- U.S. politics Obamamania. - The Miley Cyrus incident. - An Australian story which you probably dont know about, but should! - Arguments for and against voting. - Being active beyond voting. - For more information on this episode, and to find all of the links and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2013/09/01/vote/

- Chelsea Mannings imprisonment and coming out as trans. - Visiting the Ecuadorean embassy, where Assange is. - Refugee rights rallies around Australia. - Anything can be vegan! - The role of soldiers in war. - For more information on this episode and links to all of the stories and clips from the episode, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2013/08/26/gun/

- Interview with Kirsten Bayes from Stop the Arms Fair: Occupy vs the Arms Fair, how you can take action against arms dealers anywhere around the world, queer issues and arms dealers, animals and war. - What you HAVE learnt from Adbusters this week: planned obsolescence and cycling. - Sex toys and light globes which is more exciting? - Book recommendation: Addicted to War. - For more information on this episode and links to all of the stories and clips from the episode, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2013/08/26/gun/

- The Institute for Critical Animal Studies Oceania 2013 Conference: Animal Liberation and Social Justice, an Intersectional Approach to Social Change. - What Critical Animal Studies is all about. - Ghost the dog. - Art and activism. - Animal advocacy in Columbia. - Jess Ison Happy Meat and roaming factory hens: the new neoliberal animal rights. - Hooning on bikes. - Livia Boscardin Our common future developing a non-speciesist, critical theory of sustainability. - Racism and animal experimentation in Aotearoa. - Visiting A Poultry Place animal sanctuary. - Nick Pendergrast Veganism Enters the Mainstream. You can view the powerpoint for Nicks talk at this link, just hit play when the talk starts and the slides will change at the right time: http://www.slideshare.net/NickPendergrast/veganism-enters-the-mainstream - For links to all of the stories and clips from this episode, and to find links to listen to more of the talks from this conference, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2013/07/12/cas/