Progressive Podcast Australia

Progressive Podcast Australia

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  • EP085 - Don't be rich

    We live in a time where out of control government spending and tax policy reminds me of growing up in business in the 1980s in Australia when taxes were mega high, interest rates over 20% for a home mortgage and we learned to build a quality life while being poor. Today is much the same, yet we are not seeing things for what they are and we all fall victim to that mistake. In this episode I will explain the social & financial climate we live in, the massive risks and how you can get out of the blast zone of high inflation, high taxation and be unconstrained.

    58 min
  • EP084 - Expense Compartmentalization

    A technique I have used for years that has helped me become unconstrained is to compartmentalize my expenses. In this episode I will explain what this means, how to use it to your advantage and the organic ripple effect it has to becoming financially sustainable and unconstrained.

    1 hr 4 min
  • Light Footprint, Heavy Pay Load. US Wars Before and After Trump
    Episode 263 features politics professor Jason Brownlee on his article Shadow Wars and Corporate Welfare, which is on what to expect from Bidens foreign policy. You can read this article here: https://catalyst-journal.com/vol4/no4/shadow-wars-and-corporate-welfare The Capitol Hill riots and is the fascist label appropriate for Trump? Trumps foreign policy record. What can individuals do to oppose US militarism and imperialism? Also check out Nicks article Questioning Trickle Down Identity Politics on our blog: https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2021/02/26/idpols3/ 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 Its a Mistake. For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2021/04/08/263/
    1 hr 20 min
  • EP083 - Handling transitions

    We all go through transitions during our lives. Whether it is going to college for the first time (either as a student or as the parents of the student), moving out of the house into our first place, moving due to a job, a job loss, marriage, divorce, economic hardship or economic wins, leaving employment, self-employment, retirement, financially free. It is all about transitions. In this episode I want to talk about how to cope through transitions and what often are the side effects and underlying issues at stake.

    50 min
  • EP082 - My biggest failure

    Recently I was being interviewed on another podcast where the question came up, ''Myles, what do you think was your biggest failure?''. After contemplation, I've come up with the true answer, what it was, how to fix it, what I did and how to avoid it in the future.

    50 min
  • EP081 - The Simple Life with Gary Collins

    Gary Collins from thesimplelifenow.com joins me on this episode as we talk about how we can all live a better and more simple life by following his principles of the ''3 legged stool'' of success. Gary's story is amazing and I hope you enjoy his wisdom on this episode.

    1 hr 8 min
  • EP080 - You can't afford to have a job

    When Forbes magazine state that 78% of United States workers are living Pay check to pay check, it should be a wake up call to all of us. What we are doing with our lives and our finances isnt working. Yet the vast majority blindly go back to the regular 9-5, celebrating that they have employment. On todays show Im going to show you just how much money you are probably losing having a job, and maybe it should be a time to rethink what we consider a normal path to success in the 21st century.

    1 hr
  • EP078 - Trapped in the system

    After spending a career building computer systems in software for organizations all over the globe, and being one of the very early career Systems Analysts, I know a thing or two about systems. But what the world has turned into today is a far cry from the mission of the systems I built back in the early days. In this episode I want to explore when systems, automation, AI, robotics, etc. goes horribly wrong, and how it can hurt rather than helps humanity and what you can do to be unconstrained by them.

    1 hr
  • EP078 - No more middle class for you

    Words matter. I hear that a lot. But few people realize that removing words from our conversations matter as well. And one term that I think has run its course is middle class. In this episode I want to explore what the middle class is, its hey day, its demise and why it is an impediment to anyone looking to live an unconstrained lifestyle. But also what you should be focusing on to thrive in the future.

    46 min
  • Reevaluating and Recommending During the Pandemic
    On episode 262 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 peoples experiences of the pandemic and lockdowns. Check out Nicks article Do You Identify Or Are You Identified? https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2021/01/29/idpols2/ We finish the show with some recommendations. Book recommendation: Thirsty: Confessions of a Fame Whore by comedian Joel Creasey, available in audio book format as well. Movie recommendations: The Prom (Netflix), Promising Young Woman, Greenberg, While We're Young, Lady Bird, Mistress America. Music played: Dollar Signs Tears/Beers/Fears, Bo Burnham Intro from What? , Stella Donnelly 'Beware of the Dogs'. For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2021/02/22/262/
    44 min

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