WisCon is a feminist science fiction and fantasy convention with a feminist/social justice focus that’s held each year over Memorial Day Weekend in Madison. This year’s forty-second annual WisCon starts Friday, May 25th and lasts through Monday, May 28th. Joining Friday Buzz host Jonathan Zarov in the studio to tell us all about this sci […]
In Praise of Difficult Women, who refused to play by the rules
“In Praise of Difficult Women,” the new book by Karen Karbo, features literary and visual sketches of 29 women who refused to play by the rules, and went on to successful careers in art, dance, journalism, politics, literature, science, aviation and law — to name just a few. Karen Karbo joins Eight O’Clock Buzz host […]
An Interview with Ntozake Shange
Wednesday host Lilada Gee is in conversation with Black poet, playwright and feminist Ntozake Shange, who is best known for writing for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf in 1976. They talk about her new and selected collection of poems, Wild Beauty, that is being released today from Atria Books. […]
From writing skills to post-apocalyptic skills with WisCon
Since 1977, Madison has hosted an annual spring event called WisCon, a convention that aims to highlight the role of women and other marginalized groups in science fiction. It proudly calls itself the world’s first feminist science-fiction convention. The 41st annual WisCon takes place May 26–29 at the Madison Concourse Hotel. Ahead of the event, […]
Women’s March on Madison
“Make the movement move”. – Nahko Bear The Women’s March on Madison is on Saturday, January 21st, 2017. Before the March is a Leading Locally event. After the March, Planned Parenthood is hosting an activist event with several organizations. Today Carousel Bayrd talks with organizers Thomas Hemeleski; Josh Klemons, organizer of Leading Locally; and Angie Holecko, organizer […]
“The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band”...
From 1990 to 1995, the San Francisco band Spitboy roared through the anarcho-punk scene, eventually touring the U.S., Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Drummer Michelle “Todd” Gonzales, vocalist Adrienne Droogas, bassist Dominique Davison, and guitarist Karin Gembus challenged male-dominated punk rock orthodoxy every chance they got, releasing albums with titles like “The Threat Sexism Impressed” […]
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