Word for Word

2 Jul 2022

Greg Axtens

Health, History, LGBTI Community, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture

Lisa Daniel’s guest on Word for Word is Greg Axtens. Greg is a well-known and much loved member of Melbourne’s LGBTIQA+ community. Diagnosed at 3 months old with cerebral palsy, Greg’s family were told he would never speak. Greg is here over 50 years later to prove that advice wrong.

A transcript of this podcast can be found here: Greg Axtens Transcript

Word for Word is hosted by Lisa Daniel on JOY 94.9, produced by Ellen Spalding, podcasted by Jacqueline Shields. & Thomas Olejniczak. This podcast originally aired on July 2nd, 2022. For further information head to JOY 94.9 webpage, Word for Word podcast page or on Facebook or email Lisa Daniel and the team at Word for Word.

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