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Send us Fan Mail In this episode I interview Des Nel about her new online course called 'Art Business In A Box' It’s a 3-week online course that equips you with the skills to be able to teach emotions and resilience in 3 steps to kids through creativity and art. For more info contact Des here: des@kidsartbydes.com Buy Art Business in a Box here: https://desiree-a4e2.mykajabi.com/sales-pa...

Send us Fan Mail Lincoln Russ is a fundamentalist Christian and street Evangelist. He travels around New Zealand literally preaching on the street telling people to 'repent of their homosexuality'. So, as a Christian who is also a Lesbian, I thought I'd have a conversation with him to find out why he thinks the way he does.  In this episode, we talk about what it means to be a funda...

Send us Fan Mail Mike is a Gay Christian, a content creator, an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, and a queer theology enthusiast. He was formerly a minister at Bethel Church in Redding, California. He now runs an organisation called NUMA which helps people in redemptive deconstruction and equips people in theology, spirituality and faith. In this episode, we talk about what it was like for Mike...

Send us Fan Mail Kimi Katiti is an interdisciplinary artist, YouTuber and Substack writer, currently living in Los Angeles, California but originally hailing from Kampala, Uganda. In this conversation we talk about Kimi’s journey moving to the States, what Christianity means to her, what she thinks about the current social justice movement, why she believes critical race theory doesn’t liberate bl...

Send us Fan Mail Dana Pham is a conservative transgender woman and a liberal arts student at the University of Notre Dame in Sydney. In this conversation we talk about Dana’s experiences at protests as a counter-protester, how being transgender intersects with her faith, some of her core beliefs as a conservative and what her thoughts are on the transgender debate and where she thinks the common g...

Send us Fan Mail My guest today is Alex Kovats. Alex is an exercise physiologist who helps people with chronic pain conditions. I got him on the show because he’s overcome a difficult upbringing and through that gone on to develop a career where he coaches and helps people to self-improvement through movement and exercise.  Find Alex here:  https://akexercisephysiology.com.au/home/ Get in touch wi...

Send us Fan Mail I met Daniela at a Christian Conference 5 years ago. And I thought she had a really interesting perspective on Jesus. In this conversation, we talk about what it means to have a relationship with Jesus, whether being a Christian is a choice, the role of the bible, and what sin is. Check it out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u73Awr137CU Get in touch with me (Melody) Tw...

Send us Fan Mail Holly Lawford-Smith is an Associate Professor in Political Philosophy at the University of Melbourne, and the author of 2 books, Gender-Critical Feminism and Sex Matters.  In this conversation, we discuss the roots of Gender-Critical Feminism, the theory of Gender as a social construct and Gender as an identity, how all this potentially conflicts with women's rights and what...

Send us Fan Mail James Beaman is a theatre artist, director and writer for his own substack called The Cornfield. In this episode we discuss what it was like coming out as gay in the middle of the aids epidemic in New York City, his journey growing up as an artist and some of his experiences with social justice activism in the rehearsal room. Check out the cornfield here: https://jamesbeaman.subst...

Send us Fan Mail Konrad Benjamin is the host of the Ideas Digest podcast. In this conversation, Konrad and I talk about how he came up with the idea to start a podcast, how he avoids telling his audience exactly what they want to hear, his thoughts on the extreme left, how to be okay with disagreement and his Christian upbringing. - Check out the ideas digest podcast: https://www.youtube.com/ideas...

Send us Fan Mail Gabriel Brown is the voice of FAIR News Weekly. She's a voice actor, an actor and a director. She holds a BM from The Catholic University of America and a Certificate of Drama from the London Dramatic Academy. In this episode we discuss Gabriel’s story as an artist, we talk about how the arts have become increasingly identitarian, what it means to be pro-human and how we can...

Send us Fan Mail Chuong Nguyen is a fellow podcaster with his own podcast called "Unlicensed Philosophy." In this conversation, we discuss what it means to be a conservative, why young people identify as Marxists and the conservative case for gay marriage. Check out Chuong's substack here: https://musicallyspeaking.substack.com/ Unlicensed Philosophy podcast: https://spotify.link/JI...

Send us Fan Mail In this weeks episode I speak with my friend who is a woman that formerly identified as non-binary. In this conversation we speak about what led her to feel like she was non binary, what her experience was like as a non-binary person, and why she’s decided to go back to identifying as a woman again. Get in touch with me (Melody) Twitter: https://twitter.com/melodyrachelk Instagram...

Send us Fan Mail Georgia Wilsher is a friend and a colleague of mine who is also a Christian. I invited her for on the show to discuss her personal definition and understanding of the term "Christian." We also discuss; what the church gets wrong about Jesus, how Georgia became a Christian and what a relationship with Jesus is like. Get in touch with me (Melody) Twitter: https://twitter.c...

Send us Fan Mail To celebrate my 10th episode of You Know I, I've released a conversation where I am the one being interviewed. In this podcast episode, Morad interviews me about my experience creating four solo theatre shows, navigating my identity as 'a person who is gay' and how I came to know Jesus. Get in touch with me (Melody) Twitter: https://twitter.com/melodyrachelk Instagr...

Send us Fan Mail Zoe Booth currently works at Quillette as their Community Engagement Officer and she's an Arts and Law graduate with a passion for independent thinking and creative expression. In this conversation, we follow Zoe's journey from being a plastic-free vegan, militant feminist, to a Jordan Peterson-loving, heterodox idea peddler. Find Zoe on twitter - https://twitter.com/zoe...

Send us Fan Mail This is Part Two of a Two Part conversation where we delve into the question: Can you be gay and christian? Traidy Naidoo is a Christian friend of mine who started his own Christian ministry when he was living in South Africa. He is a solicitor in NSW who has worked extensively in the not-for-profit sector and currently, he works at his disability and mental health organisation wh...

Send us Fan Mail This is Part One of a Two Part conversation where we delve into the question: Can you be gay and christian? Traidy Naidoo is a Christian friend of mine who started his own Christian ministry when he was living in South Africa. He is a solicitor in NSW who has worked extensively in the not-for-profit sector and currently, he works at his disability and mental health organisation wh...

Send us Fan Mail My guest today is Jordin Louise. Jordin and I met at an audition for drama school in New Zealand 12 years ago and have recently reconnected so she can share her story. In this episode we discuss her journey at drama school, surviving an abusive relationship and what it was like living in Saudi Arabia.  Get in touch with me (Melody) Twitter: https://twitter.com/melodyrachelk Instag...

Send us Fan Mail In this weeks episode I chat with Jess Bellingham about her fundamentalist christian upbringing, where she's at now in terms of her spirituality and how that intersects with her sexuality. Jess is a schoolteacher, writer and fellow podcaster. She's also my next door neighbour and I thought she made a pretty interesting conversationalist.  Check out more of Jess's wo...

Send us Fan Mail My guest today is Anonymous.  In this episode, I quiz him on politics and the economy.  We talk about whether globalisation is good or bad and its effects on the world. We also explore how important it is to be aware of your heritage while maintaining a strong sense of identity through the culture that surrounds you. Get in touch with me (Melody) Twitter: https://twitter.com/melod...

Send us Fan Mail Emilie Paige is a writer, political commentator and libertarian thinker. In this episode, we discuss Emilie’s experience growing up in a strict Christian household, what it means to be a libertarian and if she feels that being politically engaged is important. - Get in touch with me (Melody) Twitter: https://twitter.com/melodyrachelk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melodyrach...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode features Eva Sands. Eva is a creative entrepreneur who has completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology and has now created an app called; Everyday Heroes, which has been designed to connect people with similar mental health experiences and struggles. In this episode, we chat about the inspiration behind Everyday Heroes, how the app works and a little bit a...

Send us Fan Mail Wilfred Roach is poet, author, performer and counsellor. In this conversation, we discuss his first memoir: Black, Gay and Underage. Check out the book here: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07PND5YW6   Get in touch with me (Melody) Twitter: https://twitter.com/melodyrachelk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melodyrachelk Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@melodyrachel Support me o...

Send us Fan Mail You Know I is a new podcast inspired by my desire to understand the world more and make sense of some of the ideas impacting our culture. Each week I interview a different guest to gain an insight into their life in order to expand my worldview and hopefully yours too! If you’re keen to join in on the ride, hit subscribe and let's see what happens. Get in touch with me (Melod...