"⁠An experimental and (non)fictional invitation to see myths and mythmaking as a form of queer storytelling.

Home dwells in the languages we keep."

Darren Lesaguis is of Bisaya and Tagalog descent, a former co-host of Race Matters, and community radio worker.

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭
Kitchie Nadal - ‘Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin’
Kulintang Ensemble - Kulintang Mamayog Akun Background Free Download No Copyright
Field recordings from freesound[dot]com

𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫
+ “Ambot sa Essay Kwoah: From Swardspeak to Hiligaynon, What Queering Language and Forms Means to Me” by Austere Rex Gamao | 1 September 2023 (cordite.org.au/essays/ambot-sa-essay-kwoah/)
+ Queer Mythology in the Philippines (makingqueerhistory.com/articles/2018…e-philippines)
+ Sidapa and Bulan’s otherwise popular relationship and how there is little to no record found on the correlation of the two deities
(medium.com/@kolowrites/sidapa-…und-on-325fc2f42b80)
+ Uncovering the Bulan Sidapa love story deception (aswangproject.com/uncovering-the-b…#google_vignette)
+ Madjaas (youtube.com/watch?v=y4ZcRA98bx4)

⁠࿐ ࿔ ⁠
𝑳𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒅 𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 a queer, experimental radio project that traces eight unique sonic worlds from different creators across this continent and beyond. ⁠
+ theme sound design - wytchings
+ series artwork - tyberius larking
+ design & art direction - tim worton
+ series concept & gatherer - shareeka helaluddin, title inspired by the work of Ruby Sircar
⁠⁠
𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒔; 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆.

𝑳𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒅 𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏⁠, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑭𝑩𝒊 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒐 𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒏 𝑮𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚

"⁠An experimental and (non)fictional invitation to see myths and mythmaking as a form of queer storytelling.
Home dwells in the languages we keep."
Darren Lesaguis is of Bisaya and Tagalog descent, a former co-host of Race Matters, and community radio worker.
𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 Kitchie Nadal - ‘Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin’ Kulintang Ensemble - Kulintang Mamayog Akun Background Free Download No Copyright Field recordings from freesound[dot]com
𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 + “Ambot sa Essay Kwoah: From Swardspeak to Hiligaynon, What Queering Language and Forms Means to Me” by Austere Rex Gamao | 1 September 2023 (<a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcordite.org.au%2Fessays%2Fambot-sa-essay-kwoah%2F&amp;token=2bc34c-1-1710135204804">cordite.org.au/essays/ambot-sa-essay-kwoah/</a>) + Queer Mythology in the Philippines (<a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmakingqueerhistory.com%2Farticles%2F2018%2F12%2F19%2Fqueer-mythology-in-the-philippines&amp;token=99824-1-1710135204804">makingqueerhistory.com/articles/2018…e-philippines</a>) + Sidapa and Bulan’s otherwise popular relationship and how there is little to no record found on the correlation of the two deities (<a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F%40kolowrites%2Fsidapa-and-bulans-otherwise-popular-relationship-and-how-there-is-little-to-no-record-found-on-325fc2f42b80&amp;token=af8781-1-1710135204804">medium.com/@kolowrites/sidapa-…und-on-325fc2f42b80</a>) + Uncovering the Bulan Sidapa love story deception (<a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faswangproject.com%2Funcovering-the-bulan-sidapa-love-story-deception%2F%23google_vignette&amp;token=9a2a68-1-1710135204804">aswangproject.com/uncovering-the-b…#google_vignette</a>) + Madjaas (<a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fyoutube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dy4ZcRA98bx4&amp;token=93fd12-1-1710135204804">youtube.com/watch?v=y4ZcRA98bx4</a>)
⁠࿐ ࿔ ⁠ 𝑳𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒅 𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 a queer, experimental radio project that traces eight unique sonic worlds from different creators across this continent and beyond. ⁠ + theme sound design - wytchings + series artwork - tyberius larking + design &amp; art direction - tim worton + series concept &amp; gatherer - shareeka helaluddin, title inspired by the work of Ruby Sircar ⁠⁠ 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒔; 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆.
𝑳𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒅 𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏⁠, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑭𝑩𝒊 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒐 𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒏 𝑮𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚

Race Matters is an anti-racist show that explores the values and complexities of race, culture and identity. With a weekly show and podcast of in-depth interviews and unique story telling and spanning arts, music, politics, global and local events. 

♬ Listen back to all our broadcasts episodes ♬ Follow us on Instagram ♬

⋆⁺₊✧. Race Matters is comes together with deep gratitude to Aaliyah-Jade Bradbury, Aish Naidu, Alicia Zhao, Darren Lesaguis, Jess Mulet, Nathan Mudyi Sentance, Samantha Haran, Shareeka Helaluddin, Tim Worton, Toobs Anwar alongside an orbit on contributors and collaborators here and abroad ⋆⁺₊✧. We honour all hosts, producers, storytellers that have made this work possible as well as the long tradition of storytelling, resistance and resilience that has taken place on Gadigal Country, where FBi Radio broadcasts out of ⋆⁺✧. 

We want to hear from you! If you have an idea, collaboration or story to share we would love to hear from you, reach us at racematters [at] fbiradio [dot] com or have a read through our pitch guidelines. 

With special thanks to the Community Broadcasting Foundation. 

Race Matters is an anti-racist show that explores the values and complexities of race, culture and identity. With a weekly show and podcast of in-depth interviews and unique story telling and spanning arts, music, politics, global and local events. 
♬ Listen back to <a href="http://fbiradio.com/racematters">all our broadcasts episodes</a> ♬ Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/race_matters/">I</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/race_matters/">nstagram</a> ♬
⋆⁺₊✧. Race Matters is comes together with deep gratitude to Aaliyah-Jade Bradbury, Aish Naidu, Alicia Zhao, Darren Lesaguis, Jess Mulet, Nathan Mudyi Sentance, Samantha Haran, Shareeka Helaluddin, Tim Worton, Toobs Anwar alongside an orbit on contributors and collaborators here and abroad ⋆⁺₊✧. We honour all hosts, producers, storytellers that have made this work possible as well as the long tradition of storytelling, resistance and resilience that has taken place on Gadigal Country, where FBi Radio broadcasts out of ⋆⁺✧. 
We want to hear from you! If you have an idea, collaboration or story to share we would love to hear from you, reach us at racematters [at] fbiradio [dot] com or have a read through our <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1holPNMSIGNrHjIT6DIQ3yJj-bKVCC9ziueCr8ZoK-jg/edit?usp=sharing">pitch guidelines</a>. 
With special thanks to the <a href="https://cbf.org.au/">Community Broadcasting Foundation</a>.

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Conversations for people trying to understand the value in their racial and cultural identity. Hosted by Sara Khan and Darren Lesaguis.

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