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with Cathy Macdonald

Reponses to the Pandora Papers; cultural attitudes to crying; tackling anti-Semitism through drama; how different faiths address racism and the impact of colourism.

The Pandora papers detailing financial corruption on a global scale have stimulated a range of responses from anger to apathy. Writer and broadcaster, David Goodman; psychologist, Gary Wood, and Armine Ishkanian from the International Inequalities Institute, join Cathy to think through how to respond to these revelations.

Australian actor Guy Pearce has been sharing why, as a man, he thinks it’s ok to cry - but do men in Scotland agree? David Goodman and Gary Wood share their thoughts on weeping.

David Goodman, a member of the Jewish Reform community and Jane Tobias, a member of Orthodox Jewish Community, give their thoughts on The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ drama β€˜Ridley Road’, which has opened up the debate about anti-Semitism.

As part of Black History Month, Cathy explores whether religious faiths have been slow to the table when it comes to addressing their own discriminatory practices and beliefs, with Yahya Barry, a Senior Researcher in African Studies at Copenhagen University and Director of the Olive Tree Madrasah in Edinburgh; Nadine Batchelor Hunt a political journalist who has written about her experience of being Black and Jewish and Mukami McCrum, a human rights activist and a Christian in the Presbyterian tradition

Edinburgh-based story-teller, Mara Menzies, tells Cathy about her debut novel β€˜Blood and Gold’ drawing on her Kenyan family history and her love of myth and magic.

And Mara Menzies and Yayha Barry are joined by Talat Yaqub, a campaigner, writer and activist, to share their understanding of colourism - the discrimination that can happen within communities based on skin tone.

1 hour, 54 minutes

Last on

Sun 10 Oct 2021 08:00

Music Played

  • Sandi Thom

    I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair)

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Paolo Nutini

    Iron Sky

    • Caustic Love.
    • Warners.
  • The Rolling Stones

    As Tears Go By

    • The Rolling Stones - Hot Rocks 1964-1.
    • London.
  • Lulu

    The Boat That I Row

    • Lulu - The Greatest Hits.
    • Mercury.
  • George Michael & Mary J. Blige

    As

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.
  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Maneater

    • Looking Back - The Best Of Hall & Oat.
    • BMG.
  • Dionne Warwick

    What The World Needs Now Is Love

    • Heartbreaker: Best Of Dionne Warwick.
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.
  • Lighthouse Family

    Ocean Drive

    • Lighthouse Family - Ocean Drive.
    • Polydor.
  • Talk Talk

    It's My Life

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

Broadcast

  • Sun 10 Oct 2021 08:00