- This episode features part two and three of a panel discussion on anarchism and animal liberation, featuring Jess Ison, Lara Drew and Nick. - You can hear part one of this talk on episode 152 this episode also has links to all of the talks from the 2016 Institute for Critical Animal Studies conference, where this panel was recorded: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2016/12/14/152/ - The episode also includes a little bit of Dinesh Wadiwels talk from the Queer Animalities panel discussion, also featuring Jess Ison and Javed De Costa. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2016/12/17/153/

- Nick is joined by Adam Cardilini to give a recap of the 2016 Institute for Critical Animal Studies Oceania conference. - What ICAS is all about. - Conference recap. - Panel discussion on anarchism and animal liberation, featuring Jess Ison, Lara Drew and Nick. - Conference activism and Living Green Festival. - For links to all of the talks from the ICAS conference, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2016/12/14/152/

- This episode features a talk by Kon Karapanagiotidis from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre on the importance of advocating for refugees by focusing on values. - This talk is from the panel discussion Piercing the Veil of Asylum Seeker Policy and Practice, What Can Academics Do? From The Australian Sociological Association 2016 conference. - Book recommendation: Debt, The First 5000 Years by David Graeber. - Also covered on the episode is safer spaces and the centrality (or otherwise) of queer sex in discussions on queer lives. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2016/12/06/151/

- This episode features Katies introduction to queer issues talk for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). - You can view the PowerPoint for this talk here: http://www.slideshare.net/KatieBatty/international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia-68253030 - Also covered throughout the episode is some further discussion on sex positivity, building on points made on episode 145. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2016/11/21/150/

- Sick of hearing about President Trump? Us too, so here is some more Trump coverage! - We discuss the election result and the importance of the Left moving beyond progressivism of the rich. - To analyse the election and the fall-out, we draw on Naomi Klein, Thomas Frank, Bernie Sanders and Russell Brand. - Theres a discussion of left wing critiques of identity politics and an anarchist defence of identity politics. - Theres also a breakdown of who voted for which party based on race, income etc. - For more information on the episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2016/11/14/149/

- Nick is back with one final episode on the US election, featuring some listener feedback on our last two episodes on this topic. - Jeremy Mendelson makes the case for why he is not voting for Clinton and the importance of voting for third parties like the Greens. - There is also some discussion on Trump, class and the urban rural divide in the US. - The episode also features a new segment Angela Davis Always Makes Sense. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2016/11/03/148/

- This episode features politics professor Jason Brownlee on the US election. - This is a continuation from our discussion with Jason from episode 146, which you can listen to here: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2016/10/16/146/ - Reverend William Barber speaking at the Democratic National Convention. - Will Clintons policies move to the left as a result of the popularity of Sanders? Or is she just pandering? (or Sandering) - Clinton versus Trump on abortion rights. - Third party candidates and dividing the progressive vote. - Problems with the US electoral system. - The fallout from the likely Trump loss. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the clips and stories from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2016/10/21/147/

- This episode features politics professor Jason Brownlee on the US election. - How is Trump getting away with claiming he is challenging the elites? - The dangers of a Trump presidency. - Trump is not less imperialist than Clinton, despite his claims about rejecting the Iraq invasion. - Trump, Clinton and Black Lives Matter. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the clips and stories from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2016/10/16/146/

- This episode features writer Ariella Van Luyn and sociologist Dr Theresa Petray. - They discuss Ariellas book Treading Air, as well as sex work, feminism and fiction, and sex positivity. - You can buy the book here: http://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/treading-air/ - For more information on the episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2016/09/18/145/

- On this episode we take on the idea that reverse sexism against men and reverse racism against white people are real things. - Celeste Liddles article Fighting for Sovereignty and Treaties over Recognition, which covers some Indigenous criticisms of Constitutional Recognition. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2016/09/10/144/