Quilted Bananas Radio in Wellington

The weekly Quilted Bananas Radio Show is broadcast on Sundays, 10 - 11 am, on Wellington Access Radio 106.1 FM. You can also listen to the live broadcast of the programme online on Sunday mornings - go to the Access Radio website to live stream. Subscribe to podcasts at apple podcasts or Spotify.

Notices for the broadcasting on the programme should be sent to qbananasradio@gmail.com

Check out the Programme's facebook page Quilted Bananas Radio for the latest updates from programme presenters.

Upcoming programme presenters:

• 27 Sept: Sue & Fiona
•  4 Oct: Prue
• 11 Oct: Karen
• 18 Oct: Siân

The most recent programmes are available on the Access Radio Quilted Bananas radio page. Each Sunday's programme can generally be downloaded within a day of broadcasting. Here are the latest programmes available - click the link to play:

• 20 Sept - rebroadcast of 13 Sept show
• 13 Sept Linda - interview with Huhana Hickey "Thought Leader" to discuss the End of Life Choice Referendum and the possible impact it could have for people with disabilities
•  6 Sept Siân - femme rants rebroadcast of 2 August programme
• 30 Aug Karen - queer news from around the world including a long read about South African lesbian and anti-apartheid activist Beverley Ditsie
• 23 Aug Creek all about dogs and our relationships with them
• 16 Aug rebroadcast of 9 August show
•   9 Aug Rosie and Fiona - virtual events; UL lockdown survey
•   2 Aug Siân - femme rants
• 26 July Sue & Fiona - interview with Marolyn Krasner about her novel The Radicals
• 19 July Kura - music, Matariki, movies in the NZ International Film Festival
• 12 July Karen - theme: are they, aren't they
•   5 July Creek & Emmie - musicians who wanna look like us
• 28 June: rebroadcast of the 21 June programme programme
• 21 June Creek - interviews with artists Imogen Taylor, who is showing at Enjoy, and Siân Torrington whose exhibition will be opening at Toi Pōneke next Saturday
• 14 June Siân - femme rants, and conversation with Gaayathri Nair, who organises the How To Talk To Your Racist Uncle workshops in Wellington
•   7 June Sue & Fiona talking to Christchurch writer AJ Fitzwater about queer speculative fiction, their recent book, and their new book (No Man's Land)
• Access Radio closed their studios to programme presenters from late March until 18 May while the country was under Levels 3 & 4 lockdown. Some programme presenters were able to prerecord their programmes, and sometimes a previous programme was rebroadcast.
• 31 May rebroadcast of 24 May show
• 24 May Quilted Bananas collective talking about their lives under lockdown, via Zoom
• 17 May: rebroadcast of the May 10 programme ... covid-19 - studio closed
• 10 May Karen streaming the InsideOUT intergenerational, online panel discussion to celebrate Lesbian Visibility Day held on 26 April 2020 [also available on PrideNZ.com]
•  3 May Siân & Creek - life under lockdown ... gardening, online streaming services and more
• 26 Apr: rebroadcast of Creek's programme of 29 Mar ... covid-19 - studio closed
• 19 Apr: oopsy ... no pre-recorded programme ... covid-19 - studio closed
•  12 Apr Karen - interviews recorded at Out in the Park; interview with Tabby about how lock down is affecting the rainbow community
•  5 Apr: oopsy ... no pre-recorded programme ... covid-19 - studio closed
•  29 Mar Creek ruminating on the theme of distraction while living with our lock-down at home ... covid-19
• 22 Mar: Rebroadcast of Prue's programme of the 15th March ... covid-19 - studio closed
• 15 Mar Prue - lesbian programme, interview with Lois & Hilary on their book The One That Got Away
•  8 Mar Sue - interview with Shaz on huha aid in Australia
•  1 Mar Sue - Pride events, CoViD-19, science fiction and more
• 23 Feb DJ Panda aka Leilani - discussing Rainbow Pasefika at The Wellington Museum on 29 February
• 16 Feb Karen - Pride preview; Dykes on Bykes
•  9 Feb Prue - Lesbian community programme
•  2 Feb Siân - femme rants, with Kassie Hartendorp
• 26 Jan Creek - musicians who wanna look like us
• 19 Jan Sue - breast cancer drugs, pay equity, youth homelessness
• 12 Jan Prue - talking about her recent time in London, metastatic breast cancer treatment in NZ and overseas, Jan Bolwell (New Year's Honours) and more
•  5 Jan Kura - replay of her October interview with writer Kate Kennedy about her Headlands project

More ... 2019 podcasts

• 29 Dec Fiona & Sue - reviewing the year
• 22 Dec Creek and QB members - reading rounds from the Paekākārikii Pride Quiz!
• 15 Dec Creek & Emmie - musicians who wanna look like us
•  8 Dec Linda - chatting with Sandra and Bex about social services, self-defence, inclusiveness ...
•  1 Dec Siân - femme rants plus an i/view Chris Brickell about his book Queer Objects
• 24 Nov Sue - Zinefest, Ligia Horta's Ok Boomer badge and more
• 17 Nov Creek - i/v Stephanie Gibson, Matariki Williams, authors of Protest Tautohetohe
• 10 Nov Fiona & Sue - talking about Val McDermid's visit to Wellington, books and libraries, music ...
•  3 Nov Siân talking to Hanna Waswa, a Two-Spirit Anishinaabe from Treaty 9 territory in Canada
• 27 Oct Kura chatting with Kathy Ombler a local freelance writer with a special focus on conservation, tourism, and hospitality
• 20 Oct Karen & Adrienne - music (Gladys Bentley!) and local goings on
• 13 Oct Sue & Sarah - talking about some of the first queens! Power, renown, and fabulousness in ancient Egypt
•  6 Oct Creek & Emmie interview each other about their bands
• 29 Sept Kura - interview with Kate Kennedy
• 22 Sept Linda featuring Asian queer music
• 15 Sept Siân - femme rants with writer and poet Emma Barnes
•  8 Sept Fiona & Sue - with Sally and Lisa from Stitch and Butch
•  1 Sept Kura - music and local events
• ... less