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

About this episode

The episode discusses feminism, AI, and social media with guests Ann de Hugard, Susan Hawthorne, and Lola Bessis, while also featuring global news and an original song by Cat Bradfield.

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 Conference 2026 in Australia last month. Thank you, Cat! Cease and Desist They deny that we're oppressed on the basis of our sex. We matter less than some fetishist who puts on a dress We get arrested, just because we dare to tell it how it is. I need to talk this through but now I'm scared to get a therapist. If the mainstream left are right and no one gives a damn about this, Then why the hell do they keep telling us to cease and desist? You say that you don't vibe with gender roles, And you don't have a gendered soul, Well, you and me have common goals cause that's the point of gender abolition. And I ain't going back into the kitchen Til I'm serving up the patriarchy's head upon a plate. They say…

People in this episode

Host: Cat Bradfield

Guests: Ann de Hugard, Susan Hawthorne, Lola Bessis

Topics covered

• Feminism
• AI
• Social Media
• Women's Rights
• Global News
• Music

Keywords

• feminism
• AI
• social media
• women's rights
• global news
• music
• International Women's Day

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WLRN

Books & works: Cease and Desist

Places: Iraq, Nigeria, Zambia, USA, Australia

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