Up Ya Class

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Up Ya Class

We’re losing the illusion that we live in a classless country. But it remains a deeply uncomfortable subject for some and most of the talking about class is been done by people who benefit from the status quo: middle class, private school and tertiary educated. That is, THE AUSTRALIAN MEDIA. Up Ya Class is a counter-point. Hosted by veteran podcaster and comedian Dave O’Neil, slightly less veteran broadcaster and comedian Nelly Thomas, and actual working person with no podcast experience whatsoever – but a real job - Shane Laing. All 3 presenters are originally rough trade and they will dissect the news, culture, history and politics with a class lens. They will probably also talk quite a lot about food. Up Your Class: a podcast brought to you by 3 Bogans with hearts of gold, union cards, and an eye for a good all-you-can-eat buffet. Produced and published by Nearly.

  1. Masculinity and the working class with Associate Professor Steven Roberts

    04/09/2018

    Masculinity and the working class with Associate Professor Steven Roberts

    Nelly is feeling blue, Shane comes out, Dave forgot to do his homework and we’re joined by special guest Steven Roberts – an Associate Professor who is still just Jenny from the Block. Steven Roberts is a Pom from the wrong side of the tracks who has ended up in Australian Academia. He is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Monash University but almost very nearly didn’t finish school. Steven was chosen for a prestigious select entry government school but found the experience entirely alienating (think Barracuda) and his grades plummeted. He went from there to tech school to work and eventually, all the way to a PhD. His research interests are class, masculinity and how they intersect and on this episode we chat to him about class in Australia compared to the UK, working class masculinity and about becoming a new dad. Finally, someone actually qualified joins the podcast.   Up Ya Class is hosted by Nelly Thomas, Shane Liang and Dave O'Neil. Nelly's on Twitter and Facebook. Some Kids Book available here - www.somekidsbooks.com Find Shane on Twitter. Dave's on Twitter and Facebook too.   Our theme music is Salvador Darling [Instrumental] by Osiris Saline under Creative Commons 4.0 license.   Find a new podcast! The Clappers - Pop culture insights with Karl Quinn and Andrew Young The Debrief with Dave O'Neil - Dave gives a comedian a lift home from a gig. 10 Questions with Adam Zwar - The same 10 questions with answers that vary wildly.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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We’re losing the illusion that we live in a classless country. But it remains a deeply uncomfortable subject for some and most of the talking about class is been done by people who benefit from the status quo: middle class, private school and tertiary educated. That is, THE AUSTRALIAN MEDIA. Up Ya Class is a counter-point. Hosted by veteran podcaster and comedian Dave O’Neil, slightly less veteran broadcaster and comedian Nelly Thomas, and actual working person with no podcast experience whatsoever – but a real job - Shane Laing. All 3 presenters are originally rough trade and they will dissect the news, culture, history and politics with a class lens. They will probably also talk quite a lot about food. Up Your Class: a podcast brought to you by 3 Bogans with hearts of gold, union cards, and an eye for a good all-you-can-eat buffet. Produced and published by Nearly.

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