Episode 272 features advice from comedian Myq Kaplan on finding time for ice cream (things you want to do) among the broccoli (things you have to do). He discusses how he makes time for the things that are important to him, including creativity, activism and much more! This discussion is also available in video form on Youtube: https://youtu.be/rSYaJTSy7Ec To look into Myqs comedy including stand-up albums, podcasts and much more, check out his website: https://myqkaplan.com/ Recommendations from Myq: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by: Bren Brown: https://www.booktopia.com.au/daring-greatly-bren-brown/book/9780241257401.html Boomerang for Gmail: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/boomerang-for-gmail/mdanidgdpmkimeiiojknlnekblgmpdll?hl=en Recommendation from Nick: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen: https://www.booktopia.com.au/getting-things-done-david-allen/book/9780143573197.html Music: Dollar Signs Hi, Anxiety: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__vqwiSiAsQ Zach Sherwin Circumcising Wolverine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7E-ttJpJ7Q For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2021/10/05/272/ If you enjoy the music we play on our show, check out our Spotify playlist Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy! https://open.spotify.com/user/bronzecat83/playlist/6DK5AzWfrxSDcpHWlLsWi6

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Finding Time for Ice Cream among the Broccoli with Comedian Myq Kaplan

On episode 271 we discuss Melbourne exploding with COVID, ongoing lockdowns, protests from construction workers and earthquakes! For more on these protests and concerns about police brutality, check out this article by Josh Taylor on The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/23/arrest-footage-and-teargas-raise-concerns-about-victoria-polices-use-of-force-to-quell-protests For more on how living with Covid will impact health workers, check out this article by Karen Willis and Natasha Smallwood on The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/living-with-covid-looks-very-different-for-front-line-health-workers-who-are-already-exhausted-167213 If anyone can help us out with designing a new logo for the show, please email us at progressivepodcast AT gmail dot com. You can see Nicks drawing and design skills here to see why we need help with this! https://www.facebook.com/progpodcast/posts/5057866490895647 You can listen to us hosting the Rotations music show on 3CR Community Radio, featuring some musical comedy with a message: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202109191300/healing-world-comedy-rotations-musical-comedy-special Music: The Marxist Brothers by NOFX, In Too Deep by Sum 41. For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2021/09/24/271/ If you enjoy the music we play on our show, check out our Spotify playlist Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy! https://open.spotify.com/user/bronzecat83/playlist/6DK5AzWfrxSDcpHWlLsWi6

Melbourne is Exploding. COVID, Lockdowns, Protests and Earthquakes!

On episode 270 Nick is joined by Lottie to discuss political and social issues around lockdowns, as well as some media recommendations. Lockdowns and vaccinations, civil liberties, health and business. Social aspects of lockdowns including single bubbles, intimate partners and dating. Nick and Katies list of things we can still enjoy despite lockdown: https://www.facebook.com/progpodcast/posts/4716774185004881 Lotties recommendations: TV shows: Miracle Workers (Stan), Lupin (Netflix). Books: The Broken Earth trilogy by NK Jemison and A long way to a small angry planet by Becky Chambers. Nicks recommendations: TV show: Upstart Crow (Stan) and particularly the Upstart Crow Christmas Special 2020 (Prime Video). Movie: They Came Together (Google Play/Apple TV). Check out Nicks vegan recipe for Choc Peanut Butter Raw Pills and you can also follow our blog here: https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2021/07/30/raw-pills/ Our podcast is now on Spotify! So you can follow us and even rate us on there: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ALrScAwDwCqi9YO2228mp Clips: Songbird movie, Looks Whos Inside Again by Bo Burnham, Songbird movie, Ghost Tour sketch from I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Season 2 Episode 1, Aloo Gobi by Weezer, The Office US Season 4 Episode 18, I'm So Humble by The Lonely Island (feat. Adam Levine), Babysitter sketch from I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Season 1 Episode 5. For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2021/09/07/270/ If you enjoy the music we play on our show, check out our Spotify playlist Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy! https://open.spotify.com/user/bronzecat83/playlist/6DK5AzWfrxSDcpHWlLsWi6

The Government Says You Better Be Having Sex! Lockdown Rules and Loopholes

On episode 269 we discuss the Biloela family, who came to Australia from Sri Lanka due to the persecution of the Tamil people. We also discuss refugee law, as well as the state of the refugee issue and refugee rights activism in Australia. We finish the episode by promoting the upcoming Rally for Refugee Rights: Permanent Visas not Discrimination. This rally is on the 25th of July around Australia. Here are the details for the Melbourne event, for those outside of Melbourne look online to find a rally near you! https://www.facebook.com/events/912767129576379/ Clips: Streets are Getting Hot by Blue King Brown and Diafrix: https://soundcloud.com/thekeyofsea/06-streets-are-getting-hot Are we the opposition by The Feed SBS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmeypIUKEdQ Asylum by Combat Wombat: https://combatwombat.bandcamp.com/track/asylum-2 For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2021/07/17/269/ If you enjoy the music we play on our show, check out our Spotify playlist Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy! https://open.spotify.com/user/bronzecat83/playlist/6DK5AzWfrxSDcpHWlLsWi6

The Biloela Family and Progress for the Refugee Rights Movement

On episode 268 we look into state overreach in the arrest of the producer for Youtuber Friendlyjordies by the polices fixated persons unit. For more on this issue, check out this video from Friendlyjordies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXtq4a8829g&ab_channel=friendlyjordies We also discuss language that we associate with the Right of politics, like cuck and simp, being used by some on the Left (or at least not on the right), drawing on the example of former Labor leader Bill Shorten calling Prime Minister Scott Morrison a simp: https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/08/australian-politicians-say-simp-bill-shorten-scott-morrison-donald-trump/ Check out the animal-themed trivia episode on Nicks other show Freedom of Species and please support 3CR Community Radio if you can! https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202106201300/radiothon-2021-animal-trivia Also check out our latest blog post where Nick ranks every sketch from the show I Think You Should Leave: https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2021/06/25/i-think-you-should-leave/ Music: Im Scum by Idles and All Eyes on Me by Bo Burnham. For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2021/06/28/268/

Cucks, Simps and the Friendlyjordies Saga

On episode 267 Nick is joined by Nic from Pynk Spots for a DEEP dive into Bo Burnham's musical comedy and what content creators (which is just about everyone in the age of social media!) can learn from his work. We mainly discuss his latest Netflix special Inside but also touch on his previous specials Make Happy and What? Both of these are also available on Netflix. There is also an audio album of the songs from the Inside special that you can check out on all of the usual streaming services: https://boburnham.lnk.to/INSIDE Make sure you subscribe to Pynk Spots on Youtube and your favourite podcast app! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFh3fDI2O4pYIurpRhnRzQA The music is all from Bo Burnham! It includes: Content from Inside, Can't Handle This (Kanye Rant) from Make Happy, Comedy from Inside, Dont Wanna Know from Inside and Art is Dead from What? For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2021/06/18/267/

Bo Burnham, Performance and Content Creation. Part of Me Needs You

On episode 266 Nick is joined by Nic from Pynk Spots to discuss what capitalism is and why we are anti-capitalists, as well as subtle ways we try to disrupt capitalist logic in our everyday lives. The discussion features analysis of capitalism and pop culture, as well as challenging the capitalist idea we have to constantly be productive, including on social media. This episode is a continuation of the discussion featured on our last episode Disrupting An Ableist, Capitalist Mindset Within Social Movements, Featuring Two Nics: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2021/05/29/265/ This discussion is also available in video form on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O04433QEoJI Make sure you subscribe to Pynk Spots on Youtube and your favourite podcast app! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFh3fDI2O4pYIurpRhnRzQA Music: The Marxist Brothers by NOFX, Purge The Poison by MARINA. For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2021/06/05/266/

Everyday Anti-Capitalism with Nic from Pynk Spots

On episode 265 Nick is joined by Nic from Pynk Spots to discuss the importance of including a wide range of ways to make change within social movements, to reduce burnout and challenge ableism. This discussion is also available in video form on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O04433QEoJI Make sure you subscribe to Pynk Spots on Youtube and your favourite podcast app! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFh3fDI2O4pYIurpRhnRzQA Please donate to the Solidarity Not Silence Campaign, WOMEN FACING DEFAMATION CASE FOR SPEAKING UP, if you can: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/solidaritynotsilence/ Clips: Petrol Girls Strike, Solidarity Not Silence This is Sisterhood. For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2021/05/29/265/

Disrupting An Ableist, Capitalist Mindset Within Social Movements. Featuring Two Nics

On episode 264 we look beyond individual ethics to explore the role of various positions in society and how these different positions shape the worldview of those who hold them. The role of landlords, or as they are now known in Victoria, rental providers. The roles of the police, military and the employing class. Our trip to Queensland and Trump supporters, cancel culture, Monopoly and the catchphrase for the pandemic. Clips: Ariana Grande Positions, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Peep Show, Bill Hicks Sleep and the Message from the album Salvation, Weezer Island In The Sun, Stella Donnelly U Owe Me, Songbird. For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2021/05/19/264/

Positions: Won't Somebody Please Think Of The Landlords?

Episode 263 features politics professor Jason Brownlee on his article Shadow Wars and Corporate Welfare, which is on what to expect from Bidens foreign policy. You can read this article here: https://catalyst-journal.com/vol4/no4/shadow-wars-and-corporate-welfare The Capitol Hill riots and is the fascist label appropriate for Trump? Trumps foreign policy record. What can individuals do to oppose US militarism and imperialism? Also check out Nicks article Questioning Trickle Down Identity Politics on our blog: https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2021/02/26/idpols3/ Clips: Asylum Street Spankers Stick Magnetic Ribbons on Your SUV, Bill Hicks Polls from the album Salvation, Jacobin The Legacy of Orientalism and Edward Said w/ Vivek Chibber & Bashir Abu-Manneh, Men at Work Its a Mistake. For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2021/04/08/263/

Light Footprint, Heavy Pay Load. US Wars Before and After Trump

On episode 262 we discuss the phenomenon of people re-evaluating their work, where they live and their lives generally during the pandemic. We also cover the way that class and gender has impacted peoples experiences of the pandemic and lockdowns. Check out Nicks article Do You Identify Or Are You Identified? https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2021/01/29/idpols2/ We finish the show with some recommendations. Book recommendation: Thirsty: Confessions of a Fame Whore by comedian Joel Creasey, available in audio book format as well. Movie recommendations: The Prom (Netflix), Promising Young Woman, Greenberg, While We're Young, Lady Bird, Mistress America. Music played: Dollar Signs Tears/Beers/Fears, Bo Burnham Intro from What? , Stella Donnelly 'Beware of the Dogs'. For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2021/02/22/262/

Reevaluating and Recommending During the Pandemic

On episode 261 we discuss violence and the state, as well as bringing you some speeches from the Invasion Day rally in Melbourne Kulin Nations. One thing we didnt do was define the state but what we are talking about there is not just the government but also the police, prison system, court system etc. We discuss the broader definition of violence in the context of family violence and whether or not it can be applied to the state generally and prisons specifically. The speeches we play from Invasion Day are by Greens politician Lidia Thorpe and historian Gary Foley. This audio is from 3CR Community Radio and you can listen to the full rally via their website: https://www.3cr.org.au/InvasionDay2021 You can sign the petition promoted at this rally, calling on the Prime Minister to meet with families whose loved ones have died in custody for 30th anniversary of Royal Commission: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/petition-calling-on-the-prime-minister-to-meet-with-families-whose-loved-ones-have-died-in-custody-in-april Nick has set up a new Twitter account where he simply posts the song that he is most enjoying that day. Follow that account @NicksSong and you can also follow the Spotify playlist Song of the Day by NicksSong: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3aj8GLVvKz0UcYriiRmYCE?si=jiVyMSiuR9u9uSmo2i_uEw For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2021/01/28/261/

Is The State Inherently Violent?

- We discuss the constant tension in activism and life generally of feeling like youre not doing enough versus way too much.- Advice on getting on top of your email inbox.- Playing the metaphorical keyboard.- Nonsensical analogies about call out culture.- Check out Nicks article on identity politics: https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2020/09/04/idpols/ For more information on this episode (260) and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2020/01/04/260/

Apathy and Exhaustion

- Nick is joined by Lottie to discuss Melbournes lockdown what it was like, implications for work and life generally going forward, and our evaluation of how the Andrews government has handled the pandemic.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2020/12/04/259/

#259: Reflections On One Of The Worlds Longest Lockdowns, Are We All In This Together?

- During the election campaign, Trump argued that Republicans have become the party of the American worker. Nick is joined by Nic (previously of Bitchy Shitshow and Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack, now doing the new show Pynk Spots) to discuss this claim and break down the US election result and a lack of focus on class and economic inequality from the Democrats.- Check out this article from Jason Brownlee giving a Leftist analysis of the election results: https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2020/11/09/election/- Also make sure you check out Nics new solo project Pynk Spots! Details of the first show here: https://twitter.com/PynkSpots/status/1324488064513683456- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2020/11/10/258/

#258: Are the Republicans the Party for Workers? Two Nics on US Politics

Welcome to Nick and Katies social justice warrior happy hour! Enjoy some political correctness gone ridiculous from inner-city raving lunatics. 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. The show includes discussion, interviews, soundbites from our favourite TV shows and political music.

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