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Sunday Arts Magazine Art Exhibition Brings Queer Creativity to St Kilda
This November, JOY celebrates the colourful intersection of community and creativity with the first-ever Sunday Arts Magazine Art Exhibition, featuring 12 outstanding artists at Dawn & Mable’s Wine Bar on…
Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2025: Searching for Queer Utopias
The Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) returns for its 35th Anniversary from 13–23 November, inviting audiences to join the search for Queer Utopias. Queer Utopia is a multiplicity of spaces, happenings,…
JOY Rainbow Sessions welcomes BEKS as first ever headliner
JOY Rainbow Sessions is JOY’s brand new initiative to celebrate and elevate LGBTQIA+ artists, bringing you front and centre with the most exciting out-and-proud acts in the country. A series…
Celebrating Inclusion Through Sport: Sport with Pride and Joy Exhibition Opens at the Victorian Pride Centre
The Victorian Pride Centre came alive on opening night of the Sport with Pride and Joy exhibition, a landmark celebration of the powerful role sport plays in achieving inclusion and visibility for…
JOY celebrates Wear it Purple Day 2025
Australia’s LGBTQIA+ radio station and community media organisation, JOY Media, are proudly celebrating Wear It Purple Day. Celebrated each year on the last Friday in August, Wear It Purple…
Community Forum on Hookup App Safety
On a recent episode of Hide and Seek, host Tim Little sat down with Thorne Harbour Health’s Community Engagement Manager and JOY presenter Cal Hawk, along with community advocate Odus…
JOY 94.9 Unveils Exciting New Season 2 Lineup: Fresh Shows, Familiar Voices, and Unmissable Stories
JOY 94.9 is thrilled to announce the launch of its brand-new Season 2 schedule, running from July 7 to December 7, 2025. With four brand new shows and the return…
Celebrating Our Volunteers: JOY’s 2025 Volunteer Week Awards
As part of Volunteer Week 2025, JOY was delighted to honour the outstanding contributions of our dedicated volunteers at the annual LGBTIQ+ Organisations’ Volunteer Event (L.O.V.E.). This special occasion brings…
RECENT PODCASTS
Sat, 8th Nov, 2025: Kathleen Maltzahn, CEO Sexual Assault Services Victoria, New initiative Putting Survivors, Centre of Policy.
Macca and Kenny are joined live in the studio by Kathleen Maltzahn- the CEO of Sexual Assault Services Victoria (SASVic), the Victorian peak body for sexual assault and harmful sexual…
Melody Pool – Show #372 (part 2), 26 October 2025
Katie is a longtime fan of Australian singer-songwriter Melody Pool and is delighted to welcome Melody to the JOY studio to chat about music and mental health, how the personal…
Holding out for the hurricane – Show #372 (part 1), 26 October 2025
Along with fabulous new songs by past guests of the show Nathan Seeckts and Jack Carty, Katie plays tracks from the new albums by local outfits Palm Springs and SnarskiCircusLindyBand;…
Sydney Sweeney, Ariana Grande, Cardi B and More!
Calling all L.A. insiders and curious minds — Peter Reynolds is back with Hollywood’s latest! Whether it’s what’s trending or what’s already toast, stay tuned for this week’s best and…
Soul Provider – Take Me Away – Part 1
Soul Provider – Take Me Away – Part 1 Join Matt on a journey through the best in Soulful, Deep, and Retro House Tracklisting: 1. Can’t get Enough – Soulsearcher…
Sat, 8th Nov, 2025: Rob Roelofs on Rob Jetten, The Netherlands First Openly Gay Prime Minister
Rob Roelofs talks to Kenny and Macca about the latest Election from the Netherlands. Rob was born in The Netherlands was active in council politics in The Netherlands and a…
Sat, 8th Nov, 2025: Dr Varun Kommidi, GP – Prahran Market Clinic; Richard Keane, CEO, Living Positive, PREP, World AIDS Day.
Varun completed his medical degree from the University of Melbourne in 2014 and worked as a junior doctor at Monash Health in internal medicine before transitioning to General Practice. Since…
Sat, 8th Nov, 2025: Katrina Sedgwick, CEO Melbourne Arts Precinct, Seagull Patrol!
Kenny and Macca talk to Katrina Sedgwick, CEO Melbourne Arts Precinct; Seagull Patrol! Katrina Sedgwick OAM is the inaugural Director & CEO of Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation (MAP Co). Spearheading the…
Sat, 8th Nov, 2025: James Newbury, MP Brighton & Shadow / Att Gen / Min Equality / Anti Corruption
Kenny and Macca are joined live on air by James Newbury, MP Brighton & Shadow / Att Gen / Min Equality / Anti Corruption; as they discuss Vicarious Liability Legislation,…
Sat, 8th Nov, 2025: Josh Burns, MP McNamara, Baby Priya’s Bill Passes Senate, Federal Parliament Update
Macca and Kenny are joined live in the studio by friend of the show, and Federal MP for Mcnamara, Josh Burns. Josh spoke about the passing of Baby Priya’s Bill…
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