Aack Cast by Jamie Loftus

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 https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.phpMalaka 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=enAnna Salinas: https://www.badcomixbyanna.com/Katy Fishell: https://www.katyfishell.com/Liz Montague: https://lizatlarge.org/about-3/Subscribe to Theo Henderson's "We The Unhoused" podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/wetheunhoused/posts Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie explores how the Cathy character navigates body image and fashion trends, and who and how these colonially driven beauty standards came to dominate the U.S. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Cathy comic takes a look at the trials and tribulations of boomer women of the middle class, from their early days navigating women's liberation through the 2008 recession, when the cracks in the boomer on facade were on full display. This week, Jamie traces the boomer legacy by speaking with women who were there -- yes, including her mom. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.