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Women's Liberation Radio News

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Feminist news programming that seeks to provide the unique and under-represented voices of girls and women with a national and international venue to break the sound barrier.

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The Importance of Women-only Spaces & Remembrance of MichFest 04.08.2016 30:52

WLRN's fourth monthly podcast examines the cultural phenomenon of female erasure with emphasis on the importance of women-only spaces. It is packed with input from influential and passionate women dedicated to female liberation, marking the one year anniversary of the end of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival (MichFest)-- a notoriously woman-only event which took place yearly for 40 years. Thistl...

Gender Identity & Youth Culture 07.07.2016 27:38

WLRN’s third edition monthly podcast explores gender identity politics and youth culture. We hear from youth who promote transitioning and youth who do not. Sarah Barr Fraas is a college student who talks about her professor requiring her to either stop speaking critically of gender politics & ideology in her women’s studies class or to “take the class from home.” We also hear from Catina Hyman, I...

Child Sex Dolls: Preventive or Indicative of Pedophilia? 02.06.2016 26:04

WLRN's second monthly podcast features Dr. Kathleen Richardson, a robotics ethicist with a background in anthropology. This program explores and discusses the social, legal and ethical implications of the mass production of child sex dolls, whose proliferation is of concern to women everywhere. Please share, comment and like widely. WLRN is committed to bringing grassroots coverage of feminist iss...

Women's Reproductive Freedom & the Purvi Patel Case 28.04.2016 26:10

Women's Liberation Radio News (WLRN) 1st Edition Podcast