This week we look at some of the questions that we face in our societies....What are the dangers AI fake news? What's going on in the UK? What's wrong with flying the flag? Who is Lucy Connolly? Is saying 'we love bacon' a crime in the UK? Why was Iran expelled from Australia; What's going on in our Country of the week - Burkina Faso? ; Why is the ocean warming? Who is burning coal? Why is Norway opening new oil fields? Why has John Fogerty released a new album? Why have Cracker Barrel backed down on rebranding? Why made the first pillows? Why does Lewis Goodall want to take all your money when you die? Why is it wrong to say 'boys and girls' in Australian schools? Why are AI companions so destructive? Who will replace Dr Dobson? Why is the teaching about 'biblical patriarchy' so potentially harmful? Why is The Tree of Life such a great film? What does the Bible say? with music from The Three Degrees; The Beatles; Florencia ADOUABOU; John Fogerty; Steeleye Span; Tony, Toni Tone; and Steph Macleod

This week we continue to look at AI and its impact on our society; AI friends; The Stepford Wives; Edinburgh University Press on Black and white; National Library of Scotland censors Women Won't Wheesht; Men giving birth in South Australia; Country of the Week - England; The Magna Carta; The Significance of Flags; Christianity in England; Ceasefires; Triggernometry and Netanyahu and Tommy Robinson on Mohammed and Jesus; The Matrix; Geoffrey Hinton and AI Sub Goals; French Muslims ban Barbie; Lisa Nandy appoints Muslim as only religious advisor to civil society project; Med 1 in 200 billion year event! It's cold in Australia; Offshore windfarms decimate fishing and environment; BP to reopen large North Sea oil field; UEFA's non political political message; Jasper Carrott on insurance claims; Rev James Haram and Colin Smyth MSP; A Hidden Life; Feedback; Podcast change news; with music from Queen; Vera Lynn; Aqua; Frank Sinatra and Dorothy Kirsteen; The Waterboys; Melbourne Opera; and Indian Christians.

This week we look at the subject of AI - Artificial Intelligence. What is it? How will it impact us? Are AI companions for real? Ethical issues - plagiarism, deepfakes and bias; Is humanity doomed? AI weapons; Was Hiroshima necessary? AI and jobs; AI and money; AI and Climate Change; Country of the Week - South Korea; AI and the Church; Fake Bible characters; Our Future is AI Serfdom - B.Duncan Moench; The biblical answer to AI....With music from Kraftwerk; Christy Moore; Styx; OMD; Radiohead; BTS; REM; Rage Against the Machine; Back Free Church; Gaelic Psalm Singing.