We're one sleep away from a referendum, that is a massive moment in Australia’s history. The Voice referendum is the result of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and would advise parliament and government on matters affecting Indigenous communities. It's to switch politics on its head with communities to advise on issues rather than the other way around. What is impressive is that hundreds of prolific Aussie musicians have come out in suppoprt of voting yes for the Voice. Music provides a sense of connection, support and understanding during the everyday, difficult and defining moments. It can heal and motivate. It provides community. It has been the soundtrack to many big moments in Australia’s history and is now history is calling in the upcoming referendum. Listen to HERstory Podcast for Slice Radio where you find your podcasts. HERstory Spotify Playlists | Instagram | Slice Radio PatreonWe Acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal people present. This place is, was and always will be Aboriginal land.

Rainbow Chan spoken ahead of solo stage performances of 'The Bridal Lament' on 19/20 October and 1/2 November as part of OzAsia. They are part of a five-year discovery she has been on, studying mother’s family's Weitou culture, with the support of Caritas Hong Kong. Her second album of the same name will be out next year. We talk about it all, including the teaser single ‘Seven Sisters’. We've also got newbies from a fair few ladyees too. Listen to HERstory Podcast for Slice Radio where you find your podcasts. HERstory Spotify Playlists | Instagram | Slice Radio PatreonWe Acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal people present. This place is, was and always will be Aboriginal land.

 ARIA-winning  multi-instrumentalist Georgia Mooney used to play mandolin in Australian female folk quartet All Our Exes Lives In Texas. She’s just released her solo record, Full Of Moon. She opens up about writing while still in the band and the difference for an artist like her.There’s also an adventurous pandemic story in regards to the recording, and she shares it on the poddy. This episode's feel is a groovy one, drawing on her influences. Listen to HERstory Podcast for Slice Radio where you find your podcasts. HERstory Spotify Playlists | Instagram | Slice Radio PatreonWe Acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal people present. This place is, was and always will be Aboriginal land.

MUNGMUNG slaps as does the Gen Z's debut Boujee Bby. We chat about the release at life itself as an arty farty, and a boujee babe herself. She says the release is a true diary log of #justgworlytingz.  She a new sound sound for the local scene.Listen to HERstory Podcast for Slice Radio where you find your podcasts. HERstory Spotify Playlists | Instagram | Slice Radio PatreonWe Acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal people present. This place is, was and always will be Aboriginal land.

Drag queen Timberlina is based in Newcastle Australia. With a glittery rainbow of a personality she is an amazing educator and advocate of the LGBTIQA+ community. I chat with Tim Jackson - the man behind the mayhem - about his career as a First Nations drag queen who devotes his work to education for children despite controversy and his efforts to educate in regional NSW with rainbow story time, drag cabaret, trivia and bingo. Crowned Miss Photogenic in this year’s Miss First Nation Supreme Queen 2023, Timberlina has is all: she's a marriage celebrant, MC, presenter, host and all-round entertainer. Tim is still amazed by how far he’s come from after growing up in country NSW. Let's get into it! Listen to HERstory Podcast for Slice Radio where you find your podcasts. HERstory Spotify Playlists | Instagram | Slice Radio PatreonWe Acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal people present. This place is, was and always will be Aboriginal land.

Emma Tomlinson is an  Australian musician who lives with high functioning autism. She uses her music as a way to continue her advocacy and education about life on the spectrum. We talk about her music and work in the community as an Autism Queensland ambassador.  All music on this episode also explores autism, as I feel it’s an important conversation. All disabilities are not visible. Up to 90 per cent of the 4.4 million Australians living with disability are living with an invisible disability. Thank you Emma for your time. Listen to HERstory Podcast for Slice Radio where you find your podcasts. HERstory Spotify Playlists | Instagram | Slice Radio PatreonWe Acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal people present. This place is, was and always will be Aboriginal land.

Golden Guitar and QMA Award winning country music artist Melody Moko talks about her third album Suburban Dream, and she's also a mastermind between a project to bring attention to the inequality of women on festival line-ups and recognised by the Australian industry. The music video to the latest single - 'Jesus Year' - a reflection of postnatal depression has been banned in the US. It's sad we can't discuss women's mental health. We also look into an effort to save Melbourne's iconic music venue The Tote. I wish them all the best and hope we can save this awesome venue that's helped form the path for many an Australian music. Listen to HERstory Podcast for Slice Radio where you find your podcasts. HERstory Spotify Playlists | Instagram | Slice Radio PatreonWe Acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal people present. This place is, was and always will be Aboriginal land.

This episode is an extensive chat with Naarm, trans, First Nations and to-the-point artist Mo'ju. They are a beautiful soul who writes and sing from the heart. This has led to labelling as a political artist, which apparently isn't true. The next album Ora Plata Mata is out on March 24th. Two singles 'Change Has To Come' and 'Money' are out as tasters. This release will be off the back of shows with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra on Gadigal land and the Melbourne Symphony on Kulin country that we off the back of World Pride Month.Listen to HERstory Podcast for Slice Radio where you find your podcasts. HERstory Spotify Playlists | Instagram | Slice Radio PatreonWe Acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal people present. This place is, was and always will be Aboriginal land.

"The thing about Madonna is you don't know what is her identity and what is her act....With someone like her, you never know what is an an image what is her guise she's constructing and then what is the real her."This is music and film critic Peter Piatkowski and I chatting about Madonna. He said her enigmatic style is why he likes her so much.  We deep dive into the nineties in the US and her place, based on Peter's article Blond Contrition: Madonna's Musical Response to the 1990s Culture Wars on the US music culture website Pop Matters.The conservative right saw Madonna as a "source of debauchment and morality depravity". We chat Erotica (1992), and then the nearly apologetic Bedtime Stories (1994). Who is Madonna? It's not as if she's strategically mapping out all her apparent misnomers or rebirths over like a war hero in a movie. Or is she?Read Peter's Pop Matters bio here.Listen to HERstory Podcast for Slice Radio where you find your podcasts. HERstory Spotify Playlists | Instagram | Slice Radio PatreonWe Acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal people present. This place is, was and always will be Aboriginal land.

Camp Cope frontwoman Georgia Maq comes to us from  LA, when she was over there recently to focus on song writing focusing on her solo work. This follows from from her recent release of the Live At The Opera House EP, which landed in December.We talk maturity, different song writing in the studio and what's next for her and Camp Cope. There's new music from Sarah Wolfe, a remix of Wet Leg by Unknown Mortal Orchestra and GMaq's cover of Regina Spektor's 'Samson'.  Listen to HERstory Podcast for Slice Radio where you find your podcasts. HERstory Spotify Playlists | Instagram | Slice Radio PatreonWe Acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal people present. This place is, was and always will be Aboriginal land.