Save The Date: Marriage Equality

We are happy. So very happy. In what could be our season finale we discuss what it was like at the announcement, Golems dropped his bill and what happens now. Well, I guess we should set a date then?

Kyran and Rhys chat on the eve of the announcement of the results from "The Official Australian Non-Binding Non-Complusory National Public Same Sex Marriage Survey." LINKS: How MP's will Vote: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-14/same-sex-marriage-if-the-survey-says-yes-how-will-your-mp-vote/9104112 Places to Rally: http://www.equalitycampaign.org.au/resultevents Excellent breakdown of everything you need to know by Lane Sainty: https://www.buzzfeed.com/lanesainty/its-happening-guys?utm_term=.uvWZADNKA#.amPVkMprk

Kyran and Rhys ponder how this just keeps going.

Kyran and Rhys chat about *that* headbutt, and Sam Newmans display on the footy show, and Josh Thomas's excellent fundraising with Craigburn Primary school and also just generally have some lols. Might be needed at the moment.

This episode is a little weird. Kyran interviews a "No" hoper.

Brendan Maclean joins Rhys and Kyran and they get quite deep on the side affects of a debate like this. Lane will be back next time. And a big announcement in the works... news soon.

Rhys and Kyran are joined by old friend and ex-housemate Thomas Ballard just hours after the High Court of Australia handed down it's decision to allow the non-binding national postal survey/quiz thing. Some links we talk about:Unity Concert in Sydney: http://www.enmoretheatre.com.au/events/2017/09/12/unityYes campaign website: http://www.yes.org.au (sign up, it's super quick and they will tell you the whats, whos and hows to get involved and help. It will take all of us) Lisa rings her grandma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU2CGSC9a3Q Tom's podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/like-im-a-six-year-old/id959362738?mt=2

Is it in our best interest to ridicule the opposition? Rhys and Kyran discuss. To help the campaign go to www.yes.org.au and get involved!!

Canberra insider and Chief Minister of the ACT Andrew Barr has one or two opinions on the state of marriage equality, why it is important, and when it might happen. But first, as we're in Canberra for the comedy festival, we workshop Canberra a little bit. And also there's a great buggery joke. Kyran Wheatley and Rhys Nicholson hosting as always. Lane Sainty will be back in the coming weeks.

After Lane Sainty of Buzzfeed News walks us through the Coopers controversy and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton's outbursts against corporate support for marriage equality, listener Kate walks Kyran Wheatley and Rhys Nicholson through the reasons that she and her girlfriend/partner/fiance Phoebe have decided not to wait, and just get married without the law on their side.

!! STRONG LANGUAGE AND THEMES !! From Disney's first gay character Le Fou to Lady GaGa on RuPaul's Drag Race to marriage equality itself (apparent topic of podcast) Demi, Rhys and Kyran manage to make everything (E V E R Y T H I N G) fucking filthy. Enjoy. Next week we speak to Kate about her wedding. She is about to marry her fiance -  a woman. It's not going to be legal, so we'll ask her why they've decided to have a wedding anyway. And try to get this podcast back on track.

Lane Sainty of Buzzfeed tells Kyran about the MP who doesn't want rainbow flags in government buildings and whether the Prime Minister marched in Mardi Gras. Then comedian Alex Ward joins us to talk about flags, mardi gras and advertising. Listen in!

Adam Richard drops by our loungeroom and talks about what's changed in the marriage debate over the last 30 years - and also a lot about sex. Obviously. And about his podcast Talking Poofy, and the feedback he used to get. But first up Lane Sainty of Buzzfeed News gives Rhys and Kyran the lowdown on what's been happening in Canberra over the last few months and what we can expect in the next few. Rhys and Kyran listen dutifully and feel like they're bad gays for not knowing any of it. Music is by the brilliant Brendan Maclean. You can watch his clip for House Of Air here http://www.brianandkarl.com/BRENDAN-MACLEAN-House-of-Air but be warned it is absolutely the least safe for work video I have seen that isn't just straight up porn.

Season 2! We're back. After a long summer break Kyran Wheatley and Rhys Nicholson return to try and figure out what date they should save for their wedding - or at least for when they know they will be able to act on their engagement. This particular episode is us sitting and drinking in our loungeroom.

Lane Sainty from Buzzfeed explain how the plebiscite was rejected by the Senate. And then Kyran and Rhys try and come to terms with what's to come (or not) form the next few years... we get quite, um, angry.

We shifted from our lounge room to the board room of The Saturday Paper in Carlton to discuss how the hand the media have played in the marriage debate. Erik Jensen, Editor of The Saturday Paper, walked us through a particularly convoluted column from Miranda Devine, and explains why she is still writing them, what she hopes to get out of it, why it might be worrying and what impact the right wing media and the left wing media is having on marriage equality.

Kyran and Rhys go to the party to celebrate the plebiscite passing the lower house for no reason whatsoever. More (proper) episodes soon. Like... when we're not on tour and actually in the same room.

"To actively isolate a human being is nothing short of structural violence..." Rhys Nicholson and Kyran Wheatley talk to Zoe Coombs Marr (for ages) about Australia's first gay wedding... her marriage to Rhys, at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. In depth look at the why, the how, the who and the whatever. We also get the latest from Canberra thanks to Lane Sainty of Buzzfeed. Lane Sainty from 2:32Zoe Coombs Marr from 11:28 To watch Hannah Gadsby's clip from The Wedding go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPQPWalxPMA Music by Brendan Maclean.

Rhys and Kyran disagree over Kylie Minogue and her fiance Joshua Sasse's move into the marriage equality movement. SUBSCRIBE! And tell just one friend to for us, that'd be tops. Music by Brendan Maclean.

He was the young, gay, indigenous lawyer running for the Liberal Party against the powerful Tanya Plibersek in Sydney. And now he's in our lounge room. Answering our dumb questions. Geoffrey Winters explained the racial origins of the marriage act and what you actually do and don't have to do (and say and NOT say)to get married - and what he thinks on the whole thing. He also has a terrific story about the gay staffer who wrote themselves out of weddings - but into porn. Yeah, it's incredible. Also our names are Kyran Wheatley and Rhys Nicholson. And the effortless pop gem you hear is by the incredible Brendan Maclean. Look him up. He's amazing. And subscribe so you don't miss anything, because we kind of just are going to make eps and put them up rather than keep some sort of schedule. And tell a friend about us - most important. If this debate is going to get ugly we want to be the place where we actually hear what people think. If you reckon you know someone else who would like that... tell them about Save The Date. Oh and our predictions for the Date to Save haven't changed. Ok. Enjoy, see you next time.

What's it like to get married with gay friends, gay cousins and a gay brother? And can anything be done to make them feel less shit? As we found out, yes. We went to a real life wedding and then chatted to Mason Bazeley, a school friend of Kyran's who got married on Sunday and changed one or two things in the ceremony. But first Lane Sainty from Buzzfeed brings us up to date on the news from Canberra. Check out more of Lane's excellent journalism here: www.buzzfeed.com/lanesainty And if you are interested in hearing the reading that we talk to Mason about check out RadioLab's excellent podcast epiosde featuring the story here: www.radiolab.org/story/122382-des…eeking-symmetry/ (it's about a minute in) The music in this podcast is by Brendan Maclean. His album 'funbang1' is an absolute delight: itunes.apple.com/au/album/funbang1/id1118291248 Please leave us a review if you have time. And tell your friends about us - we're going to be here until, well, until we can save a date. Episode 4

Rhys and Kyran ask each other (for the very first time) why they want to get married. The results are mixed. Please leave us a review if you have time. And tell your friends about us - we're going to be here until, well, until we can save a date. "Free To Love" by Brendan Maclean. Episode 3.

Everything you need to know about the plebiscite so far, as explained by LGBT reporter Lane Sainty of Buzzfeed. Could lead to marriage, could lead to some serious shade. What a pickle. Please leave us a review if you have time. And tell your friends about us - we're going to be here until, well, until we can save a date. Music by Brendan Maclean. Episode 2.

Rhys Nicholson and Kyran Wheatley speak to Buzzfeed News reporter and all round great human Lane Sainty about how we got to where we are. What happened before Howard brought in "between a man and a woman"? What happened in Canberra when people could marry for 10 seconds? What was the progressive side of politics doing back then? What were the politics that got us to today? Check out Lane Sainty's brilliant coverage of all things LBGTI in this country here: www.buzzfeed.com/lanesainty - Lane really is the go to journo in cases like this. Music in the podcast is by Brendan Maclean. The video to Free To Love which we use is brilliant, check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm59xIQudSM And if you have anything you want to send us Rhys is on twitter @rhysnicholsonand Kyran is on twitter @kyranwheatley. Easy. Please leave us a review if you have time. And tell your friends about us - we're going to be here until, well, until we can save a date. Episode 1.

Rhys Nicholson and Kyran Wheatley are engaged. They ask why they can't get married. Original music by Brendan Maclean. It's called Free To Love. It's great. Please leave us a review if you have time. And tell your friends about us - we're going to be here until, well, until we can save a date.