On episode 306, Katie, Nick and Lottie discuss the Australian federal election and how they’ll be voting. We cover: our love of politics being put to the test, Glutton versus Albo, the Greens under Bandt compared to Di Natale and some of the micro-parties. How Lottie is voting: House of reps - Wills 1. Sue Bolton - Socialist Alliance 2. Samantha Ratnam - Greens 3. Owen Miller - Fusion 4. Margee Glover - Legalise Cannabis 5. Peter Khalil - Labor 6. Jeff Kidney - Liberals 7. Rachel Versteegen - Li...
Apr 30, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 306
On episode 305 we discuss “illness influencer” Belle Gibson and the TV series Apple Cider Vinegar (Netflix). We also cover broader themes of “conspirituality” (drawing on Naomi Klein’s book Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World), evidence-based versus non-evidence-based medicine, influencers and grifters. Additional links/sources covered: The Search for Instagram’s Worst Con Artist (documentary on Netflix). Maintenance Phase podcast episode “Illness Influencer” Belle Gibson (we took that il...
Feb 23, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 305
On episode 304 Nick is joined by Hayden to discuss Reddit stories covering a wide range of topics, including: chosen names, religion, work, class, dogs, sexuality, gender and cheating. Happy Holidays! This show is a 3CR Summer Special – we encourage everyone to listen to and support 3CR Community Radio! https://www.3cr.org.au/ A note to listeners that this show does not contain the music mentioned, for copyright reasons. If you'd like to listen to the full show with all of the music, just go to ...
Dec 22, 2024•50 min•Ep. 304
On episode 303 Nick is joined by politics professor Jason Brownlee who informs Nick of everything he has missed by just learning about US politics through Late Night with Seth Myers, which Katie watches constantly! More specifically, the discussion covers: Reflection on Biden’s presidency including the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Will Harris/Walz change the direction of the Democratic party? Should Harris have taken up Joe Rogan’s invitation and joined him on that podcast, as Donal...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 303
On episode 302 we discuss the time we watched a lot of Fox News – particularly the show Gutfeld! This is a Right-wing alternative to more liberal late-night talk shows like Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. We use this example to talk about broader issues of caricatures of the Left, political comedy and satire, free speech and cancel culture. Here is the image we’ve used as the pic for this episode on our website: https://x.com/ITYSL_memes/status/168237864969607...
Oct 13, 2024•39 min•Ep. 302
On episode 301 Lottie and Nick do a deep dive into a prank gone wrong from The Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers in collaboration with Clementine Ford, Antoinette Lattouf and Yumi Stynes. We discuss the politics of pranking and comedy, focusing on intention versus impact and call in versus call out culture. We also reflect on some of the prank-like things we’ve done on this podcast and similarities with the Jokers/feminist panel prank. Links: Antoinette Lattouf explains the prank on her p...
Oct 06, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 301
We’re back to keep the Progressive Podcast Australia brand alive with our 300th episode special! The show covers a wide range of topics with a bunch of pop culture stuff, a little bit of politics and some meta podcasting about podcasting. We discuss the books Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World Book by Naomi Klein and How We Love by Clementine Ford; the TV shows The Curse and The Traitors (with a focus on disability representation); and the movie Guns Akimbo. We finish the show with a quo...
Sep 02, 2024•40 min•Ep. 300
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...
Jan 16, 2024•50 min•Ep. 299
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. T...
Dec 24, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 298
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...
Nov 26, 2023•47 min•Ep. 297
On episode 296 we play speeches from the Palestine Rally: Keep standing with Gaza, stop the genocide of Palestinians by Free Palestine Melbourne. We also discuss the recent developments and history of the issue, focusing on the Australian media coverage and the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. Additional links: You can listen to our recording of all of the speeches of the Palestine Rally here – we have played a shortened, edited version of the talks...
Oct 23, 2023•52 min•Ep. 296
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/ Lid...
Oct 11, 2023•39 min•Ep. 295
On episode 294 we discuss portrayals of the monarchy and the military in the TV shows Bridgerton, Riverdale and Good Trouble. We also discuss Dylan Alcott and representation of people with disabilities, plus the documentary Disclosure (Netflix) on trans representation in pop culture. For more on trans issues and feminism, see this article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/18/there-is-so-much-more-for-us-to-worry-about-than-men-masquerading-as-women-to-access-single-sex-spaces A...
Jun 27, 2023•48 min•Ep. 294
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...
Jun 11, 2023•41 min•Ep. 293
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-els...
May 14, 2023•34 min•Ep. 292
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://myqkap...
Apr 02, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 291
On episode 290 we discuss no longer being car-free but still believing cars are the number one enemy, individual and structural actions for sustainable transport and food systems, and visible versus invisible disabilities. In discussing how effective different actions are in tackling climate change, we refer to the article The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions by Seth Wynes and Kimberly Nicholas: https://iopscience.iop.org...
Mar 12, 2023•53 min•Ep. 290
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: Fact...
Feb 25, 2023•58 min•Ep. 289
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 he...
Feb 15, 2023•44 min•Ep. 288
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 sil...
Feb 07, 2023•53 min•Ep. 287
On episode 286 Nick and Lottie discuss what journalist Naomi Klein refers to as trickle down identity politics. This form of identity politics, typified by people such as Hillary Clinton, prioritises achieving a more diverse range of people in positions of power, with the argument that if more people from marginalised groups get into positions of power, these benefits will eventually trickle down to that group as a whole. This show is a 3CR Summer Special. We encourage everyone to listen to and ...
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 286
On episode 285 Nick and Lottie evaluate different arguments about identity politics going on within Left/progressive/environmental movements. We do this drawing on the following articles that Nick has written for our blog: What Do You Mean By Identity Politics? https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2020/09/04/idpols/ Do You Identify Or Are You Identified? https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2021/01/29/idpols2/ This show is a 3CR Summer Special – we encourage everyone to listen to and s...
Jan 10, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 285
On episode 284 Nick is joined by Harley to investigate Extinction Rebellion’s claim that once 3.5% of the population of a state is mobilised in sustained protest, success is guaranteed. We also discuss the implications for the environmental movement and animal activists. Harley was active with the group Animal Rebellion in the UK over the last few years and this group is also guided by this 3.5% rule. This show is replayed from Freedom of Species on 3CR Community Radio: https://www.3cr.org.au/fr...
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 284
On episode 283 we ask: do you have a bullshit job? What about a shit job? We explore David Graeber’s book Bullshit Jobs, specifically the point that younger generations are sometimes told by the Left that they can't complain about "trivial" things like meaningless work because of privilege, many people have it worse. Our earliest experiences with paid work. Listener feedback and reviews of our show. Bullshit Jobs is available in the usual formats but also as an audiobook: https://www.audible.com...
Dec 19, 2022•55 min•Ep. 283
On episode 282 Katie is back on the show and we reflect on the media coverage of Russias invasion of Ukraine, discussing cancel culture, violence and accusations of Russian disinformation on social media. This includes discussing Sasha Gillies-Lekakis being kicked out of QandA by Stan Grant for asking a question that was supportive of Russias invasion: https://twitter.com/ProgPodcast/status/1499561890217082880 We also have an interview with Santa Claus discussing his campaign against Sarah Palin...
Oct 22, 2022•41 min
On episode 281 Nick and Lotties I Think You Should Leave addiction is enabled and encouraged by Kevin, Jared and James from Thats a Chunky podcast (an ITYSL show). We focus on representations of gender in ITYSL, with the show punching sideways on gender, challenging the behaviour of other men. We focus on how gender is portrayed in the sketches: Instagram, Game Night, Jamie Taco and Coffin Flop. Also covered is neurodiversity, introversion and empathy amongst ITYSL fans. The show is wrapped up b...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 1 min
On episode 280 Nick and Lottie continue their obsession with I Think You Should Leave, a sketch comedy show on Netflix. We discuss some of our favourite sketches from series 1 and 2, creating and/or listening to political versus apolitical podcasts and some of our contributions to the ITYSL fandom. Lotties memes cover pinkwashing (specifically corporate co-opting of queer movements) and Nicks are on Duolingo. The sketches we discuss are piece of shit (our combined favourite series 2 sketch), pho...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 6 min
On episode 279 Nick is joined by fellow super-fan Lottie to discuss the sketch comedy show I Think You Should Leave (Netflix). We discuss the politics of the show, focusing on Lefty politics in the fandom, gender and representation. We also cover some of our favourite sketches from Season 2, including Cant Drive (our biggest disagreement in our rankings), Brians Hat (Lotties favourite) and Gimme Dat (Nicks favourite). Also covered on the episode is Season 1 versus Season 2 of ITYSL and the Andy ...
Aug 15, 2022•57 min
On episode 278 we are joined by our friend Lottie to break down the Australian federal election, going from major parties to minors to micro-parties to Independents. More specifically, we discuss Labor failing to challenge the Liberal partys trickle-down economics, positive changes from the Greens regarding an increased focus on addressing cost of living issues and Indigenous representation, how the Teal Independents stack up on climate change and other issues, differences between the socialist ...
May 14, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Episode 277 features Sarah, a Maori wahine living on Dharawal Country, and Criminology researcher, on Indigenous critiques of the movie Dont Look Up (Netflix) and why Indigenous knowledge is so important in creating effective responses to climate change and environmental problems generally. This episode is also available in video form on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-FN2lllgEg&t=4s This discussion builds on our last episode, which covered Dont Look Up and also the effectiveness ...
Feb 19, 2022•53 min
