Beauty for Ashes
Beauty for Ashes
The Wee Flea
David Robertson discusses faith, culture and politics from a Christian perspective - this podcast was known as Quantum of the Wee Flea.    Now it has been turned into a radio programme with Rhema FM.   
Beauty for Ashes 42 - The Faroes, Trumps Billions and the Odyssey
This week we look at Lucy Powell's view of education; Elon Musk v. the Economist; Injustice in Finland; Two tier policing re BLM protestors; Country of the Week - the Faroe Islands; Trump makes billions in first year; the weird world of Woke; Islamist attack on Pride in Berlin; Gil and Hartig - the Smithsonian; Stirling Pride and the Churches; The UN appoints dictatorships to supervise human rights; NGO's funded by governments; more than 1,000 men in NSW 'become' women;  The ABC promotes sexual violence against Gina Reinhardt, and adultery; Megan Rapinoe and Sophie Cunningham; Kevin Keegan; Christopher Nolan's Oydssey; Classical composers and Murray Campbell; What's causing the heat in Europe?  Cairngorm fires;  Feedback; Why is there a 'no religion' campaign for the Australian census?  and the Final Word - the Lord's Prayer. with music from Chuck Berry; Eivor; Dire Straits; Tchaikovsky; The Spinners; John Mayer Trio; Etta James and the Latvian people.
Jul 27
56 min
Beauty for Ashes 41 - The Yackandandah Special!
This week we look at whats going on in the world through the eyes of the Yackandandah mens camp!  Including Starmers farewell; the UK bans Paivi Rasanen; the World Cup ends; Josh Kerr breaks world record; Country of the Week - South Africa; Jillian Spencer vindicated;  Amnesty International against Human Rights; Scottish teacher banned for answering question about abortion;  Reproductive violence taught at University training course;  Sam Neill dies;  Feedback;  Niall Ferguson admits failure on anti-semitism; the Church of England fails on anti-semitism;  and the Final Word; with music from Chuck Berry, the Battlefield band, POD, the Soweto Gospel Choir, JJ Cale,  ZZ Top, the Wurzels, the J Geils Band, and the Byrds
Jul 20
43 min
Beauty for Ashes 40 - Lord Mackay, Bonnie Tyler;  Anne Widdecombe; the World Cup and Spain
This week we look at the murder of Anne Widdecombe; the death of Lord Mackay; the World Cup and religion; Norway v. England;  Are Argentina being supported by a Zionist plot? Are Brazil too evangelical?  Should Dundee have played Maccabi Haifa; Country of the week - Spain; Indonesia warns about LGBTQ culture; The UK Health Secretary now says that women can't have penises; the death and faith of Bonnie Tyler;  no. 1 guitarist - Mark Knopfler; Edinburgh ditches Knox's bonnet ceremony;  Kate Forbes at the ARC;  Jennifer Aniston on Religion; with music from Otis Redding;  Dire Straits; Bonnie Tyler; The Beatles; The Three Tenors; Lynard Skynard; Ruth Naomi Floyd
Jul 14
48 min
Beauty for Ashes 39 - Happy 250th Birthday America!
This week we look at the 250th anniversary of the founding of the US - its culture, religion and population; Angela Mackenzie on the Founding Fathers;  Muslims at the World Cup; Trump's Red Card;  Taylor Swift's Marriage; German influence in the US;  Germany's sick economy;  NY Pride goes after Children; The BBC and Trans athletes in the US; Yanis Varoufakis on AI; Feedback; King Charles stops defending the faith;  Stephen Furtick preaches a different faith;  and the Final Word - Revelation 3:7-10. with music from. Jimi Hendrix; Simon and Garfunkel; Taylor Swift;  Duke Ellington;  BB King; Connie Francis; and the Mississippi Mass Choir
Jul 7
42 min
Beauty for Ashes 38 - Earthquakes, Austria, Lara Bird-Leakey and Skillet
This week we look at the Venezuelan earthquake; Ukraine war;  New York forgets 9/11; Religion and the World Cup; Country of the Week - Austria: Imam mob leader gets police award; Reem Alsalem, UN Raporteur does not believe all women; NSW education department want white men out of science; Pyra Lara Bird-Leakey and the new SNP; The National cancels Kate Forbes;  A new Bach song? ; Skillet's monster no 1 Christian song on Spotify; Eric Clapton - no.2 guitarist; Belgium goes nuclear;  EU Aircon for the bosses but not the workers; Feedback; Bishop of Manchester supports draconian anti-lgbt conversion therapy;  Geoffrey Donaldson;  and the Final Word - Rev 22:12-15  with music from Eric Clapton; Skillet;  Bach;  The Who; Strauss;  The Sound of Music; ACDC;  Johnny Cash.
Jun 30
50 min
Beauty for Ashes 37 - World Cup Songs, Japan,  Humanism,  the Grooming Gangs Report,  Starbucks in South Korea, and Starmer
In this weeks podcast we reflect on Keir Starmer, the Iran peace deal; Change in Colombia; Fauci lied about Covid; The UK grooming gangs report; Ayaan Hirsi Ali on why all cultures are not the same;  The World Cup - the nations of the world; Best fans of the world cup; Cape Verde; Country of the Week - Japan;  Ideologies that kill - Humanism; Pauline Hanson on abortion; Men in womens prisons in Australia;  California reserves government contracts for gay companies only; West Midlands police inspector spared jail; Indoctrination of children in Scottish Highlands schools;  Disclosure - the Church and Aliens ;  The Hawkstone Farmers Choir wins BGT;  James Burrows dies;  Bob Newhart; No. 3 guitarist - Robbie Robertson; Starbucks Korea have an AI disaster; Feedback;  The NSS report a Church for its preaching;  the Final Word - Reveleation 7:9with music from The Hawkstone Farmers Choir; Baccara;  Oasis; Nick Morgan; Neil Diamond; Deep Purple; Robbie Robertson and Eric Clapton; Maasaki Suzuki; and Roy Turner
Jun 23
54 min
Beauty for Ashes 36 - The World Cup - Curacao; Peace;  AI Model Collapse;  and Paganism
This week we look at the Iran/USA peace deal; John Healy resigns; The Global Justice Report; Elon Musk the worlds first Trillionaire; the World Cup - Scotland, Australia and Curaco; Killer Ideology of the week - Paganism; Dark Mofo in Tasmania; Dr Who - Goes Woke and Broke;  Peter Hitchens - Remembering Poetry; AI - Model Collapse?; the state of Coal in the world; Argentina and AI companies; Feedback; 'Sophie from Dundee';  AI writing sermons; Simon Guilleband and Tim Hughes; the Final Word - 1 Timothy 4:8  including music from Dave Alvin; Tim Hughes; Izaline Calister; Jethro Tull;  Glenn Campbell; The Proclaimers;
Jun 18
55 min
Beauty For Ashes - The Killer Ideologies Special
This week we are looking at the ideologies that kill in our society and the antidote to them.    Including anti-racism; Queer and Trans; Anti-Semitism; Autonomy - euthanasia and abortion; Statism, Facism and Communism; Islam; The Green ideology; Christian Heresies;  and the solutions given by Christ, the Gospel and the Church, Schaeffer on No Little People' and the Final Word - Colossians 2;8 with music from Coldplay, Gary Moore; Paul Macartney and Stevie Wonder; U2;  Leonard Cohen; Dean Martin and Helen O’Connell;  Bob Marley; Geoff Bullock;
Jun 11
57 min
Beauty for Ashes 34 - Henry Novak, Cambodia, Pregnant men in Australia;  the Pope and AI....
This week we look the Murrell/Sturgeon scandal in Scotland;  Ireland and Iran;  The British Museum cancels Israel; Country of the Week - Cambodia;  Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner wants to protect pregnant men;  Pride returns to Sodom and Gomorrah;  The racist death of Henry Novak;  Transgender Extremist who plants bomb in Melbourne spared jail;  the Pope on AI; Newcastle Knights; Married at First Sight;  Top ten guitarists - no. 6 Jimmy Page;  Feedback; Iain McGilchrist on the need for Christianity; Jesus turns up on the Gold Coast; and the Final Word - Genesis 11:5-9 -   with Bachman Turner Overdrive;  Sinn Sisamouth; Preah Ang La Hor; Mike Zito; Kraftwerk;  Led Zeppelin and Dave Henderson
Jun 4
47 min
Beauty for Ashes 33 - Freedom!
This week we look at the subject of freedom - including why we are no longer on Christian radio; freedom from the rush of the modern world; the Australian Christian Freedom Index; Country of the Week- Afghanistan;  Morrisey on Diversity; Worlds Top Ten Guitarists; Feedback;  The Fall of the Plymouth Brethren; Freedom of Religion; and the Final Word - Psalm 124  with music from Lynyard Skynard; Faryad Darya; the Smiths; Carl Perkins; Dave Henderson; Disciple; Mateus Asato;  and the Sons of Korah.
May 28
48 min
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