For those that read Greg Rucka’s incredible Lazarus comic, you will notice disturbing similarities between the world he built to the one we are living in today. Greed and wealth inequality are major themes in the comic. We discuss these parallels between our society and the Lazarus world. He also shares his research and creative process for world building.
Read more205. Greg Rucka on covid19 and hope
In this episode, Greg Rucka discusses the failed response by the US to the covid19 pandemic, issues with the government, and the dire need for self-care.
Read more203. Greg Rucka on the media and the GOP
In this episode, Greg Rucka explains why the GOP is a cult. Seriously. A cult. We both try to remain hopeful after Biden and Harris winning the election, but it has been difficult.
Read more201. Greg Rucka on the 2020 election
Greg Rucka and I discuss the mayhem of the 2020 election and how excruciating it is waiting for results.
Read more198. Greg Rucka on misinformation
In this episode Greg Rucka responds to the most frequent objections to voting and reasons for abstaining. There is a lot of information out there on the world wide web. However, there is also a lot of misinformation! This conversation is highly political, so I hope you listen with an open mind. After all, listening is a great way to learn.
Read more197. Dan John on education and The Sword in the Stone!
Dan John and I are back discussing the philosophies of The Sword in the Stone and how these philosophies apply to our daily lives.
Read more192. Greg Rucka on why we need to vote
It’s difficult for me to stay cheery and happy when the world is just upside down. However, I am grateful to have Greg Rucka to vent with – or rather listen to his Rucka Rants. No one says it better – and I urge listeners to take what we are saying to heart. Vote. It matters.
Read more189. Believe Survivors from Sexual Abuse
In this episode, I discuss a sensitive and personal subject: my experience with childhood sexual abuse and our opinions on why survivors are not believed, steps to healing, and what each of us can do to improve this societal issue.
Read more188. Greg Rucka on BLM protests and media
In this episode, Greg discusses a very personal subject, the arrest of his son Elliott in NYC at a BLM protest and the inaccurate articles by the New York post and online blogs that have caused death threats and stress for Greg and his family.
Read more187. Marie Lu on writing YA novels
Marie Lu is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Young Elites series, as well as the blockbuster bestselling Legend series.
Read more186. Susan Ware on Women’s Suffrage and the 19th Amendment Centennial
Susan Ware is the author and editor of numerous books on twentieth-century U.S. history. She is a pioneer in the field of women’s history and a leading feminist biographer.
Read more185. Mimi and Greg Rucka on Chadwick Boseman and Disney’s Mulan
In this episode Greg and I mourn the loss of Chadwick Boseman and naturally talk a little about politics.
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