Introducing Aack Cast by Jamie Loftus
Introducing Aack Cast by Jamie Loftus
Aack! Cathy, the iconic and much-maligned comic strip by Cathy Guisewite, chronicled the day-to-day tribulations of its ... Read more
21 Jun 2021
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3mins
Aackt 1: Cathy Comics, Revisited
Aackt 1: Cathy Comics, Revisited
Allow me to be the first to advise you: Cathy comics are good as hell — but it’s complicated. Today, Jamie takes a look ... Read more
28 Jun 2021
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1hr 4mins
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Aackt 2: Who is Cathy Guisewite?
Aackt 2: Who is Cathy Guisewite?
For an author constantly conflated with her most famous creation, would the real Cathy Guisewite please stand up? In thi... Read more
5 Jul 2021
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47mins
Aackt 2 Part 2: Who is Cathy Guisewite?
Aackt 2 Part 2: Who is Cathy Guisewite?
Today, we hear what happened to Cathy at the height of the comic’s popularity in the late 1980s until now. Cathy Guisewi... Read more
7 Jul 2021
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36mins
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Aackt 3: Cathy and American Feminist Backlash
Aackt 3: Cathy and American Feminist Backlash
This week, Jamie takes a look at it where Cathy falls in the history of American feminism — and take a look at how the f... Read more
12 Jul 2021
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1hr 6mins
Aackt 4: The Pages Around Cathy, Part 1
Aackt 4: The Pages Around Cathy, Part 1
Cathy Guisewite is often hailed as one of the only women in comic strips, but that's far from the truth -- this week, we... Read more
19 Jul 2021
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43mins
Aackt 4: The Pages Around Cathy, Part 2
Aackt 4: The Pages Around Cathy, Part 2
In part two of Jamie's exploration into who shared the American funny pages with Cathy Guisewite, we take a look at the ... Read more
21 Jul 2021
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38mins
Minisode: Take the "Show Your Mom What a Podcast Is" Challenge
Minisode: Take the "Show Your Mom What a Podcast Is" Challenge
In this minisode, Grammy award-winning electronic music producer Jamie Loftus shares a Pulitzer Prize-winning song teach... Read more
26 Jul 2021
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4mins
Aackt 5: Cathy and the Boomer Paradox
Aackt 5: Cathy and the Boomer Paradox
The Cathy comic takes a look at the trials and tribulations of boomer women of the middle class, from their early days n... Read more
2 Aug 2021
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1hr 16mins
Aackt 6: Cathy and the Dreaded Mirror, Part 1
Aackt 6: Cathy and the Dreaded Mirror, Part 1
Jamie explores how the Cathy character navigates body image and fashion trends, and who and how these colonially driven ... Read more
9 Aug 2021
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41mins
