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Rajnish Singh, President of Edinburgh Diwali, joins Tony to talk about Edinburgh Diwali 2025, marking its 10th anniversary this Sunday. He shares why the festival is such a vibrant and meaningful celebration for the community. Comedian and motivational speaker Gavin Oattes discusses Confidently Lost, his new book on navigating anxiety, coping with grief, and finding hope. He reflects on how a childhood memory of the sound of an ice-cream van in Troon sparked a journey of healing, helping him let go and rediscover what truly matters. This week's This Spiritual Life guest is Luke Smallbone, one half of the acclaimed Christian music duo For KING + COUNTRY. Luke reflects on the inspiration behind their new single World on Fire, his family’s journey from Australia to Nashville, and how faith continues to shape his life. Our Faith Forum panel include Church Of Scotland minister Reverend Bryan Kerr, social researcher and equalities campaigner Talat Yaqoob, and Laura Anderson, Christian and environmental scientist. Hurricane Melissa was the strongest storm ever recorded in Jamaica. Tony and his guests look at how people of faith respond to such natural disasters. The role robots could play in elder care is raising questions about whether technology can truly reflect the trust and dignity at the heart of human care. And Tony and his panel have been watching new documentary Where Is Heaven?, prompting reflection on what we find when we step away from the noise of modern life. And novelist Anne Enright recently wrote movingly about clearing her family home after her mother’s death, showing how objects hold memory, identity, and grief. Our panel ask what’s the one thing you could never throw out?