Radio Mama

Thursday 10 - 10.30 am

In English.

The brainchild of the Mothers of Intervention, a cyber-web of over 150 feminist mothers and grandmothers who seek to revolutionise the way we do parenting. A radio show of the mamas, by the mamas and for the mamas. Radio Mama welcomes new and existing women 3CR broadcasters to contribute to the show in either a short-term or long-term basis.

Each show has:

• A debate/discussion on a particular topic (ie: inquiry into the presumption of joint custody, post natal depression…)
• Handy hint of the week, a lighthearted moment.
• News from Utopia, describes our hopes for an egalitarian future society.
• Demand of the week; aimed at highlighting the fact that mothers represent a forgotten and de-politicized group that work under archaic expectations.
• News and stories of mothers from Australia and round the world.
• Presented by Bridget Cloonan, Justine Jones, Lucy Boyd and Zelda Grimshaw.

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Radio Mama and the 2007 Federal Election

Dressed as ladies from a bygone era they posed as John Howard’s Ladies’ Auxillary Fan Club and managed to get a fair bit of hilarious press. See the ladies on YouTube or on the 7.30 Report below.

The characters full names are: Bea Wight (Liz), Bea Wright (Zelda), Bea Rich (Jasmine) and Bea Strait (Bridget), wives of captains of industry Mr Earnest Leigh Wight, Mr Christian Wright, Mr Phil T Rich and Mr Ben D Strait.

John Howard's Ladies Auxillary Fan Club Election Itinerary

Saturday, 24 November at 6.30am, we met the PM at the gates of Kirribilli House, and presented him with a large, new bottom, just in case he lost his seat. Johnny was so delighted to see us, you just can't imagine! It was a soft, doughy, white bread sort of bottom, just like Johnny's constituency, and Johnny was very grateful that we'd taken so much trouble to cushion his post-election fall from Bennelong.

What busy Beas we have been! Today, Sun 18 November, we met with Mr Kevin Rudd, to congratulate him on kicking Dean Mighell out of the Liberal Party. It is so terribly un-Australian to make fun of one's boss. As opposed to dressing up as Ku Klux Klan, which, as the PM points out, is what good old Aussie Larrikins do. Then the media informed us that Kevin is from the Opposition! Such a shock. Acting on this information, we Ladies got out our wooden spoons, and told Ruddy Rudd that if Johnny loses his election we'll be spanking him very much!

This morning, Saturday the 17th November, the Ladies encountered Mr Kevin Andrews, Minister against Immigration, at Bulleen Plaza. We were able to present him with a handcuffed child who we suspected of queue jumping, although she claimed she was high-jumping. The child was caught on a bridge without a bridging visa. We proposed Kevin lock her up for five years, and then release her once her life had been destroyed. We also presented Kevin with our WMD award for Racial Integration, a box of White Power Bleach.

8.11.07 the Ladies encountered Johnny again, at the Sofitel in Melbourne. With Christmas Crackers strapped to our bodies, we offered to blow ourselves, and the unions, up for Johnny's War Against the Workers. Our Crusade for the Church of the Holy Rite continues apace! In this clash of civilisations, The Holy Profit must prevail! Our attempt at martyrdom was broadcast live on the ratbag radical station 3CR, over the telephone device.

6.11.07 Mrs Bea Wight, Bea Wright, Bea Rich, Bea Strait and Bea Marshall have been forcibly evicted from The Melbourne Cup, after playing The Race Card inside the exclusion zone. The boys in blue kept asking us how we got inside the enclosure, to which we replied 'The Communists and Feminists threw us in here!' While at Flemington, we gave out lots of Xenophobia pills to the punters, hoping that fear will prevent Johnny losing his election. We also placed 500 pounds each way on the PM, having seen him training at Flemington last Thursday. The betting supervisor informed us, to our dismay, that Johnny wasn't running!

2.11.07 It has come to our attention that Mr Howard has been training at Flemington. We think he's a definite maybe for the Cup. Though various Bolsheviks have referred to him as a rodent, it is now clear that dear Johnny is actually a horse. Place your bets, Ladies! We are calling on all Fan Club supporters to put five pounds each way on Johnny at your local bookmaker on Tuesday.

31.10.07 . Unfortunately, he refused to have any sort of intercourse with us, or even to share portfolios. We believe this to be Janette's doing - she doesn't want us getting too close to the PM! The devoted Mrs Bea Wight, Bea Wright, Bea Rich and Bea Strait carried on regardless. Worried about Johnny losing his very hard election, we presented him with a bottle of electoral viagra (scientific name 'xenophobia'), a large race card to play (which has worked so well for the coalition in past elections), and a plate of iced yellow cake (to get him glowing in the dark). Go Johnny! Go as far as you possibly can!

26.01.07
On Australia Day, known to Black Arm Bandits as Invasion Day, The John Howard Ladies' Auxiliary Fan Club made their first official appearance, and launched their White Blindfold campaign. In support of Mr Howard, we decry all the Black Arm Bandits who would besmirch our glorious colonial heritage by mentioning nasty things like genocide and stolen generations. Thus, we launched our antidote to the Black Armband view of history - the White Blindfold View, as officially endorsed by the PM. So simple and refreshing! Everything becomes all white and in fact, wearing the White Blindfold renders one completely sightless - can't see a thing - just like the PM!