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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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Aackt 8: Guisewite Shut
Aug 23, 202101:11:38Tap to summarizeIn 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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Aackt 7: 12 Artists
Aug 16, 202101:20:15Tap to summarizeIn our penultimate (!) episode, Jamie speaks with twelve artists who work in semi-autobiographical comics in the spirit of Cathy today, and how autobio comics have changed with the times since Cathy-mania. Here's where you can find more work from and support today's artists:Marissa Moss : https://www.marissamoss.com/last-things.phpMalaka Gharib: https://www.npr.org/people/469106148/malaka-gharib Joey Alison Sayers: http://www.jsayers.com/Sophia Zarders: https://www.sophiazarders.com/Katie Rice: https://katiejrice.myportfolio.com/ Humyara Mahbub: https://humyara.com/Sina Grace: http://sinagrace.com/Gina Wynbrandt: http://www.ginawynbrandt.com/The Red Dot: https://www.instagram.com/the__reddot/?hl=enAnna Salinas: https://www.badcomixbyanna.com/Katy Fishell: https://www.katyfishell.com/Liz Montague: https://lizatlarge.org/about-3/Subscribe to Theo Henderson's "We The Unhoused" podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/wetheunhoused/posts Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Aackt 6: Cathy and the Dreaded Mirror, Part 2
Aug 11, 202100:48:56Tap to summarizeIn 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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Aackt 6: Cathy and the Dreaded Mirror, Part 1
Aug 9, 202100:41:00Tap to summarizeJamie explores how the Cathy character navigates body image and fashion trends, and who and how these colonially driven beauty standards came to dominate the U.S. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Aackt 5: Cathy and the Boomer Paradox
Aug 2, 202101:16:48Tap to summarizeThe Cathy comic takes a look at the trials and tribulations of boomer women of the middle class, from their early days navigating women's liberation through the 2008 recession, when the cracks in the boomer on facade were on full display. This week, Jamie traces the boomer legacy by speaking with women who were there -- yes, including her mom. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Minisode: Take the "Show Your Mom What a Podcast Is" Challenge
Jul 26, 202100:04:54Tap to summarizeIn this minisode, Grammy award-winning electronic music producer Jamie Loftus shares a Pulitzer Prize-winning song teaching your mom how to access a podcast. Aack Cast will be back next week to kick off the second half of our series! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Aackt 4: The Pages Around Cathy, Part 2
Jul 21, 202100:38:30Tap to summarizeIn part two of Jamie's exploration into who shared the American funny pages with Cathy Guisewite, we take a look at the artists chronicling the experiences of the boomer and Gen X crowd day to day along with her -- Gary Trudeau of Doonesbury, Aaron McGruder of The Boondocks, Alison Bechdel of Dykes to Watch Out For, and Lynn Johnston of For Better or For Worse. Tell your moms! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Aackt 4: The Pages Around Cathy, Part 1
Jul 19, 202100:43:22Tap to summarizeCathy Guisewite is often hailed as one of the only women in comic strips, but that's far from the truth -- this week, we uncover her frequently overlooked predecessors going back to the flapper age, and the underground scene that developed when the funny pages wouldn't address the issues feminists wanted to hear about, Wimmen's Commix. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Aackt 3: Cathy and American Feminist Backlash
Jul 12, 202101:06:13Tap to summarizeThis week, Jamie takes a look at it where Cathy falls in the history of American feminism — and take a look at how the feminist movement has progressed, regressed, and gatekept. Why are feminists frustrated with Cathy? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Aackt 2 Part 2: Who is Cathy Guisewite?
Jul 7, 202100:36:53Tap to summarizeToday, we hear what happened to Cathy at the height of the comic’s popularity in the late 1980s until now. Cathy Guisewite tells Jamie all! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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