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RotationsAsli Ana Falastini (My roots are Palestinian)Michele Vescio presents a set curated and performed by Deens, a British-Palestinian DJ based on the Lands of the Eora Nation. Her sound blends the energy of UK Garage with Arabic, South Asian, and global beats.Deens' set is titled 'Asli Ana Falastini'—which translates to 'My roots are Palestinian'. The set takes listeners on a sonic journey through SWANA sounds, starting with percussive cuts and amapiano, and building in pace and energy throughout.For more on Deens work, head to linktr.ee/djdeens and soundcloud.com/dj_deens. Follow her via @djdeens. Palestine Australia Relief and Action (PARA) help suppor...2025-02-1600 min
RotationsADIDAC's mixMichele Vescio presents a mix by Brendon White, aka ADIDAC, an emerging DJ based in Narrm (melbourne). Their mix blends tech house and house with high-energy vibes that pulls you in—something ADIDAC loves both listening to and feeling on the dance floor.Follow ADIDAC’s work on Mixcloud at mixcloud.com/b_renny and on Instagram @call_tunt.Check out ADIDAC’s Radio Electronica Jena mix and his interview with host Nick Spurway on SoundCloud at soundcloud.com/radioelectronicajena. On and on (Original mix) / Nicolau Marinho, Felipe FellaAbout us (Original mix) / Nicolau Marinho, Felipe FellaDon’t go (Original mix) / Sante Sanso...2024-12-0800 min
RotationsA mix dedicated to Armenia, Artsakh, Palestine, and LebanonMichele Vescio presents a dj set curated and performed by friend and emerging DJ, David Varjabedian, who performs under the moniker DJ Lady’s Dad, an Armenian-Australian DJ based on Gadigal Land. The mix contains influences from traditional Middle Eastern and Armenian folk music with modern techno, house, and acid references.Follow DJ Lady's Dad via @dj_ladys_dad and hear his work via soundcloud.com/ladysdad. Armenia Kulbas, a registered NGO that allocates 100% of profits to support charities in Armenia and Artsakh, focusing on education, regional development and humanitarian aid. More info via kulbas.org.Olive Kids, an Australian foundatio...2024-10-0600 min
RotationsAnything over 6'anything over 6': long play tracks over 6'presented by Michele Vescio Masso-Dissco / Pivixki / 6'13"Judgement Day / Diamanda Galás / 7'01"Red Shift / Sonologyst / 7'59"Thursday / asbestoscape / 6'06"Electric Things #5 / Matmos/ 6'45"Crazy Clown Time / David Lynch / 7'00"Grazes / Sneaker Pimps / 6'44"Freedom At 21 / Jack White / 2'52"2023-06-2500 min
Rotationslife's hard / play longlife's hard / play long: long play tracks over 7'presented by Michele Vescio Full of Fire / The Knife / 9'17"Surf Solar / Fuck Buttons / 10'36"Panania / Marcus Whale & Tom Smith / 9'51"Blind (Serge Santiago version) / Hercules and Love Affair / 10'49"Strained Are We / UNDERHER / 7'04"2023-04-2300 min
RotationsIt’s queer inhereOn this episode, Michele Vescio curates a program with music and sound created and produced solely by queer artists (and their admirers) - local and international - spanning a bunch of genres and 'feels'. It’s queer inhere. Cloudhoppers / MatmosPenetration. Pain pleasure pain pleasure pleasure / Black Sun ProductionsDesafío / ArcaIs It Cold in the Water? / SOPHIEBlood / VDenial (BEARCAT Remix) / Divide and DissolveKhayef / Khansa x ZahzahOld River / Orville PeckRedemption / The Hidden CamerasThe One / Winter WitchesThe Poets Of Antiquity / SaDRinse / Nina BuchananMetamorphosis ft. Black Dahlia / BrixxThe sun cannot rise in prison / Papaphilia2022-04-1000 min
Queering The AirWorld AIDS Day, Religious Discrimination Bill, and Talks with Hunter DillonQueering the Airwith Jacob Ella Tooms from Wednesday Breakfast spoke to Rishaan from Community Action for Rainbow Rights about the Religious Discrimination Bill.Jacob spoke with Richard Keane, CEO of Living Positive Victoria, about World AIDS Day, recent challenges and successes of people living with AIDS, and ways that governments, communities, and individuals can support. For more information on Living Positive, visit the website here. We share an intimate conversation with Hunter Dillon, a queer transmasc person, tattooist, and sex worker with chronic invisible illnesses. Recorded by Queering the Air's Michele Vescio for 3CR's Binary Busting Broadcast on Transgender Day of...2021-12-0500 min
Rotationsidentity_intimacy_place/ time_and noiseMichele Vescio, radio trainer and longtime programmer, presents an hour of songs outside of a shared genre connection, but rather, reflecting on, and related to, notions of identity, intimacy, place, time, and noise, as we collectively re-emerge into a post-pandemic world. Walking in the night / Nina Kraviz feat. Hard TonFamous / MEYYLo' Hi / Jenny WilsonThat Other Girl / SevdalizaDNA / Aïsha Devi Xen / ArcaProll-Og / Aérea NegrotThe sun cannot rise in prison / PapaphiliaA song for Holly Woodlawn / Kids on TVRhythm of our bodies / FernweherCowboy song / Marcus WhaleQesat el ams / Khansa x MozahzahCómo Puedes Vivir Contigo Mismo / Alex Anwandter2021-11-1400 min
Recovering From ReligionE61: Sherrie D'Souza 3CR Radio InterviewMichele Vescio speaks with Sherrie D’Souza, a former devoted Jehovah's Witness of 30 years, recently awakened and leaving the religion, about her lived experience of religious mind control, and the effects of religious beliefs, shunning, the 2016 Royal Commission into institutional responses to child sex abuse involving the Jehovah’s Witnesses, and the advocacy work of Recovering from Religion and the Secular Therapy Project. For more information, call 03 4505 2402, or visit http://recoveringfromreligion.org and http://seculartherapy.org.
Content warning: This interview contains descriptions and discussions of religious fundamentalism, religious shunning and ex-communication, mental health, and child sex abuse, that...2021-08-2624 min
Diaspora BluesMalaika MfalmeThis week we listen to a special broadcast by 3CR presenter and producer Michele Vescio. Michele was kind enough to give us permission to play their interview with Malaika Mfalme, a queer non-binary mixed-race African/Australian POC and singer/songwriter. Malaika spoke to Michele about their queer and cultural identities in the context of disability, illness, ableism, visibility, and representation. This conversation was part of 3CR's Binary Busting Broadcast - a special 7 hours of trans and gender diverse radio in the lead up to the 2021 Transgender Day of Visibility in late March.Michele Vescio is a 3CR presenter/ producer and trai...2021-05-1000 min
Queering The AirTDOV: Queer and cultural identitiesContent warning: This episode contains descriptions and discussions of mental health and illness, othering, and queerphobia that may be distressing for some listeners. If this type of content is a trigger for you, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14, or lifeline.org.au, Switchboard Victoria on 1800 184 527 or switchboard.org.au, or contact your state-based service. Michele Vescio speaks with Hunter Dillon, a queer transmasc person, tattooist, and sex worker with chronic invisible illnesses, and Malaika Mfalme, a queer non-binary mixed-race African/Australian POC and singer/songwriter, about their queer and cultural identities in the context of disability, illness, ableism, visibility, and representation. Track: 'Im...2021-03-2100 min
Queering The AirNiveen Abdelatty - Intersectionality, disidentification, and decolonising queer historyContent warning: Please be aware that this episode contains descriptions and discussions of discrimination towards queer people, othering, Islamophobia, sex, and religion. If this is a trigger for you, please contact Lifeline (13 11 14), Switchboard Victoria (1800 184 527), or contact your state-based service. Michele Vescio speaks with Niveen Abdelatty, a queer Muslim woman of colour and a politically charged DJ and musician, about her queer history through the lens of intersectionality and disidentification; we also unpack discussions on decolonising information and education in the context of queer history within broad LGBTIQA+ identities and communities. Tracklisting: 'Disjointed' by Candy Royalle, 'A Deeper Love' (Sixty Feet Deep remix...2020-08-1600 min
Queering The AirBeau Newham on Indonesian HIV health promotion and community supportContent warning: Please be aware that this episode contains descriptions and discussions of HIV stigma and discrimination. If this is a trigger for you, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or lifeline.org.au, Switchboard Victoria on 1800 184 527 or switchboard.org.au, or contact your state-based service. Michele Vescio speaks with activist, writer, and amateur archivist Beau Newham about his HIV health promotion work with LGBTQ NGO Yayasan Gaya Dewata, the continual ongoing HIV stigma that exists towards PLHIV, his side projects Queer Indonesia Archive and QLC, and his writing work. Beau’s writing work is available via medium.com/@beaunewham.Find details on Q...2020-07-2600 min
Queering The AirAva Amedi on arts practice, cultural criticism, and effectual conversationQueering The Air acknowledges the injustices happening in America and the protests in relation to the recent death of George Floyd. We acknowledge that since 1991 that over 420 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have died in police custody as a result of continued colonialism, capitalism, white supremacy, and neoliberalism.Stop Black Deaths in custody. Indigenous Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter. Black Trans Lives Matter. More information on this resistive movement can be found at Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance. Michele Vescio speaks with Ava Amedi - a writer, musician, and artist working across songwriting, artist interview, performance, poetry, and non-fiction writi...2020-06-0700 min
Queering The AirActivism and advocacy for LGBTIQA+ refugee and asylum seekersWe acknowledge that today’s episode is broadcast on the International Day against homophobia, biphobia, interphobia, and transphobia - a day that raises awareness of LGBTIQA+ rights violations and to stimulate interest in queer rights work worldwide. #IDAHOBIT2020 Michele Vescio speaks with Tina Dixson and Renee Dixson who have been together for a decade now, not only as a couple but partners in everything they do. They both have a lived experience as queer refugee women. Currently, they are both PhD Candidates at the Australian National University and are advocates for the rights and inclusion of LGBTIQA+ people from refugee and asylum se...2020-05-1700 min
Queering The AirShane Thoms on experiences of isolation in the 80s, queerness, sexual identity, and correlations to COVID-19 restrictionsMichele Vescio speaks with Shane Thoms, a visual documenter and photographer, about his experiences of isolation in the 80s, being queer, and questioning his gender and sexual identity and gender expression, and the quasi-correlation to the current measure of self-isolation and social/physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.Shane's work focuses on the abandoned space, where he visually captures traces of human emotion and urban evolution. His work has been featured on CNN, The Business Insider, Huffington Post, Daily Mail, La Repubblica, Viral Nova, and The Weather Channel. View Shane's work via Facebook, Instagram, and shanethoms.com. Content warning: This ep...2020-04-2600 min
QR CodeQueer conversion practices and ideologiesIn Episode 8 of QR Code, James McKenzie speaks with four queer people who have experienced conversion practices or ideology.Thank you to Nathan, Roe, Katecia, and Abba for sharing their insights and experiences.For more information about queer conversion practices and ideologies from survivors’ perspectives in Australia, visit the Brave Network.To contact or access QMEACA (Queer African and Middle Eastern Christians in Australia), visit facebook.com/QMEACA.Content warning: This episode contains descriptions or discussions of homophobia, transphobia, violence, mental health, and suicide, that may be distressing to some listeners. If you need assistance, please contact Qlife (1800 184 527), Lifeline (13 11 14), or you...2019-11-2500 min
QR CodeThe mental health effects of erasure, othering, and lateral violenceIn Episode 7 of QR Code, Michele Vescio discusses the mental health effects of erasure, othering, and lateral violence experienced by people in queer communities - with Azlan, a queer Asian-Muslim man, refugee, former asylum seeker, and an advocate for anti-racism and human rights; Callan Hales, an intersex trans woman, sex worker, performance artist, and musician; and Charlotte Sareño, a queer non-binary bisexual mixed-race woman of colour, social worker, poet, and creative producer with physical and psychosocial disabilities. They discuss mental health in the context of inaccurate portrayals of identities, visibility and exclusion in queer spaces, notions of equality and r...2019-10-2500 min
QR CodeQueer Sex WorkersIn Episode 6 of QR Code, James McKenzie speaks with three queer sex workers speak about their sexual health, testing, peer support, community attitudes, and the legal framework that regulates their work.Thank you to Gio, Peaches, and Maeve for so candidly sharing their insights and lived experiences about working in the industry and its impacts on their lives.For more information about sex workers' peer support and rights, go to Vixen Collective and Scarlet Alliance. Content warning: This episode contains adult themes and discussions.2019-09-2700 min
QR CodeIntimate partner violence in queer relationshipsIn Episode 5 of QR Code, George Maxwell explores the topic of intimate partner violence in queer relationships with people who've experienced it, and discuss the additional challenges queer people face in recognising abuse and seeking support, community accountability, and what can healthy relationships look like - with Laura McLean, a Wiradjuri woman and union organiser, Shamini, a worker in the LGBTIQA+ family violence sector, and Libby Jamieson, Teleweb Manager at Switchboard. For further links on family violence services, visit Undercurrent Victoria for the following upcoming events:Supporting People Who Have Experienced HarmAccountability for People Who Have Caused Harm Content warning: This e...2019-08-3000 min
QR CodeHealth access for trans and gender diverse folksIn Episode 4 of QR Code, Anya Saravanan discusses what access for health care for trans and gender diverse folks looks like.Anya speaks with a human rights advocate, and researcher whose work centers around building safer and fairer societies, and gendered harm and sexual assault prevention, access to justice, and disability and LGBTIAQ+ rights; and Dr Asiel Adan Sanchez, a non-binary doctor, writer, LGBTIQ health advocate, and Department of Health LGBTI Working Group member, their work explores the intricacies of race, culture, gender, and sexuality. This episode contains an excerpt from 'I don't know how emotions work', a written work by Fu...2019-07-2600 min
QR CodeUnpacking the term neuroqueerIn Episode 3 of QR Code, Michele Vescio unpacks the term neuroqueer - the intersection of being queer and neurodivergent - with queer folk who are on the autism spectrum; including Alison Bennett, a non-binary person, artist, lecturer, and parent; Mellem Rose, a non-binary person, advocate for queer and neurodiverse rights, and founder of Spectrum Intersections; and William Elm, a Kabi Kabi man, multi-instrumentalist, and avant-composer. They discuss neuroqueer in the context of disability, ableism, visibility, and representation, and the complex navigation of access to healthcare resources, queer spaces, and societal expectations.View and download the episode's audio transcript here.Content...2019-06-2800 min
In Ya FaceRadiothon: Jane Green, Sex Workers' Rights; Nic Holas, HIV Awareness Campaigns; Chris Lemoh, Victorian African Health Action Network; Nicole Lee, Disability Rights & Family Violence Against WomenThank you to all the wonderful In Ya Face listeners and supporters who donated to our 3CR Radiothon show to keep independent, progressive LGBTIQA+ radio on the air.Jane Green from Vixen Collective discusses the latest news about sex workers' rights and the campaign for the full decriminalisation of sex work in Victoria.Nic Holas discusses HIV activism and campaigns, including U=U, where people with undetectable HIV viral loads have zero chance of transmitting HIV.Chris Lemoh from the Victorian African Health Action Network [VAHAN] discusses HIV awareness and campaigns for African communities in Victoria.Nicole Lee discusses Disability...2019-06-1400 min
QR CodeIntersectionsIn Episode 2 of QR Code, Anya Saravanan speaks to Zoya Gill, a non-binary mixed-race migrant working in early childhood policy and strategy, Peter Waples-Crowe, a Ngarigo queer artist and Aboriginal health worker at Thorne Harbour Health, and Ana Maria Gomides, an Afro-Latina writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. They discuss the intersections between cultural and queer identities, racism in the queer scene, and access to healthcare for folks that don’t fit a particular mould.2019-05-3100 min
QR CodeCisheteropatriarchyIn the first episode of QR Code, George Maxwell discusses structural factors that impact LGBTIQA+ mental health with Roj Amedi, Senior Human Rights and Racial Justice Campaigner at Colour Code and Get Up; Nadine Chemali, writer, social worker, and founder and director of Femmo Collective: and Fin Healy, a psychology and gender studies student. They discuss their experiences navigating the cisheteropatriarchy and ongoing challenges within queer communities in terms of addressing and improving mental health. Content warning: This episode contains descriptions or discussions of mental health and illness, queerphobia, and discrimination, that may be distressing to some listeners. If you need a...2019-04-2600 min
Thursday BreakfastInternational Women's Day - Historic and current Feminisms, Decolonization/De-Centering Feminism & Representation of WomenAmazing Guest List for Today's March 8 #TakeBackIWD Show:Adele Murdolo @AdeleMurdolo - Executive Director - MCWH (Multicultural Centre for Women's Health)Shakira Hussein @shakirahussein- Academic and writer - Gender, multiculturalism and Islam; Muslim Women, Gendered Violence and Racialised Political DiscourseIris Lee - 3CR's Queering the Air - Writer, Activist and Hospitality Employee for Naarm/Melbourne. Hella Ibrahim - @Djed Press- Founder and Editorial Director - Writer, Editor & Publisher Jane Green (@VixenCollective) - Media Liaison - Vixen Collective - Victoria’s Peer Only Sex Worker Organization.Here to Discuss the Following Topics:History and current feminisms - How did IWD come about? People ...2018-03-0700 min
In Ya FaceBlak Queer Futurism, Alec Reade; Spectrum, William ElmCurator and artist Alec Reade chats with James & Yvette about their Midsumma exhibition Blak Queer Futurism and we also broadcast audio from the exhibition recorded by our producer Michele Vescio. Musician William Elm discusses their music and their new album Spectrum and we play its title track. 3CR broadcasts from the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation. Sovreignty was never ceded in this country.2018-02-0900 min
Tuesday BreakfastDying With Dignity Victoria, Shakti Youth and Gender Research #16DaysTuesday 28 November 2017with Ayaan, Ruby, George, and Lauren7:00am Acknowledgement of Country 7:05am Ruby chats with Leslie Vick, President of the board for Dying With Dignity Victoria. They discuss the recent passing of VAD laws, the work of DWDV (their campaigning etc) and what's next for the organisation and for VAD in Victoria. 7:20am Hope speaks with Mengzhu Fu, Youth Project Coordinator at Shakti Youth. They discuss Shakti’s work in New Zealand and Australia around intervention and prevention of family violence in immigrant and refugee communities7:30am Community Announcements 7:45am Lauren interviews JaneMaree Maher, Professor in the Centre for Women's Studies a...2017-11-2700 min
In Ya FaceMarriage Equality: Australia Votes Yes Celebrations; Yes Vote Perspectives, Chris Kennewell; Van Badham on #MeTooIt's the week the Marriage Equality Postal Survey result was announced and we broadcast the announcement and celebrations that followed with audio recorded by our producer Michele Vescio. James chats with Vote Yes activist Chris Kennewell about the result. Yvette chats with Van Badham about the Me Too Movement.2017-11-1700 min