Progressive Podcast Australia

- Nick is joined by Mark Allen to discuss the Grenfell Tower fire.- The dangers of poor quality high rise.- A return of the segment Angela Davis Always Makes Sense, this time on capitalism, activism and creating new arenas of struggle.- The devastating impact of economic inequality.- Jeremy Corbyns grassroots campaign.- Finsbury Park terrorist attack and the selective labelling of terrorism.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2017/06/21/173/

- Nick is joined by environmental activist Mark Allen to discuss some tensions between animal rights, which values individual animals, and conservation, which values ecosystems and environments as a whole.- The segment When Karl Pilkington Makes Sense, this time on interfering in nature.- Nicks talk Cowspiracies about Meat Eating Environmentalists, A Critical Examination of the Environmental Vegan Movement. PowerPoint here: https://www.slideshare.net/NickPendergrast/cowspiracies-about-meat-eating-environmentalists-a-critical-examination-of-the-environmental-vegan-movement-by-nick-pendergrast- Book Recommendation: Impact of Meat Consumption on Health and Environmental Sustainability.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2017/05/30/172/

- Nick is joined by environmental activist Mark Allen to discuss some tensions between animal rights, which values individual animals, and conservation, which values ecosystems and environments as a whole.- The segment When Karl Pilkington Makes Sense, this time on interfering in nature.- Nicks talk Cowspiracies about Meat Eating Environmentalists, A Critical Examination of the Environmental Vegan Movement. PowerPoint here: https://www.slideshare.net/NickPendergrast/cowspiracies-about-meat-eating-environmentalists-a-critical-examination-of-the-environmental-vegan-movement-by-nick-pendergrast- Book Recommendation: Impact of Meat Consumption on Health and Environmental Sustainability.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2017/05/30/172/

- The event The Food We Eat: Its Impacts on Environments and Bodies in Townsville, Australia.- Nicks talk The Food We Eat and its Impact on the Environment, you can view the PowerPoint for this talk here: https://www.slideshare.net/NickPendergrast/the-food-we-eat-and-its-impact-on-the-environment-by-nick-pendergrast- Book recommendation: Vegan Athletes, Expert Tips from Vegan Athletes, Fitness Fanatics & Exercise Enthusiasts by Leigh-Chantelle (featuring Nick and many other vegan athletes): http://veganathletesbook.com/- Interview with Daniel from MariDans Menagerie animal sanctuary in Townsville.- For more information on the episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2017/05/22/171/

- Talk by Cassandra Giudice: Transgender Awareness and The Law.- Book Recommendation: Tranny, Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by Laura Jane Grace.- Dan and Lara from Veganarchy on the upcoming Institute for Critical Animal Studies Oceania conference in Melbourne, 15 and 16 of July. More information: http://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/oceania-conference/- 457 visas and entitlement over so called Australian jobs.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2017/05/11/170/

- This episode features Lara and Dan from Veganarchy on their article The lines are being drawn, the case for a divided animal movement: https://medium.com/@Veganarchy/the-lines-are-being-drawn-the-case-for-a-divided-animal-movement-4acd3ed8b2fd- Intersectional animal activism that focuses on ending all forms of oppression versus single issue animal activism that ignores or sometimes even contributes to human oppression.- Personalised, polemic writing versus formal, academic writing.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2017/05/08/169/

- This episode features a talk from Smash IPP, recorded at Kebele Community Co-Op in Bristol. - IPP (Imprisonment for Public Protection) sentences were introduced in 2005 and abolished in 2012, but not retrospectively, meaning that there are almost 4,000 people still locked up indefinitely in England and Wales: http://smashipp.noflag.org.uk/what-is-ipp/- The talk covers IPPs, ableism, mental health and prison abolition. - We also discuss some action for homeless people that we saw in Bristol.- Vegan restaurant recommendations for Bristol.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2017/04/28/168/

- Child free women and climate change.- Ruth Sanderson-Dredge on the sexism she faced as a young woman wanting to get a sterilisation.- Child free and childless women and sexism in politics.- No kidding for comedian Myq Kaplan.- Forced regime change in Syria might not help the Syrian people.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2017/04/18/167/

- This episode covers child free women. - The importance of adopting kids. - Debating the issue not the person. - The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement. - Anti natalism. - The origin of the missionary position. - Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, free speech and privilege. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2017/03/23/166/

- Following on from our discussion with Kirsten Bayes from episode 164, this part of the discussion covers stopping arms fairs and linking human rights and animal rights. - We also discuss our trip to the UK, specifically London. - We cover our visit to the British Museum, great bike lanes, the Creating Space Project and vegan restaurant recommendations for London. - We also discuss the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, but we keep this discussion right until the end of the episode and there are plenty of spoiler alerts. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the clips and stories from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2017/03/20/165/