Queering The Air
by Queering the Air collective
Queering the Air is a radical weekly radio show on 3CR that amplifies the voices, cultures, and struggles of LGBTQIA+ communities - especially those often excluded from mainstream media. Grounded in queer, anti-racist, feminist, and anti-capitalist perspectives, the show features interviews, music, discussions, and news with a focus on justice, solidarity, and community care.Produced collectively, Queering the Air connects queer liberation to broader movements like prison abolition, migrant justice, and disability rights. We spotlight trans people, people of colour, sex workers, and others resisting systemic oppression.More than a show, Queering the Air is a queer commons building networks of resistance, mutual aid, and creativity across so-called Australia.Support us by donating, collaborating, or tuning in.Send us your demos, flyers, or zines:Queering The Air – 3CR, 21 Smith St, Fitzroy VIC 3065We’re not just broadcasting stories—we’re building queer futures.Your DONATION
Episodes
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Camp Therapy film: An Absurdist take on conversion therapy
In this episode, we spoke with Saara, Alana and Sea about the exciting new queer film Camp Therapy; a reverse take on the cultish absurdity of conversion therapy advocates. In amongst that we spoke about how queer life lends itself to queer film making and vice versa.
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The Charming Thea Riley on her Method in Musical Madness
On this episode of Queering the Air, we spoke with Thea Riley about their musical methods, the use of song titles to drive a songs theme, regulating a song's tempo and syncopation to affect the listener and the difficulty in maintaining focus on this with so much distraction from ‘the biz’.…
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Radiothon Episode. PLEASE DONATE
On this episode of Queering the Air, part of the 3CR Radiothon broadcast, we:Heard our resident fictional character DJ T-Boy scratch some records,Listened to some examples of what makes QTA pop, including hot takes from our International Women’s Day show, an on air discussion about bi-erasure…
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TRANScendent: First Nations Panel, at the Trans Book Festival
This special episode is a broadcast of the Trans Book Festival’s First Nations Panel, first recorded on 19th April at the Wheeler Centre. First Nations writers and poets Arlie Alizzi, moirra., and Lay Maloney (Weaving Us Together) yarn with chair Jazz Money (mark the dawn) about what it means to…
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Rae White, 4ZZZ Queer Presenter. Teague, Queer Photographer
On this episode, we:Heard from the organising committee of Trans Feminists United about their ethos and resulting methods, leaving us with no doubt as to how they managed to so smoothly organise the Anti-Femicide rally of the previous week, and with an assurance that we will be seeing much more...
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Trans Feminists United say ‘NO MORE FEMICIDE!’
On this episode, we went live to the Trans Feminists United rally at the Victorian State Library forecourt to join, in solidarity, with their timely refusal to accept the rising number of murders of women and girls of every intersection across the globe. This rally was broadcasted live, and this...
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Ebony Hickey, Headless Poetry + Big Dog Theatre
In this episode, Madison Moffat:Learned from visual artist and performer Ebony Hickey about translating the challenges of adoption and estrangement from one’s homeland into art.Continued to explore the very queer monthly Headless Poetry event, by speaking with poet Jocasta Suzanne about the...
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Talking to the Capitalist about Poetry: Headless Poetry Night @ Naarm
In this episode, we hear from Dzenana Vucic and enterthevessel. They discuss their motivations and experience in participating in this month’s Headless Poetry Night, an event that is held in Naarm every first Monday of the month. Along the way, a range of social topics of a queer nature come up;...
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Bernie Dieter, The Dyke Handbook & More
Join Madison in the studio to chat with Bernie Dieter from Club Kabarett.
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Trans Book Festival 2026
Madison chats with Sam Elkin about the 2026 Trans Book Festival: 17-19 April https://events.humanitix.com/trans-book-festival-2026
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Queering the Dead Air + 3CR guests
Madison chats with Naavikaran, ALX GoSlow, and plays excerpts from Out of the Pan on 3CR with Sally Goldner.Plus- Wicked Words - Dyke Hands- The historical nature of policing queer people
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ALX; GoSlow
Madison interviews ALX; GoSlow https://alxgoslow.bandcamp.com/
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Documentary on Queer Indonesia; Trans Day of Vengeance, LXRP (band)
In this episode:We hear from the cast and crew of the work-in-progress documentary "The Emerald Archipeligo", which inquires about what the world can learn from the Indonesian queer experience, and calls upon all allies in Australia and the global North to play an active role.Slimbi, Naarm-based...
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Queer Resistance: From Exile to Stage
On this episode we:Spoke with Vadim, who escaped Russia and is currently living in Kazakhstan. He describes the conditions for queer folk who currently reside in Russia, why he absolutely had to flee his country of origin and how we can help those left behind.Spoke with Dr Yves Rees, about...
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AGMs of Queer Organisations: What To Expect and What to Accept
Madison speaks with Oscar and Anna about their experience and reflections of having attended two separate Annual General Meetings of queer organisations. This included a concerning keynote speech at one of those AGM (which does not necessarily reflect the thoughts of the organisation itself) that...
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The Hot Mess of the Better Together conference
On this episode, we discussedthe horrific podcast episode produced and released by the Equality Project, organisers of the Better Together conference.the less than satisfactory post-incident response from the Equality Project.how the conference itself played out over the course of the two days…
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FULL SHOW: 21st Sept: Drag in Melbourne, Leigh Bowery
On this episode of Queering The Air:Our 'Meow, Meow, Meow' section, where we discuss what events are happening in the Queer world, included a discussion on a number of Naarm-based drag performers and their recent and current (sometimes meta, sometimes primary) contributions to our queer culture.A...
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FULL SHOW 7th Sept 2024; Marcel Leimant pt 2, Wendy Carlos and Preventing Midsumma Greif in 2026
On this week's edition of Queering the Air, Madison Moffat:Speaks further with Marcel Liemant about queer book self-publishing and their views on the future of queer literature.Explores a little about a fundamental queer and trans icon: Wendy Marcos, co-inventor of the Moog Synthesiser and...
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Improving the world one book at a time, with Melbourne legendary queer bookseller, Roland from Hares and Hyenas!
During this episode, we spoke with queer community treasure Roland Thomson; who has been serving the community as our prime queer book vendor for too many years to count. We spoke about how it began, the various incarnations of Hares and Hyenas over the decades, and how it continues to beat the...
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Celebrating LGBTIQA+ Disability Pride, Queer Bendigo's Monthly Morning Cuppa
Madison Inteviewed Zara Jones of Thorne Habour Country about the monthly meet-up Bendigo Morning Cuppa. They discussedcreating spaces for regional queer communal gathering and information sharinghow such spaces can encourage greater understanding between members of various intersections of the...
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Commemorating the Stonewall Riots, Overcoming Queerphobia in the Australian Football League
In this episode:'78er David Hood, in his new regular feature "Hot Potatoes", interviews David Gould, founder and President of the Carlton Pride group, about their challenges and acheivements in supporting queers to support the Carlton Football Club.To commemorate the Stonewall riots, Madison and...
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The Quite Queer Sport that is Roller Derby
On this episode, we spoke with Nicole, also known as Muggles, about Roller Derby, their experiences as a player, a league official and queer representative. We reflected on the inherent tendancies of the sport to prove a queer freindly, trans freindly, feminist arena.
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Queering The Air RADIOTHON SHOW!!!!!!!
For this episode, weextolled the virtues of seeking funds by way of the Radiothon, as per the gospel told by the 3CR Radiothon Chicken.played Slay the Bigot, where we got to trash out the hideous and ridiculous lies of the far right and the TERFs.played Hooray or Boo, where we got to trash out…
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Grassroots Queer Disabled Advocacy: Friday's Place for Disabled Mates
On this episode, we discussed, alongside our guest Friday:as part of our segment Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow (What's Going On), examples of community events that strive to be more accessable.how learning new skills (such as learning Auslan) can lead to broader understandings of self-advocacy for…
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Queer Migrants Share their Life Experience, and the Evolution of Bronski Beat
In the episode, we:handed our platform over to a diverse range of queer migrant voicesheard from them their views on matters such asbeing shaped by country of origin and the (often multiple) cultures they have been exposed to sincehomaphobia and transphobia within cultures of origin: stereotypes…
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Queer Cultural Gathering, with organisers of the Cult of the Earthseed night and the Winter Warmers Film Festival
In this episode, we:discussed the joys of making Naarm-based films and exhibiting them in smaller cinematic venues, as a way of sharing and celebrating craft and creativity; as demonstrated by Saara Lamberg's work towards the Midwinter Warmers Film Festival.heard about some diverse musical and...
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The Importance of Resisting the Gentrification of IDAHOBIT and the Medicalisation of Queer Identity
In this episode, we:discussed some of the ways in which mainstream and corporate culture are co-opting IDAHOBIT to become a bizaare form of celebration instead of the solemn day it is.delved into how much of this is related to the way in which persistent challenges faced by queer people are…
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Queering Up Ten Pin Bowling with the '69ers League, and When Our Heroes Turn Bad
In this episode, we:heard from the '69ers Ten Pin Bowling League about the importance of sport and freindship as a way of queer gathering and forming of community.discussed what it's like when you heroes (think as certain novelist who wrote about childhood wizards) turn bad. Can you continue to...
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History of Queer Clubbing, Jackie Turner on Post-Election Queer Coalition Building and Quinn on Trans Issues Aligning with Global Issues
On this episode, we:Heard an extract of the wonderful 3CR Podcast 'Queer Histories, Queer Futures', where Sam Elkin describes the trials and tribulations of running the 'Orlando' queer nightclubbing events of the 1990's.Discussed with Jackie Turner of the Trans Justice Project, about the…
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Lived Experience as Queer Folk with Disability
On this show:We reflected on how collective efforts can lead to enriched queer community within regional areas.Noted that the previous day had been International Day of Lesbian Visibility; and having unintentionally included some (probably also unintentional) exclusive language taken from a prime...
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Trans Justice Alliance's Electoral Candidate Pledge to Protect Trans Rights; Queer History: Queer Punk Zines and Barracade Books (A Queer Histories, Queer Futures Excerpt)
On this episode:We heard an extract of 3CR's podcast series 'Queer Histories, Queer Futures'; where Richard Watts describes his past as a 'queer punk', and how this spurred him to create the Naarm based queer punk zine 'Burning Times' in 1995.We discussed with Jackie Turner, of the Trans Justice...
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ReWired: Helping Queer Folks to Recover from Addiction, Wicked Women Reboot Photographic Exhibition Launch
In this episode:We were joined by James Houghton of Thorne Harbour Health, on behalf of the ReWired program; a free group support program for gay, bi+, and queer men (cis and trans) who want to change their methamphetamine use and manage their mental health.We heard the perspectives of some…
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Frooty Loops Queer Craft Hangout, Affirmation Station Relaunch Party and Trans Day of Visibility Rally
In this episode:Atlas interviews Blair from Frutti Loops, a queer crafts drop-in and hangout event held every second Sunday; about the event and the joy of creating queer space.Madison, Atlas, Oscar and Nimble discuss how creating queer spaces helps foster a sense of second family; which in turn...
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3CR Trans Day of Audibility Special
In this episode:We took some time to wonder at the fantastic programming that had proceeded the show, by a range of trans, gender diverse and non-binary talent, as part of 3CR's Trans Day of Audibility.Madison and Atlas reflected on the nature of voice, including Madison's comfort with the low...
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The Importance of Peer Support and Education to the Queer Community
In this episode:We spoke about a number of events coming up, but with a good amount of discussion around each one as an example of how such events help frame and maintain community,We got to know Eva a little, a new addition to the Queering the Air crew, including about their community work in...
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A Sad Farewell to Sasja and Seena
On today’s session, Madison Moffat shared some very sad news regarding the Queering The Air team; purely coincidentally, both Sasja Sydek and Seena Katayama are departing from 3CR. Seena has found an amazing career opportunity elsewhere in the media industry that sadly requires her to only…
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Sinister Wisdom: A Multicultural Lesbian Literary and Art Journal
Lesbians who read: gather around and press play! On this episode, Madison chatted with Emmanuelle Rambeua & Gabe Tejada, co-editors of Sinister Wisdom: A multi cultural lesbian literary and art journal.We spoke aboutthe unique nature of an intersectional queer women's publication,the special...
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Drag Artist Cerulean, TGD Bookclub and Queer Histories, Queer Futures (cont)
This episode of 3CR’s Queering the Air involved a conversation with three incredible contributors to our queer community. Oscar and Clare of the TGD Bookclub joined us to discuss the joyful fulfillment of communal reading and appreciation. Drag superstar Cerulean shared their insights on how…
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Lets go lesbians. lets go!: Lesbirun chats about run clubs and community
Our host, Seena, talked to Hannah and Helen from Lesbirun about all things running, walking and community. Lesbirun, a Naarm/Melbourne based inclusive run club, started from one member to over 100 people running, walking and chatting together each week.We talked about the lesbian community, and...
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Peter Dutton Voting Patterns vs Trans Politics | Queer Histories, Queer Futures Launch | Telling It With Pride Showcase | No Racism in Pride Community Panel
We are understandably concerned about what we see happening in the United States of America, and feel solidarity for our queer comrades in that country. However, on this Sunday's Queering The Air, Madison Moffat will ponder: to what extent are we aware of the political threats at home, as…
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Midumma Pride March | Queer Shit Show | Truth To Power Cafe
This episode features a vibrant exploration of several exciting events: the Midsumma Pride March, the Queer Shit Show, and the Truth To Power Café.In our adventure, Aunty Mads and Seena bravely ventured out into the scorching heat to conduct Vox Pop interviews with participants of the Midsumma...
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Happy New (3CR) Year; plus Trans Politics of Policing, Meta and Siblinghood
On this exciting episode of Queering The Air we were thrilled to welcome back our co-host Sasja, making her first appearance in the studio this year. While our beloved co-host Seena could not be with us to work commitments, she was far from forgotten, having made a music request for our...
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Three Demands to Victorian Police from a New Trans Justice Alliance in Victoria
On this episode of 3CR’s Queering the Air, Madison (She/Her) read and discussed an open letter of demand to Victoria Police from a newly forming group, the Trans Justice Alliance Victora (TJAV), in the hope that it can restore some likelihood of Victoria Police finally doing the right thing with...
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Ethereal Release from Form: The Telling of a Gradual Awakening
On this episode of 3CR’s Queering the Air, Madison (She/Her) mixed storytelling with music to retell their gradual awakening as a gender diverse, queer person; and how her relationship with popular culture confused and enlightened throughout.The narrative is from her piece 'Ethereal Release from...
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A conversation on being queer, policed, and incarcerated.
This episode of 3CR’s Queering the Air involved a discussion between Madison Moffat (She/Her) and Stacey Stokes (She/Her) about their lived experience in dealing with the policing and incarceration system. Stacey shared insights that we can all learn from and share within our community. We also...
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A lesbian holiday extravaganza!
We welcome our newest Queering the Air member this Sunday! Seena chatted with co-hosts Sasja and Madison about how she came to volunteer at 3CR and her experience as a queer person in Japan, where she grew up! She shared her current favourite tunes, and what you can expect from her in coming…
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Harchana Perumal: An insight into the journey of a refugee in Australia
We were truly honoured to be joined by Harchana today. Her story was nothing short of extraordinary. Having migrated to Australia as a refugee, she sought not just safety, but also the opportunity to rebuild her life. Her journey was a testament to incredible resilience, as she navigated the...
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Beatsbyblayk and Wicked Women Revisited
On this episode of 3CR’s Queering the Air, Madison Moffat chatted with dancer, choreographer and influencer #beatsbyblayk about being queer within the commercial entertainment industry as a trans man and overcoming the stigma and anxiety that can come with it.We also caught up with Tiger Salmon,...
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Reflection - Sasja's Final Show 2024
In this episode of Queering The Air, Sasja took center stage as she hosted her final show of the year, seizing the chance to look back on her journey throughout the past months. During this poignant reflection, she delved into six of her favorite episodes, sharing the standout moments that had a...
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A Celebration of Trans Culture and Creativity for Transgender Awareness Week
For this special Transgender Awareness Week episode of 3CR’s Queering The Air, Madison Moffat presents a multitudinal celebration of Trans, Gender Diverse and Non-Binary (TGDNB) culture and creativity:Where to go in order to remember trans folk who have died as a result of anti-trans violence,...
About this show
Queering the Air is a radical weekly radio show on 3CR that amplifies the voices, cultures, and struggles of LGBTQIA+ communities - especially those often excluded from mainstream media. Grounded in queer, anti-racist, feminist, and anti-capitalist perspectives, the show features interviews, music, discussions, and news with a focus on justice, solidarity, and community care.Produced collectively, Queering the Air connects queer liberation to broader movements like prison abolition, migrant justice, and disability rights. We spotlight trans people, people of colour, sex workers, and others resisting systemic oppression.More than a show, Queering the Air is a queer commons building networks of resistance, mutual aid, and creativity across so-called Australia.Support us by donating, collaborating, or tuning in.Send us your demos, flyers, or zines:Queering The Air – 3CR, 21 Smith St, Fitzroy VIC 3065We’re not just broadcasting stories—we’re building queer futures.Your DONATION
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