Nick, Katie and friends shoot the shit about social justice issues, politics and pop culture. We discuss current events and political issues from a progressive perspective that is pro-animal liberation, anti-racist, pro-feminist, pro-queer, pro-environment and anti-capitalist. Our podcast gives a voice to Left, progressive and anarchist voices and ideas that are neglected in the mainstream media.
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On episode 310 we discuss Katie's obsession with the ice-hockey romance TV shows Off Campus (Prime Video) and Heated Rivalry (HBO Max). Some issues we cover are homophobia in ice-hockey, male characters written by women and getting distracted during a threesome. We also give a shout out to the spoof comedy show A Touch Of Cloth (Prime Video) and byesexuality. If you'd like to support our show, we…
On episode 309 Nick is joined by Hayden, Ruby and Claire to discuss Reddit stories through a social justice lens. The stories cover: appropriate attire for meeting your partner's parents, surprise birthdays, TikTok trends, sparkling water, leave for work to care for companion animals, movie theatre etiquette when you're allergic to dogs, sharing food on dates and calling out line cutters. This…
Episode 308 features comedian Myq Kaplan on his Special 'Rini', the Riyadh Comedy Festival and the politics of comedy generally, plus plenty of Nick not knowing stuff. This episode is also available in video form on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/SOXul8783MQ 'Rini' is out on Youtube the evening of November 19 US Eastern time and noon on November 20 Australian Eastern time. You can go to the link…
Episode 307 features a Reddit story about chronic fatigue as a starting point for a broader discussion about privilege, oppression and the Left. Links: Naomi Klein's book Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World: https://naomiklein.org/doppelganger/ Confessions podcast with Sammy Peterson: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Njlpt8rFB9HBy40s2QGGW Rehash podcast on The Dirtbag Left:…
On episode 306, Katie, Nick and Lottie discuss the Australian federal election and how they'll be voting. We cover: our love of politics being put to the test, Glutton versus Albo, the Greens under Bandt compared to Di Natale and some of the micro-parties. How Lottie is voting: House of reps - Wills 1. Sue Bolton - Socialist Alliance 2. Samantha Ratnam - Greens 3. Owen Miller - Fusion 4. Margee…
On episode 305 we discuss "illness influencer" Belle Gibson and the TV series Apple Cider Vinegar (Netflix). We also cover broader themes of "conspirituality" (drawing on Naomi Klein's book Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World), evidence-based versus non-evidence-based medicine, influencers and grifters. Additional links/sources covered: The Search for Instagram's Worst Con Artist…
On episode 304 Nick is joined by Hayden to discuss Reddit stories covering a wide range of topics, including: chosen names, religion, work, class, dogs, sexuality, gender and cheating. Happy Holidays! This show is a 3CR Summer Special – we encourage everyone to listen to and support 3CR Community Radio! https://www.3cr.org.au/ A note to listeners that this show does not contain the music…
On episode 303 Nick is joined by politics professor Jason Brownlee who informs Nick of everything he has missed by just learning about US politics through Late Night with Seth Myers, which Katie watches constantly! More specifically, the discussion covers: Reflection on Biden's presidency including the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Will Harris/Walz change the direction of the…
On episode 302 we discuss the time we watched a lot of Fox News – particularly the show Gutfeld! This is a Right-wing alternative to more liberal late-night talk shows like Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. We use this example to talk about broader issues of caricatures of the Left, political comedy and satire, free speech and cancel culture. Here is the image…
On episode 301 Lottie and Nick do a deep dive into a prank gone wrong from The Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers in collaboration with Clementine Ford, Antoinette Lattouf and Yumi Stynes. We discuss the politics of pranking and comedy, focusing on intention versus impact and call in versus call out culture. We also reflect on some of the prank-like things we've done on this podcast and…
