Progressive Podcast Australia

On episode 294 we discuss portrayals of the monarchy and the military in the TV shows Bridgerton, Riverdale and Good Trouble.

We also discuss Dylan Alcott and representation of people with disabilities, plus the documentary Disclosure (Netflix) on trans representation in pop culture. For more on trans issues and feminism, see this article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/18/there-is-so-much-more-for-us-to-worry-about-than-men-masquerading-as-women-to-access-single-sex-spaces

Another thing we cover is the movie You People (Netflix) and critiques of Robin DiAngelo's book White Fragility. For more on these critiques, check out this podcast episode: https://soundcloud.com/chapo-trap-house/428-no-crying-in-raceball-feat-jen-pan-61520

The Greens on addressing the housing crisis in Australia: https://greens.org.au/housing

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Intro music: Embrace by ItsWatR: https://pixabay.com/users/itswatr-12344345/

Outro music: The Blackest Bouquet by Leonell Cassio: https://pixabay.com/users/leonellcassio-2264996/

Both of the above songs are free to use with credit.

For more in-depth show notes, including additional links, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2023/06/27/294/

I was recently interviewed on another podcast in which the subject of why they thought Bitcoin was a poor store of value. I argued that Bitcoin is a perfect store of value – the question really comes down to what you are actually valuing it in. Where most of us choose our local currency as the basis of value and our wealth, I’m here to tell you that this is why most of society is dead broke. Let’s discuss.

Once in a while, you bump into someone that is doing something unusual and creative and seems to understand the concept of Smart Income, as we teach it. Today I’m going to introduce you to one such person - Josh Lawlor, founder of The Film Shoot Rental Roadmap, and he’s going to explain how you can make big bucks by renting out access to your home or other real estate for film and video shoots.

On episode 293 Nick, Lottie and Hayden discuss their favourite sketches from I Think You Should Leave, series 3 (Netflix). The sketches that we cover are: purple feather, doggie door and banana breath.

We also discuss the politics of series 3, our ITYSL emoji game and Nick's reviews for the swayzine store on Etsy. For more ITYSL series 3 interviews and commentary, make sure you check out our friends over at That's A Chunky, a podcast about I Think You Should Leave! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thats-a-chunky

You can check out Nick's ITYSL meme account @BozoDidTheTweet on Twitter and also follow Lottie @lottiegasp

We hope you enjoy the show. It was such a good time for us that we're going to do shirts for this episode – a fun shirt that we design that says "Learn Respect, I Think You Should Leave Class of 2023" and underneath it says: "Back away, banana breath". Does anyone want a t-shirt? You can always get it big and use it as a night shirt. Please let us know how big your body is.

Intro music: Embrace by ItsWatR: https://pixabay.com/users/itswatr-12344345/

Outro music: The Blackest Bouquet by Leonell Cassio: https://pixabay.com/users/leonellcassio-2264996/

Both of the above songs are free to use with credit.

A relevant song that we mentioned but didn't play was Linda Ronstadt by AJJ, which features the lyrics: I totally lost my shit…All from…[for 50 seconds, I thought there were monsters on the world]. You can hear this song on our Spotify playlist Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy: https://open.spotify.com/user/bronzecat83/playlist/6DK5AzWfrxSDcpHWlLsWi6

For more in-depth show notes, including additional links, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2023/06/11/a/

While your attention was being distracted towards the war in Ukraine, Debt ceiling negotiations, and even inflationary challenges, the central planners have been at work crafting the ultimate set of handcuffs the world has ever seen – FedNow. And in July 2023, this weaponized freedom grabber will go into full effect. In this episode, we will look at this new tool, how it works and why you should run away from it.

Sometimes I get people asking me, “Myles, why is it that you left Australia where the government provide free healthcare, education, and a social security for the US where you have to work for it all, pay 12x more? And then you take that to the next level and are building in Mexico where the government provide almost nothing?”. There’s a simple answer to this. If you live on the principle that you will be 100% responsible for you and your family, then you can choose where and how you want to live. But for those that have just given up on personal responsibility on the premise that their government will take care of you, this is your wake up call. Because they WON’T!

In this episode, I continue on the previous summation of income lost and costs overspent for those that are literally ‘Leaving money on the table’.  This is the 2nd of a 2 part series, and this one has a ton of things you should be considering in order to fight inflation and live an unconstrained life

Things are tough out there, and family budgets are tight. Yet so many people are missing out on income and over paying on expenses. In this episode, I want to do a quick audit of personal finances and show some shocking discoveries of lost money that could have been reclaimed. Let’s see if this information helps you get through the tough money times.

On episode 292 we discuss the Coronation and the monarchy, as well as debating Harry and Meghan's politics.

We look into Harry's book Spare and the documentary Harry and Meghan (Netflix).

For more on some of the critiques Nick raised on this episode, check out the Revolutionary Left Radio episode Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else): https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/elite-capture-how-the-powerful-took-over-identity-politics-and-everything-else-by-olfmi-o-tw

A relevant song we mentioned but didn't play was Fireball by the Flatliners. This song is on our Spotify playlist 'Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy'! https://open.spotify.com/user/bronzecat83/playlist/6DK5AzWfrxSDcpHWlLsWi6

For more in-depth show notes, including additional links, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2023/05/14/292/

The rapid advancement of AI will create opportunities for early adopters. Even by the time you listen to this podcast, those opportunities have probably already been acquired, since only those with enormous capital reserves can afford the data centers to own the robots. But what will be left will be a perfectly laid out design document of totalitarian control from the George Orwell playbook. In this episode, I’m going to talk about my fears of the AI empowered future and how governments may be the early adopters.