What do you do when you're addicted to feeling? Diva Sarah, writes, blocks and keeps on winning.

This week on Okay Diva we have Brisbane singer-songwriter and self-confessed emotional junkie, Sarah Hamze. We get into her songwriting process, her original song award and why the industry still has a long way togo until there’s equality.

Be honest: have you ever unblocked someone just to say"hey"? Comment below.

Stream Casually Mine on Spotify.
Find Sarah: https://linktr.ee/sarahhamze
Insta: @sarahhamze_

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Would you taxidermy your cat? Meet Sarah Hamze

02:12 Diva moment: vomiting mid Christmas carol

04:14 What got Sarah into singing (Pink, The Veronicas andGlee)

09:17 Casually Mine: the story behind the single

12:31 Emotional junkie: why songwriters are addicted tofeeling

17:43 Original song award

19:13 Competition kid in a male dominated industry

29:02 Hot take: is Adéla's Nicole Kidman backwards forfeminism?

33:12 We miss Britney and Rihanna sexy

34:31 Streaming: sort of awesome and sort of awful

37:00 Diva of your life: The Beat

#OkayDiva #SarahHamze #CasuallyMine #Adela #CharliXCX#LanewayFestival #SabrinaCarpenter #NoahKahan #TroyeSivan #SingerSongwriter#AustralianMusic #BrisbaneMusic #PopCulture #BrisbanePodcast #QueerPodcast#LGBTQ #AustralianPodcast #GenZPodcast

What's the most diva job in the world? It's our first solo episode in a few weeks, divas, and we finally asked the question we've been sitting on for weeks.

Sam relives front row for OG Slayyyter in a tiny festival tent. Brock ranks every acting agency in Brisbane (but he won't name names). Then we blind rank everything new on our screens: Avatar: Seven Havens, VisionQuest, Whalefall, The Mummy and our American Horror Story: Asylum rewatch. Plus Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan's Expectations remix, Tate McRae's Housewife and Joey Jay landing in Australia.

What's the most diva job you can think of? Drop it below.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 We're Back: Our First Solo Episode In WEEKS

01:25 The No Shade Challenge

01:47 Diva Moment: Front Row For OG Slayyyter At Groovin The Moo

04:48 Diva Moment: Brock Ranks Every Acting Agency In Brisbane

09:24 Blind Ranking New Releases: The Mummy, VisionQuest, Whalefall, AHS Asylum & Avatar

12:30 Avatar: Seven Havens TikTok Theory (Is The Rest Of The World Fine?)

17:22 Olivia Rodrigo & Chappell Roan's Expectations Remix: What Did Chappell Add?

20:27 Tate McRae's Housewife & The Mainstream Debate

23:11 Conan Gray Does Like A Version

25:48 Could A Podcast Make The Hottest 100?

26:34 Joey Jay Is Coming To Australia & Our Drag Race Watch Order

29:35 Brock's Big Question: What's The Most Diva Job?

35:03 The New Definition Of Diva: Owning The Room

35:59 Diva Of The Week: Tate McRae Dipped In Gold

40:29 Diva Of The Week: Shalom Harlow, Always

41:06 Did Anyone Throw Shade? Plus Next Week's Guest

#OkayDiva #AvatarSevenHavens #ChappellRoan #OliviaRodrigo #TateMcRae #Slayyyter #VisionQuest #Whalefall #AmericanHorrorStory #DragRace #JoeyJay #ShalomHarlow #ConanGray #LikeAVersion #PopCulture #BrisbanePodcast #QueerPodcast #LGBTQ #AustralianPodcast #GenZPodcast

Episode 71 is the Okay Diva podcast live at Cult — Brisbane’s most underground, most unhinged, most you-genuinely-cannot-describe-it queer event, this year themed around Mulholland Drive. Sam and Brock dressed as 80s news anchors, set up a field studio in the belly of the beast, and interviewed everyone they could find while chaos unfolded around them.

This episode is different gurl. No couch, no studio, no structure, just two divas with a microphone, a porn room next door, fire being swallowed somewhere in the distance, and a rotating cast of the most fabulous people in Brisbane telling us what diva means to them. With an extra special interview with Glass Eater herself: the creator, the visionary, the diva who built this whole thing from a 30-patron cabaret to one of Brisbane’s most beloved events.

Cult is back for 2027. You have to be there. You cannot know what it is until you are.

Drop your diva of the night in the comments below.

CHAPTERS:01:00:00 We Are Live: Field Reporters At Cult

01:01:00 Diva Moments: Brock Survived The Sick House & Sam Washed His Balls With Colgate

01:03:33 Mulholland Drive Theme Explained (After Watching The YouTube Explainer)

01:08:53 All The Hotel Rooms Are Open

01:09:53 Mara Maraschino Live On The Floor

01:10:18 Diva Interview: Ophelia (Murderous Goat Hotel Manager)

01:14:14 Diva Interview: Vampy de Lapett (This Is Her Regular Fit)

01:18:22 Diva Interview: Rebel & Rebecca (Shibari Performers)

01:20:50 Diva Interview: The Gothic Wet Dream Opera Singer

01:24:24 Diva Interview: A Kiwi Who Found Her People

01:27:53 Final Interview: Glass Eater (Creator Of Cult)

01:31:08 Closing Broadcast: Cult Is Back For 2027

#CultBrisbane #GlassEater #AltBrisbane #MulhollandDrive #BrisbaneQueer #QueerEvents #BrisbaneBurlesque #OkayDiva #BrisbanePodcast #QueerPodcast #LGBTQ #UndergroundBrisbane #BrisbaneNightlife #LivePodcast #QueerAustralia #DragBrisbane #BurlesquePerformer #BrisbaneEvents #MaraMaraschino #ShibariPerformer

HELLO! This week on Okay Diva we have none other than the Thrilla from Manila herself, Miss Luna Thicc. With boundless proof to back it up, she is the dancing diva of Brisbane and it shows. Don't let the knee fool you, this Diva can GET DOWN!

From folk dancing to backup dancing for the dolls across the Philippines, this Diva owns the stage and shines through everything she does. This is a deep dive into how Luna came to be. She is the drag mother to some of QLD's legends and we find out exactly how to birth the next drag diva.

All these answers and more!

Comment below what dancing means to you!

Insta: @misslunathicc

#Dancing #Manila #philippines #drag #brisbane #brisbanedrag #nightlife #brisbanenightlife #diva #divasofbrisabne #folkdancing

Brock and Sam are back and its all about music this week. All DIVA, no actual evidence to back it up! Who knows what we will end up saying about the absolute STATE of the music industry in its current era.

We discuss everything from VMAs to the core concept of what a deluxe album is. Going IN on how long an artist needs to wait before releasing it after the original album.

Asking the hard questions and leaving you wondering which deluxe albums we won't comment on!

We clock The life of a showgirl: ENCORE - Taylor Swift, Conan Grey - Wishbone Deluxe, Mixtapes and more!

Do you love music? Why haven't you watched the video yet? Once you have watched the video, comment your favourite deluxe album below.

CHAPTERS:

00:01:07 Diva Moments: Sick But Still Here

00:03:12 The Deluxe Album Debate Begins: Taylor Swift & The Six Month Rule

00:06:11 Is Releasing Music On Someone Else's Date Actually A Problem?

00:07:14 How Do Music Charts Even Work Anymore?

00:09:37 Country & Folk Are Back (Beyoncé & Noah Did That)

00:11:03 Slayyyter's New Album: Deluxe Or Brother Album?

00:13:33 The Conan Gray Deluxe That Added Nothing (Sorry)

00:14:59 Noah Kahan's Stick Season: The Gold Standard Of Deluxe Done Right

00:17:56 When A Deluxe Just Feels Like Scraps

00:20:49 Noah Kahan Added Songs 24 Hours Later: Can you call that deluxe

00:21:14 Did Charli's Mayhem Actually Tell A Love Story?

00:25:24 Brock's Least Musical Year Ever & The Spotify Rabbit Hole

00:27:12 Ninajirachi Changed Everything

00:34:02 George Michael VMA Tribute: It Should Have Been Queer Artists

00:35:51 Casting The Ideal George Michael Tribute Lineup

00:38:08 Wait Is This Episode 69?? (Brief Chaos)

00:38:30 Diva Of The Week: Zara Larsson & The Return Of Iggy Azalea

#music #newmusic #taylorswift #conangrey #lizzymcalpine #sabrinacapenter #ladygaga #deluxealbum #deluxe #noahkahan #folk #pop #edm #techno #ninajirachi

Episode 68 features Mara Maraschino: burlesque performer, Alt co-producer, Cult co-host, Bombshell Burlesque teacher, linguistics graduate, and total diva.

Mara breaks down the world of Alt and Cult, some of Brisbane's most beloved queer underground events. Come to Cult October 10th. You genuinely cannot know what happens unless you're there.

Leave a comment on when you felt your hottest below!

Chapters: 01:01:51 Welcome Mara: Diva Moment Of Life

01:05:59 How Mara Got Into Burlesque

01:07:22 Joining Alt & The Life Of Co-Producing Brisbane's Best Queer Events

01:10:22 Alt Turned A Hate Comment Into Merch (Drag Queens & wh**es)

01:13:00 Cult: Brisbane's Most Secret Underground Queer Event

01:14:49 October Cult Preview: Mulholland Drive Themed Warehouse Experience

01:18:12 Could We Do A Live Podcast At Cult?

01:28:32 How Burlesque Has Evolved: Diversity, Body Positivity & The Cher Film Problem

01:30:07 Your Job On Stage Is To Be The Hottest Thing Alive (The Big Lesson)

01:32:03 Does Burlesque Need Its Own Drag Race?

01:37:08 Diva Of Her Life

#MaraMaraschino #BurlesqueAustralia #AltBrisbane #CultBrisbane #BurlesqueBrisbane #QueenslandBurlesque #OkayDiva #BrisbanePodcast #QueerPodcast #LGBTQ #BrisbaneEvents #UndergroundBrisbane #BombshellBurlesque #BodyPositivity #BurlesquePerformer #AustralianPodcast #GaySkiWeek #HakubaGaySkiWeek #GlassEater #QueerArt

The Emmy Awards are back divas! Its been a year for the books so what better time to make some predictions. We're going category by category through the major Emmy nominations, debating who deserves it, who they think will actually get it.Diva of the week: Jean Smart, always. And Hannah Einbender, who is extremely hot in Camp Miasma and we need her in everything immediately.Who are you rooting for at the 2026 Emmys? Drop your predictions below.CHAPTERS:01:04:31 Diva Moments: Birthday Blackout & "You Got Roaches" At Red Rooster01:10:10 Emmy Predictions Begin: Outstanding Comedy Series (Hacks vs Widows Bay)01:13:20 Is Widows Bay Actually A Comedy? (They Disagree)01:18:58 Outstanding Drama Series: The Pit Should Win (And Will)01:19:37 Outstanding Reality Competition: Traitors vs Drag Race01:20:33 Drag Race Season 18 Production Shenanigans (Jade Should Have Won)01:21:17 Outstanding Lead Actress Comedy: Jean Smart, Obviously01:22:30 The Bear Is Not A Comedy & Never Has Been01:26:43 Outstanding Lead Actor Drama: The Pit's Robbie01:29:15 Euphoria Season Two Was A Betrayal (Full Analysis)01:31:23 Supporting Actor & Actress: Hacks & The Pit Dominate01:37:48 Outstanding Directing: The Hacks Finale Deserves Everything01:45:16 Why Horror Needs Its Own Emmy Category01:49:02 Diva Of The Week: Jean Smart & Hannah From Hacks#Emmys2026 #EmmyAwards #EmmyPredictions #Hacks #JeanSmart #ThePit #WidowsBay #DragRace #Traitors #Euphoria #Severance #AbbottElementary #OkayDiva #PopCulture #TVPodcast #BrisbanePodcast #QueerPodcast #LGBTQ #AustralianPodcast #GenZPodcast

Today we’re dressed in star spangled cowgirl and cowboy fits to honour the world’s most shining, trailblazing, bold southern belle diva; the phenomenal Dolly Parton.

Episode 66 features our first ever theatre director and intimacy coordinator Heidi Gledhill. Heidi gets what it means to take up space as a creative, as a celeb in your own right, and as someone who doesn’t shy away from their voice and sass. Heidi brings every bit of that to the diva sphere and then some.

We pay tribute to the legendary Dolly Parton, the divinegoddess, godmother of us all, the girl who grew up with nothing in Tennessee and gave 300 million books back to the world through the Imagination Library. We dive into the life and times of the woman who entered her own lookalike contest, made herself more drag, and still lost. Who wrote "I Will Always Love You" before Whitney made it hers. Who had a song locked in a box for her 100th birthday. Who was so secure in herself she could wear whatever the hell she wanted and mean every inch of it. We speak on all she meant, all she built, and all she leaves behind.

We also get deep into intimacy coordinating and directing andwhat it actually is, why it only came about after the Harvey Weinstein movement, why it's newer than gay marriage, and why the industry could not have needed it more. This conversation is important and Heidi makes it fascinating.

Dolly. We miss you. The cowboy boots were for you.

CHAPTERS:
01:00:43 Welcome Heidi: Theatre Director, Intimacy Coordinator & Certified Diva

01:05:41 Diva Moment Of Life: Signing A Demi Moore Autograph In Rome01:09:07 Growing Up Family Friends With Nicole Kidman (She Was Queen Bee)
01:13:20 What Does A Theatre Director Actually Do?01:17:49 Intimacy Coordinating Explained: How & Why ItCame To Be01:18:35 Post Harvey Weinstein: The Movement That Changed FilmSets Forever01:20:47 Intimacy Directing In Theatre vs Film: What'sDifferent01:25:03 Heated Rivalry, The Female Gaze & Why Girls AndGays Run Queer Media01:35:00 New York, Broadway & The Dream Of It All01:37:00 Dolly Parton Tribute: The Southern Belle Babe WhoRaised Us All01:39:57 I Will Always Love You Was Dolly's Song First01:44:07 The Lookalike Contest She Lost By Being Too Drag01:44:55 Yeehaw: The Cowboy Fits Were For Dolly

#DollyParton #DollyPartonTribute #OkayDiva #Heidi #TheatreDirector#IntimacyCoordinator #IntimacyCoordinating #BrisbanePodcast #QueerPodcast#LGBTQ #AustralianPodcast #DollyPartonRIP #Jolene #IWillAlwaysLoveYou#NicoleKidman #HeatedRivalry #TheatreLife #GenZPodcast #DollyForever#CountryMusic