Alice Jaggers talks with Jordan Hart, Barbra Dillon and Dr. Theresa Rojas about Ripple Effects. Jordan Hart is a comics creator with many other comics under his belt. This one hits closer to home, because Jordan also has an invisible disability. Barbra Dillon is co-founder of Fanbase Press, which is publishing Ripple Effects. Dr. Theresa Rojas is the professor of Ethnic Studies at Modesto Junior College, founder of the Latinx Comic Arts Festival, and author of the first Unseen Ripples essay. Each of the five issues ends with an Unseen Ripples essay from a person living with an invisible disability…. Read More
The Silent Why Podcast interviews Carol Tyler about grief
The Silent Why podcast is on a mission to talk about loss and grief and are looking for 101 different types of loss, chatting to people who have been through them to see if it’s possible to find hope in each sort of loss. They interviewed Carol Tyler about her latest project, ‘Griefville’ and the death of her husband, Justin Green (Binky Brown Meets The Holy Virgin Mary). Click the image above to listen.
New Podcast Episode: Mom Milestones An Interview with Grace Farris
Alice Jaggers interviews Grace Farris 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 Farris Grace Farris on Instagram Graphic Medicine Conference This podcast episode was sponsored by:
New Podcast Episode: 2022 Latinx Comic Arts Festival
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
New Podcast Episode: 2021 Year in Review
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
New Podcast Episode: Interview with MK Czerwiec
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:
New Podcast Episode: Conversation with Maria Photinakis
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:
New Podcast episode: Mad Zines
In this installment I (Ian) interview Professor Helen Spandler, Dr Jill Anderson and Tamsin Walker, of the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) about their Wellcome Trust funded project which explores how zines ‘craft contention’ about mental health – and can help to turn individual struggles into critical issues for society. I really enjoyed this interview. I am very taken with the idea of mad studies. For an introduction to this exciting new area of study and activism, check out this article by Helen Spandler. Helen and Jill work on Asylum Magazine, to which Tamsin often contributes cartoons. Asylum, the radical mental health magazine, has been running for 30… Read More
New Podcast Episode: Ian Williams Interviews Zara Slattery about Coma
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:
New Podcast Episode: Ian Williams Interviews Steve Haines about Touch Is Really Strange
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
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 13
- Next Page »