Podcast appearances and mentions of Sarah Mirk

Guantanamo Voices: To discuss the 21st anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo Bay, and the lives of the people still incarcerated there, Alex Fitch talks to writer Sarah Mirk about her graphic novel anthology Guantanamo Voices, which tells the tale of ten people associated with the prison, and to journalist Andy Worthington about his continuing […]

New Anthologies: In a pair of interviews recorded at Cartoon County online, Alex Fitch talks to a number of creators about their work on anthologies. Sarah Mirk discusses her work on political comics anthology The Nib with contributions from artists Myfanwy Tristram and Daniel Locke, talking about their strips created for the title. Ben Conan […]

Hundreds of public monuments have come down during the social and racial reckoning currently sweeping our country. And while Seattle has not been at the epicenter of the furor over public monuments, there have been heated discussions over the monument to Confederate soldiers in a Capitol Hill cemetery and a statue of Vladimir Lenin in Fremont. In the United States, the issue of what to do with public monuments has been very polarizing. Why do we care so much about these statues? In her book Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of America's Public Monuments, professor of art crime Erin L. Thompson looked at the turbulent history of American monuments and its abundant ironies — including the enslaved man who helped make the Statue of Freedom that tops the United States Capitol. Monuments have come to mean many things to different people, and the battles over them are a tangle of aesthetic, legal, political, and social issues. Ultimately, monuments symbolize what we value and keeping them up or removing them sends a message. How do we decide who and what should be represented with new monuments? Which existing statues should stay up, and which should come down? Who should make these decisions — and how should they decide? Erin L. Thompson, holds a Ph.D. and a J.D. and is a professor of art crime at the City University of New York. In addition to Smashing Statues, she is the author of Possession: The Curious History of Private Collectors from Antiquity to the Present, and her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Smithsonian magazine, and Art in America. She lives in New York. Sarah Mirk is a comics journalist, teacher, and editor. A former reporter for The Stranger and the Portland Mercury, she is now a contributing editor at comics publication The Nib and a digital producer at The Center for Investigative Reporting. She is the author of several books, including Guantanamo Voices: True Stories from the World's Most Infamous Prison, which The New York Times named one of the 10 best graphic novels of 2020. Buy the Book: Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of America's Public Monuments (Hardcover) from Third Place Books Presented by Town Hall Seattle. To become a member or make a donation click here. 

We're in conversation with members of the jury for the Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize, awarded through the Pennsylvania Center for the Book. We talk about what it takes to choose an award winning graphic novel, and what makes the winner, Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World's Most Infamous Prison by Sarah Mirk, so special.Listening to us talk about comics, publishing, and specifically Guantanamo Voices is great,  but whatever you do, don't miss the actual Lynn Ward Graphic Novel Prize event with author Sarah Mirk  on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 accessible online right here.This podcast is brought to you by your friends at Schlow Centre Region Library. Thanks for listening!

Heather and Whitney discuss Be Gay Do Comics: Queer history, memoir, and satire from The Nib! “Be Gay Do Comics” Compiled by the Nib and edited by Matt Bors, Matt Lubchansky, Sarah Mirk, and Eleri Harris with contributions from an additional 28 creatives. Book- https://www.idwpublishing.com/product/be-gay-do-comics/ The Nib site- https://thenib.com/ Article source- “What Does ‘Be Gay Do Crime' Mean?” by David Hudson https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/what-does-be-gay-do-crime-mean/ Artist- Artist BumLung- Twitter handle @bum_lung https://www.etsy.com/shop/bumlung Business plug: South Press https://www.facebook.com/southpressknoxville/ https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-south-press-open

It takes work to put your heart into everything you do, but Sarah Mirk is proof it's worth it. In this episode, Sarah gives insights into what it was like reporting first hand from the Portland protests last summer, as well as things like why zines are an effective tool for change, and how she loves to collaborate on projects. Specifically, we dove into the process for her collaborative non-fiction graphic novel, Guantanamo Voices. Today's adventure memoir is Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail by Heather Anish Anderson. Guest: Sarah Mirk, @sarahmirk or www.mirkwork.comHost: Rose Comics Turner, @rotucomics or www.patreon.com/rotuShow: Journeys Through Art, @journeysthroughart , email us at journeysthroughart@gmail.comProducer: Colin J. Mason, @beardybaldguy or www.mirandumpictures.comMusic: The Mailboxes, @themailboxes or www.ilovethemailboxes.com , or wherever you stream or buy your music. 

Hiking in Europe, how engineering overlaps with satire, dealing with chronic pain, how to advocate for diversity in the outdoors, making things for yourself or your friends vs making things for social justice and a public audience - listen up to this great conversation with Sara Consuegra, aka rambling_hiker. We discuss all of those things and more, including how much money she usually spends on cheese each month. At the end of the episode is the usual Adventure Memoir segment, this time featuring the book Year of Zines by Sarah Mirk. Today's guest: Sara Consuegra, @rambling_hikerHost: Rose "Comics" Turner, @rotucomics or www.patreon.com/rotuShow: Journeys Through Art, @journeysthroughart or journeysthroughart@gmail.comProducer: Colin J. Mason, @beardybaldguy or www.mirandumpictures.comMusic: The Mailboxes, @themailboxes or www.ilovethemailboxes.com , or anywhere you stream or buy your music. 

Visual journalist and author Sarah Mirk on representing marginalized voices as a method of writing future historic records.

Sarah is the author of several books, most recently Guantanamo Voices. Sarah can be found on Instagram @sarahmirk and Twitter @sarahmirk. Her website is mirkwork.com.Mentioned in this Episode:The StrangerPortland MercuryBitch MediaPopagandaYou Do You by Sarah MirkSex from Scratch by Sarah MirkOpen Earth by Sarah Mirk, illustrated by Eva Cabrera and Claudia AguirreMarch graphic novelsMaking the Met exhibitMaking the Met audio tour narrated by Steve MartinA Rogue of One’s Own by Evie DunmoreGirl Gone Viral by Alisha RaiNew GirlWhat We Do in the ShadowsThe Voting Booth by Brandy ColbertBlack Enough anthology edited by Ibi ZoboiThe X-FilesBuffy the Vampire SlayerThe NibThe Book of Delights by Ross GayPoseThe GreatAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Today our PRODUCER CHRIS SUTTON steps up to the podcasting mic to celebrate our 201st Episode!!! We have been doing the podcast together for over 5 years. We talk about the podcast, and about how much the world has changed.    Also: Vanport, Black Lives Matter, JK Rowling, Portland, Eyebrows, and MORE.     Chris Sutton is the producer of this podcast, Sagittarian Matters.  He has played in the bands Gossip, Dub Narcotic Sound System  The Dirt Bombs, Chain and the gang, hornet leg, Spider and the Webs, the Hooded Hags, COCO.  He currently has a radio show on Xray FM called Record Lections with hell books. You can listen Tuesdays from 10-11 p.m. or anytime at: https://xray.fm/shows/record-lections You can find Chris on instagram at hellbookss   Also mentioned in this episode: Vanport comic by Nicole J. Georges, Sarah Mirk and Ed Washington: https://www.patreon.com/nicolejgeorges   and https://www.blmla.org/     https://thelovelandfoundation.org/loveland-therapy-fund/    

Faustina has just landed in Portland and is getting her bearings with a local. Sarah Mirk crafts zines about Portland’s past, full of stories explaining how Portland became the city it is today. She says it’s no accident Portland is an alternative and progressive town, but the city hasn’t always been this way. In fact, it’s been a winding road to get here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Platiqué con MARIANA NERI sobre LA FIESTA NOVENTERA que tendremos en MAZABEL BAR ¡Todas y todos invitados!, te invito al a pbra de teatro DE PÍCAROS, TRUHÁNES Y ACTORES' del 2do Festival de Cabaret en Conjunto Santander, al CONCIERTO SINFÓNICO ‘ GUILLERMO DEL TORO, EN CASA CON MIS MONSTRUOS' en el Auditorio Telmex. Ya viene UNA CORONA PARA CLAUDIA la obra de teatro musical de MAURICIO CEDEÑO en TEATRO DIANA y el evento especial de POWER UP, el canal de YouTube que tenemos Eva Cabrera y yo que será en el café EL MONO SÍLABO el sábado 10 de agosto a las 6:00 PM, un evento para todas las edades. En mi paseo por las librerías encontre: OPEN EARTH, una novela gráfica de SARAH MIRK, EVA CABRERA Y CLAUDIA AGUIRRE.

We hear opinions and analysis on some of the big news stories this week from Christopher McKnight Nichols, Doug Badger and Sarah Mirk.

This week on The Spectator Film Podcast… Tank Girl (1995) 6.13.19 Featuring: Austin, Maxx Commentary track starts at 35:50 — Notes — “Let’s Stop Calling Movies Feminist” by Anna Biller —- Here’s Anna Biller’s insightful blog post about our tendency to crown movies as “feminist”; we’re not only frequently wrong, but also convolute and trivialize the discussion of actual feminist cinema in doing so, diminishing it’s potency. As with our discussion of Legally Blonde (2001), we relied upon Biller’s criteria to frame a portion of our discussion on Tank Girl and better understand the film. We encourage you curious listeners to engage with Biller’s blog post directly, and listen to our Legally Blonde episode for additional discussion.  It’s also worth mentioning Anna’s Blog: Musings About Film and Culture has many other fascinating posts in which Anna discusses both her own work and film history at large. (Anna also seems to participate in the comments section frequently, which is pretty cool. Just sayin’…) Check out Criterion Channel’s Anna Biller Collection! Her two feature films – Viva (2007), The Love Witch (2016) – are available for streaming in addition to a number of short films she’s made over the past several decades. They won’t be around forever, so watch them while you can. ‘Post-Human Romance: Parody and Pastiche in “Making Mr. Right” and “Tank Girl”‘ by Marilyn Manners and R.L. Rutsky from Discourse — Here’s a link to the article we referenced throughout the episode, and the writers do a fantastic job of articulating how Tank Girl‘s perceived disorganization, lack of stakes, and poor structure actually work as virtues for the film. Locating online academic resources on Tank Girl may be slightly challenging, but this essay is an excellent place to start. We’ll include some relevant quotes below: “…Tank Girl is unique not only for having a female lead, but in its comedic, and self-parodic, approach to its subject matter and narrative. This difference is, moreover, very much connected to issues of style, a point foregrounded by the film's use of drawn, comic-book images – both stills and animated sequences – at numerous points in its narrative. The inclusion of these comic book images, which in themselves contribute to the film's sense of irreverent and exuberant playfulness, draws attention to the artifice of the filmmaking process and therefore serves to heighten the film's parodic attitude towards genre conventions and its own narrative. Thus, these images not only tend to privilege style and image over narrative continuity and realism, they also link this emphasis on style to a playful irreverence that refuses to take the male-dominated conventions of science-fiction – and cinematic narratives more generally – seriously” (123-24) “Tank Girl's foregrounding of style and surface is, indeed, inseparable from its parody of authority and seriousness. At a narrative level, the film seems to borrow familiar plot devices from mainstream science-fiction films only in order to make fun of them…For Kesslee, this competition is about control. Just as he tries to control the world's water, he also wants not to kill, but to control Rebecca, to force her to work for him…Yet, if the film thematizes the linkage of the female body to fluidity and of the man to the control of that fluidity (as we shall discuss further), it also formalizes these connections in its narrative, where the continuous, liner (male) narrative is constantly subverted, or diverted, by the currents of an irrepressible (female) style” (124-25) “The aesthetic style of Tank Girl, in other words, is not radical chic, but ‘radical pastiche'” (127). ‘Mapping the Music and Style of ‘Tank Girl” by Elizabeth Sankey from Vice — Here’s a neat article from Vice that touches on Tank Girl‘s relationship to various cultural objects and artists. ‘Lori Petty reflects on Tank Girl, Jennifer Lawrence, and that Game of Thrones coffee cup’ by Jerilyn Jordan from Detroit MetroTimes — Here’s a 2019 interview with Lori Petty where she offers lots of insightful thoughts reflecting on Tank Girl.  ‘The Director of “Tank Girl” is Now Behind-the-Scenes on the New “Doctor Who”‘ by Sarah Mirk from Bitchmedia — Here’s a terrific interview with Tank Girl‘s director, Rachel Talalay. She offers a lot of insight into her work directing today and her career path, as well as lots of thoughts on her experience with Tank Girl, specifically. ‘Tank Girl, Postfeminist Media Manifesto’ by Elyce Helford from Electronic Book Review — Here’s a very interesting article discussing Tank Girl from a perspective we didn’t address during our episode, specifically looking at Tank Girl as an alluring and hopeful, but ultimately misguided, post-feminist fantasy character that fails to address social reality. I haven’t found much else about Tank Girl discussing it in this manner, and it’s very thought-provoking. Give it a read! ‘Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema’ by Laura Mulvey — The renowned and indispensable essay that helped pioneer the concept of a gendered gaze in film. We didn’t frame our discussion in reference to this essay specifically, but there’s plenty to be gained by watching Tank Girl with this essay in mind.

Originally broadcasted on November 10, 2016   We are here to make the future less terrible. This episode features guidance on talking to kids about all kinds of complicated issues. Writer and photographer Margaret Jacobsen explains how she speaks frankly with her kids about pretty much everything, including her open relationship. Everyone is Gay co-founder Kristin Russo shares ideas for discussing queer identities with kids of all ages. A dozen Popaganda listeners call in with stories of one thing they each do to help raise a future generation of feminists. Oh, and host Sarah Mirk phones her parents. Tune in.   

Ok so quick correction. Drew says Open earth is drawn bt Sarah Mirk but it isn't. It's drawn b Eva Cabrera. Anyway that being said, listen in to discover: -Cautionary Fables & Fairy Tales -Heavy Vinyl -The Sasquatch in Brooklyn -Short Order Crooks -Someone Please Have Sex With Me -Flavor -Open Earth -Labyrinth: Coronation -Safari Honeymoon -Pinky & Pepper Forever -Blackwood -Mech Cadet Yu -Swing Notes: www.fortheloveofindie.com Email: ftlindie@gmail.com Twitter/Insta: @ftlindie

We've got something to share this week and a special interview. Bitch Media Editorial Director Lisa Factora-Borchers talks with Sarah Mirk about her favorite memories over her four years hosting the show and what's next for her work-wise.

Time Codes: 00:00:29 - Introduction 00:03:23 - Another jab at Eisner Award definitions 00:05:05 - Gods Can't Die 00:27:25 - Kamikaze 00:52:38 - The Secret Life of Gitmo's Women 01:15:59 - Wrap up 01:18:59 - Contact us   Sean and Derek are back with their monthly foray into the realm of webcomics. They begin with Z. Akhmatova's Gods Can't Die, a lavishly illustrated fantasy of adventure and self-discovery. This is a relatively young webcomic, beginning in April 2016, so readers can easily jump on board with its prologue and first chapter. It's the story of Ena, born of both human and god, as she searches for her deity father and encounters other gods and creatures along the way. Next, they discuss Kamikaze, a futuristic dystopic tale created by Alan Tupper, Carrie Tupper, and Havana Nguyen. Its teenage protagonist, Markesha Nin, is a lightning-fast courier making deliveries within competing corporate interests and trying to provide for her blind father. The guys can't help but think of CW's The Flash when discussing this series. Finally, Sean and Derek wrap up with Sarah Mirk and Lucy Bellwood's The Secret Life of Gitmo's Women. This already-completed webcomic appears in the online magazine Narratively, and it presents the first-person accounts of two female naval veterans and their experiences at Guantanamo Bay. The conflict in their stories isn't what you might expect, but instead have everything to do with the military's (and our culture's) patriarchal structures.

Images for this episode are at http://www.multiversitycomics.com/podcasts/comics-syllabus-001-wonder-woman-year-one/ (also, please note a correction below- 5/31/2017) This week's Comics Syllabus podcast digs deep into the "Year One" story arc from "Wonder Woman" #2, 4, 6, 10, 12, and 14 by writer Greg Rucka, artist Nicola Scott, colorist Romulo Fajardo Jr., and letterer Jodi Wynne (leaving out an interlude in issue 8 with Bilquis Everly on art). I draw heavily on Carolyn Cocca's Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation (Bloomsbury), recently nominated for an Eisner, to consider the heavy "representational weight" that Wonder Woman has historically carried as the iconic female superhero. I think about how the "Year One" creative team deals with (or doesn't deal with) this history and the present in the pages and panels of their new origin story for Wonder Woman. (For a briefer primer on Wonder Woman and cultural history, check out this piece from the Nib by Lucy Bellwood and Sarah Mirk: https://thenib.com/what-does-wonder-woman-actually-represent?t=recent ) Also mentioned in this episode, an editorial from the National Review quoting a commentary piece from the James G. Martin Center throwing shade on the trend of comics in college classrooms: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/447676/comic-books-college-martin-center-article https://www.jamesgmartin.center/2017/05/graphic-novels-trending-english-departments-thats-problem/ and the venerable Comixscholars listserv where great researchers and theorists fan the flames. http://www.english.ufl.edu/comics/scholars/ SPOILER WARNING: In the beginning of the episode, we discuss Wonder Woman and comics in non-spoilery general terms. But after the first break at ( 33:00 ), we start diving into close-readings of the chosen work. So if you don't want to be spoiled on the events and details of this work, please go and read it first, and come back to finish the episode with us and enjoy it with us. Consider it homework, but more fun. You can find archives for this podcast(previously named "Study Comics with Paul") here. Or find the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or Soundcloud. You can also follow Paul on Twitter @TwoPlai . Thanks for listening. CORRECTION (5/31/2017): Upon re-listening to the episode, Paul realized that one of his brain farts was an egregious error that needed correction, naming the WW variant cover artist of some controversy as Michael Cho-- an artist whose art and views Paul greatly admires-- when it is actually Frank Cho-- an artist whose art Paul sometimes admires, sometimes not so much. Paul is often unflatteringly mistaken for others, and so deeply regrets the flub, and has re-recorded that snippet for posterity. Also, while shouting out the Comix-Scholars listserv, Paul misspelled "scolars." Great job. The irony ..)

This episode was taped live at the 2016 Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Oregon, with Matt and Andy welcoming comedian/environmental engineer Ella Gale (@hellakale) and author/podcaster/@BitchMedia editor Sarah Mirk (@sarahmirk) to discuss gender biases in science reporting, women in science (and comedy) and why it's hard to make bagels when it's hot outside.

It’s a Portland-tastic live episode from the delightful All Jane Comedy Festival in Oregon, featuring the brilliant talents of Sarah Mirk (Bitch Media), Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney), and musical guest Hutch Harris (The Thermals)!

Sarah Mirk couldn't find a helpful relationship how-to, so she wrote her own. We highlight two women who helped make oral birth control a reality, and there's homework from Dan Savage.

opbmusic's Jerad Walker runs the numbers on women's representation at summer music festivals. Also, Bitch Magazine' Sarah Mirk has thoughts on the big disparities in bookings. (photo cred: opbmusic)

Carl Alviani of Ziba Design, John Vieira of Nemo Design, and Sarah Mirk of Bitch Media talk about design that works in Portland, and the interplay between urban design and public dialogue. Members make these conversations possible. Are you in? https://secure.opb.org/contribute/

A man's wife uses their dom/sub relationship as ammo when they are fighting. And THAT AIN'T FAIR!  Should it be a deal-breaker if your boyfriend doesn't like your sense of humor? (Hint: YES.)  A gay man is having some complicated orgy issues. Don't we all?  On the Magnum, Dan chats with Sarah Mirk- the online editor of Bitch Magazine about feminist-friendly porn; how to find it, and how to avoid the bad stuff.  And more, more, more.  206-201-2720 This episode is brought to you by Le Tote- the fashion rental service that gives women access to an infinite closet of clothes and accessories. For 75% off your first month, go to letote.com and enter Savage.  This episode is also brought to you by AdamandEve.com. Get 10 free gifts, plus free shipping when you enter offer code "Savage". This podcast is also brought to you by Stamps.com. Click on the microphone and enter "Savage" for $55 free postage and a digital scale.

A man's wife uses their dom/sub relationship as ammo when they are fighting. And THAT AIN'T FAIR!  Should it be a deal-breaker if your boyfriend doesn't like your sense of humor? (Hint: YES.)  A gay man is having some complicated orgy issues. Don't we all?  On the Magnum, Dan chats with Sarah Mirk- the online editor of Bitch Magazine about feminist-friendly porn; how to find it, and how to avoid the bad stuff.  And more, more, more.  206-201-2720 This episode is brought to you by Le Tote- the fashion rental service that gives women access to an infinite closet of clothes and accessories. For 75% off your first month, go to letote.com and enter Savage.  This episode is also brought to you by AdamandEve.com. Get 10 free gifts, plus free shipping when you enter offer code "Savage". This podcast is also brought to you by Stamps.com. Click on the microphone and enter "Savage" for $55 free postage and a digital scale.

Tune in to hear Sarah Mirk, author of Sex From Scratch: Making Your Own Relationship Rules, Destination DIY producer Jaymee Cuti’s account of an unconventional friendship, and what we heard on the streets of Portland about love, sex, monogamy, and more!

Conversation recorded with Sarah Mirk in Portland (at Bitch Magazine) on May 5, 2014 http://the-archipelago.net/2014/05/19/sarah-mirk-the-feminist-comic-strip-from-guantanamo-to-your-relationship/

Bitch Magazine's online editor Sarah Mirk stops by to nerd out about making and reading comics, her new Sex from Scratch project, feminism myths and more. Plus your additions to our summer reading list, HBO homework and the weird weather in Alaska.

Examining Portland's Forgotten History Through Zines. The Dill Pickle Club, a civic organization that organizes educational projects on local history, culture and civics, talks about Oregon History comics, Lone Fir Cemetery, with author and Portland Mercury reporter Sarah Mirk. Board members of the Club present a slide lecture on their "Forgotten Histories" programs, while Sarah discusses the process of researching, writing and working with 10 artists in illustrating under-acknowledged facts of Oregon history. Recorded October 12, 2010 at Central Library