Sunday May 31- Local and Vocal

This Sunday, Scott Davis from the GLLO team will be joining Jenny for fun, frivolity and independent music on Local and Vocal again.

In the first hour there will be a live set and interview with Joe Neptune, their debut album No Time To Grow Up is out now, and in the second hour Charles Jenkins will be talking about the Blue Atlas Ball.

There will be BAM, the gig guide, and lots of great tunes.

Stay tuned to Local and Vocal for a Farnsey special in the aftermath of yet another Last Time Tour.

Podcasts worth a listen.
Technogaze - The lighter side of the 'net: What is an internet meme?

Thursday May 21- Christine Nixon & Nikki Webster

This morning on Andy and Adrian, Nikki Webster calls in to talk about all things music.

Later on tune in to Paul Anthony and The Conch between 12 and 1 today to hear a discussion with former Victorian Police Commissioner, Christine Nixon.

Podcasts worth a listen: Michelle Clunie chats to Adz and Ginni from The Hump Day Crew about her role as Melanie, the reaction to Queer As Folk, her work on the film Leaving Barstow and other projects in the pipelines, as well as taking salsa dancing lessons with her boyfriend, NY Senator Eric Schneiderman.

Thursday May 14- The Conch

The Conch with Paul Anthony and at 1:10pm Connor Dowling a dancer in the show 360º currently on tour through the Sydney Dance Company will have a chat about what to expect. Then a bit later at 2:10pm Paul Anthony will be joined in studio by Noel Anderson who is the director and a cast member, Simon Doyle from the Boroondara Theatre Company's production, Blowing Whistles.

To complete the theatre focused trio after 3pm, Colin MacPherson who plays Charlie Fox and Kasia Kaczmarek who plays Karen in the Chapel Off Chapel production, Speed-the-Plow will be in to talk about the show.

Wednesday May 13- True Live and Scott Lowell

Wednesday Morning after 8 on the Hump Day Crew, Gay May continues with an interview with Scott Lowell who is most well known for playing the role of Ted on Queer as Folk, in coming weeks you can look forward to hearing from Michelle Clunie, Thea Gill and Hal Sparks.

John from Wednesday Training Wheels (1pm) will be joined in the studio by Melbourne band True Live who will talk about their sophomore album and will even perform a track live.

Podcasts worth a listen:

Technogaze

Radio Broadcasting Methods Radio Broadcasting - Analog, Digital and Internet. Including an inteview with JOY Station Manager, Stephen Hahn about digital community radio.

Tuesday May 12

This afternoon on JOY keep an ear out for Chris who will be interviewing Dale Baker, who is the Senior Ballet Master, for The Dancers Company at the Australian Ballet School to talk about the Morning Melodies concert series at the Arts Centre this month.

A bit later on and Chris will be joined in the studio by Sebastian Anzaldo and Sharon Owens who are playing the roles of Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand in The Concert That Never Was a performance that imagines what might have happened should they have teamed up for a tour.

Podcasts worth a listen:

The Fool and The Opera
Strange couplings, space reimagined and secular humanism. This interstellar episode geeks it up to talk Space Opera. Plus we talk to Nicole Youl, Melbourne’s leading Madama Butterfly.

Monday May 11 - Wes Carr, The Thermals and more

On Monday morning join Gordon from 9am where he'll talk to Graeme Shears, the CEO of Epilepsy Foundation about Epilepsy Awareness Week and then a bit later on at 10:20am the gang from Teuila Postcards will be in. Their show is about three tourists journey to a fantasy island expecting an exotic, blissful and dreamlike holiday of cocktails, coconuts and dancing girls.

Afternoons on JOY 12:20pm Wes Carr will call in to talk to Chris about his upcoming tour and his career to date and then a bit later on Chris will talk to Phil Roberts actor/ director of Constance Yorkshire a production by Eagle's Nest Theatre.

An Awkward Pause, with Cade (11:00pm) features an interview with Hutch, vocals/guitarist of american indie rock band The Thermals.

Podcasts worth a listen:
Allegro Non Troppo - Sue Ex Married Woman
The discovery of self, is the longest and almost never completed journey we all travel. On the way through, things change and surprises make life interesting. Human sexuality is the most complex, because it is so individual and defies labels.

May 9 -Tourism & Eurovision

The crew from Detours (12pm) will be joined by the Minister for Tourism, Tim Holding to talk about the exciting and glamourous world of tourism from a politician's point of view.

Meanwhile later in tonight tune in to hear Andy Bell with the wonderfully bizarre and completely awesome The Full Catastrophe (10pm) . This week the theme is "The Full - Not Eurovision Song Contest - Catastrophe." It promises to feature all the good stuff we could get from Europe including Gaelic punk, Norwegian hip hop and Estonian reggae.

Podcasts worth a listen:
Paul Anthony's Vivian St James tribute, a heartfelt and fun celebration of the iconic Vivian St James.

The podCraft, episode 3: featuring the Boxcutters, an opportunity to find out more about podcasting's favourite television based radio show on the internet.

May 5- Eagle's Nest Theatre

This afternoon on JOY at 3:20pm Michael will have director, Peita Collard on the phone to talk about Eagle's Nest Theatre's latest production, William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in a vibrant new interpretation based on the riots in the summer of 1964 when rival Mods and Rockers battled it out on England’s Brighton Beach.

The show starts a two week run next week at the Northcote Town Hall.

Podcasts worth a listen: Andy and Adrian talk to Gold Logie nominee Kate Ritchie about her race to beat long time soapie rival, Harold Bishop.

Local and Vocal, Jenny chats with Abby Dobson about her new album, Rise Up.