Victoria’s mobile pill testing services is off to a successful start with preliminary data and insights from the Beyond the Valley music festival confirming young people are eager for information that could help keep them safe.

To discuss what pill testing itself is, Victoria’s pill testing trial, and more, we speak with Sarah Hiley, who is the Drug Checking Director at The Loop.

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Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.

Joseph and James from Thorne Harbour Health join us to discuss Rewired which is a therapeutic group for Gay, Bi+ and Queer men who want to change their relationship with meth, in addition to Rewired 2.0 which is an ongoing peer support group.

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Melbourne’s pride festival, Midsumma, is just around the corner!

Jack and Cal hear about the Gay, Bisexual, Queer + Community Periodic Survey from its coordinator, Tex McKenzie.

Conference and Events Coordinator Chiron Hooson also joins us to discuss Thorne Harbour’s presence at the festival this year.

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Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.

The CADET Trials are investigating whether a commonly prescribed blood pressure medication could provide a much-needed treatment alternative for adults with severe depression.

Candesartan is a well-tolerated group of medications widely used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure and could help people with depression in both major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder.

Researchers are looking for people in Queensland and Victoria to take part in the 16-week trial to see if a daily dose of candesartan, in addition to usual treatment, reduces symptoms of depression and improves general quality of life.

To discuss the potential impacts of this study, we speak with Professor Michael Berk, Director of Deakin’s Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT) and Research Assistant Paul Cortissos.

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Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.

Chris Williams from Emen8 joins us to discuss some of the biggest stories in LGBTIQA+ sexual health of 2024.

He speaks with Jack and Cal about the return of Mpox, the PrEP supply disruption, injectable PrEP, Doxy-PEP, and HIV self-testing.

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If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected]

Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.

With 2025 just around the corner, the team are in studio together for their 2024 reflections.

Jack, Cal, Rachel, and Joel pick some choice moments from the year to discuss.

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If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected]

Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.

Sharna and Matt from Thorne Harbour Health SA join us to speak about how our diverse LGBTIQ+ communities can take care of themselves during the holiday break.

They speak with Joel and Jack about how seeing biological families can be problematic for LGBTIQ+ folk, strategies we can employ to look after ourselves, the warning signs to keep an eye out for when turning to alcohol and other drugs, and more.

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If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected]

Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.

In light of World AIDS Day on December 1, we’re talking about Fairfield Hospital 40 years on from the first patient with HIV/AIDS being admitted there.

The hospital closed in 1996 but it played a central role in the response to HIV/AIDS in Victoria.

In our second of two episodes discussing Fairfield’s impact, we’re joined by Edwina Wright and David Menadue.

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If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected]

Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.

Melanated in Melbourne chronicles the lives of co-hosts Nicole and Ri’chard, two Black Americans living in Australia, as they navigate what it means to be a person of colour in the great Down Unda.

Melanated in Melbourne intentionally amplifies the voices of historically disenfranchised individuals by primarily having LGBTIQA+ people of colour, both local and international, come on the show to share their unique stories, with guests ranging from psychologists to drag queens.

Nicole and Ri’chard join Jack to discuss why they started the show, some highlights from the first two seasons, and what themes they intend to explore in Season 3 next year.

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If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected]

Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.

Podcasts have fast become a part of our everyday media consumption. In fact, the average person spends more than five hours a week listening to them. But could listening to podcasts lead to healthier habits?

In the first study of its kind, University of South Australia researchers have explored just this, finding that podcasts can significantly improve health knowledge, increase exercise levels, and boost healthy eating.

UniSA researcher Beth Robins joins Jack to discuss the findings, highlighting the potential of podcasts to promote positive health behaviours.

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If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected]

Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.