Rach, Jacq and Dene

Do you like a little dog talk? Alex from The Big Smoke joins Rach and Dene to talk about the value of talking to your dog. Why saying ‘Who’s a good dog!!!’ excitedly to your beloved pet is actually pretty important Similar to how ‘baby talk’ is important for parents building a bond with their babies, ‘dog talk’ is crucial to building a bond with our dogs, according to studies coming out of the University of New York. Research also found that dogs can understand over 250 words, can see in colour and even have their own fingerprint! Put a little more rainbow in your day Join Rach, Jacq and Dene (with Tristan in the back) each Tuesday on JOY 94.9  for the drive home as they bring a little more rainbow to your day! Follow and Like us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and subscribe, rate and review our #podcast on iTunes. JOY – turn us on! The post Woof!!! The value of dog talk appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Dene found out his Uber rating the other day and he is not happy!  What does it take to get a perfect five out of five? Melbourne’s most uplifting music mix We play ‘Naked and Sacred’ by Chynna Phillips – perfect for travelling around Melbourne in an Uber! Put a little more rainbow in your day Join Rach, Jacq & Dene (with Tristan in the back) each Tuesday on JOY 94.9  for the drive home as they bring a little more rainbow to your day! Follow and Like us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and subscribe, rate and review our #podcast on iTunes. JOY – turn us on! The post Are you Uber nice? appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Monica and Bronwyn talk to Rach and Dene about obligations to pay financial support for children when relationships break down or when using a sperm donor. We chat about: child support payments calculation of financial support required throughout the life of the dependant child private agreements and liabilities of sperm donors review of financial support when a parent’s financial circumstances change solution. JOY Law – on-air and via podcast The team from KHQ Lawyers join Rach, Jacq and Dene for ‘JOY Law’, a regular segment where we discuss legal issues of interest to the LGBTI and ally community. Join the team each Tuesday at 4.45pm on JOY 94.9 to learn more about: family law advice for rainbow families surrogate, sperm and egg donation agreements adoption and co-parenting estate planning succession planning, and taxation. Missed an episode? Subscribe to ‘Rach, Jacq and Dene’ on iTunes or download from the JOY website. Ask a question Want to ask the team a question to discuss on-air? Email JOYlaw@joy.org.au The post JOY Law: Do sperm donors pay child support? appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Would you clone your dog? Alex from The Big Smoke joins Jacq and Dene to talk about clones and cloning your pets. Would you clone your dogs?  With Barbra Streisand announcing recently that her two dogs are clones of her previous dog, Alex delves into the debate around cloning our beloved pets and how this is becoming a popular way of grieving a beloved pet for the general public, not just celebrities. What does the science tell us about the likelihood of having a pet with the same personality? And why do critics wanted her to defend her ($50,000) buy?  Would you clone your dog as a sentimental way of remembering them? Put a little more rainbow in your day Join Rach, Jacq and Dene (with Tristan in the back) each Tuesday on JOY 94.9  for the drive home as they bring a little more rainbow to your day! Follow and Like us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and subscribe, rate and review our #podcast on iTunes. JOY – turn us on! The post Send in the clones: Would you follow Barbra’s lead and clone your dog? appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Jacq is catching up on the Queer Eye reboot. And asks: why would someone listen to the advice of five gay strangers, but not take the advice of their own family and friends? Dene is puzzled as to the credentials of new Queer Eye food and beverage expert Antoni Porowski. Can he do more than slice an avocado? Put a little more rainbow in your day Join Rach, Jacq & Dene (with Tristan in the back) each Tuesday on JOY 94.9  for the drive home as they bring a little more rainbow to your day! Follow and Like us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and subscribe, rate and review our #podcast on iTunes. JOY – turn us on! The post Queer Eye intervention: Are you up for it? appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Did you go to the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras?  Dene went along to this year’s 40th anniversary Mardi Gras parade and party and filled Jacq in on the goss and Cher news. Melbourne’s most uplifting music mix We play “This is me” by Kesha. Put a little more rainbow in your day Join Rach, Jacq & Dene (with Tristan in the back) each Tuesday on JOY 94.9  for the drive home as they bring a little more rainbow to your day! Follow and Like us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and subscribe, rate and review our #podcast on iTunes. JOY – turn us on! The post Mardi Gras turns 40, Cher turns back time appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Jacq is not happy. Someone has been spraying cologne on themselves while standing next to her in a public space and wonders if this is wrong. Do you squirt, spray or spritz in public? Or do you get yourself smelling nice before you leave the house? Put a little more rainbow in your day Join Rach, Jacq & Dene (with Tristan in the back) each Tuesday on JOY 94.9  for the drive home as they bring a little more rainbow to your day! Follow and Like us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and subscribe, rate and review our #podcast on iTunes. JOY – turn us on! The post Is it wrong to squirt, spray or spritz in public? appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Alex from The Big Smoke joins Rach, Jacq and Dene to talk about new hi-tech glasses that could help with law enforcement, but at what cost to our privacy? Are facial recognition glasses next on the wish list for Aussie police? Hi-tech ‘smart glasses’ use facial recognition technology to identify people. They are being used despite backlash, and are already popular in China. The Australian Federal Government has passed legislation requiring states and territories to hand over drivers licence photos in order to create a citizen database. So how would ’facial recognition smart glass’ technology actually work? Alex explains how this technology is being used internationally. She also unpacks what it could mean for Australians. Put a little more rainbow in your day Join Rach, Jacq and Dene (with Tristan in the back) each Tuesday on JOY 94.9  for the drive home as they bring a little more rainbow to your day! Follow and Like us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and subscribe, rate and review our #podcast on iTunes. JOY – turn us on! The post I see you: Facial recognition glasses and our privacy appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Do you like a good massage? Join Rach, Jacq and Dene as they chat about massage – some like it firm, some like soft, some like to have their feet kissed as part of the experience… Put a little more rainbow in your day Join Rach, Jacq & Dene (with Tristan in the back) each Tuesday on JOY 94.9  for the drive home as they bring a little more rainbow to your day! Follow and Like us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and subscribe, rate and review our #podcast on iTunes. JOY – turn us on! The post Feet kissing optional: Stories from the massage table appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Join Rach, Jacq and Dene as they chew-the-fat about modern dilemmas, such as: when brushing your teeth, do you wet the toothbrush and then add toothpaste, or add toothpaste first then water? have you been watching the Winter Olympics? Would you know a half-pipe from a full-pipe? And would you DIY faecal transplant? Put a little more rainbow in your day Join Rach, Jacq & Dene (with Tristan in the back) each Tuesday on JOY 94.9  for the drive home as they bring a little more rainbow to your day! Follow and Like us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and subscribe, rate and review our #podcast on iTunes. JOY – turn us on, all summer long! The post Toothpaste, half-pipes and DIY faecal transplants appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Do people use cliches that annoy you?  Can you speak ‘millennial’? Do you know when it is right to use an emoji, and when it may be misinterpreted?  And do you over use hashtags? Alex from The Big Smoke joins Rach, Jacq and Dene to talk about cliches, emojis and hashtags. What are the worst cliches we are still using in 2018? We look at the most overused phrases that have become popular by millennials in 2018. We are talking ‘influencers’ who create ‘snackable’ content that helps entrepreneurs ‘growth-hack’ their way to success – ‘110%’ – ugh.  Plus we discuss our hashtag and emoji fixations and frustrations. Put a little more rainbow in your day Join Rach, Jacq and Dene (with Tristan in the back) each Tuesday on JOY 94.9  for the drive home as they bring a little more rainbow to your day! Follow and Like us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and subscribe, rate and review our #podcast on iTunes. JOY – turn us on, all summer long! The post Say what? Hashtags, emojis and cliches appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Want to avoid costly and emotionally draining time in Court? Kris and Monica talk to Rach and Dene about mediation and other ways to avoid time in Court. We chat about: Court proceedings can take a long time to resolve matters – sometimes up to two years Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners (FDRP) being heard and acknowledged can help to move on, and may be more satisfying that having your day in Court adopting an interest-based approach to mediation can be more helpful than taking a positional or adversarial approach to dispute resolution lawyer-assisted mediation and non-lawyer community-based mediation with trained mediators. JOY Law – on-air and via podcast The team from KHQ Lawyers join Rach, Jacq and Dene for ‘JOY Law’, a regular segment where we discuss legal issues of interest to the LGBTI and ally community. Join the team each Tuesday at 4.45pm on JOY 94.9 to learn more about: family law advice for rainbow families surrogate, sperm and egg donation agreements adoption and co-parenting estate planning succession planning, and taxation. Missed an episode? Subscribe to ‘Rach, Jacq and Dene’ on iTunes or download from the JOY website. Ask a question Want to ask the team a question to discuss on-air? Email JOYlaw@joy.org.au The post JOY Law: Ways to avoid a day in Court appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Kris talks to Rach and Dene about international surrogacy laws for gay, lesbian and infertile couples looking to become parents. We chat about: commercial versus altruistic surrogacy recent changes in the laws impacting Australians looking for surrogates overseas hybrid surrogacy programs operating across Cypress and the United States of America birth certificates and citizenship of children born to international surrogates nationality of surrogate, rather than nationality of the egg donor the costs of commercial surrogacy arrangements overseas. JOY Law – on-air and via podcast The team from KHQ Lawyers join Rach, Jacq and Dene for ‘JOY Law’, a regular segment where we discuss legal issues of interest to the LGBTI and ally community. Join the team each Tuesday at 4.45pm on JOY 94.9 to learn more about: family law advice for rainbow families surrogate, sperm and egg donation agreements adoption and co-parenting estate planning succession planning, and taxation. Missed an episode? Subscribe to ‘Rach, Jacq and Dene’ on iTunes or download from the JOY website. Ask a question Want to ask the team a question to discuss on-air? Email JOYlaw@joy.org.au The post JOY Law: Exploring overseas surrogacy laws appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Join Rach and Dene as they chat about the start of Lent, and ask the question: what are you giving up for 40 days? Melbourne’s most uplifting music mix We also play “I want that man” by Deborah Harry. Put a little more rainbow in your day Join Rach, Jacq & Dene (with Tristan in the back) each Tuesday on JOY 94.9  for the drive home as they bring a little more rainbow to your day! Follow and Like us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and subscribe, rate and review our #podcast on iTunes. JOY – turn us on, all summer long! The post What are you giving up for Lent? appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Do other drivers on the road annoy you?  Have you seen other drivers breaking the rules and wished there was someone you could call? Alex from The Big Smoke joins Rach and Dene to talk about a new program to dob in other drivers. Would you dob in a driver as part of a Government scheme? The NSW government is looking to introduce a ‘Dob in a driver’ program. This would allow drivers to report to a dedicated call centre when they see anything dangerous on the roads.  From mobile phone use, speeding and drink/drug driving – we look at the attempts to almost ‘crowd source’ reports and how this could be rolled out around the country. Put a little more rainbow in your day Join Rach, Jacq and Dene (with Tristan in the back) each Tuesday on JOY 94.9  for the drive home as they bring a little more rainbow to your day! Follow and Like us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and subscribe, rate and review our #podcast on iTunes. JOY – turn us on, all summer long! The post Would you dob in other drivers? appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

The Spice Girls are back in the news again!  What have they been up to? Join Jacq and Dene as they chat about the Spice Girls and a social media image that may reveal how they choose to spice up their life. They also chat about public transport dilemmas, such as: Myki surprises at Melbourne train stations, and people who touch on and touch off incessantly on trams. Put a little more rainbow in your day Join Rach, Jacq & Dene (with Tristan in the back) each Tuesday on JOY 94.9  for the drive home as they bring a little more rainbow to your day! Follow and Like us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and subscribe, rate and review our #podcast on iTunes. JOY – turn us on, all summer long! The post Touch on, touch off, but don’t touch my spice! appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Alex from The Big Smoke joins Jacq and Dene to talk about attraction to unavailable objects of desire. When you can’t have the object of your desire Why are single people more attracted to people in relationships?  According to the research published in the journal of scientific reports, researchers found that a person is given an ‘attractiveness boost’ when they are desired by another, and the study also looked into why despite the heartache often associated – people will still pursue a person in a relationship and engage in a process known as ‘mate-copying’. Put a little more rainbow in your day Join Rach, Jacq and Dene (with Tristan in the back) each Tuesday on JOY 94.9  for the drive home as they bring a little more rainbow to your day! Follow and Like us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and subscribe, rate and review our #podcast on iTunes. JOY – turn us on, all summer long! The post Does being in a relationship make you more attractive to singles? appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Jacq and Dene chat with Craig Reucassel from ABC’s The Checkout. Each episode of The Checkout tackles issues that face all of us when we open our wallets – identifying ways consumers are being taken advantage of, manipulated and ripped off… even if there’s nothing illegal about it. Craig chats about the complex world of consumer advice, including: misleading sheet thread count what to expect when you are expecting, and advice on practical ways to save money, including saving on electricity costs. The Checkout screens at 8pm Tuesday on ABC and on demand on iView. Put a little more rainbow in your day Join Rach, Jacq & Dene (with Tristan in the back) each Tuesday on JOY 94.9  for the drive home as they bring a little more rainbow to your day! Follow and Like us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and subscribe, rate and review our #podcast on iTunes. JOY – turn us on, all summer long! The post Check out Craig Reucassel from ABC’s The Checkout appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Jacq and Dene chat with Miz Ima Starr, a New Zealand/American singing drag cabaret performer of stage and small screen now living in Tasmania. Miz Ima Starr is the comic creation of Charles Bracewell, and is a singing, wisecracking cabaret phenomenon of stage and small screen. She is in Melbourne as part of the Midsumma Festival 2018 to perform in The Duetaholics with JOY’s own Dean Arcuri. Melbourne’s most uplifting music mix We also play “Coffee” by SuperSister. Put a little more rainbow in your day Join Rach, Jacq & Dene (with Tristan in the back) each Tuesday on JOY 94.9  for the drive home as they bring a little more rainbow to your day! Follow and Like us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and subscribe, rate and review our #podcast on iTunes. JOY – turn us on, all summer long! The post In the pink with Miz Ima Starr appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.

Alex from The Big Smoke joins Jacq and Dene to talk about a new social media trend on Facebook and Instagram for the desperate and dateless. Welcome to “Fauxbae-ing” This is the dating trend that’s starting 2018 terribly. Simply put, fauxbaeing is the act of pretending to have a significant other over social media when you’re actually single. 19% of single men have witnessed someone pretend to have a significant other over social media when they were actually single. Alex looks into this new trend and how it coincides with another depressing dating trend, ‘cricketing’. Put a little more rainbow in your day Join Rach, Jacq and Dene (with Tristan in the back) each Tuesday on JOY 94.9  for the drive home as they bring a little more rainbow to your day! Follow and Like us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and subscribe, rate and review our #podcast on iTunes. JOY – turn us on, all summer long! The post Hey bae, is your relationship Facebook official? appeared first on Rach, Jacq and Dene.