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Progressive Podcast Australia

Nov 26, 2014

- Voicemail from Luc from Team Earthling animal rights podcast, on metadata and new laws restricting privacy rights in Australia. - More horribleness from the Australian government on refugees. - Eggs, horse racing, dairy and animal rights. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and...


Nov 21, 2014

- Recap of the G20 and some of the environmental protests against it. - Tony Abbotts inspiring speech and MLK moment. - Obama, US imperialism and drones. - Protesters bury their heads in the sand to mock the Abbott governments stance on climate change. - The climate guardians dressed as angels to raise awareness of...


Nov 13, 2014

- This time we take aim at the Brisbane G20 Summit of world leaders and discuss some of the protests against it. - Robin Taubenfeld of BrisCAN-G20 on their Peoples Convergence and march opposing the G20. - Update on our last episode, 36000 people in Japan signing a petition calling for misogynist pick-up artist Julien...


Nov 10, 2014

- The successful feminist campaign to get sexist pick up artist Julien Blanc kicked out of Australia. - Katies experiences with male harassment and assault. - How pick up artists contribute to a damaging, sexist culture. - Sexism in anarchist/progressive/alternative scenes. - For more information on this episode and for...


Nov 2, 2014

- On this episode we cover developments in the autonomous region of Rojava, Kobani (in northern Syria). - In this region there is both resistance to ISIL/ISIS/IS/Islamic State, as well as experiments in radically democrat organisational forms particularly from the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party). - Were joined by Andy...