April 5, 2022
This episode we have a chat with Celeste Liddle, Arrernte woman, activist, writer, speaker and the new latest Greens candidate for Cooper.
We talk about their motivation for running, “feedback” from Labor members, racism, white feminism, covid, policy platforms, keeping an eye on the cops and the price of lollies.
To support Celeste:
https://www.facebook.com/celesteliddlegreens
https://www.instagram.com/celesteliddlegreens/
https://twitter.com/Utopiana
https://liddle.greens.org.au/
For more from Tom Tanuki:
https://independentaustralia.net/profile-on/tom-tanuki,905
https://www.youtube.com/tomtanuki
This podcast was recorded on stolen land.
March 13, 2022
Patriarchal bargain - what is it and who does it benefit?
CW: mentions of sexual abuse, rape, misogny, transphobia, racism, systemic abuse, suicidal ideation, self harm.
Leah and Steph try and understand the rationale of women who work within this patriarchal system, the benefits and the costs - to not just them but women and gender diverse folk across the continent.
Mentioned in the podcast:
Angry Scotland Podcast:
This podcast is recorded on stolen land.
February 17, 2022
Well that was a wild ride. Welcome to Religious Descrimination Bill part 2: Dead Bill Walking. We discuss the bill, death rattles, conspiracies and of course, abolishment of the state. (Steph tries to talk reason with Leah with no avail). We are very privledged to be joined by Gala Vanting, Program Manager at Scarlet Alliance - The national peak sex worker organisation on this continent.
For more information about Scarlet Alliance: https://www.scarletalliance.org.au/
To make a submission to QLDs anti discrimination Act review (due 1st March) https://twitter.com/DecrimQLD/status/1490919714213998592?s=20&t=jJi1cbCtXAmXrdAnLTJa6A
To support Women For Australia, an organisation providing a platform for progressive independent women candidates in the upcoming election: https://www.womenforaustralia.com.au/
February 9, 2022
Hey kids, it's been a while but you know there is nothing quite like some bipartisan transphobia to force us to get a wriggle on.
CW for homophobia, transphobia, misogny, mentions of suicide and self harm.
We discuss the implications of the Religious Discrimination Bill if it passes without amendments, the discrimination laws that will be reversed in the name of religious discrimination and we have a chat about passages in the Bible which this discrimination is alledgedly justified.
We speak with Alastair Lawrie from Public Interest Advocacy Centre who out lines the bill and discusses the wide reaching and potentially devesating "statement of belief"
Call, write and email your senators, let them know this bill can not go through in it's current form. .
More from Alaistar Lawrie
https://alastairlawrie.net/
Petitions:
https://www.equal.org.au/current_actions
September 15, 2021
Welcome to hell, or as others may know it, early September.
CW for gendered violence, abuse, and systemic violence.
We talk about abortion ban in Texas and what we should in Australia to improve access.The absolute abomination that has been appointed the position of Human Rights Commisioner. The National Women's Safety Summit, Respect at work/discrimination act, and finally John Setka.
It's almost cute conservatives think we don't need feminism.
June 21, 2021
Big ol CW for mentions of sexual violence, sexual acts, violence, porn, reproductive organs, and mention of child sexual assault at 1:01:37-1:02:43.
This week we are joined by Eva Sless, sexpert, educator, writer and author of 'A Teenage Girl's Guide to Getting Off' to chat about age appropriate sex education in schools, pleasure and just how worried about porn should we be really?
This episode is a hefty middle finger to SWERFs, anti porn crusaders and all the folk out there who shame sexuality and work to reduce access to support services.
More from Eva Sless
twitter: https://twitter.com/deliciouslybad
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evasless/
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Eva-Sless-1907975752800830
articles: https://www.adultmatchmaker.com.au/author/8/eva-sless
Purchase 'A Teen Girls Guide to Getting Off': https://www.booktopia.com.au/a-teen-girl-s-guide-to-getting-off-eva-sless/ebook/9780992351434.html
This podcast was recorded on stolen land.
May 22, 2021
This episode we are introducing a new cohost Steph, who you might remember from past episodes such as a Jaunty Stroll Through the History of Transmedicalisation and Happy Coup Year!
In just over an hour discuss Universal Childcare, some “interesting” research out of Germany and how it just one small piece of a utopian puzzle. We also talk about the education system, mental health, abortion, even Foucault gets a look in. All of this with our regulation shitting on the LNP, stoker, and a healthy skepticism of how something good can get coopted by neoliberalism.
For further reading
cw: article is pretty neoliberal and racist.
https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/11688/who-benefits-from-universal-child-care-estimating-marginal-returns-to-early-child-care-attendance
cw: contains LNP opinions (vomit emoji)
https://amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/tax-justice-for-stay-at-home-mums-knocked-back-in-coalition-fight-20210503-p57
This episode was recorded the day before the budget was announced, but also before the violence in against Palestinian esculated. Please support our Palestinian friends, go to demos, support their causes and remember that that being anti zion isn't being anti semetic. (as soon as i find a charity that i'm certain is absolutely going to Palestinians, I will share x)
FINALLY: In collabortation with SlutWalk Melbourne, Feminists United Australia is collecting expressions of interest for a Feminist conference / festival, let us know what you want to see, hear and do!