Introducing a different kind of episode... For more information and a full transcript, visit https://www.queerouthere.com/listen/issue-07-preview

Thanks to Esther for stepping out into the evening cricket chorus and recording this sweeper for us! Recorded on Wurundjeri Country - this always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

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[The chirping of many, many crickets creates a wall of sound. In the background a voice says, “It might be too loud, sweetie.” The noise gets a little quieter.]

Esther: Hi, I’m Esther. I’m on Wurundjeri Country, ah, not far from where Five Mile Creek meets the Moonee Ponds Creek. One of my favourite things around here is it’s not far from the suburb - and the river - Maribyrnong, which in Woi Wurrung language means “I can hear a ringtail possum”. And we quite often see ringtail possums around here, and it’s just lovely - we feel really privileged to live here. You’re listening to Queer Out Here.

[Slight wind distortion, crickets fade out.]

Thanks to Dan for this sweeper recorded in South Gippsland - possibly on Bunurong Country - in Australia.

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[Atmospheric noise fades up - the low grumble of machinery and some high pitched grating, all slightly distorted and reverberant.]

Dan: [Voice echoing] Hello! I’m Dan. I am out for a walk on the Great Southern Rail Trail in South Gippsland, Australia. Ah, I’m in a tunnel which is, ah, going underneath a highway with lots of roadworks going on, which you can probably hear in the background. [Noises increase slightly and then reduce]. Ah, and you are listening to Queer Out Here.

[Atmospheric noise fades down]

Thanks to regular contributor Mags, who has sent us this sweeper for use in our different-to-usual Issue 07.

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[The sound of wind and some splashing water fades up, along with the quiet, honking chatter of swans, ducks and geese. A child squeals. Distant sound of traffic or planes. An adult says to the child, “Oh, look at these geese!”]

Mags: Hi, I’m Mags, and I’m currently in Kensington Gardens in London.

[Child squeals again.]

Mags: And you’re listening to Queer Out Here.

[More ambient sound. The child yells, “Come here! Come here! [Indistinct] run away! Come here!”]

Thanks to Emily and Jenny for this currawong-packed sweeper, recorded on the land of the GunaiKurnai people.

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TRANSCRIPT: The carolling calls and keening cries of many currawongs echoing through the area. Wind and wind distortion. A child makes small noises and adults respond in kind. More birdsong and wind. Footsteps. Emily says, “This is Emily,” Jenny says, “This is Jenny,” and Emily adds, “And you’re listening to Queer Out Here.” As Emily says this, all the birds stop calling. “Oh, just when they finish!” says Jenny, and Emily laughs.

Where in the world will Queer Out Here Issue 06 take you? Come outside with our queer contributors. Have a listen to our preview and gather some clues about where you’ll end up this time...

Transcript and notes available at: www.queerouthere.com/listen/issue-06-preview

Cover art (extract) by J. Rosenbaum: https://www.jrosenbaum.com.au/

Thanks to Dan for this sweeper, featuring sheep and a woodpecker!

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TRANSCRIPT: [Birdsong and footsteps, a sheep bleats close by. Someone speaks quietly to the sheep, “Hello, I’m not actually going to feed you or anything, sorry.” The sheep bleats again. Birdsong. The person laughs and murmurs, “Do you want me to pat you?” You can also hear distant sheep bleating, the sheep calls again nearby, more little birds twittering and the rattle of a woodpecker.]

Dan: Hi, this is Dan. We’re out waymarking the Sussex Diamond Way on a, a lovely, sunny spring morning. And you are listening to Queer Out Here.

[Woodpecker. The sound of distant sheep and twittering birds slowly fades out.]

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How to make a sweeper for us: https://www.queerouthere.com/greetings

Thanks to Abi and Lili of Gears for Queers for this sweeper. Check out their book (we love it): https://gearsforqueers.bigcartel.com/product/gears-for-queers-signed-copy

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[Sound of small waves lapping at the shoreline fades in, with some wind noise and distortion underpinning it]

Lili: Hi, i’m Lili.

Abi: And I’m Abi.

Lili: And we’re Gears for Queers, a cycle touring queer couple from Fife.

[Waves and water lapping sounds continue]

Abi: We’re sitting on Dalgety Bay beach, looking out over the Forth rail bridge.

[Splash]

Lili: And we ken by the queer-like smell that you’re listening to Queer Out Here.

[Water, wind, and the joyful squeals of children playing. Wind dies down, then the lapping water noises fade out.]

Queer-like smell: https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/boy-train/

Make a sweeper for us: https://www.queerouthere.com/greetings

Thanks to Travis Clough for sending in this sweeper from a winter mountain walk he took recently. Acknowledgement: Wabanaki land. Photo: Travis and Kael on Mount Pleasant. For more info on how to create a greeting for us, check our website: www.queerouthere.com/greetings

TRANSCRIPT: [Beep of phone and footsteps crunching, perhaps snowshoes in snow.] This is Travis Bearbait at the summit of Mount Pleasant, Western Maine, USA - and you’re listening to Queer Out There [sic]. [Crunching footsteps fade out]

Thanks so much to Gabriel for sending us this lovely, relaxing window into their morning! For more info on how to create a greeting for us, check our website: www.queerouthere.com/greetings

TRANSCRIPT: [Sounds of gulls calling in an otherwise quiet atmosphere. A few other birds and faint noises can be heard in the background. A pigeon coos quietly, a couple of joggers pass by and ducks mutter faintly to themselves. A small bird whistles.]

Gabriel: I’m at the Blessington Basin in Dublin, having a coffee in the morning. And it’s very quiet here. I love coming and just watching and listening to all the birds, to this little secluded park. There’s just a heron that’s flying around and the seagulls are not happy about it. [Chuckles] And you’re listening to Queer Out Here!