Quantum - The Wee Flea Podcast The Wee Flea

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. 

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

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. 

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. 

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....

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