166: Cyclone Alfred, Big Tech & Snowflakery in the Arts
Episode description
Alt episode title for Stewart Lee nerds: Snowflake/Cyclone
Emerald prepares for Alfred to visit. First up she and Tom take a look at the survey results of our listener survey. Then, Greens announce some new policies (17:01) - a ban of native forest logging and price gouging, and a tax on Big Tech. Are we living in techno feudalism? Then, you’re all a bunch of snowflakes! (42:25) Tom has some thoughts about the rise of even more snowflakery on the right, as Peter Garrett dances on Gina Rinehart’s grave, and the National Gallery and Creative Australia gave in instantly to the slightest pressure and sold out Aussie arts. Finally, a call to action (1:07:11).
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Call to action -
Cyclone Alfred - volunteer for flood/cyclone recovery
Elizabeth Watson-Brown/Ryan: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsGLq4Ap0rge1-gEyb6FpiGYe9kl-safk7HCF6Lqloxmd_eA/viewform
Max Chandler-Mather/Griffith: https://www.maxchandlermather.com/climate_volunteer
Stephen Bates/ Brisbane: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOI4a9qmE2hCqaS6QwaZcwHqwaJabvtNZDyzlpIQJnSRZehA/viewform
Vic Greens Campaign conference March 22 2025 @ Trades Hall https://contact-vic.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?id=20045
Upcoming Greens events: https://greens.org.au/events
Technofeudalism - https://www.yanisvaroufakis.eu/2024/02/04/technofeudalism-a-video-essay-summarising-the-book/
Jacobin ‘In Australia, Pro-Israel Politicians Are Attacking Artists’ -
https://jacobin.com/2025/03/australia-venice-censorship-palestine-sabsabi
Overland ‘Open letter on academic freedom, in solidarity with Randa Abdel-Fattah’ - https://overland.org.au/2025/02/open-letter-on-academic-freedom-in-solidarity-with-randa-abdel-fattah/
Novara Media ‘This Is Why The Right Are WINNING | Aaron Bastani meets Ash Sarkar’
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