Everything is new again – Show #376 (part 1), 23 November 2025

Everything is new again – Show #376 (part 1), 23 November 2025

Author: JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities December 15, 2025 Duration: 48:12

In the first hour of today’s Miss Chatelaine, friend-of-the-show Emily Barker sings about letting go of a relationship, Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith tells us about the angel on his shoulder, there are two songs about mountains, Meanjin/Brisbane polymath Danny Widdicombe and his band give us a great tune about reinvigoration, Castlemaine’s Eliza Hull covers the 1994 silverchair hit ‘Tomorrow’, and more. Here is the playlist:

  • White Geraniums – Emily Barker
  • Angel on My Shoulder – Ron Sexsmith
  • Did the Mountain Change You? – Laura Lucas
  • Blue Mountains – Suzannah Espie
  • Everything Is New Again – Danny Widdicombe & The Wandrin’ Stars
  • Brain Like Computer – Mia June
  • On Sitric Road – Ye Vagabonds
  • Tomorrow – Eliza Hull
  • Fading Fast – Jack Nolan

Above: Danny Widdicombe & The Wandrin’ Stars’ ‘Everything Is New Again’ single cover artwork by Borley Design

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