FM March 26: ‘Dese...

Hosted by Sammy Lyon and Lauren McQuade : How can a magical desert fairytale heal the traumatic effects of war on children? We hear from Monely Soltani, director of the upcoming film, Desert Lullabies, set in war-torn Iran. Then, Local author and blogger Thelma Reyna has launched...

Mar 19 on FM: The Femini...

Hosted by Lynn Harris Ballen & Sammy Lyon :   What are elementary feminisms?  Tamura Lomax and Monica Casper of The Feminist Wire join us to explain. TFW is an online news site – a collective community of writers that celebrates a wide array of feminist thinkers and...

Feb 12 on FM: Ovarian Ps...

Hosted by Lynn Harris Ballen & Sammy Lyon : Based in the heart of East Los Angeles, the Ovarian Psycos Cycle Brigade is not just a bike crew but a new generation of women of color building a movement. A ferocious and unapologetic group of young women of color cycling through the...

Feb 5 on FM: Resistance ...

Hosted by Lynn Harris Ballen, Sammy Lyon and Celina Alvarez : Chinese-American writer, photographer, mother and author Victoria Law has a whole lot to say about incarcerated women. Her book ‘Resistance Behind Bars‘ documents collective organizing and the daily struggles...

Jan 22 on FM: Beyond Roe...

Hosted by Lynn Harris Ballen & Sammy Lyon : The 40th Anniversary of the passing of Roe v. Wade comes at a time when the right to an abortion is being whittled away state by state.  Access is more limited than ever, racial and ethnic disparities in reproductive health outcomes...

Jan 15 on FM: Trust Wome...

Hosted by Lynn Harris Ballen and Ariana Manov : Dr. Sophia Yen hopes to become the first Surgeon General to say “masturbation” without being asked to resign –AND she wants to prevent ALL teenage pregnancy! She’s here to tell us how –and to talk about the Silver Ribbon Campaign...