The Gazman is back in weekly rotation on JOY 94.9 on Tuesday mornings but that doesn’t mean we aren’t going to have our weekly catch up with Gary on MAD Wednesdays, and with winter coming, Dean needs all the help to not kill his plants that he can get!

What a difference a month makes – when Rach and Dean from MAD Wednesday last spoke to singer/songwriter Starley, it was the day before they were going to be performing at the Grand Prix, but 24 hours later all that changed as the CORONA-19 shutdowns began. We touched base with Starley who is home isolating in Sydney to find out how the past month had been for her, as we talk new music, being seperated from her partner, creating art in isolation and more. The Bad Paris Remix of her...

Singer/Songwriter Greg Gould joined Rach and Dean for MAD Wednesdays JOY Radiothon Special, as they discussed the importance of indecent media like JOY elevating LGBTIQA+ Australian voices. When he was on Australia’s Got Talent, his sexuality was used narrative and gimmick, whether he was ready for it or not, but having a space like JOY that supports LGBTI artists is so important, because we understand that our communities identities aren’t just fodder for attention on mainstream...

JOY 94.9 is so much more than just Australia’s LGBTI Radio Station, and more than just a voice for our communities, it is also something very special to the hundred of volunteers who are a part of the station. As part of the MAD Wednesday Radiothon special, Rachel Morrison, Luke Mitchell and Dean Arcuri share the memories, not only of Radiothon challenges, but of milestone moments being a part of the station. Have you heard about our Radiothon challenge? Breakfast & Drive are running a...

Gary (The Gazman) Wilson has been a volunteer with JOY for 19 years, and is not only an integral part of the news team, he is a huge part of the MAD Wednesday family as well. He is almost as old as the station, and for our Radiothon special with Rach and Dean, he shared why he JOY is so important to him, and what it meant to him 19 years ago to come and be a part of this on air community. Have you heard about our Radiothon challenge? Breakfast & Drive are running a tally of how many...

JOY listeners can’t miss the bubbly sound of Rachel Morrison on the mic, and this Radiothon, she stepped up for an hour of Radiothon Power sharing stories about why JOY 94.9 matters to our communities. With interviews by Dean Arcuri from Dolly Diamond, Matthew Wade, Joe Ball CEO of Switchboard, Mr Gay Pride Australia Rad Mitic and Australia’s first same sex Mayor for the City of Stonnington, Steve Stefanopoulous. Rach also played some awesome tunes from artists that identify as...

The Murphys have thrown down the gauntlet for a Breakfast VS Drive Radiothon Challenge this year, and MAD Wednesday is stepping up to the plate, not only cos we love JOY, but we want to beat The Murphys! Breakfast & Drive are running a tally of how many memberships they can get during Radiothon, and the losers have to sing Whitney Houstons ‘I will always love you’ but instead sing ‘I will always love JOY’ outside and record it … but that’s hardly a challenge for Dean Arcuri, so he better...

KERRIE & DOLLY’S HOUSE PARTY is a brand new live-streamed light entertainment variety program to be hosted by Kerrie Stanley and Dolly Diamond twice weekly on the freshly launched JOY TV and funded by the Victorian Government – and they both joined Dean on MAD Wednesday to tell him all about it! Well when we say both, we mean did did two seperate interviews, that way they could each get a word in! And guess who is joining them every week – DEAN – as their very own Community...

Robbie has decided to head to new pastures at JOY 94.9, so we farewell him one last time on the Drive airwaves.

It’s Robbies final reality tv round up, and he dives straight into the big guns – WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO TV SINCE COVID19! And what about Jan in Drag Race – when will it be her turn?

After over a year working on a album filled with duets form 1998, singer/songwriter Greg Gould was all set to launch with concerts around the country, and then social distancing hit. So what do you do when you can’t leave your house, take it online of course! Greg joins Dean on MAD Wednesday to talk about the albums release on Friday 17th April, plus his exciting news that each and every week he will be bringing a live stream show straight into your lounger every Sunday with special guests,...

Bec Reid and Tristain Meecham have been keeping out community connected with LGBTI Elders Dance Clubs all around Victoria, but due to social distancing, these fabulous events have had to take a slight pause. Luckily […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_madwednesdays/p/joy.org.au/madwednesdays/wp-content/uploads/sites/348/2020/04/MW-TM-1504.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:17 — 11.4MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS

Melbourne Gay and Lesbian Chorus’ Music Director Drew Downing joined Dean on MAD Wednesday to tell us about how the chorus is handling home isolation but still singing with pride in the year of their […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_madwednesdays/p/joy.org.au/madwednesdays/wp-content/uploads/sites/348/2020/04/MW-DD-1504.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:30 — 8.9MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS

Whats happening in he big bad world of Reality TV, Robbie dives into it and we find out how COVID19 has changed the Big Brother House here in Aus, plus more!http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_madwednesdays/p/joy.org.au/madwednesdays/wp-content/uploads/sites/348/2020/04/MW-RTR-0704.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:57 — 8.2MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS

Spankie Jackzon joined MAD Wednesday all the way from New Zealand as we discussed her win on House of Drag Season 2. For Robbie and Dean this was a massive treat, because they remember Spankie […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_madwednesdays/p/joy.org.au/madwednesdays/wp-content/uploads/sites/348/2020/04/MW-SJ-0804.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:25 — 12.9MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS

What happens when two cisgendered gay men get some time on the radio…. it’s Robbie and Dean Drag Race where they direct what’s happened in the latest episode of the queer pop culture hit series. […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_madwednesdays/p/joy.org.au/madwednesdays/wp-content/uploads/sites/348/2020/04/MW-DR-0704.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:45 — 13.4MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS

The fabulous Philma Bocks decided to throw out a fun challenge while in isolation with the Drag Beard Awards. With 24 candidates and voting closes Sunday 12th April at midnight, choose from the pics and […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_madwednesdays/p/joy.org.au/madwednesdays/wp-content/uploads/sites/348/2020/04/MW-PH-DBA-0804.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 6.9MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS

Have you been missing the dulcet tones of The Gazzman on the JOY airwaves, and with everyone broadcasting from their homes, the MAD Wednesday team missed having him on the show. So Robbie and Dean […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_madwednesdays/p/joy.org.au/madwednesdays/wp-content/uploads/sites/348/2020/04/MW-Gary-0104.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:00 — 5.5MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS

With Eurovision cancelled because of COVID, what happens now for the worldwide music competition?http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_madwednesdays/p/joy.org.au/madwednesdays/wp-content/uploads/sites/348/2020/04/MW-Eurovision-0104.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:29 — 8.9MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS

Cass Hopetoun joined Robbie and Dean with the releas of her debut single ‘Shots’ and performed a special acoustic version from the comfort of her own home. Cass won the 2020 Tamworth Songwriters Association Talent Quest, […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_madwednesdays/p/joy.org.au/madwednesdays/wp-content/uploads/sites/348/2020/04/MW-CH-LL-0104.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:14 — 12.7MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS

MEMO Music Hall has partnered with Renegade Films ( Makers of Rockwiz) to Live Stream Kate Ceberano & Co on Sunday 5th April in what they hope will be the first of many live stream […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_madwednesdays/p/joy.org.au/madwednesdays/wp-content/uploads/sites/348/2020/04/MW-Memo-0104.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:15 — 8.6MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS

Piano Bar Geelong have gone from entertaining people 7 nights a week in their venues across regional Victoria, to entertaining us via Live Stream from the comfort of own homes. Continuing to provide us the […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_madwednesdays/p/joy.org.au/madwednesdays/wp-content/uploads/sites/348/2020/04/MW-PBG-0104.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:32 — 10.4MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS

 Since isolating at home, Sasha Starr has been working hard to transfer her Drag Queen Trivia into a fab phenomenon that you can enjoy enjoy from the comfort of your couch – and boy has […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_madwednesdays/p/joy.org.au/madwednesdays/wp-content/uploads/sites/348/2020/04/MW-DQT-0104.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:06 — 8.4MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS

The Queen of Isolation Cabaret Dolly Diamond is returning to Geelong Piano Bar with a vengeance this week on the Piano Bar Livestream and join Robbie and Dean on MAD Wednesday to tell them all […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_madwednesdays/p/joy.org.au/madwednesdays/wp-content/uploads/sites/348/2020/04/MW-DD-PB-0104.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:38 — 10.5MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS

FIRST DAY, a new drama series about a transgender girl navigating her first year of high school premiere on ABC Me from March 30 and star of the series Evie Macdonald spoke to Dean and […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_madwednesdays/p/joy.org.au/madwednesdays/wp-content/uploads/sites/348/2020/03/MW-FD-2503.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:11 — 10.2MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS