election Truths; Kristalnacht in Amsterdam; Azezbaijan; the Archbishop

This week we look at the aftermath of the US election, truth, the 4B movement, trans language; Kristalnacht in Amsterdam; German government collapses; Japanese PM survives; Country of the Week - Azeribijan; COP29; Shell wins Netherlands Court Case; Farmers in the UK; Euthanasia in the UK; Abortion in Australia; the fall of the Archbishop of Canterbury; Child Abuse in Yorkshire and New Zealand; and Feedback with music from Metallica, Lee Greenwood, Bayati Shiraz, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton and Larr...

Nov 15, 202447 minSeason 3Ep. 388

Quantum 329 - Trumps Return, Badenoch's Rise and Botswana's Change

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 Ros...

Nov 07, 202447 minSeason 3Ep. 387

Quantum 328 - Am I a Woke Nazi? China and the Moon; Georgia and the Southport Terrorist Attack

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.

Oct 31, 202437 minSeason 3Ep. 386

Quantum 327 - Is Trump Hitler? plus Moldova, Kaba, Thorpe and Peterson

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 Peter...

Oct 24, 202451 minSeason 3Ep. 385

Quantum 326 - Salmond, SpaceX, Kenya and the religion of Presidential Candidates

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, Premi...

Oct 17, 202443 minSeason 3Ep. 384

Quantum 325 - The One with Jethro Tull - US Election, Tunisia, Snooker, Brand and more..

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 J...

Oct 10, 202444 minSeason 3Ep. 382

Quantum 324 - Why Me Lord? - including Austria, the value of Culture and Mike Pilivachi

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 ...

Oct 03, 202447 minSeason 3Ep. 381

Quantum 323 - Sri Lanka, Misinformation.. Steve Lawson...and much more...

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.

Sep 26, 202450 minSeason 3Ep. 380

Quantum 322 - Why is Scotland not Independent? Exploding Phones, Truthiness, Cuba, and a Word from the Lord

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 ...

Sep 19, 202438 minSeason 3Ep. 379

Quantum 321 - False Journalism, FalseTeachers in the Church, The Debate, and the Truth about Ukraine

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, t...

Sep 12, 202441 minSeason 3Ep. 378

Quantum 320 - Nothing Ever Happens - except Germany, Abortion and Keswick Convention, X and Brazil, Telegram and France...

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...

Sep 05, 202445 minSeason 3Ep. 377

Coffee with Habakkuk 21 - Exhaustion

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?

Sep 03, 20245 minSeason 1Ep. 376

Quantum 319 - The Abortion Special

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 survivi...

Aug 31, 20241 hr 29 minSeason 3Ep. 375

Quantum 318 - Joy, Fiji and Goats

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.

Aug 22, 202440 minSeason 3Ep. 374

Quantum 317 - Challenging The Narrative

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;...

Aug 17, 202448 minSeason 3Ep. 373

Quantum 316 - UK Riots, Bangladesh, Walz, the Lord's Prayer in Victoria, and the Redemption of an American Idol

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

Aug 08, 202440 minSeason 3Ep. 372

Quantum 315 - Misinformation - Climate Change, the Olympics, Venezuela and the US Elections

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 F...

Aug 01, 202436 minSeason 3Ep. 370

Quantum 314 - Kamala, World War 3 and the Olympics

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 - Evan...

Jul 25, 202438 minSeason 3Ep. 369

Quantum 313 - The Assassination and Anointing of Donald Trump

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 Englan...

Jul 19, 202438 minEp. 368
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