On episode 276 Nick is joined by Adam Cardilini to discuss the movie Dont Look Up (Netflix) and compare individual actions for the climate commonly promoted in the environmental movement with scientific research on the most effective actions. We do this by discussing the actions promoted on the website https://www.count-us-in.org/en-gb/project/ and the following scientific article: Wynes, S. and Nicholas, K. A. 2017. The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the m...
Jan 24, 2022•59 min
On episode 275 we discuss the movie Don't Look Up (Netflix), putting our energy back into climate action after the movement has lost momentum during the pandemic and avoiding burnout when coping with the reality of the climate crisis. This show is a 3CR Summer Special we encourage everyone to listen to and support 3CR Community Radio! https://www.3cr.org.au/summerspecials2021-2022 Links: Graham Readfearn, Australia ranked last of 60 countries for policy response to climate crisis on theguardian....
Jan 17, 2022•58 min
On episode 274 we reflect on 10 years of our podcast, including how our politics have changed and progress for social movements since we started the show. A slight rebrand of our podcast. The movie Don't Look Up (Netflix) and responding to climate change. The artists weve played the most on the show. Thanks so much to everyone for listening to our show for any part of the last 10 years! If youd like a FREE Progressive Podcast Australia iron on patch and/or badge, email us at progressivepodcast A...
Dec 30, 2021•1 hr 2 min
On episode 273 we weigh into the debate on cancel culture, including discussing the links adrienne maree brown makes between cancel culture and prisons, with the common factor being disposable people. You can hear adrienne maree brown discuss this on Politically Re-Active podcast: https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/politically-re-active-with-w-kamau-bell-hari-kondabolu-45186/adrienne-maree-brown-f-the-filibuster-356703347 We get put in the bin for promoting friendlyjordies documentary Blood Water: ...
Oct 25, 2021•32 min
Episode 272 features advice from comedian Myq Kaplan on finding time for ice cream (things you want to do) among the broccoli (things you have to do). He discusses how he makes time for the things that are important to him, including creativity, activism and much more! This discussion is also available in video form on Youtube: https://youtu.be/rSYaJTSy7Ec To look into Myqs comedy including stand-up albums, podcasts and much more, check out his website: https://myqkaplan.com/ Recommendations fro...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 10 min
On episode 271 we discuss Melbourne exploding with COVID, ongoing lockdowns, protests from construction workers and earthquakes! For more on these protests and concerns about police brutality, check out this article by Josh Taylor on The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/23/arrest-footage-and-teargas-raise-concerns-about-victoria-polices-use-of-force-to-quell-protests For more on how living with Covid will impact health workers, check out this article by Karen Willis ...
Sep 24, 2021•47 min
On episode 270 Nick is joined by Lottie to discuss political and social issues around lockdowns, as well as some media recommendations. Lockdowns and vaccinations, civil liberties, health and business. Social aspects of lockdowns including single bubbles, intimate partners and dating. Nick and Katies list of things we can still enjoy despite lockdown: https://www.facebook.com/progpodcast/posts/4716774185004881 Lotties recommendations: TV shows: Miracle Workers (Stan), Lupin (Netflix). Books: The...
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr
On episode 269 we discuss the Biloela family, who came to Australia from Sri Lanka due to the persecution of the Tamil people. We also discuss refugee law, as well as the state of the refugee issue and refugee rights activism in Australia. We finish the episode by promoting the upcoming Rally for Refugee Rights: Permanent Visas not Discrimination. This rally is on the 25th of July around Australia. Here are the details for the Melbourne event, for those outside of Melbourne look online to find a...
Jul 16, 2021•37 min
On episode 268 we look into state overreach in the arrest of the producer for Youtuber Friendlyjordies by the polices fixated persons unit. For more on this issue, check out this video from Friendlyjordies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXtq4a8829g&ab_channel=friendlyjordies We also discuss language that we associate with the Right of politics, like cuck and simp, being used by some on the Left (or at least not on the right), drawing on the example of former Labor leader Bill Shorten calli...
Jun 27, 20210
On episode 267 Nick is joined by Nic from Pynk Spots for a DEEP dive into Bo Burnham's musical comedy and what content creators (which is just about everyone in the age of social media!) can learn from his work. We mainly discuss his latest Netflix special Inside but also touch on his previous specials Make Happy and What? Both of these are also available on Netflix. There is also an audio album of the songs from the Inside special that you can check out on all of the usual streaming services: h...
Jun 17, 2021•1 hr 53 min
On episode 266 Nick is joined by Nic from Pynk Spots to discuss what capitalism is and why we are anti-capitalists, as well as subtle ways we try to disrupt capitalist logic in our everyday lives. The discussion features analysis of capitalism and pop culture, as well as challenging the capitalist idea we have to constantly be productive, including on social media. This episode is a continuation of the discussion featured on our last episode Disrupting An Ableist, Capitalist Mindset Within Socia...
Jun 04, 2021•51 min
On episode 265 Nick is joined by Nic from Pynk Spots to discuss the importance of including a wide range of ways to make change within social movements, to reduce burnout and challenge ableism. This discussion is also available in video form on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O04433QEoJI Make sure you subscribe to Pynk Spots on Youtube and your favourite podcast app! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFh3fDI2O4pYIurpRhnRzQA Please donate to the Solidarity Not Silence Campaign, WOMEN FACI...
May 28, 2021•52 min
On episode 264 we look beyond individual ethics to explore the role of various positions in society and how these different positions shape the worldview of those who hold them. The role of landlords, or as they are now known in Victoria, rental providers. The roles of the police, military and the employing class. Our trip to Queensland and Trump supporters, cancel culture, Monopoly and the catchphrase for the pandemic. Clips: Ariana Grande Positions, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Peep ...
May 19, 2021•51 min
Episode 263 features politics professor Jason Brownlee on his article Shadow Wars and Corporate Welfare, which is on what to expect from Bidens foreign policy. You can read this article here: https://catalyst-journal.com/vol4/no4/shadow-wars-and-corporate-welfare The Capitol Hill riots and is the fascist label appropriate for Trump? Trumps foreign policy record. What can individuals do to oppose US militarism and imperialism? Also check out Nicks article Questioning Trickle Down Identity Politic...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 20 min
On episode 262 we discuss the phenomenon of people re-evaluating their work, where they live and their lives generally during the pandemic. We also cover the way that class and gender has impacted peoples experiences of the pandemic and lockdowns. Check out Nicks article Do You Identify Or Are You Identified? https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2021/01/29/idpols2/ We finish the show with some recommendations. Book recommendation: Thirsty: Confessions of a Fame Whore by comedian Joel Crease...
Feb 21, 2021•43 min
On episode 261 we discuss violence and the state, as well as bringing you some speeches from the Invasion Day rally in Melbourne Kulin Nations. One thing we didnt do was define the state but what we are talking about there is not just the government but also the police, prison system, court system etc. We discuss the broader definition of violence in the context of family violence and whether or not it can be applied to the state generally and prisons specifically. The speeches we play from Inva...
Jan 27, 2021•45 min
- We discuss the constant tension in activism and life generally of feeling like youre not doing enough versus way too much. - Advice on getting on top of your email inbox. - Playing the metaphorical keyboard. - Nonsensical analogies about call out culture. - Check out Nicks article on identity politics: https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2020/09/04/idpols/ For more information on this episode (260) and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastau...
Jan 03, 2021•1 hr 1 min
- Nick is joined by Lottie to discuss Melbournes lockdown what it was like, implications for work and life generally going forward, and our evaluation of how the Andrews government has handled the pandemic.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2020/12/04/259/
Dec 03, 2020•56 min
- During the election campaign, Trump argued that Republicans have become the party of the American worker. Nick is joined by Nic (previously of Bitchy Shitshow and Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack, now doing the new show Pynk Spots) to discuss this claim and break down the US election result and a lack of focus on class and economic inequality from the Democrats.- Check out this article from Jason Brownlee giving a Leftist analysis of the election results: https://progressivepostings.wordpress.c...
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 40 min
- Nick is joined by Lottie who gives some feedback on our last episode, critiquing Noam Chomskys take on the US election, as well as accusations of privilege in discussions on voting.- We also discuss voter suppression and healthcare. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2020/10/30/257/
Oct 29, 2020•50 min
- This show features politics professor Jason Brownlee on the upcoming US election. The discussion covers voter suppression, voting Democrat versus third party, identity politics and much more!- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2020/10/16/256/
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr 11 min
- This show features criminologist and Tharawal and Yorta Yorta woman Robyn Oxley on prison abolition and the link between prisons and colonisation. - You can also watch this discussion in video form: https://youtu.be/i5Dc9XfteoI- We didnt mention the opening song but it was Welcome to Prison by OneFour. The closing song was Frankland Prison Blues by Onsind.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com...
Sep 11, 2020•58 min
- The extension of COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria.- The role of privatisation in the COVID-19 outbreak in aged care.- The TV series Shaun Micallefs On the Sauce.- Audio recommendations.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2020/09/07/254/
Sep 06, 2020•1 hr 1 min
- This show features philosopher Paul-Mikhail Catapang Podosky on the free speech and cancel culture debate.- It covers the (in) famous A Letter on Justice and Open Debate published in Harpers Magazine and the lesser known A More Specific Letter on Justice and Open Debate.- We also cover some common misunderstandings of free speech (supporting free speech doesnt mean actively platforming the most harmful speech above all others), the way in which discrimination can be subtly embedded into langua...
Aug 24, 2020•59 min
- On this episode we analyse the shows Farmer Wants a Wife and Killing Eve from an animal rights perspective.- We also discuss a bunch of other random shit including: COVID aliens and intergalactic students, our latest finds from the street, The Matrix as a trans allegory, leaves are problymatic, The Chaser article: I am being silenced! claims most published woman alive (about JK Rowling) and the movie Something Like Summer.- Book recommendation: Too Much and Never Enough How My Family Created t...
Aug 18, 2020•56 min
- On this show we are very excited to be joined by Nichole and Callie from a fav podcast of ours, Bitchy Shitshow!- We discuss identity politics including the origin of the term, Bernie Sanders and his changing views on identity politics, and even an IDpols-themed joke!- Make sure you check out Bitchy Shitshow podcast on your favourite app and connect with them on social media etc: https://bitchyshitshow.com/- Also subscribe to their Youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFh3fDI2O4pY...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 22 min
- Living in the North.- The punitive shut down of public housing apartment blocks across Melbourne.- The Marvelous Mrs Maisel and themes of class, gender and body image.- The Love Your Body and Body Positivity movements.- Book recommendation: Dead Men Tell No Tales by Dylan Howard, James Robertson, and Melissa Cronin.- Nicks top 10 political albums.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2020/07/...
Jul 13, 20200
- This show features speeches from the Melbourne Blak Lives Matter rally the recording is thanks to 3CR Community Radio: https://www.3cr.org.au/news/blak-lives-matter-rally-coverage- We also discuss some data on how much the Black Lives Matter movement has changed public opinion in the US, drawing on the article How Public Opinion Has Moved on Black Lives Matter by Nate Cohn and Kevin Quealy: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/10/upshot/black-lives-matter-attitudes.html- For more inform...
Jun 28, 20200
- Nick is joined by animal rights activist and sociologist Roger Yates. - The utopian animal rights mockumentary Carnage. - The documentary The Game Changers, on athletes eating a plant-based diet. - Animal rights versus animal welfare. - Language and social justice. - Sociology versus psychology. - Black Lives Matter protests and the radical flank effect. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/...
Jun 04, 2020•1 hr 10 min
- Katie is joined by Sarah McGrath from Women for Women France and they discuss increased rates of family violence during the coronavirus lockdown and the different responses to the issue in France compared to Australia.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2020/05/31/247/
May 31, 2020•1 hr 15 min
