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When you’re the editor of a successful investigative journal, you don’t dash around Scotland chasing after loch monsters. But Gill McArdle didn’t believe in unicorns either, and speaking honestly, he was fortunate to walk away from that one. He’s a scientist, and not one of the wild-eyed optimists spending their days, scanning the loch for a creature. And here’s his problem. With every passing hour, evidence mounts that something is stirring.

Meanwhile, Gillan McArdle’s academic career is ending because of one stupid lapse of judgement. Offered a short-term contract, he lands on the Hebridean island of Harris to investigate obscure animal bones. Quickly dismissing the unicorn skull as a thinly disguised fake, he can’t deny there’s something unusual about these bones. Baited by rumors of a majestic tusked horse roaming the uplands, Gill begins to suspect someone is manipulating him. As he gradually unravels the mystery of the skull, he grasps a disturbing conclusion: If this creature does exist, the evidence suggests it’s a killer.

In the last decades, America has gone to war as supposed defenders of democracy. The War on Terror was waged to protect the West from the dangers of Islamists. US soldiers are stationed in more than 800 locations across the world to act as the righteous arbiters of the rule of law. In this book, Andrew Cockburn brilliantly dissects the intentions behind Washington's martial appetites.

This essential, pause-resister narrative on the history of drone warfare by the acclaimed author of Rumsfeld explores how this practice emerged, who made it happen, and the real consequences of targeted killing.

Whatever else the United States intended when it invaded Iraq in the spring of 2003, it was not to hand the country over to a 32-year-old militant cleric who fought against the U.S. presence from the start and was described by former Iraqi administrator L. Paul Bremer III as a "Bolshevik Islamist".

Magazine editor and part-time archaeologist, Gill McArdle is getting it together. Or at least, he thinks he is, until the death of a friend throws his life into turmoil. He’s on Orkney, researching an elaborate stone carrying an ancient religious motif. But he’s perplexed as the carving long predates any previous incidence of the symbol’s first use. Either someone is tampering with Orcadian archaeology, or Gill is facing a puzzle that can’t be resolved.

As one of the music world’s most iconic artists and the cofounder of the organizations ONE and (RED), Bono’s career has been written about extensively. But in Surrender, it’s Bono who picks up the pen, writing for the first time about his remarkable life and those he has shared it with. In his unique voice, Bono takes us from his early days growing up in Dublin, including the sudden loss of his mother when he was fourteen, to U2’s unlikely journey to become one of the world’s most influential rock bands, to his more than twenty years of activism.

In this urgent and timely book, Patrick Cockburn writes the first draft of the history of the current crisis in the Middle East. Here he charts the period from the recapture of Mosul in 2017 to Turkey's attack on Kurdish territory in November 2019, and recounts the new phase in the wars of disintegration that have plagued the region. The ground battle with the caliphate is perhaps over, but was this the end of the conflict that has scarred these nations for decades?

38 albums in, most of them gold or platinum, Bruce Cockburn is still Kicking at the Darkness. He’s a legendary singer-songwriter-activist who’s won 13 Juno awards, and is now heading out on tour with his latest, “O Sun, O Moon”, where he sings “In my soul, I’m on a roll”. Now 78, Bruce is still trying to make the world a better place. We talk about the one time “the suits” got a say (Franklin the Turtle lyrics ), about others having hits with his songs (Lovers in a Dangerous Time), and the story behind his signature round glasses! Bruce tells us he wondered if he was lacking ...

How could things have gone so badly wrong? Writing with customary calmness and clarity, and drawing on unrivaled experience as a reporter in the region, Cockburn analyzes the unfolding of one of the West's greatest foreign policy debacles and the rise of the new jihadis.

Murray Cockburn of Mainland Minerals looks at fertiliser options for the farm, as well some things that you need to keep in mind when looking at options.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Murray Cockburn talks autumn fertiliser application, and some points to keep in mind.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A fans take on all the happenings at the most miserable club in all the land - St. Mirren Football Club.

If the usual advice just isn't working for you, then why not give this a go?After a decade helping owners with difficult dogs, I found that just because "EvErYoNe" says so, doesn't necessarily mean it works like that. Plus, I created a monster. My first Malinois became the most entitled and selfish dog I'd ever had (great dog though). I realised that that wasn't the relationship I wanted with a dog. And I got this from following the popular training advice. I wanted a dog who wanted to work with me. I finally got that with my 5th Malinois, Raven, and I've never looked back!So I started testing...

Every Tuesday morning, tune into Margaret for Celebrity Obituaries with Greg Lynch, the latest from Crime Stoppers, special guests, tips for around the home, and great Celtic music. Every Tuesday 9-11am on 96.5 Inner FM Melbourne!

Hear Irish journalist Patrick Cockburn on this edition of Fresh Air. Cockburn is Iraq correspondent for the Independent in London. He has been visiting Iraq since 1977. He is the author of the book, The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq. His forth-coming book Muqtada: Muqtada A-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq will be published in April.

Dr Sally Cockburn is already well-known to radio audiences around Australia, with 30 years experience talking health and discussing relationships using her pseudonym, Dr Feelgood. Now, she brings you an evening of uplifting entertainment and a chance to learn something new. Tune in for health topics you can relate to, then let the fun begin with guests and music to get you off the couch. 

Dr Sally Cockburn, also known as Dr Feelgood, is Australia's leading health communicator. She is a GP with over 25 years experience as a medical practitioner and over 18 years as a media presenter on TV, radio and in print.

Murray Cockburn talks fertiliser application for the season ahead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Murray Cockburn talks fertiliser use in the current climate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.