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Sunday Morning: With Cathy Macdonald

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With Cathy Macdonald

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Cathy Macdonald explores the ethics of judging other people and addiction in Scotland.

Cathy Macdonald explores the ethics of judging other people, Scotland's addiction problems, and whether there's been an assault on truth in politics and public life.

We all judge others based on the non-verbal signals they give off both consciously and unconsciously. Cathy Macdonald explores our capacity to judge with Dr Kristen Knowles, lecturer in Psychology at Queen Margaret University and Philosopher Julian Baggini.  

Mez McConnell, pastor at Niddrie Community Baptist Church, reviews Darren McGarvey’s new series exploring addiction in Scotland. He shares his own life experiences as well as his work with people with addictions. 

In another of our 100 Scottish Stories, Aneela talks about the Pakistani heritage passed to her from her mother, and the racism she's experienced over the years. 

Filmmaker David Rolfe’s latest quest to prove the authenticity of The Shroud of Turin is explored in his new film, Who Can He Be? Dr Andrew Roach, senior lecturer in History at University of Glasgow, and writer and broadcaster Richard Holloway discuss why relics still capture our imagination. 

Has there been an “assault on truth” or even, as some experts claim, a “truth decay” in the media and politics? Cathy unpicks this question with Dr Oliver Escobar, senior lecturer in Public Policy at The University of Edinburgh, and Carole Erskine from the John Smith Centre.

Is silence something you crave or would you rather completely avoid it?  Authors Justin Talbot-Zorn and Leigh Marz tell Cathy about the spiritual, physical and mental benefits of silence, the subject of their new book Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise.  

Nick Cave's new film, This Much I Know To Be True, hits cinemas across Scotland on Wednesday. Writer Richard Holloway and Roxana Vilk, actor, musician and film maker, offer their thoughts on this documentary that touches on loss, grief, prayer and mercy, all against the backdrop of Cave’s music.

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