Downstream – Show #384 (part 1), 22 March 2026

Downstream – Show #384 (part 1), 22 March 2026

Author: JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities April 9, 2026 Duration: 47:31

Katie plays exceptional new releases by artists based in Aotearoa/New Zealand, England, Narrm/Melbourne, Sydney, the NSW Northern Rivers, the Gold Coast, and Fort Worth, Texas. She also tells a story about encountering a fellow JOY presenter In the wild during the week! Here is the playlist:

  • Mother’s Mother – alayna
  • Downstream – Cooee
  • This Is All for You – Kelly Brouhaha
  • You, Me & the Moon – Benjamin Stewart
  • Beauty in Sadness – Jessie Reid ft. Adrien Latgé
  • I’ll Find My Way Back – okmattcollins
  • Bad At This – Katy Denney
  • Odette – Keegan McInroe

Above: Cooee’s Messengers album cover art by Kirli Saunders and Mark Chester Harding

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