Saturday Magazine

21 Sep 2025

Sat, 20th Sept, 2025: Lydia Jupp: Star Observer: Controversy with Ru Paul’s DJ set as Fracking Takes Places In The Background

Current Affairs, Interview, Joy, Joy 94.9, Joy Media, Media, News & Politics, Podcast, Saturday Magazine, Society & Culture

Nevena and Macca are joined by Lydia Jupp from the Star Observer as they discuss footage of fracking sites in background of RuPaul’s DJ sets this  week, reignites criticism of drag star’s environmental practices.

A decade ago, no one would have associated the world’s most famous drag queen with the toxic extraction technique, but ever since he revealed he and his husband were “leasing mineral rights to oil companies” on their massive Wyoming ranch in a 2020 appearance on NPR’s Fresh Air (ironic), “RuPaul fracks” has become a commonplace meme in queer culture.

Uploaded to TikTok, the video shows Ru DJing at Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau on Saturday, with footage of what appears to be an oil-exploration site as his set’s background.

https://www.starobserver.com.au/artsentertainment/rupaul-appears-to-use-fracking-footage-in-background-of-dj-set/238701

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11 Jan 2026

Sat, 10th, Jan, 2026: Karen Bryant, CEO of Midsumma, What’s Happening in 2026?

Art, Current Affairs, Interview, Joy, Joy 94.9, Joy Media, Media, Midsumma, News & Politics, Podcast, Pride, Saturday Magazine, Society & Culture

Nevena and Macca are joined in the studio by Karen Bryant, CEO of Midsumma @midsumma as she updates us on the festival, ...

11 Jan 2026

Sat, 10th, Jan, 2026: Bruce Wolpe-Snr Fellow US Study Centre, Donald Trump takes Venezuela – is Colombia next?

Current Affairs, Election, Interview, Joy, Joy 94.9, Joy Media, Joy Media, Media, News & Politics, Podcast, Saturday Magazine, Society & Culture

Nevena and Macca are joined live on air by Bruce Wolpe-Snr Fellow US Study Centre, Donald Trump takes Venezuela - ...

11 Jan 2026

Sat, 10th, Jan, 2026: Luke Dennehy, Public relations, Tennis Australia, Australian Open, Pride Slam

Current Affairs, Interview, Joy, Joy 94.9, Joy Media, Media, News & Politics, Podcast, Saturday Magazine, Society & Culture, Sport

Luke Dennehy, Public relations, Tennis Australia, joins Nevena, Macca and as they discuss the Pride Slam, Australian Open and so ...