Women's Liberation Radio News

Phoenixx is a WLRN listener with a large women's music collection she would like to share with her sisters. Take a listen to this 2nd episode of the WLRN Music Hour! Playlist for WLRN Music with Phoenixx October 2, 2017 Body Hair, Anne Seale, sample record with Hotwire, Jan 1993 A Touch of Menopausal Anarchy, Carolyn Hillyer, Weathered Edge Sway of Her Hips, Teresa Trull, Playtime, 1997 Womanly Way, Linda(Tui) Tillery, album same name, 1977 Brown Like Me, Washington Sisters/June Millington writer, Understated, 1987 Big, Big, Woman, Regina Wells, Rashida Oji Bledsung Live at Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Polly Wood, Music for Metaformic Theory, 2008 The Bloods, Debbie Lemke, Berkley Women’s Music Collective, 1977 Ode to a Gym Teacher, Meg Christian, I Know You Know, 1974 Tomboy Girl, Tret Fure and Cris Williamson, Radio Quiet, 1999 Untitled, Pat Parker, Every woman’s blues, Women’s Prison Concert Collective, 1976 Feral Children, Beth Orton, Comfort of Strangers, 2006 3000 Miles, Tracy Chapman, Where You

On September 13th, at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park in London, transactivists swarmed a group of women meeting to discuss the meaning of the word "gender" and the Gender Recognition Act that is getting support from both the left and the right in the UK. A 60 year old woman was beaten by several of the male activists and police were called to Speakers' Corner before the conference took place. The women were determined to hold it despite the attacks and some managed to make it to a secret venue located near Hyde Park. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx9pyvI-V7M Our featured picture is by Venice Allen and is of conference participants listening to one of the talks. In this interview, WLRN's Thistle Pettersen speaks with Julia Long, one of the speakers at the conference, and with Ruby & Trixie, two of the conference organizers. They talked about what motivated them to organize the conference and give a play-by-play account of what happened before it took place, during the conference and in the aftermath. Dr

On August 26th, WLRN's Thistle Pettersen got to talk with Charlie Rae, journalist with the Fifth Column, a popular indie media news service online, and with Sam Reitger, also with Fifth Column, and co-author of Changing Minds: A Guide to Confronting Gender Doctrine. Relevant work by Charlie at Fifth Column: http://thefifthcolumnnews.com/2017/08/are-there-good-reasons-to-oppose-transgenderism/ And by Sam: http://thefifthcolumnnews.com/2017/07/liberal-silence-on-transgender-violence/ In the interview you will hear these two dynamic and articulate radical feminists debunk the claim that the trans movement is a civil rights movement, talk about how they came to question what they call the gender doctrine, and analyze the ideology behind the trans movement that fuels sexism and homophobia but also could potentially fuel ableism and racism as well. You won't want to miss a second of their sharp-cutting thought that aims to give you a glimpse of what they will cover in their book to come out in 2018. Charlie

Listener volunteer, Phoenixx, created this hour-long music show to contribute to what WLRN does in the femisphere! Take a listen and write to us at wlrnewscontact@gmail.com with any requests for future shows.

WLRN’s Edition 17 podcast focuses on women’s health and wellness practices as they have developed under, and outside of, patriarchal influences. We spoke to two women who have devoted their lives to advocating for the use of natural medicines and herbs, specifically in terms of women’s health. Linda Conroy is a practicing herbalist who has dedicated her life to the green world, providing herbal education, workshops and apprenticeships throughout the country, as well as individual consultations and handcrafted herbal products. Linda holds a MSS (Master of Social Service) and MLSP (Master of Law and Social Policy), and a certificate in permaculture design. She has participated in Wilderness First Responder training and doula training. She is the founder of Wild Eats, Moonwise Herbs and the Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference, which you can check out at www.midwestowomensherbal.com and www.moonwiseherbs.com. Jeanna Hoch is a founder of CannaMama Clinic, an international resource for people interested in cannabis

Feminist blogger Renee Gerlich, who is based in New Zealand, interviews Gudrun Jonsdottir, one of the founders of Reykjavik rape crisis centre, Stigamot. Gudrun has been part of Iceland's women's movement since the famous 1975 women's march, so she talks about its beginnings and early development. Coming from New Zealand, where prostitution is considered legitimate industry, Renee also wanted to know about the Icelandic women's struggle to criminalise pimps and the purchase of women and abolish the sex trade in Iceland. Gudrun does not disappoint - her stories are awe inspiring.

In August of 2015 the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, a lesbian institution that existed for 40 years, closed its gates for the last time. There was no plan for the land upon which the festival took place and no plan to continue the festival in a different form. A group of women who had attended and worked at the festival got together to explore the possibility of buying the land from Lisa Vogel, the festival founder and owner. The We Want the Land Coalition (WWTLC) was born in 2016 and the land was purchased shortly after its formation. http://wwtlc.org/ In early August of 2017, WWTLC organized a gathering of women on the Land to discuss the logistics of renting out the space to interested parties starting next summer. Thistle Pettersen had the honor of attending the gathering and of capturing this interview with two of WWTLC's board members. Karen Thompson is a first generation American, activist, black dyke and attorney who has spent much of her legal career representing individuals who are fighting for

WLRN’s Edition 16 podcast focuses on the money behind the medicalized transgender movement and the impact that the movement has on the lesbian community. We were inspired to these topics by the canceled Left Forum panel that was set to explore them in detail. Our interviewees were all involved in that panel, and WLRN is proud to give them a platform after Left Forum silenced them. Mary Lou Singleton is a lifelong women’s liberation activist. She practiced as a homebirth midwife for 20 years and now works as a family nurse practitioner. She has served on the boards of directors of the Midwives Alliance of North America, the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives, the Stop Patriarchy Abortion Rights Freedom Ride, and the Women’s Liberation Front. Jane Chotard is a former attorney whose specialty was regulatory healthcare, including Standards of Care and Informed Consent. She participated in the formation of California Lawyers for Human Rights, as well as the Women’s Committee at GLAAD in th

On July 9th, Thistle Pettersen got to sit down with Nedra Johnson at the National Women's Music Festival held in Madison, WI. She asked Nedra about her music career, MichFest & a t-shirt Nedra made and posted online using the misogynistic slur term TERF. Nedra's insights and stories about Michigan make this a gem in the treasure chest of our women's herstory.

After edition 13, Maureen Doll approached WLRN about her disappointment in our coverage of the issues. She has contributed this guest commentary to reply to Nile Pierce's WLRN commentary from edition 13. Thanks for staying tuned!

Jocelyn Macdonald is a radical lesbian feminist who will perform her poetry during WoLF Fest in July 2017. She granted WLRN an exclusive interview about her work, her coming out as a gender-critical lesbian feminist and her ideas about how to attract more women to our movement.

WLRN's Edition 15 explores feminist and women's spirituality, in the forms of goddess worship and witchcraft, and makes a feminist criticism of patriarchal religions. Interviewees are Tizzy Hyatt, Terri Strange, and Carol Christ. Poem by Nile Pierce and commentary by Sekhmet She Owl. Musical spots by Jana Runnals and Sexwitch.

This June 2017 podcast is packed with lesbian music, commentary and interviews. We ask Julie Bindel & Jocelyn Macdonald for their coming out stories & Bev Jo talks about the benefits of lesbianism. This 14th edition explores what it means to choose lesbianism in our male-dominated culture and to live as free women. Sekhmet SheOwl provides WLRN commentary that is guaranteed to make you think and ponder the idea that any woman can choose to be a lesbian. Jocelyn Macdonald will be performing her radical lesbian feminist poetry at WoLF Festival over the weekend of July 21st-24th. http://wolffestival.org/. Stay in touch with us at WLRN and keep on keepin' on! wlrnewscontact@gmail.com. Please like, share and comment widely! Thanks, Womyn!

Natasha Chart is a thinker, writer, and feminist activist and organizer who sits on the board of directors of the Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF) and writes for Feminist Current. In this interview with Thistle Pettersen on April 27th, 2017, Natasha talks about WoLF as an organization, its goals and structure as well as the outside influences that have shaped WoLF as a major radical feminist organization with hundreds of members. In addition, Ms. Chart addresses head-on the question of WoLF accepting money to fight gender identity legal battles from the Alliance Defending Freedom, a right-wing advocacy group that is anti-gay and lesbian and against abortion rights.

Edition 13 deals with the debate among women regarding radical feminists who align with right wing forces, individuals & organizations to reach a narrowly agreed upon goal. It is always hard for us to decide what makes it in to our podcasts and what does not. We usually have far more material to include than we do space. What Ruth adds to this discussion is extremely valuable and we hope that women will listen to this in addition to all of the voices in edition 13. Thanks.

We are proud to present our 13th edition podcast focused on the ethics of coalition-building with both the right & the left as we work as radical feminists to hold and advance the rights of girls and women. In edition 13, WLRN asks hard questions about the ethics and efficacy of WoLF's decision to accept funds from the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative organization that is against full abortion rights & homosexuality. This hour-long broadcast features interviews with Kaeley Triller-Haver of the Hands Across the Aisle Coalition, Natasha Chart of the Women's Liberation Front (WoLF) and commentary from Nile Pierce of the WLRN collective. In addition, Sekhmet SheOwl reads statements by Stop Trans Chauvinism & Max Robinson of Re-sisters, both groups that are strongly critical of feminists aligning themselves with the right wing. WLRN headlines are read by our sound tech and engineering goddess Jenna Di Quarto and feature a wide variety of stories including sound clips from a recent School Board meet

WLRN's Thistle Pettersen interviewed Sarah about her experiences as a college student getting involved and grappling with trans politics on her campus.

This was an interview done with Samantha Berg right before US citizens voted for Donald Trump or Hillary Rodham Clinton in November of 2016. Ms. Berg talks about the symbolic nature of voting in addition to what radical feminist women can do to counter the fear and divisions that inevitably come up around US presidential elections.

This is WLRN's 12th Edition! Our anniversary edition focuses on gender identity and anti-feminist actions that both harm individual feminists and our collective feminist movement. We explore how these actions may also be inadvertently creating more feminists and feminist movement because they are so egregiously sexist.

This is WLRN's March 2nd edition covering the women's marches that occurred all over the world on January 21st, 2017. Women took to the streets in the millions. It is a digest edition, a blanket, a weaving of what women do when we get together in our womanhood and sisterhood. Hear coverage of the marches from on-the-ground and in the streets of London, Madison, Seattle and DC. Hear comparisons of experiences at the different locations and analyses of this herstoric moment. Featured music by Alix Dobkin & a women's collective that created the Battle Hymn of the Women. Interviews with radical and lesbian feminists young and old! This is our most grassroots episode yet! Enjoy! And as always, please like, share and comment widely. We are still hoping to get WLRN station shirts! Check out our t-shirt page and make a donation to WLRN today! March On Sisters! https://wlrnmedia.wordpress.com/…/help-wlrn-get-station-sh…/