For One Night Only

From growing up in 1950s colonial Singapore to building a remarkable life in Australia — Joseph Then’s story is one of migration, identity, resilience, and community.

In this special FONO / SHSQ crossover episode, Gillian and Pete sit down with Joseph to talk about:

Growing up Peranakan in Singapore ✈️ Arriving in Australia as a 19-year-old Colombo Plan scholar (and the culture shock that came with it!) His brother Anthony — a celebrated ballet dancer who appeared in The Rocky Horror Picture Show ️‍ Knowing he was gay at 12, and finding community through Mardi Gras, Melbourne Pride Chorus, and line dancing...

In this sixth podcast for 2025-26 Pete Holmes talks to JOY presenter & current JOY Business Development & Partnerships Manager Jason Heath (pronouns:he/him) who talks about growing up in Perth, spending time in Germany, Sydney, Geelong and now about his live in Melbourne while playing the songs that have influenced his life so far. He is married and has one child, Phoenix. He was one of the hosts of JOY’s Local Roots which supported local artists and contained many live performances. It also won the CBAA award for Excellence in Music Presenting. It has recently re-commenced on...

In this fifth podcast for 2025-26 Pete Holmes talks to JOY presenter Tamzyn Bielecka (pronouns:she/her) — a long-time JOY voice, community builder, and someone who’s spent years creating space for others on and off air. She’s passionate about music, storytelling, and the moments that shape us, and tonight she’s sharing a few of hers. She’s also brought along Ava — her four-legged co-host and quality-control manager — who insists on being part of the show whenever there’s a strut track involved.

For One Night Only is a show on JOY 94.9 and a podcast where...

In this fourth episode for 2025-26 it was New Year’s Night 2026 and so Pete just had to use his new DJ software to mix together lots of disco hits so you could have your own little 1 hour & 40 min dance party at home or in your headphones. Enjoy!

It includes songs like Celebration, Coming out, Dancing Queen, We are Family, Yoyo Disco, West End Girls, Que Sera, Voulez Vous, Funkytown, Who Keeps Changing Your Mind, Every woman, Relax, Sweet Caroline, Flash Dancer, Relight My Fire, Super Freak + more. So turn on your mirror ball and se...

In this third episode for 2025-26 Pete Holmes talks on Christmas Night 2025 to Bartley McGowan about his journey in 2025 and the music that influenced him during the year.

Bartley has worked as a public sector trainer and is a qualified social worker. He also worked for some time as a volunteer support worker at the Victorian Aids Council during the height of the Aids Epidemic. Since retirement, he’s been living a spontaneous life and 2025 was very spontaneous and led to him becoming much more satisfied and open about who he is. The wonderfully varied mu...

In this second episode for 2025-26 Pete Holmes talks to film critic and JOY presenter, Charlie Dunks (Pronouns: He/Him).

Glenn Charlie Dunks is a two-time Australian Film Critics Association award-winning film critic. His writing has appeared across Australian and international outlets including The Guardian, Vanity Fair, SBS, ScreenHub and The Big Issue. He has also represented AFCA on film festival juries in Europe (Stockholm, Liepzig) and the United States (San Francisco). He specialises in documentary, and in 2025 he founded and writes the online non-fiction review website reDocumented. He is also a co-host and producer...

FONO is back for a short summer season and in this first episode for 2025-26 Pete Holmes talks to out, loud and proud, Chris Furneaux (Pronouns: He/Him) who is a life member at JOY and knows everything there is to be known about about JOY from it’s founding in 1993 to now!

For One Night Only is a show on JOY 94.9 and a podcast where people from our rainbow communities get to tell their story through the music that they love.

Note: This podcast is exclusive to our Australian listeners due to mu...

For One Night Only(FONO):  with Joanna Jones brings two hours of delightful entertainment with the fascinating Mix Tape of Joanna Jones’s life; tonight’s special guest.  This Wednesday Night’s  episode promises an honestly absorbing and gripping listening experience.

Join For One Night Only’s sensational host, Jocelyn(Joss), for an engaging journey through the mix tape of Joanna Jones’s life.  Hear music, chosen by Joanna, from some fantastic artists including Shearwater, Sohn, MGMT, and more.  Plus, Joss and Joanna play music from more fabulous artists: from Elessia Cara, Mika, Sam Smith and Sam Phillips.   Fur...

For One Night Only(FONO):  with Kade Huckstep brings two captivating hours of entertainment with the fascinating Mix Tape of Kade Huckstep’s life; tonight’s special guest.  This Wednesday Night’s  episode promises a thoroughly intriguing and enjoyable listening experience.

Join For One Night Only’s brilliant host, Jocelyn(Joss), for an inspiring journey through the mix tape of Kade Huckstep’s life.  Hear music, chosen by Kade, from amazing artists including Ben Platt and the Original Broadway Cast of Dear Evan Hansen, Dodie, and more.  Plus, Joss and Kade play music from more fabulous artists: from Demi Lovat...

For One Night Only(FONO):  with Anna Piper Scott brings two captivating hours of entertainment with the spectacular Mix Tape of Anna Piper Scott’s life; tonight’s special guest.  This Wednesday Night’s intriguing episode promises a thoroughly enjoyable listening experience.

Join For One Night Only’s brilliant host, Jocelyn(Joss), for an amazing journey through the mix tape of Anna Piper Scott’s life.  Hear music, chosen by Anna, from amazing artists including Kaiser Chiefs, Arcade Fire, Pheonix and more.  Plus, Joss and Anna play music from more amazing artists, say from Thomas Ford -a personal frien...

For One Night Only(FONO):  with Claire Noone brings two captivating hours of entertainment with the exceptional Mix Tape of Claire Noone’s life; tonight’s special guest.  This Wednesday Night’s intriguing episode promises a thoroughly enjoyable listening experience.

Join For One Night Only’s brilliant host, Jocelyn(Joss), for an amazing journey through the mix tape of Claire Noone’s life.  Hear music, chosen by Claire, from amazing artists including The B-52s, Tina Arena, Alanis Morisette and more.  Plus, Joss and Claire play music from more amazing artists, say, Robyn, The Preatures, SIX60, Chic, Stephanie Mill...

Pete Holmes talks to out, loud and proud, David Moyle (Pronouns: He/Him). David was born in Glenhuntly in Melbourne and has hosted JOY’s jazz show “Bent Notes” for 14 years. He’s worked in electronics and facilities management for most of his career in the newspaper and retail industries. He is a life member at JOY and knows everything there is to be known about the system at JOY!

And does he have a mixtape for you. Think The Partridge Family, Helen Reddy, Erich Kunsell, Herb Alpert, Liberace, Monty Python  and many, many more…

For...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Sue Wilkinson talks to out, loud and proud self proclaimed OWL (Older Wiser Lesbian), Lisa Robbins (Pronouns: She/Her). Lisa was born in Williamstown and loves music and adventures. She has been a joy presenter for many years, hosting a range of speciality shows. She is also Sue’s podcast partner. Lisa will sweep you away with her stories and magical sense of humour. Get ready for some great tunes and stories about her life

For One Night Only is a late-night show on JOY 94.9 and a...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Jocelyn Bishop talks to Melbourne DJ and out, proud, asexual trans woman of colour, Miss Katalyna who is a Melbourne-based DJ, a 2x award-winning TV Presenter for the TV show The Bent Spoon and a proud Fa’afafine Transwomxn. She has recently finished a stint as the Office Co-Ordinator at JOY Media and was a key founder of the inaugural Trans Pride March Melbourne. Her mixtape includes one or two of her own remixes and will keep you bopping along!

For One Night Only is a la...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks to JOY Life Member, Mark Adams (Pronouns: He/Him). Mark was born in the small farming community of Lameroo in South Australia. He found it difficult being a queer kid at that time so hid it away. He then spent a year as an exchange student in Germany when he was 17. Once back in Australia, he moved to Adelaide and then to Melbourne in the 1990s. He spent three years in Dubai during the 2000s but was fired for being openly gay and returned to...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks to Out & Proud intersex person and JOYlebrity Jason Turner (AKA Little Jason) – Pronouns he/they. Jason is the co-host of JOY’s intersex program “The I In Us” and has recently finished the JOY radio course. Jason was born in 1973 with a skin disease called Aplasia Cutis Congenital which meant that he was born without skin. He was also born with an intersex condition. He grew up on country along the east coast of Australia as an only child with his mother even though he was one...

In this EXTENDED episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks to JOY Vice-President Madeleine Swain (Pronouns She/Her). Madeleine was born in a town called Sutton Coldfield in the Midlands, but couldn’t wait to get away to London, which she did at 18 when she went to university. But DNA won out and today, while she still loves and misses London more than anything, the bit of the Midlands she cannot shake is my team. She is a passionate Aston Villa supporter (one of the oldest teams in the League) which means sh...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Jocelyn Bishop talks with Local Sweetheart (or Mickey as their friends call them) who is a non-binary and queer singer, songwriter and poet. Their art aims to give voice to the feelings that we didn’t know that we had. Their songs have intimate, bittersweet lyrics carried over gentle melodies and dreamy harmonies. They remind you of voice notes from a friend. Local Sweetheart also does a LIVE performance of one of their songs in the show. You can find out more about them and connect to them by social med...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with Out, Proud Gay Man,  Neil D’Vauz – Pronouns he/him. Neil was born in Rangoon, Burma and came to Perth with his family when he was 8 and grew up in suburban Perth as a new migrant in the 70’s. He dropped out of Uni after a year and joined the public service. He became more aware of his sexuality during the 80’s at the time of the AIDS epidemic. He took a year off to travel to the UK when he was 28 and then returned to his Perth...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Joss Bishop talks with JOY’s outgoing CEO,  Ange Barry – Pronouns she/her. Ange grew up in Melbourne in a family of seven. She lives a life surrounded by beautiful family and friends who share her passion for fun and adventure and making a difference in the world. She is the proud mum of two beautiful daughters, Skye & Hope, and Mum in law to Ricardo. She is also furry Mum to Elmo Barry! She identifies as pansexual for play and lesbian for love.  She’s worked to secure the  globally recognise...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with Out Proud Cal Hawk – Pronouns He/Him, who has been the producer and a presenter with Well, Well, Well on JOY for about a decade and working at Thorne Harbour Health as their Comms Manager for 10 years.

Cal was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in a neighbourhood on the edge of the city called Brentwood. He loved sport and played baseball and swam at school until he found sports an unsafe environment due to his budding sexuality. During high school, he was heavily in...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with that intersex man, Paul Byrne-Moroney – (Pronouns He/Him). Paul is a host of the brand new JOY show “The I in Us” which premiered on the current grid, and is really looking forward to raising the profile of the I in our LGBTQIA+ communities.

He was born in Mitcham on the hottest day in 1996 which was January 26th or Australia and Invasion Day. Back then you could order a silver spoon for a baby born on the day from the government but Paul’s parents...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Sue Wilkinson talks with the extraordinary Ian Malkin (Pronouns he/him). Born and raised in Winnipeg, Ian Malkin shares his life’s adventures from being an orderly to becoming a well-renowned and now retired law professor here in Melbourne. Ian shares his passion for human justice, the Arts, and his paw pal Chino. Ian has a zest for life that many can only aspire to and a wit that is as sharp as it can be. Ian’s infectious laugh, his family stories and his coming out will keep...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Jocelyn Bishop talks with the wonderful Jack Riley (Pronouns he/him). Jack is a Naarm (Melbourne) based musician with a wide breadth of experience including composing for theatre, and performing across Australia, and is the creative director for Key Change Choir, a choir exclusively for trans, gender diverse and gender exploring adults. Jack is also a Registered Music Therapist with the Australian Music Therapy Association. As a part of his work, he helps people learn how to use music as a resource to support their health and well-being. J...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Jocelyn Bishop talks with the extraordinary Penn Russell (Pronouns they/them) and they tell their story of realising that they were born into the wrong body at an early age and the dark times that followed through their school years and then the journey to coming out as who they really are. Note that if anything effects you as you listen to this podcast you can go to https://joy.org.au/support to find support.

And do they have a mixtape for you? Think Lady G...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), the three FONO hosts, Pete, Joss and Sue (with Jenn & Wayne on the side!) are back to wish you a slightly queer and very, very weird festive season for 2023. We compiled a list of Christmas songs from queer artists and a list of weird Christmas songs and then mixed them all up. So if you want songs from RuPaul, KD Lang, Big Freddia mixed with songs sung by dogs, cows and kittens, Star Wars and Star Trek Christmas songs and songs about Christmas donkeys and hippos with the odd Christmas...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with Out, Proud Gay Man, Jon Kok (Pronouns he/they) who began his rainbow journey as one of the founders of the Generation Youth float for Mardi Gras in the 90s, before moving into student activism as one of the Sydney Uni Sexuality Officers in the early 2000s. He spent much of the 2000s and 2010s as the Secretary or on the committee of Sydney Leather Pride before moving to Melbourne in 2015. He’s put on fireworks displays for Mardi Gras and the Bears, is th...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with Out, Proud Gay Man, Tex McKenzie (Pronouns he/him) who has been an absolutely tireless worker and volunteer for the Victorian AIDS Council and now Thorne Harbour Health and we explore much of this history. Tex was born and bred in the “Darling” part of Malvern in Melbourne. His school years were difficult after he realised that he was different in year 3. His first job was as an usher in a straight porn cinema in Melbourne and then moved to more full time work with...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with Out, Proud Queer Human, Evan Fowler – Pronouns he/him. Evan was born in East Melbourne  and grew up all over Melbourne – his family moved often! He got into art at about 9 after seeing a Jefferey Smart retrospective Heidi and has been into it ever since. He also rides motorcycles, lives mainly in the country now and has a love for Volkswagen beetles! He’s also done drag – badly according to Evan! He doing his Masters in Photography and recently had a a photographic exhibition entitled...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with Out, Proud Trans Woman, Dannii Karametos – Pronouns she/her. Dannii was born in Melbourne and talks about her travels to more than 50 countries, her tussle with gender identity, her journey from presenting as a gay man to becoming Dannii and some of the songs that were important through that journey and finally about falling in love.

And does she have a mixtape for you? Think Culture Club, Concrete Blond, Madonna, Nicki French,Aqua, Dannii Minogue, Tones & I, Passenger and many, many more.

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Joss Bishop talks with out, proud, polyamorous, non-binary transwoman, Jesse Echo. Jesse is a singer-songwriter, originally from South Australia and currently living in Naarm (Melbourne). She’s been a part of the queer community most of her adult life, after discovering her bisexuality around age 19. She has performed with a number of bands and has worked as an audio engineer, recently moving into the software industry. She enjoys music, video games, fashion and is currently between cats. 

And does she have a mixtape for you? Think Chu...

It’s the first episode of For One Night Only – Season 4 and this season we have three hosts for the show with one hosting the show each week. And the hosts are Jocelyn Bishop, Sue Wilkinson & Pete Holmes. In this show, our hosts introduce themselves, pick their favourite 5 songs of NOW and have some fun.

The music – think Prince, Isaiah Firebrace with Stan Walker, Purple Disco Machine, Cher, Mitch Tambo, Lady Gaga, Ace of Base, Deborah Conway, Casey Donovan, and many, many more.

For One Night Only is a late-night show on JOY 94.9 and a...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with out proud pansexual, Jean Maloney. Jean was born in Melbourne. She loved drama and sports as a child. She studied law at university and has worked as a lawyer in the trade union movement since she graduated in 2010. She is a single mum of three kids, not in the life plan! Jean has produced for JOY Drive, presents JOY Daytimes, and is hoping to do a podcast about TV, her one true love.

And does she have a mixtape for you? Think...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with the host of JOY’s Word for Word, Lisa Daniel – Pronouns she/her. Lisa was born in Melbourne and apparently was told by her teachers that she wouldn’t amount to anything – how wrong were they! She now has a Master’s degree in feminism and horror movies. She is a dog lover with pugs & a griffon! She was the director of the MQFF for 17 years and now volunteers at JOY and after recently completing a Criminology degree now works at Swinburne Online and loves it...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with the host of JOY’s Turn The Beat Around, which is now celebrating its tenth anniversary on JOY. It’s Robbie Molinari – Pronouns he/him. Robbie was born in Morwell in Regional Victoria, went to Monash Uni, and graduated in Communications & Journalism. He’s volunteered in community radio at Gippsland FM in Morwell and ran a summer camp radio station in the US. He had his own show at 12! He’s travelled to America, Canada, and the UK and worked in the UK for a decade. He moved t...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with the host of JOY’s new show, The Rainbow Advocate, and Out Proud Trans Woman, Evalyn Venture – Pronouns she/her. Evalyn was born in Perth and grew up Brisbane, Rockhampton, Newcastle, and the Blue Mountains and has travelled and worked in many locations including Canada, Fraser Island (Now K’gari), Yulara, Ballarat, China, Melbourne, Cairns in many different roles including as a truck driver, tour guide, hospitality worker and many more. She’s also studied at the post-graduate level. Her plans for the future include hosting large fu...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with one of the hosts of JOY’s 70s music show, Living in the 70s, Venetia Brissenden – Pronouns she/her. Venetia was born in Canberra, and initially came out as lesbian at the age of 19 because bi-sexuality wasn’t really an option back then but has now claimed that as part of her identity. She’s done public radio in Canberra, played in a band, and moved down to Melbourne to become a rock star which hasn’t happened yet! Had a background of depression so did a degree i...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes takes us on a journey through the final songs of 15 of our FONO guests. Guests include Sue Wilkinson, Eric Harding, Robert King, Wayne from Brisbane, Michelle Barber, Miranda Sparks, Gary Wilson, Bartley McGowan, Jocelyn Bishop & many more. Each guest talks about the final song that they chose in their playlist and the show includes songs from Cyndi Lauper, Barry Manilow, Abba, Kylie Minogue, Stewy Melbourne, Spice Girls, and many more

Here’s the list of songs but you’ll have to listen to find out more abou...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes talks with the host of JOY’s sports show “Sidelined” who describes herself as a tennis tragic, Demetra Giannakopoulos (Pronouns She/Her). Demetra was born in the Queen Victoria Hospital (now a women’s centre) in Melbourne and grew up in Richmond and then the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. She is of Greek heritage and now lives in St Kilda. She worked as a litigation lawyer in the building sector for much of her career and is now a mediator in the same sector. She is also a filmmake...

In this episode of For One Night Only (FONO), Pete Holmes is joined by the iconic David Massey as we explore the question – What Makes an Icon Of Our Rainbow Communities?  And our playlist includes some iconic songs from some iconic artists including Barbra Streisand, Judy Garland, George Michael, Aretha Franklin, Eurythmics, Bette Midler, Sam Smith, KylieMinogue, Casey Donovan, and many, many more.

Here’s the list of songs but you’ll have to listen to find out more about each song: