Women's Liberation Radio News

Cat Bradfield, Lola Bessis, Jocelyn Crawley, Susan Hawthorne
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Booking Overview

A feminist news and commentary program centered on women’s under-represented voices, mixing current issues with cultural analysis of topics like social media and AI. For PR professionals, it’s a strong fit for credible experts who can speak to gender justice, digital culture, and the lived impacts of policy and technology.

Metrics

Episodes: 249

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 3.6k subscribers

30s Ad: 53 - 61, 60s Ad: 63 - 70

Contact Form

Contact form available - Official Form

Host

Cat Bradfield - WLRN World News Coordinator. Serves as a program host for world news segments and occasional featured music/publishing-related community content.

Lola Bessis - WLRN host providing commentary segments on feminist issues, including nuanced perspectives on women’s progress and analysis connected to social media and AI.

Jocelyn Crawley - WLRN host who conducts seated interviews with feminist thinkers and community figures, bringing a focus on conceptual and experiential aspects of feminism.

Susan Hawthorne - Founder of Spinifex Press, featured in programming commentary focused on AI alongside other feminist discourse elements.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Feminist authors/poets, investigative or freelance journalists, women’s-rights advocates, and founders/editors of feminist presses or organizations; for tech topics, credible commentators with feminist/digital-culture framing.
Required Achievements:  
Published writing or recognized creative work in feminist spaces, Published journalism or reporting on gender and human rights issues, Leadership roles in feminist organizations or publishing, Public speaking or active community organizing on gender justice

Recent Guest Discussions

Lola Bessis - Social Media And AI Commentary

Susan Hawthorne - AI Commentary (plus Social-media Context In The Episode Structure)

Ann de Hugard - Feminist Commentary; Social Media

Esme Streachailt - Feminist Love

Fariba Amini - The Strides And Setbacks Of Women Of Iran; Support For Iranian Women

Recent Topics

Feminism, Gender, Women, Digital Culture, Social Media, Patriarchy, Artificial Intelligence, Activism, Media Literacy, Human Rights

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Women's Liberation Radio News
:

Edition 120: Feminism, AI & Social Media with Ann de Hugard, Susan Hawthorne & Lola Bessis

April 02, 2026

First up, hear Cat Bradfield deliver the greeting highlighting WLRN's ten-year anniversary top one hundred women's songs as voted by WLRN listeners. Learn more and cast your votes here: https://wlrnmedia.com/2026/03/08/cast-your-vote-for-wlrns-top-100-songs/ Please participate by the end of May, 2026! Next, hear the world news featuring stories from Iraq, Nigeria, Zambia and the USA. Then, enjoy an original song by Cat Bradfield that she played live at the International Women's Day Conferenc...

Jocelyn Crawley interviews Esmée Streachailt about feminist love

March 15, 2026

WLRN's Jocelyn Crawley sits down with Esmée Streachailt of Medusa Rising to discuss the ever elusive concept of feminist love. Thanks for tuning in to feminist community-powered radio, WLRN.

Edition 119: The Women of Iran - Not Black & White

March 05, 2026

First up, be greeted by Cat Bradfield, WLRN's World News Coordinator who announces a music show project she is heading to count down the top 100 songs chosen by WLRN listeners just in time to celebrate ten years of WLRN's stellar podcast hitting the Femisphere. Next, hear Cat deliver the world news with stories from the USA, Iran, Uganda, Australia and France. After the world news, enjoy an excerpt of the song Gole goldune man by Simin Ghanem, an Iranian artist. The song means "You are my...

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