Tony Award-winning actor and director John Benjamin Hickey joins me on Tracks of Our Queers.From his breakout role in Terrence McNally&apos;s Love! Valour! Compassion! to his devastating turn in Larry Kramer&apos;s The Normal Heart, John has been at the heart of some of theatre&apos;s most important queer work. Far from being typecast, John has appeared in hundreds of roles across TV, film, and theatre (I loved him in The Big C, and of course, the dad in Pitch Perfect).Outside of acting and directing, John once presented his own music interview series on SiriusXM, My Favorite Song. It&apos;s a thrill to turn the interviewing tables on him and hear about some of his most cherished music, through a queer lense. The other bits:<ul><li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/tracksofourqueers/'>Tracks of Our Queers</a> is recorded and edited between Gadigal and Ngarigo land in Australia, by me, Andy Gott</li><li>Listen to all of the music discussed in the pod with the <a href='https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7eVs5QXFqRk2Yaqp42msYX?si=726d5a4a34074322'>Selections from Tracks of Our Queers</a> playlist</li><li>You can email me your own queer tracks or guest recommendations at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com</li><li>Our beautiful artwork is illustrated by Luke Tribe.</li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq">Support the show</a>I&apos;d love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I&apos;ll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by <a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq'>shouting me a coffee right here.</a> Thank you for your support.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Tony Award-winning actor and director &lt;b&gt;John Benjamin Hickey&lt;/b&gt; joins me on &lt;em&gt;Tracks of Our Queers.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From his breakout role in Terrence McNally&amp;apos;s &lt;em&gt;Love! Valour! Compassion!&lt;/em&gt; to his devastating turn in Larry Kramer&amp;apos;s &lt;em&gt;The Normal Heart&lt;/em&gt;, John has been at the heart of some of theatre&amp;apos;s most important queer work. Far from being typecast, John has appeared in hundreds of roles across TV, film, and theatre (I loved him in &lt;em&gt;The Big C&lt;/em&gt;, and of course, the dad in &lt;em&gt;Pitch Perfect&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Outside of acting and directing, John once presented his own music interview series on SiriusXM, &lt;em&gt;My Favorite Song&lt;/em&gt;. It&amp;apos;s a thrill to turn the interviewing tables on him and hear about some of his most cherished music, through a queer lense. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The other bits:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/tracksofourqueers/'&gt;Tracks of Our Queers&lt;/a&gt; is recorded and edited between Gadigal and Ngarigo land in Australia, by me, Andy Gott&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Listen to all of the music discussed in the pod with the &lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7eVs5QXFqRk2Yaqp42msYX?si=726d5a4a34074322'&gt;Selections from Tracks of Our Queers&lt;/a&gt; playlist&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;You can email me your own queer tracks or guest recommendations at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Our beautiful artwork is illustrated by Luke Tribe.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;apos;d love to hear about &lt;em&gt;your&lt;/em&gt; queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I&amp;apos;ll include it in an upcoming episode. &lt;br/&gt;You can email me your voicenote at &lt;b&gt;tracksofourqueers@gmail.com.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by &lt;a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq'&gt;shouting me a coffee right here.&lt;/a&gt; Thank you for your support.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Tony Award-winning actor and director John Benjamin Hickey joins me on Tracks of Our Queers. From his breakout role in Terrence McNally's Love! Valour! Compassion! to his devastating turn in Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart, John has been at the heart of some of theatre's most important queer work. Far from being typecast, John has appeared in hundreds of roles across TV, film, and theatre (I loved him in The Big C, and of course, the dad in Pitch Perfect). Outside of acting and directing, Joh...

John Benjamin Hickey, actor and director

William Yang is one of Australia’s most vital storytellers. For over five decades, he&apos;s documented queer life in Sydney -- its parades, parties, politics, and people -- through photography, performance, and prose. Born in 1943 in Far North Queensland, William came out as gay in the early 1970s during the wave of gay liberation, and later came out again -- this time as Chinese -- after reconnecting with his heritage through Taoism and travel. His landmark exhibitions and live slide shows, like Sydneyphiles, Sadness, and Friends of Dorothy, have cemented his place as a queer cultural archivist.I&apos;ve wanted to interview William since beginning Tracks of Our Queers, and have  to thank Benjamin Law for connecting us. This is a special episode, recorded in-person at Forbes Street Studios in Sydney, and William shares five songs that resonate with him, and his life as a queer person.The other bits:<ul><li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/tracksofourqueers/'>Tracks of Our Queers</a> is recorded and edited between Gadigal and Ngarigo land in Australia, by me, Andy Gott</li><li>Listen to all of the music discussed in the pod with the <a href='https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7eVs5QXFqRk2Yaqp42msYX?si=726d5a4a34074322'>Selections from Tracks of Our Queers</a> playlist</li><li>You can email me your own queer tracks or guest recommendations at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com</li><li>Our beautiful artwork is illustrated by Luke Tribe.</li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq">Support the show</a>I&apos;d love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I&apos;ll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by <a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq'>shouting me a coffee right here.</a> Thank you for your support.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;William Yang&lt;/b&gt; is one of Australia’s most vital storytellers. For over five decades, he&amp;apos;s documented queer life in Sydney -- its parades, parties, politics, and people -- through photography, performance, and prose. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Born in 1943 in Far North Queensland, William came out as gay in the early 1970s during the wave of gay liberation, and later came out again -- this time as Chinese -- after reconnecting with his heritage through Taoism and travel. His landmark exhibitions and live slide shows, like &lt;em&gt;Sydneyphiles&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Sadness&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Friends of Dorothy&lt;/em&gt;, have cemented his place as a queer cultural archivist.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;apos;ve wanted to interview William since beginning &lt;em&gt;Tracks of Our Queers&lt;/em&gt;, and have  to thank Benjamin Law for connecting us. This is a special episode, recorded in-person at Forbes Street Studios in Sydney, and William shares five songs that resonate with him, and his life as a queer person.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The other bits:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/tracksofourqueers/'&gt;Tracks of Our Queers&lt;/a&gt; is recorded and edited between Gadigal and Ngarigo land in Australia, by me, Andy Gott&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Listen to all of the music discussed in the pod with the &lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7eVs5QXFqRk2Yaqp42msYX?si=726d5a4a34074322'&gt;Selections from Tracks of Our Queers&lt;/a&gt; playlist&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;You can email me your own queer tracks or guest recommendations at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Our beautiful artwork is illustrated by Luke Tribe.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;apos;d love to hear about &lt;em&gt;your&lt;/em&gt; queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I&amp;apos;ll include it in an upcoming episode. &lt;br/&gt;You can email me your voicenote at &lt;b&gt;tracksofourqueers@gmail.com.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by &lt;a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq'&gt;shouting me a coffee right here.&lt;/a&gt; Thank you for your support.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

William Yang is one of Australia’s most vital storytellers. For over five decades, he's documented queer life in Sydney -- its parades, parties, politics, and people -- through photography, performance, and prose.  Born in 1943 in Far North Queensland, William came out as gay in the early 1970s during the wave of gay liberation, and later came out again -- this time as Chinese -- after reconnecting with his heritage through Taoism and travel. His landmark exhibitions and live slide shows...

William Yang, photographer and artist

<a href='https://www.instagram.com/thekatepierson/'>Kate Pierson</a> is a founding member of <a href='https://theb52s.com/tour'>the B-52s</a>: The World&apos;s Greatest Party Band, and a beacon for weirdos and queer-does since the late 70s. After decades of collaborating with the likes of Iggy Pop, R.E.M., and her Japanese side-band NiNa (more on that in the episode), Kate began writing and recording <a href='https://katepierson.com/music'>her entirely solo output</a> in 2015. Last year, her second album Radios and Rainbows was released, and at the age of 77, Kate is bubbling with inspiration and drive to create. Between the B-52s&apos; legendary back catalogue (which I&apos;ve only recently started discovering myself), Kate&apos;s solo work, and her reflections on her own queer legacy, there&apos;s a lot to get through in this conversation. Strap in.The other bits:<ul><li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/tracksofourqueers/'>Tracks of Our Queers</a> is recorded and edited between Gadigal and Ngarigo land in Australia, by me, Andy Gott</li><li>Listen to all of the music discussed in the pod with the <a href='https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7eVs5QXFqRk2Yaqp42msYX?si=726d5a4a34074322'>Selections from Tracks of Our Queers</a> playlist</li><li>You can email me your own queer tracks or guest recommendations at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com</li><li>Our beautiful artwork is illustrated by Luke Tribe.</li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq">Support the show</a>I&apos;d love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I&apos;ll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by <a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq'>shouting me a coffee right here.</a> Thank you for your support.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/thekatepierson/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kate Pierson&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a founding member of &lt;a href='https://theb52s.com/tour'&gt;&lt;b&gt;the B-52s&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;: &lt;/b&gt;The World&amp;apos;s Greatest Party Band, and a beacon for weirdos and queer-does since the late 70s. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After decades of collaborating with the likes of Iggy Pop, R.E.M., and her Japanese side-band NiNa (more on that in the episode), Kate began writing and recording &lt;a href='https://katepierson.com/music'&gt;&lt;b&gt;her entirely solo output&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in 2015. Last year, her second album &lt;em&gt;Radios and Rainbows&lt;/em&gt; was released, and at the age of 77, Kate is bubbling with inspiration and drive to create. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Between the B-52s&amp;apos; legendary back catalogue (which I&amp;apos;ve only recently started discovering myself), Kate&amp;apos;s solo work, and her reflections on her own queer legacy, there&amp;apos;s a &lt;em&gt;lot&lt;/em&gt; to get through in this conversation. Strap in.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The other bits:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/tracksofourqueers/'&gt;Tracks of Our Queers&lt;/a&gt; is recorded and edited between Gadigal and Ngarigo land in Australia, by me, Andy Gott&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Listen to all of the music discussed in the pod with the &lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7eVs5QXFqRk2Yaqp42msYX?si=726d5a4a34074322'&gt;Selections from Tracks of Our Queers&lt;/a&gt; playlist&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;You can email me your own queer tracks or guest recommendations at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Our beautiful artwork is illustrated by Luke Tribe.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;apos;d love to hear about &lt;em&gt;your&lt;/em&gt; queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I&amp;apos;ll include it in an upcoming episode. &lt;br/&gt;You can email me your voicenote at &lt;b&gt;tracksofourqueers@gmail.com.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by &lt;a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq'&gt;shouting me a coffee right here.&lt;/a&gt; Thank you for your support.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Kate Pierson is a founding member of the B-52s: The World's Greatest Party Band, and a beacon for weirdos and queer-does since the late 70s.  After decades of collaborating with the likes of Iggy Pop, R.E.M., and her Japanese side-band NiNa (more on that in the episode), Kate began writing and recording her entirely solo output in 2015. Last year, her second album Radios and Rainbows was released, and at the age of 77, Kate is bubbling with inspiration and drive to create.  Between ...

Kate Pierson of the B-52s, singer songwriter

I&apos;m trying something new, and treating you, like I treat my long-suffering friends and family, to a quick voice note. If you can&apos;t be bothered to listen, the summary is... please email or DM me your thoughts on:<ul><li>As a listener, how much do you care about interviews with &apos;known&apos; figures, or for want of a better word, celebrities? Would you rather listen to people you weren&apos;t aware of? Or do you like a balance?</li><li>As a listener, how important to you is my use of music in the episode? Would you miss the clips of music if they were gone, or would you be fine?</li></ul>You can write or voicenote me back at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com, or @tracksofourqueers on Instagram.New episodes soon!<a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq">Support the show</a>I&apos;d love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I&apos;ll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by <a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq'>shouting me a coffee right here.</a> Thank you for your support.

<description>&lt;p&gt;I&amp;apos;m trying something new, and treating you, like I treat my long-suffering friends and family, to a quick voice note. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you can&amp;apos;t be bothered to listen, the summary is... please email or DM me your thoughts on:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;As a listener, how much do you care about interviews with &amp;apos;known&amp;apos; figures, or for want of a better word, celebrities? Would you rather listen to people you weren&amp;apos;t aware of? Or do you like a balance?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;As a listener, how important to you is my use of music in the episode? Would you miss the clips of music if they were gone, or would you be fine?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can write or voicenote me back at &lt;b&gt;tracksofourqueers@gmail.com&lt;/b&gt;, or &lt;b&gt;@tracksofourqueers&lt;/b&gt; on Instagram.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New episodes soon!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;apos;d love to hear about &lt;em&gt;your&lt;/em&gt; queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I&amp;apos;ll include it in an upcoming episode. &lt;br/&gt;You can email me your voicenote at &lt;b&gt;tracksofourqueers@gmail.com.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by &lt;a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq'&gt;shouting me a coffee right here.&lt;/a&gt; Thank you for your support.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

I'm trying something new, and treating you, like I treat my long-suffering friends and family, to a quick voice note.  If you can't be bothered to listen, the summary is... please email or DM me your thoughts on: As a listener, how much do you care about interviews with 'known' figures, or for want of a better word, celebrities? Would you rather listen to people you weren't aware of? Or do you like a balance?As a listener, how important to you is my use of music in the episode? Would you...

Voice note from Andy – I'd love your thoughts!

Sabah Choudrey is an award-winning, reluctant activist. He&apos;s also an author, youth worker, Pride organiser, Saturday morning Fun Run participant – the list is exhausting, but they somehow found time for me and Tracks of Our Queers.Sabah has also featured on the Diversity Power List 24/25, serves as the Vice Chair of Trustees for the Inclusive Mosque Initiative, a Gay Times Future Fighters Honouree, and the writer of the book Supporting Trans People of Colour. We discuss music by Planningtorock, Linkin Park, and Dr Zeus.<a href='https://www.instagram.com/sabah.c/?hl=en'>Follow Sabah online.</a>The other bits:<ul><li>Tracks of Our Queers is recorded and edited between Gadigal and Ngarigo land in Australia, by me, Andy Gott</li><li>Listen to all of the music discussed in the pod with the <a href='https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7eVs5QXFqRk2Yaqp42msYX?si=66b30434be8c4557'>Selections from Tracks of Our Queers</a> playlist</li><li>You can email me with your own queer tracks or guest recommendations at <a href='mailto:tracksofourqueers@gmail.com'>tracksofourqueers@gmail.com</a></li><li>Our beautiful artwork is illustrated by Luke Tribe</li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq">Support the show</a>I&apos;d love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I&apos;ll include it in an upcoming episode. You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com. Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by <a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq'>shouting me a coffee right here.</a> Thank you for your support.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sabah Choudrey&lt;/b&gt; is an award-winning, reluctant activist. He&amp;apos;s also an author, youth worker, Pride organiser, Saturday morning Fun Run participant – the list is exhausting, but they somehow found time for me and &lt;em&gt;Tracks of Our Queers&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sabah has also featured on the Diversity Power List 24/25, serves as the Vice Chair of Trustees for the Inclusive Mosque Initiative, a &lt;em&gt;Gay Times&lt;/em&gt; Future Fighters Honouree, and the writer of the book &lt;em&gt;Supporting Trans People of Colour&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We discuss music by Planningtorock, Linkin Park, and Dr Zeus.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/sabah.c/?hl=en'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Follow Sabah online.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The other bits:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tracks of Our Queers is recorded and edited between Gadigal and Ngarigo land in Australia, by me, Andy Gott&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Listen to all of the music discussed in the pod with the &lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7eVs5QXFqRk2Yaqp42msYX?si=66b30434be8c4557'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Selections from Tracks of Our Queers&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; playlist&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;You can email me with your own queer tracks or guest recommendations at &lt;a href='mailto:tracksofourqueers@gmail.com'&gt;tracksofourqueers@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Our beautiful artwork is illustrated by Luke Tribe&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;apos;d love to hear about &lt;em&gt;your&lt;/em&gt; queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I&amp;apos;ll include it in an upcoming episode. &lt;br/&gt;You can email me your voicenote at &lt;b&gt;tracksofourqueers@gmail.com.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Help keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by &lt;a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tooq'&gt;shouting me a coffee right here.&lt;/a&gt; Thank you for your support.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Sabah Choudrey is an award-winning, reluctant activist. He's also an author, youth worker, Pride organiser, Saturday morning Fun Run participant – the list is exhausting, but they somehow found time for me and Tracks of Our Queers. Sabah has also featured on the Diversity Power List 24/25, serves as the Vice Chair of Trustees for the Inclusive Mosque Initiative, a Gay Times Future Fighters Honouree, and the writer of the book Supporting Trans People of Colour.  We discuss music by Planni...

Sabah Choudrey, activist

Fascinating LGBTQ+ people explore the soundtracks to their queer journeys through one track, one album, and one artist. Activists, trailblazers, and icons help Andy Gott piece together the precious relationship that queer people have with music.

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