Posts Tagged ‘Left’

Episode 285: What Do You Mean By Identity Politics?? Exploring Leftist Debates on IDpols

Posted: January 10, 2023 in Uncategorized
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Lottie, who joins Nick on this episode.

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Nick and Lottie evaluate different arguments about identity politics going on within Left/progressive/environmental movements. We do this drawing on the following articles that Nick has written for our blog progressivepostings.wordpress.com:

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We also discuss the band Idles, class and identity; the documentary Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street; and finally the Netflix sketch comedy show I Think You Should Leave, ordinary cosmopolitanism and a new convivial culture.

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Clips:

Life is Incredible by Briggs ft Greg Holden, Reverse Racism by Aamer Rahman (from the Fear of a Brown Planet special), Konichiwa by Shoreline ft Koji, Home With You by FKA Twigs.

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Episode 283: Bullshit Jobs and Privilege – Katie vs Nick

Posted: December 19, 2022 in Uncategorized
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Do you have a bullshit job? What about a shit job? We explore David Graeber’s book Bullshit Jobs, specifically the point that younger generations are sometimes told by the Left that they can’t complain about “trivial” things like meaningless work because of privilege – many people have it worse. We also discuss our earliest experiences with paid work, as well as covering some listener feedback and reviews of our show.

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Clips:

Peep Show Season 5 Episode 4, Coal by Sole and DJ Pain 1, Peep Show Series 4 Episode 4 and Season 2 Episode 6, I Think You Should Leave Season 2 Episode 5 (Netflix), Is Piers Morgan a multi-million dollar fail? Media Watch, Hit like a girl by Meet Me @ The Altar.

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 282: Two Russian Bots on Ukraine

Posted: October 23, 2022 in Uncategorized
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Nick as the Russian Botinator – I don’t even look like myself!

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Katie is back on the show and we reflect on the media coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, discussing cancel culture, violence and accusations of Russian disinformation on social media.

We also have an interview with Santa Claus discussing his campaign against Sarah Palin for Alaska’s only seat in the House of Representatives. You can see an update on this campaign here.

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Clips:

Putin, Putout by Klemen Slakonja; Bo Burnham from Make Happy (Netflix); QandA 3 March 2022 – Putin’s War; Black Listed by Sole and DJ Pain 1.

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 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’.

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