Paul and Macca are joined live on air, by Matthew Mitcham OAM OLY is a retired, highly decorated Australian diver, and now a thriving as an author, speaker, MC, and cabaret performer, advocating for mental health and LGBTQIA+ inclusion.

Matt’s famous for winning Olympic gold in the 10m platform at Beijing 2008 with the highest-ever dive score and for being the first openly gay Olympic champion. Beyond diving, he’s a successful cabaret performer, author, speaker, and advocate for mental health and LGBTQIA+ issues, having transitioned from a trampolinist background to achieve diving’s “golden trifecta” (Olympics, World Cup, Commonwealth Games).

Matt is starring in an exciting new production of Afterglow, for the Midsumma festival.

S. Asher Gelman international hit play AFTERGLOW is heading to Melbourne for its highly anticipated Australian premiere!

When Josh and Alex, a married couple in an open relationship, invite Darius to share their bed for a night, a new and intimate connection is ignited. As all three men come to terms with their individual definitions of love, loyalty, and trust, relationships are challenged and futures are shaken. A raw, funny, and sensual exploration of polyamory, commitment, and modern love.

The stellar cast of three comprises Julian Curtis (Gaslight, Cock, Dance Academy), gold medal winning Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham (Strangers in Between, Jock Night, The Pool) and Matthew Predny (Titanique, Avenue Q, Kinky Boots).

After its critical success Off-Broadway and productions around the globe, Afterglow now brings its modern, intimate exploration of desire, honesty, and connection to Melbourne audiences!

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Macca and Paul are joined live on air by Frances Atkinson, freelance writer, former journalist/deputy editor The Age newspaper (GreenGuide, Arts), columnist (Under Age, The Sunday Age) avid reader, freelance book reviewer who lives in Melbourne, Australia.

Frances has a special interest in Children’s Literature (post-grad-cert Child.Lit Deakin University); her reviews/interviews have been published in The Sydney Morning Herald,

The Age, UpperCase Magazine, The Courier Mail, The Brisbane Times, The Canberra Times and Illawarra Mercury.

Frances discusses her latest reviews and what’s she been reading over the summer.

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.Paul and Macca talk to Dean Narramore, Senior Meteorologist, Bureau of Meteorology as they discuss the extreme weather across Australia at the moment, including floods and rains in Queensland and bushfires in regional Victoria.

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