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Mad Wednesdays
by JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities
MAD Wednesdays with Dean Arcuri
Episodes
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Round Mountain Girls release new single ‘First to let go’
Round Mountain Girls have come around the mountain at the perfect time with a brand new single ‘First To LetGo’ amidst lockdown and COVID, and they speak to Rach and Dean on MAD Wednesday all about it. The post Round Mountain Girls release new single ‘First to let go’ appeared first on Mad...
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Dive back into the closet & donate to Northside Bizarre
Cal Hawk from Thorne Harbour Health joined Rach and Dean to talk about Northside Bizarre this year, which has been moved to November due to COVID. Northside Bizarre is a fabulous annual fundraiser at The Laird and its surrounding area for JOY 94.9 and Thorne Harbour Healths David Williams Fund…
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We need to shine a light on LGBTI Domestic Violence with Ben Bjarnesen
Thursday 28th May is the first LGBTI Domestic Violence Awareness Day, and Rach and Dean spoke to LGBTI Domestic Violence advocate Ben Bjarnesen about why he advocated for this day, and why we need not stick our heads in the clouds when it comes to violence in our communities. Recent studies have...
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Country Cousins on JOY with Damien Stevens-Todd
Damien Stevens-Todd joins Dean & Rach on MAD Wednesday to let them know what events are happening in regional Victoria for our LGBTIQA+ communities. The post Country Cousins on JOY with Damien Stevens-Todd appeared first on Mad Wednesdays.
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The Teskey Brothers Live at the Forum – Album Out Now
Brendan from The Teskey Brothers joined Dean on MAD Wednesday to talk about the bands latest album, The Teskey Brothers Live at the Forum, in which they recorded (to tape) four nights of their sold out concert at The forum last year. The post The Teskey Brothers Live at the Forum – Album Out Now...
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Silvie Paladino – Arts Centre Melbourne’s Big Night In with John Foreman
Singer Silvie Paladin spoke to Rach and Dean ahead of joining John Foreman in Arts Centre Melbourne’s Big Night in on Wednesday 20th May and they spoke about art, COVID and more. Arts Centre Melbourne announced on 15 March the cancellation of all scheduled performances and events and temporary...
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Ash & Dust with Blake Dantier
Sydney singer/songwriter Blake Dantier joined Rach and Dean on MAD Wednesday to talk about how new song Ash & Dust, his love of country music, and how it hasn’t just taken home isolation for him to appreciate all that he has. Listen to his new track here. The post Ash & Dust with Blake Dantier...
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How you found positive silver linings during this pandemic?
Every dark cloud has a silver lining, and with restrictions starting to ease who knows what will go up or down amidst the worldwide pandemic that is COVID 19 – still it’s not all just doom and gloom. Dean has never been more productive and has achieved things he never would have had he not been...
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Chocolate Ripple Cake vs Eurovision – which do you like more?
In what is one of the weirdest yet most natural Segways MAD Wednesdays has ever had, we talk Chocolate Ripple Cakes and Eurovison, in the weirdest on air comp ever cobbled together. This is what happens when Gary makes food, anarchy ensures. Also can you guess these Eurovision hits? The post...
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IDAHOBIT is Minus18’s busiest & most exciting time of year!
Miller from Minus18 joined Rach and Dean on MAD Wednesday to tell them about all the exciting things this fantastic LGBTIQA+ youth organisation are doing this weekend for IDAHOBIT. They have a lot happening with: Friday at 11am they team up with our friends at RMIT University to chat about the...
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Staying Well Together with Switchboard this IDAHOBIT
Joe Ball from Switchboard Victoria joined Rach & Dean on MAD Wednesday to tell them all about their virtual IDAHOBIT event Staying Well Together. With esteemed guest Dr. Ilan Meyer, this will be a lunch time discussion on Friday 15th May from 12pm about how the LGBTIQ+ community is dealing with...
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Join Tilde for a virtual film night and pyjama party
Scout from Tilde Melbourne, the transgender and gender diverse film festival, joined Rachel & Dean on MAD Wednesday to tell them about the virtual pyjama party they are hosting, screening three short Australian films and a selection of tele-documentaries from previous tilde festivals. Friday 15th...
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Rach gets tatt’d & Dean gets waxed!
The time has come for Rach and Dean to fulfil their JOY Radiothon pledges live on the airwaves. If we reached 50 or more memberships during our radiothon shows, Dean would wax his butthole, and Rach would get a face tattoo with henna, so they gloved up and got to work for all of your joy and...
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Jess Glynne’s Hold My Hand returns to the charts
Rach & Dean from MAD Wednesday chatted to recording artist Jess Glynn from her home isolation in London about the resurgence of her 2015 hit ‘Hold my Hand’ to the carts after a families video dancing to it went viral. The post Jess Glynne’s Hold My Hand returns to the charts appeared first on Mad...
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Can the Gazman’s green thumb save Deans’ plants?
The Gazman is back in weekly rotation on JOY 94.9 on Tuesday mornings but that doesn’t mean we aren’t going to have our weekly catch up with Gary on MAD Wednesdays, and with winter coming, Dean needs all the help to not kill his plants that he can get! The post Can the Gazman’s green thumb save...
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The music doesn’t stop in our new normal with singer/songwriter Starley
What a difference a month makes – when Rach and Dean from MAD Wednesday last spoke to singer/songwriter Starley, it was the day before they were going to be performing at the Grand Prix, but 24 hours later all that changed as the CORONA-19 shutdowns began. We touched base with Starley who is home...
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Ready for the EuroFetish Show Contest?
Eurovision is postponed this year, but thanks to the Spanish Leather & Fetish Community, now we have Eurofetish! SLFC came up with the perfect way to inspire and entertain their community as well as others all around the world, with a cheeky kinky take on the world wide music phenomenon – and…
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JOY giving a voice to queer artists on the airwaves – Greg Gould
Singer/Songwriter Greg Gould joined Rach and Dean for MAD Wednesdays JOY Radiothon Special, as they discussed the importance of indecent media like JOY elevating LGBTIQA+ Australian voices. When he was on Australia’s Got Talent, his sexuality was used narrative and gimmick, whether he was ready…
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JOY’s more than just a radio station – Milestone Memories
JOY 94.9 is so much more than just Australia’s LGBTI Radio Station, and more than just a voice for our communities, it is also something very special to the hundred of volunteers who are a part of the station. As part of the MAD Wednesday Radiothon special, Rachel Morrison, Luke Mitchell and Dean...
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19 Years of JOY memories with The Gazman – JOY Radiothon
Gary (The Gazman) Wilson has been a volunteer with JOY for 19 years, and is not only an integral part of the news team, he is a huge part of the MAD Wednesday family as well. He is almost as old as the station, and for our Radiothon special with Rach and Dean, he shared why he JOY is so important...
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Rach’s Radiothon Power Hour – why does JOY matter to you?
JOY listeners can’t miss the bubbly sound of Rachel Morrison on the mic, and this Radiothon, she stepped up for an hour of Radiothon Power sharing stories about why JOY 94.9 matters to our communities. With interviews by Dean Arcuri from Dolly Diamond, Matthew Wade, Joe Ball CEO of Switchboard…
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Breakfast vs Drive – how far will we go to beat The Murphys?
The Murphys have thrown down the gauntlet for a Breakfast VS Drive Radiothon Challenge this year, and MAD Wednesday is stepping up to the plate, not only cos we love JOY, but we want to beat The Murphys! Breakfast & Drive are running a tally of how many memberships they can get during Radiothon,...
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Kerrie & Dolly’s House Party comes to JOY TV
KERRIE & DOLLY’S HOUSE PARTY is a brand new live-streamed light entertainment variety program to be hosted by Kerrie Stanley and Dolly Diamond twice weekly on the freshly launched JOY TV and funded by the Victorian Government – and they both joined Dean on MAD Wednesday to tell him all about it!...
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Farewell Robbie
Robbie has decided to head to new pastures at JOY 94.9, so we farewell him one last time on the Drive airwaves. The post Farewell Robbie appeared first on Mad Wednesdays.
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Reality TV Round Up – What about Jan!
It’s Robbies final reality tv round up, and he dives straight into the big guns – WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO TV SINCE COVID19! And what about Jan in Drag Race – when will it be her turn? The post Reality TV Round Up – What about Jan! appeared first on Mad Wednesdays.
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Greg Goulds’ 1998 album launch & weekly live stream debut
After over a year working on a album filled with duets form 1998, singer/songwriter Greg Gould was all set to launch with concerts around the country, and then social distancing hit. So what do you do when you can’t leave your house, take it online of course! Greg joins Dean on MAD Wednesday to...
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Dance your troubles away with All the Queens Men Digital Dance Club
Bec Reid and Tristain Meecham have been keeping out community connected with LGBTI Elders Dance Clubs all around Victoria, but due to social distancing, these fabulous events have had to take a slight pause. Luckily the digital revolution is upon us, and Tristain joined Dean on MAD Wednesday to...
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MGLC’s Big Sassy Singalong with Drew Downing
Melbourne Gay and Lesbian Chorus’ Music Director Drew Downing joined Dean on MAD Wednesday to tell us about how the chorus is handling home isolation but still singing with pride in the year of their 30th anniversary – and they have a fab event we can all be a part of from the comfort of our own...
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Robbies Reality TV Roundup
Whats happening in he big bad world of Reality TV, Robbie dives into it and we find out how COVID19 has changed the Big Brother House here in Aus, plus more! The post Robbies Reality TV Roundup appeared first on Mad Wednesdays.
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Condragulations Spankie Jackzon winner of House of Drag Season 2
Spankie Jackzon joined MAD Wednesday all the way from New Zealand as we discussed her win on House of Drag Season 2. For Robbie and Dean this was a massive treat, because they remember Spankie from performing in Melbourne years ago when they were exploring queer spaces, and to see where she is…
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Snatching up all the fun in Drag Race
What happens when two cisgendered gay men get some time on the radio…. it’s Robbie and Dean Drag Race where they direct what’s happened in the latest episode of the queer pop culture hit series. Is Jan being robbed of a crown? What’s with all the editing? What would you wear on the runway? The…
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Who will win the Drag Beard Awards?
The fabulous Philma Bocks decided to throw out a fun challenge while in isolation with the Drag Beard Awards. With 24 candidates and voting closes Sunday 12th April at midnight, choose from the pics and cast your vote for your favourite beard with a thumbs up emoji. The photo with the most emoji...
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Gardening in isolation with The Gazzman
Have you been missing the dulcet tones of The Gazzman on the JOY airwaves, and with everyone broadcasting from their homes, the MAD Wednesday team missed having him on the show. So Robbie and Dean caught up with Gary and asked for some gardening tips while in isolation. The post Gardening in...
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What now for Eurovision?
With Eurovision cancelled because of COVID, what happens now for the worldwide music competition? The post What now for Eurovision? appeared first on Mad Wednesdays.
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Living Room Live Lounge with Cass Hopetoun
Cass Hopetoun joined Robbie and Dean with the releas of her debut single ‘Shots’ and performed a special acoustic version from the comfort of her own home. Cass won the 2020 Tamworth Songwriters Association Talent Quest, find out more about this fabulous musician here. The post Living Room Live...
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Kate Ceberano live streams from Memo Music Hall
MEMO Music Hall has partnered with Renegade Films ( Makers of Rockwiz) to Live Stream Kate Ceberano & Co on Sunday 5th April in what they hope will be the first of many live stream performances. Simon from Memo Music Hall joined Robbie and Dean on MAD Wednesday as they discuss how this special...
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Piano Bar Geelong streams entertainment to your home 7 nights a week
Piano Bar Geelong have gone from entertaining people 7 nights a week in their venues across regional Victoria, to entertaining us via Live Stream from the comfort of own homes. Continuing to provide us the welcoming inclusive entertainment they are known for, plus setting up a great outlet for...
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Drag Queen Trivia with Sasha Starr #StayHome
Since isolating at home, Sasha Starr has been working hard to transfer her Drag Queen Trivia into a fab phenomenon that you can enjoy enjoy from the comfort of your couch – and boy has it taken off. She joins Robbie and Dean on MAD Wednesday to tell them all about the fun, she is hosting 3 trivia…
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Dolly Diamond Live Streams from Piano Bar
The Queen of Isolation Cabaret Dolly Diamond is returning to Geelong Piano Bar with a vengeance this week on the Piano Bar Livestream and join Robbie and Dean on MAD Wednesday to tell them all about it. Enjoy the magic of Dolly singing an array of classics, in an evening of song and hilarity with...
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First Day premiers on ABC Me with Evie Macdonald
FIRST DAY, a new drama series about a transgender girl navigating her first year of high school premiere on ABC Me from March 30 and star of the series Evie Macdonald spoke to Dean and Robbie on MAD Wednesday about what it was like filming this 4 part series. Evie plays Hannah, who must face the...
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Frock’n Live Stream with Felicity Frockaccino
Sydney’s own Felicity Frockaccino joins Robbie and Dean on MAD Wednesday to talk about her Live Stream every Tuesday from Isolation via her Facebook page. Find out more here. FROCK LIVE! 6pm Sydney 5pm Brisbane 3pm Perth 8pm NZ 8am London 3am New York The post Frock’n Live Stream with Felicity...
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Quarantine Queers with Jemima Handful
Jemima Handful is one of the most talented makeup artists in the country, and is using her time in isolation to not only entertain us all, but to put that artistry to the test. Twice a week in Quarantine Queers, she pants another drag artists face on her own, and it is a joy to watch. Find out…
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Join Penny Tration in Isolation every week!
Penny Tration was already in isolation when things started to change around the world for COVID19. With her day job being a flight attendant she was already in quarantine when venues drag queens were performing at started to close. As a way to relieve her boredom she started doing live streams…
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Lexi Gaga Live in her Living Room every Friday
Melbournes’ own Lexi Gaga is turning her living room into her very own stage as she performers every Friday via instagram live with a special show for everyone to enjoy. Find out more here. The post Lexi Gaga Live in her Living Room every Friday appeared first on Mad Wednesdays.
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Live Lounge (in your living room) with Camille Trail
Camille Trail joins Robbie and Dean from home isolation to talk about her fabulous debut track SHOTS, and give the boys a listen! Not only do they love the theme, they love the song as well – find out more here. The post Live Lounge (in your living room) with Camille Trail appeared first on Mad...
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Dancing in your undies, time to get the house in order & making radio from home
We are doing radio a little differently at JOY during the coronavirus pandemic, so welcome to MAD Wednesday from home. Robbie is in his Collingwood studio as we dive into dancing on our own and hot tips to handle home isolation! The post Dancing in your undies, time to get the house in order &...
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Live Lounge with Grace Knight and Wendy Matthews
Grace Knight & Wendy Matthews joined Robbie and Dean for a MAD Wednesday Live Lounge ahead of their live show ‘Wendy & Grace present ‘We’re Going To Graceland – The Songs of Simon & Garfunkel.’ The post Live Lounge with Grace Knight and Wendy Matthews appeared first on Mad Wednesdays.
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Hour of Power with Annie Louey
Comedian Annie Louey joined Robbie and Dean on MAD Wednesday ahead of her Melbourne International Comedy Festival Show, and the shenanigans didn’t top. Everyone is acting like the world is about to end, but that doesn’t mean we can’t go down laughing! The post Hour of Power with Annie Louey...
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We need to talk about Mum & Dad with Jean Kittson
Comedian Jean Kittson joined Robbie and Dean on MAD Wednesday to talk about her new book, ‘We need to talk about Mum and Dad’. Its hard when your parents get older to figure out what to do, but she has created the best tool to get out of your own way and hear what your folks say! The post We need...
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Help shape Melbourne Pride 2021 with Midsumma
What does Pride mean to you? Midsumma are calling on the community to add their voice and help shape what Melbourne Pride 2021 will men, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Victoria. Find out more here. The post Help shape Melbourne Pride 2021 with…
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