Freedom of Species

It is common for animal advocacy campaigns to describe animals as voiceless, and portray humans as speaking on their behalf. This is incorrect, animals DO have voices! Davita and Trev discuss the theory behind animal voices, with contributions from Nicole Beasley and Belinda Morris. We explore the links to other social justice issues, and why we should listen to and amplify animal voices with our advocacy. You'll get to hear the voices of many animals, including the rooster pictured in the podcast photo Tilt! Links: Baby Bats Babble Like Human Toddlers: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-08-20/baby-bats-babble-like-human-infants/100381484 Carl Safina - Becoming Wild: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51122634-becoming-wild Eva Meijer - When Animals Speak: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44601448-when-animals-speak Joan Dunayer - Animal Equality: Language and Liberation: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/839265.Animal_Equality Hana Low of The Microsanctuary Movement: http://www.microsanctuarymovement.org/ An excerpt from Beasts of Burden, By Sunaura Taylor: https://thenewinquiry.com/on-ableism-and-animals-2/ Laura Jean McKay - Animals in that Country: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52527550-the-animals-in-that-country Music: TRH 'Loser Curse' Telenova 'Tranquilize' https://telenovamusic.bandcamp.com/album/tranquilize Mo'Ju 'Wave' https://open.spotify.com/album/2roZhR0fCZQbphZ0M7Ek01

We discuss the Plant Based Treaty with Greta Cuthell, organiser for Youth Climate Save VIC and why our food systems are inextricably linked to the climate crisis. Greta is an animal advocate and activist, ambassador for climate action and a vegan.  The Plant Based Treaty has been designed as a companion to the UNFCCC/Paris Agreement and is the first of its kind to put food systems at the heart of combating the climate crisis. The Treaty aims to halt the widespread degradation of critical ecosystems caused by animal agriculture, to promote a shift to more healthy, sustainable plant-based diets and to actively reverse damage done to planetary functions, ecosystem services and biodiversity. Read more here: https://plantbasedtreaty.org/  Youth Climate Save Victoria are on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/youthclimatesavevictoria/ We played the following songs on the show: Runaway by The National https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z9AL3mJvcM  Float On by Modest Mouse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTAud5O7Qqk Capsicum by The Teethers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk4UMNF0KWc  You can find music from Freedom of Species on our Spotify playlist here https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS?si=qKy5N4EcQXeShbrs_VaQdg&dl_branch=1 Freedom of Species t-shirts: All of the looser fit Freedom of Species shirts have now been sold but there are still fitted shirts available for the reduced price of only $15! Thanks so much to everyone who has already bought a shirt - doing so is a great way to spread the word about our show and also supports 3CR Community Radio to keep our show and all the amazing shows on 3CR going J https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt

Nick and Adam discuss COVID-19 vaccines, animal testing and pseudo-scientific/conspiratorial views in the vegan community and beyond.  We mainly focus on the article ‘Are COVID vaccines vegan? Should I get one anyway? An ethicist explains’ by Ben Bramble: https://theconversation.com/amp/are-covid-vaccines-vegan-should-i-get-one-anyway-an-ethicist-explains-155221  We also briefly touch on the article ‘Your unvaccinated friend is roughly 20 times more likely to give you COVID’ by Christopher Baker and Andrew Robinson: https://theconversation.com/your-unvaccinated-friend-is-roughly-20-times-more-likely-to-give-you-covid-170448  For more on the issues of animal experimentation and humane alternatives, check out Humane Research Australia: https://www.humaneresearch.org.au/  Also listen in to our previous episode ‘Anti-vax and Ableism’: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202109051300/anti-vax-and-ableism  Music: Sole and DJ Pain 1 ‘Fuck Alex Jones’: https://sole.bandcamp.com/track/fuck-alex-jones Cursive ‘Hymns for the Heathen’: https://cursive.bandcamp.com/track/hymns-for-the-heathen Sole, DJ Pain 1 and Decomposure ‘Godless’: https://sole.bandcamp.com/track/godless-w-decomposure  All of the looser fit Freedom of Species shirts have now been sold but there are still fitted shirts available for the reduced price of only $15! Thanks so much to everyone who has already bought a shirt - doing so is a great way to spread the word about our show and also supports 3CR Community Radio to keep our show and all the amazing shows on 3CR going! https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt

Jamie Woodhouse discusses Sentientism – a worldview based on evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings.  Find out more about Sentientism at: https://sentientism.info/ Follow Jamie on Twitter @JamieWoodhouse  You can read about the life of animal rights and human rights advocate Bede Carmody at: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7489524/bede-carmody-remembered-as-a-true-advocate-for-animal-welfare/?fbclid=IwAR2e1h1YwgixC8nUfnZVibwq8gqUIA3gvld2ASaMiMYIJrru77716rpYlNA You can also hear a talk from Bede on our show, the episode is titled ‘Bede Carmody – Preventing Activist Burnout’ and it aired 10 March 2019: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-201903101300/bede-carmody-%E2%80%93-preventing-activist-burnout  Music: Human by Sevdaliza. Rewilding by Jonathan Krisp. Paradise Engineering by Barker.  Remember that Freedom of Species t-shirts are available via the 3CR website via the links below, in a range of colours and both tighter fit and looser fit styles. Buying a shirt supports our show and 3CR!      https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?fbclid=IwAR0lXtTukvk2EvefI7zwNfwky8848pzh8bjUcJpHAEPoUh6RMCSaJnnGM2o   https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/tshirts/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?fbclid=IwAR2EQqTFmQQMLHbMgcz53L3hQ-H_i63cx2gfTU2LV1FX6EtD7AfkP5M3MQw

In this episode Davita and Caroline welcome Jo-Anne McArthur to Freedom of Species. We talk about HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene, published by We Animals Media. HIDDEN is an incredible piece of work that documents our violent relationships to the non-human animals across the world. It features the work of 40 international animal photojournalists.  Jo also shares her journey into activism, and we talk about the solutionary stories of the Unbound Project that celebrates women at the forefront of animal advocacy worldwide.  Links Find HIDDEN here: https://weanimalsmedia.org/our-work/buy-books-and-prints/ Adam Oswell, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021: https://www.adamoswell.com/ One of the prizes for Jo's work: https://naturephotographeroftheyear.com/previous-editions/npoty-2020-results/jo-anne-mcarthur-hope-in-a-burned-forest-winner-category-man-and-nature Elsie Herring in Unbound Project: https://unboundproject.org/elsie-herring/ Kiska and Cetacean captivity: https://weanimalsmedia.org/2019/11/19/the-current-state-of-cetacean-captivity/ On Save the Chimps and Ron: https://www.featureshoot.com/2021/09/a-photographer-meets-chimpanzees-saved-from-research-laboratories/ Music Played Eddie Vedder 'Guaranteed' - https://open.spotify.com/album/13xlpKbai3GGoMSr75lOeX Dead Prez 'Be Healthy' - https://open.spotify.com/album/7gXuElmegVReY7imkb5bf8 Miiesha 'Twisting Words' - https://open.spotify.com/album/4FPYLkPm1ri9vaxdGAOMuR

Doug Gimesy and Heather Kiley join us for a Bat Chat! We talk about their stunning children's book, ‘Life Upside Down’ on Australia’s grey-headed flying fox. Flying foxes (and other bats!) have had some bad publicity over recent Covid years. They also face persecution, habitat loss, extreme temperatures and awful injuries from inappropriate fruit tree netting and barbed wire. We discuss with Doug and Heather how children's views are formed at an early age and how important their feedback is in the publishing process! Their book aims to show how cool and important the bats are, how easy it is to fall in love with them and what you can do to help the bats. Links Promo video for the book: https://vimeo.com/454643954 Life Upside Down: https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/product/life-upside-down/ Music Played Pretenders 'I’ll Stand By You' - https://open.spotify.com/album/6MH35oajuCbpS9YBmwTrPf Talking Heads 'Wild Wild Life' - https://open.spotify.com/album/5PvkD4XryLL9oC4NFItYIM The Triffids 'Wide Open Road' - https://open.spotify.com/album/4gkzIn2K8CGNzJGzG0sAsf

In this episode "Are Vegan Products Always Ethical? (Part 2)" Jade joins Davita And Trev to talk about different business models used for some vegan products. We discuss MLM (Multi Level Marketing) schemes: What are they? How do they work? What are some of the criticisms that have been raised? Links: Are Vegan Products Always Ethical? (Part 1): https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202102071300/are-vegan-products-always-ethical Food Empowerment Project: https://foodispower.org/human-labor-slavery/slavery-chocolate/ Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6MwGeOm8iI Music Played: Architects ‘Animals’ - https://architects.bandcamp.com/album/for-those-that-wish-to-exist Moby 'Everloving' - https://open.spotify.com/album/1xB1tmm50ZhXwrNs89u7Jx Kee'ahn 'Man On The Moon' - https://open.spotify.com/album/3HbD4RrguyiwyqVPo8ZfMY

This Rotations show features live music as some kind of a substitute for the lack of live shows during the pandemic. It is hosted by Nick from Freedom of Species and his partner Katie. The show originally aired on Rotations on 3CR Community Radio on 17 October 2021. For more about the Rotations show, see: https://www.3cr.org.au/rotations  Music played:  The Opener by Camp Cope, from the album Triple J Live At The Wireless: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/live-at-the-wireless/camp-cope-latw/9714558 Hazy Shade of Winter by Bodyjar, from the album How it Works Bonus: https://open.spotify.com/track/5IMLKuOP51uwaoeL5rjhrc?si=ff5a846ee79c4b7e Planet Earth by Eskimo Joe, from the album Live at The Chapel: https://open.spotify.com/track/4N7ZniOXboZNTpttvCnC7y?si=9f1ddb8abfc74c02 Tricks by Stella Donnelly, from the show Solo Set, Live at Sydney Opera House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKVcVDs9nIU I’ve been struck by lightning once, so what’s the chance of it happening again by Gyroscope, from the single Driving for the storm/Doctor Doctor: https://open.spotify.com/track/234kW8zzK8WwAIZ3sn7Uqx?si=7e61b94a927c4d7d No by Subhumans, from the album Live in a Dive: https://subhumans.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-a-dive Exeter by Idles, from the album A Beautiful Thing, IDLES Live at Le Bataclan: https://idlesband.bandcamp.com/album/a-beautiful-thing-idles-live-at-le-bataclan Terrorist by Lowkey, from the show Live at The Garage, London as part of Akala's 'The Thieves Banquet' Tour 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAQe1gRzd-8 Four Simple Words by Frank Turner, from the album Show 2000, Live at Nottingham Rock City 15/12/16: https://open.spotify.com/track/5a8pszIE05QolkURab5nPC?si=79c2fd9e5b444826 The Likes Of You Again by Flogging Molly, from the album Whiskey On a Sunday: https://floggingmolly.bandcamp.com/album/whiskey-on-a-sunday You, In Weird Cities by Jeff Rosenstock, from the album Thanks, Sorry: https://jeffrosenstock.bandcamp.com/album/thanks-sorry  For more political music recommendations from Nick and Katie, you can check out their podcast Spotify playlist Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy: https://open.spotify.com/user/bronzecat83/playlist/6DK5AzWfrxSDcpHWlLsWi6

Researcher Ben Hunt and Animal Rebellion activist Harley McDonald-Eckersall discuss the role of theatre and performance in animal activism.  Ben Hunt is a researcher at De Montford University focusing on Animal Rights and Performance. You can find out more about his work here: https://performinganimalrights.tumblr.com/about You can find out more about Animal Rebellion here: https://animalrebellion.org/  Music: Art is Hard by Cursive: https://cursive.bandcamp.com/track/art-is-hard-2 Can't Handle This (Kanye Rant) by Bo Burnham, from the Netflix special ‘Make Happy’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYy0o-J0x20  Freedom of Species t-shirts are now available via the 3CR website, in a range of colours and both tighter fit and looser fit styles!    https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?fbclid=IwAR0lXtTukvk2EvefI7zwNfwky8848pzh8bjUcJpHAEPoUh6RMCSaJnnGM2o   https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/tshirts/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?fbclid=IwAR2EQqTFmQQMLHbMgcz53L3hQ-H_i63cx2gfTU2LV1FX6EtD7AfkP5M3MQw

This show features Youtuber and podcaster Mexie on celebrating the victories that have already been won for animals as well as imagining what future victories can be achieved.  Links for Mexie: The Vegan Vanguard podcast: https://veganvanguardpodcast.com/ PLN (Positive Leftist News) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PLN_mex Mexie Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Mexie  Links to some of the articles discussed featuring victories for animals: https://amp.theage.com.au/national/victoria/illegal-pet-sales-rise-as-lockdown-adoption-boom-clears-shelters-20210907-p58pg9.html https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/netherlands-wants-to-cut-livestock-herd-by-millions/ https://plantbasednews.org/opinion/the-long-read/livestock-farmers-veganism/ https://plantbasednews.org/news/economics/vegan-meat-us-menu/  Music: The Lego Movie – Everything is Awesome!!! – Main Theme by Geek Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StTqXEQ2l-Y Fuck Everything (Report Back from the Nihilist Working Group to the General Assembly of Occupy Tuscon) by Ramshackle Glory: https://ramshackleglory.bandcamp.com/album/who-are-your-friends-gonna-be Optimism (As a Radical Life Choice) by Spanish Love Songs: https://spanishlovesongs.bandcamp.com/track/optimism-as-a-radical-life-choice  Freedom of Species t-shirts are now available via the 3CR website for the reduced price of $22.50 including postage! https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?fbclid=IwAR0lXtTukvk2EvefI7zwNfwky8848pzh8bjUcJpHAEPoUh6RMCSaJnnGM2o  https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/tshirts/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?fbclid=IwAR2EQqTFmQQMLHbMgcz53L3hQ-H_i63cx2gfTU2LV1FX6EtD7AfkP5M3MQw