Australia's best interviews from a Queer perspective, delving into the extraordinary lives of everyday people, highlighting every shade of queer culture whilst reflecting the spectrum of diversity that makes Australia today.
Sometimes challenging, often inspiring, always engaging and constantly entertaining, Word For Word is JOY 94.9's premier long-form interview program and syndicated nationally via the Community Radio Network.
If you know someone who is amazing, unique, extraordinary or has a great story to tell, then email the show and suggest a guest.
This week on word for word, Join Lisa “Dano” Daniel as she speaks to Melbourne identity and disability advocate, Ayman Barbaresco. A young man born with what some might say, the cards stacked against him. […]
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Join Lisa “Dano” Daniel as she brings you the return of JOY 94.9’s acclaimed program word for word. In this episode she speaks to lesbian author Zoe Dunbar about life, love and loss. It is […]
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Join Lisa “Dano” Daniel, in this season premier of Word for Word as she she speaks to Jessie Deane. Jessie is a proud feminist, lesbian artist who is taking the art of needle point by […]
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Sadly, it’s Benjamin Norris’ final episode of Word for Word, and he has saved the best until last. This week Benjamin’s mum, Jane Needham, offers some interesting perspectives on raising children, having a gay son and […]
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This week Benjamin chats with his favourite queer alumni from Big Brother, David Graham, aka “Farmer Dave”. He makes women blush and has the gays swooning with his country good looks. Word For Word airs […]
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This week Benjamin is joined by Queen’s Young Leaders Award winner Jacob Thomas, discussing their work with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA) community, their royal engagement, and friendship with Prince Harry […]
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On a special Word For Word for World AIDS Day 2018, Benjamin speaks to ABC red carpet reporter Karl Schmid, who came out this year as HIV+, a fact he had hidden from his professional […]
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This week, star of stand-up, radio and television, Tom Ballard joins Benjamin to discuss life, family, love, comedy and politics. Word For Word airs midday (AEDT) Saturdays on JOY 94.9 in Melbourne, streaming live at […]
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Ro Allen, Victoria’s first Gender and Sexuality Commissioner has over 20 years’ experience in community services, governance, social justice and LGBTI advocacy. She joins Benjamin this week to look back at the last year of […]
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Australian show-runner, screenwriter and director in television and feature film, Tony Ayres joins Benjamin this week. Most notable for his films, ‘Walking on Water’ and ‘The Home Song Stories,’ as well his work in television, […]
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