Episode 16 - Snake in the Water.

Being a thirteen-year old Indian neoclassical dancer involves a lot of sacrifice. It takes your mornings, your evenings, your weekends. It takes you away from your family. It takes focus, pain, concentration. But it gives, too. It gives strength, precision, a way for young women to process sexualit…

Episode 15 - Shaggy Ridge

Imagine you're driving along a freeway at 200 kilometres an hour in heavy rain. You can't see a thing. Now, imagine that you have what feels like two toilet paper rolls strapped to your eyes. Also, you're in a helicopter, flying just above treetops, in the dark. Welcome to the Australian Army. Con…

Contact Mic on the ABC!

The lovely Sam Loy from podcast 'Human/Ordinary' dropped into the ABC Melbourne's Evenings program and gave us this tidy little shout out recently! :)

Episode 14 - 18th & Castro

In 1981, San Francisco was the centre of the gay universe. By 1985, that universe looked almost post-apocalyptic. In a city shattered by AIDS, dreams of growing old surrounded by your favourite dancers, performers and porn stars gave way to dreams of simply growing old. Will Peterson watched his ge…

Episode 13 - Blues At The Crossways

Your parents think you've joined a cult. People are trying to punch you on the street. Joining the Hare Krishnas isn't all chanting and cheap lunches. When you start swapping boozy jams for sober mantras, you start to learn how you tick. But stripping things back doesn't always make the path any cl…

Episode 12 - December 2016 - Rule-Breaker - This Month in Your World - Ellen Hookey

We're always told that we can't control when we'll die. But what if we could? When her grandmother passed away, Ellen expected the grief, the mourning, the emptiness. She didn't expect the police. She didn't expect the media. She didn't expect INTERPOL.  Contact Mic returns with an episode about b…

Episode 11 - November 2016 - Mummy Gets It - This Month in Your World - Alex Journal

Becoming a parent is always filled with a mix of excitement and terror. But when you're trying to figure out how to be a mother to children who aren't yours, there isn't much of a handbook to follow. Sometimes it's excruciating. Sometimes it's joyous. Sometimes, it feels like you just can't compete…

Episode 10 - October 2016 - 16,000 Biscuits - This Month in Your World - Jess Thom

There are a lot of things that our bodies do that are mostly outside our control. Blinking. Breathing. Our hearts beating. For Jess Thom, there's also saying 'biscuit.' Or 'hedgehog.' Or thumping her chest, hard, over and over. Or uttering flights of ridiculous, wonderful, surreal fantasy, that fee…

Episode 9 - September 2016 - Blue & Brave - This Month in Your World - Casper, Sam & Klari

High school is a time when you figure out a lot of stuff about yourself. Your style, your sexuality, your passions - being a teenager is a perpetual state of flux. This month, we spoke to three young trans people about being Batman to your friends and Bruce Wayne to your family, about the spaces be…

Episode 8 - August 2016 - Trackies & Taxis - This Month in Your World - Maurial Spearim

We all have fights that we choose, but there are some who are born fighting. Fighting to be heard, fighting to be seen, fighting for the right to exist in public space where the odds are all stacked against you. Contact Mic returns with an episode about history, culture, privilege and pride.