Show for Nov. 13, 2011. Joe Sacco: Wide-Eyed In Gaza
Originally broadcast in Jan, 2010: an interview with the prodigious cartoon journalist Joe Sacco. We talked about his career covering conflicts in places like Bosnia and the Palestinian Territories, and his latest book, Footnotes in Gaza. In it, Sacco documents life in Gaza today and investigates an apparent massacre of Palestinians in 1956, when Israel was at war with Egypt.
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Show for July 18, 2010. Lives in Art: Harvey Pekar and Jonathan Ames.
In part 1, a 2006 interview with Harvey Pekar, who died this past week on July 12. We talked about his brawling youth, his autobiographical comics American Splendor and The Quitter, the impact of fame, his run-ins with David Letterman and other topics. In part 2, a 2009 interview with Jonathan Ames, discussing his own semi-autobiographical graphic novel The Alcoholic, the movie adaptation of his novel The Extra Man and his HBO comedy series Bored to Death.
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Show for Jan 17, 2010. Cartoon Journalist Joe Sacco
Over the last two decades, Joe Sacco has helped invent a new genre: comic-book journalism. He’s reported from Sarajevo during the Bosnian War and from the Palestinian Territories during the two Intifadas. His latest book is “Footnotes in Gaza.” He talks about his career, his experiences in the Palestinian Territories and the roots of conflict in Gaza.
Show for Oct 25, 2009. Art Spiegelman’s Breakdowns
A rebroadcast of our 2008 interview with comics auteur Art Spiegelman. Art talks about Breakdowns, the recent collection of his work from the 1970’s, and looks back on his life in cartooning and comics, from skin mags and Garbage Pail Kids to Maus and the New Yorker.
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