Floodcast

Max, Jo, Calum and Amy discuss low-carbon, post-work futures, critiques of the Green New Deal, what 'luxury' means to socialists, and Jeffrey Epstein's tragic suicide. We're joined (at about the 55 minute mark) by Tom from Extinction Rebellion, for an interview about XR's strategy and tactics.

***PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, members of the vast web of Labor party loyalists and Epstein co-conspirators hacked into the Floodcast mainframe and disappeared the audio files for Calum and Amy's microphones. The truth cannot be silenced, and they are still audible, but the quality is not great. Please excuse this temporary lapse! They reappear for the last ten minutes of the show.***

We explore the structural decline of the Australian Labor Party. What are the historical and political-economic reasons behind Labor's slow death? Why hasn't Australian Labor had its Corbyn moment? And what comes next?

Bonus content: Who was more of a poster - Marx or Lenin? Listen to find out!

We dial in special Rural and Regional Correspondent Mick (@catastrophemick) to talk about the election result in central Queensland, the Adani coal mine, the regional Change the Rules campaign, and the difficulties of trying to do politics without actually being political.

ALP: Cancelled

Coalition: Cancelled

Bob Brown: Extremely cancelled

Climate election: Cancelled

Queensland: NOT cancelled

Featuring political analysis, hot takes, and free life coaching.

Ryan, Declan, Jo and an anonymous staffy talk about how to win votes and influence people via the life-changing magic of doorknocking. We discuss political education for both voters and volunteers; repoliticising the everyday; and overcoming alienation and elitism.

We chat with Jeremy Poxon from the Australian Unemployed Workers Union about work, welfare, and building the power of the poor.

WHAT DO YOU PORTEND, SNAKE???

It's ALP National Conference weekend which is basically our Christmas. Much dunking ensues. We also catch up on the Yellow Vests, talk about encryption, and Ryan introduces us to the majestic force of Bridget Delaney.

We talk about ScoMo's attempt at populism, Australian political trajectories, and in a total surprise move, why the Labor Party is terrible.

Max, Amy, Mark, Anni, and Jo discuss the world of work. Our worst job experiences, theories behind bullshit jobs, and left demands for a four-day work week and/or UBI.

Max, Abe, Ryan, Jo, and Calum convene an emergency podcast to discuss the #libspill. Followed by a seamless segue into climate politics: what are the failures of the contemporary climate movement, and what would a radical left climate politics look like?