ffiles radio

The ffiles (fka XX Files) is an intersectional feminist media collective grounded in community radio. Through innovative programming, the collective produces work that explores our current technological landscape in the broadest sense. Their work reflects an interest in themes that center around but are not limited to transmission practices, sound healing, electronic music discourse, noise, techno-feminisms, the voice, and much more.

The collective hosts a weekly radio show on CKUT 90.3 FM every Wednesday at 11:30 AM EST, as well as a monthly show on Montreal’s N10.AS. They also program and present live audio-visual performances, artist talks, pirate radio installations and DJ sets.

The ffiles is committed to validating and disseminating the voices and work of artists who face systemic barriers as a result of their race, sexuality, gender, lifestyle, class, ability. Through their programming, the collective seeks to create space for marginalized artists within the local scene, while mindfully trying to resist processes of tokenization and commodification in their efforts to participate in and contribute to anti-oppressive community networks.

Started by Deborah VanSlet and Kathy Kennedy, The ffiles first aired in 1996. In 1997, Valérie d. Walker joined the show that she will fuel for over 16 years along with co-hosts Anita Cotic, Bérengère Marin-Dubuard. In 2010, she welcomed Britt Wray. In 2011, the co-hosts Maia Iotzova and Maya Richman, and in 2014, Stéphanie Dufresne, aka Fanie de la Fresne, Amanda-É. Clément and Nnedimma Nnebe, aka The Urban Dweller.

The current team is composed of Julia Dyck, Amanda Harvey, Miranda Jones, Sophy Merizzi and Sophie Marisol. To learn more about the history of the ffiles, listen here.

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Archive

2005PRM30325O

Recorded talk “Spark of Love”, by Linda Simon (author of “Dark Light) on the Sexual Aspects of Electricity.

2006PRM30337O

Recording of Nat Muller’s talk during MétaFemmes Br@nchées at Studio XX, on her curatorial work and research directions on the intersections between aesthetics, technology and politics.

2005PRM30893O

Second part of the Femmes Br@nchées #59 with Nina Czegldy, speaking about “Space Arts: Science and Fiction”.

2005PRM30321O

Talk by Nina Czegldy, entitled “Space Arts: Science and Fiction”, held at Studio XX. Also, some information on the Arcadia festival, the first and only public video games event in Canada.

2005PRM30319O

Femmes Br@nchées #59 focus on Nina Czegldy, speaking about “Space Arts: Science and Fiction”, and the first edition of the “Studio XX Automatic Gallery”, a gallery of screen savers, featuring the work of Justyna Latek with her project called “Product”.

2005PRM30320O

Art’s Birthday 2005: Art, Network, Architecture and Virtual Cities special, with guests Jake Moore, Art’s Birthday coordinator at Studio XX, Sarah Brown, .DPI editor, and Emily Hermant, the “Virtual Cities” resident at Studio XX.

2005PRM30318O

Histoire Orales project presentation, describing the project structure and web site, as well as an interview segment with sisters Nicole & Francine Robert on their exposure to computer technology.

2005PRM30892O

Pre-recorded excerpt from the Artivistic conference, with speaker Rebecca DuClos doing her presentation “Sweat and Shiver”, on the situational and architectural artwork of Martha Fleming, Lyne Lapointe and Spring Hurlbut.

2005PRM30891O

Review of Île Sans Fils and city Hot Spots for WiFi connection, with guest speaker Denki.

2005PRM30890O

Interview with Jake Moore, cultural producer and interim programming coordinator at Studio XX, giving us a season intro to upcoming events at Studio XX, as well as a brief description of her background in the arts.

2005PRM30889O

Interview with Sophie Le-Phat Ho and Rebecca DuClos(?), speaking about the Artivistic event and what’s behind it.

2005PRM30317O

Interview with Patti Schmidt, well-known producer and host of Brave New Waves for the past 10 years at CBC Radio 2, dedicated to new underground music and member of the Nanobot Auxiliary Ballet, among other hats that she wears.

2005PRM30888O

Pre-recorded talk of the conference on “Women and Free Software”, with featured panelist Fernanda Weiden (Brazilian free software activist), speaking about free software in Brazil and women and ICT’s.

2005PRM30887O

Interview with Christine La Fontaine & Jessica Darlington, event producers (Arsenic Productions) speaking about the event “Love in the Machine” taking place at the Society for Arts and Technology (SAT), and about who they are and how they do what they do.