On March 30th, 2024, Thistle sat down with N3VLYNNN to discuss her research on the life and times of Pauli Murray. In recent years, Queer theory scholars have shown interest in “transing” Ms. Murray posthumously using her own words from documents at the Schlesinger Library at Harvard to “prove” Ms. Murray had a “gender identity.” N3VLYNNN traveled to the library herself to study the primary sources queer theorists were citing and wrote the article linked below. To get the most out of watching this interview, we recommend you read N3VLYNNN’s stellar article about Ms. Murray, “How the Trans Mov ..read more

First up, hear Thistle greet the listener before Mary ONeill delivers WLRN’s World News segment for April 4th, 2024. With Earth Day 2024 approaching, we wanted to express ourselves as individuals in our collective to help weather the storms of climate change on the horizon together. The situation is so dire, that our reflections and feelings about living through the hottest year on record and going into another apocalyptic summer felt important to express. We wanted to reach out to you from our hearts and minds to build our Sisterhood and abilities to break through any barriers to our joint l ..read more

A Book Review by Jocelyn Crawley As many radical feminists know, the ongoing degradation and dehumanization of women within and under the contemporary regime of global male supremacy translates into the continual trivialization of female experiences in a myriad of profound and devastating ways. These ways include the erasure of the reality of rape as an integral element of the female experience and male social control, as well as the ongoing refusal to acknowledge the gravity of sexual assault within the educational, political, economic, and social sectors of society. In her important book Is ..read more

Welcome to our 95th podcast in a monthly series that began back in May of 2016! We are happy to present the work of Silvia Guerini this month as captured by WLRN member aurora linnea. Ms. Guerini released a book called From the ‘Neutral’ Body to the Post-Human Cyborg published by Spinifex Press last October and has much to say about our topic at hand. First up, hear aurora greet the listener and introduce the content of the show before Mary O’Neill delivers our world news segment that includes stories from Gaza, the UK, and the US. There are supplemental stories added by Jenna and Jocelyn to ..read more

    A Book Review by Jocelyn Crawley Although rape can occur in a plethora of contexts, the sexual assaults that happen in the university setting are uniquely egregious. This is the case for innumerable reasons, including the fact that these rapes are oftentimes suppressed by university administrators, with this reality ensuring that victim-survivors experience a double betrayal marked first by being subjected to sexual abuse by individual/s who were ostensibly trustworthy, and second by college representatives who lack the empathy and transparency necessary to openly discuss what t ..read more

Rape on the Public Agenda: Feminism and the Politics of Sexual Assault by Maria Bevacqua A Review by Jocelyn Crawley As a woman who is committed to critically analyzing the reality of rape and rape culture as integral elements of existence and limited female agency under patriarchy, one conclusion that I continually draw regarding the ongoing war against women through male sexual violence is that the lack of attention granted to this issue precipitates its perpetuation and proliferation. I know that the lack of attention given to rape in all sectors of society results in part from the devalua ..read more

This month of February we explore the world of lesbian love and relationships with Leaf & Firewalker, a lesbian couple who have been together for 39 years and are thriving. First up in the podcast, hear Emily Faye greet the listener before Thistle delivers the WLRN World News segment that includes stories about the World Health Organization’s “Trans and Gender Diverse” guidelines, the plight of Ann Menasche in San Diego, CA, and new restrictions put in place for women and girls by the Taliban, among other stories. Next, after enjoying Dolly Parton’s song “All I Can Do”, stay tuned for a 4 ..read more

From Bad to Worse to the End of the World: A Review of From the ‘Neutral’ Body to the Posthuman Cyborg, by Silvia Guerini.  Review by WLRN Staff Writer, aurora linnea Ours is an age of acclimation to the dystopic. Served up a steady diet of horrific future scenarios in snack-sized portions packaged as entertainment, we are rapidly inured to the worst of what, not long ago, we believed worse than possible. As yesterday’s unimaginable becomes tomorrow’s New Normal, a high-gloss Teflon coating of unreality glazes over atrocities already underway. Nothing sticks: it’s either too horrible to ..read more

Happy New Year to all of our listeners and supporters! Thanks for tuning in to our 93rd edition podcast! First up, hear a rendition of Auld Lang Syne by Celtic Woman before WLRN’s aurora linnea greets the listener and then delivers WLRN’s World News segment. Next, hear Terra Lightfoot with her song No Hurry before listening to Liz Miller, Thistle, and Emily discuss what they feel are the top stories of 2023 and what to look for in ’24. Stay tuned ’til the very end for Sekhmet’s commentary reflecting on 2023 and how so much stays the same despite the march of time. She recommends we connect wi ..read more

First up, hear WLRN’s greeting with member Mary O’Neill who later on in the show, delivers her commentary on the situation women are facing in the regions known as Israel and Palestine. This month, one of our newest members, Kathleen Miles, wrote and delivered WLRN’s World News segment. Hear stories from around the world before listening to the song Prayer of the Mothers by Yael Deckelbaum. Next up, hear excerpts of a discussion WLRN’s Thistle Pettersen and Emily Faye had with long-time American anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan last weekend. Cindy lost a child to the US war with Iraq in 2004 a ..read more