Oct 22 2024 47 mins 2
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.
The other bits:
- Tracks of Our Queers is recorded and edited between Gadigal and Ngarigo land by me, Andy Gott
- Listen to all of the music discussed in the pod with the Selections from Tracks of Our Queers playlist
- You can email me with your own queer tracks or guest recommendations at [email protected]
- Our beautiful artwork is illustrated by Luke Tribe (Ben's friend!)
To celebrate our fiftieth episode, I want to hear 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 Episode 50.
Email me your voicenote at [email protected].
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