'Oh, So You're A Lockdown Queen?' - with Jens Radda

Lost Spaces: Memories from Gay Bars, Lesbian Clubs, and LGBTQ+ Parties

Sometimes when I'm putting this show together I like to imagine that someone has somehow found this show in 50 years time and are having a good ol' giggle at how quaint and ol'timey the things we are talking about are.

And if you are one of these people from the future it's probably worth me telling you about a little thing called the Covid-19 pandemic. This was (hopefully) a once-in-a-lifetime event where a highly contagious disease was sweeping the globe and, so, we were all made to stay in our houses for a good chunk of time to slow down the spread - like, around two years.

It was especially tough because we didn't know when it was going to end, and we kept having these false starts where we were told we were allowed out and then our governments were like 'oh, whoops, no, spoke too soon - get back in your houses!'.

Anyway, I tell you all of this because this week's guest, actor/singer/cabaret artist Jens Radda, had just moved to the city of Melbourne, Australia, from Sydney when the pandemic broke out, and so it had a significant influence on how he settled in to the city, how he made friends, and how he filled his days.

And the periods of 'freedom' (for want of a better word) that he got in between lockdowns were precious and exciting to him because he got to go to queer spaces like the Rainbow House Club.

Other episodes about Melbourne

"Drag And Gayness Requires Delusion" - with Lazy Susan from Death to Everyone Podcast

"Drag Can Be Different Things For Different People" - with Zelda Moon from Death to Everyone Podcast

The Market, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Australia (with Katie Underwood)

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