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We are living through a golden age of public protest. As unprecedentedly large as crowds seem, they're also immediately familiar. So, what do protests achieve, if anything? In many arenas, it seems inequities and injustices are getting worse, not better. Recent anti-protest laws are also making mass assembly harder.

Yet, over the weekend tens of thousands of Australians took to the streets demanding #NoMore violence against women. Every weekend for six months, anti-genocide protestors have been protesting against Israel’s government.  Days ago, university students in cities across Australia set up encampments in solidarity with American counterparts who have been arrested and demonised for demanding their universities divest from Israel.

How do you measure the impact of collective action? Given activists often don’t get to see the change they’re fighting for within their lifetime, what does ‘success’ look like?

In this episode, the Antoinettes explore people power. One Antoinette is hopeful and proud of Generation Z, the other Antoinette is teary, weary and doesn’t have faith that progress is attainable.

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The Antoinettes acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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In a special live recording, The Antoinettes talk terrorism and somehow manage to punctuate this dark terrain with plenty of laughs. 

In the immediate aftermath of Sydney’s two violent, public attacks, the masses are quick to think (and ask) is this terrorism? 

Authorities quickly labelled one attacker a terrorist, but the other had mental health issues and according to his father “just wanted a girlfriend”. 

How do we define terrorism, and who does it apply to? What role does the media play in stocking fears and perpetuating stereotypes? 

And why is it that some perpetrators and some crimes -- like violent attacks on women -- get exempt from such a label?

This episode will explore what the law says, media tropes, racism and if authorities politicise and weaponise “terrorism”.

Live from the Racial Justice conference, we ask all the tough and troubling questions and still give the audience something to chuckle about.

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Look after yourself. It's a shit show out there! We'll catch you again next Thursday.

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The Antoinettes acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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The troubled and polarised times we live in, and the rise of social media, have created what feels like an age of endless conflict. Rather than fearing or avoiding disagreement, do we need to embrace conflict and try to get really good at it?

Conflict is entirely necessary for intellectual, emotional, and even moral growth, but technology and social media has changed how we fight and who we fight with. 

Drawing on their own conflicts (with each other!) and others, The Antoinettes hash out their own trials, tribulations and triumphs in the argy-bargy arena.

And naturally, there are disagreements and conflicting ideas as they navigate this age-old primal instinct.

 

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The Antoinettes acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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What do Johnny Depp, the former Disability Discrimination Commissioner and our very own Azure Antoinette have in common? They’ve all had run-ins with travel authorities because of their dogs. 

Getting from A to B is a freedom most people take for granted. But for people living with disabilities, Australia still lags behind other western nations, in its accessibility.

No matter how high profile you are or how many times it makes headlines, airlines keep stuffing up their treatment of people with disability -- from the Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott, to the former Disability Discrimination Commissioner and even our own Azure Antoinette whose service dog was just denied travel by two airlines after not being allowed in the country for more than two years.. 

The United Nations declares it a basic human right to grant persons with disabilities to liberty of movement. 

Why does Australia continue to get it wrong given 1 in 5 Aussies live with disability? And how do we compare to other OECD nations? 

This episode explores the impact of ableism on dignity and freedom but also the economic loss when companies and governments don't get it right and why Azure is still mad at Johnny Depp.

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All is not well in the house of the mouse. There's a vicious and public fight over Walt Disney Co.'s board, and late last year its share price hit an almost decade low. Did Disney 'go woke and go broke' as culture warrior rhyming wordsmiths like to suggest?An 82-year-old billionaire who is vying for a seat on Disney's board has criticised Disney’s “woke” film strategy with ‘Black Panther's’ all black cast and ‘Marvels’ all female cast.

So is Disney’s fairytale shine finally dimming? In this episode, The Antoinettes take the opportunity to unpack and poke fun at problematic fairytale Disney classics (and their even more frightening book origin stories). One Antoinette, who is a stepmother, gets pretty mad, although she promises she's not evil.

Are modern adaptations of Disney classics worth doing (culturally and financially?)

Or do we just need new stories and ideas (think Encanto and Coco) rather than reviving old ones and igniting boring culture wars?

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Fast fashion is very alluring. It’s cheap, accessible and appears to come in endless designs, sizes and colours. We’re looking at you Shein, Temu, Zara, H&M, ASOS and the like. 

However, the cost to the environment, people, and animals is catastrophic.

It dries up water sources and pollutes rivers and streams given 85% of all textiles go to dumps each year. Australia is now the second highest consumer of textiles per person in the world, after the USA. 

In this episode, one Antoinette makes a damning confession about her relationship with fast fashion.

The Antoinettes explore the levers currently available to slow down fast fashion -- including a world first ‘fast fashion’ tax in France -- and whether it's enough.

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