Podcasts by Loud + Queer Talks

Wild Stories from Tom Nethersole and Robert Baxter: L+Qx I Want To Hear You Say It from 2023-09-09T07:00

Loud + Queer is still bringing you queer conversations with L+Qx a whole host of shows across SYN.

Tom Nethersole and Robert Baxter join Loughlin Patrick fresh off the release of...

Trans Director AP Pobjoy on Sharing High Schoolers' Stories on Their Terms from 2023-08-20T11:00

It's up for debate in the media, but for AP Pobjoy, it's personal.  The trans director brings the stories of nine transgender high schoolers to the forefront in 'Unerased,' an online documentary...

Transgender Youth&Coming Out: L+Qx The Naughty Rude Show from 2023-08-20T10:00

Loud + Queer is still bringing you queer conversations with L+Qx a whole host of shows across SYN.

Elizabeth Fouldes and Loughlin Patrick share their takeaways from the premiere ...

Health Alert&Playing Games: L+Qx The Naughty Rude Show from 2023-08-06T10:00

Loud + Queer is still bringing you queer conversations with L+Qx a whole host of shows across SYN.

Loughlin Patrick brings listeners an update from Victoria Health on Mpox transm...

What is Your Relationship to the Queer Community? from 2023-07-09T06:00

Personal, profound and wholly unique: connection to the queer community is different for everyone.  Some don't quite know where they fit.  Others are very certain.  Many are on their own dynamic...

Bubbling Over: Key Issues Impacting the Queer Community in 2023 from 2023-07-09T05:00

In the past weeks on Loud + Queer, we've been covering key issues impacting the queer community.  Here's what researchers, advocates and leaders have been telling us about a turbulent year for t...

11 Queer Artists to Watch: Loud + Queer's 2023 Mixtape from 2023-07-09T04:00

20 minutes, 11 artists to watch: this is the Loud + Queer Mixtape for 2023.  Across genres and communities – we've found queer artists from around Australia and the world, then gone behind the m...

Thorne Harbour Health Educator Jacinta Hennekam on STIs, Prevention and History from 2023-07-02T05:00

Health Educator Jacinta Hennekam coordinates Thorne Harbour Health's Peer Education and Outreach programs, training team of dedicated volunteers.  They also present and produce 'Well Well Well' ...

Joan and the Giants' Grace Newton-Wordsworth on 'Cool Kid' and Belonging from 2023-07-02T04:00

Perth/Boorloo-based queer artist Grace Newton-Wordsworth fronts band Joan and the Giants, performing new release 'Cool Kid' in Melbourne this month.  The charged single charts the aftermath of c...

Musician John Greska Talks Folk Pop, Game Design and Sound Production from 2023-06-25T05:00

Illinois/Bodéwadmiakiwen-based queer artist John Greska has just released 'Sweater Aesthetic' a deeply personal, low-tempo folk-pop song.  The track explores Greska's different interpretations o...

Musician Dirty Versachi on an Unlikely Party City, Collabs and Gigs from 2023-06-25T04:00

Melbourne/Naarm-based queer artist Dirty Versachi brings their latest track 'Don't Go Thru My Phone' and a surprise debut to Thursgay this week.  The track continues the Dirty Versachi story of ...

Filmmaker Sophie Saville on Pitching Well and Capturing Queer Drama from 2023-06-18T05:00

Sydney/Eora-based queer filmmaker Sophie Saville has emerged victorious from the Melbourne Queer Film Festival's 'Pitch, Pleez!' competition.  Saville's winning pitch for 'Pineapple' - a sequel ...

Musician Greg Gould on Headlining Darwin Pride and Tackling Stigma from 2023-06-18T04:00

Melbourne/Naarm-based queer artist Greg Gould is set to headline Darwin's pride festival next week.  His track 'Marching On' has been picked as the festival's anthem - and remixed by Dave Aude t...

Author Danielle Scrimshaw on Uncovering Queer Women From History from 2023-06-11T05:00

Melbourne/Naarm-based author Danielle Scrimshaw is a historian researching queer women’s narratives in Australian history.  Her debut book 'She And Her Pretty Friend' explores the stories of con...

Musician Tom Nethersole on Speeding Up, Coming Out and Cryptic Stories from 2023-06-11T04:00

Melbourne/Naarm-based queer artist Tom Nethersole has re-released his first two singles - speeding them up to give them new life on TikTok.  The tracks engage with emotional moments in the artis...

Author Brad Guy on 'Freefall,' Survival and Regional Queerness from 2023-06-04T05:00

Melbourne/Naarm-based mental health advocate and motivational speaker Brad Guy provides education on PTSD and rehabilitation.  His new book 'Freefall' chronicles his journey of survival followin...

Musician Myllo on 'DAWN', Queer Desire and Independent Production from 2023-06-04T04:00

Melbourne/Naarm-based queer artist Myllo's latest track 'DAWN' reflects on his fleeting experiences and desires as a gay man. The project by Tim McDonald originates from his bedroom studio.  He ...

Advocate Ben Bjarnesen on LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day and Changing Policing from 2023-05-28T05:20

Brisbane/Meanjin-based advocate Ben Bjarnesen marks the fourth LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day today - launched by his foundation in 2020.  Bjarnesen also coordinates the Queensland Police...

MQFF Program Director Cerise Howard on Queer Film Culture and Community from 2023-05-28T04:40

Melbourne/Naarm-based non-binary trans woman Cerise Howard has been announced as the Melbourne Queer Film Festival's new program director.  The festival's upcoming November program will be its 3...

Musician Sarah Yagki on Creating 'Alone,' Representation and Disadvantage from 2023-05-28T04:00

Sydney/Eora-based queer artist Sarah Yagki invites listeners into her dark and cinematic world with her latest single 'Alone'.  Born in Australia but staying true to her Lebanese heritage, Sarah...

Researcher Gene Bawden on 'Consenting Cities' and Urban Design's Hidden Impacts from 2023-05-21T05:00

Melbourne/Naarm-based researcher Gene Bawden and the XYX Lab will open its latest exhibit 'Consenting Cities' in Melbourne tomorrow.  It offers startling glimpses into the experiences of women a...

Musician Kaiyah Mercedes on 'Hide With Me,' 'Heartstopper' and Neurodivergence from 2023-05-21T04:00

Melbourne/Naarm-based queer artist Kaiyah Mercedes will soon set her latest track 'Hide With Me' into the world.  She says the track was inspired by 'Heartstopper' -  a show she binged three tim...

Writer Ronnie Scott on Satisfying Storytelling and Queer Belonging from 2023-05-14T05:00

Melbourne/Naarm-based queer author Ronnie Scott has released his sophomore novel 'Shirley,' which he shared at last weekend's Melbourne Writers’ Festival.  He spoke to Liz Fouldes about breaking...

Musician V on Industrial Music and Their Gender Identity Journey from 2023-05-14T04:00

Melbourne/Naarm-based queer artist V released their latest album ‘Faithless’ earlier this year.  The “love letter to industrial music” involves a choir to reflect on loss, yearning and mental he...

Broadcaster Jacob Gamble on Informed Reporting and Cultivating Community from 2023-05-07T05:00

Melbourne/Naarm-based broadcaster Jacob Gamble produces and hosts 3CR program Queering The Air. Gamble recently visited Darwin where they covered local tensions over a queer mural for print medi...

Musician PENI PARKER on 'Disrupt' and Queer Resilience from 2023-05-07T04:00

Sydney/Eora-based queer artist PENI PARKER has returned with her brand of anarcho-femme punk. Her latest single ‘Disrupt’ demands your attention with battle-cry lyrics and instrumentals with att...

Researcher Niamh White on Queer Histories and Online Spaces from 2023-04-30T05:00

Melbourne/Naarm-based researcher Niamh White is researching how queer history is accessed in online spaces. She's exploring how young queer women are engaging with, sharing, and creating this co...

Musician Cecilia Brandolini on New Track 'Stay' and Queer Empowerment from 2023-04-30T04:00

Freemantle/Walyalup, WA-based queer artist Cecilia Brandolini released her single ‘Stay’ this week. The alt-pop track charts the artist’s relationship with her first girlfriend.  Cecilia told SY...

Loud + Queer. Real talk. from 2023-04-29T14:00

Loud + Queer is the voice of Melbourne/Naarm's queer youth, broadcasting on SYN since 2018.

Hear new conversations with queer culture shapers and change makers on the 'Listen

Loud&Queer: Wallis Bird on Aquarius and new album Hands from 2022-04-11T11:58:44

Berlin based musician Wallis Bird has a chat with Sammy about her new single 'Aquarius' and upcoming album 'Hands' out on the 27th of May. Wallis speaks on the songs themes of control, finding joy ...

Loud&Queer: What Does It Mean To Be Visible? from 2022-04-04T07:22

In this special episode post Trans Day of Visibility, we ask what being visible actually means for members of the community? Some L&Q regulars, alongside some trans community legends, pitched quest...

Loud&Queer: Meta Censorship&LGBTQIA+ Focused Health Care from 2022-03-31T01:03

Liz and Sammy talk the censorship of queer thought and double standards around representing bodies on Meta owned social media platforms. As well as talk about the state of accessible gender affirmi...

Loud&Queer: U.S Legislation, BONEZ and Gender Affirmations from 2022-03-16T00:24:24

In the first show back in the SYN Studios Liz and guest host Marcie talk about the abundance of anti-trans legislation sweeping the states, and Sammy chats to Sunny Dial, director of alternative qu...

Loud&Queer: Grace Valerie-Lynette on creating Twinemies from 2022-02-27T04:38

Twinemies is a new musical comedy podcast from SYN Media, Sammy talks to writer and creator Grace Valerie-Lynette about inspirations, the journey to bring it together, and the kinds of queer relati...

Loud&Queer: Ro Allen on Prohibition of Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices from 2022-02-24T01:35

Ro Allen, the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner, joins the show to discuss the welcomed Change or Suppression (conversion) Practices Prohibition Act, which commenced on the ...

Loud&Queer: Suppression Practices Prohibition and Representation on TV from 2022-02-24T01:21:34

This week Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner Ro Allen joins the show to talk about the Change or Suppression Practices Prohibition Act. Plus Maria, Liz and Sammy talk Queer r...

Loud&Queer: Religious Discrimination Bill Updates&Midsumma Recaps from 2022-02-15T02:01

Maria, Liz and Sammy go through the week of updates regarding the religious discrimination bill, plus Maria expands on a review she made of Midsumma show Slutnik, read the full review here. Origin...

Loud&Queer: Pride March (and Welcome To Maria!) from 2022-02-08T06:37:43

This week on the show Liz and Sammy are joined by Maria for the first time, talking local Pride leading up to the Midsumma March and the 40th Anniversary of the decriminalisation of gay male sex in...

Loud&Queer: Cancer Care for LGBTQIA+ People and The Year Ahead from 2022-02-01T05:31:32

In the first show of 2022 Liz and Sammy comment on Pink News' writings on cancer care for queer patients and the larger implications this can have for our health in general. Plus they chat about wh...

Loud&Queer: Our 2021 wrap, and queer solidarity in film from 2022-01-22T22:00

Liz and Bailey join forces one last time to see out 2021 in an emotional final episode on air. They discuss the coming about of the Queer Solidarity Film Festival, and the rationale behind the BDS...

Loud&Queer: A feel good week in LGBTQIA+ news from 2022-01-16T10:00

Liz and Bailey sat down for a short and sweet episode this week to discuss the best in LGBTQIA+ news, and a joyful froth or not. A quick ep to wake you up in the morning, or to come on your commut...

Loud&Queer: What 'trans actors in trans roles' really means, plus a sit down with Philip La Rosa from 2022-01-10T22:00

Following the revelation that Eddie Redmayne regrets his role as a trans character in the Oscar-nominated film The Danish Girl, Liz and Bailey discuss why the idea of trans actors being cast for tr...

Loud&Queer: Prudns on their magical debut EP and exploring Trans Awareness Week from 2022-01-08T22:00

Tune in for this sweet episode of Loud&Queer, where Bailey explains the premise of Transgender Awareness Week and what it means to them this year. Liz and Bailey have special guest Prudns (she/the...

Loud&Queer: a decades long "lesbian utopia" and an inquiry into hate crimes from 2022-01-04T07:23

Listen to Liz describe the history of a "lesbian utopia" found at a long-running denuclearisation protest in Britain, which began in the 1980s and ended at the turn of the Century. Laura/Bailey di...

Loud&Queer: Spooky Halloween special from 2021-11-26T08:13

Break out the popcorn, it's time to discuss all things creepy, spooky, and queer-coded villainy in this Halloween special. Listen to Liz and Bailey chat about their favourite queer (or queer-coded)...

Loud&Queer BONUS EPISODE: Mama Alto talks vaccine accessibility for LGBTQIA+ folks from 2021-10-19T21:28

Have you been putting off your COVID vaccine appointment because of the possibility of misgendering? Did you have a bad experience of deadnaming at your first appointment and are hesitant to return...

Loud&Queer: Choosing a new name and straights at the gay bar from 2021-10-17T06:00

Liz takes the opportunity to chat cishet people in queer spaces after Daniel Craig reveals he frequents gay bars to pick up women. Listen to Laura/Bailey talk about trying out their new name, plus ...

Loud&Queer: Desire Marea's spiritual path to their debut album from 2021-09-21T10:11

Join the Loud&Queer crew for a super special episode featuring Liz's (she/her) interview with Desire Marea about their debut album, the journey they took to get there, and the artist collective whi...

Loud&Queer: trans people on social media and an update on that One Nation bill ft. a special guest from 2021-09-18T01:59

It seems transgender people are still facing the impact of right wing populism in another week on the internet, but what does it mean for the community when trans celebrities start spouting the sam...

Loud&Queer: Gallery 17's Kabir talks breaking down barriers for POC artists from 2021-09-05T06:00