Tracks of Our Queers

Garrett and Will Huxley, or The Huxleys, are my final conversation of 2026. Divine queer deities making art in every form imaginable, their striking costumes, multi-media exhibitions, and powerful tributes to other queer artists create profoundly moving responses.In my first chat with a couple (!), we cover everything from teenage communing with the Velvet Underground, to making pilgrimage to see Kate Bush live in London, and much, much more in between. You can find the Huxleys' iconic Bloodlines exhibition in Brisbane in October and November 2026.We recorded this chat in two parts between June and October 2026, on Wurundjuri and Wiradjuri land.Tracks of Our Queers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an entirely independent production, which you can support by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buying me a coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. All contributions directly support the costs of this project.Email me at [email protected].

Full video version now available on SpotifyDavid Hoyle is a performance artist, comedian, film director, cabaret legend, and British queer icon. David’s long running residency at London’s Royal Vauxhall Tavern continues throughout the rest of the year. This episode was recorded live in Manchester in August 2026. ⁠Tracks of Our Queers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an entirely independent production, which you can support by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buying me a coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. All contributions directly support the costs of this project.Email me at [email protected].

Loose Ends, one of Australia's finest queer parties, turns 20 years old this weekend.To celebrate this incredible milestone, I asked the party's den mother and my very good friend Matt Vaughan about his own partying history, it's outrageous longevity, and why queers need the dancefloor now more than ever - while iconic Australian performers share their own musings on what makes Loose Ends so special.Whether you're a long-time Loose Ends attendee or you're a Tracks of Our Queers listener with an interest in queer nightlife, there's something here for you.Thank you to Matt Vaughan, Mic Simeoni, Ayebatonye, Aunty Jonny, Betty Grumble, Megana, and Hip Hop Hoe.This episode was produced and recorded by me, Andy Gott, on Gadigal and Wiradjuri land.

David Hoyle is a performance artist, comedian, film director, cabaret legend, and British queer icon. David’s long running residency at London’s Royal Vauxhall Tavern continues throughout the rest of the year. This episode was recorded live in Manchester in August 2026. Tracks of Our Queers⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an entirely independent production, which you can support by ⁠⁠⁠⁠buying me a coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠. All contributions directly support the costs of this project.Email me at [email protected].

Jackie Kay is a poet, writer, and former Makar: The National Poet for Scotland.I first heard Jackie on my own favourite podcast Desert Island Discs, which lead me to her own works: Trumpet, the story of a mixed race trans musician; and her wonderful memoir Red Dust Road. This episode is exactly why I continue to make this podcast - I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed talking to Jackie.Tracks of Our Queers⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an entirely independent production, which you can support by ⁠⁠⁠⁠buying me a coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠. All contributions directly support the costs of this project.Email me at [email protected].

Malaya Bayanihan (he/she/they), also known as Emil Cañita or @babydilfx online, is an artist, advocate for those living with HIV, sex worker, and spectacular human.Incredible musical selections and blissful meanderings on a queer utopian future await listeners. Tracks of Our Queers⁠⁠⁠ is an entirely independent production, which you can support by ⁠⁠⁠buying me a coffee⁠⁠⁠. All contributions directly support the costs of this project.Email me at [email protected].

Lea DeLaria is a multi-hyphenate of the unapologetically queer kind. Whether you met her on Arsenio Hall, Orange is the New Black, Edge of Seventeen, through her own music career or elsewhere, Lea has been there and done that.If you're in the Provincetown surrounds right now, check out Lea's tour dates here.Tracks of Our Queers⁠⁠ is an entirely independent production, which you can support by ⁠⁠buying me a coffee⁠⁠. All contributions directly support the costs of this project.Email me at [email protected].

Bruce Vilanch is a legendary writer and actor across Hollywood, Broadway, television, and most recently, memoir, with the release of his autobiography It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time!I first encountered Bruce as a guest judge in the early seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race, but his pivotal partnership in Bette Midler's career from her shows in gay bathhouses up to the writers room for Hocus Pocus 3 (!) is his ultimate qualifier for this very show.You actually can't find Bruce online on Instagram or X, which I kind of love.Tracks of Our Queers⁠⁠ is an entirely independent production, which you can support by ⁠⁠buying me a coffee⁠⁠. All contributions directly support the costs of this project.Email me at [email protected].

Daniel Nour is an Egyptian-Australian writer and journalist based in Sydney. Last year, he released the memoir How to Dodge Flying Sandals, a collection of stories documenting his journey from a conservative young adult in a colourful, religious family, through to embracing his identity and finding love.You can find Daniel on Instagram here.Tracks of Our Queers⁠ is an entirely independent production, which you can support by ⁠buying me a coffee⁠. All contributions directly support the costs of this project.Email me at [email protected].

Sister Roma is perhaps the best known member of the Order of Perpetual Indulgence, the charitable, protest, and street performance movement founded in 1979 in San Francisco.Roma currently stars in the Hunky Jesus documentary, making it's way around global queer film festivals after premiering at the BFI Flare in London earlier this year.Tracks of Our Queers is an entirely independent production, which you can support by buying me a coffee. All contributions directly support the costs of this project.Email me at [email protected].