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Tidying up is not normally the stuff of gripping drama. It wouldn’t be a propulsive narrative for most people but for Josh Thomas… it’s Everest – a fundamentally impossible task, like trying to defy the moon and control the tides.

Tickets to see Josh Thomas Live at the Arts Centre Playhouse can be found here.

Grab the popcorn as we head to the movies, but we aren’t just kicking back with a choc top and waiting for the credits to roll – because we are diving into the changing and evolving narrative of respectability politics in queer films.

Joining us this morning is two time ACFA award winning film critic Glenn Charlie Dunks, as we find out just how queer narratives in cinema are rebreaking old ground showing that they aren’t afraid to step back to darker times.

Multi-award winning comedian, writer and actor, Rhys Nicholson, returns to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with a brand-new show, Huge Big Party Congratulations as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. 

After a year of tv gigs, getting married launching a book AND still making us laugh with stand up world wide… what does he have left to celebrate?

Rach and Dean find out.

With Rhys’s show at Comedy Republic, he has four brand new shows at the Melbourne Town Hall, and we have a giveaway!

Find out all the show details here.

The Rabbits Eat Lettuce Festival in Queensland has become the first in Australia to hold an onsite drug checking service.

But what exactly does this mean for the future of festivals in Australia

Rach & Dean were joined by Swinburne psychopharmacology expert, Dr Amie Hayley, to discuss the success of the service, and what it could mean for future festival goers.

Bisexuality, often misunderstood and marginalised, is a beautiful spectrum of love and attraction that transcends conventional norms.

JOY Breakfasts resident Psychoanalyst Ando joined Rach & Dean as the explore embracing Bisexuality.

For those who identify as bisexual, the journey to self-acceptance can be both liberating and challenging, as they navigate societal expectations and personal discovery. 

Being bisexual is not merely about attraction to two genders; it’s about embracing the fluidity of love and being true to oneself.

 

It’s national sibling day, and whether you love them or hate them, your stuck with them and they help shape who you are.

Rach and Dean decided to take a twist on the theme for JOY Breakfast as they interviewed their opposing siblings.

Dean chatted to Jono, Rach’s brother and Rach chatted to Jacqui, Dean’s sister as they explore coming out from another perspective – that of their siblings.