Today we are talking about Australia’s finest meme “Democracy Manifest” and the fascinating life of the man behind the meme “Jack Karlson”. Thank you to James Hennessy for coming on the pod.

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Credit: Intro/Outro music "Harold Hold" by Bluebottle Kiss, (c) 2006

Today we are talking about Maralinga and the sad history of Australia’s nuclear shame. Many thanks to Jesse Black for coming on the podcast, you can hear more from Jesse on https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/savant-garde/id1801643885 and https://sludgefest.substack.com/podcast

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Today we are talking about duelling in Australia, AKA silly rich dudes pretending to shoot at each other and what it tells us about masculinity in the past and today.

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Today is the fourth part of our series on the genocide of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Today we are talking about WA. Thanks to Patrick Marlborough for coming on the show.

To learn more about the Aboriginal Massacres Project see here:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2019/mar/04/massacre-map-australia-the-killing-times-frontier-wars 

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Credit: Intro/Outro music "Harold Hold" by Bluebottle Kiss, (c) 2006

Today is the third part of our series on the genocide of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Today we are talking about Victoria and focussing on the Gippsland Massacres.

To learn more about the Aboriginal Massacres Project see here:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2019/mar/04/massacre-map-australia-the-killing-times-frontier-wars 

Please see Bluesky for a full bibliography @deadbunyipsociety

Credit: Intro/Outro music "Harold Hold" by Bluebottle Kiss, (c) 2006

Today we are discussing the First Mardi Gras, the persecution of LGBT people in Australia and how we should think about protests more generally. 

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Today we are discussing the history of swimming in the buff in Australia, both because I needed a lighter topic after the last episode and also because I am shamelessly copying The Dollop.

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Today we are covering Brenton Tarrant, the Australian perpetrator of the worst act of terrorism in New Zealand and Australian history. Content warning: this episode covers some fairly difficult material, listener discretion is advised.

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Today is the third and final part in our series on Graham Richardson titled Kingmaker.

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Today is the second part in our series on Graham Richardson titled Minister for Mates. There will be a third part coming soon.

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Credit: Intro/Outro music "Harold Hold" by Bluebottle Kiss, (c) 2006