Our Voice: Recent Episodes
JOY 94.9
For 20 years JOY 94.9 has been the voice of gay and lesbian Melbourne. Today one of its board members comes out as trans*. Sammy Cameron was known at the...
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Throughout its 160 years, St Marks in Fitzroy has cared for the homeless, the poor and society’s forgotten peoples. When HIV first took hold of Melbourne’s gay community, St Marks...
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People questioning their gender are amongst the most marginalised members of our community. Female To Male (FTM) Transgender people are a growing sector and a new support group is starting...
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As Australia’s first indigenous ballet dancer and a successful writer, Noel Tovey has many stories to tell – that he does with poise, composure and the wisdom afforded his eight...
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Jason Ball is a 24yo footy player for Yarra Glen’s River Pigs – and he’s gay. His public admission is an Australian first. His brave stance sheds light on the
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How does a man born in rural Western Australia in the mid 40s, go from being conscripted into the army to studying ballet at the army’s expense? How does one...
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The Hollywood gossip guru entertained us on midday television for years. More recently he has authored mega-hit musicals like “Shout” and “Dusty”. John-Michael Howson is outspoken, opinionated and like him...
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On Mother’s Day we were joined by Brett Lasham, one of the owners of Melbourne’s iconic gay hotel The Laird, and his wonderful Mother, Shirley. Together they share the challenges Brett faced...
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Brent Harris is undoubtedly one of Australia’s finest contemporary artists. In 2012, the National Gallery of Victoria exhibited a retrospective of his paintings, drawings and prints. In this episode, Brent...
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Comedian, broadcaster, novelist, columnist, agitator, television entertainer, ‘queen of stand-up satire and dominatrix extraordinaire of audiences’, Rachel Berger is the latest addition to the swelling ranks of Ambassadors for the...
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Our guest today has been an active member of Melbourne’s GLBTI Community for more than four decades. Only a handful of our founding pioneers maintain a public profile these days. Of the...
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WARNING: Contains course language and adult themes. Today we speak with Dr Mark Stoove, one of Australia’s top researchers specialising in HIV, AIDS & STI epidemiology and behaviours. We discuss...
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For more than a decade, Wes Snelling has being engaging cabaret audiences around the world with his dark humour, quirky repertoire and extraordinary voice. In character or as himself, Wes...
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One child in 4, 500 born at Melbourne’s Royal Women’s Hospital, is ‘Intersex’. What does “Intersex” really mean? Today we are joined by a true pioneer within the GLBTI community....
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The French historian and philosopher, Voltaire once said, “History consists of a series of accumulated imaginative inventions.” But as an advocate of civil liberties and social reform, I think even...
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The youth of today are often portrayed as a selfish generation focused on cyber networking, devoid of social skills. The media would have us believe Gen Y and beyond have...
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Gays and Lesbians have come along way in the last 30 years and whilst we still have some way to go regarding equality under the law, generally we are accepted...
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Note: This interview involves coarse language and adult themes. This dynamic duo inherently engage the listener as they entertained en-mass in a coveted weekly timeslot with their seemingly effortless signature sense...
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If you woke up this morning feeling sorry for yourself, wondering why your life is so tough, then listen to Kath Duncan, Word For Word, as she brashly slaps you...
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David Hunt presents Our Voice on JOY94.9. His guest today is Leanne Renfree, a veteran volunteer at JOY. Leanne has been a member on the JOY committee of management, and...
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David Hunt presents Our Voice on JOY 94.9. His guest today has many titles – CEO, Victorian Australian Of The Year 2014, Anti-Bullying Advocate, Author, and Film & TV Producer....
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David Hunt presents Our Voice on JOY 94.9. His guest today is David Millar. David studied linguistics at university, majoring in Japanese and French, then onto Law, going on to...
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David Hunt presents Our Voice on JOY94.9. His guest today is internationally acclaimed artist Ross Watson. Even Elton John is a collector! Ross has painted the likes of Stephen Fry,...
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David Hunt presents Our Voice on JOY 94.9. His guest today is the artistic director of Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) Lisa Daniel. Lisa is a powerhouse in the GLBTIQ...
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David Hunt presents Our Voice on JOY94.9. His guest today is the voice of “Take 40 Australia”,Barry Bissell. Barry hosted the very popular national radio show for 21 years. Still...
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Gary Singer and his partner Geoffrey Smith are generous supporters of the arts and community radio station JOY 94.9. Gary talks candidly about what it was like to be a...
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Jean Taylor is a radical lesbian feminist activist and is a prolific author. Jean has also worked as a women’s refuge worker, a tram driver, a circus performer (where at...
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Anita Gibbons met her partner and soul mate Maureen in 1970 and they were together for 37 years until sadly Maureen passed away in 2007. For the last 18 years,...
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Senior Constable Gabby Tyacke joined the NSW Police Service in 1998 and three years later relocated to Victoria both for her career and also to follow her heart. Four years...
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Dan Vo is the son of Vietnamese immigrants and ‘discovered’ he was gay listening to JOY aged 16. In his early 20s he joined JOY as a volunteer and subsequently...
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