Tracks of Our Queers

Oct 29 2024 42 ep. 39 mins 4

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Fascinating LGBTQ+ people explore the soundtracks to their queer journeys through one track, one album, and one artist. Activists, trailblazers, and icons help Andy Gott piece together the precious relationship that queer people have with music.

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Christy DeGallerie, writer

Oct 29 2024 50 mins

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.Chri

Benjamin Law, writer and broadcaster

Oct 22 2024 47 mins

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

Bright Light Bright Light, singer songwriter

Oct 15 2024 41 mins

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, Er

Geraldine Hickey, comedian

Oct 08 2024 37 mins

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.Further reading:Follow Geraldine on InstagramBuy tickets to her upcoming

Carlton Wilborn, life coach and former Madonna dancer

Sep 30 2024 42 mins

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

Fenton Bailey, producer and co-creator of RuPaul's Drag Race

Sep 24 2024 53 mins

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 inter

Sarah Keyworth, comedian

Apr 23 2024 46 mins

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 no

Brontez Purnell, writer and musician

Apr 15 2024 39 mins

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,

Carl Austin-Behan, RAF veteran

Apr 09 2024 39 mins

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 M

Jenna Suffern, comedian

Apr 02 2024 41 mins

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 lan