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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

— ItSpreadsLikeSmoke😷 (@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 (@DollarSignsBand) February 17, 2021

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’.