JOYful Days

Scotty T chats with Natalie Saleeba, who plays Abi in the television series House Husbands.

Natalie chats about her character Abi in House Husbands, the talented cast she works with and how the show has continued to push the boundaries.

Natalie also chats about the current surrogate storyline and her latest movie role alongside Cate Blanchett & Hollywood star Robert Redford.

House Husbands airs Monday night, 8.40pm on Channel 9

Missed a show? Watch it online: House Husbands

Follow: Natalie on Instagram

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Recently on the Wednesday morning show on JOY 94.9 Gordon caught up with local drag performer and published author Skye High to discuss the launch of the autobiography, ‘From Darkness to Diva’.

They discussed  the highs and lows during Skye’s life and about exposing all the details in print for everyone to read, learn and reflect on. From school bullying, finding courage, family, friends, the book has it all, and Gordon offered listeners a chance to win a copy for themselves.

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Fiona Patten was on the Second Breakfast speaking with Sonja about her bill to create safety exclusion zones around clinics that provide abortions.

The private member’s bill that the Sex Party MP recently introduced in the Victorian Legislative Assembly would ban anti-abortion protesters from getting within a certain distance of clinics. The bill would provide crucial protection from the harassment that people often suffer when exercising their legal right to access an abortion.

Fiona and Sonja discuss the bill including the crucial question of what is going to happen next, how long it might be until these measures come into practice, the journey that it’s taken to get the bill to this point, and the wonders of parliamentary cooperation!

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The Celtic Tenors

Ireland’s The Celtic Tenors were live in the JOY studio this morning with the Gazman.

Matthew, James and Daryl chatted about the new album Timeless and the live DVD The Homecoming (both available now through Universal Music Australia), and sang the gorgeous John Denver classic ‘Calypso‘ live and acoustic. The Celtic Tenors are touring the country in October and will be at the Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne on Sunday 20 October.

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Stephanie chats with Ms Murphy on the Tuesday Afternoon Show.

Ms Murphy chats about her life has changed since appearing on The Voice in 2013 and what she has learnt about the music industry.

Ms Murphy also chats about her new album Dirty Soul, the recording process and her upcoming live shows.

**We apologise for the audio quality during this interview which was out of our control**

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Leo chats with Melissa Tkautz on the Friday Morning Show.

Melissa chats about her upcoming role in the Australian horror film Boar and her latest single Gotta Let You Go.

Melissa also chats about her new range of scented candles, which are available from her online store.

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Leo chats with Shelley Craft about the new season of television show The Block.

Shelley chats about this season’s office building in Melbourne’s South Yarra that contestants have to transform into luxury apartments, she chats about the new contestants, the hot tradies on site and what viewers can expect from the new season.

The new season of The Block starts Sunday 6 September at 7pm on Channel 9

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In the JOY studios Thursday morning Sonja spoke to two women who are making a big difference to the lives of homeless women and transgender men in and around Melbourne and Victoria with free sanitary products. Sonja is joined by Donna Stolzenberg and Natalie Cruz from the Melbourne Period Project as they talk about what the Melbourne Period Project is, who is it for, how long have they been going, why not Deva cups, how many people need their help, what can people do and how to donate and support the Project.

The Melbourne Period Project are supporting women and transgender men experiencing homelessness in Melbourne and surrounds by providing sanitary products, help and support.

Donate here for a bigger space for Donna and Nat and other volunteers to organise the sanitary packs!

Other organisations that also need your help with the current Melbourne Homeless Crisis:

Anonymous X  and Pets of the Homeless Melbourne

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Sonja Hammer speaks exclusively to Gayby Baby’s director Maya Newell about the sudden and alarming banning of her Same Sex families documentary film called Gayby Baby from a planned screening at a NSW girls high school by the NSW Education Minister, Adrian Piccoli.

Gayby Baby is a simple, direct documentary. It’s not political advocacy, and it’s not propaganda. Most of the film’s running time is dedicated to ordinary family tribulations.

Mary talks candidly on the phone from NSW to Sonja the following day after the ban announcement. She talks about the shock of the plan to censor the film from being played specifically at Burwood High School for the upcoming Wear It Purple Day events at the school organised by the pupils, and to add to the drama unfolding Maya is an ex-pupil of the school!

So find out what happened, what Maya thinks and how this affects children of Same Sex Families and how the film is intended to in their own words:

We firmly believe our film has positive benefits for all students and we’re committed to supporting the schools who are celebrating Wear it Purple Day. Creating inclusive classroom and valuing family diversity promotes student well being and acceptance of difference. There is no place for bullying, homophobia or discrimination in Australian public schools.

For more information, visit the Gayby Baby website and find out how you can see it in Melbourne. You can also read more articles about the controversy.

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