Capitalism is a Pyramid Scheme! Exploring Anti-Capitalist Alternatives

Progressive Podcast Australia

On episode 299 Nick is joined by Meg and Lottie to discuss anti-capitalist alternatives, focusing on socialism and anarchism.

This show is a Summer Special from 3CR Community Radio – you can hear this discussion with the music included on the Freedom of Species page on the 3CR website: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/capitalism-pyramid-scheme-exploring-anti-capitalist-alternatives-summer

Additional resources:

Free Women of Spain: Anarchism and the struggle for the emancipation of women by Martha Ackelsberg.

Library Socialism & Usufruct by Srsly Wrong podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6TKvQQ0BpUeGpRavJdiJmo?si=gVtK81u5T8eXBRjqsJ8zpw&fbclid=IwAR0vTs7-mpMFNYhHxqSR_5l_C8avVaTuBPVxmzvCM7aJFpRlW1EILPCVnJE&nd=1&dlsi=700c992692f34930

Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You! By David Graeber: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-are-you-an-anarchist-the-answer-may-surprise-you

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin.

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers.

Movies and TV shows referred to: I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Peep Show, Office Space, On Becoming a God in Central Florida.

Intro music: Embrace by ItsWatR: https://pixabay.com/users/itswatr-12344345/

This song is free to use with credit.

Relevant songs that we mentioned but didn’t play were Everything I Am by Lowkey and The Wasteland by Chumbawamba. You can hear these songs on the Freedom of Species page as mentioned above, as well as on our Spotify playlist Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy: https://open.spotify.com/user/bronzecat83/playlist/6DK5AzWfrxSDcpHWlLsWi6

You can listen to the Palestine Special mentioned during this show here: https://www.3cr.org.au/radioforpalestine

For more in-depth show notes, including additional links, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2023/01/15/299/