Beauty for Ashes

This week we look at the Commonwealth Games, England's women winning the European championships, Ube Zeller, Pelosi in Taiwan, Ukraine grain; energy in the UK, Germany and Australia; Ayman al-Zawahiri; David Trimble; Ron Sider; Tavistock; Nuclear War; the Lambeth Conference; with music from Ukraine, the Beatles, Elvis, the Stones, Christian black metal from Crimson Tide and the new song from City Alight...

Nudge theory is one of the most important tools that governments use to try and control.  This week we examine it with the help of Susan Michie; Radiohead; the WHO; Monkeypox; Climate Change; Measuring Temperatures; JJ Cale; Glen Frey; Inflated LGBT numbers; Albo and ScoMo; The Manly Seven; Yolanda Adams; the Lord's Prayer in the Australian Parliament; Chestfeeding, Stonewall and Trimble; Mark Knopfler;  Cannibalism; Ricky Gervais and Weak Atheist Arguments; Happiness; The Edwin Hawkes Singers. 

This week we look at the heatwave in the UK; Prince Harry's speech at the UN; Russia, Turkey and Iran ally; 'Respect of Marriage' Act in the US; Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon expose corrupt corporatism;  A Law Professor attacks law, reason and biology; Webster's dictionary changes meaning of 'female'; Drag Queen abuse; Victoria gambles; Japanese cults; Bono on 'faith'; and In Christ Alone.

This week we consider the Great Reset - nutty conspiracy theory or global reality?  We use the best dystopian rock songs to examine whats going on in the world - Barry Maguire, the Rolling Stones, the Doors, the Who, the Cranberries, and Bob Dylan.  Including Prince Charles, Klaus Schwab; Mark Rutte; Climate Change;  The Tory Leadership election; Sri Lanka; the Uber Files; Japan Abe Assassination; the Telford Inquiry; School Sex Lessons in Washington; The Church of England and Women; the Homophobic Telescope; Matthew Parris; Christ's Great Reset; and Celtic Worship. 

This week's 'special' is a bit longer than usual - we look at the whole concept of 'luxury beliefs' - ideas that only the wealthy and powerful can afford.   Including Dutch farmers and the green ideology; the Sydney floods; Boris Johnson; Negative gearing; destroying Scrabble; Woke Scouts; Guardian Fascists; Abortion extremism; What is America? Pride Police;  Teenage Birds; Jordan Peterson on Pride; Queensland gender reforms; Maya Forstater; I don't care if you are a Christian; Sam Brinton; Wesley's chapel; Lana Murphy; Casting Crowns.

This week we hear the 80 year old Paul McCartney and Peat and Diesel at Glastonbury; Lily Rodrigo; The Supreme Court - Abortion and Prayer; Nancy Pelosi; Justin Trudeau;  Islamist Terrorism in Norway; The Who - Concert for New York; Ukraine and a Failed Strategy; Boris, Putin and Toxic Masculinity; Dutch Coal; Racist Puppets;  SSM in Japan; Trans Skateboarder;  NZ Uni Indoctrination;  BBC, the Halifax and the Royal College of Midwives promote Trans ideology; Noisy Edinburgh Church;  Christianity in Australia; Florence and the Machine

Our politicians and progressives think they are building a Brave New World....this episode looks at how that is going.   Including abortion, Joe Biden on conversion therapies; children indoctrinated; Ricky Gervais; a drag queen gardener; Tickle v. Grover; removing women from government publications in Scotland; Sharron Davies on trans and swimming; Peter Fitzsimmons v. Steve McAlpine; Kate Bush; Peter Tatchell on getting rid of family;  Australian politician complains about abusive teaching in primary schools; fertility and freezing eggs; Blinken and LGBT rights; Coal returns to Germany and powers Australian governments; Parkinson not acceptable;  Madam Butterfly;  Sadio Mane; Maverick, Lightyear and Operation Mincemeat; Dvorak. 

Leonard Cohen helps us look at interest rate rises; crony corporate capitalism; the energy crisis; Katy Perry's hypocrisy; the most dangerous and safest countries; Rwanda flights, Calvin Robinson and the Bishops; Scottish independence; Australia, Redmayne and the Wiggles; What is a Woman?; Dolly Parton sermons; and Jordan Peterson on the Bible as truth

This week we look at the world through the eyes of Queen Elizabeth's 70th celebration.   Stories, Christianity, To Kiss the Water, and Paddington bear.  Queen.   Also Prince William on climate change;  EU directive on Executive jets;  defender of the faith; Yes Prime Minister;  a new blasphemy law in Britain; The Republicans response; The Sex Pistols; the BBC changes rape victim's testimony; Solzhenitsyn;  What is a Woman by Matt Walsh; Dire Straits - Alchemy; Peter Hitchen's radical idea; Handal's Messiah;

This week we have Van the man telling us about fodder for the masses; Johnny Depp and Amber Heard; Cannon fodder in Ukraine; Snow in Australia and Net Zero in North Sydney; Bristol Mayor's hypocrisy on Climate; U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday; Pronoun wars and God; Pride - Baylor, Nascar and Trueman;  Vangelis and Chariots of Fire.