Limbcare is a charitable organisation run by quad amputee Ray Edwards. He came on the show to talk to Mike Dawson to tell his amazing story of how he overcame the obstacles life threw at him. From being a fit health young man in the building trade to fighting off cancer only to succumb to a second illness that resulted in kidney failure and worse. Doctors were forced to amputate all four of Rays limbs to keep him alive. He tells of his recovery and the event that really turned him around. He is now the founder of an organisation called limbcare who now support other victims of limb loss. He now faces the ultimate challenge which is to climb Mount Kilimanjaro this September. Despite his disability he is a motivator through words and actions and is ready to face up to this amazing challenge. You can click below to find out the latest on his efforts or offer donations and support to the campaign. You can also click on the player below to hear the full unedited interview with Ray
Click below on the player to hear the full unedited and unaired interview with Ray
5 7/7 is on of two plays written by Mike Dawson and performed as part of the Chorlton Arts Festival and broadcast on Chorlton Arts Radio. It made quite an impact on the audience when it was performed live on stage on the 27th May 2010. This powerful and moving story follows the life of a Palestinian man caught up in the events of the London bombings of 2005 and what happens as a result of his chance meeting with a troubled young English girl. The following day it was performed live in the studio and broadcast on Chorlton Arts Radio. The events described in the play and the actual dialogue were taken from an incredible documentary made by a man called Marc Antonio. In it he followed the life of a thirteen year old boy called Mohammed Rashid whose family suffered as part of the Israeli occupation. It was days later we learned that Marc is aboard the Gaza aid convoy attacked by the Israeli military killing at least 10 people. We are waiting for news that Marc is well but in the meantime we are privileged that with his blessing we were able to broadcast this production last week.
Prior to the Popes proposed visit to the U.K. later this year he has upset some sections of the Christian community with his alleged intervention into political policy. Pope Benedict addressed Bishops of England and Wales on 1st February exhorting them to oppose the equality bill which seeks to bring together various strands of legislation which will ensure greater protection and equal treatment for women and LGBT people among others. The Pope has said that the Bill contravenes ‘natural law’ and discriminates against Christians who do not agree that homosexuality is part of God’s natural order. The Lesbian & Gay Christian movement have denounced the popes comments and have refered to his own record on equality and any role he had in the cover up of abuse scandals in his own country. They dispute whether his visit should be funded by the taxpayer at all. LGCM rejects the Pope’s comments and reaffirms its own commitment to equality and fairness for all, both inside and outside of the churches and other faith-based organisations. Mike Dawson spoke to Sharon from LGCM about the enomolies this throws up for Lesbian & Gay Christians who want to be part of a church that is rejecting them. You can listen to the full interview by clicking in player below and comment is free
An American pressure group called “Focus on the Family” have just spent around 2.5million pounds on a pro life add to be aired during the Superbowl of 2010. The short add will be viewed by over 100 million people around the world. It features Tim Tebow who is a hero to many even though his mother considered abortion around the time of his birth. Incredibly this add provoked some controversy and was eventually aired. Meanwhile Mike Dawson spoke to Robin Haig who represents an organisation in the UK called “The Society For The Protection Of Unborn Children”. In this interview they discuss the moral and ethical judgments involved in the decision to have an abortion.
Trying to define Marxism and its theories in this small paragraph is a complete impossibility. Even its discussion within a two-hour show was a struggle to confine the subject. In this podcast Mike Dawson spent an hour with Brian Sullivan who is a successful businessman and knowledgeable historian. Marxism is a political philosophy derived from the work of Karl Marx and Freidrich Engels. It is highly critical of capitalism, which is the basis on which most societies operate. Marxism believes in a fairer society where people are liberated to work for themselves as opposed to their slave masters. The more challenging of all the basic building blocks is the requirement for the concept of ownership to end and production to be based on need rather than want. As you will hear in this interview the recent economic crunch has highlighted even further the immense gap between rich and poor and the desperate need to find a better way. Our politicians have argued for years how the money just isn’t there for better schools, hospitals and roads. However the economic downturn has encouraged them to find 100 billion pounds to maintain the capitalist system. As Brian says “You’re going to be paying for a party you were never invited too, for a long time to come”
Yes we were very privileged to have Lisa Marie Glover in the studio. entirely under false pretenses of course. Being promised cake she had to settle for cadbury’s roses but nontheless they seemed to fit the bill perfectly. Still at least we had tea. All the same there was not a sniff of diverish’ness and there are a couple of live in the studio recordings on our BlogTV channel at www.gsfcuk.com where you can click on gsfctv to catch up. Make sure you check out the new 2010 gigs for Lisa and oh before you go, theres a video recorded with us at WFM which you can see also by clickin on the player down below. Lisa was a great guest and we are hoping to get her back on the show soon .
Metonia are here at last. In the long-running tradition of great artists on the show we finally got em in. In true rock n roll style they were a week late but it was worth it. What we do not have is any footage of Paul falling over in the snow on the way over or any footage of one of the worst songs ever written “Marmalade on Toast”. This will be held in the vaults of GSFCUK until such time as the lads achieve well deserved fame. However enjoy some behind the scenes video footage of the chaps on the show along with a couple of couple of live impromptu acoustic pieces. Click on the links below to check on the latest shows and upcoming release. Ladies and gentleman I give you Metonia raw and uncut’ish
Ken Humphries is the author of the book and website “Jesus Never Existed” His book disputes the existence of the man known as Jesus Christ. Some time ago he was a guest on the show and you can find that interview in 
