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Graphic Policy Radio

A podcast at the intersection of comics nerd media and movements for social change. Elana Levin interviews comics artists, writers, critics, historians and also activists, organizers who love comics and pop culture.

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01:01:00

The Good Asian comic w/creators Pornsak Pichetshote &...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2021/05/18

Policing and the model minoirty myth are deconstructed through a noir genre lens in this hardboiled detective series created by today's guests, sak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi. A new Image Comics series, The Good Asian stars detective Edison Hark—a haunted Chinese-American detective—on the trail of a killer in 1936 San Francisco's Chinatown. The series explores Chinese American identity, US immigration policy and the brutal contradictions inherent in being the first Chinese American cop

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01:35:00

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier with Spencer...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2021/05/04

"Zemo is the only character with an ideology" - Brandon Wilson "A real Captain America looks to the rest of the world like The Joker" - Spencer Ackerman Talking about Disney's latest Marvel TV show, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier with two of my favorite Marvel experts. Spencer Ackerman award winning national security journalist and author of REIGN OF TERROR: How The 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump, out August 10 from Viking. https://twitter.com/attackerman Brandon Wilson is a

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01:21:00

Deep Space Dive: a Star Trek Deep Space Nine pod: Dr...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2021/04/24

Doctor Julian Bashir is Deep Space Nine’s resident physician, humanitarian, James Bond cosplayer and disaster bisexual. We are joined by Ali Nagib, Assistant Director of Illinois NORML, an organization that was key to ending cannabis prohibition in Illinois. In this episode, Ali helps us discover why Dr. Bashir was so important for representation, why he’s such a headcanon magnet, why he’s a great role model for health equity activism efforts like cannabis legalization, and why he’s the Anti-Bones

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01:18:00

WandaVision: Marvel Magical Refugee Girl Origin Stories

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2021/03/18

Traumatized people processing loss by watching TV sure do connect with a TV show in which a traumatized person processes loss via the medium of television. Disney+ newest Marvel TV show is a timely hit. I'm joined by three fascinating guests for a nuanced and necessary conversation. "When someone tells a Black woman she’s not supposed to be there it goes from being uncomfortable to being dangerous" - comics critic Niki J. Occasional voice actress and constant Marvel fan, Niki J posts about comics

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01:25:00

Comics Artist/Writer Michel Fiffe of COPRA. Taking...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2021/03/03

"Realism is unfortunate"- Michel Fiffe Michel Fiffe is the creator / writer /artist of the action series COPRA. He’s worked with Marvel and DC on top of fully producing Panorama for Dark Horse, Bloodstrike: Brutalists for Image Comics and Zegas for Fantagraphics. We talk about the development of comics art styles in depth and a graph he made attempting to chart where some of his favorite artists' style fall on a scale of realistic to cartoony, messy to clean. So get artsy with us! "It's a comic,

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01:19:00

True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee with...

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2021/02/13

"I'm not damning Stan Lee, I'm living with ambiguity" says Abraham Riesman of his essential new Stan Lee biography True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee. No matter where you stand on the debate of who gets credit for Marvel comics, you MUST read this book. It's past time for a serious work of history like this one examining the conflicting stories behind one of most imporant cultural forces of the 20th century. Abe has done completely new research into the Lieber familiy's history in Romania

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01:12:00

Deep Space Dive: a Star Trek Deep Space Nine podcast....

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2021/02/08

DS9 premiered at the height of third wave feminism. In this episode, we’ll look at how Star Trek Deep Space Nine incorporated feminist thought of the ‘90s into its depictions of women and gender. Also, how that explains why Major Kira is always wearing a full face of makeup even when she’s roaming caves with a phaser rifle. And how the real villian isn't just the Dominion, it's Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Got questions? Recommendations? Deep Space Dive now has our own email address:

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01:18:00

Kieron Gillen: The Eternals, Die RPG, Peter Cannon,...

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2021/01/29

How are The Celestials and The Eternals like Diana Ross & The Supremes? Find out as Kieron Gillen (obviously) returns to discuss his new series for Marvel Comics, a relaunch of The Eternals, in which he and artist Esad Ribić interpret Jack Kirby's classic "powerchord of a visual". We follow up with his critically aclaimed re-imagining of Peter Cannon Thunderbolt as well as his current indie series Once and Future, which polliticizes Arthurian legends in powerful new ways. Plus, catch up on Die

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01:22:00

Jay Edidin; From X-Plaining to Writing the X-Men

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2021/01/21

X-Pert podcaster Jay Edidin wrote his 1st Marvel comic X-Men: Marvels Snapshots, and I love it! So of course I had him on my show to talk about the obvious topics like DC Comics, Victorian Literature, and Fun Home. And yes, of course, his take on Cyclops in this highly personal yet accessible comic. You can hear Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-men at https://www.xplainthexmen.com/ and read his tweets at https://twitter.com/NotLasers. He's been on Graphic Policy Radio before to talk about stopping

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01:06:00

Deep Space Dive: a Star Trek Deep Space Nine podcast....

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2021/01/12

Rom quotes Karl Marx and organizes a labor union at Quark's Bar-- of course this merits a full episode of our new DS9 podcast. Join our guest, labor unionist & Trekkie Asher Huey for a close look at Bar Association, Season 4 episode 9. This is the second episode of our podcast spin-off series, "Deep Space Dive" a Deep Space Nine podcast hosted by Elana Levin and Sarah Daniel Rasher. In each episode we do a deep dive into the text and subtext of this most political of Star Trek series, often with

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01:02:00

Mark Trail cartoonist Jules Rivera: Nature Dad's...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2021/01/06

"I reverse engineered Mark Trail"-- Jules Rivera is the new cartoonist for the classic syndicated comicstrip Mark Trail. You know, the nature guy in the plaid! Jules gives Mark Trail a look and a new environmetal justice spin on his LONG STANDING mission of conservation education. Plus a diverse cast for soap opera hijinks and humor. Jules is the second Latina woman to become a nationally syndicated comic strip cartoonist. Jules brings her background in engineering and lifelong interest in nature

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00:59:00

Deep Space Dive: a Star Trek Deep Space Nine podcast....

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2020/12/31

DS9 is the Star Trek with the greatest focus on political concepts like colonialism, feminism, queerness and post-scarcity economics. Join hosts and guests who aren’t just Trekkies but activists, academics, artists, therapists and more as we do a deep dive into the text and subtext where few Star Trek podcasts have gone before. We're discussing Deep Space Nine’s themes and characters-- not doing recaps. Also: spoilers. Co-Hosts: Elana Levin, also the host of Graphic Policy Radio, has worked at

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01:00:00

Writer Alex de Campi: Veterans, Vampires, Truth &...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2020/12/21

"If you can do comedy you can do horror"- writter and letterer Alex de Campi returns to the show to talk about her latest comics Vintage pulp horror graphic novel Dracula, Motherf**ker (Image Comics) with Erica HendersonSci-fi thriller Madi: Once Upon A Time in the Future co-written by filmmaker Duncan JonesVeteran action/buddy comedy Bad Karma -- read it online http://panelsyndicate.com/comics/badkarma True War Stories, an anthology of soldiers’ deployment tales by soldiers themselves. Follow Alex

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00:42:00

The Venture Bros Podcast: S 2; Ep 5: 20 Years to...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2020/12/01

IGNORE ME at your perril! Professor Steven Attewell and I, (Elana Levin) walk you through one of the most quotable episodes of The Venture Bros show. We're here to help you understand the history, context and pop culture references within. From the most important chair of the mid 20th century to the 1991 MTV Music Video Awards (that was a wierd one indeed). 3rd image our slide show is Arishem the Judge by Jack Kirby-- a massive inspiration for The Grand Inquisitor. Follow Steven

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01:14:00

Daredevil: Inferno. Comics of Marvel's New York

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2020/11/17

In 1989 Daredevil's Inferno storyline from Ann Nocenti and John Romita Jr offered some pointed social commentary about NYC. It's return in Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto & Mattia Iacono's current series made for some uncanny reading for New Yorkers today. Join Leslie Lee III of Struggle Sessions podcast & Scott Thorough of Zebras in America podcast as we swing into; Classic Daredevil #260-266 Current Daredevil issues #18-20 Also discussed: Scott's lived experience of Hells Kitchen in the

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01:35:00

Matt Fraction, Elsa Charretier: November is Coming...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2020/10/08

November isn't just the election it's also the hit hardboiled graphic novel series from Elsa Charretier and Matt Fraction. A special commentary edition of the book is on it's way and Elsa has the scoop! Fraction and I also chatted about Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, his series with Steve Lieber- and there are some interesting connections between the two very different works! Support the massively popular kickstarter for the November art book

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01:16:00

Role-Playing Games: Dungeons and Dragons, Lasers and...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2020/09/29

Tabletop roleplaying games are a hot social activity. Many have played for decades, but some have always wanted to try but haven't found a group to join yet. This episode features a diverse crew of TTRPG experts answering your questions on everything from how to get started, how to make your games more inclusive, how to adapt your offline games to online AND recommend awesome games you haven't heard of yet (those may involve neither dungeons nor dragons). Jess Ross is an editor, writer, and

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01:47:00

Matthew Perpetua talks X-Men, music and being a critic

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2020/09/17

“disrupting the idea of superhero vs super villains and more about what happens within any community”-- Music critic Matt Perpetua is writing about X-Men comics on his new site https://www.houseofx.org. He is also the sole writer of the independent music site Fluxblog since 2002, more recently expanding beyond the site itself to playlist curation on Spotify. In addition to the site, has also contributed to Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, NPR, and New York Magazine, and was the founding editor of BuzzFeed

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01:24:00

Doom Patrol Season 2

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2020/09/08

Our critically aclaimed coverage of Doom Patrol--DC Universe's critically acclaimed show--continues with this episode on Season 2. Joining me are guests: Sarah Daniel Rasher is an erstwhile professor of Shakespeareology who now tries to save the world through educational data. They also occasionally write about figure skating and Star Trek on the internet. Winn Periyasamy is a Fordham law student and advocate working and organizing in New York City. She has her master's in public health and her

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00:55:00

Working in a Comic Book Shop During COVID

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2020/08/31

"I’m so thankful that my job is to sell people art." - John Arminio, Comix Connection. Guest John Arminio shares what it is like working at a comics store during this unprecidented time and how fans can support comics retail staff. Plus he makes some great suggestions of comics to buy. John is a long-time comic book devotee and retailer who peddles his wares at Comix Connection in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Along with comics, another of his great passions is film, and you can hear him discuss

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