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Show Number 850 … give us a break !
Yes – Show number 850 – a good reason to have a bit of a break – for four months at least. In the meantime checkout our back catalogue of...
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I heard it on the grapevine …
We welcome Will to the program for his second show while Gordon is away on the high seas. Chris tells of two great films from the recent Melbourne Que...
What is reality … ?
While Gordon is on the high seas, we welcome Will to the program for 2 shows, and he will share his knowledge with us. At this sad time, we offer... <...
Somethings take time …
In this week’s show, we talk about our Labour Day holiday which has morphed into Moomba. The origins of the 8-hour working day are being forgotten in...
Our Rainbow World …
In this week’s show, we chat about the Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras telecast and what pleased us (as viewers) – and note that the parade was en...
All that glitters …
In this week’s show, we discuss how Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is planning to become ‘carbon neutral’ with the reduction of rubbish after the...
Eye Candy on the screen and on the streets …
In this week’s show, we discuss in broad terms the wonderful program listing of the forthcoming Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and applaud the range o...
Still out loud and prod
In this week’s show, we honour gay icons who have birthdays around this time, and who have entertained us and widened our horizons of what it means to...
Pride – letting the world know that we’re here…
Once again, Pride March revealed the breadth and depth of our wide community to the general public in a wonderful display of colour and movement, held...
Public Holidays … let’s do away with them?
In this week’s show, we wonder whether we Australians look forward to a public holiday but tend to ignore the reasons behind the non-work day. There i...
Midsumma time … and the livin’ is breezy!
We attended our community’s ‘midsumma Carnival Day’ on Sunday 20 January 2019 at Alexandra Gardens – All happy and gay – what a great day. In this we...
Summertime … and the livin’ is easy?
It’s our summertime and along with bushfires, the heat and drying rivers, we must prepare and engage in our community’s 23-day festival of ‘midsumma’...
Let’s get soaking wet … on our Yacht.
Happy New Year to Everyone. How quickly the years roll around? And have our Resolutions failed already? We express concern at the statistics of dange...
Let’s get soaking wet …
“It never rains but it pours” – and we Melbourne-ites freak out when we get tropical downpours. Such is the variability of our weather that we are con...
Soon it will be Easter …
We are getting tired of the pressure to spend money on Christmas gifts, or being approached by charity-muggers (those tin rattlers – although these da...
Out of the mouths of babes …
The recent uprising of young students seems to be a positive outcome of social media commentary, referencing the lack of initiative of the central gov...
Important Anniversaries … World AIDS Day & JOY – our gay radio station
As we again come to December, we reflect upon two major interlocked events in the gay history of Melbourne – the unwanted arrival of AIDS in Austral...
Reality and fantasy …
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honours the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-tr...
Battles won and lost …
This episode begins with our thoughts on Remembrance Day 2018, noting that our troops served in France and their memory is still being honoured by tho...
Horses and soldiers get muddy boots …
This episode begins with our thoughts on the ‘race that stops the nation’ – the horse races that make up The Melbourne Cup Carnival. We talk about som...
The good … and the not-so-good
We begin this episode reporting on the moving ceremony when Mathew Shepard’s ashes were interred in the US National Cathedral – in a final act of resp...
Politics … the good and the better
We start this episode of Been There Done That chatting about postal votes determining the final result in the weekend’s Wentworth by-election, before...
Be kind to all the animals … and to humans.
We report on the behaviour of two male penguins in a Sydney aquarium. They are reported to be ‘inseparable’ and ‘who show great excitement caring for...
Be nice, work hard and keep your head down.
This week, Gordon tells of his recent viewing of a family-friendly comedy movie – “Crazy Rich Asians” and how it presents the usual family crisis when...
Wins … and losses
This week, we’re still buzzing after the footy finals. It is such a Melbourne vibe, and even if you don’t follow the game through the year, the finals...
Breaking down fences … or building them
This week, we comment on the recently released figures on reported HIV cases in Australia, and interpret them in part to reflect upon the way the info...
Australia where … what’s in an Anthem?
This week, as we prepare for our various football finals, we remark upon the apparent unsuitability of our current National Anthem penned in 1878. We...
Dummy spits … let’s get serious!
This week, we consider the recent behaviour of some public figures who have behaved badly and damaged their own reputations. Gordon chats with Tristan...
Life as we know it … not always as we like it
This week, we’re chatting about our politicians who still believe that it is possible to “pray away the gay”! We refer to the current movie “The Mised...
Political chaos – is this the new normal? …
Well – we weren’t expecting that melt-down in Canberra. And ‘they’ wonder why they lose credibility and relevance with the general voters. We mention...
MIFF, Personal Liberties, volcanoes and fences …
Again we have another mixed bag of topics and we begin with a 90 minute documentary film, featured in the 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival,...
Politics, Religion and Medicine … from a queer perspective
All politicians can be trusted! – well, maybe some? Or none? We hope that when the rules are changed, no one gets hurt as a result. However, we have l...
Talking and listening …
Phil relates how he overheard a private conversation on the train, and he wished that he could un-hear it. How much do we value privacy these days and...
Mother Nature …
With the recent Blood Moon event, we take a moment to consider how this would have been interpreted in past millennia. The Eastern mystics or wise men...
Stories from around the World …
From recent gay press reporting, we learn that US Military policy will force out HIV+ members, and we discuss whether that is just plain discriminatio...
Celebrations around the world …
We remark on the changing nature of our gay world – the good, the bad and the fun aspects. Locally, we note the Uniting Church of Australia will now a...
Cultural Celebrations …
We discuss NAIDOC Week 8 -15 July 2018, and remark upon the maturing attitude towards our indigenous peoples as we are taught by them about their cult...
Time mellows our view of the world …
From the international press, we report on the pardoning in Northern Ireland of historical gay crimes and extinguishment of criminal records; the move...
Halfway through the year already … WTF
What’s The Fuss about? Well, it could be time to stop and smell the roses – and there are a few varieties named after gay icons. Or we could...
The Good Guys … in a gay way.
Please excuse us while we rug up and keep warm during these seasonably-cold days and nights. In this podcast we chat about World Blood Donor Week and...