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  • Loud & Queer: The Pinnacle Foundation, Pride Flags and Leo Season

    In our first live show back for SYN's third radio season, Luna and Liz talk the history of the pride flag and how it has changed as a symbol over the decade, touching on other flags along the way. Sammy also joins them to talk Them's Leo Season horoscope and what's in store for everyone.

    Sammy also talks to Andrew Staite and Maddy about The Pinnacle Foundation, with Maddy sharing how a pinnacle scholarship and mentorship has supported them in studies, comedy and other creative pursuits.

    Originally Broadcast: 24/07/2022

    Show Notes:

    • The Pinnacle Foundation 2023 Scholarships Applications are open now until the 31st of August, find out more here.
    • Read Pride Flags Through the Decades by Jesse Dorris here.
    • Read Jennifer Culp's Leo Season article here.
    • Make sure you listen to Loud & Queer live Sundays from 3-4pm, you'll hear more talks and great queer music. Tune in to SYN 90.7FM, listen online at syn.org.au or search for SYN on digital streaming platforms.

      Playlist:

      Beabadoobee - 10:36

      Five Island Drive - Destroying Icons

      Kavi - SUPERNOVA

      Sycco - Jinx

      Omar Apollo - Tamagotchi

      Arlo Parks - Green Eyes

      Our Spotify playlist is regularly updated with songs played on the show, so you can hear every beat again, and again.

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      44 min
    • Loud & Queer: Cry Club Interview

      Sammy and Liz chat to Heather and Jono (Cry Club) on their latest single People Like Me, touring with Electric Fields, their own upcoming headline tour and People Like Me visuals on the horizon.

      Originally Broadcast: 05/06/2022

      Playlist:

      Kee'Ahn - Better Things

      Electric Fields - Catastrophe

      Cry Club - People Like Me

      Allysha Joy & Dancingwater - Healers

      070 Shake & Christine and the Queens - Body

      Diimpa - Bergamot

      Our Spotify playlist is regularly updated with songs played on the show, so you can hear every beat again, and again.

      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

      26 min
    • Loud & Queer: Interview with Five Island Drive's Frankie Jean

      Frankie Jean from Sydney heavy wave act Five Island Drive joins Loud & Queer to talk the bands new single 'Spite Suicide,' future projects, the FID process when making music videos and recording, as well as wanting more trans representation in heavy scenes.

      Follow Five Island Drive - @fiveislanddrive

      Follow Loud & Queer - @synloud

      Originally Broadcast 29/05/2022

      Playlist:

      DRMNGNOW - Australia Does Not Exist (Kee'Ahn Version)

      Dyan Tai & Jamaica Moana - Get on it

      Rose Bassett - Winning The Lottery

      Five Island Drive & Faintly Rumoured - Spite Suicide

      Soccer Mommy - Shotgun

      Our Spotify playlist is regularly updated with songs played on the show, so you can hear every beat again, and again.

      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

      20 min
    • Loud & Queer: Samuel Gaskin on RĀIN, RECKŌNING and collaboration through art

      Samuel Gaskin spoke with Sammy about recent productions of his play RECKŌNING, the single and music video of the same name as well as his new song and visuals for RĀIN featuring The Merindas. Hear about the themes in the new clip and Samuel's recent work at large, including representing and celebrating several Indigenous cultures.

      Follow Samuel Gaskin - @samuelgaskinmusic

      Follow Loud & Queer - @synloud

      Credit for "Inter-Indigenational"

      Originally Broadcast: 22/05/2022

      Playlist:

      Kid Heron - Falling

      Violet Highway - Sick of Waiting

      Cry Club - People Like Me

      Ruby Gill - Public Panic Attacks

      Samuel Gaskin & The Merindas - RĀIN

      Slayyyter - Over This!

      Our Spotify playlist is regularly updated with songs played on the show, so you can hear every beat again, and again.

      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

      22 min
    • Loud & Queer: Interview with Daddy Squad

      Sammy chats with Andrew Armstrong aka Daddy Squad about the new single 'We're So Lovely' featuring Hard Ton, as well as the creative process when making Daddy Squad music, future projects as well as scoring for film and live events.

      Originally Broadcast 15/5/2022

      Playlist From This Week:

      Mykki Blanco & Diana Gordon - Your Love Was a Gift

      Still Woozy & Remi Wolf - Pool

      Daddy Squad & Hard Ton - We’re So Lovely

      PablloVitar & Rina Sawayama - Follow Me

      Miiesha - Everything

      Five Island Drive & Faintly Rumoured - Spite Suicide

      OH! Daisy - Dumptruck Betty

      Sophiya & Jess B - KWEEN ENERGY

      Racerage & Jamaica Moana - Do The Labour

      Princess Nokia - No Effort

      Samuel Gaskin - RECKŌNING

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      16 min
    • Loud & Queer: The Federal Election & Frankston City Council IDAHBT events

      This week Sammy speaks to members of the Frankston Job Advocates program and the Frankston Libraries team to discuss events happening at the Frankston Civic Centre Forecourt for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (May 17th). Sammy and former EP Bailey also chat the election, with the build up to May 21st certainly being an interesting time for queer people to say the least.

      Originally Broadcast: 8 / 5 / 2022

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      48 min
    • Loud & Queer: flowerkid Interview

      Sammy is joined today by flowerkid, a self-taught songwriter and producer who has had us hooked since his debut single ‘Late Night Therapy’ back in 2018. His music explores themes of identity and relationship in a brutally honest writing style many of our listeners can relate to and appreciate

      In this interview flowerkid talks returning to live shows after lockdown, musical inspirations and his approach to writing and making music.

      Check out show dates and tickets at flowerkidmusic.com

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      9 min
    • Loud & Queer: Interview with Joshua Maxwell

      Marcie had a chat with playwright and theatre maker Joshua Maxwell about their recent play “Very Happy Children with Bright and Wonderful Futures.” The name calls back to Trump’s demeaning comments regarding Greta Thunberg during a 2019 UN speech, and the play itself blends activism with performance, inspired by the Black Summer bushfires in 2019 and subsequent climate protests.

      Joshua speaks on what lead to the idea, the process of writing the play, how the themes became very real when holding productions, and what they hope it can achieve or people take away from it. As well as queer identity, what activism means to them, and their work as artistic director of Jopuka Productions.

      You can find the play published digitally via PlayLab right now!

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      38 min
    • Loud & Queer: Julie Kalceff and Kirsty Stark talk First Day Season 2

      Season 2 of First Day is out via ABC Me, an Emmy and GLAAD award winning Australian series about transgender student Hannah Bradford (Evie Macdonald) navigating high school as her authentic self. This season explores relationships, microaggressions and solidarity in pride, continuing the story of Hannah and her friends we have all come to love. Liz and Sammy spoke with the series' lead writer/director Julie Kalceff, along with producer Kirsty Stark (of Epic Films), covering creating the show, new themes in this season, representing trans kids authentically on screen and the importance of diversity in cast and crew among so much more!

      You can watch both seasons of First Day right now on ABC iView or Hulu!

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      14 min
    • Loud & Queer: Stonewall's New Asexuality Project & Wallis Bird
      Liz and Marcie cover International Asexuality Day, talking misunderstandings about Ace identities and Stonewall's new project hoping to improve the lives of Asexuals living in the UK. Plus hear Sammy chat with Wallis Bird about her new single 'Aquarius' and upcoming album 'Hands.' As well as the final Froth or Not for Season 1 of SYN's radio grid.
      Listen to the music we play on the show via our Spotify playlist. Or hear it live Sundays 3-4pm AEST at 90.7FM or online at syn.org.au (although we will be off-air next week).
      Originally Broadcast: 10/04/2022
      Playlist:
      Sycco - Superstar
      Two Last Names - Yah Yah Yah
      A Swift Farewell - Stressed Out (ft. Clay J Gladstone)
      Wallis Bird - Aquarius
      Barkaa - Fight For Me (ft. Electric Fields)
      Rott Wheeler - Dreams of Birds and of You
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      41 min

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