Featured music:

kd lang — "Full Moon of Love"

~ October 12th ~ Gae interviews Ann, Ann interviews Gae on their personal experiences of coming out in recognition of International Coming Out Day.

Featured music:

Melissa Etheridge — "Yes I Am"

Dusty Springfield — "Anyone Who Had a Heart"

Tracey Chapman — "I'm Ready"

~ October 5th ~ Ronnie interviews Lois from the Collective of Older Lesbians (C.O.O.L.).

Featured music:

Melissa Etheridge — "All American Girl"

Bic Runga — "Get Some Sleep"

Straw People — "Sweet Disorder"

September 2002

~ September 28th ~ Carrie and Suzy interview each other on the Montana Wearable Arts Show 2002.

Featured music:

Deep Forest — "Sunrise at Alcatraz"

Mahinarangi Tocker — "The Bus Stop Song"

The Topp Twins — "Paradise"

~ September 21st ~ Rowan and Natalie feature an interview with Liz Sullivan of South Sea Mermaid Tours.

Featured music:

Tyree Robertson — "Sinking Ship"

Dusty Springfield — "In the Middle of No Where"

Carole King — "Hard Rock Cafe"

~ September 14th ~ Ali interviews Tracey Bourner, an acupuncturist, on the practical and philosophical aspects of acupuncture. Also, featured is a tribute to Kay Gardner, composer of healing music, who recently passed away.

Featured music:

Kay Gardner & Mary Watkins — "Beloved"

Jimmy Somerville — "Heartbeat"

Kay Gardner & Mary Watkins — "Midnight Velvet"

~ September 7th ~ Ronnie features interviews from guests, organisers and musicians at the OLO Women's Ball last Saturday.

Featured music:

kd lang — "Just Keep Movin' On"

Taboo — "I Do Believe"

Stellar — "Every Girl"

August 2002

~ August 31st ~ Annie and Francis talk to Ali Waterson and Tor Wainwrightabout Playback Theatre and how it can be useful in the lives of lesbians.

Featured music:

Dance Music!

~ August 24th ~ Ann interviews Kaite Hanson, a new celebrant, on rituals and relationships.

Featured music and comedy:

Cris Williamson — "Invocation"

Jamie Anderson — "Menstrual Tango"

Yer Girlfriend — "Lez-B-Bop"

~ August 17th ~ Carrie talks to Rosemary Treadgold on handling money within a relationship.

Featured music:

Gloria Estefan — "Don't Want to Lose You"

Jamie Fota — "This Simple Song"

Gloria Estefan — "Coming Out of the Dark"

Carol Medina — "I'll Just Say Goodbye"

~ August 10th ~ Rowan and Natalie host the show and feature an interview with Australian feminist author, Denise Thomson, and give an update on the Sydney Gay Games.

Featured music:

Diana Krall — "Pick Yourself Up"

Helen Reddy — "Free and Easy"

Alana Miles — "Lover of Mine"

~ August 3rd ~ Suzy and Carrie open the show with an interview with lead singer Shelley Wright of TABOO; plus some comedy by Kate Clinton.

Featured music and comedy:

Bluehouse — "Fall to Pieces"

TABOO — "I Do Believe"

Kate Clinton — from "Comedy You Can Dance To"

TABOO — "All the While"

July 2002

~ July 27th ~ Ata opens the show with a Maori greeting in celebration of Maori language week. Ronnie and Ali host the show. Ronnie and Ann interview Shona McLeod from Women's Refuge on violence within lesbian relationships.

Featured music:

Whirimako Black — "Shrouded in the Mist"

Suzanne Vega — "Luca"

Bic Runga — "Something Good"

~ July 20th ~ Ali interviews Meriel Watts from the Green party and Gill Boddy-Greer from the Labour Party.

Featured music:

Big Belly Woman — "Mana Wahine"

Judy Small — "Until"

~ July 13th ~ Annie and Francis host the show. Annie interviews Ronnie and they compare their experiences as lesbians with disabilities: blindness and agoraphobia.

Featured music:

Madonna — "Ray of Light"

Mary Black — "Soul Sister"

Shona Laing — "I Don't"

~ July 6th ~ Maxine interviews Rebecca Kathrow on election issues for lesbians. Also Suzy and Maxine perform a radio play and announce a lesbian joke competition. The winner will get breakfast for two at the Globe Cafe. The only catch is the jokes have to be appropriate for broadcasting and we must receive them by July 31st. Send jokes in to Lesbian Radio, P.O. Box 13-0021, Christchurch or by email: info@lesbianradio.org.nz

Featured music:

Emma Paki — "Greenstone"

Roxette — "Dangerous"

Stellar — "Part of Me"

June 2002

~ June 29 ~ Ronnie interviews Ali Watersong on her Psychodrama workshops.

Featured music:

Charlotte Yates — "All The Things I Said"

Stellar — "All It Takes"

Anika Moa — "Good In My Head"

Ani DiFranco — "Anticipate"

~ June 22 ~ Annie interviews Francis on her experiences on a mainstream (as opposed to a lesbian Olivia) cruise.

Featured music:

Nona Cherie — "7 Seconds"

Jennifer Page — "Crush"

Living Joy — "Don't Stop Moving"

Annie — "People in the Stars"

~ June 15 ~ Carrie and Rowan present an interview with funeral director and embalmer, Alison MacPherson.

Featured music:

Tuck & Patti — "One Life (?)"

Tuck & Patti — "Heaven Down Here"

Lucie Blue Tremblay — "The English Mush Song"

Hero — "Love Who You Are"

~ June 8 ~ Ali and Ann present reviews of the movies from the upcoming Outtakes Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. Find out more from the Outtakes link Outtakes. The Christchurch festival is on the weekend of June 14th at the Hollywood theatre in Sumner.

Featured music:

Judy Garland — "Over the Rainbow"

ABBA — "Dancing Queen"

song from The Piano — "The Sacrifice"

kd lang — "Sweet Little Cherokee"

~ June 1 ~ Emma reviews a book called Winter Love by Han Suyin, a Chinese-Belgian author. Also featured is a reading from a novel in the works by a lesbian British writer.

Featured music:

Ani DiFranco — "Grey"

May 2002

~ May 25 ~ Ronnie and Rowan interview members of the band RockBottom and play a track from their new demo.

Featured music:

Rockbottom — "A Matter of Time"

Anika Moa — "Youthful"

Margaret Urlich — "Gonna Make You Mine"

~ May 18 ~ Rowan and Gae interview Kate Hansen on her experiences living in an environmentally-centred community in western Australia.

Featured music:

Mahinarangi Tocker — "Arohanui"

Val Murphy — "Skin"

Jess Hawk Oakenstar — "Gift"

Topp Twins — "Paradise"

~ May 11 ~ Ann interviews Kathleen Quinlivan, educator on speaking at a conference on education and cultural diversities in Estonia.

Featured music:

Mahinarangi Tocker — "Song for Mothers"

Mereama Pitman — "Marama"

~ May 4 ~ Emma interviews Charlotte Yates, the current artist-in-residence at the Christchurch Arts Centre.

Featured music:

Charlotte Yates — "The Fiery Shirt"

April 2002

~ April 27 Ronnie interviews Annette Mangen from the Women's Centre.

Featured music:

kd lang — "When We Collide"

Melissa Etheridge — "Angels Will Fall"

Ani DiFranco — "Anticipate"

~ April 20 Rowan and Gae interview Australian singer Sally Bruce on how she decided to 'have-a-go' at singing.

Featured music:

Charlotte Yates — "Over the Moon"

kd lang — "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden"

Charlotte Yates — "Last Night"

Charlotte Yates — "Scratches"

~ April 13 Karen interviews Alison MacDuff on the Property Relationship Act. You can contact Alison at Rutledge Rolton Solicitors, PO Box 2888, Christchurch. Telephone: +64 3 365 4500. Facsimile:  +64 3 365 4506

Featured music:

Big Belly Woman — "Papatuanuku"

kd lang — "It's Happening with You"

~ April 6 Ann interviews artist Linda James and discusses lesbian artists in history.

Featured music:

Nina Simone — "I Sing Just to Know That I'm Alive"

Nina Simone — "Here Comes the Sun"

March 2002

~ March 30 Maya and Ronnie continue with last week's theme -- LIVE music! Featuring Alix Dobkin, Melissa Etheridge, Karen Hunter, and much more!

Featured music:

Alix Dobkin — "Lesbian Code"

Melissa Etheridge — "Bring Me Some Water"

Alive — "Wild Women Don't Get the Blues"

Karen Hunter — "Loves Good Eye"

Meg Christian and Cris Williamson — "Beautiful Soul"

~ March 23 Emma plays some live music and a reading called Sappho's Beach. The book that Emma reviewed is called Afrikete, a book of black lesbian writing. It's available at the Canterbury Public Library.

Featured music:

kd lang — "Lock, Stock and Tear drops"

Ani DiFranco — "Willing to Fight"

Indigo Girls — "Strange Fire"

~ March 16 Rowan and Natalie explore heroes, icons and fantasies: Wonder Woman, The Bionic Woman, and Martina Navratilova.

Featured music:

M People — "A Hero Inside Ourselves"

Helen Shapiro — "Walking Back to Happiness"

Pat Benetar — "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"

~ March 9 Karen interviews Megannan, medical herbalist and massage therapist, on natural approaches to managing stress, anxiety, and low mood.

Featured music:

Karen Hunter — "The Friendship Song" ?

Christina Flower — "Utter Delight"

~ March 2 Ann talks about Antarctica and interviews Jules and Monica who have been there many times. She also interviews Auden Bailey, an American writer who's written a lesbian novel based in Antarctica called Drifting at the Bottom of the World.

Featured music:

Nigel Westlake — "Canyons of Ice"

Vangelis — "Song of White"

February 2002

~ February 23 Emma features a reading by a British lesbian writer. And Emma reads two of her own poems, What Mother Always Said and Breathe Out.

Featured music:

PJ Harvey — "Man-Size" and "Yuri-G"

~ February 16 Maya features the lesbian and bisexual singers from the Harlem Renaissance.

Featured music:

Margie Adam — "Long Haul"

Ma Rainey — "Prove It On Me"

Bessie Smith — "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"

Alberta Hunter — "The Love I Have for You" and "The Dark Town Strutters Ball"

Ethel Waters — "Moonglow"

Gladys Bentley — "How Much Can I Stand?"

The International Sweethearts of Rhythm featuring Tiny Davis on trumpet — "Bugle Call Rag"

Ethel Waters — "Dinah"

During our technical difficulties we also played Charlotte Yates — "Console"

~ February 9 Rowan and Gae go behind the scenes with the OLO collective.

Featured music:

Indigo Girls — "Hammer and a Nail"

Patsy Cline — "Walking After Midnight"

Marie Sheen — "I Like to"

~ February 2 This Saturday, Lesbian Radio features our wonderful expert on mental health, Karen. She'll be interviewing Lib Edmonds, who is a counsellor at Union & Community Health. She will be discussing Pink Health and its aims, the need for those of us in a 'small community' to access safe/confidential/professional services and probably touching on internalised homophobia, too.

Featured music:

kd lang — "Honky Tonk Angels" and "Western Stars"

January 2002

~ January 26 ** Emma hosts our first show of the year featuring a British writer. She reads her piece, Walking Out Into the Blue. Emma will be giving away some books on the 26th of March but to win them, tune in on the 26th of February to hear the question she wants you to answer. If you answer correctly, you could win: Song of the Selkies or Parachute Silk.

Featured music:

Linda Perry — "Fruitloop Daydream"

Shakespeare's Sister — "I Don't Care"

Ani DiFranco — "Tamburitza Lingua"

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