Archive for February, 2023

Episode 289: Feeling Okay About What You’re NOT Doing – Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

Posted: February 25, 2023 in Uncategorized
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Dilan and Nick recording this episode on Youtube – there is a link to this YT video below.

You can listen to this episode above, on Libysn and you can also download it on Archive.org (58mins, 36MB). This discussion is also available in video form on Youtube here and embedded below. Subscribe to our podcast on your favourite app – we’re on a bunch including Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible and Podcast Addict.

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.

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Clips:

GTD – Life Hacking on The Office, Confidence by Oscar Scheller and Ashnikko.

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Episode 288: Voicing Concerns on the Voice to Parliament

Posted: February 15, 2023 in Uncategorized
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Photo of Invasion Day rally.
Photo of Invasion Day rally: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.

You can listen to this episode above, on Libysn and you can also download it on Archive.org (44mins, 28MB). Subscribe to our podcast on your favourite app – we’re on a bunch including Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible and Podcast Addict.

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. The speakers you hear from include: Gary Foley (a Gumbainggir man), Robbie Thorpe (from the Krautungalung people of the Gunnai Nation), Meriki Onus (Gunai and Gunditjmara woman) and Lydia Thorpe (DjabWurrung Gunnai Gunditjmara woman).

Additional links:

  • For more on the issues raised on this episode, in addition to checking out the full rally recording from 3CR, Lottie recommends the episode Will the Voice to Parliament change anything? By The Sound of Solidarity podcast.
  • The points on Senator Lidia Thorpe leaving the Greens were from the Guardian.
  • The quote from Anthony Albonese about the Voice was from the Financial Review.
  • The poll on Aboriginal and Islander views on the Voice was referred to in the Guardian.

Clips:

King Billy Cokebottle by AB Original, Invasion Day Melbourne speeches recorded by 3CR, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber on the vote on Amendment One.

If you enjoy the music we play on our show, check out our Spotify playlist ‘Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy’! Nick also gives daily music recommendations on Twitter @NicksSong and on the Spotify playlist ‘Song of the Day by NicksSong’.

Episode 287: 15 Years of Veganism – Exploring Veganism Then and Now

Posted: February 7, 2023 in Uncategorized
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Photo of Nick and our dog Moo Moo.
Moo Moo helping out Nick in the studio.

You can listen to this episode above, on Libysn and you can also download it on Archive.org (53mins, 29MB). Subscribe to our podcast on your favourite app – we’re on a bunch including Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible and Podcast Addict.

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.

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Music:

NOFX ‘The Marxist Brothers’, Animal liberation by Los Fastidios, Get off on the pain by Weezer, Flames by MOD SUN ft Avril Lavigne, I am Disappeared by Frank Turner.

If you enjoy the music we play on our show, check out our Spotify playlist ‘Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy’! Nick also gives daily music recommendations on Twitter @NicksSong and on the Spotify playlist ‘Song of the Day by NicksSong’.