Aack! Cathy, the iconic and much-maligned comic strip by Cathy Guisewite, chronicled the day-to-day tribulations of its titular working woman for 35 years, met with equal praise and derision. In this podcast, Jamie Loftus (Lolita Podcast, My Year in Mensa) weaves between reporting and fiction, putting a cruelly treated cartoon everywoman in context.
Aack Cast by Jamie Loftus
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Aack! Cathy, the iconic and much-maligned comic strip by Cathy Guisewite, chronicled the day-to-day tribulations of its titular working woman for 35 years, met with equal praise and derision. In this podcast, Jamie Loftus (Lolita Podcast, My Year in Mensa) weaves between reporting and fiction, putting a cruelly treated cartoon everywoman in context.
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August 23, 2021
Aackt 8: Guisewite Shut
<p>In the final episode of Aack Cast, Jamie speaks with Cathy Guisewite and contemporary feminists about where Cathy fits in history, and where we go from here. You have been aack pilled.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
August 16, 2021
Aackt 7: 12 Artists
<p>In our penultimate (!) episode, Jamie speaks with twelve artists who work in semi-autobiographical comics in the spirit of <em>Cathy</em> today, and how autobio comics have changed with the times since Cathy-mania. </p><p><br></p><p>Here's where you can find more work from and support today's artists:</p><p>Marissa Moss : <a href="https://www.marissamoss.com/last-things.php">https://www.marissamoss.com/last-things.php</a></p><p>Malaka Gharib: <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/469106148/malaka-gharib%C2%A0">https://www.npr.org/people/469106148/malaka-gharib </a></p><p>Joey Alison Sayers: <a href="http://www.jsayers.com/">http://www.jsayers.com/</a></p><p>Sophia Zarders:<a href="%C2%A0https://www.sophiazarders.com/"> https://www.sophiazarders.com/</a></p><p>Katie Rice: <a href="https://katiejrice.myportfolio.com/%C2%A0%C2%A0">https://katiejrice.myportfolio.com/ </a></p><p>Humyara Mahbub: <a href="https://humyara.com/">https://humyara.com/</a></p><p>Sina Grace: <a href="http://sinagrace.com/">http://sinagrace.com/</a></p><p>Gina Wynbrandt: <a href="http://www.ginawynbrandt.com/">http://www.ginawynbrandt.com/</a></p><p>The Red Dot:<a href="%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/the__reddot/?hl=en"> https://www.instagram.com/the__reddot/?hl=en</a></p><p>Anna Salinas: <a href="https://www.badcomixbyanna.com/">https://www.badcomixbyanna.com/</a></p><p>Katy Fishell: <a href="https://www.katyfishell.com/">https://www.katyfishell.com/</a></p><p>Liz Montague: <a href="https://lizatlarge.org/about-3/">https://lizatlarge.org/about-3/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to Theo Henderson's "We The Unhoused" podcast here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/wetheunhoused/posts">https://www.patreon.com/wetheunhoused/posts</a></p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
August 11, 2021
Aackt 6: Cathy and the Dreaded Mirror, Part 2
<p>In part 2 on our look into Cathy's commentary on body image, we speak with author Marissa Metzger, hop on a rollercoaster of boomer disordered eating fads, and see what Cathy's frustration with her own body says about us.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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