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Oct
23
2025

LowRez: Big Voices, Bigger Hearts – Melbourne’s Men’s Choir in Full Voice

LGBTIQA+ Community, Music, Relationships, Society & Culture

They’re bold, brilliant and brimming with joy. Members Gary Wilson, Colin Gudgeon and Beau-Luke from LowRez join us to preview ...

Oct
23
2025

Anthony Smith: Mind Matters — Adult Autism: Understanding, Acceptance and Identity

Health, Mental Health, Psychology, Relationships, Science, Self-Help, Society & Culture

Autism doesn’t disappear in adulthood and many people go undiagnosed for decades. Clinical Psychologist Anthony Smith joined JOY Drive to ...

Oct
18
2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Chatfishing — When AI Ghost-Writes Your Love Life

Personal Safety, Popular Culture, Relationships, Social Media, Society & Culture, Technology

Dating apps just got weirder: Artificial Intelligence is now crafting flirty texts, perfect replies and even whole relationships. Lauren Rosewarne ...

Oct
18
2025

Phil Brown: Confessions of a Minor Poet

Kids & Family, LGBTIQA+ Community, News & Politics, Personal Journals, Popular Culture, Relationships

Surfboards, sonnets and newsroom deadlines—Phil Brown’s memoir is a funny, tender look at chasing creativity while surviving the chaos of ...

Oct
18
2025

Bec Dahl and Rachel Morrison: Surrogacy — Law, Love and Lived Experience

Kids & Family, Law, LGBTIQA+ Community, Relationships, Society & Culture

Surrogacy can be one of the most generous acts imaginable, but it’s also complex, emotional and highly regulated. Family lawyer ...

Oct
13
2025

Rosie O’Donnell: Common Knowledge

Arts, Kids & Family, LGBTIQA+ Community, Performing Arts, Politics, Popular Culture, Relationships, Sexuality, Social Media, Society & Culture

She’s an eleven-time Emmy and Tony winner, a talk-show legend, and one of the most fearless voices in entertainment. Now ...

Sep
28
2025

Professor Jennifer Power: Talking to Teens About Sex

Education, Health, Kids & Family, Relationships, Sexuality, Society & Culture

Parents dread it, teens avoid it, but open, early conversations about sex and relationships matter. Professor Jennifer Power from La ...

Sep
10
2025

Bec Dahl and Fiona Newton: Law Talk – LGBTQIA+ Separation, Co-Parenting and Donor Agreements

Kids & Family, Law, LGBTIQA+ Community, Relationships

When LGBTQIA+ parents separate, the challenges of co-parenting, legal protection and donor agreements become even more complex. Family lawyer Bec ...

Sep
8
2025

Dr Karyn Healy: When Parents and Schools Disagree on Bullying

Education, Kids & Family, K–12, Personal Safety, Relationships, Society & Culture

Bullying can be devastating for children, but one of the biggest challenges is when parents and schools can’t agree on ...

Sep
3
2025

Suzy Wrong: TV Series Review – Reverse 4 You

LGBTIQA+ Community, Relationships, TV & Film

What if you could rewind 10 minutes of your life and do it differently? Suzy Wrong reviews the new series ...