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The Animal Liberation Film Festival – Vegan Zombies, 25 Cats and more

Freedom of Species 9 November 2025

Savanna, Gonzalo and Nick discuss the upcoming Animal Liberation Film Festival. This event is being held from December 5-6 in Melbourne, at Cinema Nova. For more information on the festival, go to: https://alff.org.au/ Also see the Facebook event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/25038308422432519  Additional links: We briefly discuss this article as a follow-up to an …continue

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Riding on the Sheep’s Back: A vegan’s history of the Australian wool industry (Part 2. 1806-1821)

Freedom of Species 2 November 2025

 In the early 1800s, colonial Sydney transformed from a drunken shanty town ruled by military oligarchs to a developed city ruled by pastoral capitalists. Australia’s first wool baron, John MacArthur, continued to grow his wealth while maintaining a powerful position in the colony, despite his corruption and role in overthrowing Governor …continue

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Poker Face and Representations of Vegans in Pop Culture

Freedom of Species 26 October 2025

Katie and Nick discuss the TV show Poker Face and its representations of vegans and animal rights.  Links: “I’m a Murderer”: Poker Face’s Vegan Feeling by Brigitte N. McCray: https://www.popmatters.com/poker-face-rian-johnson-veganism Poker Face Season 2 Episode 6’s Surprising New Victim Confirms The Season’s Secret Theme by Nick Bythrow: https://screenrant.com/poker-face-season-2-episode-6-animal-victim-new-theme/ Simon Amstell’s comedy special Set Free: …continue

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The Future of Veganism

Freedom of Species 5 October 2025

 Meg and Ash have a casual discussion about the future of veganism. How veganism is intrisically linked to avocating for animal rights, how attitudes toward vegans and a vegan lifestyle are changing and the economic, ethical and societal predictions for 2050 and beyond. Audio:  How Veganism Can Change the World – The Economist https://youtu.be/hwoL6hWd4l0?si=I90qy3ICjh78fQYc Diet …continue

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Anarcho-punk and animal rights

Freedom of Species 28 September 2025

    We discussed anarcho-punk and animal rights with our guest Pat, focusing on bands that influenced us and helped shape our political awareness. Pat is a friend to many at  3CR and formerly was a co-host of Roominations and Thursday Breakfast programs.  The punk subculture, particularly the anarcho-punk and straight …continue

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Half Earth Socialism and Other Visions to Save People, Animals and the Planet

Freedom of Species 14 September 2025

Lottie, Hayden and Nick explore what it would look like to have an ecologically sustainable world and how veganism fits in with that. The discussion draws on ideas from the books Half-Earth Socialism: A Plan to Save the Future from Extinction, Climate Change and Pandemics by Drew Pendergrass and Troy …continue

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Riding on the Sheep’s Back: A vegan’s history of the Australian wool industry (1700-1806)

Freedom of Species 10 August 2025

 The Australian wool industry carried the nation’s economy for much of the 19th and 20th century and played a significant role in growing the wealth of the British Empire, while displacing Indigenous populations and devastating ecosystems. In today’s show, part of the wool series, Betty Melon takes Meg and the …continue