JOY Weekend Breakfast
fun, chat, music and interviews for your weekend wakeup
Episodes
April 17, 2024 • 11 mins
Oscar and Connor from Mister Co. join us to celebrate the release of their eight emotional single 'Blind and Betrayed' from their debut album 'On This Journey Vol 1'. Their album is set for release on May 4th, 2024.
Inspired by personal experiences and blending Alternative Rock, Blues Rock, and Country/Folk influences, the song delves into themes of heartbreak and loss, told from the perspective of a child affected by divorce.
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April 9, 2024 • 11 mins
Annie Louey and Mohammed Magdi join us in the studio to talk about their new Melbourne International Comedy Festival show, 'Too Haram to Handle'. They share the origins of the show and their other MICF recommendations, and Annie and Ando reminisce about their time in radio together.
Too Haram to Handle
Annie Louey and Mohammed Magdi are comedians dating across continents. Annie is Chinese-Australian living in Melbourne. Mohammed ...
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March 20, 2024 • 8 mins
Umbra Moon joins us to share their newly released single, 'Army of Me', and shares their love of busking in Melbourne's CBD.
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February 3, 2024 • 10 mins
Heath Thorpe joins us from his training camp from Belgium. Heath is in intense training for his Olympic qualification trials and has still managed to make some time for ballroom training and catching up with Tom Daley.
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February 3, 2024 • 7 mins
Raquel Birch, Executive Director of Sunbury Aboriginal Corporation, joins us to talk about the Sounds Gay I'm In! picnic as part of the Midsumma Regional Activation Program.
We talk about queer representation and services in the Macedon Ranges.
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January 16, 2024 • 6 mins
Jason Parker joins us to talk about Starbound Musical Theatre's summer workshop program. Designed to give 14 - 21 year olds an intensive experience of musical theatre, the workshops finish with 3 nights performing a dazzling showcase of 21 unforgettable Musical Theatre songs.
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December 19, 2023 • 8 mins
Dolly Diamond joins us on the phone from Castlemaine to reflect on the wonderful year she has had, and the things she loves (and hates) about Christmas.
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December 14, 2023 • 6 mins
Molly Millington joins us to discuss our Weekend Banger, Me and My Denial. It's one of the songs on her new EP, 5 Stages. Inspired by the five stages of grief, the EP leverages Molly's ability to process her feelings out loud through her music. Her deeply personal reflections are carefully wrapped in a tenderness and comfort that ensures that, at their core, there is space for every listener to bring their own experiences.
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December 14, 2023 • 11 mins
James Parr, Melbourne-based model and disability advocate and proud Wiradjuri man, joins us to discuss representation, tokenism, and inclusivity. We also hear all about his experience of the GQ Men of the Year award night - he was the Model of the Year!
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December 7, 2023 • 42 mins
Three amazing, unsigned, queer artists join us in the Joy studio to share one of their own tracks and a Christmas favourite.
Just Shy performs his new track, He's Everything, and a cover of Chris Rea's 'Driving Home for Christmas'.
Umbra Moon performs 'Temporary Healing' followed by a cover of Sia's 'Snowman'.
And Maikee (Mark Jozinovic) gives us a sneak preview of his upcoming January 2024 release 'Fall into the Sunrise', closi...
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November 26, 2023 • 15 mins
ISHAN joins us for a Joy Live Studio event, performing The Blue from his newly launched EP, The Cycle of Codependence.
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November 17, 2023 • 11 mins
Chase Zera joins us to share Zeratonin Vol. 1, her new DJ mix celebrating the 1 year anniversary of her EP, Disco Runway.
'The perfect blend to get your hips moving', the mix is full of upbeat dancefloor vibes that are guaranteed to delight.
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November 17, 2023 • 10 mins
Aaron, David, Montel and Sheldon from The Engagement join us to talk about the writing of their new single On My Own. It's a very personal song from David, who found it easier to express his coming out journey in music rather than conversation.
We talk about the lifelong process of coming out, what support looks like from bandmates, and the idea of 'inviting in' rather than 'coming out'.
On My Own drops in 2024.
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October 30, 2023 • 12 mins
Connor and Oscar from Mister Co join us in the studio with their collaborator Lia to discuss their new single 'Better Lives'. We talk about making music in community with other musicians, the support provided by The Real Songwriters of Melbourne, and about hitting the right notes.
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October 17, 2023 • 7 mins
Jesse Scott, director of Casus Creations, joins us to talk about their latest circus show Apricity. A family-friendly symphony of aerial apparatuses, ground-breaking acrobatics, and graceful movement, Apricity seeks to illuminate the power of human connection in times of darkness.
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October 17, 2023 • 8 mins
Christopher Horsey joins us to talk about his long dance career and his love of tap dancing. We chat about the modern percussive dance movement he's been part of - which included his works Hot Shoe Shuffle and Tap Dogs - as well as the work he continues to do today.
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September 27, 2023 • 11 mins
We are joined in the studio by sydney knoo, a non binary romantic asexual writer born in SW Sydney to Malaysian Chinese parents. Drawing on their experience growing up in Sydney, as well as their love of fan fiction and Spiderman, sydney has crafted a fantastic YA novel, The Spider and Her Demons.
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September 27, 2023 • 10 mins
Adam Noviello joins us in the studio to talk about their latest single, Fumbling, and the fun they've been having in the UK.
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September 7, 2023 • 10 mins
Joy superfan 'Wayne from Brisbane' joins us live in the Joy Melbourne Studios!
We take a walk down memory lane to understand why JOY means so much to Wayne and so many other members of our extended JOY family.
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August 29, 2023 • 9 mins
The gorgeous ISHAN joins us in the studio to share his new single Cardboard Box Apartment, a fun love song about moving out together.
"My relationship felt like it was growing and I was excited, come what may, about taking the next step out into the world with someone who felt like my best friend.”
Further announcing the release of this forthcoming debut EP, he shares “this song is the first single in a debut five song EP, the c...
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