Today, 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!

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Today, 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 <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

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 2 Part 2: Who is Cathy Guisewite?

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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.

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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. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Aackt 8: Guisewite Shut

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In 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.php

Malaka 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=en

Anna Salinas: https://www.badcomixbyanna.com/

Katy Fishell: https://www.katyfishell.com/

Liz Montague: https://lizatlarge.org/about-3/




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In 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 : <a href="https://www.marissamoss.com/last-things.php">https://www.marissamoss.com/last-things.php</a>Malaka Gharib: <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/469106148/malaka-gharib%C2%A0">https://www.npr.org/people/469106148/malaka-gharib </a>Joey Alison Sayers: <a href="http://www.jsayers.com/">http://www.jsayers.com/</a>Sophia Zarders:<a href="%C2%A0https://www.sophiazarders.com/"> https://www.sophiazarders.com/</a>Katie Rice: <a href="https://katiejrice.myportfolio.com/%C2%A0%C2%A0">https://katiejrice.myportfolio.com/  </a>Humyara Mahbub: <a href="https://humyara.com/">https://humyara.com/</a>Sina Grace: <a href="http://sinagrace.com/">http://sinagrace.com/</a>Gina Wynbrandt: <a href="http://www.ginawynbrandt.com/">http://www.ginawynbrandt.com/</a>The Red Dot:<a href="%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/the__reddot/?hl=en"> https://www.instagram.com/the__reddot/?hl=en</a>Anna Salinas: <a href="https://www.badcomixbyanna.com/">https://www.badcomixbyanna.com/</a>Katy Fishell: <a href="https://www.katyfishell.com/">https://www.katyfishell.com/</a>Liz Montague: <a href="https://lizatlarge.org/about-3/">https://lizatlarge.org/about-3/</a> 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> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Aackt 7: 12 Artists

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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.

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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. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Aackt 6: Cathy and the Dreaded Mirror, Part 2

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Aackt 2 Part 2: Who is Cathy Guisewite?

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