Sam and Hamish have a set of literary guests join them on the show. They have a chat with Brisbane writer James Tolcher about his debut memoir Poof exploring the young gay experience…
Gemma and Sam have a chat with Benjamin Hegarty, author of The Made Up State: Technology, Trans Femininity, and Citizenship in Indonesia. They also are joined by trans-masc performer, Oliver Ayres, to…
The team have a large line up of guests on the show; Sam has a chat with Michael Earp and Alison Evans about the newly released queer fairytale anthology Everything Under the Moon…
The Queer View Mirror crew have a chat with Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Macquarie University, Dr Geraldine Fela, about the upcoming public talk: Talking About Listening: Oral Histories exploring HIV nursing during the…
Sam and Hamish are joined by author Noah Riseman and trans activist Julie Peters to talk about Transgender Australia: A History since 1910, a book exploring the lives, impacts history of the…
Hamish and Sam have a chat with Craig Seligman about his newly released book Who Does That Bitch Think She Is? Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag capturing the life and legacy…
Sam and Hamish have a chat with AP Pobjoy the director of Unerased, an online series following nine transgender students on the verge of graduating who document their lives with their phones…
Hamish and Sam have a chat with queer poet Jarad Bruinstroop about his debut poetry collection Reliefs; the crew also talk with Professor Ben Campkin who will be launching his book Queer…
Hamish and Sam hold down the fort in this Radiothon special; Convince Janet and Mark Cafarella to subscribe Benny the cat and the crew talk with trans, non-binary and disabled writer and broadcaster…
Rowan Heath joins Hamish and Sam to discuss their short story, 'The Mannequin', which was the winner of the 2023 Australian Book Review Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. There were a total of…
The team speak to Shaneel Lal about their memoir "One Of Them", being the Young New Zealander of the year and successfully lobbying the New Zealand govt. to outlaw conversion therapy.
The team speak to Tess Devèze about their agender and LGBTQIA+ inclusive Melbourne based somatic sexology and sexuality occupational therapy. Gemma and Sam also speak with Vuk Lungulov-Klotz and Alexander Stegmaier, writer-director and…
Author Steph Lentz joins hosts Gemma and Hamish to talk about her memoir In/Out, her experience of 'falling into love and out of the church' after being publicly sacked as a teacher at…
Social worker Erin Riley joins Gemma and Hamish to talk about their new book A Real Piece of Work, a collection of essays about "family, heartbreak, humanity, justice and swimming, and the messy…
Author Kerry Taylor joins hosts Sam, Claire and Hamish to discuss her debut novel, ‘Mr Smith to You’, based on the true story of transgender Australian jockey Bill Smith. Together they discuss how…
Naarm-based author and journalist Paul Dalgarno drops by the studio to talk about his new book ‘Prudish Nation’ and Australia’s complex relationship with sexuality and gender. Alongside hosts Gemma and Hamish, they discuss…
LGBTIQA+ equality advocate and academic Rodney Croome joins hosts Sam, Gemma, and Hamish to talk about his campaign in establishing an LGBTQIA+ representative to sit as part of the Australian Human Rights Commission…
Hosts Hamish, Gemma, and Chloe discuss the recent media coverage of controversial naarm-based academic Holly Lawford Smith’s anti-trans campaign. Later, they are joined by Gomeroi-descendent and drag performer Dorreen Manganini. Together they talk…
Sam, Gemma and Hamish are firstly joined by Billy-Ray Belcourt, a writer from the Driftpile Cree Nation. They discuss his new novel, A Minor Chorus, which draws from his own identity as…
In a ‘Melbourne Writers Festival’ special-episode, Mununjali-writer Ellen van Neerven joins the program to discuss her new book ‘Personal Score: Sport, Culture, Identity’ and the experience of sport as a queer individual. After…
LGBTIQA+ sport researcher Dr. Ryan Storr from Swinburne University joins the program to discuss the recent landmark decision from Basketball Australia to ban transgender athlete Lexi Rodgers from participating in their women’s competition…
Hamish and Sam are joined by Jackie Turner, director of the ‘Trans Justice Project’. Together they discuss the emerging anti-trans rhetoric in the Australian legislature and how we can battle transphobia on social…
Tabitha Lean (guest editor of the Incarceration edition of Archer Magazine) and Amy Middleton (the founder of Archer Magazine) join the show to talk about Incarceration, prison abolition, and radical possibility…
In this show, two editors discuss their different anthologies. Poet, director, playwright, spoken-word artist, and editor Mohammad Awad joins the show to chat about the new book that he co-edited called Admissions: Voices…
T Rex, secretary of Melbourne's chapter of Dykes on Bikes, talks about the recent transphobic and fascist rally, being there as a presence at the counter-rally, and the behaviour of the police. Then…
Pete Foley and Scott Ford, founders of game development studio Fuzzy Ghost, discuss their upcoming game Janet DeMornay Is A Slumlord (and a witch) that's set in a queer sharehouse and talk about…
Hannah McElhinney, the creator of Rainbow History Class, joins the show to discuss getting into history as a content writer and creator, overalls and carabiners as lesbian fashion codes, TikTokalgorithms and her…
Photographer J Davies discusses their exhibition 'The Sentimentality of Something Unseen', shot on film and compiled digitally, and their approach to photography changing during lockdowns. Then Anna Piper Scott, comedian and host of…
Nonbinary author and food writer Jess Ho discusses their debut book and memoir Raised by Wolves. They dive deep into the book's focus and talk about the immense stress and challenges of working…
Spoken word performer, poet, Mercury prize nominated recording artist, novelist, and playwright Kae Tempest, discusses creativity, their process of writing for different mediums, and their upcoming tour in Australia. Then Gary Dunne, an…
Robin Eames, queercrip writer, artist, and historian discusses their upcoming historical exhibition "Pride (R)evolution" utilising the New South Wales State Library’s vast collection that will be a part of Sydney WorldPride 2023.
Writer Imogen Binnie discusses her 2013 novel Nevada, which was nominated for the 2014 Lambda Literary Award for transgender fiction and has been described as "Anti Trans-101" due to it's avoidance of pandering…
Author Wayne Murdoch discusses his new book 'The Mystery of the Handsome Man: The Double Life of John Lempriere Irvine' and the context of 19th century queer history in Melbourne. Then Austin Fabry-Jenkins…
Alex Antunes and Hini Hanara discuss Queer Death Cafes, spaces where queer people can discuss the taboo subject of death. Then Queer Historian Graham Willett joins the show to discuss the Queer Aus…
Professional basketball player Isaac Humphries, who plays with NBL team Melbourne United, reflects on making history as the first male professional basketball player to come out publicly. Then Inez Baranay discusses her new…
Nevena Spirovska, one of the convenors of the Victorian Pride Lobby, returns to the show to talk about LGBTQIA+ issues in advance of the Victorian State election. Writer, producer and performer Lucy Best…
Cross-disciplinary author, artist, and critic Fiona Kelly McGregor talks about her new book 'Iris' based on the life of musician and petty criminal Iris Webber and set in 1930s Sydney. Then cartoonist and…
Robyn Archer is a singer, writer, artistic director, public advocate for the arts, and expert in the repertoire of the Weimar republic. She joins the show to discuss performing the show Queer Flings…
Brenda Appleton OAM, former co-chair of Transgender Victoria for 17 years and the winner of the Liberty Victoria Voltaire Human Rights award for 2022, joins the show to reflect on her experiences in…
