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11 Jan 2023
Abdi Nazemian, author and producer
00:45:15
Abdi Nazemian is an Iranian-American author, screenwriter and producer based in Los Angeles. He joins me for our debut episode.
We discuss “Put the Blame on Mame” by Rita Hayworth, Infinity Within by Deee-Lite, and Lana Del Rey.
Tracks of Our Queers is produced, presented and edited by Andy Gott, with the support of Forbes Street Studios, Sydney. A big thank you to Anthony Garvin, Drew Tweddle, and Dan Stanley Freeman.
This episode was gratefully recorded on Gadigal Land.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
11 Jan 2023
Bonzai Bonner, nightlife promoter
00:40:00
Bonzai Bonner is a DJ, nightlife promoter and activist based in Glasgow.
We discuss “Always On My Mind [Extended Dance Remix]” by the Pet Shop Boys, Hits! The Very Best of by Erasure, and well, Erasure!
Tracks of Our Queers is produced, presented and edited by Andy Gott, with the support of Forbes Street Studios, Sydney. Thank you to Anthony Garvin, Nick Stillone and Dan Stanley Freeman.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
11 Jan 2023
Dameyon Bonson, charity founder
00:38:20
Dameyon Bonson is the founder of Black Rainbow, a social enterprise set up to prevent Indigenous LGBQTI suicide and self-harm in Australia.
We discuss “Nothing is Wrong" by Gomez, and The Beautiful Ones (The Best of) by Suede.
Tracks of Our Queers is produced, presented and edited by Andy Gott, with the support of Forbes Street Studios, Sydney. A big thank you to Anthony Garvin and Dan Stanley Freeman.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
17 Jan 2023
Katherine Wolfgramme, activist
00:33:05
Katherine Wolfgramme is an award-winning gender diversity consultant and trailblazing trans activist. She's also a Rainbow Champion for the upcoming Sydney WorldPride.
We discuss “Where Do You Go to My Lovely?" by Right Said Fred, Princess Tabu by Vika and Linda, and Sarah Brightman.
You can find more about Katherine and her work right here.
Tracks of Our Queers is produced, presented and edited by Andy Gott, with the support of Forbes Street Studios, Sydney. A big thank you to Anthony Garvin and Dan Stanley Freeman.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
24 Jan 2023
Mark O'Donovan, comedian and writer
00:37:19
Mark O'Donovan is a comedian, writer and Internet funny person based in Dublin.
We discuss “Before the Parade Passes By" by Barbra Streisand, the Marie Antoinette (2006) soundtrack, and Helen Reddy.
You can read and subscribe to Mark's writing here, and learn more about the AIDS Memorial here. You can (and must) follow Mark on Instagram here.
Tracks of Our Queers is produced, presented and edited by Andy Gott, with the support of Forbes Street Studios, Sydney. A big thank you to Anthony Garvin and Dan Stanley Freeman.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
Tracks of Our Queers is produced, presented and edited by Andy Gott, with the support of Forbes Street Studios, Sydney. A big thank you to Anthony Garvin and Dan Stanley Freeman.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
08 Feb 2023
Waltpaper, former Club Kid
00:46:07
Walt Cassidy is an artist, jeweller and curator based in New York. Formerly known as Waltpaper, Walt was a central figure in the city's Club Kids phenomenon.
We discuss “Ball and Chain" by Janis Joplin, The Serpent's Egg by Dead Can Dance, and KISS.
Tracks of Our Queers is produced, presented and edited by Andy Gott, with the support of Forbes Street Studios, Sydney. A big thank you to Anthony Garvin.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
14 Feb 2023
Shahmen Suku / Radha, performance artist
00:34:33
Shahmen Suku is a Singaporean performance artist exploring racial and cultural identity, religion, gender and food through their drag as Radha La Bia.
We discuss “If" by Janet Jackson, the original soundtrack to Phantom of the Opera, and the Spice Girls.
Tracks of Our Queers is produced, presented and edited by Andy Gott, with the support of Forbes Street Studios, Sydney. A big thank you to Anthony Garvin.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
21 Feb 2023
Matt Vaughan, nightlife promoter
00:32:20
Matt Vaughan is a nightlife promoter and founder of queer Australian institution, Loose Ends.
Matt is a good friend, and kindly agreed to be my interviewee guinea pig as I was exploring the podcast's format last year. This is that conversation.
We discuss “Can You Forgive Her?" by the Pet Shop Boys, Debut by Björk, and Madonna.
Tracks of Our Queers is produced, presented and edited by Andy Gott, with the support of Forbes Street Studios, Sydney. A big thank you to Anthony Garvin.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
28 Feb 2023
Sui Zhen, singer songwriter
00:34:39
Sui Zhen is an experimental pop producer, performance artist, and singer songwriter based in Melbourne.
We discuss “Walking and Falling" by Laurie Anderson, Medusa by Annie Lennox, and Pablo's Eye.
Tracks of Our Queers is produced, presented and edited by Andy Gott, with the support of Forbes Street Studios, Sydney. A big thank you to Anthony Garvin.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
08 Mar 2023
Jonny Seymour, producer and activist
00:43:54
Jonny Seymour is a producer, activist and sound stylist, and one half of Stereogamous.
We discuss “I Need Somebody to Love Tonight" by Sylvester, Age of Consent by Bronski Beat, and SOPHIE.
Tracks of Our Queers is produced, presented and edited by Andy Gott, with the support of Forbes Street Studios, Sydney. A big thank you to Anthony Garvin.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
14 Mar 2023
Moud Goba, charity manager and former refugee
00:30:59
Moud Goba is the National Manager of Micro Rainbow, a UK charity that supports LGBTQ+ refugees and asylum seekers, and a former refugee herself, from Zimbabwe.
We discuss some of Moud's favourite songs from her home country.
You can follow Micro Rainbow on Instagram here. You can purchase something from Micro Rainbow's Amazon wishlist for LGBTQ+ refugees right here.
Tracks of Our Queers is produced, presented and edited by Andy Gott, with the support of Forbes Street Studios, Sydney. A big thank you to Anthony Garvin.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
05 Jul 2023
Larry Flick, journalist
00:44:08
Larry Flick is a former senior editor at Billboard Magazine, broadcaster for Sirius XM, and LGBTQ+ activist. He joins me for the first episode of our second season.
We discuss tracks by Paul Parker, Sylvester, Bronski Beat, and David Bowie.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
12 Jul 2023
Justin Hopkins, opera singer
00:46:29
Justin Hopkins is an opera singer and musical theatre performer from Philadelphia, and currently based in Antwerp.
Justin is the first guest to take me on a particularly classical journey, and I was thrilled to dive into his selections. We discuss pieces by Tchaikovsky, Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman, and Elton John.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
19 Jul 2023
Emma Goswell, broadcaster
00:35:17
Emma Goswell is a broadcaster and producer based in Manchester. She's the host of Coming Out Stories, an archive of personal experiences of that moment, and has presented for the BBC, Virgin Radio and Gaydio for several years.
We discuss music by Yazoo, Erasure, and Prince. You can follow Emma on Instagram here.
Tracks of Our Queers is produced, presented and edited by Andy Gott.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
25 Jul 2023
Kris Andrew Small, artist
00:33:41
Kris Andrew Small has left his distinctive signature on art for clients including Apple, Adobe, and Adidas — queering the mainstream along the way.
He joined me in the studio for this conversation, in Sydney / on Gadigal Land.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
01 Aug 2023
Shamir, singer songwriter
00:39:31
Shamir Bailey is an American singer-songwriter based in Philadelphia.
Bursting into the stratos-queer in 2014 with "On the Regular", Shamir has since continually defined and redefined his musical language, visual identity, and artistry, on his own terms.
His latest album, Homo Anxietatum, is out on August 18th on Kill Rock Stars. It was an absolute pleasure to discuss Shamir's own queer musical influences for Tracks of Our Queers.
We explore music by Mykki Blanco, Tegan and Sara, and Tracy Chapman. You can follow Shamir on Instagram here.
Tracks of Our Queers is produced, presented and edited by Andy Gott.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
08 Aug 2023
Bill Hayes, writer
00:39:57
Bill Hayes is a writer and photographer, recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in nonfiction, and a frequent contributor to the New York Times.
The author of seven books, Bill is perhaps best known for his magical 2017 memoir Insomniac City, covering his move from San Francisco to New York, and his relationship with the groundbreaking neurologist Oliver Sacks.
Bill's taste in music is as diverse as the rest of my guests', but for this conversation, we chose to focus on the inimitable Joni Mitchell and her 1976 album, Hejira.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
15 Aug 2023
SOFT LAD, musician
00:31:10
Sophie Galpin is a UK-based multi-instrumentalist musician and artist, writing and performing as SOFT LAD.
Collaborating and touring with Self Esteem, the Breeders, and Jessie Ware, Sophie began putting out her own work last year, and continues to shape her own artistic voice with a new EP on the way.
We discuss some proper bangers this episode, by the likes of CeCe Peniston, Jessie Ware and Melanie C.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
22 Aug 2023
Gary Lonesborough, author
00:35:37
Gary Lonesborough is a Yuin writer from the South Coast of New South Wales. He's the author of two young adult novels, The Boy from the Mish – a stunning depiction of a queer summer romance between two Indigenous teenagers – and the brand new We Didn't Think It Through.
We discuss music by Bob Dylan, Kylie Minogue, and Elton John.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
30 Aug 2023
Annie Frost Nicholson, artist
00:37:55
Annie Frost Nicholson is a multi-disciplinary artist based in London. It's easier to list which forms of art she doesn't bring her magic too, but I have particularly fallen in love with her visual meditations on loss, grief, and a lust for life.
Annie's own experience of a particularly unique tragedy has coloured her work ever since, leading right up to her roaming Grief Rave.
In this conversation, we discuss music by Pulp, New Order, and Prince.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
05 Sep 2023
Paul Southwell, musician
00:34:58
In 1975, a very young and very gay trio of musicians were signed to Jet Records, a London label headed up by, well, Sharon Osbourne's dad. Handbag regaled audiences with outrageous on-stage simulated sex and snogging, before recording their debut album... which sadly remained unreleased, due to the stifling and fearful climate of the time.
Earlier this year, frontman Paul Southwell dusted off his copies of the album, digitised them, and uploaded them to streaming services. A flurry of global interest ensued, including this article from The Guardian that I was shared.
Paul now lives in Australia with his husband, and joins me to discuss his fascinating career, alongside music by Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, and Steely Dan.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
12 Sep 2023
Adriano Cappelletta, writer and actor
00:45:01
Adriano Cappelletta is an actor, writer, and creator across film, television, cabaret, and music.
After researching Australia's reponse to AIDS in 2016 after years of volunteering with HIV/AIDS organisations, Adriano wrote the play Never Let Me Go, which was adapted into the 2022 television series In Our Blood by the ABC.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
30 Jan 2024
DJ Paulette
00:51:26
Welcome back to Tracks of Our Queers.
One of only two female resident DJs at Manchester's iconic Haçienda nightclub in the early '90s, DJ Paulette has spent 30 years pioneering a rich legacy in a male-dominated industry... not the easiest of tasks as a Black, bisexual woman.
In this beautiful conversation, Paulette shares insights from her career and identity, alongside three transcendent selections – we discuss music by Candi Staton, Sylvester, and Grace Jones.
You can follow DJ Paulette on Instagram here, and purchase her brand new memoir, Welcome to the Club, at all good booksellers.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
13 Feb 2024
Sherry Vine, actor and drag queen
00:38:39
Sherry Vine is a drag legend. Over a thirty year career, she’s carved out a reputation for searing wit, spectacular performance, and filthy humour.
Sherry joined me for this conversation as the second season of The Sherry Vine Variety Show was about to premiere – the show has just completed filming on it's third season, and you can catch it on Apple TV.
We discuss music by the Smiths, Soft Cell, and Blondie. You can follow Sherryon Instagram here.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
06 Feb 2024
Jeffrey Masters, broadcaster
00:34:58
Right back in ye olde podcasting days, I listened to just three shows – RuPaul and Michelle Visage's What's the Tee?, the BBC's Desert Island Discs, and the interview series LGBTQ&A, presented by Jeffrey Masters.
A GLAAD Award-winning broadcaster, Jeffrey's compassionate and curious nature shines through in his conversations with a ludicrously long list of queer legends, but it's his turn to take the interviewee seat for Tracks of Our Queers.
We discuss music by Little Big Town, Nancy Wilson, and the Indigo Girls.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
05 Mar 2024
Stuart Linden Rhodes, photographer and teacher
00:36:55
Stuart Linden Rhodes is the photographer behind the @linden_archives, a fascinating record of queer nightlife in the UK's north.
During the pandemic, I start finding photos in my Instagram feed showing legends like Lily Savage, Su Pollard, and a pre-Spice Mel B, alongside a host of gay clubbers and allies dancing on sticky floors and tearing up the night. Like many others, it felt like I had a window into an era I completely understood, but hadn't directly taken part in myself.
Stuart was a school teacher by day and a photographer by night, commissioned by publications like Gay Times to document queer nocturnal activity across the North and Midlands of England. The negatives gathered dust in storage until the pandemic, when the world finally found them.
We discuss music by Candi Staton, Bette Midler, and the Pet Shop Boys. You can purchase Stuart's first book, Out & About with Linden, right here.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
20 Feb 2024
Michael Cragg, journalist and author
00:51:10
Michael Cragg is a prolific music journalist for The Guardian,The Observer,Vogue and more, and as of last year, the published author of Reach for the Stars, an oral history of the mind-boggling period of British pop music that flourished between 1996 and 2006.
We discuss the heady confluence of factors that lead to an era bookended by the Spice Girls and the X Factor, Michael's own complicated relationship with music and his queerness, and Xenomania's contributions to the UK pop canon.
We also discuss music by Girls Aloud, Björk, and George Michael.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
27 Feb 2024
Bamby Salcedo, community leader
00:40:13
Bamby Salcedo is the CEO and President of the TransLatin@ Coalition, the largest trans-lead organisation in the United States, with a mission to improve and enrich the lives of trans Latin@ women.
Her activism over 25 years has seen her champion issues across undocumented migrants, HIV-AIDS, youth incarceration, and of course, the LGBTQ community. Her leadership is powerful to behold, and I hope you enjoy this conversation.
We discuss music by Mercedes Sosa, GIT, and Madonna.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
12 Mar 2024
Tommy Murphy, playwright
00:35:13
Tommy Murphyis an award-winning screenwriter and playwright based in Sydney.
Tommy adapted the Australian queer classic memoir Holding the Man for both stage and screen, while his limited series Significant Others was broadcast on the ABC last year. Most recently, he adapted Nevil Shute's On the Beach for the Sydney Theatre Company.
We discuss music by Whitney Houston, Olivier Messiaen, and Rufus Wainwright.
This conversation was recorded at Forbes Street Studios in Sydney. A huge thank you to Anthony Garvin for his support.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
19 Mar 2024
Josh Rivers, cultural worker
00:37:38
Josh Rivers is a cultural worker, broadcaster, and the presenter of the conversation series Busy Being Black, a podcast exploring how queer Black folks live "in the fullness of their lives".
Josh conducts his interviews in a way that allows people to unfold into their vulnerability, leading to inspiring conversations with fascinating guests from across the queer Black spectrum, including HIV activists from 80s London, Anglican priests, and Moud Goba – a guest on one of my favourite Tracks of Our Queers episodes.
In this conversation, I experience some of Josh’s conversational magic myself, as we discuss the joy of discovering your own taste, welcoming back the little dancing boy that many of us once were, and perhaps most importantly, Beyoncé.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
02 Apr 2024
Jenna Suffern, comedian
00:41:33
Jenna Suffern is a Sydney-based comedian, producer and writer.
One half of comedy due Two Queers Walk Into a Bar, a writer and producer for Pedestrian.TV and VICE AU, and the star of her own one-woman show, It's Not Funny, It's Private, Jenna has helped curate a flourishing queer comedy safe space in Sydney and beyond.
We recorded this conversation live in the studio, on Gadigal land, and had a lot of fun – apologies in advance for the hijinks. We managed to discuss music by Leagues, Janelle Monáe, and G Flip.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
09 Apr 2024
Carl Austin-Behan, RAF veteran
00:39:17
Carl Austin-Behan served in the British Royal Air Force from 1991 until 1997, when he was discharged for being openly gay.
Lauded with honours for services to his country, including a medal for bravery, nonetheless he was ejected from the RAF – simply for choosing not to hide who he was.
Carl went on to win Mr Gay UK pageants, elections in local government, and the title of Lord Mayor of Manchester (the first to be openly gay).
We discuss music by Gloria Gaynor, Erasure, and Bronski Beat.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
16 Apr 2024
Brontez Purnell, writer and musician
00:39:09
Brontez Purnell is a writer, musician, critic, model, zinemaker, dancer, choreographer, and quite literally, more.
An Oakland punk by way of Alabama, Brontez has just published his fifth book, 10 Bridges I've Burnt. I'm an enormous admirer of Brontez's writing, and am thrilled to chat about his queer tracks.
In this conversation, we discuss music by Carol Hahn, Emily's Sassy Lime, and his own musical collaboration with a special friend from his past.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
23 Apr 2024
Sarah Keyworth, comedian
00:46:00
Sarah Keyworth is an award-winning comedian from Nottingham, England, who you may know from Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats, or their own BBC Sounds show, Am I a Boy or a Girl?
Sarah just won the top prize at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and sat down with me to muse on some of the music that has soundtracked their queer journey, including (but not limited to) Katy Perry, MUNA, and Taylor Swift.
This is the final episode of Season 3. I'm taking a few months to rest and reset ahead of Season 4, but do enjoy any episodes you've missed in the mean time.
You can email me thoughts, recommendations, or gay ramblings to tracksofourqueers@gmail.com.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
24 Sep 2024
Fenton Bailey, producer and co-creator of RuPaul's Drag Race
00:53:07
Fenton Bailey is a co-founder of production studio World of Wonder, the home of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Together with Randy Barbato, Fenton has creatively collaborated with RuPaul since the mid-80s, helping birth his albums, imagery, VH1 chat show, even directing the iconic "Supermodel" music video, before launching the queer cultural juggernaut that is Drag Race in 2009. Over 25 international variations are currently airing around the world.
Fenton joins me for the first episode of Season 4 to discuss an enormous list of tracks that have soundtracked his queer life. I hope you enjoy the chat!
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
30 Sep 2024
Carlton Wilborn, life coach and former Madonna dancer
00:42:17
Carlton Wilborn is an actor, life coach, and former dancer with Madonna.
At 25, Carlton was hand-picked to join the Blond Ambition World Tour, documented in the ground-breaking concert film Truth or Dare (or, In Bed with Madonna). He would go on to join her second tour, The Girlie Show, before embarking on a career in acting, and life coaching.
Apologies in advance for slightly iffy audio – I hope the conversation is worth it.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
08 Oct 2024
Geraldine Hickey, comedian
00:37:22
Geraldine Hickey is one of Australia's most beloved comedians, and multiple award-winning at that. She's a regular face on TV, a veteran of the Melbourne International Comedy and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, and... a bird watcher. More on that in the episode.
We discuss music by Diana Ross, RVG, and Cash Savage.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
15 Oct 2024
Bright Light Bright Light, singer songwriter
00:41:12
Bright Light Bright Light, aka Rod Thomas, is an entirely independent pop superstar based in New York City.
Hailing from Wales, Rod has rewritten the rulebook for being a singer songwriter without major label backing, mostly through tremendously hard work, and an ever-growing back catalogue of bangers.
He's been backed, endorsed, and collaborated with legends like Sir Elton John, Erasure, Scissor Sisters and Ultra Naté over the years, but the latest Bright Light Bright Light album, Enjoy Youth, is Rod's most critically and commercially successful yet.
We discuss music by Björk, Pino Donaggio, and Grace Jones.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
22 Oct 2024
Benjamin Law, writer and broadcaster
00:47:31
Benjamin Law is a writer, broadcaster, television creator and producer, and refined homosexual about town in Sydney. He's also a former competitor on Australian Survivor – important.
If you haven't already, I implore you to read some of Ben's sharp, warm, illuminating writing.
There's Gaysia, an exploration of LGBTQ+ cultures across South East Asia; The Family Law, a memoir of his childhood that he adapted into three seasons of television; Growing Up Queer, a collection of stories from LGBTQ Australians, and Wellmania, the Netflix comedy series he co-created and wrote.
Not only is he insufferably talented, but he's a sheer joy to converse with. We discuss music by his partner Scott Spark, Beyoncé, and Rufus Wainwright, with some dabbling in Björk and Kylie along the way.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
29 Oct 2024
Christy DeGallerie, writer
00:50:03
Christy DeGallerie is a writer and interdisciplinary artist from New York.
Her contribution to the Modern Love column in the New York Times took my breath away a year ago, in which she wrote about her decision to come out to her mother on the day of her deportation. It's a moving, funny, sharp dissertation on migration, queerness, and gardening, and I insist you give it a read.
Christy is also an enormous music fan, and made this interview exceptionally easy by showing up with some fabulous selections and stories. We discuss music by the Organ, Santigold, and Azealia Banks.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
05 Nov 2024
Simon Graser / Simonetti, DJ
00:44:49
Simon Graser is a DJ and nightlife curator based in Naarm/Melbourne, and performs as Simonetti.
He co-founded the Melbourne party CONFIDE, a love letter to the roots of house, and a means for relief, release, and respect. Five points if you know the iconic Australian song it was named for.
We discuss music by DASCO, Scissor Sisters, and of course, Kylie Minogue.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
12 Nov 2024
Bishi, artist and composer
00:55:30
Bishi is an artist, composer and producer born in London of Bengali heritage. Trained in both Hindustani and Western Classical styles, she has released and composed three albums, several EPs, movie and documentary soundtracks, and tirelessly advocates for the elevation of women, trans, and non-binary creative practitioners in music and technology.
From coming up in London's queer underground in the 90s, Bishi has carved out a career path precisely for herself – to be frank, she is completely bad ass. I first saw her perform many moons ago at Latitude Festival in 2009, and this conversation was a beautiful opportunity to connect with Bishi after she has gone on to achieve so much.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
26 Nov 2024
David Polson AM, HIV advocate and educator
00:49:44
David Polson AM is an advocate and educator for HIV awareness. Just 29 in 1984 when he was diagnosed in HIV himself, David is currently celebrating his 70th birthday.
In 2023, he founded Qtopia, a museum in Sydney dedicated to the commemoration and celebration of LGBTQIA+ resilience. To mark his milestone birthday and contributions to HIV advocacy, the museum will open a memorial garden, dedicated to all queer Australians lost to HIV/AIDS.
In this live, in-person conversation, we discuss music by Edith Piaf, Ricky May, and Maria Callas. Learn more about David here, and Qtopia here.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
19 Nov 2024
Ash Gordon, songwriter and composer
00:48:53
Ash Gordon is a New York-bred, LA-based songwriter, producer, and now playwright, best known for her collaborations with a galaxy of stars from RuPaul’s Drag Race, including but not limited to Trixie Mattel, Sharon Needles, Trinity the Tuck, and most prolifically, Alaska, with ten #1 albums on the iTunes charts to her name.
Together with Alaska and their collaborator Tomas Costanza, Ash wrote the book, score, and lyrics for DRAG: The Musical, a high octane, high camp spectacle currently selling out performances off Broadway.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
10 Dec 2024
Faustina Agolley, broadcaster and DJ
00:45:45
Faustina Agolley is a writer, producer, DJ, presenter, actor, and all-round legend.
She hosted Video Hits, Channel Ten’s flagship music program in Australia, from 2006-2011; she’s toured with Oprah Winfrey as her resident DJ, and she made her stage debut in the 2017 Sydney Theatre Company award-winning production, The Father.
We discuss music by Kylie Minogue, Janelle Monaé, and Tyler, The Creator.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
24 Feb 2025
Chloe Petts, comedian
00:46:11
Chloe Petts is a *very* funny comedian from the UK.
Her work is littered with brilliant examples of what I think of as 'soft' activism – she skilfully endears audiences with her warmth, before a one-two punch reminder of the foolishness of homo- and transphobia.
Chloe is touring the UK and Australia throughout 2025, and you can find her tour dates here.
We discuss music by Tina Turner, Haim, and Kasabian (!). Follow Chloe online.
The other bits:
Tracks of Our Queers is recorded and edited between Gadigal and Ngarigo land in Australia, by me, Andy Gott
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
03 Mar 2025
Eric Schnall, author and Broadway producer
00:55:24
Eric Schnall is a Broadway producer and author from New York.
Eric grew up attending Broadway productions with his parents, leading to a professional career which saw him driving critically-lauded shows like the Hedwig and the Angry Inch revival, and Fleabag.
In 2024, Eric published his first book, I Make Envy on Your Disco – a love letter to Berlin, through the eyes of a late 30s gay man exploring the city in the early 2000s, running from personal turmoil and finding solace in the concrete jungle.
I love Berlin, so I was already on board, but I really love Eric's book. Berlin is as much a character in the story as any of the fabulous people in Eric's cast, and I highly recommend it to fans of Less.
We discuss music by Prince, Deee-Lite, and the Eurythmics. Follow Eric online.
The other bits:
Tracks of Our Queers is recorded and edited between Gadigal and Ngarigo land in Australia, by me, Andy Gott
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
17 Feb 2025
Margaret Cho, entertainer
00:44:40
Margaret Cho. Period.
A groundbreaking comedian, actor, musician, and advocate, Margaret Cho has been smashing barriers and ceilings in entertainment since the early 1990s. She's a massive queero of mine, and I was quite honestly shook to be on a Zoom with the Notorious C.H.O. herself.
Margaret just released her third studio album, Lucky Gift, including punk pop girl group bangers, musings on opioid addiction, and a beautiful tribute to her mentor, Robin Williams.
We discuss music by Erasure, the Hedwig and the Angry Inch soundtrack, and k.d. lang. Follow Margaret online here.
The other bits:
Tracks of Our Queers is recorded and edited between Gadigal and Ngarigo land in Australia, by me, Andy Gott
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
11 Mar 2025
Episode 50 with Peppermint
00:55:51
Peppermint joins me for our 50th episode.
A mainstay of New York nightlife, Peppermint burst onto the global queer scene as a finalist in RuPaul's Drag Race's ninth season. Soon after, she became the first trans actress to originate a principle role on Broadway, and has starred in dozens of television roles, most recently in Michelle Buteau's Survival of the Thickest on Netflix.
She continues to regularly appear on mainstream news outlets as a powerfully articulate activist for trans folk, and co-hosts Town Hall: A Black Queer Podcast with Bob the Drag Queen.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
17 Mar 2025
Rhys Nicholson, comedian
00:53:22
Rhys Nicholson is a comedian, actor, and judge on Drag Race Down Under.
They began their stand-up journey in their teens, with regular train rides to Sydney’s open mic evenings, before launching onto the global comedy scene with a slot on Conan O’Brien. This, in turn, lead to a Netflix special, which found it’s way to one RuPaul.
They’ve won countless awards, have toured globally multiple times, and are a regular panellist and host on Australian television.
Their book DISH was published in 2023. Their experience and voice on the relationship that some queer people have with bodies and food is one I personally welcome.
We discuss music by the Scissor Sisters, Talking Heads, and David Byrne. Follow Rhys online.
The other bits:
Tracks of Our Queers is recorded and edited between Gadigal and Ngarigo land in Australia, by me, Andy Gott
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
24 Mar 2025
Sabah Choudrey, activist
00:44:24
Sabah Choudrey is an award-winning, reluctant activist. He's also an author, youth worker, Pride organiser, Saturday morning Fun Run participant – the list is exhausting, but they somehow found time for me and Tracks of Our Queers.
Sabah has also featured on the Diversity Power List 24/25, serves as the Vice Chair of Trustees for the Inclusive Mosque Initiative, a Gay Times Future Fighters Honouree, and the writer of the book Supporting Trans People of Colour.
We discuss music by Planningtorock, Linkin Park, and Dr Zeus.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
05 Apr 2025
Voice note from Andy – I'd love your thoughts!
00:03:20
I'm trying something new, and treating you, like I treat my long-suffering friends and family, to a quick voice note.
If you can't be bothered to listen, the summary is... please email or DM me your thoughts on:
As a listener, how much do you care about interviews with 'known' figures, or for want of a better word, celebrities? Would you rather listen to people you weren't aware of? Or do you like a balance?
As a listener, how important to you is my use of music in the episode? Would you miss the clips of music if they were gone, or would you be fine?
You can write or voicenote me back at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com, or @tracksofourqueers on Instagram.
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
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