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Thursday November 6th, 2025 with Interview by Mindy Ran; WINGS series editor, Frieda Werden
WINGS #30-25 The Language of MA - Female image traditions over 40,000 years

Description: Over the course of more than 40,000 years, there have been millions of statues representing female figures created - and found - around the world. Dutch scholar Annine van der Meer, founder of the Pan Sofia Institute, collected many of their images and unravelled what she and other scholars have determined was - and in places still is - a ritual connecting generations of mothers with their ancestors and clan mothers. She mocks the conclusions of archaeologists that these are sex symbols or mere portraits, and calls for them to consult with anthropologists such as Maria Gimbutas. Annine van der Meer, Ph.D., is a Dutch historian of religion. Among her books is The Language of MA the Primal Mother: The Evolution of the Female Image in 40,000 Years of Global Venus Art. Interview by Mindy Ran; WINGS series editor, Frieda Werden If your station belongs to a national community radio network, you should be able to find the current WINGS programs on one of these: Australia: https://secure.earshot-distro.ca/song/75210 US: http://audioport.org/index.php?op=program-info&program_id=314713 Canada: https://secure.earshot-distro.ca/song/75210 All those networks use 320 kbps mp3 versions of programs. For stations not on any of those networks but preferring bigger file: Link to temporary 320 kbps file (3 days only): https://we.tl/t-DKvGBndfIF WINGS is also distributed in a lower 128 kbps mp3 version on a free, venerable anarchist-founded site where anyone can listen and/or download: https://www.radio4all.net/program/121200