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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 family have lived a truly global life, with a journey into parenthood that has carried them across continents, through many different communities, and ultimately into the heart of regional Queensland.

Matt is also an accomplished actor and playwright. His work is shaped by his lived experience, from coming out, to meeting his husband Peter, to stepping into fatherhood. His most recent piece, The Sky Is Falling, premiered in Blackall in 2025 and explores the tender space where family, culture, and the language of parenthood meet. Matt shares the rainbow road that led him to become a dad and everything that has unfolded since.

Be sure to check out Matt's website to keep up to date with what he is up to these days and details of his latest play: www.mattyoungactor.com

Thank you to every single person who has supported this season and this little project of mine. To stay up to date, follow @overtherainbowpod on Facebook and Instagram. Bye for now.

Episode edited by: David Willett of Double T Media (www.doubletmedia.com.au)

Artwork created by: James Molina

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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, a lifetime of confusion, anxiety and feeling out of place finally made sense. We talk about what that experience was like and how his step son reacted to it all.

As if that were not remarkable enough, Daniel then followed his passion for stand up comedy, using humour to explore life as a trans man, the reality of having lived on both sides of the gender fence and the joy of being your authentic self.

When I started this podcast, my goal was to explore the many different ways we become rainbow dads. Daniel is a perfect example of what can happen when you start living as your true self and how children often recognise and respond to that honesty with such simple clarity.

Episode edited by: David Willett of Double T Media (www.doubletmedia.com.au)

Artwork created by: James Molina

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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 daughter, a joyful and unexpected addition to their family.

This conversation was a long time coming for reasons you will hear, and I am so glad we finally made it happen. Rav and Phil talk honestly about the highs and lows of parenthood and the realities of raising three children with very different needs and personalities.

I was already a big fan of Rav and Phil, but after sitting down with them my admiration grew even stronger. I loved this conversation and I know you will too.

Episode edited by: David Willett of Double T Media (www.doubletmedia.com.au)

Artwork created by: James Molina