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The Freedom of Species Team

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Radiothon 2023 - Trivia Extravaganza!

Freedom of Species ·

2023/06/18

Join us as we raise money for 3CR's annual radiothon and entertain listeners with our tricky trivia questions. Music Played: Parry Gripp 'I Like Vegetables' - https://www.parrygripp.com/music/parry-gripp-mega-party-2008-2012/ Sweet Goose 'Burn It To The Ground' - https://sweetgoose.bandcamp.com/track/burn-it-to-the-ground Photo by 2Photo Pots on Unsplash

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Book chat: Motivational Methods for Vegan Advocacy by...

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2023/06/11

Adam, Claire & Caroline discuss the book Motivational Methods for Vegan Advocacy; A Clinical Psychology Perspective by Dr Casey T. Taft, Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University and co-owner of Vegan Publishers. Casey's book centres on applying principles of and methods from the field of psychology to understand how to advocate for long-term behavioural change and promote veganism in the context of social justice. Link to Casey Taft's book on Goodreads

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What would our ideal relationship with animals be?

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2023/06/04

Katie, Lottie and Nick discuss what they are fighting FOR – what they see as our ideal relationship with other animals. More specifically, the conversation covers: our current relationships with non-human animals, swimming with free-living sea lions, animal rights versus animal welfare, various uses of animals including for companionship and for people with disabilities, and the practical implications of taking on an animal rights perspective. Throughout the month of June we are raising money to

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Non-Violent Direct Action with Kristy Alger

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2023/05/28

Kristy Alger returns to discuss her experiences in training and developing awareness of effective practices in non-violent direct action and why consent culture is so important. This discussion follows on from our previous shows about total liberation and why consistent anti-oppression is critical. Kristy's blog Writing Liberation is here: https://writingliberation.medium.com/(link is external) You can check out her book

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Zane McNeill on animal rights advocacy and addressing...

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2023/05/21

We speak with Zane McNeill, a nonbinary scholar-activist from West Virginia who has published edited collections with Sanctuary Publishers, PM Press, and Lantern Publishing & Media. They were the recipient of the 2022 National Lawyer Guild’s Legal Worker Award for their labor and animal rights organizing and are a co-manager of the nonprofit, Rights for Animal Rights Advocates (RARA). Topics discussed include animal rights advocacy and organising, dismantling racial and carceral capitalism and how

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How can we be effective advocates for the bees?

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2023/05/14

How can we be effective advocates for the bees? Get the buzz on the world of bees in this episode, are bee populations in decline? What are the biggest issues facing bees today? Do bees have a kind of sentience? What can we do as individuals for the bees? Why do native bees get the short end of the stick and what can we learn from native bee expert Dr Kit

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Being the Only Vegan at the Dinner Table: Exploring...

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2023/05/07

Lottie, Meg and Nick discuss the social aspects of veganism, including highlighting the benefits of being a visible vegan from an advocacy point of view versus the social difficulties this can sometimes bring up. Links: The festive table is set. Is now a good time to mention I’m vegan? By Zoya Patel: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/dec/21/the-festive-table-is-set-is-now-a-good-time-to-mention-im-vegan Celebs like Aubrey Plaza and Emma Roberts are getting slammed for Big Milk ad

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Animals as Workers (International Workers Day show)

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2023/04/30

Happy May Day! This International Workers Day we honour the contribution working animals have made to our society and talk about the rights and ethics of working animals. The music featured in this show is by Melbourne synth and piano rock duo Privateer, who's first full album will be released late 2023/early 2024. www.privateermusic.com Songs: Ticonderoga Follow Winter's Dream Bandcamp: https://privateermusic.bandcamp.com/album/winters-dream Photo by Ana Cernivec on

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Georgie Purcell, Animal Justice Party MP

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2023/04/23

We welcome Georgie Purcell, Animal Justice Party MP representing Northern Victoria to the show and chat about her lifelong love of animals and social justice. Georgie talks about her campaigning experience and working as Chief of Staff for Andy Meddick MP, who was Animal Justice Party Victoria's first elected MP, before running as a candidate herself and being elected in November 2022. Georgie is passionate about improving the protection of animals - whether they be farmed, native or companion

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Total Liberation with Kristy Alger (part 2)

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2023/04/16

Kristy Alger joins us for part 2 of our discussion about total liberation and how we can build common ground, and addressing issues of harm that arise in advocacy spaces. Part 1 of our discussion can be heard here: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/total-liberation-kristy-alger Kristy writes her blog Writing Liberation on Medium and her last blog piece called No, I will not stand with you is available

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Dominion Animal Rights March: Until Every Cage Is Empty

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2023/04/09

This show features speeches from the Dominion Animal Rights March in Naarm/Melbourne, by Farm Transparency Project. You can watch Dominion at: www.watchdominion.com You can find out more about Farm Transparency Project here: https://www.farmtransparency.org/ For more on avoiding activist burnout, which came up briefly at the end of the show, check out our previous show ‘Bede Carmody – Preventing Activist Burnout’:

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Total Liberation with Kristy Alger

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2023/03/26

We talk with activist and author Kristy Alger about total liberation and why being a consistent ally is critical. CONTENT WARNING: topics include transphobia, fascism and neo-Nazis, police violence. We discuss British anti-trans rights campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull's (also know as Posie Parker) appearance in Australia and the protests against her speaking events. The events of the last week have been hugely distressing and we encourage people to consider accessing support services. Here

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Animals and Consciousness

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2023/03/19

Delving into the layers of conscousness in animals and humans and what this means for our treatment of our fellow non human animals. Featuring music by local vegan musician Plum Green http://www.plumgreenmusic.com/ Music Played: Plum Green 'Raspberry Vine' Plum Green 'Walk Against the Wind' Plum Green 'Grave Snuggler' Photo by Andre Mouton: https://unsplash.com/@andremouton

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International Women's Day shout out and other news

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2023/03/12

International Women's Day is recognised each year on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence against women. 3CR Radical Radio has a long history of supporting IWD by hosting 24 hour broadcasting by women and non-binary people. On this show we discuss some inspirational women who are animal rights advocates and strive for collective liberation. We also discuss some other animal-related news. We

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Human and Animal Friendships

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2023/03/05

Exploring the fascinating subject of animal and human friendships across time. Delving into our relationships with companion animals both traditional and non traditonal and our interaction with wild animal friends. Music Played: Heilung 'Norupo' - https://heilung.travelling-merchant.com/cd/heilung-futha-cd-digipak-digital Otkyen 'Storm' - https://otyken.ru/?lang=en#listen Yothu Yindi 'Treaty (Radio Mix)' - https://music.apple.com/au/album/treaty-radio-mix/586510491?i=586510784

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Humane Research Australia - 2023

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2023/02/26

In Australia, every year millions of individuals get used in research and animal experiments. For over 40 years Humane Research Australia has been advocating for for scientifically valid and humane non-animal methods of research. We chat with HRA CEO Rachel Smith and committee member Katrina Larsen.You can find out more about HRA at https://www.humaneresearch.org.au/.For more information about the NSW inquiry into the 'Use of primates and other animals in medical research in New South Wales'.

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Punk Rock Vegan Movie discussion

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2023/02/19

On this show, we discuss the new documentary film written and directed by musician and animal rights advocate Moby. The film is called Punk Rock Vegan Movie and spans a number of decades examining the ongoing relationship between the worlds of punk music and animal rights, and how punk ideology is associated with animal rights activism and veganism. The film premiered in January 2023 at the Slamdance Film Festival and is freely available to watch on Moby's YouTube

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Our Vegan Journeys: Veganism Past and Present

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2023/02/05

Nick and Katie discuss how they transitioned to veganism, veganism becoming more popular in recent years – overtaking vegetarianism in many ways, Happy Cow’s top 10 vegan-friendly cities in the world and finally, challenging ableism within activist movements. Articles discussed: Who moved my cheese? The silent battle between vegetarians and vegans by Tony Naylor: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/may/20/who-moved-my-cheese-the-silent-battle-between-vegetarians-and-vegans Top 10 Vegan-Friendly

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Veganism, Socialism and Capitalism: Introducing Meg...

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2023/01/29

On this show we welcome our newest team member, Meg! Nick and Meg discuss a wide range of topics including: Meg’s journey when it comes to thinking about our obligations towards other animals, avoiding centring humans in animal liberation struggles, connections between veganism and socialism, and finally, capitalism, class and veganism. Links: 2018 Gallup poll on vegans and vegetarians in the US: https://news.gallup.com/poll/238328/snapshot-few-americans-vegetarian-vegan.aspx ‘Cost of groceries

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Go Vegan Campaigns: do they advance or detract from...

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2023/01/22

In our first show back for 2023 we talk about some popular Go Vegan campaigns such as Veganuary that encourage people to try adopting a vegan diet for 30 days and provide email support resources and cookbooks. We discuss whether these campaigns can frame veganism as a diet through the focus on food and miss the broader ethical considerations of animal liberation, or are they a critical first step for vegan curious people who are searching for information and the support that will help them make

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