JOY Drive with Warren

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne explores the debate over musicians using the stage for political expression, the competing expectations of artists and audiences, and what happens when promoters, venues and performers draw different lines. Guest: Dr Lauren Rosewarne, Associate Professor in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne Presenter: Warren Andrew The p...

Jye Marshall explores how Bob Mackie helped create the unforgettable visual identities of Cher, Diana Ross and Tina Turner, and what separates a beautiful outfit from a costume that becomes part of cultural history. Guest: Jye Marshall, Lecturer in Fashion Design, School of Design and Architecture at Swinburne University of Technology Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Jye Marshall: How Bob Mackie...

Associate Professor Matthew Ahmadi explains why meaningful health benefits don’t depend on hitting 10,000 steps, with different combinations of how much and how briskly we walk associated with a lower risk of early death. Guest: Associate Professor Matthew Ahmadi, Monash University and the Victorian Heart Institute Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Associate Professor Matthew Ahmadi: Fewer Steps o...

Associate Professor Nick Fuller explains what exercise actually does to our appetite, why we can overestimate how much food we’ve “earned” after a workout and how to use exercise sensibly when the goal is losing weight. Guest: Assoicate Professor Nick Fuller, Clinical Trials Director in the Department of Endocrinology at RPA Hospital and the University of Sydney Presenter: Warren Andrew The post A...

Nicole Rich explains what to check before buying a used car, how to spot an unlicensed trader, why your rights depend on who you buy from and what to do when the car you bring home turns into an expensive problem. Guest: Nicole Rich, Director, Consumer Affairs Victoria Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Nicole Rich: How to Avoid Buying a Used-Car Regret appeared first on JOY Drive .

Dr Dean Murphy explains what newly diagnosed Australians reveal about missed HIV tests, outdated assumptions about who is at risk, gaps in prevention and why today’s reality of living with HIV is dramatically different from the past. Guest: Dr Dean Murphy, Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Dr...

Dr Edith Hill explores the social media finds that finally made her tackle an 18-month-old plumbing problem, plus how humour can make a colonoscopy less intimidating and why tiny jobs become enormous in our heads. Guest: Dr Edith Hill, Associate Lecturer in Learning and Teaching Innovation at Flinders University Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Dr Edith Hill: Social Media News – Why Do We S...

Kristian Bezuidenhout explores how the fortepiano and harpsichord can transform music we thought we knew, and what centuries-old instruments reveal about Mozart, Beethoven and the freedom hidden inside classical music. Guest: Kristian Bezuidenhout, keyboard player and conductor Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Kristian Bezuidenhout: Hearing Mozart and Beethoven As They Once Sounded appeared first...

Suzy Wrong explores Here The Whole Time through body shame, gay male beauty standards, bullying and first love, asking whether another person can ever convince us we’re desirable when we don’t believe it ourselves. Guest: Suzy Wrong Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Suzy Wrong: Film Review – ‘Here The Whole Time’ appeared first on JOY Drive .

Dr Mark Giancaspro explains why banning smart glasses isn’t as simple as putting up a sign, with privacy, covert recording, disability discrimination and accessibility all complicating where businesses can draw the line. Dr Mark Giancaspro, Senior Lecturer at the University of Adelaide Law School and Special Counsel with DW Fox Tucker Lawyers Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Dr Mark Giancaspro: C...

JOY’s Andy MacNamara reveals the creative life beyond the microphone, exploring how he became a children’s author, where his stories come from and whether his radio colleagues should be worried about becoming characters. Guest: Andy MacNamara, JOY presenter and children’s author Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Andy MacNamara: From Radio Microphones to Children’s Books appeared first on JOY Drive...

Clare Bartholomew takes us inside The Portrait, a wordless Melbourne Fringe comedy where two gallery attendants, one important unveiling and an increasingly desperate attempt to remain professional collide in meticulously choreographed chaos. Guest: Clare Bartholomew, creator and director of The Portrait Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Clare Bartholomew: ‘The Portrait’ – Melbou...

Hanna Hosking and Bianca Hall explore why allyship doesn’t require perfect words or grand gestures, and how small, visible actions can help LGBTQIA+ people feel safer, supported and able to belong. Guests: Hanna Hosking, Senior Manager – Network Roadmaps at NBN and former NBN Pride Co-Chair; Bianca Hall, Capability and Communications Manager and NBN Pride Co-Chair Presenter: Warren Andrew The post...

Dr Sara Webb explores the extraordinary possibility that our Sun once swallowed a super-Earth, the mysterious changing rings of Chariklo and a stellar explosion 45 million light-years away that amateur astronomers can see for themselves. Guest: Dr Sara Webb, astrophysicist at Swinburne University of Technology Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Dr Sara Webb: Did Our Sun Swallow a Planet? appeared f...

Dr Leigh Barlow explains how rapid PCR testing could deliver chlamydia and gonorrhoea results in about 20 minutes, making testing easier, helping people get treated sooner, and reducing opportunities for infections to spread. Guest: Dr Leigh Barlow, sexual health doctor and Medical Director Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Dr Leigh Barlow: Could We Soon Get an STI Result in 20 Minutes? appeared f...

Aerobiologist Dr Mary Hanson explains why some of us are already sneezing, why grass rather than spring flowers is often the real culprit, how far pollen can travel and what Melbourne’s unpredictable weather means for the season ahead. Guest: Dr Mary Hanson, aerobiologist at Edith Cowan University Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Dr Mary Hanson: Has Hayfever Season Started Early? appeared first o...

Jye Marshall predicts Kylie Minogue’s Grand Final fashion moment and explores how stadium scale, nostalgia, merchandise and nearly four decades of iconic looks could shape what she wears onto the MCG. Guest: Jye Marshall, Lecturer in Fashion Design, School of Design and Architecture at Swinburne University of Technology Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Jye Marshall: What Will Kylie Wear at the AF...

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne explores Wimbledon’s resistance to influencer accreditation, the difference between creating content and disrupting play, and whether protecting sporting etiquette risks preserving an outdated idea of who counts as legitimate media. Guest: Dr Lauren Rosewarne, Associate Professor in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourn...

Professor Tom Denson explains why venting and intense exercise can sometimes keep anger alive, how distraction, mindfulness and psychological distance can help us cool down, and why managing anger doesn’t mean pretending we never feel it. Guest: Professor Tom Denson, Professor of Psychology at UNSW Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Professor Tom Denson: Why ‘Blowing Off Steam’ Can Make Anger Worse...

Jye Marshall explores how algorithms accelerated the fashion cycle, why maximalism may be pushing back against years of carefully curated sameness, and whether our personal style is really ours when social media keeps deciding what looks good. Guest: Jye Marshall, Lecturer in Fashion Design at Swinburne University of Technology Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Jye Marshall: Is Social Media Making...

Dramatic soprano Piera Dennerstein explores bringing her extraordinary voice from traditional opera to cabaret, comedy, and Finucane & Smith’s Dance Palace. Guest: Piera Dennerstein, dramatic soprano and performer in Finucane & Smith’s Dance Palace Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Piera Dennerstein: Taking Opera Out of the Opera House appeared first on JOY Drive .

Bec Dahl and Dr Dave Capstick explore how far the law has come in recognising families with two dads, and what happens legally and emotionally when a same-sex male couple with children later separates. Guests: Bec Dahl, Partner, Nicholes Family Lawyers; Dr David Capstick, Clinical Psychologist and Director of Q Psychology Presenter: Warren Andrew Nicholes Family Lawyers is a proud JOY sponsor and...

Associate Professor Evangeline Mantzioris explains how much tinned tuna we can safely eat, why its mercury risk is lower than many people assume, and when children, pregnant women and lovers of the daily tuna sandwich should take more care. Guest: Associate Professor Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences and Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Aust...

Mark Trevorrow explores the friendship, music, and mischief behind OLD FRIENDS!, performs alongside Rupert Noffs and Bev Kennedy, and shares what still keeps the creator of Bob Downe excited after more than four decades on stage. Guest: Mark Trevorrow, comedian, performer and creator of Bob Downe Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Mark Trevorrow: Old Friends, Bob Downe and Still Finding the Thrill...

Associate Professor Theresa Larkin explains how hormones and the menstrual cycle affect women’s health, why pelvic pain and other symptoms can be dismissed for too long, and which checks and conversations are worth finally making time for. Guest: Dr Theresa Larkin, Associate Professor of Medical Sciences at the University of Wollongong Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Associate Professor Theresa...