I'm Tess Lyrez, a Western Australia–based and touring Ȿ:/ 𝒲₃ᵣ. Listen in as I chat with guests about life in and around the Ȿ₃* industry.
Website - softermedia.net
It's So Hard
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4.7(16 reviews)
120 episodes
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I'm Tess Lyrez, a Western Australia–based and touring Ȿ:/ 𝒲₃ᵣ. Listen in as I chat with guests about life in and around the Ȿ₃* industry. Website - softermedia.net
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Recent Episodes
October 10, 2025
115. Silencing within Orgs feat. Nat Tang, Chloe Durand, Stuart Venables, and Gemma Frances: "Stop being a hack brutha..."
<p>"The movement is not found in the four walls of just one organisation. And if you are the sort of person who is prone to speaking out — sometimes against your own self-interest, just on the basis that it's the right thing to do — you will find that your capacity for change is not bound to one particular organisation..." -<a href="https://instagram.com/nicotene_dundee">Chloe Durand</a></p> <p>In this episode, we chat about the toxic patterns that show up in political parties, Ȿ:/ 𝒲 orgs, and other organising spaces.</p> <p>Many thanks to former WA Greens co-conveners Nat Tang (<a href= "https://instagram.com/natchiching">@natchiching</a>) and Chloe Durand (<a href= "https://instagram.com/nicotene_dundee">@nicotene_dundee</a>), former WA Greens secretary Stuart Venables (<a href= "https://instagram.com/ssvenables">@ssvenables</a>), and ex-culty Gemma Frances (<a href= "https://instagram.com/unhinged.oracle">@unhinged.oracle</a>) for your insights.</p> <p>Recorded 23rd August 2025</p> <p>Host - Tess Lyrez <a id= "OWA7bb0af5e-e2ad-e951-bc8a-6a9b9481c932" class="OWAAutoLink" href= "https://www.instagram.com/softermedia">@softermedia</a><br /> Sound - Michael Unwin <a href= "https://instagram.com/___mauja___">@___mauja___</a></p> <p>Leave a review or sign up to my mailing list - <a href= "https://softermedia.net/">softermedia.net</a></p> <p>Contains explicit descriptions.</p> <p>S3:E115</p>
June 25, 2025
114. When Policy Doesn't Work feat. Nat Tang: "Our enemies are organising against us..."
Policy expert Nat Tang discusses the critical need for grassroots community consultation and the challenges of framing sensitive issues within policy, in an interview with Tess Lyrez.
February 11, 2025
Moments: Me on Making Emotional Labour Visible - with thanks Sabah & Pris (links in notes)
<p>This moment was recorded LIVE as part of Consent Conversations at <a href= "https://linktr.ee/smutclubfilmfest">Smut Club</a>. The rest of this discussion is coming soon.</p> <p>Many thanks to Sabah and Pris for deepening my understanding of consent and emotional labour. This conversation couldn’t fully capture my mistakes in the deleted episode or the depth of their feedback and advice. For more insights, I recommend following and supporting them directly.</p> <p>Sabah - <a href= "https://instagram.com/badgalcovphephe">@badgalcovphephe</a></p> <p>Pris - <a href= "https://instagram.com/prisbackedup">@prisbackedup</a> and <a href= "https://instagram.com/decolonisesexworkau">@decolonisesexworkau</a></p> <p>It's So Hard is produced by - Tess Lyrez<br /> Instagram - <a id="OWA134eea01-5c96-ea03-d252-de6834b32479" class="OWAAutoLink" href= "https://www.instagram.com/softermedia">@softermedia</a> <br /> Website - <a href= "https://softermedia.net/">softermedia.net</a></p>
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