Floodcast

The festival of weakness is joined by a belated second half.

Ryan and Declan teach foreigner Jo about the Mark Latham moment.

Stuart is back joined by Eva, Mel and Declan to dig into the nitty gritty of campaigning in the Queensland Greens

The first episode of a new monthly series. Hosts Declan Matthew and Ryan will be reading the three volumes of Capital by Karl Marx. This month we have a preliminary chat about why we are doing this in the first place.

Matt and Jo interview Jules Boykoff, leading expert on the politics of the Olympic Games. We talk about the winners and losers of the Olympics, how hosting the Games is likely to change Brisbane in 2032 and beyond, and the possibilities for resistance and struggle.Jules' latest book NOlympians: Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sports in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Beyond is now available and highly recommended for all your anti-Olympics reading. He is on Twitter @JulesBoykoff

Part 2 of Stuart's interview with Max and Liam

The first episode of a new short series in which Stuart gets to grips with the politics and strategy in the Queensland Greens.

Back from hiatus and feeling more real than ever. Jo, Max and Declan catch up on parliament and reflect on the origin and direction of the movement.

It's time! Max, Liam, Maddy, Ryan, Mel, Eva, and a roving peanut gallery discuss The Griffith Campaign. We debunk some of the Big Lies about Griffith, discuss why political scientists got it all so wrong, and sing the praises of the MILV (Mum I'd Like to Volunteer). Long but worth it. For those who haven't read the Doorknocking Essay from a few years ago: overland.org.au/previous-issues/i…hen-face-to-face/

Maddy, Ryan, Max, Nicole, and Liam discuss learnings from the mud, or the volunteer-led Greens response to the recent floods in Brisbane: the failure of the state, how and why to pivot an electoral movement to mutual aid, and the oaf-himbo dialectic.

Jo is joined by Declan and Matt to preview Australian politics in 2022 and to herald the final year of the Vatican's dastardly epoch.

We're back from our hiatus (McKinsey-sponsored trips to Iraq and Afghanistan) and ready to talk the Year that Was. We cover: the elite world of Boards, sweeties playing games, the cringe sub tote bags, and more. Plus a bonus shoutout to everyone's favourite strong female landlord.

It's a Novel Coronavirus Episode! Declan, Matt, and Jo have all the right opinions on lockdown and none of the wrong ones. Plus, Matt gives us exclusive intel on his new Patreon for Being A Good Boy.

Matthew and Declan are joined by Dave (@withsobersenses) from Living the Dream and Isaac (@isaacwilliams) from Not Good Enough for what felt like the first of a few conversations about tabletop gaming. Both Dave and Isaac have games they have made that you would be a fool not to check out and get behind. Look at them at fatraingames.com/ and mausritter.com/

Jo, Matt, and Declan chat about the crushing IPCC report on climate change. For a bit of reading on the pessimism of the spirit and necessary optimism of the will and https://sootyempiric.blogspot.com/2021/08/pessimism-of-intellect-optimism-of-will.html?utm_source=pocket_mylist

Declan, Matt, and Calum are joined by Alec Wilmot (@alecwilmot) and learn plenty about one of the more complicated places on earth. You can (and even should) read Alec's piece here greens.org.au/magazine/what-happening-myanmar

Jo, Matt, and Declan talk with the hottest new historian on the block - Cam Coventry, author of the recent paper ‘The “Eloquence” of Robert J. Hawke: United States informer, 1973–79'. Cam explains how diplomatic cables show that Hawke acted as a vital asset in helping preserve US interests in Australia, the role of the US in shaping key policy reforms like the Accord, and what this research tells us about foreign interference in Australian politics today

Max is joined by Ryan and Declan and we talk about our favourite thing to talk about. Doorknocking. Here is a link to Jo's essay. overland.org.au/previous-issues/i…hen-face-to-face/. You should read Jo's essay it really is fantastic.

Declan is joined by Jo, Matt, and the non twitter user Cal to talk about the first and best Cancel Culture article by the late and great Mark Fisher. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/exiting-vampire-castle/

It's a very special New Zealand show! Matt, Declan, and Jo talk with Ben Peterson, National Retail Organiser at New Zealand's FIRST Union and co-convenor of Unions Wellington, about what's going on across the dutch. Specifically, the state of the NZ union movement, the Ardern government's chaotic approach to industrial relations legislation, and the path forward for lefitsts in the small Latin American nation of New Zealand.

Depressed, Traumatised, and Hungover. Jo, Matt, and Declan talk about hope and its vital role in politics.

Declan and Matt talk with Jack from RAHU about what the scope and practice of organising the tenant class.Here is a link is the meeting in Brisbane that Jack refers to.www.facebook.com/events/585168635791340

Modern Monetary Theory, what is it and who does it serve? Let Liam, Maddie, Matt, and Declan help you close your third eye.

https://djrobstep.com/posts/super-missed-opportunity - DJRobstepts great article

Jo, Matt and Declan interview former soldier Adam (@kels_316) about the culture and politics of the ADF, how his own politics changed over the course of his army career, what doing 'reconstruction' in Afghanistan was actually like, and what a people's ADF might look like.

In this bonus book review podcast, Jo and Matt review Lauren Oyler's new novel FAKE ACCOUNTS. (Including spoilers.) We discuss postmodernism in literature, the trend of books about Online under late capitalism, and how to write a novel without ever being perceived by anyone in the world.

Calum, Matt and Declan discuss GetUp, and the potential role the organisation has played in killing JFK.

After some messages from our sponsors at Molechex, we discuss the truth of the thylacine and the sick cover-up effort by the lying fake news Hobart Museum. Then: Is Albo the antipodean Corbyn? Finally, we cover the JobSeeker changes and the dire state of unemployment benefits in Australia. (Keep listening to the end to find out about our plan to fix this via the ThylacineSeeker scheme, which the Greens will be taking to the next election.)

Declan, Max, Elena and Calum discuss the News, feat. the Craig Kelly/Tanya Plibersek hallway confrontation/photo op, and Queensland Labor's heroic progressive stance on youth bail laws. We then explore the work of US union organiser Jane McAlevey and its relevance to the Australian context.

Liam, Max, Declan and Nicole record an emergency Labor Party attack podcast. We talk shadow cabinet reshuffles, Albanese's leadership, recent ALP stan Twitter meltdowns, and our idea for the book 'Lowering Expectations: An Organiser's Guide to the Labor Party'.

Why are books so bad these days? Matt and Jo discuss the decline of literature, the death of criticism, and the social and economic forces underlying it. We also weigh in on the Great Fanfiction Debate of 2021.Lauren Oyler on literary criticism: endoftheworld.substack.com/p/i-feel-th…-made-crazyMatt's Twitter (with links to his work): twitter.com/circusarmyBuy Matt's book: www.lulu.com/shop/matthew-halto…duct-24322856.html

Jo, Matt and Declan are joined by former Domain writer and current thirst trap poster Jim Malo (@thejimmalo) to discuss the sorry state of housing in Australia. We talk about neoliberal housing policy, the future of the housing market, and the scourge of Landlord Brain. Plus: rental horror stories, ours and yours.

Matt and Declan talk with former ABC and NewsCorp reporter John Ballot about how the sausage gets made. We discuss political influence on the news, the future of left media projects, and tHe MuRdOcH pReSs. Plus: dames.

In the wake of Mean Girls-Gate, Jo and Matt talk with fellow veterans of the online outrage trenches, Joanna Nilson and Paul McMillan. We discuss the increasingly common phenomenon of political 'dirt units' using social media posts to smear an opposition party, what it's like to have your posts on the front page of the Herald Sun, why it matters for left-wing politics, and what we can do about it.

We won South Brisbane.

Jo and Matt interview Aaron Macdonald, the Greens candidate for Barron River (Cairns) about campaigning in North Queensland and making the Greens mainstream. We also get an all-important fruit dove update.

Matt interviews teacher and QTU rep Penny Allman-Payne about the state of public schools in Queensland. Could they be better? Turns out: yes. We talk about teaching at the tip of Cape York, broken air conditioners and why administrivia is everybody's problem.

Matt and Jo interview Keir Milburn, host of Novara Media podcast ACFM and author of Generation Left.

Jo and Matt talk with Tom O'Grady, JCU Townsville Student Union President and the Greens candidate for Townsville, about doing left politics in the Deep North. How can the Greens win over One Nation voters in North Queensland? What would a left agenda for the regions look like? Plus, bonus Bob Katter content towards the end.

Jo and Matt talk with Jeremiah Brown (@JeremiahTBrown) about the wild world of academia. What is the role of the neoliberal university, and what is it like to teach and study within it? How does academia shape "The Left" today? Is there such a thing as critical thinking anymore? And are podcasts better than journal articles? (Answer: yes)

Declan, Matt, Eva and Jo discuss the politics of the city and the regions. How do we do politics in the city vs in the regions, and how do we build solidarity between the two? Also feat. a deep dive into the cults of Maleny and Northern NSW

Jo, Deccas and Matt discuss the politics of posting and the wonderful world of Online. Can posting be praxis? What relationship is there between the online and offline worlds? Who is Aimee Terese? We answer all these questions and more.

We discuss the economic impacts of Covid-19, the government and union response, and the possibility of Accord 2.0.Support protestors in the US by donating to bail funds and legal advocacy organisations: docs.google.com/document/d/1X4-YS…hSB82UWzyg2SlXLqA

From our quarantine burrows, we discuss COVID-19 and the political response so far; how to campaign during a pandemic; and the recent local government elections in Queensland.

In the second of our three-part Flood Summer Nights series, Amy, Calum and Liam discuss what a socialist future might look like and the hurdles it will have to overcome.