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Welcome to JOY Season One 2026
JOY 94.9 is excited to announce our Season One 2026 schedule, running from Monday, 2 February 2026 until Sunday, 5 July 2026. With new programs premiering, your favourites returning, and…
JOY is ready for Midsumma Festival 2026
Pride Season is upon us, and your friends at JOY 94.9 will be right there with you across the three biggest days of Midsumma Festival: Midsumma Carnival on Sunday, January
JOY Community Meetups at Midsumma Festival 2026
You, your mates, your favourite JOY presenters, sunshine, and new friends – that’s what you’ll get at JOY Community Meetups this Midsumma. JOY Community Meetups are low-pressure half-hour catch-ups with
JOY 94.9 and Vision Australia share special live simulcast from Midsumma Carnival 2026
JOY Media, a Media Partner of Midsumma Festival, and Vision Australia Radio, an Inclusion and Access Partner of Midsumma Festival, will be broadcasting together live from Midsumma Carnival this Sunday,
Melbourne United and JOY 94.9 partner for NBL Pride Round live broadcast
JOY 94.9 and Melbourne United are excited to once again team up for NBL Pride Round as Melbourne United host their Pride Round home game on 7 February against the Adelaide
Get your free mpox vaccination at Midsumma Festival 2026
Victorian Department of Health is a proud JOY Sponsor. Get your free mpox vaccination at Midsumma Festival 2026 Keep yourself, your partners, and your community healthy and safe this Midsumma!…
Midsumma Festival 2026: Time & Place
Midsumma Festival is a proud JOY Sponsor. Midsumma Festival 2026: Time & Place As the world faces growing division and a retreat from progress, the need to connect through shared…
Welcome to JOY’s Summer Season 2025-26
JOY 94.9 is thrilled to announce the launch of this year’s Summer Season schedule, running from Monday 8 December 2025 to Sunday 1 February 2026. It’s summer, and with that…
RECENT PODCASTS
FNL – Wind machine needed
David and Sue are looking for songs that have or deserve a wind machine accompaniment. Some selections need a tornado, others a gentle breeze. Will a hairdryer cut it?! And…
224 – The Write Stuff
What actually makes erotic fiction work? Is it the heat, the heart, or the way a story makes you feel seen? This week on Hide and Seek, Jon and Joenas…
Christy, Lesbian Space Princess, I’m the Most Racist Person I Know and My Melbourne
For this Out Takes, we celebrated the recent success of Leela Varghese at the 2026 AACTA Awards for ‘Lesbian Space Princess’ and ‘I’m The Most Racist Person I Know’ (which…
(38). Thursday Breakfast: Wake up and roll into Thursday with Joel and Mama Mish
Wake up and roll into your Thursday with Joel & Mama Mish, along with sassy Liam for JOY Breakfast – a funny, cheeky, and delightfully unpredictable morning show that mixes news, nostalgia,…
(37). Thursday Breakfast: Wake up and roll into Thursday with Joel and Mama Mish
Wake up and roll into your Thursday with Joel & Mama Mish, along with sassy Liam for JOY Breakfast – a funny, cheeky, and delightfully unpredictable morning show that mixes news, nostalgia,…
JOY’s Melbourne United Pride Round 2026 Broadcast
Live from John Cain Arena, host Jacqueline Shields and the JOY crew interview incredible people and celebrate inclusive basketball ahead of the Pride Round clash between Melbourne United and the…
Up To Date: New Horizon game announced
Join Luke, Elliot, Hayley, and Jarod in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about the newest Horizon game announced and other gaming headlines. Catch the latest…
Slay the Binary: Inside the Animal Queendom
Biological sex in nature is far from simple – and the animal queendom proves it. From fish that change sex, to intersex whales, to species that reproduce without males at…
New Year New Single Life!?
Yiannis and Johnno are back for another year of Living Life Single, and they kick it off with a discussion about New year and a new me and the resolutions…
Unconventional award winning author Robert Skinner discusses his life, his views and his debut novella ‘I’d Rather Not’.
Andrew and Robert discuss famous first lines and their importance to the rest of a book. Robert Skinner then bats back a few curly questions about his early life, his…
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