RECENT BLOG POSTS
Welcome to JOY’s Summer Season 2025-26
JOY 94.9 is thrilled to announce the launch of this year’s Summer Season schedule, running from Monday 8 December 2025 to Sunday 1 February 2026. It’s summer, and with that…
Sunday Arts Magazine Art Exhibition Brings Queer Creativity to St Kilda
This November, JOY celebrates the colourful intersection of community and creativity with the first-ever Sunday Arts Magazine Art Exhibition, featuring 12 outstanding artists at Dawn & Mable’s Wine Bar on…
Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2025: Searching for Queer Utopias
The Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) returns for its 35th Anniversary from 13–23 November, inviting audiences to join the search for Queer Utopias. Queer Utopia is a multiplicity of spaces, happenings,…
JOY Rainbow Sessions welcomes BEKS as first ever headliner
JOY Rainbow Sessions is JOY’s brand new initiative to celebrate and elevate LGBTQIA+ artists, bringing you front and centre with the most exciting out-and-proud acts in the country. A series…
Celebrating Inclusion Through Sport: Sport with Pride and Joy Exhibition Opens at the Victorian Pride Centre
The Victorian Pride Centre came alive on opening night of the Sport with Pride and Joy exhibition, a landmark celebration of the powerful role sport plays in achieving inclusion and visibility for…
JOY celebrates Wear it Purple Day 2025
Australia’s LGBTQIA+ radio station and community media organisation, JOY Media, are proudly celebrating Wear It Purple Day. Celebrated each year on the last Friday in August, Wear It Purple…
Community Forum on Hookup App Safety
On a recent episode of Hide and Seek, host Tim Little sat down with Thorne Harbour Health’s Community Engagement Manager and JOY presenter Cal Hawk, along with community advocate Odus…
JOY 94.9 Unveils Exciting New Season 2 Lineup: Fresh Shows, Familiar Voices, and Unmissable Stories
JOY 94.9 is thrilled to announce the launch of its brand-new Season 2 schedule, running from July 7 to December 7, 2025. With four brand new shows and the return…
RECENT PODCASTS
Leo Stubbing: The Songs That Shaped 2025
From Kylie Minogue’s record-breaking Tension tour to Taylor Swift’s chart-dominating year, Leo Stubbing from The Sound Museum looks back on the music moments that defined 2025. We also explore the…
Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Why Sad Christmas Songs Feel So Right
Many of the Christmas songs we return to each year are filled with heartbreak, nostalgia and longing. Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne explains why sadness sits so comfortably inside the festive…
Kate Bailey: DIVA at the Australian Museum of Performing Arts
The Australian Museum of Performing Arts opens with DIVA, a major international exhibition created by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. Senior Curator Kate Bailey joins us to explore how divas…
Professor Paula Gerber: Social Media Ban and Queer Young People
The Australian Government’s new laws banning social media access for under-16s raise serious questions about safety, rights and unintended harm. Professor Paula Gerber examines what social media actually means for…
Bec Dahl and Lily Ong: Law Talk – Christmas Travel, Parenting and Visas
Travelling at Christmas can be complicated, particularly for separated families or anyone navigating visa requirements. Bec Dahl and Lily Ong join us to explain what people need to consider before…
Hugh Sheridan: New Album – The Merriest
Hugh Sheridan joins us to talk about his brand-new Christmas album ‘The Merriest’ and the memories, traditions and family chaos that shaped it. From childhood moments to unwritten rules and…
Dr Kathleen de Boer: Hosting Meals with Care Around Food Anxiety
For people living with food anxiety or eating disorders, shared meals can be deeply challenging. Clinical Psychologist Kathleen de Boer offers guidance on how hosts can create environments that feel…
Suzy Wrong: TV Series Review – Pluribus
The Apple TV+ series Pluribus imagines a world where conflict is gone, but individuality comes at a price. Film reviewer Suzy Wrong explores the show’s themes of forced happiness, consent…
Aunty Lisa Briggs: The Historic Apology to the First Peoples of Victoria
The apology delivered in the Victorian Parliament marked a significant moment in the state’s journey toward truth-telling and accountability. Aunty Lisa Briggs reflects on what the apology meant for Elders,…
Dr Peter Hoar: Why Cassette Tapes Are Making a Comeback
In an age of endless streaming, cassette tapes are quietly returning to music shelves and artist releases. Senior Lecturer Peter Hoar unpacks what is driving this revival and why physical…
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