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The Freedom of Species Team

Animal advocacy on the airwaves, hosted by a team of local animal advocates.

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Questioning Trickle Down Identity Politics (Summer...

Freedom of Species ·

2023/01/15

On this Summer Special Nick from Freedom of Species and Lottie discuss what journalist Naomi Klein refers to as trickle down identity politics. This form of identity politics, typified by people such as Hillary Clinton, prioritises achieving a more diverse range of people in positions of power, with the argument that if more people from marginalised groups get into positions of power, these benefits will eventually “trickle down” to that group as a whole. We do this drawing on the following

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What Do You Mean By Identity Politics?? Evaluating...

Freedom of Species ·

2023/01/08

On this Summer Special Nick from Freedom of Species and Lottie evaluate different arguments about identity politics going on within Left/progressive/environmental movements. We do this drawing on the following articles that Nick has written: ‘What Do You Mean By “Identity Politics”?’ https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2020/09/04/idpols/ ‘Do You Identify Or Are You Identified?’ https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2021/01/29/idpols2/ This show is a 3CR Summer Special – see here for

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A Proper Music Show (Rotations Music Special)

Freedom of Species ·

2023/01/01

This Rotations music show features Nick from Freedom of Species playing songs from the band Proper. Themes include the politics of the band, their shift from emo music to prog rock, moving away from cities with Right-wing politics and imagining a better life and a better world. This show originally aired on Rotations on 3CR Community Radio on 1 January 2023. Rotations airs 2-3pm every Sunday and features music from a wide range of 3CR presenters. For more information about the Rotations show, see:

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Investigating Extinction Rebellion’s 3.5% Rule

Freedom of Species ·

2022/12/18

We delve into Extinction Rebellion’s claim that once 3.5% of the population of a state is mobilised in sustained protest, success is guaranteed. We also discuss the implications for the environmental movement and animal activists. For more on this issue, you can read Harley’s article ‘Reflections on Rebellion – How People Power can Take the World By Storm’: https://animalrebellion.org/how-change-happens/ You can also read the academic article ‘Social movements and (mis)use of research: Extinction

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Project Fresh Start

Freedom of Species ·

2022/12/11

We speak with Jolene who founded Project Fresh Start about veganism, food insecurity and minimising food waste. Jolene started PFS in 2021 in the southeast suburbs of Melbourne/Narrm as a way to contribute to community, provide fresh and healthy meals to people in need and reduce the food waste that she'd observed over her career in the hospitality industry. About Project Fresh Start Inc. Our purpose is to understand the issues that affect our local community and respond in a manner that doesn't

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Hegans, Eating Salad and Thinking Like a Rabbit

Freedom of Species ·

2022/11/27

This show features vegan sociologists Josephine Browne, Zoei Sutton and Alex Hill. They discuss a wide range of topics including vegan men, meat and masculinity and thinking about our homes as spaces not just for humans but also for companion animals. Part 1 of the discussion builds on themes covered in the TASA Panel ‘Vegan Sociology, Situating Humans and Nonhuman Animals in 'The Promise' of Vegan Sociology’ from the 2021 International Association of Vegan Sociologists 2021 conference. Part 2 of

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A Guide to the Creatures in Your Neighbourhood - with...

Freedom of Species ·

2022/11/06

Adam and Davita welcome Zoë and Dieter to the show, to talk about the book 'A Guide to the Creatures in your Neighbourhood'. Zoë and Dieter are part of the Urban Field Naturalist Project that invites you to slow down and attune to the incredible lifeworlds right around you. The Urban Field Naturalist Project: https://www.urbanfieldnaturalist.org/Find the book here: https://www.murdochbooks.com/browse/book/9781922616326Music Played:Emma Donovan & The Putbacks 'My Goodness'

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Take an Animal's Perspective - The Potential of...

Freedom of Species ·

2022/10/30

We chat with Dr Danny Pimentel, a researcher from the University of Oregon. Danny's research investigates the impacts of eXtended Reality (VR, AR, and MR) storytelling experiences on attitudes and behavior. In particularly, Danny has investigated how seeing the world through an animals eyes in Virtual Reality influences people. If you're interested in trying out one of Danny's VR experiences then go to: https://projectshell.org/ For more about Danny's research go to their google scholar page.

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Food & Politics with Dinesh Mathew

Freedom of Species ·

2022/10/23

We welcome Dinesh Mathew to the show to talk about food and his political journey and policies that can unite parties on the left for animals. Music Played: Nina Simone 'Mississippi Goddam' - https://shop.ninasimone.com/products/feeling-good-her-greatest-hits-and-remixes-cd Hedwig and the Angry Inch 'Origin of Love' - https://open.spotify.com/album/79l4BIW8SN0M7bZAGmP0EB Beddy Rays 'Sort It Out' - https://beddyrays.bandcamp.com/track/sort-it-out

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What is the Place of Veganism in the Animal Justice...

Freedom of Species ·

2022/10/16

This show features political theorist Ruth Abbey on the place of veganism in the Australian Animal Justice Party. The discussion is based around Ruth’s (2022) article: ‘Veganism and Australia’s Animal Justice Party’, published in New Political Science: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07393148.2022.2053475 You can hear more from Ruth on the Seeing Green podcast, discussing the movie Sunday Too Far Away and issues of animals, gender and more:

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Animal Care & Protection Laws - Feedback by 16th Oct!

Freedom of Species ·

2022/10/09

We discuss Victoria's animal care and protection laws which are open for consultation. You can provide your feedback on the planned changes to animal care and protection laws through engage victoria. You feedback can help create better legislation for animals so if you've got some time please consider submitting some feedback to the process.You can find details about the planned changes by reading the resources produced by the Victorian branch of the Animal Justice Party.

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Which Animal has the Thickest Fur? The Most Powerful...

Freedom of Species ·

2022/10/02

This is a trivia show featuring questions related to animals, animal rights and animal advocacy. Questions range from the number of species of ants, to the proportion of Australians who are vegan, to the talking gorilla raised by Penny Patterson. Listen in and see if you can beat other FoS listeners to the correct answers! Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ The Greta Thunberg Song by Oli Frost: https://www.youtube.com/watch/xdwXHTJyq94 The Bat Song by Thelma

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Horror Movies and Challenging the Human/Animal Dichotomy

Freedom of Species ·

2022/08/28

Harley and Nick discuss the following horror movies from an animal rights perspective: Get Out, Midsommar, Raw and Us. In discussing Get Out, we draw on Aph Ko’s book Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out: https://lanternpm.org/book/racism-as-zoological-witchcraft/ Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Television by IDLES: https://idlesband.bandcamp.com/album/joy-as-an-act-of-resistance Which side are you on? Remix by Rebel Diaz ft Dead Prez and

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Farm Transparency v. State of New South Wales

Freedom of Species ·

2022/08/21

We discuss a recent NSW high court decision which impacts animal advocates ability to collect footage of animals in farm and other industry settings. The case was brought to the courts by Farm Transparency Project. You can find out all about the case here.We also discussed some news highlighted by a recent VegNews.com article and transitions from animal agriculture to plant-based agriculture.

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Aotearoa Liberation League

Freedom of Species ·

2022/08/14

We speak with Chris and Samah from Aotearoa Liberation League (ALL), a decolonial animal justice project that aims to end systematic oppression of all animals. Chris and Samah talk about how they met and their kaupapa (read about this here https://www.all.org.nz/kaupapa), using social media to maximise impact and reach people who are open to liberation messages, the dairy industry and decolonisation, and building connections that support social justice. You can read more about ALL

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Keeping Animals SAFE in New Zealand

Freedom of Species ·

2022/07/31

On this show we spoke to Will Applebe who is head of investigation and rapid response at SAFE New Zealand. We talked about animal protection campaigns, live export and ag gag, plus more. You can find out more about SAFE's work at https://safe.org.nz/ Music Played: Aldous Harding 'The Barrel' - https://aldousharding.bandcamp.com/album/designer Pacific Heights (feat. Motte) 'A Lost Light' - https://open.spotify.com/album/0WbCO7dyr53QemIyogFqSI

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Getting to Know Microbats in Melbourne

Freedom of Species ·

2022/07/24

Australia has eighty odd species of microbats. We live closely together with them, and we are mostly unaware. So let's get to know them! Our wonderful guest Ericka from Microbats of Melbourne guides us through the microbat world. You'll definitely come around to bats after listening this podcast! Some of the bats we discussed: Gould wattle bat, Little forest bat, Ghost bat, Southern bent wing bat (federally listed as endangered), Eastern bent wing (listed as endangered at state level), Eastern

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Total ethics fashion and How Veganism Can Save Us...

Freedom of Species ·

2022/07/17

We speak with Emma Hakansson, writer, activist and model who is passionate about anti-speciesism and collective liberation. Emma is the founding director of not-for-profit Collective Fashion Justice, dedicated to the creation of a total ethics fashion system. Topics covered include collective liberation, total ethics fashion, feminism, the work of Collective Fashion Justice and her new book How Veganism Can Save Us. Follow Emma's work: Collective Fashion

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Vampires and Veganism

Freedom of Species ·

2022/07/10

Nick and Harley analyse True Blood, Buffy, Twilight and The Vampire Diaries from an animal rights perspective. Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Vampire in You by Universal Poplab: https://open.spotify.com/track/0A6NpH2SNa9yZOdORmDPls?si=7932568c76e04b8e Television by Bad Religion: https://badreligion.com/albums/stranger-than-fiction Marliya by Spinifex Gum and Marliya Choir: https://www.spinifexgum.com/home Thanks so much to those who have already donated to

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Adopt Don't Shop

Freedom of Species ·

2022/07/03

Recently lots of local pounds and shelters are overun with dogs and other animals needing adoption. A major reason is that more animals are being surrended or abandoned since the pandemic related travel restrictions have been lifted. Saskia from Forever Friends Animal Rescue shares stories about all the work that goes on behind the scenes of dog rescue. There's a legion of people involved in bringing dogs to safety, spending time with them and finding forever homes for them. Listen in to hear about

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