Lavender Sounds, the audio archives

Part Three. A Queer Feminist Call to Ears

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Today, there are over 5 million active podcasts in the world. What makes a radio show or podcast queer feminist today? How does queer or feminist sound? And have things really changed that much since The Lesbian Show and Dykes on Mykes first went on air? In this episode of Lavender Sounds, the audio archives - the trials and tribulations of queer feminist soundwork in our digital platform era.

Hosted and produced by Stacey Copeland for University of Michigan Press

Read the book and more at University of Michigan Press, Lavender Sounds by Stacey Copeland - doi.org/10.3998/mpub.14485683

Theme song: Pantayo. 2020. “Divine,” on Pantayo, Self-titled Release.

Transcript and credits: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RElo-40dc4ZddH50BttSCcFkmGve5jf2mbZkfYNDtJs/edit?usp=sharing

Part Two. A Box of Tapes

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT

What was queer feminist radio like in the 1990s? How did lesbian feminism transform from its 1970s radical roots into the decade that Queer went mainstream? And How did community radio change at the turn of the century as computers and mp3 files entered our daily lives? In this episode of Lavender Sounds, the audio archives - a box of tapes and the people behind it.

Hosted and produced by Stacey Copeland for University of Michigan Press

Read the book and more at University of Michigan Press, Lavender Sounds by Stacey Copeland - https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.14485683

Theme song: Pantayo. 2020. “Divine,” on Pantayo, Self-titled Release.

Transcript and credits: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_lpzvYeD3c17k9Ivhu8iWOlnv8ORR8JW8pZpxvOgJ4I/edit?usp=sharing

Part One. Love, Radio, and Lesbian Seperatism

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT

In the first episode of this three-part audio companion series, we dive into the radical times of 1970s and 80s Lesbian Feminist radio. Tune in to the sounds of Vancouver Co-op Radio's The Lesbian Show, Canada's first known lesbian feminist radio program founded in 1979. Tell me, what is it like to listen back?

Hosted and produced by Stacey Copeland for University of Michigan Press

Read the book and more at University of Michigan Press, Lavender Sounds by Stacey Copeland - doi.org/10.3998/mpub.14485683

Theme song: Pantayo. 2020. “Divine,” on Pantayo, Self-titled Release.

Transcript and credits: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ETJrUqBcaJ-6DF9h9T7yEOqnVqg7D-bLTUdpZENUM1c/edit?usp=sharing

Lavender Sounds, the audio archives (Trailer)

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:55:09 GMT

Lavender Sounds, the audio archives showcases interviews and audio in conversation with the Lavender Sounds book. How do we listen back to Lesbian Feminist Radio in conversation with our digital present? What makes a radio show or podcast, queer or feminist? Lets dive into those Lavender Sounds.

Hosted and produced by Stacey Copeland for University of Michigan Press

Read the book, access transcripts, and more at University of Michigan Press, Lavender Sounds by Stacey Copeland - doi.org/10.3998/mpub.14485683

Theme song: Pantayo. 2020. “Divine,” on Pantayo, Self-titled Release.