137 episodes

Compelling interviews with thinkers, authors and thought leaders on politics, art and culture by hosts Jonathon Astro (Sydney) and Ricky Allpike (Melbourne).

The New Flesh Jon Astro & Ricky Allpike

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.3 • 17 Ratings

Compelling interviews with thinkers, authors and thought leaders on politics, art and culture by hosts Jonathon Astro (Sydney) and Ricky Allpike (Melbourne).

    Hannah Berrelli | What Happend To Slut Walks? | Ep. 137

    Hannah Berrelli | What Happend To Slut Walks? | Ep. 137

    In this week's episode of the New Flesh Podcast, Ricky and Jon interview return guest Hannah Berrelli. Hannah is a Marxist and feminist - she’s the editor of On the Woman Question and the co-host of the REDFEM podcast alongside Dr. Jen Izaakason.
    A wide ranging discussion with topics including; the "slut-walk" phenomenon, the negotiation (or lack of), around domestic duties in the household, the invisibility of women when they reach 40-years-old, the Daily Wire comedy "Lady Ballers", and the boys get Hannah's take on a recent Australian university "Porn-posium". 
    ARTICLES AND LINKS DISCUSSED---Follow Hannah on X:@HannahBerrelli---Jesse Lee Peterson at The Slut Walk - YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emMSWX_ibqw&t=52s
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    • 1 hr 26 min
    Graham Linehan | Tough Crowd | Ep. 136

    Graham Linehan | Tough Crowd | Ep. 136

    In this week's episode of the New Flesh Podcast, Ricky and Jon interview Graham Linehan. Graham is a bona fide comedy legend and an activist for the rights of women and girls. He is the creator of Father Ted, Black Books and The IT Crowd. Graham has won more BAFTAs than you’ve had hot dinners!
    His recent book titled TOUGH CROWD is a memoir of his time in British comedy that is loaded with practical advice for the aspiring creative. It also charts his battles against trans ideology, and the devastating impact that speaking out has had on his health, family and career. 
    ARTICLES AND LINKS DISCUSSED---Tough Crowd: How I Made and Lost a Career in Comedy - Graham Linehan
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    • 1 hr 48 min
    Stella O’Malley | When Kids Say They're TRANS | Ep. 135

    Stella O’Malley | When Kids Say They're TRANS | Ep. 135

    In this week's episode of the New Flesh Podcast, Ricky and Jon interview return guest Stella O'Malley. Stella is a psychotherapist, best-selling author, public speaker and a parent with many years’ experience working in counseling and psychotherapy. In 2021 she founded Genspect, an international group that advocates for a wider range of treatment options and more evidence-based approaches to gender-questioning children and young people.

    Her books include: Cotton Wool Kids [2015], Bully-Proof Kids [2017], Fragile [2019], What your Teen Is Trying To Tell You [2023]
    And most recently When Kids Say They're TRANS: A Guide for Thoughtful Parents.

    ---ARTICLES AND LINKS DISCUSSED
    Genspect official website:https://genspect.org/---Follow Stella on X: @stellaomalley3---Trans Kids It's Time To Talk - Documentary:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQK4-N7PmKg

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    • 1 hr 12 min
    John Goddard | Fast Fiction | Ep. 134

    John Goddard | Fast Fiction | Ep. 134

    In this week's episode of the New Flesh Podcast, Ricky and Jon interview John Goddard. John is a Fast Fiction writer & polemicist. His short stories are dystopian vignettes of not-so-distant futures where citizens are taxed at 80%, state-mandated euthanasia is the leading cause of death, and Digital Dollars are designed to enslave the populace.
    John has grown an online following for being a proponent of libertarian ideas. He frequently publishes his writing on X (formerly Twitter). Topics covered include; John's time in Melbourne and his reasons for leaving, Australia's response to the COVID pandemic, the writing of Bret Easton Ellis, the infiltration of the woke/activist class in the law profession, John's twitter-spaces battles with ideologues AND more. 
    ARTICLES AND LINKS DISCUSSED---Follow John Goddard on X:@nonestlex---John Goddard official website:https://www.thejohngoddard.com/
    ---SUPPORT THE NEW FLESHBuy Me A Coffee:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thenewflesh
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    Follow Ricky: @ricky_allpike on InstagramFollow Ricky: @NewfleshRicky on TwitterFollow Jon: @thejonastro on Instagram---Theme Song: Dreamdrive "Vermilion Lips" 

    • 1 hr 20 min
    Misha Saul | Australia & Her Jews | Ep. 133

    Misha Saul | Australia & Her Jews | Ep. 133

    In this week's episode of the New Flesh Podcast, Ricky and Jon interview Misha Saul. Misha is an investor by day and an intrepid Substacker by night. On his Substack, Kvetch, he covers a broad array of topics - from history, culture and ruminations on movies, TV and the Talmud.
    Topics covered include; growing up in Adelaide, peak Eddie Murphy, why comedy has died, the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel, the recent phenomenon of pro-Palestinian activists tearing down posters of kidnapped Israelis, the wash-up from the failed Australian "Voice" referendum AND more. ARTICLES AND LINKS DISCUSSED---Follow Misha on X:
    @misha_saul
    https://twitter.com/misha_saul---Australia and Her Jews - Misha Saul Substack:
    https://www.kvetch.au/p/australia-and-her-jews
    ---Zionism for Aboriginal Australians - Misha Saul Substack: 
    https://www.kvetch.au/p/zionism-for-aboriginal-australians

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    Follow Ricky: @ricky_allpike on InstagramFollow Ricky: @NewfleshRicky on TwitterFollow Jon: @thejonastro on Instagram---Theme Song: Dreamdrive "Vermilion Lips" 

    • 1 hr 13 min
    Jonathan Clarke | What's Left of Psychoanalysis? | Ep. 132

    Jonathan Clarke | What's Left of Psychoanalysis? | Ep. 132

    In this week's episode of the New Flesh Podcast, Ricky and Jon interview return guest Jonathan Clarke. Jonathan is a contributing editor of City Journal, he’s a critic and essayist. A lawyer by training and profession, Jonathan has spent more than twenty years working in the New York offices of two large firms. He divides his time between Brooklyn and Vero Beach, Florida.
    The gang discuss the difficulties in finding authentic travel experiences in an increasingly sanitized tourism industry, as well as the work of Sigmund Freud and the practice of psychoanalysis.
    ARTICLES AND LINKS DISCUSSED---What's Left of Psychoanalysis - City Journal: https://www.city-journal.org/article/whats-left-of-psychoanalysis---Find Jonathan's writing on his official website:https://jonathanclarkewriter.com/
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    Follow Ricky: @ricky_allpike on InstagramFollow Ricky: @NewfleshRicky on TwitterFollow Jon: @thejonastro on Instagram---Theme Song: Dreamdrive "Vermilion Lips" 

    • 1 hr 5 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
17 Ratings

17 Ratings

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