RECENT BLOG POSTS
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
Soul Provider Summer Sessions – Give It 2 Ya
Soul Provider Summer Sessions – Give It 2 Ya Join Matt for the 2026 Summer Sessions Tracklisting: 1. My Forbidden Lover – Chic (Dimitri from Paris Remix) 2. Music…
Sat, 7th, Feb, 2026: Fred Gesha, Festival Lead, First People’s First Day, St Kilda Festival, First Peoples First
Nevena and Maccaa are joined live on air by Fred Gesha, Festival Lead, First People’s First Day, St Kilda Festival St Kilda Festival is known as Australia’s largest community festival…
Sat, 7th, Feb, 2026: Trent Walter from Negative Press & Kelly Gellatly co-founders of Melb Art Print Fair, Melbourne Art Print Fair, Happening Now.
Nevena and Macca are joined live in the studio by Trent Walter from Negative Press & Kelly Gellatly co-founders of Melb Art Print Fair The inaugural Melbourne Art Print Fair: edition1…
Sat, 7th, Feb, 2026: Bruce Wolpe, Senior Fellow, US Study Centre, New Australian Ambassador to the US; escalation of ICE activity in Minnesota: Where now with Epstein files?
Nevena and Macca are joined live on air by Bruce Wolpe, Senior Fellow, US Study Centre, as they discuss New Australian Ambassador to the US; escalation of ICE activity in Minnesota:…
Sat, 7th, Feb, 2026: Josh Burns, MP McNamara, Latest from Canberra, and Latest on the Epstein Files.
Josh Burns talks to Nevena and Macca about extremism, Sovereign Citizens, the Epstein Files, Federal Government Update. Josh Burns @JoshBurnsMP is ALP @AustralianLabor member for McNamara and conviction politician https://www.themonthly.com.au/josh-burns/2025-12-18/lessons-bondi
Sat, 7th, Feb, 2026: Georgie Purcell, Senator, Nthrn Victoria, Animal Justice Party, Pets are now included in DV protections in VIC
Macca and Nevena are joined live in the studio by Georgie Purcell and very special guest Lilah Rose. Georgie Purcell is a Victorian Member of Parliament representing the Northern Victoria…
Sat, 7th, Feb, 2026: Charlie Lewis, Reporter at large, Crikey, The Melania Movie, Has Mainstream Media Got Amnesia Over Pauline Hanson?
Nevena and Macca talk to Charlie Lewis, Reporter at large, Crikey, The Melania Movie, Has Mainstream Media Got Amnesia Over Pauline Hanson? and the failed bomb attack in WA now …
Sat, 7th, Feb, 2026: Weekly Wrap Up with Nevena and Macca, “Special Message from Macca”
MACCA’s Back! Macca and Nevena are back in the hosting seats together this week. Macca and Nevena take you through the week that was, views, reviews and news plus a…
Heated Rivalry and Queer Ice Hockey in Melbourne
We dive into the TV series Heated Rivalry, exploring how the show portrays LGBTQ+ athletes in a mixed‑gender ice‑hockey setting. Kade and Shell from Southern Lights Hockey join Jack and Jake to…
Sunday Arts Magazine: Miranda Middleton – February 1st, 2026
The Sunday Arts Magazine team chats with Miranda Middleton, associate director of My Brilliant Career from the Melbourne Theatre Company.
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