Episode 273: This Episode is Problematic! Cancel Culture and Disposable People

Posted: October 25, 2021 in Uncategorized
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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”. We also discuss getting put “in the bin” for promoting the friendlyjordies documentary ‘Blood Water: the war for Australia’s water’.

You can also hear us guest hosting Rotations on 3CR Community Radio, playing some live music as a substitute for live shows during the pandemic.

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Clips:

Baby Cries sketch from I Think You Should Leave Season 2 (Netflix), Theoffcamerashow ‘Bo Burnham Forgives His 16 Year Old Self’, Bo Burnham ‘Problematic’ (from the Netflix Special ‘Inside’).

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 272: Finding Time for Ice Cream among the Broccoli with Comedian Myq Kaplan

Posted: October 5, 2021 in Uncategorized
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Image from Myq Kaplan’s podcast Broccoli and Ice Cream: https://broccoliandicecream.libsyn.com/

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Comedian Myq Kaplan gives advice 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 format here and embedded below:

Recommendations from Myq:

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown.

Boomerang for Gmail.

Recommendation from Nick:

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen – also available as an audiobook.

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Clips:

Dollar Signs ‘Hi, Anxiety’, Zach Sherwin ‘Circumcising Wolverine’.

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 271: Melbourne is Exploding – COVID, Lockdowns, Protests and Earthquakes!

Posted: September 24, 2021 in Uncategorized
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Image from @carolynanncage on Twitter.

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We discuss Melbourne exploding with COVID, ongoing lockdowns, protests from construction workers and earthquakes!

Links:

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Clips:

NOFX ‘The Marxist Brothers’, Sum 41 ‘In Too Deep’.

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 270: The Government Says You Better Be Having Sex! Lockdown Rules and Loopholes

Posted: September 7, 2021 in Uncategorized
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Image from ABC News.

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Nick is joined by Lottie to discuss political and social issues around lockdowns, as well as some media recommendations. We have some political discussions around vaccinations, civil liberties, health and business. We also touch on some social aspects of the lockdowns including single bubbles, intimate partners and dating.

Lottie’s recommendations:

TV shows: Miracle Workers (Stan), Lupin (Netflix).

Books: The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemison, A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers.

Nick’s recommendations:

Movie: They Came Together (Google Play/Apple TV).

TV shows: Upstart Crow (Stan) and particularly the Upstart Crow Christmas Special 2020 (Prime Video), I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix) – series 2 now out! You can join our Twitter thread discussing our favourite I Think You Should Leave sketches 🙂

Other links:

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Clips:

Songbird movie; Bo Burnham ‘Looks Who’s Inside Again’ – from ‘Inside’ (Netflix); Songbird movie; Ghost Tour sketch from ‘I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson’ (Netflix) – Season 2, Episode 1; Weezer ‘Aloo Gobi’; The Office US – Season 4 Episode 18; The Lonely Island (feat. Adam Levine) ‘I’m So Humble’; Babysitter sketch from I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix) – Season 1 Episode 5.

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’.

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