Word for Word is hosted by Lisa Daniel and her guest this week is Dan Lake. Dan is an entertainment executive and content producer whose work in development, financing and production extends across feature film, broadcast drama and comedy as well as factual and reality programming. Currently the head of content at Orange Entertainment Co, Dan’s work has encompassed award-winning feature and documentary films, as well as working as ...

Join Lisa Daniel on Word for Word. Lisa’s guest this week is Grace Lee. Grace was born in the UK and emigrated to Australia in 1990. With a career that has spanned academia and the IT industry as a project manager, Grace is now a psychotherapist and counsellor who has extensive experience working with trans, gender diverse and non-binary people. With her second wife Sheila, Grace co-founded Ovarian Cancer Australia and was Chair of...

Today’s guest on Word for Word with host Lisa Daniel is RWR McDonald. Rob is an award-winning author, a Kiwi and queer dad who lives in Melbourne with his two daughters and a cat called Harry. His debut novel,  The Nancys,  won Best First Novel in the 2020 Ngaio Marsh Awards, as well as being a finalist in the Best Novel category.  It was shortlisted for Best First Novel in the 2020 Ned Kelly Awards, and Highly Commended for an Unp...

Today’s guest with Lisa Daniel on Word for Word is Linzi Kurileff.  Linzi Kurileff has been somewhat of an unsung hero amongst Melbourne’s queer community for more decades than she would be happy to admit. Some highlights include managing the legendary Glasshouse hotel; being heavily involved in the ALSO Foundation over a number of years; Co- presenter at JOY; Vice president/President BENT TV; Vice President of Victoria’s Pride Mar...

Ruth Katerelos

Today’s guest with Lisa Daniel on Word for Word is Ruth Katerelos. Ruth is a registered psychologist with over 20 years experience working in the area of mental health. Combining private practice with her role at Queerspace, my guest also manages to find time to be a regular contributor to Melbourne’s arts scene as a performer and producer. On top of that she is also mum to two teenagers. Over the journey Ruth has de...

Jude Munro AO

Todays guest on Word for Word with host Lisa Daniel is Jude Munro. Jude Munro grew up in Melbourne – the daughter of Salvation Army parents. Her leadership skills were honed early and then developed through her university years and into her career which has spanned unions, Public Service, Public Policy and as CEO of various local governments in Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane. In 2010 she was made an Officer of the O...

Lisa Daniel’s guest on Word for Word goes by the simple, yet perfectly suited name of Sprinkle. Sprinkle has been active in the fashion, costumery performance, film and curatorial spaces since the mid 1990s. She’s won awards, appeared in kink performances and sex positive films, and her fashion has appeared in countless media from tv to film, to print magazines.  

A tall and curvy woman herself, Sprinkle struggled for many years tr...

Lisa Daniel presents Word for Word and her guest is Michael Cutrupi. Michael has achieved an awful lot in a short space of time having worked across the arts in a variety of roles from management, production and leadership roles to acting and performance in film, television and theatre. As a bigger guy he often challenges the stereotypes around dancing and performing. As an actor he has worked with the Sydney Theatre Company, Ameri...