Evan sits down with journalist and activist Hashim Bin Rashid from the Awami Workers Party (Pakistan) to talk about fighting patriarchy in revolutionary organisations and secularism in Pakistan and then chats with comedian and activist Sean Bedlam to hash out why Australia is so racist among other issuess.
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News from around the world – and update on the Prof. Stephen Hawking/Boycott Israel deal featuring a sneak appearance by Noam Chomsky, Australia continues to treat refugees like shit and Efrain Rios Montt goes to jail for the rest of his natural life.
In the main portion of the show, Hashim Bin Rashid from the Awami Workers Party (Pakistan) continues to answer questions when they are asked at him.
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News from around the world – a white dude gets arrested for attempted terrorism in the USA, a black guy on death row on flimsy evidence asks for a DNA test and gets denied it for almost 20 years and Prof Stephen Hawking heeds the international call to Boycott Israel (or does he??!!?)
Also, there is audio from a talk by Hashim Bin Rashid from the Awami Workers Party. Hashim is a journalist and activist from Pakistan. This is part one of a three parter.
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Melbournes public housing is under attack by the neoliberal Victorian government, and the residents are fighting back!
This is audio from a meeting chaired by Anthony Main (Socialist Party) featuring speakers Stephen Jolly (SP, Clr City of Yarra) Adam Bandt (The Greens) Matt Wilson (Rep from Rob Stary Lawyers) Sue Bolton (Socialist Alliance and Clr City of Moreland) as well as the residents living in the area themselves.
All this plus Evan reading the news.
Keep up with the campaign here https://www.facebook.com/HandsOffMelbournesEstates
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This is not Season Four like Evan predicted.
Chie Matsumoto, Japanese Labour Journalist
Evan reading the news.
Uploaded for a second ninth time, as last time(s) there was some sort of error(s). Heart = broken if it happens again.
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An interview with members of the Philippine Airlines’ Employees Association and some solidarity activists fighting a longterm fight against the removal of pay rates and conditions.
Also Evan reads some news
Show solidarity here https://www.facebook.com/pages/Palea-ITF/169289286459417
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Spencer explains Arizonas drug laws and James Randi talks about Water Diviners. Not in that order per se.
Evan talks about French Colonialism and The Pope.
Special thanks to @MrAtheistPants, @DJGrothe and @PaulProvenza for hooking me up with such a sweet deal!
To see the video of Randi and the Water Diviners, go here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqoYrSd94kA
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Evans hand is still injured so no news this week.
Todays audio features a chat between Antony Loewenstein & Jeff Sparrow, two Aussie journo-writer types on Anthonys latest book “After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine”.
Follow both of them on Twitter @antloewenstein and @Jeff_Sparrow
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Evan is doing this one handed for the next few weeks!
Part Two of interview with funnyman Luke Ryan plus some news from the far right in Sweden & Australia, as well as a word from your mates and mine, the police.
As for Luke:
You can read his stuff here http://www.thevine.com.au/member/lukeryan/
And some more stuff here http://www.lukeayresryan.com/
And he does comedy stuff here http://lordsofluxury.virb.com/
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Sorry about the delay kids.
Luke Ryan is the guest today, old mate from my backpacking days talking about, among other things, cancer
You can read his stuff here http://www.thevine.com.au/member/lukeryan/
And some more stuff here http://www.lukeayresryan.com/
And he does comedy stuff here http://lordsofluxury.virb.com/
I would give you his facebook link but THATS FOR ME AND ME ONLY!
Part Two next week.
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