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Episode 265: Disrupting An Ableist, Capitalist Mindset Within Social Movements – Featuring Two Nic’s

Posted: May 29, 2021 in Uncategorized
Tags: ableism, activist burnout, activist tactics, animal activism, anti-capitalism, Autism, mental health, neurodiversity, Nic, patriarchy, pleasure activism, Solidarity Not Silence

Nic looks on as Nick shows a standard week from his overloaded 2020 diary/to-do list.

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Nick is joined by Nic from Pynk Spots to discuss the importance of including a wide range of ways to make change within social movements, to reduce burnout and challenge ableism.

This discussion is also available in video form on Youtube here and below:

Links:

Make sure you subscribe to Pynk Spots on Youtube and your favourite podcast app! A great place to start if you enjoyed the topics covered on this show is: 012 How to be Productive as a Disabled, Chronically Ill, and/or Neurodivergent Person.
This show also builds on themes we covered on our 260^th episode ‘Apathy and Exhaustion’.
Please donate to the Solidarity Not Silence Campaign, WOMEN FACING DEFAMATION CASE FOR SPEAKING UP, if you can.

https://twitter.com/solnotsilence/status/1389494493779476480

Video from Will Potter on mental health, journalism and activism.
Check out The Rosie Project book series for more on neurodiversity, especially the third book in this series The Rosie Result.

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Clips:

Petrol Girls ‘Strike’, Solidarity Not Silence ‘This is Sisterhood’.

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 264: Positions – Won’t Somebody Please Think Of The Landlords?

Posted: May 19, 2021 in Uncategorized
Tags: affordable housing, cancel culture, class, Defund The Police, employing class, IWW, landlords, Monopoly, police, Queensland, trickle down identity politics, work, working class

Meme by Botanica: https://imgflip.com/i/3y1cvv

We look beyond individual ethics to explore the role of various positions in society and how these different positions shape the worldview of those who hold them. We mainly focus on the role of landlords, or as they are now known in Victoria, “rental providers”. We also cover the roles of the police, military and the employing class.

We finish the show by discussing our recent trip to Queensland and Trump supporters, cancel culture, Monopoly and the catchphrase for the pandemic.

Links:

‘All Lords Are Bastards’ (episode 212 of Srsly Wrong podcast).
‘The ABC’s of Revolutionary Unionism’ (flyer from the Industrial Workers of the World – IWW).
‘Bullshit Jobs’ (book by David Graeber – also available as an audiobook).

‘Questioning Trickle Down Identity Politics’ (article by Nick on our blog).
‘1 in 3 People Support Plant-Based Diets – Progress for the Vegan Movement!’ (Freedom of Species radio show episode with the two of us).

No, Dr Seuss and Mr Potato Head haven't been 'cancelled'. Here's the difference | Akin Olla
'As is usual with outrage over cancel culture, the discussion is devoid of facts, and aimed at a phantom leftwing mob that mainly exists in conservatives’ minds'. https://t.co/RXuXL9NlVG
— Progressive Podcast (@ProgPodcast) March 21, 2021

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Clips:

Ariana Grande ‘Positions’, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me ‘SILENCE!!’, Peep Show ‘Sophie Leaves Mark’, Bill Hicks ‘Sleep and the Message’ – from the album ‘Salvation’, Weezer ‘Island In The Sun’, Stella Donnelly ‘U Owe Me’, Songbird.

Episode 263: Light Footprint, Heavy Pay Load – US Wars Before and After Trump

Posted: April 8, 2021 in Uncategorized
Tags: Capitol Hill riots, corporate power, Donald Trump, fascism, Jason Brownlee, Joe Biden, militarism, trickle down identity politics, US imperialism, US politics, Vivek Chibber

Image from: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/world-watching-us-election-thinking/story?id=73839380

This episode features politics professor Jason Brownlee on his article ‘Shadow Wars and Corporate Welfare’, which is on what to expect from Biden’s foreign policy. We also discuss the Capitol Hill riots, whether or not the ‘fascist’ label is appropriate for Trump, Trump’s foreign policy record and what individuals can do to oppose US militarism and imperialism.

US exceptionalism is pontificating about "the majesty of American democracy" as Biden puts it, despite acting to overthrow governments in Latin America 40 times over the last century, many of them democratically elected.
— Lowkey (@Lowkey0nline) January 6, 2021

I've just published a new article on our blog, where I explore trickle down #IdentityPolitics, drawing on ideas from @NaomiAKlein and bell hooks + I give examples such as Kamala Harris as VP and female CEOs of weapons companies ~ N https://t.co/pCfvkIWijy
— Progressive Podcast (@ProgPodcast) February 26, 2021

Me and Katie discuss attitudes towards a plant-based food system, us witnessing animal resistance first-hand and music from Propagandhi ~ N https://t.co/XrWhLcVc9X
— Progressive Podcast (@ProgPodcast) April 6, 2021

Clips:

Asylum Street Spankers ‘Stick Magnetic Ribbons on Your SUV’, Bill Hicks ‘Polls’ – from the album ‘Salvation’, Jacobin ‘The Legacy of Orientalism and Edward Said w/ Vivek Chibber & Bashir Abu-Manneh’, Men at Work ‘It’s a Mistake’.

Episode 262: Re-evaluating and Recommending During the Pandemic

Posted: February 22, 2021 in Uncategorized
Tags: class, Coronavirus, gender, Greta Gerwig, Joel Creasey, Noah Baumbach, Promising Young Woman, quiz/panel shows, recommendations, The Prom, work

Image from: http://www.roxiespowderroom.com/2018/12/its-re-evaluating-season.html

We discuss the phenomenon of people re-evaluating their work, where they live and their lives generally during the pandemic. We also cover the way that class and gender has impacted people’s experiences of the pandemic and lockdowns. The episode finishes with some recommendations for books, movies and podcasts.

You could discuss how pandemic and lockdown exposes and exacerbates inequality. The mainstream media is not reporting on this. Service vs office worker experience. Poor kids vs rich kids studying from home. Stock market further delinking from the economy etc
— joeldodd.bsky.social (@DaddyD0dd) January 19, 2021

Links:

Quote from Liz Jensen, of Kay & Burton Portsea (from an article on domain.com.au).
Tyler, I., 2015. ‘Classificatory struggles: Class, culture and inequality in neoliberal times’, The Sociological Review, 63(2), pp. 493-511.

‘Tradies allowed to move between sites as stage four building rules altered’ (article by Rachel Eddie on theage.com.au).
‘The Government’s HomeBuilder scheme offers $25k for home renovations — but not everyone will qualify’ (article by Jordan Hayne on abc.net.au).
‘‘There is a lot of distrust’: why women in their 30s are hesitant about the Covid vaccine’ (article by Lucia Osborne-Crowley on theguardian.com).

I've written a new article for our blog where I discuss #privilege and how this relates to getting to identify vs being identified by others, and how this can help to explain backlash against #IdentityPolitics ~ N #identity https://t.co/yKpfHNUH5j
— Progressive Podcast (@ProgPodcast) January 29, 2021

‘“No Blackface” And Other Good Tips For Aussie Satire, From Mark Humphries And Evan Williams’ (interview by Cameron Williams on junkee.com).
This episode builds on themes covered on our previous episodes #260: Apathy and Exhaustion and #214: Mad As Hell about being in a TV Audience…Coconut!

Some of our fav #podcasts if anyone is looking for #recommendations:
Broccoli and Ice Cream + The Faucet by @myqkaplan
The @ezraklein Show@FactuallyPod @GilmoreGuysShow @themonkeycage @PynkSpots @RevLeftRadio @sciencevs @threedomusa
TOAP with @leftfordamian @vegan_vanguard
— Progressive Podcast (@ProgPodcast) February 7, 2021

Book recommendation: Thirsty: Confessions of a Fame Whore by comedian Joel Creasey, available as an audio book as well.

Some of our fav Twitter accounts others may want to follow – a mix of the politics and the comedy, and political comedy 🙂@3CR @chaser @IndigenousX @jammi_dodger94 @Lowkey0nline @markhumphries @mexieYT @mrbenjaminlaw @myqkaplan @senthorun @thejuicemedia @TheShovel @Utopiana
— Progressive Podcast (@ProgPodcast) February 7, 2021

Movie recommendations: The Prom (Netflix) and Promising Young Woman.

One thing that helped us through the LONG second wave lockdown was a bunch of Noah Baumbach/Greta Gerwig movies, so sharing our top 4 if you're looking for stuff to watch during the #melbournelockdown 🙂
1.Greenberg.
2.While We're Young.
3.Lady Bird.
4.Mistress America.
— Progressive Podcast (@ProgPodcast) February 13, 2021

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Clips:

Dollar Signs ‘Tears/Beers/Fears’, Bo Burnham ‘Intro’ from What?, Stella Donnelly ‘Beware of the Dogs‘.

That lyric also doubles as an A+ morning mantra
— dollar signs the band (@DollarSignsBand) February 17, 2021

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