Progressive Podcast Australia
Nick and Katie
Recent Episodes
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 right now and click the 'Notify Me' button to watch it as soon as it comes out! https://youtu.be/y0uf9i_z-Aw
Intro music: Embrace by ItsWatR: https://pixabay.com/users/itswatr-12344345/
Outro music: The Blackest Bouquet by Leonell Cassio: https://pixabay.com/users/leonellcassio-2264996/
Both of the above songs are free to use with credit.
For more in-depth show notes, including additional links, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2025/11/12/308/
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: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2RnIDbnXQSjuyaSzFvNHN7
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Music:
Intro music: Embrace by ItsWatR: https://pixabay.com/users/itswatr-12344345/
Outro music: The Blackest Bouquet by Leonell Cassio: https://pixabay.com/users/leonellcassio-2264996/
Both of the above songs are free to use with credit.
For more in-depth show notes, including additional links, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2025/11/04/307/
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 Glover - Legalise Cannabis
5. Peter Khalil - Labor
6. Jeff Kidney - Liberals
7. Rachel Versteegen - Libertarian
8. Bruce Stevens - One Nation
Victorian Senate (top six, see our website linked to below for the full list)
1. Animal Justice Party (AJP's animal and environment related policies are very comprehensive, their other policies less so but they say they stand for justice and compassion. I think having one animal-focussed Senator would be positive)
2. Victorian Socialists
3. Indigenous - Aboriginal Party of Australia (seems like some of their policies are still underdeveloped but overall they are for First Nations self determination and everything that comes with that)
4. The Greens
5. Heena Sinha Cheung (detailed policies to fix housing crisis, tackle climate change and support abuse victims)
6. Australia's Voice (axvoter think they look good but still finding their feet)
How Nick is voting:
House of reps – Melbourne
1: BANDT, Adam – THE GREENS
2: HUANG, Helen – FUSION | PLANET RESCUE | WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION | INNOVATION
3: WITTY, Sarah – AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY
4: KOUTOUFIDES, Anthony – INDEPENDENT
5: HUNT, Steph – LIBERAL
6: SMITH, Tim – INDEPENDENT
7: CASEY, Melanie – PAULINE HANSON'S ONE NATION
Victorian Senate (for those just doing top 6)
1. The Greens
2. Victorian Socialists
3. Animal Justice Party
4. Australian Democrats
5. Labor
6. LNP
For more in-depth show notes, including Lottie's full rankings for the Victorian Senate, plus links with information on the micro-parties etc, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2025/04/30/306/
If you'd like to support our show, we appreciate any ratings/reviews on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or whatever app you listen to our show on – thanks!
Intro music: Embrace by ItsWatR: https://pixabay.com/users/itswatr-12344345/
Outro music: The Blackest Bouquet by Leonell Cassio: https://pixabay.com/users/leonellcassio-2264996/
Both of the above songs are free to use with credit.
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 (documentary on Netflix).
Maintenance Phase podcast episode "Illness Influencer" Belle Gibson (we took that illness influencer phrase above from this!): https://open.spotify.com/episode/4xZ11pQv8tKZbJaI5w2S1D?si=HeEsESSIRG-lMdOfQhb3Kw&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A37i9dQZF1FgnTBfUlzkeKt&nd=1&dlsi=c758a80e0eb04798
You can hear the two of us discuss similar issues (but make different points) on the Freedom of Species show Vegans For Trump? Conspirituality in the Vegan Movement: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/vegans-trump-conspirituality-vegan-movement
If you'd like to support our show, we appreciate any ratings/reviews on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or whatever app you listen to our show on – thanks!
Clips: The Adventures of Lano & Woodley: Season 1, Episode 1 – The Girlfriend.
Intro music: Embrace by ItsWatR: https://pixabay.com/users/itswatr-12344345/
Outro music: The Blackest Bouquet by Leonell Cassio: https://pixabay.com/users/leonellcassio-2264996/
Both of the above songs are free to use with credit.
For more in-depth show notes, including additional links, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2025/02/23/305/
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 mentioned, for copyright reasons. If you'd like to listen to the full show with all of the music, just go to the Freedom of Species page on the 3CR site: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies and hit play on the player that says Freedom of Species - 22 December 2024. This show will be available to listen to via that player until December 29. We've also added the music mentioned on this show (Horror is a Human Being by Cursive – from the album Get Fixed, Environmental Anxiety by RAYE – from the album My 21st Century Blues and No War by Lowkey ft Styles P – from the album Soundtrack to the Struggle 3) to our Spotify playlist 'Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy': https://open.spotify.com/user/bronzecat83/playlist/6DK5AzWfrxSDcpHWlLsWi6
Intro music: Embrace by ItsWatR: https://pixabay.com/users/itswatr-12344345/
Outro music: The Blackest Bouquet by Leonell Cassio: https://pixabay.com/users/leonellcassio-2264996/
Both of the above songs are free to use with credit.
For more in-depth show notes, including additional links, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2024/12/22/304/