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 Community News and Events Links: brought to you by Gender Health Australia News Q News: Hungary scraps Viktor Orban’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws by Dean Arcuri Star Observer: Anti-Trans Activist & Failed Liberal Katherine Deves To Run For One Nation In 2027 by Jacques Nieuwoudt Cory Bernadi's Bill Banning puberty-blockers defeated by South Australian Rainbow Advocacy Alliance LGBTI Legal Service Inc.: Annexure A - Notice to Class Members by Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Star Observer: Gold Coast Pride Announces Their First Ever Free Pride Formal For LGBTQIA+ Youth by Michael James Events Cocky Horror: A Drag King Cabaret Floorshow @The Sit Down Comedy Club, Fri 23 October - 6pm, Sat 31 Oct - 2pm, Fri 6 Nov - 6pm Tranzmission Live: THE ANTIDOTE @Studio 188, Thu 5 Nov - 7:30pm Ez's Melt Moment List SWAMPDOGS Oct 23 QUIVR's Wet on Deck Oct 24 Queer PowerPoint Oct 28 L Word Trivia Oct 22 and Nov 5 No tears for queers Oct 29 Guava FEST Nov 07 Tropical Fruits: Melted Nov 07 Saddle Club Nov 08 Support Services QLife - 1800 184 527 QC LGBT Mental Health Services Open Doors Youth Services Inc. LifeLine - 13 11 14 Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636 How to Support Transgender & Gender-questioning Youth Transgender Map Get Involved Trans Justice Project Meanjin Peoples Pride Parents of Trans Kids Speak Out Protect Trans Kids QLD 💿 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.
