Politics are every nation’s red-headed stepchild
One of the things that I often hear from Australians is that they think the rest of the world must be embarassed by the state of Australian politics. As an American, I think our system can be quite...
View ArticleThe Bada*s Gay Affair
We had a solar eclipse this week and it certainly felt like it. For those who don’t know what a solar eclipse means in astrological terms, it means a new beginning. (Lunar eclipses are about endings,...
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Den Norske MGP Affair – 18 May 2013
It’s the monthly Time Warp Day on The Affair, and our destination this week is Oslo right after Anita Skorgan won the 1979 Melodi Grand Prix and was getting ready to represent Norway at that year’s...
View ArticleThe Merry May’s End Affair – 25 May 2013
With the DeLorean now back in the shop for another month, rest assurred that there will be no further time travel for some time. Instead, we celebrate two quite different milestones: 26 years since...
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A Very Brett Affair – 1 June 2013
The Affair opens it’s third month with another special edition, this time for it’s first ever Radiothon. In true telethon style we had a special reunion with the two B’s of JOY’Eurovision‘s HBBM...
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The Midweek Affair: Tiki Taane
May was New Zealand Music Month, a chance for NZ artists to take the spotlight both domestically and internationally. One of New Zealand’s most renowned musicians is the “King of Dubs” Tiki Taane, who...
View ArticleThe Gayborhood Affair – 8 June 2013
Hope you all had a great Radiothon as we presenters did. JOY is one of only 3 24/7 LGBT radio stations in the world and it’s a fabulous Gayborhood to be in. For the second Affair for International...
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El Sabado Jubiloso – 15 June 2013
Until recently, there’s always been a tradition on Anglophone airwaves of a big Saturday show. Ratings and the gradual fragmentation of the audience have largely put that to rest, but not so much in...
View ArticleThe Don’t Say The Word Affair – 22 June 2013
I can confidentially say that this edition of The Affair was not brought to you by the words “All,” “Spice,” “Saints,” and “Girls.” Oops. It’s the first ever Don’t Say The Word Affair. The Music All...
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The 1995 NYC Pride Affair – 29 June 2013
The last Sunday in June. In New York, this is the annual date of NYC Pride, generally to roughly coincide with the anniversary of the Stonewall riot (44th this year), often cited as the beginning of...
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The Midweek Affair Commentary Track: June (Part One)
The Midweek Affair: Commentary Track In the first part of June’s commentary track: We learn more about the two new additions to The Affair, Brett Schryver & Brett Sweeting, and go behind the scenes...
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The Midweek Affair Commentary Track for June (Part Two)
The Midweek Affair: Commentary Track In Part Two, The Affair presenters go through the annals of Australian and American television history and discover that the great Tasmanian long-running drama...
View ArticleThe Boyband Affair – 6 July 2013
Boybands. Much more than a collection of musical and visually gifted young men, they are an economic and cultural force that continue to thrive. In fact, once upon a time, Brett, Brett, and Hikaru...
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The Transit Lounge Affair – 13 July 2013
I’ve had the fortune to be a part of several JOY programmes during my time as a volunteer at JOY 94.9: World Wide Wave, Murphys Law, Wake Up It’s Wednesday, The Tuesday Cheek, The Full Catastrophe,...
View ArticleThe MAD Men Affair
Brett and the other Brett are paying homage to the Wonderful MAD MEN TV show and the fabulous decade of the 1960s of the last century. Mix a drink put on a party dress and join us for cocktail hour.
View ArticleThe Covers Affair
Brett and the other Brett are playing and talking song COVERS – the original and the cover. Our missing co-host Hickey will join us live from Auckland, NZ too.
View ArticleThe Disco Affair
Brett & the other Brett are talking all things D.I.S.C.O. There will be classic disco tracks and much disco chatter! Dedicated to the all the protesters in London for GLBTI rights in Russia!
View ArticleThe KIWI Affair
To celebrate marriage equality in New Zealand, Brett and the other Brett ( and Hickey live from NZ)are talking all things Kiwi – music and other delights from the land of the long white cloud.Kia ora !
View ArticleThe foreign Affair
Ciao! Brett and the other Brett are hosting “The Foreign Affair” – movies, music and language from abroad – yes Eurovision may even get a looksy! Au Revior
View ArticleThe 90′s Affair
Brett and the other Brett are reliving their youth and host “The 90s Affair” – so much dance…so much gay…oh and the rest of the decade gets a looksy as well. What do I have to do…?
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