26/05/13: Woolwich, pregnancy scares and racism
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Everyone is on the show! It’s a momentous event. The team bring tales of bigotry, racism and fear mongering in the aftermath of The Official Woolwich Terrorist Attack (it was horrific, yes, but terrorism?). How corporations use the media to mess with your mind and sell you pregnancy tests. Homonormativity. Trans* inclusion in the same-sex marriage bill. Many many instances of UKIP bigotry.

Metro – Woolwich attack: Calls for government to revive ‘snoopers’ charter’
Telegraph – British soldier jailed for stabbing 10-year-old Afghan boy
BBC News – UKIP donor Demetri Marchessini quits after controversy over views on women
Telegraph – Nigel Farage: I won’t expel members who call gay sex ‘disgusting’
We Mixed Our Drinks – Get Britain Fertile: another pregnancy-related guilt trip?
Sky News – Gay Marriage Bill Saved By Deal With Labour

Intro to SprawlCast (this is a really good ‘first show’ to let your friends hear!)

Length: 52:10
Size: 30MB

Intro music: 1978, smiling politely by Martha
Outro music: Let’s destroy Lad Culture, we can clean our bedrooms later by Andrew Lips

May 26, 2013 –
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21/05/13: Interview with @Esceulus on ethical living and anti-capitalism, Jack and Ben tackle marriage and gun rights
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On today’s show, Jack and Ben discuss Brazil’s same-sex marriage legislation, some more Tory MP bigotry and the ‘Liberator’ – a 3D printable gun that’s got everyone up in arms. See what I did there? Apologies for being a bit useless and not at all trans* inclusive while talking about marriage equality, we’ll be addressing this on our next show. “And after all the fuss they made last week? Hypocrites, those sprawlcasters.”
Also on the show is an interview with James Proctor on supermarkets, anti-capitalism, ethical consumption, hegemony, privilege and the cult of personality.
You can find James on tumblr: http://esceulus.tumblr.com

Democracy Now! – Mumia Abu-Jamal: “The United States Is Fast Becoming One of the Biggest Open-Air Prisons on Earth”
The Independent – Tesco accused of using electronic armbands to monitor its staff
Pink News – Brazil: Judges rule in favour of nationwide same-sex marriage
Pink News – Tory MP Nadine Dorries: ‘The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage’
Consider both articles on the Liberator:
The People’s Record – Real, complete, fire-able 3D printed ‘liberator’ gun downloaded tens of thousands of times
The Register – ‘Liberator’: Proof that you CAN’T make a working gun in a 3D printer

Pogo Cagé – anarchist, volunteer-run café in Hackney Jack and James talk about (volunteer if you have some spare time and are in the area!)

Length: 01:05:10
Size: 30MB

Intro music: 1978, smiling politely by Martha
Outro music: Survival Tactics by Joey Bada$$

May 21, 2013 –
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17/05/13: Rape culture, EU referendum, drones, pronouns, “revenge porn”, sex and consent
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Today Jack and Ben provide a re-examination of just what makes SprawlCast tick. First the boring political stuff: the EU referendum being made law and Pakistan declaring drone strikes illegal, then Rape Culture 101. A discussion on trans*ignorance and how to be a better ally, then a frank talk on porn, sex and consent.

Change.org – a petition against Enjoi’s pro-domestic violence tshirt
The Atlantic – How to fight Revenge Porn
How to be a better trans* ally – our interview with @TheJessus
An intro to the EU – primer for those of you outside the EU
Philly’sPissed.net – Learning Good Consent (Jack highly recommends you all read this)
Bish UK – A real and relevant guide to sex, relationships and you

Length: 01:05:20
Size: 30MB

Intro music: 1978, smiling politely by Martha
Outro music: Medication that isn’t working. by Elly Kingdon

May 17, 2013 –
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14/05/13: Jack’s Soy Milk Capitalism Crisis, benefits “harder to live on than wages”, union blues, UKIP, Labour, militant Buddhists
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Sorry this episode took so long! Editing troubles. There’s a bunch of stuff we talk about today. Listen.

Length: 54:36
Size: 25MB

Intro music: 1978, smiling politely by Martha
Outro music: Dissatisfactions by ONSIND

May 14, 2013 –
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04/05/13: Listener feedback, Sunil Tripathi + Reddit, Raymond Buys + ‘gay conversion camps’
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Trigger warning for discussion of rape and child abuse

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Jack and Ben talk respond to some listener feedback to last week’s interview on religion, and wider criticisms of SprawlCast generally. Also on today’s show: white supremacy, Sunil Tripathi, Boston marathon, Reddit’s anarchist police force, slandering anarchism, rape in Occupy, misogyny, Raymond Buys, homophobia, gay conversion camps, NZ man jailed for watching cartoon pornography, ‘millionaire’ pensioners face benefit cuts, NHS cuts, Jack and Ben play amateur psychologist.

The Independent – Family of Sunil Tripathi thank well-wishers for messages of support
stuff.co.nz – Man sent to jail for watching ‘pixie sex’
Daily Maverick – Raymond Buys: 15 years old, dead for not being manly
BBC News – Lib Dem conference: ‘Millionaire’ pensioners may face benefit cuts

Length: 1:05:57
Size: 30.5MB

Intro music: 1978, smiling politely by Martha
Outro music: Reject To Society by Crass

May 4, 2013 –
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28/04/13: Religion with Graham Martin and Nick Smith, Brighton against fascism, March For England
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An audio report from English Defence League’s March For England in Brighton and the Anti-Fascist response. Sue interviews Graham Martin and Nick Smith on religion (specifically Christianity and Buddhism). Jack and Ben discuss their atheism and anti-theism.

Length: 1:16:11
Size: 35.1MB

Intro music: 1978, smiling politely by Martha
Outro music: Be Afraid Of Jesus by Andrew Jackson Jihad

April 28, 2013 –
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23/04/13: Green Party, Tacko Mbengue, immigration, Boston marathon, austerity doesn’t work, Irish Travellers face discrimination
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Today Jack and Sue talk about the way Irish Travellers face discrimination in all aspects of life, how the Green Party are surprisingly awesome, why austerity doesn’t work, why immigration is a good thing, which character on Game Of Thrones is hottest (not really), racism, homophobia, sexism, more fun stuff, also the Boston marathon bombings and the Chechnya/Czech Republic mixup.

Show notes to follow

Length: 53:53
Size: 24MB

Intro music: 1978, smiling politely by Martha

April 23, 2013 –
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15/04/13: Thatcher, NHS, The Apprentice, France’s LGBT rights
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Jack and Sue discuss their relationship to Thatcherite policies, respond to the “respect the dead” crowd, Jack comes out as an anarchist, The Apprentice, free market capitalism. Also on today’s show, Jack’s coverage of the Save The NHS demo in York on Sat 6th April, an interview with Tom Bellerby and Henry Raby on cuts to the arts, and some more coverage of the SWP’s rape apologism.
Correction: Henry Raby said the New Wolsely theatre was due to close, but he meant The Brewhouse (call that professionalism?)

Salon – Homophobic school teacher France passes gay marriage bill
Telegraph – The Apprentice winner loses dismissal case against boss Lord Sugar
The Independent – High Court backs ban against teacher who condemned ‘homosexual lifestyle’
The Independent – Disunited in mourning: police fear Thatcher funeral may turn into security nightmare
The Guardian – Thatcher funeral: activists ‘fearful of arrest’ for discussing protest
York Anarchists – statement on the SWP

Length: 01:34:36
Size: 43.54 MB

Intro music: 1978, smiling politely by Martha

April 15, 2013 –
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04/04/13: Poor people are paid too much, SWP rape apologism, Jack is gay, facist football, more lies about the economy
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It’s all in the title. Jack comes out, it’s kind of a big deal. The SWP decide to physically assault anti-rape campaigners. There’s some football manager who’s a facist. The Telegraph and the Tories spew more lies about the economy (spoiler: they think it’s all your fault). Oh, and some more stuff on the Bedroom Tax.

Show notes will be available soon!

Intro music: 1978, smiling politely by Martha
Outro music: new song by Daniel Versus The World

April 6, 2013 –
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30/03/13: Lucy Meadows vigil, BBC admits lying about Rachel Corrie, Twitter in court, male privilege
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Jack, Sue and Ben are all together (over Skype, but soon in person!) to discuss Jack’s world tour, the BBC’s pro-Israel bias, Rachel Corrie, how French students are trying to curb Twitter’s free speech, how the Daily Mail and Richard Littlejohn are transphobic pieces of shit, Jack’s report from the Lucy Meadows Vigil, how Oscar Pistorius is suddenly allowed to leave the country, despite having being charged with murder.

Glasgow Media Group – bad news from Israel
Wired – Twitter sued £32m for refusing to reveal anti-semites
Palestine Solidarity Campaign – Rachel Corrie: BBC admits failings
The Guardian – Hundreds gather outside Daily Mail offices for Lucy Meadows vigil
BBC News – US state of Maryland votes to abolish death penalty
Jack of Kent – Lucy Meadows (every resource on the whole story. we recommend.)
The Telegraph – Memo to all radical campaigners: please stop exploiting suicidal people for political ends (warning: bigotry)

Length: 50:11
Size: 23.2 MB

Intro music: 1978, smiling politely by Martha
Outro music: Shop Less, Live More by ONSIND

March 30, 2013 –
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