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Tranzmission - Amplifying the trans & gender non-conforming voices of Meanjin/Brisbane and Beyond

Fascism, Capitalism, and Culture Wars

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 Country
  • 00:20 - Welcome to Tranzmission
  • 00:58 - Where/Why Did Ez Go? All the answers
  • 0424 - Community Radio Report
  • 06:29 - Ez's Melt Moment - List and links in notes
  • 09:29 - Gender Health Australia's: Community News and Events - Links in podcast notes
  • 17:47 - Fascism, Capitalism, and Culture Wars: An Introduction
  • 21:41 - Capitalism, Late(last)-Stage Capitalism, and Fascism - The 1% Oxfam Study
  • 31:58 - Culture Wars, Activism, and Why Community Unity Matters
  • 48:56 - Socialism and Community as the Antidote

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💿 This week's playlist:

  • ISIS (@isis_music_bne) - Beautiful Thing
  • Cygnette (@cygnettemusic) - Sorry I Left The Party
  • CLAY PIGEONS (@claypigeons.band) - Probabilities
  • Worm Girlz (@wormgirlz) - Funeral
  • Alex The Astronaut (@alex.the.astronaut) - Business Man
  • Laura Jane Grace (@laurajanegrace) - Free Cigarettes
  • Cheap Perfume (@cheapperfumeband) - Probably It's Capitalism
  • Talon (@talon_forever) - Britney Spears
  • Lambrini Girls (@lambrinigirlz) - Bang Bang Bang
  • Dog Park Dissidents (@dogparkdissidents) - Class Struggle
  • OMEGA TRIBE (@omegatribeofficial) - ESSENTIAL WORKERS
  • Boyswitch (@boyswitch_band) - The Dispossessed
  • Dead Pioneers (@dead.pioneers) - No Kings
  • Sister 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.