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Episode 234: UBI – Better Than A UTI?

Posted: October 28, 2019 in Uncategorized
Tags: automation, basic income, capitalism, class, neoliberalism, technology, welfare

Image from: https://medium.com/basic-income/ubi-is-a-moral-choice-before-anything-else-40300f9b75de

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On this show we give our take on Universal Basic Income (UBI), which is where every citizen gets a sum of money from the government.

Sources:

‘Livewire: Against Automation, Against UBI, Against Capital’ by It’s Going Down (article).
‘Universal Basic Income: Panacea or Dystopia?’ by The Vegan Vanguard (podcast episode).
‘Finland’s Basic Income Experiment Has Been A Success’ by Secular Talk (video).

‘The Uses of Neoliberalism’ by James Ferguson (academic journal article).

You can hear us discuss our experiences with Centrelink (Australia’s social security agency) on our 232^nd episode.

Uncertain Utopias: An Exercise In Hope by @ASENenviro & @blockadeIMARC19 https://t.co/pn4iPVSCnH
I like this idea – imagining the world we want in the future and incorporating these ideas into current activist actions. N
— Progressive Podcast (@ProgPodcast) October 25, 2019

Clips:

Mad As Hell ‘Cadburial’ and ‘Businesses Passing on Profits to Workers?’, Sole ft DJ Pain 1 and Church Fire ‘Generation Fucked’.

If you enjoy the music we play on our show, check out our Spotify playlist ‘Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy’!

Episode 233: Hooked on Growth – Barriers to Meaningful Action on Climate Change

Posted: October 4, 2019 in Uncategorized
Tags: Aspergers, capitalism, Clementine Ford, climate action, climate change, climate change denial, climate strike, environmental veganism, Greta Thunberg, growth, Hasan Minhaj, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Justin Trudeau, Labor party, Naomi Klein, science

We discuss the Global Climate Strike and economic growth as a barrier to meaningful action on climate change.

Links:

Naomi Klein on Democracy Now (17 September 2019 show).

IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 Degrees Celcius: Summary for Policymakers, Guardian article on the report.

https://twitter.com/SebKonyn/status/1175893609813381120

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj ‘The Two Sides of Canada’.

For more on the environmental problems with economic growth, you can listen to a very recent discussion Nick did on Freedom of Species with Meghan Street from Green Left Radio, which covered this topic, the Melbourne Climate Strike, plus a critical examination of environmental vegan activism: MEGHAN STREET – CONNECTING ANIMAL ACTIVISM WITH ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENTS.

Our latest show is up! Featuring activist Meghan Street, host of @greenleftweekly Radio on @3CR, who discusses the recent Global #ClimateStrike marches and how #vegan activists can better connect with environmental and Left movements. https://t.co/28j73dYUBk
— Freedom of Species (@FOSradio) October 2, 2019

Upcoming conferences in Melbourne: Animal Activists Forum and Liberated Futures.

I'm looking forward to speaking at the Animal Activists Forum! I'll be drawing on sociological concepts to look into the question of who is to blame for harm to animals? Plus giving suggestions for animal advocacy. Forum is 19-20 October in #Melbourne, more info: @ActivistsForum pic.twitter.com/vJuIYfMtPP
— Progressive Podcast (@ProgPodcast) August 26, 2019

Book Recommendation:

Fight Like A Girl by Clementine Ford.

We're co-running a conference later this year in Melbourne bringing together activists and academics to work for a better future for all animals (human and non-human). Make sure you click on 'Going' for updates and please spread the word! #LiberatedFutures https://t.co/fQncPqFisw
— ICAS Oceania (@icasoceania) September 12, 2019

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Clips:

Sole ‘Flood’, Austin Powers ‘Sharks with Lasers’, Akala ‘Fire in the Booth – part 1’, Kesha ‘Rich, White, Straight Men’.

🤮 pic.twitter.com/pBdQl9FdBw
— Progressive Podcast (@ProgPodcast) October 3, 2019

If you enjoy the music we play on our show, check out our Spotify playlist ‘Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy’!

Episode 232: Times is Hard – Our Experiences with Centrelink

Posted: September 13, 2019 in Uncategorized
Tags: Access Health and Community, affordable housing, basic income, bullshit jobs, Centrelink, class, gig economy, Liberal party, social security, welfare, work

We discuss our experiences with Centrelink (Australia’s social security agency) and shifts towards a gig economy.

Links:

Black Comedy – Dole Dance sketch.
The Cracked Podcast – on why we love apocalypse movies.
Jobs of the future: what will yours be? (The Feed).

“Bullshit jobs” and Universal Basic Income (UBI) – covered on our 114^th episode. Stay tuned for a whole episode on UBI coming soon(ish!).
Graduating university is no longer a “Golden Ticket” to a full-time job (Graduate Careers Australia, 2015).
Public vs Social vs Affordable Housing – discussed on our 218^th episode.
Access Health and Community.
The National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS).

Please support our show by giving us nice reviews on iTunes, Stitcher and Facebook – thanks 🙂

Clips:

Sweeney Todd ‘The Worst Pies in London’, Good Will Hunting ‘It’s Not Your Fault’, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory ‘I’ve Got a Golden Ticket’, The Society Season 1 Episode 9 – ‘New Names’ Reaction, The Last Kinection ‘Broke’.

If you enjoy the music we play on our show, check out our Spotify playlist ‘Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy’!

Episode 231: Pop Culture and Politics

Posted: August 2, 2019 in Uncategorized
Tags: Australian politics, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, identity politics, intersectionality, israel palestine conflict, media, pop culture, representation, television, The Bold Type, The Society, the state

We discuss the TV shows The Society, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and The Bold Type, plus some politics stuff:

People who don’t ‘class themselves as the top end of town’ – from ‘Election results in Victoria keep status quo; Corangamite and Dunkley change after boundary shifts’ (ABC).

50% of Australia's population live on 45k or less. Talking about those earning 200k getting a tax cut is so out of touch #TheDrum
— Progressive Podcast (@ProgPodcast) June 25, 2019

‘Do you understand the Hecs changes? Read this and be afraid for the entire economy’ by Naaman Zhou (The Guardian).
Scott Morrison walks through windows – from Doorstop – Osaka, Japan.
Our analysis of media coverage of Palestine-Israel.
Representation in the media.

https://twitter.com/rubyhamad/status/1156439918786183175

Recommendations:

Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack podcast – for more media analysis.
Freedom of Species animal advocacy radio show – for more from Nick and occasionally Katie.

Our show on "humane" animal products and the marketing of animal products is now up online #HumaneWashing: https://t.co/F28d52y7zW @3CR
— Freedom of Species (@FOSradio) July 2, 2019

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Clips:

Onsind ‘Immature’, Secular Talk ‘Infowars Pulls Video After Random Woman Trolls Them To Perfection’, Peep Show ‘Sod You All’, Austin Powers, Peep Show ‘Mark’s Presentation’, Petrol Girls ‘Big Mouth’.

If you enjoy the music we play on our show, check out our Spotify playlist ‘Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy’!

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