Meg and Nick in the 3CR studio.

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On episode 299 Nick is joined by Meg and Lottie to discuss anti-capitalist alternatives, with a focus 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.

Additional resources:

Movies and TV shows referred to:

  • I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.
  • Peep Show.
  • Office Space.
  • On Becoming a God in Central Florida.

You can listen to the 3CR Palestine Special mentioned during this show here.

Intro music: Embrace by ItsWatR.

Relevant songs that we mentioned but didn’t play were Everything I Am by Lowkey and The Wasteland by Chumbawamba. You can hear these songs on the Freedom of Species page as mentioned above, as well as on our Spotify playlist ‘Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy’. Nick also gives daily music recommendations on the Spotify playlist ‘Song of the Day by NicksSong’.

NHL player Travis Dermott with Pride tape on this stick. Image from Daily Mail.

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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.

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 Summer Special ‘The Politics of Ice Hockey: Indigenous Advocacy, BLM and Queer Hockey Fanfic’, which you can listen to on the Freedom of Species website or by searching Freedom of Species on your favourite podcast app.

The Bearhead Sisters performing at an Edmonton Oilers game with Palestine keffiyehs.

Additional links:

Class and race in the NHL:

Theme nights and pride tape 

Nick with the Vegan Athletes book which he is featured in.

Veganism

Zach Whitecloud 

Shane Pinto

Palestine Activism in Cricket:

Books

Intro music: Embrace by ItsWatR.

Outro music: The Blackest Bouquet by Leonell Cassio.

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On episode 297 Nick and Lottie critique the idea of wanting to stay neutral on the “moving train” of Palestine and Israel. 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.  

Additional links:

Intro music: Embrace by ItsWatR.

Outro music: The Blackest Bouquet by Leonell Cassio.

The Palestine Rally in Melbourne.
Our photo of the Palestine Rally in Melbourne.

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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.

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Intro music: Embrace by ItsWatR.

Outro music: The Blackest Bouquet by Leonell Cassio.