A High State of Agitation
After accusations that he mischaracterized the Mueller investigation’s findings, Attorney General William Barr blames the media for muddling the story. This week, On the Media dissects Barr’s...
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A Grotesque Look At Antisemitism ... Through Comics
Last weekend's horrific attack at a synagogue in Poway, California was just the latest expression of the heightened climate of antisemitism and far-right hatred in the United States. However, instead...
View ArticleWho's Your Mama - Pt 1 "#Waffle Woke"
Comic Jen Kober tells the story of the mother she never expected to find, on a journey she never expected to take. Performed live at The Paramount in Oakland. Music composed by Bells Atlas. Season 10...
View ArticleHate in the homeland
This episode surveys the state of the hate movement in America, focusing on how hate groups are spreading their message and winning converts. Don’t miss out on the next big story. Get the Weekly Reveal...
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Ms. Marvel: The Jersey City Superhero Who Made Good
Even in Marvel Comics, New Jersey rarely gets a break. As much as New York City can overshadow its neighbors across the Hudson in real life, just imagine also factoring in dozens of superheroes who...
View ArticleFull Bio: Lady Bird Johnson, Gary Panter's 'Jimbo,' The Poetry of Ross Gay...
For the second installment in this edition of our "Full Bio" series, Julia Sweig joins us to discuss the Kennedy assassination and how it lead to the Johnsons' ascent to the highest office. Sweig is...
View ArticleAlison Bechdel & 'The Secret to Superhuman Strength'
[REBROADCAST FROM MAY 6, 20201] Cartoonist Alison Bechdel joins us to discuss her new graphic memoir, The Secret to Superhuman Strength, about her lifelong obsession with exercise. This segment is...
View ArticleNew LGBTQ+ Storylines in Classic Superhero Franchises
With the announcement that Superman's son will be bisexual in an upcoming comic, Glen Weldon, host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, joins to talk about comic culture, and the recent trend of writing...
View ArticleAn Epic Journey Through 60 Years of Marvel Comics
Following our conversation about LGBTQ+ and other representation in comic books, we'll look at the Marvel universe, and the interconnected world that's built between the speech bubbles of dozens of...
View Article'Six,' LGBTQ+ Superhero Storylines, A New Book on 'All of the Marvels,'...
The British musical “Six” was set to open in March 2020… and then Broadway was shut down. Now the pop musical, which tells the story of the six wives of King Henry VIII, has finally opened. Stars...
View ArticleNeil Gaiman on the Power of Fantasy in our Lives
Neil Gaiman, one of the great fantasy writers of our time, first started writing his comic series “The Sandman” in the nineteen-eightiess. Decades later, a TV adaptation is a huge hit on Netflix,...
View ArticleNeil Gaiman on the Power of Fantasy in our Lives
Neil Gaiman, one of the great fantasy writers of our time, first started writing his comic series “The Sandman” in the nineteen-eightiess. Decades later, a TV adaptation is a huge hit on Netflix,...
View ArticleWho's Your Mama - Pt 1 "#Waffle Woke"
Comic Jen Kober tells the story of the mother she never expected to find, on a journey she never expected to take. Performed live at The Paramount in Oakland. Music composed by Bells Atlas. Season 10...
View ArticleBest of Graphic Memoirs in 2022: Steve Martin and Harry Bliss Capture...
[REBROADCAST FROM November 15, 2022] The legendary comedian Steve Martin has teamed up again with cartoonist Harry Bliss on a graphic memoir calledNumber One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other...
View ArticleComedian Paula Poundstone, NY Times Film Critic A.O. Scott Transfers to Book...
For transcripts, see individual segment pages.Comedian Paula Poundstone is back on the road, with shows at Sacred Heart Community Theatre in Fairfield, CT on March 9, and Bergen Performing Arts Center...
View ArticleBarbara Brandon-Croft, History-Making Cartoonist
Cartoonist Barbara Brandon-Croft made history in 1991 as the first Black woman to have a nationally syndicated comic strip in the mainstream press. Her series, "Where I'm Coming From," ran through...
View ArticleThe Schomburg's 'SchomCom 2023' Black Comic Book Festival
The Schomburg Center's Black Comic Book Festival returns in person for the first time since 2020! Each year, this event offers participants the opportunity to meet established and up-and-coming comic...
View ArticleJohn Romita Jr. remembers his father, legendary comic book artist John Romita...
One of the preeminent artists from the so-called “Silver Age of Comics” passed away this week. John Romita Sr. was 93 years old and he was a New Yorker, born and raised – just like Spider-Man, the...
View ArticleThe delightfully silly science comics of Rosemary Mosco
Have you ever wondered what a Great Blue Heron would write in a love letter to a potential mate? Or what the moons of Mars think of themselves? These are the scenes that nature cartoonist Rosemary...
View ArticleA New Thai Comic Book Cookbook (Food for Thought)
To reconnect with her Thai identity, Belgium-based cartoonist Christina De Witte started virtual Thai language classes during the pandemic where she met Mallika Kauppinen, a native Thai speaker,...
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