Edition 21: Ancient Gynocentric Societies
b"Greetings and Happy New Year! The team at WLRN is proud to share our first podcast of 2018, Edition 21: Ancient Gynocentric Societies. \\n\\nPhoto of\\xa0Babylonia, goddess Ishtar or Ereshkigal 'Queen of the Night' 18th C. BC by\\xa0monopthalmos on flickr.\\n\\nThis edition focuses on the developments and relics of woman-centric societies throughout history. Our guests Max Dashu, Riane Eisler, and Starhawk shared what they know about the herstories of woman-centric communities. \\n\\nNow is the perfect time to set a feminist resolution for the year ahead: let us move forward in strength and sisterhood toward a more gynocentric future!\\n\\nThis month\\u2019s podcast starts with a friendly introduction by Amanda. Next comes WLRN\\u2019s world headlines written and read by Thistle. \\u201cNight Woman\\u201d by Carolyn Hillyer\\u2019 segues into Sekhmet SheOwl\\u2019s interview with Max Dashu, founder of the Suppressed Histories Archives. Then we hear excerpts from Julia\\u2019s interview with Starhawk, ecofeminist witch and founder of Reclaiming, an activist branch of modern Pagan religion. After Patty Griffin\\u2019s \\u201cIcicles\\u201d comes Thistle\\u2019s interview with Riane Eisler, cultural historian whose international bestseller, The Chalice and The Blade, introduces a new framework for analyzing the sex roles of women and men and their ensuing relationships. Finally, \\u201cOn the Other Side of Here\\u201d by Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors brings us to Sekhmet\\u2019s commentary, an honest reflection on the possibilities of gynocentrism in the 21st century."