Dan Brophy

‘In The Name of The Diva’ with Dan Brophy

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Everybody is born under a diva star. As queer people our devotion to our divas is more than just fandom. It's a religion. I'm Dan Brophy, and each episode I'll be talking to a different creator that I admire about the icon that they adore above all others…To find out what these pop phenomenons have to teach us about life, about love, and about the determination to be yourself - against all odds. Please join me as we gather in the name of the diva.

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Dan Brophy

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'Taylor Swift' with Matt Galea 01.10.2025 48:35

Not a Swiftie? You Need to Calm Down: this episode is for you. I'm joined by author, journalist & deputy editor of Pedestrian, Matt Galea. We break down Taylor Swift as a case study in modern artistry—her ability to turn the smallest details into epic emotions, reinvent herself through carefully crafted “eras,” and soundtrack our lives with songs that grow and change as we do. In this conversa...

‘Better Midler’ with Dino Dimitriadis 30.08.2025 59:52

For all Dan's Link's and more on The Men's Circle: https://linktr.ee/danbrophy In The Name of The Diva is a theosophical discussion of queer icons... My guest this week is Dino Dimitriadis —one of Australia’s most extraordinary theatre-makers. If you’ve seen one of their plays, you’ll know: you walk out changed. Their work is camp, dark, surreal, cinematic—lit and staged like nothing else. Dino’s...

Beyonce with Lyndon Watts 23.08.2025 49:33

Join The Men's Circle IN PERSON or ONLINE: https://linktr.ee/danbrophy In this episode... A multi-hyphenate diva deserves a multi-hyphenate diva, so it feels correct that I would be talking Beyonce with actor, singer & designer Lyndon Watts. It is a very good tie to be a Beyonce fan. She is in her empirical phase. After rising to prominence in the late 90s as the foremost part of Destiny’s Chi...

Beyonce with Lyndon Watts VIDEO 21.08.2025 45:16

'Kylie Minogue' with Christian Wilkins VIDEO 15.08.2025 45:11

Beauty this devastating needs to be celebrated. This is a video version of my chat with Christian Wilkins on Kylie Minogue. I wanted to get Christian’s perspective on the enduring Kylie mystique - her camp outrageousness and somehow simultaneous relatability that has kept us delighted for four decades (!) Christian and I discuss how she gave us permission to feel the fever… aka fan the flames of o...

'Kylie Minogue' with Christian Wilkins 13.08.2025 49:30

I wanted to get Christian’s perspective on the enduring Kylie mystique - her camp outrageousness and somehow simultaneous relatability that has kept us delighted for four decades (!) Christian and I discuss how she gave us permission to feel the fever… aka fan the flames of our 'femme fantasy'... and as kids who were looking to understand the feeling of falling in love.

‘Lady Gaga’ with Isis Avis Loren 05.08.2025 1:12:01

I'm joined by the incomparable Isis Avis Loren, winner of Drag Race Down Under Season three across 12 years of drag alchemy. Isis has blended Egyptian goddess mystique with Italian silver screen glamour - and just a DASH of nona hysteria into a stage persona that is the DEFINITION of Australian drag excellence. In this episode, we are having a theosophical dissemination of Lady Gaga. We’ll talk ab...