Women's Liberation Radio News

Welcome to our monthly podcast for December 2020! First up, hear Emiliann Lorenzen deliver WLRN's world news segment followed by a clip of Jonna Jinton from Sweden, singing a traditional herding song to bring cows and goats in from pasture. Next, hear Thistle's interview with Falcon River, lesbian feminist homesteader in the State of Michigan. Falcon wanted to make sure women know she is on Facebook and always interested in hearing from sisters looking for sisterhood and community. She also wanted us to share this link to her feminist spiritual group, https://www.circleofaradia.org/4/index.htm. After the interview with Falcon about the animals she grew up with and the horses she currently lives with in Michigan, hear feminist herbalist Linda Conroy talk about the animals she lives with on her land in Southern Wisconsin. To learn more about Linda's work, visit https://moonwiseherbs.com/. Finally, enjoy WLRN commentary from April Neault and Sekhmet SheOwl on the topic before the team at WLRN signs off.

WLRN's Thistle Pettersen sat down with author and Bright Antenna Records music exec, Tiffanie DeBartolo, this week via Skype. They discussed the October 2020 release of Tiffanie's latest novel, Sorrow. In the interview Thistle explores the character development of DeBartolo's main male character and female character in the novel, asking questions from a feminist point-of-view. DeBartolo discusses her way of writing and character development that emphasizes an organic growth to the process without taking her characters out of the context of the story. Her technique is rooted in the psyches of characters who live in a particular place and time, connected intimately with their surroundings in romantic, musical and artistic ways. Enjoy the interview and the song Pink Rabbits at the end by The National. To give the listener a heads up, it is a male voice in this featured song played at the end of the interview. Since this song was related to the novel, we made a rare exception to our policy of airing only

This is WLRN's monthly feminist news and analysis podcast for the month of November 2020. First up, hear WLRN's World News segment written and delivered by Emiliann Lorenzen, who follows her report later on in the program with an original poem called "The Great Fall", about Lilith and Eve who leave the Garden of Eden just because they want to. Enjoy an original reflective sound collage by WLRN listener Chris Wind, who wrote to us offering up her 1987 recording of "I am Eve", the inspiration for our podcast topic this month. After hearing Chris Wind's sound collage poem from 1987, stay tuned for Dani Whitaker's reflections and commentary on the poem before being interviewed by Thistle about her Christian upbringing and journey to a feminist analysis of it. Thistle and Dani broach the topic of transgenderism and how it parallels some of the teachings of the Christian faith during their interview. Finally, stay tuned for Sekhmet SheOwl's commentary on the topic of why women are drawn to Christianity and

We've got a packed program for you this October 2020 as we head into elections season! First up, hear Jenna DiQuarto deliver WLRN's greeting before hearing the world news written and delivered by WLRN's Emiliann Lorenzen. Emiliann also offers listeners a rundown on all of the presidential tickets this year, including the Green Party's and the Libertarians' to get you informed about your choices. Next, hear the song Redemption Day by Sheryl Crow before Thistle's interview with professor Cynthia Enloe of Clark University. Ms. Enloe is a feminist writer, theorist, and professor. She is best known for her work on gender and militarism and for her contributions to the field of feminist international relations. Then, be treated to Thistle's original song, Sticky Red Egg, about an adventure she took back in 2004 marching from the Democratic National Convention in Boston to the Republican National Convention in NYC to protest the two party system and promote grassroots democracy as a solution. After Thistle's

In this interview with Jeanna Hoch, mother of children enrolled in the Denver Public Schools, you will hear Ms. Hoch talk about how the Denver Public Schools board responded to her letter expressing concern about the compelled speech, bullying and confusion children are being subjected to due to transgender ideology being widely accepted and put into school policies. To get in touch with Jeanna you can find her on Twitter, Facebook or email her at jeannahoch@gmail.com. It's time to get organized against the onslaught of compelled speech in the public schools and in the public town square! Thanks for staying tuned to YOUR feminist community powered grassroots media, WLRN.

Venice Allan is a mother, jewelry maker and women's rights campaigner with the UK based organization Standing for Women. She spoke with Thistle about the August 30th confrontation between Black Lives Matter protesters and women at Speakers' Corner who had been speaking out about transgender ideology and gender self-id politics. The two groups were made up of primarily women who spoke passionately and expressively with one another in what appeared to be rather negative and nasty encounters from the vantage point of those watching the videos online. But as you will hear in Ms. Allan's account, the tradition at Speakers' Corner is to have heated and lively discussions in a place "like none other I've ever been in" that allows for open, public debate. For Venice, this indeed happened on August 30th, and despite the aftermath and backlash the confrontation has received since then, she is optimistic about how the confrontation impacted both sides in overall positive ways. Thanks for tuning in to feminist commun

This month we tackle the topic of women in the Black Lives Matter movement with an interview with black radical feminist, Tracy Neal, from Detroit and commentary from WLRN's Dani Whitaker. In addition to exploring this topic, we'd like to welcome our newest member, Emiliann Lorenzen, who wrote and delivers our world news segment for this month of September. Featured song: Four Women by Nina Simone. Because there were technical difficulties with the interview, we have created a transcript for you to read to make sure you catch every word of Ms. Neal's interview. A big THANK YOU to WLRN's Jenna DiQuarto for offering to transcribe the interview so quickly for us to share with you. You can find it on our Wordpress site under the posting of this podcast. https://wlrnmedia.wordpress.com/2020/09/03/edition-53-women-in-the-blm-movement/ Thanks for staying tuned to feminist powered community radio, WLRN.

The Women's Human Rights Campaign launches in the USA! Enjoy today's special edition about this momentous occasion of women getting organized across the the US to promote the Declaration on Women's Sex Based Rights, a document penned by Sheila Jeffreys, Heather Brunksell Evans and Maureen O'Hara designed to get governments, groups and individuals to adopt women's rights based on sex and not on "gender identity." Hear the song "Killing in the Name of" covered by Brass Against the Machine before enjoying WLRN's Sekhmet SheOwl's greeting that leads the listener to our first interview with Vajra Ma, co-chair of the Interim Steering Committee of the WHRC USA. Vajra Ma is co-founder and president of Shakti Moon Foundation, dedicated to woman as the creator of culture and original guide of humanity. She spoke with Thistle about the origin of the Declaration and the group of women in the US that has embraced it and currently serves as the interim steering committee of WHRC USA. Next, enjoy the song "Are you a L

WLRN's August edition gives the spotlight to Beth Stelzer and Linda Blade of the organization Save Women's Sports. First up, you'll hear our world news segment as written and delivered by WLRN's April Neault before enjoying the song "Y Control" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Then, stay tuned for an interview Dani Whitaker did with Beth Stelzer and Linda Blade of Save Women's Sports to learn about their campaigns to keep males out of women's sports. Finally, keep listening to hear Sekhmet SheOwl's poignant commentary about how female socialization contributes to our need for sex segregated sports and how allowing males to compete with females defeats the purpose of it. Thanks for tuning in to another edition of WLRN's monthly handcrafted podcast. If you like what you're hearing, consider becoming a listener sponsor by signing up to give us a monthly donation of $5 or more. You can do this by clicking on the donate button on our wordpress site here:https://wlrnmedia.wordpress.com/.

Like many feminists, filmmaker Nina Paley has been blacklisted and de-platformed for speaking out in favor of the rights of girls and women. This has happened despite the fact that the content of her work does not overtly challenge trans activism. Recently, however, Paley received a lifetime achievement award from Animikon Fest, an animation festival in Spain, despite them knowing she is blacklisted for her feminist politics. On July 6th, 2020, Thistle sat down with Nina to talk about receiving the award and her experiences of trans activism in her hometown. Ms. Paley makes an important distinction between "trans people" and trans activism in this discussion as well as positing that the best method of dealing with extremists is to ignore them. Nina Paley is the creator of the award-winning animated musical feature films Sita Sings the Blues and Seder-Masochism. She is also a moderator of the popular feminist social media platform, Spinster. Spinster.xyz. She has been deplatformed, banned, and blacklisted

On July 1st, WLRN's Danielle Whitaker spoke with author Abigail Shrier about Shrier's career and newly released book called Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters. Abigail Shrier is a frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal. She holds an A.B. from Columbia College, where she received the Euretta J. Kellett Fellowship; a B. Phil, from the University of Oxford; and a J.D. from Yale Law School. Shrier interviewed almost 200 trans-identified teenagers, trans activists, doctors and parents for her book. In this interview, you will hear Ms. Shrier talk about her writing career and what inspired her to do research on the topic of transgenderism and how it is impacting teenage girls in our society.

We chose July to focus on climate change since it has the reputation for being one of the hottest months of the year. In this edition of our monthly news program, hear the world news written and delivered by WLRN's April Neult before enjoying the song "Flint" by Aisha Fukushima. Next up. hear an interview WLRN's Sekhmet SheOwl did with eco-feminist activist and author, Lierre Keith in which they discuss the importance of the feminist movement to the environmental movement and what mainstream environmental activism is getting wrong. Finally, this month's program is rounded off with poignant commentary from WLRN's Dana Vitalosova who offers her views on the climate crisis and how she is handling it. Thank you for tuning in to feminist community powered radio, WLRN. If you'd like to support our work, please consider clicking on the donate button on our wordpress site and browsing our merch tab to find a nice gift in exchange. https://wlrnmedia.wordpress.com/merch/ Without your support, we couldn't do this

Welcome to WLRN's 50th edition podcast! First up, hear WLRN's April Neault greet listeners from her natural setting in Canada, then hear the world news written and delivered by Dana Vitalosova followed by the song Far Away by Eivor. Next, stay tuned for excerpts from an interview Thistle did with Vaishnavi Sundar, feminist film maker and social analyst from India before enjoying the song Heal Me by Melissa Ethridge. After that, hear an interview with Diane Fischer, MichFest and Ohio Lesbian Festival sister who spoke with Thistle about her practice of massage therapy and how the pandemic has impacted her business and the lives of her colleagues and womyn's community in Ohio. Finally, don't miss Sekhmet SheOwl's commentary on how the pandemic is impacting women economically and socially during this time, and her message of solidarity and hope for women to begin to come out of isolation with a greater appreciation for our feminist community and how much we need to see each other in person. At the very end

Every month WLRN offers you our world news segment highlighting women's work, health and status from regions all over the globe. Thanks for listening to feminist community powered radio, WLRN.

Hear WLRN's Dana Vitalosova deliver our world news segments for Thursday, May 7th 2020.

This is WLRN's four year anniversary edition! First up, hear Danielle Whitaker introduce the topic for this month's podcast: women's rights in the Green Party USA and in particular, what is happening to the Georgia Green Party because they decided to sign onto the Declaration for Women's Sex-based Rights. https://www.womensdeclaration.com/ Next, hear WLRN's Dana Vitalosova deliver our world news segment right before the song "Tell it Like it Is" by Tracy Chapman. Following the news, hear an excerpt of an interview Thistle did with Georgia Green Party Co-Chair, Denice Traina and then another excerpt with former Green Party member and candidate, Elaine Mastromatteo, pictured in our cover image for this month. Both women talk about their involvement in the Green Party and comment on the status of women's rights. Next, enjoy the song "Sleep to Dream" by Fiona Apple. Finally, don't miss WLRN's Sekhmet SheOwl's scathing commentary on the state of American electoral politics in general as it relates to women, and

Peggy Luhrs is a lesbian feminist and social justice activist from Burlington, Vermont. She recently cancelled a public library discussion scheduled by the group Gender Critical Vermont, due to condemnation and threats by trans activists. She was a key mover and shaker of the early LGB movement in Burlington, is a member of the Women's International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF) and also produces the monthly program Feminist Media Review for the Center for Media & Democracy. Thistle interviewed Ms. Luhrs via skype on April 10, 2020 to ask her about her experiences in her hometown fighting off defamation and attacks by local trans activists. In this interview, you will hear Ms. Luhrs' detailed account of being escorted out by police at an event held by the Peace & Justice Center of Vermont. https://www.pjcvt.org/who-we-are/#board Video coverage of Ms. Luhrs' encounters at the event is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDuO1cwTg5M&feature=youtu.be WLRN is proud to highlight the work of lesbian

Tally's Lullaby Karen Marie Garrett Waiting Karen Marie Garrett Galweyo--We Call You Carolyn Hillyer Track 3 Jennifer Kriesberg Bird Calls The Nones Ancestor Song Carolyn Hillyer Calling All Angels KD Lang and Jane Siberry Light of My Light Ferron Shipwreck Chris Pureka The Whole World is Burning Jennifer Berezan My, My Ferron You are not alone Mavis Staples Love Throw a Line Patty Griffin My Love Is Alive Anastacia Best of My Love The Emotions I'll Be Your Shelter Taylor Dayne You Gotta Believe The Pointer Sisters Ain't No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross Oooh Child Beth Orton Make Sacred Space Shawn Carol Holding Space Crysy Matthews If it wasn't for the women Alix Dobkin Face the Music Meg Christian Track 1 Invocations to Free Women Ruth Barrett Rise Above Your Raising Diona Devincenzi Welcome back, sisters, to another hour of women’s music. I hope you are well and finding ways to stay centered and soothed wherever you are on this troubled planet. I’m Tamia Phoenixx, your DJ, and this time, in these times

Venice Allan is a woman’s rights campaigner who set up a series of talks on gender identity ideology, We Need To Talk, in 2017. She now works with Posie Parker at Standing For Women, a campaign to maintain the dictionary definition of ‘woman’ as an adult, human female. Thistle spoke with Venice last week via skype to get her thoughts on the current British feminist movement and what women are up to in the UK when it comes to women's rights.

In our April 2020 edition, hear timely world news as written and delivered by WLRN's Dana Vitalosova after Jenna's warm greeting to all of our listeners in this time of the virus outbreak. The focus of this show is on British feminists discussing their initiation and involvement in the women's movement, but our guests also talk about the virus outbreak and how it is possibly impacting the ways we think about ourselves, society and how we organize. Venice Allan is a woman’s rights campaigner who set up a series of talks on gender identity ideology, We Need To Talk, in 2017. She now works with Posie Parker at Standing For Women, a campaign to maintain the dictionary definition of ‘woman’ as an adult, human female. Thistle spoke with Venice via skype last week to hear about Venice's work in the UK and to get her take on the current British feminist movement. She speaks in great detail about the last event she helped organize before the lock down called "Women Say on Women's Day" at the historic Speakers' Cor