Rowan and Rebeckah are back in the JOY94.9 studio and present a mix of new music from some of their favourite artists, along with two interviews and all our regular segments. Our first interview is with Brooke Murray. Brooke is a theatre maker, video artist and inclusion artist living on Wurundjeri land. Brooke currently works as an inclusion support artist at St Martins Youth Arts, using this learning about diversity and empowerment to inform their practice, and is the Director of Early...

Our guest this evening is a singer/songwriter who combines pop, soul, and R&B sounds into an expression of self-love and resilience. Summer Luk debuted her autobiographical track, “I Am A Girl”, which narrates her introspective search for self-acceptance. Rowan and Rebeckah interview Summer Luk and also share the music. If you have a trans musician to recommend or an event you want us to call out or a question to ask, please email us at [email protected] . This podcast...

Rebeckah and Rowan wrap-up The Gender Agenda for 2020 and share their stories and feelings by interviewing each other. There are also our usual segments of news along with our favourite warm and fluffy segment. We will return live on Jan 21, 2021 but you can always find all our podcasts at Joy.org.au Our featured music artist is Kim Petras. Kim Petras is a German pop artist and one of the most famous trans people in the music industry.  If you would like to submit your own wishlist to...

Trigger warning. This podcast contains content that may be distressing for some which will be explained prior to the interview with Sandra Pankhurst. SANDRA PANKHURST has had an amazing variety of jobs and joins the team for an encore interview to share her story now presented in the book The Trauma Cleaner. ARCA is a Venezuelan trans woman based in Barcelona. She is a producer, DJ, singer, and songwriter of avant-garde pop, industrial and electronic music and has worked with artists such...

Rebeckah and guest host Miss Katalyna chat with SAM ELKIN from St Kilda Legal Service about aiding the community and appearing in court as a non-binary lawyer. Further information can also be found at Thorne Harbour Health and the LGBTIQ Legal service NOMI RUIZ, whose music has been released under many names, such as JESSICA 6 or HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR, is a trans woman and Puerto Rican-American singer, actress, essayist and producer. In her 15-years of making music, she has covered many...

As it’s transgender awareness week (Nov 13-20) and Transgender day of remembrance on November 20, we have many sensitive topics in this podcast which may be a trigger for some. Crisis support is always available through Lifeline on 13 11 14, and other agencies which can be found at joy.org.au/support In our podcast during Transgender awareness week, we present an encore interview with Cassie Workman. Cassie Workman is an Australian comedian and orator and in this interview we chat about her...

Our interview encore is presented by Miranda who caught up with Logan Mucha & Sally Conning, the forces behind ‘We’re In This Together’, a reenactment documentary that screened at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival last year (2018) Our music artist features June Jones, who is an Australian artist and trans woman. She used to front the punk band Two Steps on the Water, who we have played before. Now she’s producing slow soulful solo music.   

It’s our Halloween themed show and Rebeckah and Rowan return to scare and entertain you. We have a great selection of music from a range of trans artists, along with a fun spooky Q and A session with Rebeckah and Rowan. There’s news, our warm and fuzzy segment and plenty more to keep you entertained. We always love to hear from our listeners, so follow us via the socials and also email [email protected]  

Rowan and Rebeckah are back this week in the new post lockdown Melbourne. This week we present an interview recorded in the blissful pre-covid world of January 2020, with Cassy Judy. Cassy Judy is a musician and comedian from NSW and follow the links for more information. Our featured music artist is Michael Love Michael. MICHAEL LOVE MICHAEL is a non-binary Manhattan-based artist and writer. Their new album XO blends hip-hop and with a slower, darker sound. (explicit language warning) We...

Rebeckah and Rowan return with all your favourite segments and music. This week we present an encore interview with Aram Hosie. Aram Hosie is a trans advocate who is currently doing work for the Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission. This interview is from October 2018 with Miranda and you can also hear more from Aram on our Word4Word podcast. The GoFund me page has reached its goal but you can still contribute here Incarcerated Trans & Gender Diverse Community...

Join Rowan and Beck in this weeks podcast where we replay an interview with Sabreena Lachlainn,  planning to be the first trans woman to sail solo around the world starting right here in Melbourne, Sabreena shares her story, life and plans.  We have news, our warm and fluffy segment and finally our music artist is Sam Smith. Sam is a genderqueer pop artist from London with many hits. If you have a trans musician to recommend or an event you want us to call out, please email us at...

MAMA ALTO is very well known in the Melbourne queer arts scene as a jazz singer and cabaret artiste. This edited interview is from September 2018, but if you’d like to hear the full interview follow this link to hear more from Mama Alto LINN DE QUEBRADA is a trans pop and electronica artist from São Paulo, Brazil. A lot of her music is made in collaboration with others, so some of these songs are hers featuring others, or others featuring her. Here are a few links to explore.  We have all...

In this podcast episode we present an encore interview with author Jo Hirst. Jo Hirst is an author of The Gender Fairy and A House for Everyone. Jo shares her experiences as a parent with a transgender child and is a strong advocate for transgender rights. Our music artist is Youthfire. YOUTHFIRE is the moniker of non-binary Melbourne–based artist and producer, Stephen Carmichael. They share stories about their personal life through compositions influenced by futuristic perceptions of new...

The Gender Agenda celebrates 100 episodes on air and we thank our listeners. Rowan and Rebeckah look back, and to the future -and bring you all the segments you love, interviews with each other, warm and fuzzy segments and much much more. Additionally, Rebeckah and Rowan each bring a selection of music that is special to them. We thank all our listeners for their love, support and feedback over this time, and we always love to hear from you here at The Gender Agenda. Contact us through our...

Rowan and Beck return with all the regular segments you love including interviews, news, warm and fluffy topics and music. This week our encore interview is with Anu Fox and Miranda.  Anu Fox conducts queer and trans inclusive yoga with QTI Yoga and presents how to incorporate this into your day. Rebeckah has exciting news from Miss Trans Global and finally our featured music artist is Mykki Blanco.  Mykki Blanco is a trans rap artist from California.  We always love to hear from our...

Join Rowan and Beck in this weeks podcast where we replay an interview with Sabreena Lachlainn,  planning to be the first trans woman to sail solo around the world starting right here in Melbourne, Sabreena shares her story, life and plans.  We have news, our warm and fluffy segment and finally our music artist is Sam Smith. Sam is a genderqueer pop artist from London with many hits. If you have a trans musician to recommend or an event you want us to call out, please email us at...

Rowan and Rebeckah return to the studio and present all their news, fuzzy and warm segments and a wrap of everything that’s been going on these past few weeks. We present an encore interview with ERIN KYAN & LEE DAVIS-THALBOURNE, the creators behind radio plays Love & Luck, Supernatural Sexuality with Dr Seabrooke, and Nym’s Nebulous Notions. We have music of course and we feature AGAINST ME! They are a well-known punk band in the trans community, fronted by legendary Laura Jane...

Beck and Rowan have a full show tonight and present an encore interview when Miranda chatted with Bowie Stover. Bowie Stover is a non-binary fitness coach and friend of the show. Rowan has discovered great artists and tonight we have BACKXWASH. BACKXWASH is a Zambian-Canadian rapper and trans woman of colour. Her most recent album ‘God Has Nothing to Do With This, Leave Him Out of It’ is a dark and intense delve into religion and trauma.  There’s our regular segments and we always end with...

  LUCY KERR is a researcher with La Trobe University who we had on the show back in 2018 to talk about cancer and the trans community. The research we discuss in the interview with Lucy Kerr has since been published as of October, 2019 and is called ‘TRANScending Discrimination in Health & Cancer Care: A Study of Trans & Gender Diverse Australians’. Our feature music artist is LAWRENCE ROTHMAN. Lawrence Rothman is a dark and moody genderfluid American singer-songwriter and producer....

This week on The Gender Agenda, hosts Rebeckah and Rowan present an encore interview hosted by Miranda and Rowan. They’re with guests Rory Storm and Lou Olsson. We find out what they’ve been up to since their last appearance, the importance of names, and Lou’s coming out as genderqueer at the work Christmas party. Our feature music is from AYE NAKO. AYE NAKO are a Californian punk duo made up of Mars Ganito on vocals and guitar, and Joe McCann on bass. Both are non-binary and said their music...

Jet Atlas is a Melbourne non-binary fashion icon going strong in pink for three years now, but here’s another throwback interview from December 2018. Find them on instagram at 6pink6goblin6.  EZRA FURMAN (she/he) is an American non-binary musician who’s been around long enough to have played with all kinds of sounds, from jazz to alt rock. Her newest album is ‘Twelve Nudes’ and his first venture into punk music.   We have plenty of interesting news in our regular segments and round it all...

In this episode of the Gender Agenda Rebeckah and Rowan return with an encore interview and conversation with Blayke Percival. They discuss about how they have been relating to their music and their voice since starting their transition. Featuring new and live music from Blayke Percival who has featured on TripleJ unearthed. We have our regular news wrap from around the world and in our Warm and Fluffy segment, we discuss the Babysitters club and a possible Emmy nomination for the show...

We present an encore interview with ALISON EVANS. Alison is a YA author based in Melbourne and we talk about their novel ‘Highway Bodies’ from 2019, though their most recent novel is ‘Euphoria Kids’, released earlier in 2020. We have our regular segments and news and we feature the music of ANOHNI. ANOHNI is an English-born singer, composer, and visual artist. In 2016, she became the second openly transgender person nominated for an Academy Award, and her debut album ‘Hopelessness’ was...

On this week’s show hosts Rowan and Rebeckah replay an encore interview with New Zealand transgender personality Mary Haddock-Staniland. Together they spoke about the importance of diversity, visibility, and the future. New Doctor Who BBC audio drama ‘Stranded’ will have a trans companion, played by trans actress Rebecca Root (who had been in Doctor Who audio dramas before, but always in cis roles). We have our warm and fuzzy segment and news from around the world. Our highlighted music is...