Progressive Podcast Australia

- Dont veganise racist holidays like Invasion Day, boycott them! - Dennis Simmons on some of the negative impacts of Tony Abbotts government. - Celeste Liddle on Constitutional Recognition for Indigenous people. - Our recent finds from the street. - Capitalist shopping lists. - The killing of sharks in Western Australia. - Will Tuttles speaking tour of Australia and Aotearoa. - Book recommendations, reading for diversity. - Interview with Dr (Mother!) Theresa Petray on Indigenous self-determination in education and beyond. - Survival Day events around Australia. - For more information on this episode and to find link to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2014/01/17/indigenous/

- Reflecting on radical feminism and third wave feminism. - German ticket inspectors. - Problems with comparing happy animal exploitation and happy porn. - Is objectification inherent to porn? - Consent, sex work and capitalism. - Sex work as another form of labour exploitation under capitalism. - Capitalism and patriarchy. - Feedback on our China episode: Chinas One Child Policy, population issues and male privilege. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2013/12/29/sex/

- Religion and Christmas. - Veganism and George Monbiot, Jay-Z and Beyonc. - George Monbiots article So you need that smart cuckoo clock for Christmas, do you?. - The impact of plastics on the environment and non-human animals. - Buy Nothing Christmas. - For more information on the episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2013/12/20/christmas/

- Book recommendation: They Did Nothing: Why the Truth doesn't always come out when the UN goes in by Linda Polman. - Our interview with China Ben. Covers: repression of activists in China, inequality in China including the urban/rural divide, taking action on behalf of workers, Corruption, creative ways of getting around censorship online, the Wests role in Chinas environmental problems and the One Child Policy. - For more information about this episode and for links to all of the clips and stories from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2013/12/17/china/

- Finds from the street: lamp and an iMac! - Antony Loewenstein and Scott Ludlam from the event What Next for the Australian Left?. - Russell Brand: voting, revolution, sexism and privilege. - National Day of Climate Action. - Movie Recommendation: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. - Book Recommendations from Loewenstein and Ludlam. - Changing the language in political discussions. - Academics and social movements. - Israel and human rights (or lack of). - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2013/11/26/left/

- Whats Grinding Our Gears this Week: the Abbott governments cuts to Centrelink (the Australian governments welfare agency). - Updates on the Australian Senate. - Refugee activism. - Interview with Andrew Kelly on the tunnel picket protest against a proposed road development in Melbourne that will destroy communities and privileges roads over rail. - Environmental and animal rights news and activism. - Being healthy and vegan on a low income. - Phonebloks. - Reclaim the Night. - Interview with Helen Cox from Plan to Thrive on sustainable activism and avoiding activist burnout. - For more information on this episode and for links to all the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2013/10/23/getactive/

- Farewell to Kevin Rudd. - Abbotts cabinet. - Australia is open for business. - Secondary boycotts under threat. - Abbott wants to sign the scary TPPA agreement. - A return to TPVs and other horrible changes for asylum seekers. - Further discussion on Syria. - Whats Grinding Our Gears: sleazy drunk men and the freeway. - Media control. - Workers under threat from a new right-wing Senate. - Scott Ludlam gets a recount for the WA Senate. - For more information on the episode and for links to the all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2013/10/12/voldemort/

- Book recommendation from Hugo Chavez: Hegemony or Survival by Noam Chomsky. - Liam Kenny defends The Chasers false depiction of his dad having sex with a dog. - Whats Grinding Our Gears This Week: homophobic Google. - Occupy Wall Street two year anniversary. - Spoken word CD recommendation: War and Civil Disobedience by Howard Zinn. - For more information on the episode and for links to the all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2013/10/01/syria/

- Casino land grab. - Some history and background on Syria. - Latest news on Syria. - US hypocrisy on chemical weapons. - The US accidentally pursuing diplomacy. - The role of alternative media in generating opposition to a US invasion. - Arming foetuses or harming penises? - For more information on the episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2013/10/01/syria/

- Senate results, will it be a hostile Senate that blocks Tony Abbotts right-wing policies? - Greens get a record number of Senate seats. - Rap News, Julian Assange and Wikileaks. - Calls for reforming the Senate voting process after parties get in with hardly any votes. - Whats Grinding Our Gears This Week? featuring Kitchen Cabinet. - Being active beyond voting, the importance of activism and social movements. - For more information on this episode and to find links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2013/09/15/abbott/

- Australian federal election: Tony Abbott winning could be a good thing for the Left. - Abbott: a leader for everyone?? - Media coverage of the election. - Feedback and updates on our last episode. - For links to all of the stories and clips from this episode, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2013/09/15/abbott/

- 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/