Beauty for Ashes 9 – Christmas, Northern Ireland, Trial by Jury and Radiohead Psalms

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6 months ago

In this weeks Beauty for Ashes we look at Christmas, clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan; attempted coup in Benin; Country of the week – Northern Ireland; Males banned from Girl Guides; Rob Smith – The Body God Gives; The end of trial by jury?; Climate Change – Deforestation in Indonesia; the humility of Mitchell Starc; The Queens Gambit and Nona Gaprindashvili; Radiohead and Gaelic Psalm 9; Rainn Wilson and Alex O’Connor; Conversations with Geoff Bullock; Suffering with Steve Laws; and the Final Word.with music from Bob Dylan, Colin Buchanan, Stiff Little Fingers, Anonymous Ulster, Radiohead, Back Gaelic Psalm Singers; Geoff Bullock; and the Gettys.

Here is the music used in this months podcast on Spotify….

Countries – Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Australia, the UK, Georgia, Benin,

Sources – BBC, YouTube, Facebook, The Telegraph, Spotify, New York Times, The Other Cheek,

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Catch up on last weeks episode here – Beauty for Ashes 8 – Rising Tide

Here is the local segment used on the radio show – we look at these issues from a local perspective…