The Gender Agenda

Rowan and Rebeckah are back in the JOY94.9 studio and present a mix of new music from some of their favourite artists, along with two interviews and all our regular segments. Our first interview is with Brooke Murray. Brooke is a theatre maker, video artist and inclusion artist living on Wurundjeri land. Brooke currently works as an inclusion support artist at St Martins Youth Arts, using this learning about diversity and empowerment to inform their practice, and is the Director of Early Days, an upcoming play that will be released this year!  The following interview is with Lore Burns. Lore Burns is a non-binary actor, composer, writer and cellist with a special interest in stage combat and martial arts. Since graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2012 with a Bachelor of Theatrical Production, Lore has pursued a varied career as a sound designer and technician, cellist, instrumental teacher, composer and actor. Lore will be performing in the upcoming play “Early Days”, directed by Brooke Murray! 

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This podcast originally aired on January 28th 2021.

Our guest this evening is a singer/songwriter who combines pop, soul, and R&B sounds into an expression of self-love and resilience. Summer Luk debuted her autobiographical track, “I Am A Girl”, which narrates her introspective search for self-acceptance. Rowan and Rebeckah interview Summer Luk and also share the music.

If you have a trans musician to recommend or an event you want us to call out or a question to ask, please email us at [email protected] .

This podcast originally aired on JOY94.9 on January 21, 2021.

 

Rebeckah and Rowan wrap-up The Gender Agenda for 2020 and share their stories and feelings by interviewing each other. There are also our usual segments of news along with our favourite warm and fluffy segment. We will return live on Jan 21, 2021 but you can always find all our podcasts at Joy.org.au

Our featured music artist is Kim Petras. Kim Petras is a German pop artist and one of the most famous trans people in the music industry. 

If you would like to submit your own wishlist to TranSanta, organizers encourage you to start by emailing [email protected], and the elves will take it from there. Finally if you have a trans musician to recommend or an event you want us to call out or a question you want us to answer on the show, please email us at [email protected]  or message us via the socials.

Trigger warning. This podcast contains content that may be distressing for some which will be explained prior to the interview with Sandra Pankhurst.

SANDRA PANKHURST has had an amazing variety of jobs and joins the team for an encore interview to share her story now presented in the book The Trauma Cleaner.

ARCA is a Venezuelan trans woman based in Barcelona. She is a producer, DJ, singer, and songwriter of avant-garde pop, industrial and electronic music and has worked with artists such as Björk, FKA twigs, and Frank Ocean. 

All our usual great segments are here too, along with Christmas celebration memories. We always want to hear from our listeners, so please keep in touch with us via the socials and email at [email protected]

Rebeckah and guest host Miss Katalyna chat with SAM ELKIN from St Kilda Legal Service about aiding the community and appearing in court as a non-binary lawyer. Further information can also be found at Thorne Harbour Health and the LGBTIQ Legal service

NOMI RUIZ, whose music has been released under many names, such as JESSICA 6 or HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR, is a trans woman and Puerto Rican-American singer, actress, essayist and producer. In her 15-years of making music, she has covered many genres, from hip-hop to disco, and house to R&B. Follow the links or search the web for more information.

There’s news, warm and fluffy segments and please contact us via the socials, here at JOY 94.9 or email us at [email protected]

 

As it’s transgender awareness week (Nov 13-20) and Transgender day of remembrance on November 20, we have many sensitive topics in this podcast which may be a trigger for some. Crisis support is always available through Lifeline on 13 11 14, and other agencies which can be found at joy.org.au/support

In our podcast during Transgender awareness week, we present an encore interview with Cassie Workman. Cassie Workman is an Australian comedian and orator and in this interview we chat about her award–winning show, Giantess, which was part of the 2019 Melbourne Comedy Festival.  Follow our links for more information on Cassie.

Our music artist is Ahya Simone, who works across myriad disciplines as an artist, performer, filmmaker and harpist. In this podcast, Ahya Simone and others, present soothing sounds that we hope you enjoy.

We always love to hear and engage with our listeners, so contact The Gender Agenda via the socials or email us directly at [email protected]

Our interview encore is presented by Miranda who caught up with Logan Mucha & Sally Conning, the forces behind ‘We’re In This Together’, a reenactment documentary that screened at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival last year (2018)

Our music artist features June Jones, who is an Australian artist and trans woman. She used to front the punk band Two Steps on the Water, who we have played before. Now she’s producing slow soulful solo music. 

 

It’s our Halloween themed show and Rebeckah and Rowan return to scare and entertain you. We have a great selection of music from a range of trans artists, along with a fun spooky Q and A session with Rebeckah and Rowan.

There’s news, our warm and fuzzy segment and plenty more to keep you entertained. We always love to hear from our listeners, so follow us via the socials and also email [email protected]

 

Rowan and Rebeckah are back this week in the new post lockdown Melbourne. This week we present an interview recorded in the blissful pre-covid world of January 2020, with Cassy Judy. Cassy Judy is a musician and comedian from NSW and follow the links for more information.

Our featured music artist is Michael Love Michael. MICHAEL LOVE MICHAEL is a non-binary Manhattan-based artist and writer. Their new album XO blends hip-hop and with a slower, darker sound. (explicit language warning)

We have our regular news wrap, warm and fuzzy segments and as always we love to here from all our listeners via the socials, joy.org.au or email us directly here [email protected] 

 

 

 

Rebeckah and Rowan return with all your favourite segments and music. This week we present an encore interview with Aram Hosie. Aram Hosie is a trans advocate who is currently doing work for the Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission. This interview is from October 2018 with Miranda and you can also hear more from Aram on our Word4Word podcast.

The GoFund me page has reached its goal but you can still contribute here Incarcerated Trans & Gender Diverse Community Fund

Our feature music artist today is CLAUD. CLAUD is a 21-year-old non-binary indie pop artist known for their melancholic and lo-fi style. As always, we have our regular features and we always love to hear from our listeners via the socials or email us [email protected]