A unique mix of world news and queer culture, Saturday Magazine is JOY 94.9’s longest-running news and current affairs program. Featuring a weekly hub of discussion on politics, LGBTI world events, cinema, and culture, it’s an enlightening and informative Saturday wake-up.
Hosted by David 'Macca' McCarthy and produced by Fiona Brook, Saturday Magazine is two hours of essential listening to start your weekend.
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JOY producer and board director and former Bent TV director, Andy McNamara, talks about Transmission 2017, new online TV series of 15 interviews with Trans people on JOY’s website.
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Shelley Argent, OAM, Gay rights activist, National Finalist Senior Australian of the Year 2011 is also a “Mother from the suburbs”, an everyday mum campaigning for her son to have the right to marriage equality. pflagaustralia.org.au
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Catherine Dixon, Executive Director, Equal Opportunity Human Rights Commission discusses school uniforms, discrimination and setting standards of dress as a whole. As well as the work of the Human Rights Commission. https://www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/
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Lee Carnie, lawyer for the Human Rights Law Centre to discuss protections and bias during the postal survey. Sat Mag on JOY has provided an equal voice for both sides of the argument. Visit https://marriagesurvey.abs.gov.au/safeguards for more […]
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Good grief, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull joins Tass and Macca in the studio. Malcolm enlightens JOY listeneres on his Liberal Party colleagues, as well as the yes vote, new sheets and he answered some great listener feedback. […]
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Cathy Eccles shares her story about becoming a trans woman. Cathy is one of the founding Directors of BlueCross and is Managing Director of Eccles Realty, a family owned business involved in aged care. Cathy […]
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Dr. Rodney Syme, a Melbourne surgeon and advocate of voluntary assisted dying has helped scores of sick people die peacefully and talks on Sat Mag about the experience of helping people die with dignity and […]
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Dr Ruth McNair discusses with Tass and Rhonda the recent findings on LGBTI homeless youth and how the search for safe housing can result in homelessness. For the full report visit www.lgbtihomeless.com. Ruth is an […]
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Jude Munro, chair of the Victorian Pride Centre updates Sat Mag on the Victorian Pride Centre, cultural hub and a “home” for LGBTI people in the state of Victoria. The design competition has been launched […]
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While Macca’s away the ladies take over the show with Tass. Disability advocate Rhonda Galbally and Jude Munro from Victorian Pride Centre discuss the week’s issues including the High Court decision on the same sex […]
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