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Song List: Background- Moon Chant Aco Takenaka Born of Water Lindie Lila Calling The Moon Dar Williams The Moon Was Blue Cris Williamson Many Sister Moons Carolyn Hillyer Moon's Lament Layne Redmond Talking Drums Ariel Kalma Drumming Circle Professor Trance and The Energisers Think Twice (Henrik Schwarz Remix) The Detroit Experiment Rattlesnakes Emancipator Lihkahusat/Entranced Mari Boine By Night Ayla Nereo Bledsung Live at Kuumbwa Polly Wood This week I have composed a love letter, of sorts, to The Moon with music selected to reflect my feelings toward her steady companionship in my life. I hope you will enjoy this flow of waxing and waning Female lunar energy! Also, just a reminder, I'll be waning my music hour production to one per month this summer starting next month on June 4th. Thanks again for your gyn/affection, support and appreciation!

This week's music hour features the poetry of Pat Parker and Judy Grahn on their 1976 Olivia record, Where Would I Be Without You. Hope you enjoy hearing this treasure of Lesbian Feminist spoken word for the first time or the ten thousandth! "Side one" with Judy Grahn: A History of Lesbianism if you lose your lover in the place where The Marilyn Monroe Poem The Common Woman II. Ella III. Nadine IV. Carol V. Detroit Annie VII. Vera She Who parting on the left the woman in 3 pieces one She Who Increases the many minnows A Geology Lesson the enemies of She Who She Who Continues the most blonde woman the woman in 3 pieces three foam on the rim i am the wall the woman whose head is on fire Plainsong: from an older woman to and younger woman "Side two" with Pat Parker: From cavities of bones When I was a child Fuller Brush Day You can't be sure of anything these days Tour America! In English Lit Brother Have you ever tried to hide? Don't let the fascists speak Pit Stop my lover is a woman Poem to Ann #2 Let me come to you naked For Willyce A Small Contradiction For Straight Folks Who Don't Mind Gays But Wish They Weren't So Blatant Womanslaughter Bonnie Morris links I refer to in the introduction: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/how-should-we-archive-soundtrack-1970s-feminism-180968637/ http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2016/12/22/disappearing_lesbians_and_the_need_to_preserve_dyke_culture.htm l http://www.bonniejmorris.com/

Summertime is coming soon, and that means festival season is almost here! Our 25th edition podcast features interviews with the founders of three such events: Michigan Framily Reunion, https://www.michiganframilyreunion.com/ Ohio Lesbian Festival, https://www.facebook.com/OhioWomynsFestival/ and Cinema Systers. https://www.cinemasysters.com/ WLRN would like to welcome our newest member, Maya, who provides headlines for this month. In addition, thanks to Jenna for giving us a complete rundown of over a dozen women's gatherings happening this season. Musical selections include August Moon by Nedra Johnson and Summertime Fling by KD Lang. Thistle and Julia finish up the hour with twin commentaries reflecting on the sacredness and importance of womyn's space. Thanks for stopping by!

Thanks to Anonymous, WLRN was able to recover this documentary that aired on October 26th, 2015 from the studios of Madison community radio station WORT 89.9 FM. Shortly after the airing of this documentary, Thistle Pettersen was banned from the radio station due to complaints from trans activists that she engages in "hateful bigotry." In contrast, the documentary is not about hate at all, but rather highlights and amplifies the thousands of women and their voices that came together every year for forty years on the Land. Enjoy this Labor of Love -- especially as we enter a new round of festivals this third season after MichFest ended.

Thanks to Anonymous for sending WLRN this sound file from 2014 when Thistle Pettersen interviewed Sheila Jeffreys, Elizabeth Hungerford and Jane Doe on the Access Hour at Madison's community radio station WORT 89.9 FM. The lead-up to this show and the aftermath were notable since trans activists and advocates complained to the station that this show was "trans misogynistic" and full of "hate speech."

In this interview, WLRN producer Jenna talks with Maria Klemperer-Johnson, founder of Hammerstone Carpentry and School for Women. Having grown up with a woodworking father and grandfather, Maria found her way back to carpentry after going to college for computer science, and later starting a PhD program in geology. She talks about the the empowerment of being physical; using your body to create; knowing your strengths and limits. Being part of a small percentage of wimmin in the trades, and specifically carpentry, she has a unique perspective on the way we work, the baggage associated with being a woman doing "men's work", and the limits we place on ourselves. Ms. Klemperer-Johnson also spent time is Puerto Rico in March of 2018, holding construction workshops for local residents, and doing crucial renovations on one home that had been without a roof since hurricane Maria. Working with her team of women, and the recovery group Rogues on Roofs, Maria made extensive repairs - and also important connections - and is planning her return to the Island to continue this necessary work. http://hammerstoneschool.com/ https://www.gofundme.com/Hammerstone-In-Puerto-Rico

Recently, I've been inspired by hearing 17 year old Emma Gonzalez speak against gun violence. Her confident, passionate and intelligent speeches are so moving to me. I've also been remembering the fires of myself at that age which were made impotent by hetero reality. This week I invite you to join me and the music for a journey of female friendship and reclamation of the fires of those adolescent years of being 'Emotional Creatures" (term borrowed from a young woman interviewed by Eve Ensler). Here are some links to Emma: http://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/emma-gonzalez-stoneman-douglas-survivor-makes-righteous-speech-10100848 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u46HzTGVQhg Playlist: in background: Ane Brun Headphone Silence 3000 Miles Tracy Chapman Sisters of Avalon Cyndi Lauper Tuuli Hedningarna Drunk Inna Zhelannaya Sistory Ubaka Hill Body Hair Anne Seale F**kin Perfect Pink I'll Stand by You The Pretenders Awaken to your Power Sheila Chandra

WLRN's Julia Beck traveled to Bloodroot Vegetarian Restaurant and Feminist Bookstore in Bridgeport Connecticut in March of 2018. Surrounded by the laughter and ambient sounds of women listening live to this interview, Selma Miriam and Noel Furie tell the story of how they came to be business owners and also share their own personal stories as feminist women and lesbians. http://www.bloodroot.com/

WLRN is celebrating two years of collectively producing feminist community radio! To mark this achievement, Natasha Petrov, WLRN's resident graphic designer, has created some wonderful merch described in this PSA. Please take a listen and consider ordering your Women in Media merch today! https://wlrnmedia.wordpress.com/merch/

Our 2nd year anniversary podcast is here! WLRN has worked collectively for TWO YEARS to bring YOU woman-centered news and music every single month. This month we focus on women creators and supporters of the feminist movement. We interviewed Maria Klemperer-Johnson, the founder of Hammerstone Carpentry School, as well as Selma Miriam and Noel Furie, two of the founding members of Bloodroot Vegetarian Restaurant. We also spoke with Judith Arcana, one of the Janes from Chicago's underground abortion service. Musical selections include "I Come From Women" by Amy Carol Webb and "We Are The Ones" by Sweet Honey In The Rock. Finally, twin commentaries by Sekhmet SheOwl and Jenna DiQuarto round out this month's program on feminist foundations. Check it out! ‪http://hammerstoneschool.com/‬ ‪http://www.bloodroot.com/‬ ‪http://www.juditharcana.com/‬ Our podcasts certainly are "handcrafted" with tender loving care! Thanks so much for all of the time spent on this labor of love! <3