On episode 299 Nick is joined by Meg and Lottie to discuss anti-capitalist alternatives, focusing on socialism and anarchism.  This show is a Summer Special from 3CR Community Radio – you can hear this discussion with the music included on the Freedom of Species page on the 3CR website:  https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/capitalism-pyramid-scheme-exploring-anti-capitalist-alternatives-summer  Additional resources:  Free Women of Spain: Anarchism and the struggle for the emancipation of women by Martha Ackelsberg.  Library Socialism & Usufruct by Srsly ..read more

On episode 298 Nick is joined by Claire to discuss the politics of ice hockey, including theme nights; Pride tape; race and class in the NHL; vegan ice hockey equipment and much more! We also touch on other sports, such as cricketer Usman Khawaja’s stand for Palestine and the AFL and the Voice to Parliament.  This discussion is also available in video form on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/l7VJp1fq3rw  Claire hosts the animal rights radio show Freedom of Species on 3CR Community Radio with Nick. This episode is a continuation of the discussion Claire and Nick started on the 3CR Summe ..read more

On episode 297 Nick and Lottie critique the idea of wanting to stay neutral on the "moving train" of Palestine and Israel, to quote Howard Zinn! Lottie also recommends a bunch of actions that you can take for Palestine. You can see all of the actions she mentions on this episode and more in this Google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13jT9PvJCnph_rGV5XCIUUFVe0KQVZsinsRo3LjYyOuo/edit  ABC chief is right: impartiality is paramount when reporting the Israel-Gaza war, article by Denis Muller:  https://theconversation.com/abc-chief-is-right-impartiality-is-paramount-when-repo ..read more

 On episode 295 we discuss how we’re voting in the Voice to Parliament referendum, focusing on the Yes campaign versus the Progressive No. These final thoughts on the Voice build on a previous episode we did on the topic, ‘Voicing Concerns on the Voice to Parliament’, which featured speeches from the 2023 Invasion Day rally: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2023/02/15/288/  Additional links:  The Uluru Statement From The Heart: https://ulurustatement.org/the-statement/view-the-statement/  Lidia Thorpe says voice referendum should be called off and attacks ‘powerless ..read more

On episode 293 Nick, Lottie and Hayden discuss their favourite sketches from I Think You Should Leave, series 3 (Netflix). The sketches that we cover are: purple feather, doggie door and banana breath.  We also discuss the politics of series 3, our ITYSL emoji game and Nick’s reviews for the swayzine store on Etsy. For more ITYSL series 3 interviews and commentary, make sure you check out our friends over at That's A Chunky, a podcast about I Think You Should Leave!  https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thats-a-chunky  You can check out Nick’s ITYSL meme account @BozoDidTheTw ..read more

On episode 292 we discuss the Coronation and the monarchy, as well as debating Harry and Meghan’s politics.  We look into Harry’s book Spare and the documentary Harry and Meghan (Netflix).  For more on some of the critiques Nick raised on this episode, check out the Revolutionary Left Radio episode Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else): https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/elite-capture-how-the-powerful-took-over-identity-politics-and-everything-else-by-olfmi-o-tw  A relevant song we mentioned but didn’t play was Fireball by the F ..read more

On episode 291 comedian Myq Kaplan joins us between albums to discuss his new album Live in Between Albums! We also cover: fitting in versus belonging, normalos and weirdos, and punk rock.  This discussion is also available in video form on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbPQGxVIMRQ  You can listen to Live in Between Albums here: https://www.blondemedicine.com/bm004  Follow Myq on social media @myqkaplan and check out all of Myq’s stand-up albums, podcasts etc via his site! https://myqkaplan.com/  The genre-fluid music that we play a little bit of is Fast Ones by ..read more

On episode 289 Nick and Dilan discuss the book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen. We cover: what drew us to Getting Things Done (GTD), how it has benefitted us, some tips from the book and finally critiques of GTD. For more on the GTD book and methodology generally, see: https://gettingthingsdone.com/  This discussion is also available in video form on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkkDQk28Oe8  Additional resources covering similar issues:  Factually! with Adam Conover podcast, Death to Productivity with Oliver Burkeman: http ..read more

On episode 288 Nick and Lottie play speeches from the Melbourne Invasion Day rally, discuss factions within social movements and the radical flank effect, and finish by clearing up some misinformation spreading around social media regarding why January 26 is celebrated in Australia.  The audio of the speeches from the rally is from 3CR Community Radio, we encourage everyone to listen to the full recording of the speeches via the 3CR site: https://www.3cr.org.au/invasionday2023  The speakers you hear from include: Gary Foley (a Gumbainggir man), Robbie Thorpe (from the Krautungalung p ..read more

On episode 287 Katie celebrates her 15 year veganniversary and we discuss how we transitioned to veganism, veganism becoming more popular in recent years – overtaking vegetarianism in many ways, Happy Cow’s top 10 vegan-friendly cities in the world and finally, challenging ableism within activist movements.  This show is replayed from Freedom of Species on 3CR Community Radio: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/our-vegan-journeys-veganism-past-and-present  Who moved my cheese? The silent battle between vegetarians and vegans by Tony Naylor: https://www.theguardian.com/fo ..read more