Producer Claire Holland and Director Max Tassell talk about their show Long Live the King at La Mama Theatre, which features an ensemble of drag kings and is based on Shakespeare's Richard the…
Cabaret performer Miss Cairo, performer of 'Breasts Become Her' at Melbourne Fringe, chats about hormones, unpacking what womanhood means, and the show's reference to the movie 'Death Becomes Her'. Then arts organizers Alex…
Sylvia Martin, the author of three biographies about women who have been ignored in Australian literary and cultural history, talks about the republishing of her book 'Passionate Friends: Mary Fullerton, Mabel Singleton and…
Performer and comedian Jacci Pillar joins the show to talk about her Melbourne Fringe Show, Gold Star Failure, and about her work in anthropology, social science, and comedy.
Performance artist and poet Alok V Menon talks about returning to Australia, healing, queer comedy, and using humour to de-naturalize systems of power. Then writer Sophie Cunningham discusses her new novel 'This Devastating…
Author Georgina Young chats about her new YA novel 'Bootstrap', a scifi, time-travel, romance set in a fictional small Australian country town. Then comedians Scout Boxall and Aurelia St Clair join the show…
Yves Rees, Simona Castricum, and Sasja Sydek join the show to talk about 'Nothing to Hide', a new anthology of trans and gender diverse writing and both Simona and Sasja do short readings…
Professor Rebecca Jennings, editor of 'Between Me and Myself: a memoir of muder, desire, and my struggle to be free', discusses the extraordinary life of the late Sandra Wilson, and how 1960s cultural…
Novelist Jay Carmichael reads an excerpt from his new novel 'Marlo' set in 1950s Melbourne, and discusses his influences, queer history archives, and the use of archival images in his book. Then curator…
Writer, educator, and zine maker Rae White joins the show to discuss their new poetry collection, 'Exactly As I Am' which speaks to their lived experience as a non-binary transgender person, and reads…
Filmmaker Jim Muntisov discusses their new short film GEM; and filmmaker Craig Borham talks about about his new film LONESOME. Both films are screening at the upcoming Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). With…
Cadance Bell, writer of the new memoir 'The All Of It: A Bogan Rhapsody', talks about being gender non-conforming in rural Australia in the 90s, writing about addictions without demonizing people, and including…
Cartoonist, comics journalist, and labour activist Sam Wallman talks about his new book 'Our Members Be Unlimited: A Comic About Workers and Their Unions'. Then Yves Rees, writer and historian, discusses their recent…
Amao Leota Lu, host of upcoming event 'Queer Pasifika: The Rebirth of the Cool' at the Bowery Theatre, and Marqy Kitione, President of Pacifiquex, discuss the intersections of queer and Pacifika identities, as…
Professor Noah Riseman explains his report on trans history in Australia that looks at the past, how much has changed, and explores the contemporary challenges for trans people; and Roz Bellamy, Editor-in-Chief of…
Manu Kailom is a peer support and community development officer at Many Coloured Sky and Ian Seal is the Director of Three for All. They join the show to discuss challenges for LGBTQI+…
Justine Dalla Riva, CEO of the Victorian Pride Centre, and Angela Bailey, Australian Queer Archives President, photographer, and curator discuss Pride Month events and in particular the event 'Print and Protest: Graphic Activism…
Playwright Angus Cameron comes on the show to discuss his play "Dirt" at Chapel Off Chapel which has won 4 awards at 2021 Adelaide Fringe Festival, 2 awards at Fringe World, and was…
Writer, musician, and zine-maker Bastian Fox Phelan talks about their new book 'How to be Between', a memoir exploring female facial hair, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and negotiating gender identity; and artists Luke George…
Description: Brendan McCleary, the Associate Curator from Photo 2022 International Festival of Photography, talks about queer content in the festival, in particular 'Queering The Frame: Community, Time, Photography' at CCP; and Joe Ball…
Presenters Sam Elkin and Gemma Cafarella speak to two musicians:Artemis Muñoz, the musician and performer in "Artemis: Utter Mess" at La Mama; and Han Riley, music therapist and the creative director of a…
Two conversations about what it's like to be queer and trans in sports. First, Director Lyall Brooks talks about 'Become the One' a play currently showing at Geelong Arts Centre, about a closeted…
Castlemaine Pride organizer Sherene Clow speaks about the upcoming pride celebration; MQFF Program Director Spiro Economopoulos and MQFF CEO David Harris explain highlights to see at the Melbourne Queer Mini Film Festival; and…
Author Jonathan Butler discusses his new book "The Boy in the Dress: Searching for the Truth Behind a Historical Hate Crime on Home Soil During WWII" and discusses true crime, the challenges of…
