Taryn Mansfield & Pete Thoreau

Please tell us a bit about yourselves and your history with punk rock and veganism / animal rights.

Towers

So Let's Rage Together is on its 15th episode and going strong. What motivated the starting of this project and has the motivation changed in any way?

So far how has the reception been and what has been the most popular episode? Also what are your personal favourites?

What do you think our odds are that we can escape the mess we have made of everything (namely the environment / climate, and our economic and social relations) and in turn grant animals freedom from subjugation.

Is punk a sound or a philosophy for you?

What's new on the music horizon and what are some hopes for Let's Rage Together in the new year?

Questions by: Shaun

Both of us come from the, which is where. We've both played in a couple bands.. We've also organised shows, tabled literature and vegan food etc., and are both quite active.and critical discussions about literally anything and everything.to record and solidify the conversations we were having.. The “Let's” in the name refers to our motivation to encourage other people to engage in critical thinking and discussions, both with us directly and with each other.in talking about issues of justice and the concept of total (or collective) liberation, for both human and other animals.We had no idea what we were doing or if anyone would even be interested in what we had in mind, but we were honestly just keen to learn and challenge our own thinking, regardless of whether anyone listened or not.We've received, more often from people overseas in places likeand thethan. We have had positive feedback from here too though.and we just don't hear from them. The most popular episodes have been; An Introduction to Feminism, Rape Culture and Toxic Masculinity, Episode 8: White Privilege An Interview withand. These are probably also our favourite episodes.It's hard to answer this question without seeming super negative, but answering honestly, unless there is some kind of radical, drastic change, and we manage to get rid of capitalism, in our opinion, we're pretty doomed. That said, we still feel that it is worth fighting as hard as we can against that anyway. The science also points towards us as a species not being around for much longer, being the cause of environmental collapse and the sixth mass extinction, taking millions of species out with us.While the Earth, humans and other animals are seen as commodities, labour and resources, we are digging our own graves.Even with the best intentions, trying to find solutions within a capitalist framework will ultimately fail. We don't think that we will ever see animal (including human) liberation under capitalism.Both. There is a separation between the genre and ethics.What is the point of just singing about getting drunk or something?We've actually justwith our friend, so watch this space. As far as LRT goes,*for more info and snazzy cups go to - http://www.letsragetogether.co.za