Been There Done That

What a buzz ….midsumma Carnival Day with fabulous weather, fabulous picnic space, thousands of fabulous people – a great celebration of community. In today’s show, we honour Ita Buttrose – a wonderful ally for our […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2018/01/BTDT_2018_01_16-PODCAST-msum.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:20 — 37.8MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Midsumma Carnival Day appeared first on Been There Done That.

It’s not even the middle of the summer season and already we are melting; not that high temperatures or flooding rains are unseasonal – or never happened before. We relate experiences of weather events, old […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2018/01/BTDT_2018_01_09-PODCAST-Msumma.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 42:35 — 39.0MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post It’s midsumma time again – let’s celebrate our community ability & diversity appeared first on Been There Done That.

The fireworks were grand and the pets survived the noise; we greeted the New Year with restrained indulgence (as always), and again ignored making resolutions –   we always fail to meet.  So far, so good. […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2018/01/BTDT-2018_01_02-PODCAST-NY-Resolutions.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 39:32 — 31.7MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Another year – where did the last one go? appeared first on Been There Done That.

Well – that’s Christmas over and done with for another year; all that’s left is the wrapping paper, cardboard and polystyrene packaging and a dead or plastic Xmas Tree. Wait – there’s also the left-over […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2018/01/BTDT_2017_12_26-PODCAST-Boxing-Day.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:08 — 37.7MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Boxing Day = Recovery Day; now just the left-overs …… appeared first on Been There Done That.

Nothing says ‘Christmas’ like a glass of eggnog! Recipe – Make a standard-recipe custard, cook till it thickens, add rum, brandy and some thickened cream; while cooling but still warm pour into cups or heatproof […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2017/12/BTDT_2017_12_19-PODCAST-Simpsons.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 44:00 — 40.3MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post The eggnog strikes again …… appeared first on Been There Done That.

While we celebrate the arrival of Marriage Equality, we should not overlook the statistics of the postal ballot – showing a seismic shift in the attitude of the general public for matters of respect for […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2017/12/BTDT_2017_12_12-nugen-PODCAST.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:29 — 38.0MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Changing attitudes – breaking down barriers of ignorance appeared first on Been There Done That.

After a soggy weekend, we reflect upon the vagaries of Nature – first in the local weather and then in the current volcanic grumbles in Bali’s sacred Mt Agung (pictured) and the fine ash stopping […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2017/12/BTDT-2017_12_05-PODCAST.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 42:44 — 39.1MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Making a better world ? ….. nature and democracy at work in different ways appeared first on Been There Done That.

We reflect upon recent examples of the public rallying and voicing their concerns about how our present government or style of democracy is failing to reflect the wishes of the people. In particular, we talk […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2017/12/BTDT_2017_11_28-JOY24-PODCAST-1.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:24 — 41.6MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Can’t you hear me? – I’m telling you something important! appeared first on Been There Done That.

A momentous decision was the clear result of the Poll conducted by the Government to decide the question: “Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?”  The choice of the people was […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2017/11/BTDT_2017_11_21-Yes-PODCAST-42m23s.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 42:23 — 38.8MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Australia definitely says YES! appeared first on Been There Done That.

We present our 777th Show on JOY and hope there is magic in numbers. The eccentric and musical Kransky Sisters make a very welcome personal return visit to the JOY studios and cheer us with details […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2017/11/BTDT-2017_11_14-kransky-PODCAST-46m13s.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 46:14 — 42.3MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Reality and the unreal – Truth and Gossip appeared first on Been There Done That.

While trying to ignore the horses running in this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival, we examine the lives of two other ‘dark horses’. Both Australia’s poet Henry Lawson and Russia’s musical master Peter Tchaikovsky, are now […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2017/11/BTDT_2017_11_07-Melb-Cup-PODCAST-43m17s.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 43:20 — 39.7MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Dark Horses appeared first on Been There Done That.

In this program, we celebrate the birthdays of gay icons – including our own Phil; Canadian singer-songwriter k.d.lang; Australian politician Penny Wong; and controversial US photographer Robert Mapplethorpe; and note the passing in 2016 of […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2017/11/BTDT_20171031_Penny-Wong-Podcast-42m43s.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 42:44 — 29.3MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Would you want to change history, your life, or your body? appeared first on Been There Done That.

During our absence, Gordon went luxury-cruising with his partner to Cambodia & Vietnam, Chris went for 6 weeks to various places in Germany, France and Spain, and sadly Phil stayed home. In this episode, we […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2017/11/BTDT-20171024-return-Podcast-41m08s.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:12 — 33.0MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post While we were away …… appeared first on Been There Done That.

“We” are everywhere  – it can’t be denied!     This week we open the commemorative register on gay notables: Stephen Fry UK actor, comedian, presenter and author – born 24/8/1957; Brian Epstein UK artists manager, Beetles Manager […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2017/08/BTDT_2017_08_22-Pod-Ulrich.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 40:38 — 37.2MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post We are everywhere … & more important than the Kardashians? appeared first on Been There Done That.

People say some politicians can’t control themselves. Will tempers fray? Is the world changing while we stand by & watch Korea’s Beloved Leader, POTUS and our own Malcolm. The history of our world will make […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2017/08/BTDT_2017_08_15-Podcast-Times.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:38 — 38.1MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post We live in interesting times – History in the making? appeared first on Been There Done That.

Often we hear the call for indigenous recognition in the Australian Constitution and ask ‘Is it just a 21st Century concept’. Sadly, we must answer No – It is a concept which has been around […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2017/08/BTDT-Podcast-2017_08_08-Garma-39m34s-1.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 39:35 — 36.2MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Sometimes you have to make a fuss.. & keep on making it.. appeared first on Been There Done That.

This week, we are quite serious as we discuss the recent suggestion of Australia becoming a republic. We examine the process required to write a new Australian constitution to suit our 21st Century world separated […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2017/08/BTDT-Pod_2017_08_01-Constitution.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 39:31 — 36.2MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Not happy, Jan …. appeared first on Been There Done That.

 This week we celebrate the life & work of a famous indigenous painter, Albert Namatjira. At this time of the AFL Pride Match in Sydney, we talk about the example of another Sydney son, Ian […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2017/08/BTDT-Pod_2017_07_25.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 39:22 — 36.0MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Let’s paint a scene …… appeared first on Been There Done That.

With the annual Melbourne Open House viewings, we remind ourselves of the historical relevance of some of Melbourne city buildings and are sad at those which seem to be disappearing with every new high-rise tower. […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2017/07/BTDT-Pod_2017_07_18-Melb-Open-Hse-V5-59m34s.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:25 — 37.9MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post History – old and new appeared first on Been There Done That.

Can we talk? – Yes, we can! But can we communicate? The aboriginal flag was first raised in Adelaide in July 1971 and now the local community have re-marked the place with an indigenous Meeting […] http://media.blubrry.com/been_there/p/joy.org.au/beentheredonethat/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2017/07/BTDT-pod-2017_07_11.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 40:18 — 36.9MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Sending a message to everyone ………. appeared first on Been There Done That.