Sagittarian Matters

Nicole J. Georges
Sagittarian Matters

Queer, Feminist, Vegan, Cartoonist Nicole J. Georges & producer Ponyo Georges interview artists & give advice.

  1. 29 DE JUL.

    Episode 284- SOLOMON J. BRAGER : Advice, ice cream, graphic history & memoir, academia, and MORE

    Ep 284: Solomon J. Brager!   We are over the moon to welcome graphic novelist Solomon Brager to the podcast to discuss their new book, Heavyweight, AND complain about ice cream, talk graphic memoir, history, confronting zi**ism, and give advice on friends, leaving academia, tortoise food and MORE.   Solomon J.  Brager is a writer, teacher, and artist. They are currently a Jerome Hill Artists Fellow, a member of the Pinko magazine editorial collective and the director of community engagement at Jewish Currents magazine. Sol joined me from their home in New York to discuss their new book, Heavyweight- a family story of holocaust, empire, and memory.   Like the show? Become an Honorary Sagittarian at patreon.com/nicolejgeorges .  Need advice? Call 971-361-9998 and leave a message!    Time stamps: Beginning: The bummers of avocado food politics 3:40 Talking Heavyweight: getting fired for being anti-zionist 7:10 Less-effective political strategies 9:35 "You need to train your body out of being afraid of people who disagree with you. That's not a feeling you can trust."  9:50 The family history behind the book 13:05 Graphic Novel process: Hand-lettering, traditional vs. digital drawing & more 20 Choices between what parts of the story were visual vs text 28:24 The joy of filling in backgrounds with black paint 29- book cover talk ADVICE: 34:16 - How do I talk to my zi**ist friends about what’s going on? 38:25- Should I leave academia? Is there life after academia? Is it even possible? FOOD:  43:35 Bemoaning the changes at Van Leeuwen ice cream 47:55 Advice: How do I differentiate the tortoise’s food from my own?  Bonus cucumber recipe

    53min
  2. 02/09/2023

    Episode #278-VEGAN FOOD REVIEWS, NEW BOOK, TORTOISE DRAMA and more. With DAWN RIDDLE, MORGAN, ALEC LONGSTRETH, TORRENCE & LUCA J. DAVIS!

    We are on a summer break & will come back at some point in the fall with an actual season of the show!\ But in the meantime,  We are over the moon today to bring you Tortoise Drama, Diary Comics, Unsolicited Vegan Vacation Food Reviews, Big news, where to find AJLT recaps and MORE.  You can find Nicole's new book here: https://www.phasesevencomics.com/phase8/dogs-breakfast/ Get her 2024 calendar here: nicolejgeorges.com/shop Find an unlocked And Just Like That finale recap bonus episode with Bran Taylor at patreon.com/nicolejgeorges And find Nicole live in person at SPX Small Press Expo, Cartoon Crossroads in Columbus, and Short Run Comics Fest in Seattle.  Featured on today's show,  Roving reporters Dawn, Luca, Morgan & Torrence bring us unsolicited vegan food reviews from Spain, Tucson, & Denver.  Dawn Riddle is a multidisciplinary artist from Portland, Oregon. She is a brilliant painter, weaver, photographer, musician, playwright, videographer and so much more.  Luca J. Davis is a writer, web designer and long distance hiker. You will notice their review is in two parts, because it was  originally sent to me as a video text, which you can see on our instagram page, but  after hearing just the names of BEAUTIFUL tahini drink & breakfast items from Houlden’s Rise Above, I demanded more details. Which Luca sent. Via memo.  Morgan is a baker and seed lover, and Torrence is a cat lover who was once my  very excellent roommate.  Alec Longstreth is an award winning cartoonist. He also works as a freelance illustrator, animator, digital colorist, and comics educator. He works at the Center for Cartoon Studies, just did all the images and some animations for Weezer’s summer tour, and is the author of Basewood  And the all ages comic Isle of Elsi. He runs Phase 8 publishing, and you can get my NEW BOOK by going to his website.  Phasesevencomics.com. You’ll see the phase 8 logo in the top right, click on it, and be taken to a print AND digital download link that directly benefits me! Find Alec's comics at phasesevencomics.com. The audio portion of this episode with Alec was originally recorded and edited by Alec for his Patreon page! Find him here:  https://www.patreon.com/longstreth/posts

    59min
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Queer, Feminist, Vegan, Cartoonist Nicole J. Georges & producer Ponyo Georges interview artists & give advice.

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