Progressive Podcast Australia

- Katie is back for this episode and we discuss the Netflix show Dear White People, as well as ethical sneakers and travel.- We also bring you some of the talks from the Community as Activism event that we discussed on episode 211, including Leah Avene on privilege, Beth Allan on challenging sexism in animal advocacy and Quinn Eades on imaging the future we want to create.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/09/22/213/

- On this episode we are joined by Sally Goldner, host of Out of the Pan radio show, to discuss queer issues and the queer movement post same sex marriage in Australia.- Trans representation in movies, Scarlett Johansen playing a transgender character.- The queerphobia of Scott Morrison, the new Prime Minister of Austraila.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/09/17/212/

- We are joined by Jess Ison from the Institute for Critical Animal Studies Oceania.- What ICAS is all about.- Importance of community for activists.- Call in versus call out culture.- The upcoming workshop based discussion forum in Melbourne: Community as Activism: Building Community within the Animal Liberation Movement and Beyond. - Saturday 4 August, 1 to 5pm at Library at the Dock, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands.- The event is free but registration through the following link is essential to ensure your spot: http://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/community-as-activism/- For more information about this event, see the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/163203474552122/- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/07/31/211/

- This episode features a talk from activist Sam Castro on challenging sexism within progressive movements and creating system change.- This talk was recorded at the Students of Sustainability conference.- Adam Cardilini on the environmental impact of animal agriculture.- Upcoming ICAS seminar Community As Activism.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/07/13/210/

- We are joined by Mark Allen who discusses his holistic approach to activism that he has developed through being active in a range of social movements for many years. - This approach provides some ideas about how we can reduce conflict among activists, create campaigns that are long lasting, reach out and connect with people who have different values to that of our own and work towards a meaningful shift in paradigm.- Overcoming cognitive dissonance and changing minds.- Connecting with people with different values.- Acceptance of the way the world is.- Mindfulness.- Avoiding burnout.- Students of Sustainability conference.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/07/04/209/

- We are joined by activist and academic Jess Ison who discusses her research challenging the use of prisons and other punitive measures as a way to counter animal abuse.- The problems with focusing on individual acts of animal cruelty, while ignoring more institutionalised cruelty on a much bigger scale.- Prisons and marginalised groups.- Links between animal abuse registries and sex offender registries.- Ending gendered violence without prisons.- Upcoming Critical Animal Studies forum in Melbourne in August.- This discussion is replayed from the animal advocacy radio show Freedom of Species: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/06/22/208/

- On this episode we give practical advice on living car free. - Some recent stories from Media Watch. - Grattan Institute report on housing affordability, higher density housing and population. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/05/23/207/

- Were joined by Sarah who witnessed the Nice attack in France as well as the increased Islamophobia in the aftermath. - French politics. - The Burquini ban in France. - French attitudes towards Muslims and immigration. - Parallels with similar issues in Australia. - For more information on the episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/04/26/206/

- We are joined by Tom McIntyre who discusses his personal experiences of raising his daughter Isabelle, who has cerebral palsy.- Intersectionality and disabilities.- Neoliberalism and disability funding.- Policies affecting people with disabilities, including the NDIS, National Disability Insurance Scheme.- Lack of focus on disabilities in progressive movements.- Activism as a privilege.- Katie also gives her personal experiences of living with chronic fatigue.- Avoiding ableist language.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/04/19/205/

- On this episode we look into skepticism and rationality, with the help of scientist Dr Adam Cardilini, host of VeganSci podcast.- We particularly focus on how skepticism and rationality relate to radical, anarchist, environment, veganism, Left etc politics.- The lack of evidence supporting the arguments behind trickle down economics.- Drop babies.- Ghosts.- GMOs.- Alternative medicine.- Book recommendation: Trick or Treatment by Professor Edzard Ernst and Simon Singh.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/04/12/204/