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New Podcast Episode: Mom Milestones An Interview with Grace Ferris

May. 21, 2022 by Alice Jaggers 1 Comment

Mom Milestones The True Story of the First Seven Years cover

Alice Jaggers interviews Grace Ferris on her new book, Mom Milestones: The True Story of the First Seven Years. The book takes the idea of baby milestones and turns it on its head making the focus the mother. Links: Mom Milestones: The True Story of the First Seven Years by Grace Ferris Grace Ferris on Instagram Graphic Medicine Conference This podcast episode was sponsored by:

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Spotlight: Savita Rani

May. 11, 2022 by Alice Jaggers Leave a Comment

Guest Post by Savita Rani Savita Rani is a physician by training and artist by spirit. She is a Desi woman and a first-generation immigrant settler in Canada. She is a resident physician in Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan, and also has a Master of Public Health from Queen’s University. She has a special interest in bringing arts and humanities into medical education and public health as tools for practice, teaching, learning and reflection. Her poetry, writing and artwork have been published in international health humanities journals including Ars Medica, Pulse, and Intima: a Journal of Narrative Medicine. The content of my Graphic Medicine work started out describing and working through challenges and struggles… Read More

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New Podcast Episode: 2022 Latinx Comic Arts Festival

Mar. 13, 2022 by Alice Jaggers Leave a Comment

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The guest on today’s podcast is Dr. Theresa Rojas, who teaches English and Comparative Media at Modesto Junior College in Modesto, California. She is the founding director of the Latinx Comic Arts Festival (LCAF). Alice Jaggers and Dr. Rojas talk about the festival and Latinx comics. Links Latinx Comic Arts Festival https://www.latinxcomicartsfest.com/  Comadres y Comics Podcast  https://comadresycomics.com/ Virtual art gallery https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/en/exhibition/9590970/2022-latinx-comic-arts-festival Books Mentioned Marbles by Ellen Forney Ghetto Klown by John Leguizamo, Christa Cassano, and Shamus Beyale Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood by Danny Trejo and Donal Logue Tales from La Vida edited by Frederick Luis Aldama… Read More

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Join us on Discord

Jan. 18, 2022 by Alice Jaggers Leave a Comment

The Graphic Medicine Community is now on Discord, which is an app and website to allow people to communicate. There are different “channels” where people can discuss given topics, such as current projects, book discussions, discussions about graphic medicine, and even a place to share pictures of your cats, dogs, birds and more. There are also voice channels where people can chat together. It is a great place to keep up with graphic medicine news and with the community in general. Click here to join the Graphic Medicine server. Never used Discord before? Check out this beginner’s guide https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045138571.

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New Podcast Episode: 2021 Year in Review

Jan. 4, 2022 by Alice Jaggers Leave a Comment

Alice Jaggers is joined by Ebru Ustundag and MK Czerwiec in a conversation about what happened in the graphic medicine community in 2021 and a sneak preview of 2022. Relevant Links 2021 Un-convention  Padlet for the 2021 Un-convention  Drawing Together Archive Specifically mentioned: Walking, Communication, Lynda Barry Cards for Honest Conversations about Feelings 2022 Chicago Graphic Medicine Conference Books mentioned Most all of the books mentioned can be found on the Bookshop List: Graphic Medicine Podcast Mentions 2021 Graphic Medicine Books Doc-Related: A Physician’s Guide to Fixing Our Ailing Health Care System by Peter Valenzuela, MD Two-Week Wait by Luke… Read More

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New Podcast Episode: Interview with MK Czerwiec

Dec. 21, 2021 by Alice Jaggers Leave a Comment

In this episode, Alice Jaggers discusses the re-release of Taking Turns with creator MK Czerwiec. Relevant Links: Books Mentioned: Taking Turns by MK Czerwiec Menopause edited by MK Czerwiec Graphic Medicine Manifesto by MK Czerwiec et al Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel ​​ No One Else by R. Kikuo Johnson Research “Leveraging Parent Pain Perspectives to Improve Pain Practices for Children with Medical Complexity” https://www.painmanagementnursing.org/article/S1524-9042(20)30233-2/fulltext This podcast is sponsored by:

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New Podcast Episode: Conversation with Maria Photinakis

Sep. 7, 2021 by Alice Jaggers Leave a Comment

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Maria Photinakis talks to me, Alice Jaggers, about making comics during COVID and after the death of her father and about parenting as a cartoonist. We discuss her works, Extraordinary Times volume 1 and Liminal State. The interview was originally recorded in February 2021. Since the recording, Maria has published COVID19 Vaccination Campaign comics for CIC Health. Extraordinary Times volume 2 is available for preorder. Maria’s website is https://photinakis.com/, where you can order her comics and find her portfolio. This podcast is sponsored by:

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New Podcast Episode: Ian Williams Interviews Zara Slattery about Coma

May. 1, 2021 by Alice Jaggers 1 Comment

Cover of Coma by Zara Slattery

Ian Williams talks with Zara Slattery, whose book Coma comes out May 13, 2021 in the UK from publisher Myriad Editions and September 14, 2021 in the US. The book chronicles her experience with an infection which forces healthcare professionals to put her into a medically induced coma.     Relevant Links: Zara Slattery’s website: https://zaraslattery.com/ Coma – https://bookshop.org/a/1457/9781912408665 You can find the books mentioned on this episode and other episodes here.  This podcast is sponsored by:    

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New Podcast Episode: Ian Williams Interviews Steve Haines about Touch Is Really Strange

Apr. 17, 2021 by Alice Jaggers Leave a Comment

Touch Is Really Strange book

Steve Haines together with artist Sophie Standing have created the …Is Really Strange series. The most recent is Touch Is Really Strange coming out April 21, 2021. Ian Williams talks with Steve Haines about the series and about touch, specifically.   Relevant Links: Pain Is Really Strange – link to buy and link to the Graphic Medicine review Trauma Is Really Strange – link to buy and link to the Graphic Medicine review Anxiety Is Really Strange – link to buy Touch Is Really Strange – link to buy Steve Haines website (https://bodycollege.net/) You can find the books mentioned on this… Read More

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New Podcast Episode: A Conversation with Graphic Medicine Reviews Editor Kevin Wolf

Mar. 30, 2021 by Alice Jaggers Leave a Comment

    Kevin Wolf has been the Graphic Medicine Reviews Editor since 2020. He is a health actuary and has been writing reviews for the graphic medicine website since 2015. Kevin talks with me, Alice Jaggers, about what he does for the website, a few standout reviews, and books he has covered. Relevant Links: Graphic Medicine Website Reviews page  Specific Reviews Mentioned: Bearing Stories  Great Hanoi Rat Hunt & Plagues  COVID Chronicles, Nib’s Pandemic & Comic News Catalogue Baby  You can find the books mentioned on this episode and other episodes here.  Go with the Flow  One Good Egg  The… Read More

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