Lisa Daniel hosts Word for Word on JOY 94.9 and her guest is Michael Dalton.  Born in the UK, Michael’s professional career began as a 10-year-old when he played the title role in the 1980 West End production of Oliver! After his family immigrated to Australia in the 80s, Michael played various roles on television in shows such as Neighbours and The Henderson Kids and in 1990, Michael began his relationship with The Rocky Horror Picture Show, performing in and staying with the production as...

Lisa Daniel is joined by her guest Shane Gardner. Born in the 1950s, Shane grew up in suburban Melbourne before moving to country Victoria in the late 1970s. Shane left school in his mid-teens and started his early career in the transport industry. Then married his wife in the 1980s and they had 2 children together. By the time he was in his late 30s, his attraction to men became undeniable. He then moved back to Melbourne and eventually agreed to become general manager of a variety of sex on...

Lisa Daniel is joined on Word for Word by Laurence Billiet. Laurence is a writer, producer and director whose documentary Freeman was the most watched documentary of 2020.   She has an extensive background in storytelling the world over and has worked for organisations such as Lonely Planet, Elite Models, National Geographic, Discovery Channel – to name just a few. More recently she staged large-scale fashion and music events across China and Europe for which she experimented with giant...

Today’s guest on Word for Word is Teresa Ma. Teresa is of Chinese descent and emigrated to Australia with her parents and younger sister when she was 9. Teresa realised she didn’t fit the heterosexual label at around age 7, but pushed that aspect of her life aside until well into adulthood due to her strong Catholic beliefs and the fear of upsetting her strict Catholic family. For a while Teresa engaged with a Catholic organisation called Courage which sought to promote celibacy for same sex...

Lisa Daniel hosts Word for Word and her guest is Chris Orr. Chris is of European and Narungga decent. After studying art & design and graphic design at a tertiary level in the 1980s.  In 1996 he founded a graphic design practice, Beige, strongly anchored in the street art aesthetic. Chris believes art can be created from the most mundane of objects- an attitude in part derived from working in graphic design, where Chris says you are often called upon to ‘polish a turd’. Chris believes art...

Today’s guest is Jasper Peach. Jasper is a Victorian based trans, non-binary and disabled writer. Jasper is passionate about equitable access and inclusion, focused around the dismantling of misplaced shame via storytelling. Their first book, ‘You’ll be a Wonderful Parent’ , is a collection of advice and encouragement for new and prospective queer parents. It is released by Hardie Grant and available now.   Word for Word is hosted by Lisa Daniel on JOY Media, produced by Ellen Spalding, and...

Joining Lisa Daniel on Word for word today is guest Rebecca ‘Bec’ Goddard. Bec OAM is an Australian rules football coach currently serving as the head coach of the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFLW competition. Goddard also previously coached Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women’s competition between 2017 and 2018, winning the 2017 AFL Women’s Grand Final while working full-time for the Australian Federal Police. Bec played  Australian rules football  as a junior until the age of 13...

Joining Lisa Daniel on Word for Word this week is Fiona Newton. Fiona’s formative years were spent in a fundamentalist religion which significantly controlled her beliefs, sense of self and social life. She began questioning aspects of the belief system at 18 and was eventually asked to leave the church at 28.   Fiona has since taken the positive aspects of her experiences into her current life as host of award-winning Joy program Chicks Talking Footy. She is also the manager of the famous...

Joining Lisa Daniel on Word for Word is Peta Murray. Peta has worked as a teacher, and playwright for most of her adult life. Her most significant work Wallflowering has played at theatres all over the world. She also writes short stories, and essays and is a freelance dramaturg, director and occasional performer.   Word for Word is hosted by Lisa Daniel on JOY Media, produced by Ellen Spalding, and podcasted by Jacqueline Shields and Thomas Olejniczak.  This show originally aired January...

Lisa Daniel hosts Word for Word on JOY Media. Lisa’s guest is Loretta Smith. Loretta has worn many hats over the years despite being born with the challenging genetic condition Osteogenesis Imperfecta: secondary school teacher, adult teacher/trainer, youth arts worker, research consultant, case manager and team leader in disability, mental health and aged care. She holds a Bachelor of Education (Creative Arts), Graduate Certificate in Education, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and...

Lisa Daniel hosts Word for Word on JOY94.9. Lisa’s guest is Dr. Judy Tang who is a practicing Clinical Neuropsychologist with over 10 years of career and academic expertise in Clinical Neuropsychology and provides neuropsychological services for medico-legal and community settings, workshops and seminars both to her professional peers and wider community, as well as advocacy in the areas of health, ageing and community care.  Dr Tang is currently a Commissioner at the Victorian Multicultural...

Joining Lisa Daniel on Word for Word is guest Mannie de Saxe. Together with his long term partner Ken Lovett, Mannie has been a busy activist through most of his adult life, and even now, despite the loss of Ken 2 years ago and being in his 95th year, Mannie is still busy with his activism interests today.  Word for Word is hosted by Lisa Daniel on JOY 94.9, produced by Ellen Spalding, podcasted by Jacqueline Shields. & Thomas Olejniczak. This show originally aired January 7th,...

Joining Lisa Daniel is guest Angela Bailey. Angela is a curator and photographic artist whose practice is informed from the perspective of the community and the cultural. Angela has a rich history of activism – from participating in the fight for gay law reform in Queensland in the late 1980s to her work as Director of the Visual Arts for the Midsumma Festival in the late 1990s.   She has consistently participated in promoting and interpreting our rich and diverse histories by creating...

Lisa Daniel’s guest on Word for Word is Nelly Thomas. Nelly is a multi-talented, award-winning Australian comedian, author and broadcaster.  She is also well-known for her media commentary, speaking and expert facilitation.  In 2022 Nelly launched the smash-hit podcast The Single Life of Us. With more than 100,000 downloads, it has been featured on Ch9, Ch7 and is consistently in Apple and Spotify’s Top 20 podcasts in Australia.  Nelly started in stand-up comedy in 2002 by accident and...

Today’s guest on Word for Word with host Lisa Daniel is Peter Coleman. Pete has a PhD in cultural studies from Monash University, where he tutored in Eastern religion and philosophy. After leaving University, he began a career in the not-for-profit sector where he now works as consultant. Peter is also an Authorised Marriage Celebrant and occasional tarot card reader. He lives in Melbourne with his husband Mike and an ever-expanding book collection. Along with co-author Matt Fowles he has...

Jason Om is an award-winning reporter with the ABC’s 7.30 program. Previously, he’s been a presenter on the ABC News Channel and a reporter for ABC News Breakfast, ABC Life, Lateline and ABC Radio. In 2017, he won widespread praise for his personal story about his dad’s 16-year struggle to accept him as gay. The article and TV piece ran Australia-wide, attracting a million views. Viewers were moved to tears, and the story earned Jason a nomination in the 2018 NSW (LGBTI) Honour Awards. His...

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....

Lisa Daniel hosts Word for Word on JOY94.9. Lisa’s guest is Mike Toole. After an incredible career spanning decades in infectious disease research and international health at Burnet Institute, Professor Toole retired at the end of September 2021. He remains an Associate Principal Research Fellow at Burnet.  Mike spent more than 40 years in a range of international health areas; communicable disease control (including HIV), maternal and child health and nutrition, and public health in...

Lisa Daniel hosts Word for Word on JOY94.9. Lisa’s guest is Julie Peters.  Julie has had an incredible history of activism, both from a personal perspective living her life as an out trans woman, to being active in transgender social justice organization to politics with the Democrats in the 1990s. Julie claims she is still naïve enough to believe the world can be a better place and her activism has seen her take on a variety of roles from performer, writer, parliamentary candidate, practical...

Lisa Daniel hosts Word for Word on JOY94.9. Lisa’s guest is Peter Quarry. Peter is a multi-award-winning psychologist whose videos and training programs are used by Fortune 500 companies, Universities and organisations in over 20 countries.   He was resident psychologist on Good Morning Australia for 7 years and a sought-after seminar leader and public speaker. His recent book If I Were You charts his complicated family relationships, struggle with his sexuality and sex and drug addictions –...

In this Word for Word live episode hosted by Lisa Daniel, Lisa’s guest is affectionately known as Mama Mish. Michelle Sheppard will be well known to Joy 94.9 listeners. She’s a highly respected presenter, advocate, and trainer in the gender equity space. As a transgender woman, Michelle appreciates the difficulties within the grey created by the gender divide and traverses them herself and willingly takes others on the ride with her. Michelle brings her lived experience of being a trans woman...

Lisa Daniel is joined by guest Ernest Price. Ernest is a writer and secondary school teacher who transitioned a few years ago. He is the survivor of a challenging upbringing in Perth and New South Wales, but has used his life experience to inform his education practice. He has been published in the journal Overland, and is working on his first novel which is loosely based on his life.  Word for Word is hosted by Lisa Daniel on JOY 94.9, and produced by Ellen Spalding and this podcast...

Word for Word hosted by Lisa Daniel is Joy 94.9 regular interview show. Today Lisa’s guest is Bernadette Carroll. From her early days in the Catholic school system, to considering life in the convent, to the loss of both of her parents, to eventually becoming somewhat of a lesbian icon as a member of legendary music trio Bluehouse. Challenges and highlights aside, Bernadette’s story is one of success and ultimately peace.  Word for Word is hosted by Lisa Daniel on JOY 94.9, and produced by...

Word for Word is JOY 94.9 interview show with host Lisa Dano Daniel. Today’s guest is Jonathan Butler. Jonathan was born in Sydney, spent his formative years in Launceston Tasmania and then moved to Melbourne to attend university when he was 18. After pondering careers in psychology, acting, writing or photography he settled on photography, but over the last few years he has also taken up writing. This has culminated in his newly released book titled The Boy in the Dress which is a deeply...

Join Lisa Daniel on JOY 94.9 interview podcast- Word for Word– where our guest is Alex Stewart. Alex Stewart has had an incredibly diverse life since growing up on the Bellarine Peninsula in the 1950s. After completing university in Australia he decamped to the US where he eventually settled in San Francisco – where he would stay from the 1970s until the 1990s, during which he came out to his friends and family, played a role in caring for HIV/AIDS patients during those challenging years...