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Average audio length:
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Guest interviews
English
Australia
20 episodes
since Aug. 30, 2024
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Send us a text Hello and welcome to my final episode of season two. I hope you have enjoyed listening as much as I’ve loved creating every moment of this show. This week, I’m chatting with Matt Young, a storyteller, performer, long time foster carer, and proud adoptive rainbow dad. Matt and his fam…

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Send us a text I am so thrilled this week to be chatting with Daniel Brushweeler, a Queensland national, proud trans man, comedian and step dad. Daniel talks about the moment that changed everything for him: accidentally coming across a TV show discussing what it means to be trans. In that instant,…
Send us a text This week I’m joined by Rav and Phil, who open up about their journey adopting their three children in the United Kingdom. They walk me through the process from start to finish, including how they were first placed with their two sons and later surprised with the arrival of their dau…
Send us a text This week I’m chatting with Ashley, a rainbow dad and the Executive Officer and one of the founders of Rainbow Families, an Australian charity that supports, connects and empowers LGBTQ+ parents and their families. When Ashley became a dad in 2012, he was surprised by the lack of sup…
Send us a text When I started this series, my aim was to share stories from Rainbow Dads that reflect the full spectrum of how our families are created. This week, I chat with Choon, a Perth local who chose the foster care path and was placed with twin boys alongside his then-partner, Milton. In th…
Send us a text Last season, I released an episode exploring some of the relationship challenges that can arise when creating a rainbow family. It turned out to be our most-listened-to episode, which made me wonder: are relationship challenges more common than we’re letting on? To dive deeper into t…
Send us a text I am so fortunate this week to be talking to my friend and business mogul, Damien Chambers.  Damien is a proud rainbow dad and co-founder of NewGen Families. After becoming a father through surrogacy and developing a passion for helping others build their families he packed up his ba…
Send us a text This week, I’m joined by Rodney Chiang-Cruise — an OG rainbow dad here in Australia. Rodney and his partner Jeff, together for 25 years, began their surrogacy journey in the U.S. back in 2007. That journey brought them their son Ethan — no longer a rainbow child, but now a fully fled…
Send us a text Hello and welcome to the brand new season of, Over the Rainbow… A Queers Dads Podcast Series…  My first chat to kick off the second season is with Rhys, a rainbow dad who started his journey to becoming a dad with his long term partner Dale, who sadly passed away after their son Luca…
Send us a text Becoming a dad is a transformative experience—one that reshapes nearly every part of your life. But perhaps the most profound shift happens in the relationship with your partner. What was once your top priority suddenly takes a backseat as the demands of parenthood take over. This we…
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