For One Night Only

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with Out, Proud Gay Man , Jon Kok ( Pronouns he/they) who began his rainbow journey as one of the founders of the Generation Youth float for Mardi Gras in the 90s, before moving into student activism as one of the Sydney Uni Sexuality Officers in the early 2000s. He spent much of the 2000s and 2010s as the Secretary or on the committe...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with Out, Proud Gay Man , Tex McKenzie ( Pronouns he/him) who has been an absolutely tireless worker and volunteer for the Victorian AIDS Council and now Thorne Harbour Health and we explore much of this history. Tex was born and bred in the “Darling” part of Malvern in Melbourne. His school years were difficult after he realised that...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with Out, Proud Queer Human , Evan Fowler – Pronouns he/him. Evan was born in East Melbourne   and grew up all over Melbourne – his family moved often! He got into art at about 9 after seeing a Jefferey Smart retrospective Heidi and has been into it ever since. He also rides motorcycles, lives mainly in the country now and...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with Out, Proud Trans Woman , Dannii Karametos – Pronouns she/her. Dannii was born in Melbourne and talks about her travels to more than 50 countries, her tussle with gender identity, her journey from presenting as a gay man to becoming Dannii and some of the songs that were important through that journey and finally about falli...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Joss Bishop talks with out, proud, polyamorous, non-binary transwoman , Jesse Echo . Jesse is a singer-songwriter, originally from South Australia and currently living in Naarm (Melbourne). She’s been a part of the queer community most of her adult life, after discovering her bisexuality around age 19. She has performed with a number of bands and...

It’s the first episode of For One Night Only – Season 4 and this season we have three hosts for the show with one hosting the show each week. And the hosts are Jocelyn Bishop, Sue Wilkinson & Pete Holmes . In this show, our hosts introduce themselves, pick their favourite 5 songs of NOW and have some fun. The music – think Prince, Isaiah Firebrace with Stan Walker, Purple Dis...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with out proud pansexual , Jean Maloney . Jean was born in Melbourne. She loved drama and sports as a child. She studied law at university and has worked as a lawyer in the trade union movement since she graduated in 2010. She is a single mum of three kids, not in the life plan! Jean has produced for JOY Drive, presents JOY Daytimes,...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with the host of JOY’s Word for Word , Lisa Daniel – Pronouns she/her. Lisa was born in Melbourne and apparently was told by her teachers that she wouldn’t amount to anything – how wrong were they! She now has a Master’s degree in feminism and horror movies. She is a dog lover with pugs & a griffon! She was...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with the host of JOY’s Turn The Beat Around , which is now celebrating its tenth anniversary on JOY. It’s Robbie Molinari – Pronouns he/him. Robbie was born in Morwell in Regional Victoria, went to Monash Uni, and graduated in Communications & Journalism. He’s volunteered in community radio at Gippsland FM in Mor...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with the host of JOY’s new show, The Rainbow Advocate , and Out Proud Trans Woman, Evalyn Venture – Pronouns she/her. Evalyn was born in Perth and grew up Brisbane, Rockhampton, Newcastle, and the Blue Mountains and has travelled and worked in many locations including Canada, Fraser Island (Now K’gari), Yulara, Ballarat, C...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with one of the hosts of JOY’s 70s music show, Living in the 70s , Venetia Brissenden – Pronouns she/her. Venetia was born in Canberra, and initially came out as lesbian at the age of 19 because bi-sexuality wasn’t really an option back then but has now claimed that as part of her identity. She’s done public radio in Canbe...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes takes us on a journey through the final songs of 15 of our FONO guests. Guests include Sue Wilkinson, Eric Harding, Robert King, Wayne from Brisbane, Michelle Barber, Miranda Sparks, Gary Wilson, Bartley McGowan, Jocelyn Bishop & many more. Each guest talks about the final song that they chose in their playlist and the show includes son...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with the host of JOY’s sports show “ S idelined” who describes herself as a tennis tragic, Demetra Giannakopoulos (Pronouns She/Her). Demetra was born in the Queen Victoria Hospital (now a women’s centre) in Melbourne and grew up in Richmond and then the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. She is of Greek heritage an...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes is joined by the iconic David Massey as we explore the question – What Makes an Icon Of Our Rainbow Communities?    And our playlist includes some iconic songs from some iconic artists including Barbra Streisand, Judy Garland, George Michael, Aretha Franklin, Eurythmics, Bette Midler, Sam Smith, KylieMinogue, Casey Donovan, and many,...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes is joined by the wonderful Trans duo, Joss & Jen and we play a mixtape for every letter of our LGBTIQA+ community .   Join us for the ultimate LGBTIQA+ mixtape which includes songs from Hayley Kiyoko, Mary Lambert, Blur, Domo Wilson, Mila Jam, The Darts, Adam Lambert, and many, many more. Here’s the list of songs but you’ll have to list...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with the host of JOY’s sports show Sidelined , Campbell (Soupy) Madden (Pronouns He/Him). Soupy was born in a small town 5 hours north of Perth but grew up in Perth and has been a teacher for most of his career. He’s fanatical about sport and has travelled to much of the planet and only moved to Melbourne in 2016 and is no...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Sue Wilkinson is the host and she talks  with the ever-talented long-time JOY presenter Katie Purvis . Each Sunday morning Katie shares nourishing folk, roots, acoustic and pop music on the very popular JOY 94.9 show Miss Chatelaine .   Katie has a passion for many other things besides music, including book editing, singing, and the Melbourne Football...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Sue Wilkinson is the host and she talks to out loud and proud trans woman, Naomi, whose passions include hiking, travel, the Geelong football club, and the importance of family in her life. Her mixtape includes songs from Johnny Farnham, AC/DC, Blues Brothers, REM, Queen, TISM, Seal, Hi-Five, and many, many more. Here’s the list of Naomi’s songs but yo...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks to the co-host of JOY’s Geeks Out show, the out-and-proud Clayton Wimshurst (pronouns he/they) who identifies as masculine non-binary about the mixtape and the story of their life so far. Clayton was born in South Australia then moved to Victoria to take up his first teaching role in country Victoria and then moved down to Melbo...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks to the co-host of JOY’s Living in the 70s show, the out-and-proud Martin Azzopardi (pronouns he/him)   about the mixtape and the story of his life so far. Marty is originally from down here in Victoria but currently lives in Queensland. He’s a mad fan of 70s-era music, has had a varied career from advertising to IT and has lived...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks to the new co-host of JOY Breakfast, the out-and-proud Rach Morrison (pronouns she/her)   about the mixtape and the story of her life so far. Rach is one of the new co-hosts of JOY Breakfast, has been an out and proud lesbian since the age of 16, grew up in Kempsey in NSW, loves travel and has lived overseas, has been a presenter on b...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks to the out and proud Paul Horwell (pronouns He/Him)   about the mixtape and the story of his life so far. Paul is one of the hosts of JOY Weekend Breakfast (8 – 10 am every Saturday) and is a Board member at JOY. He has a passion for music, theatre, and radio and once recorded a cover of Robbie William’s song “Come U...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes is joined by fellow broadcaster Sue Wilkinson and in honour of World Pride 2023 they play 17 songs from the queer artists of NOW and tell you a bit about each artist so you know to add them to your playlists. It includes songs from Casey Donovan, Electric Fields, MUNA, Courtney Act, Lil Nas X, Years & Years, Jack Vidgen, Adam Lambert, K...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes is joined by friend and journalist Robert Gibson and they tell their version of a short history of the Pride Movement in Australia and play a mixtape of songs for the movement over the years. It includes songs from Judy Garland, Rod Stewart, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, Neil Young, Melbourne Gay & Lesbian Youth Choir, Jill Sobule, Heather...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks to the wonderful out and proud Jocelyn Bishop   about the mixtape and the story of her life so far. Jocelyn is an out proud presenter on JOY Daytimes and tells two coming out stories, one as a gay man and one as a trans woman along with playing her mixtape which includes songs from Abba, Laura Branigan, Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion, Muse...