This week, Ez (he/him) is back and hitting the ground running,and flying solo he breaks down the systems shaping our world such as capitalism, fascism, culture wars, activism, and socialism. From understanding why trans people have become targets in political distraction campaigns, to exploring how “last‑stage” capitalism fuels instability and how fascism exploits that chaos, this episode offers a guide to making sense of the moment we’re living through. Drawing inspiration from The Triploi Podcast and David Pakman’s The Echo Machine, we unpack complex ideas, trace the roots of inequality, and highlight the power of solidarity, unionising, and collective care. Ultimately, this is a hopeful conversation about why revolution is inevitable, why community is the antidote, and how we can build a new world together. Ez also discusses the week in community news, MELT festival events - including Tranzmission Live: The Antidote, the importance of community radio plus a bunch of interesting stats from the CBAA, as well as recapping T.I.T. Together In Transition Event from July where Tranzmission raised over $2000 for Project 491. Tickets to: The Antidote: Tranzmission Live Show @ Studio188 🔗 If you'd like to listen back to the unedited episode - with the music - head to our On Demand website. And don't forget to follow our socials at Facebook and Instagram. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Acknowledgement of Country00:20 - Welcome to Tranzmission00:58 - Where/Why Did Ez Go? All the answers 0424 - Community Radio Report06:29 - Ez's Melt Moment - List and links in notes09:29 - Gender Health Australia's: Community News and Events - Links in podcast notes17:47 - Fascism, Capitalism, and Culture Wars: An Introduction 21:41 - Capitalism, Late(last)-Stage Capitalism, and Fascism - The 1% Oxfam Study31:58 - Culture Wars, Activism, and Why Community Unity Matters48:56 - Socialism and Community as the Antidote Community News and Events Links: brought to you by Gender Health Australia NewsQ News: Hungary scraps Viktor Orban’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws by Dean ArcuriStar Observer: Anti-Trans Activist & Failed Liberal Katherine Deves To Run For One Nation In 2027 by Jacques NieuwoudtCory Bernadi's Bill Banning puberty-blockers defeated by South Australian Rainbow Advocacy AllianceLGBTI Legal Service Inc.: Annexure A - Notice to Class Members by Queensland Civil and Administrative TribunalStar Observer: Gold Coast Pride Announces Their First Ever Free Pride Formal For LGBTQIA+ Youth by Michael JamesEventsCocky Horror: A Drag King Cabaret Floorshow @The Sit Down Comedy Club, Fri 23 October - 6pm, Sat 31 Oct - 2pm, Fri 6 Nov - 6pmTranzmission Live: THE ANTIDOTE @Studio 188, Thu 5 Nov - 7:30pm Ez's Melt Moment List SWAMPDOGS Oct 23QUIVR's Wet on Deck Oct 24Queer PowerPoint Oct 28L Word Trivia Oct 22 and Nov 5No tears for queers Oct 29Guava FEST Nov 07Tropical Fruits: Melted Nov 07Saddle Club Nov 08 Support Services QLife - 1800 184 527QC LGBT Mental Health ServicesOpen Doors Youth Services Inc.LifeLine - 13 11 14Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636How to Support Transgender & Gender-questioning YouthTransgender Map Get Involved Trans Justice ProjectMeanjin Peoples Pride Parents of Trans Kids Speak OutProtect Trans Kids QLD 💿 This week's playlist: ISIS (@isis_music_bne) - Beautiful ThingCygnette (@cygnettemusic) - Sorry I Left The PartyCLAY PIGEONS (@claypigeons.band) - ProbabilitiesWorm Girlz (@wormgirlz) - FuneralAlex The Astronaut (@alex.the.astronaut) - Business ManLaura Jane Grace (@laurajanegrace) - Free CigarettesCheap Perfume (@cheapperfumeband) - Probably It's CapitalismTalon (@talon_forever) - Britney SpearsLambrini Girls (@lambrinigirlz) - Bang Bang BangDog Park Dissidents (@dogparkdissidents) - Class StruggleOMEGA TRIBE (@omegatribeofficial) - ESSENTIAL WORKERSBoyswitch (@boyswitch_band) - The DispossessedDead Pioneers (@dead.pioneers) - No KingsSister Wife Sex Strike (@sisterwifesexstrike) - Mad World (Cover)Salt & Steel (@saltandsteelmusic) - The Rules of The River 4ZZZ's community lives and creates on Turrbal, Yuggera, and Jagera land. Sovereignty was never ceded. Produced and recorded by Ez for Tranzmission at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and audio and cover image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution via 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts) for Creative Broadcasters Limited.
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