Diversity Issues Podcast

We are a podcast that talks about diverse characters, themes and content in indie comics

4.4: Interview with Jeremy Whitley and Bre Indigo 07/31/2023

4.4: Interview with Jeremy Whitley and Bre Indigo In this special Episode, we are excited to welcome guests Jeremy Whitley and Bre Indigo to the show. We talk with them about their new comic The Dog Knight. "A nonbinary middle schooler saves a dog from bullies and is offered the chance to become the Dog Knight, protector of a magical pact between humans and dogs, in the first book of this humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel series from Jeremy Whitely, author of Princeless , and Bre Indigo, illustrator of Meg, Jo, Beth, and A Graphic Novel." Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt Music from : "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod () Licence: CC BY () Website: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Email: /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/27609027

4.3: Interview with Jadzia Axelrod live from V-Con 2023 05/29/2023

4.3: Interview with Jadzia Axelrod live from V-Con 2023 We had the pleasure and privilege of speaking with GLAAD award nominated writer Jadzia Axelrod as part of Color of Fandom's V-Con. In this interview, we talk to Jadzia about her graphic novel Galaxy: The Prettiest Star from DC comics, and a bit about her soon to be released works DC: Book of Pride, and Hawkgirl. Jadzia Axelrod is an author and illustrator with notable works such as “Frankenstein’s Support Group For Misunderstood Monsters,” a comic about monsters and feelings. She is also the writer and producer of the award-winning podcast, “The Voice Of Free Planet X." Color of Fandom is a Fan group based in the Raleigh/Durham area with an emphasis on diverse inclusion and representation in fandom. Also, V-Con is a virtual convention organized by Color of Fandom happening March 25-26, 2023. Embracing Diversity in Geekdom Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt Music from : "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod () Licence: CC BY () Website: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Email: /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/26981349

4.2: The Black Experience Through Horror with Color of Fandom live from Ret-Con 03/19/2023

4.2: The Black Experience Through Horror with Color of Fandom live from Ret-Con This episode is another panel Robyn did with Color of Fandom at Ret-Con. They talk about the horror genre in various mediums and how that interacts with the Black experience. They discuss both viewing horror media from a Black perspective, and discuss what makes something Black horror. We are also excited to announce live interviews we'll be doing at V-Con on on Sunday March 26. 3pm: 4pm: Ret-Con is a speculative fiction conference base in Cary NC. Color of Fandom is a Fan group based in the Raleigh/Durham area with an emphasis on diverse inclusion and representation in fandom. Also, V-Con is a virtual convention organized by Color of Fandom happening March 25-26, 2023. Embracing Diversity in Geekdom Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt Music from : "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod () Licence: CC BY () Website: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Email: /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/26271105

4.1: Comic Book Adaptations with Color of Fandom live from Ret-Con 03/07/2023

4.1: Comic Book Adaptations with Color of Fandom live from Ret-Con We are kicking of season 4 with a series of panels that Robyn recorded at Ret-Con in Cary NC. For this panel, Robyn is joined by some of our friends from Color of Fandom. They talk about comic book film and television adaptations including what makes a good one, and some of the pitfalls. One correction: In regard to the release of Y the Last Man, it was released during the George W. Bush presidency. Ret-Con is a speculative fiction conference base in Cary NC. Color of Fandom is a Fan group based in the Raleigh/Durham area with an emphasis on diverse inclusion and representation in fandom. Also, V-Con is a virtual convention organized by Color of Fandom happening March 25-26, 2023. Embracing Diversity in Geekdom Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt Music from : "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod () Licence: CC BY () Website: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Email: /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/26159478

3.7: The Low, Low Woods 09/25/2022

3.7: The Low, Low Woods We're back, and with October just around the corner, we have a spooky one for you! The Low, Low Woods is from Joe Hill's Hill House comics, a DC horror imprint. Writer Carmen Maria Machado along with artist Dani, and colorist Tamra Bonvillain bring to life the Pennsylvania mountain tow of Shudder-to-think. Something is happening to the women in town. Many are loosing memories and gaps in time. Best friends El and Octavia search for answers as the discover strange things around lost memories. Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt Music from : "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod () Licence: CC BY () Website: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Email: /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/24485448

Bonus: We're Back!!!!! 08/15/2022

Bonus: We're Back!!!!! We are back from our hiatus! We sat down to record a new episode, and it turns out that we had other stuff to talk about, and just happened to record it. This bonus episode is that conversation, and covers various things, including some about life over the last year or so. Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt Music from : "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod () Licence: CC BY () Website: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Email: /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/24051030

Trans Allegories & The Matrix Live from V-Con 2022 04/23/2022

Trans Allegories & The Matrix Live from V-Con 2022 In this special release, Robyn sits down with Tilly Bridges, writer and producer at Pendant Productions. Tilly and Robyn discuss Tilly's analysis of the allegories in The Matrix film series. V-Con is Color of Fandom's second annual virtual con. Color of Fandom is a social group based in the Raleigh/Durham area of NC that focues on the intersection of diversity, pop culture, sci-fi, fantasy and fandom. Tilly Bridges on Twitter Tilly's analysis of The Matrix series Color of Fandom links /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/22885862

3.6: SJST Nothing Human 09/07/2020

3.6: SJST Nothing Human This is another installment of Social Justice Star Trek. In this episode we talk about the Star Trek Voyager episode Nothing Human. This episode leads to some interesting discussions of medical ethics, the complications around medical advancements based on research involving human rights violations and other related topics. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/15914390

3.5: You Brought Me the Ocean 08/02/2020

3.5: You Brought Me the Ocean From Lambda Award winning Author Alex Sanchez, You Brought Me the Ocean is a coming of age and coming out story of a black high school student in a small southwest town. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/15438668

3.4: Super Fun Sexy Times 05/24/2020

3.4: Super Fun Sexy Times Super Fun Sexy Times by Meredith McClaren is an erotic anthology that explores the sex lives of superheroes, supervillains, side kicks and others. These stories also explore themes such as consent and boundaries all while being fun and sexy. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/14545973

3.3: SJST Past Tense 03/29/2020

3.3: SJST Past Tense In this episode, we're kicking of something a little different. Diversity Issues Presents: Social Justice Star Trek. We watched Star Trek Deep Space Nine episodes Past Tense parts 1 and 2. In a transporter accident, crew members find themselves in the far past of 2024! /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/13748552

3.2: CosmoKnights 03/08/2020

3.2: CosmoKnights CosmoKnights is a sci-fi comic by Hannah Templer about a group of women fighting in gladiatorial style combat for the freedom of princesses being forced to marry against there will in a patriarchical system. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/13450358

3.1: Queen of Bad Dreams 02/16/2020

3.1: Queen of Bad Dreams We're back for Season 3! We kick the season off with a great comic Queen of Bad Dreams by Danny Lore. Queen of Bad Dreams is set in a reality where certain people known as psychics can manifest entities from their dreams into reality. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/13170782

2.c: Season 2 Wrap-up 11/17/2019

2.c: Season 2 Wrap-up It's been a fun season! We take a few minutest to talk about the season. We talk about how and why it was different from season 1 and plans for season 3. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/12060848

2.16: Queer Relationships in Popular Culture Live from Dragoncon 2019 10/13/2019

2.16: Queer Relationships in Popular Culture Live from Dragoncon 2019 Queer representation is on the rise in popular culture, but are we where we should be in terms of equitable portrayals of LGBT people and queer relationships? We'll talk about queer characterization & expression as well as how pop culture depicts queer relationships. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/11623475

2.15: The Wicked & The Divine Live from Dragoncon 2019 09/22/2019

2.15: The Wicked & The Divine Live from Dragoncon 2019 The Wicked & The Divine is an epic comic from writer Kieron Gillen and Image comics. What happens when young people are suddenly bestowed with awesome power, but also with a short time to use it? Join us as we discuss this comic, as well as the great representation that has been woven in. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/11339201

2.14 LaGuardia: A Very Modern Story of Immigration 09/01/2019

2.14 LaGuardia: A Very Modern Story of Immigration LaGuardia is a comic miniseries from award winning Science Fiction writer Nnedi Okorafor. In LaGuardia we are presented a story about immigration and closed borders and people helping extra-terrestrials who have been able to reside in Nigeria immigrate to the United States where the borders are closed to them. This is a story of struggle and of protest. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/10845821

2.13: Magical Girls 08/11/2019

2.13: Magical Girls In this episode, we have three comics about magical girls. We discuss Kim Reaper from Oni Press, Jonsey from Boom Box! and Agents of the Realm a webcomic that has also been self published in print. These are each comics that center around girls and young women with fantastic powers. They are fun reads with great representation of various groups. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/10762283

2.12: Comics to Help You Be a Better Ally 07/21/2019

2.12: Comics to Help You Be a Better Ally In this episode we talk about comics that can help you on your ally journey. We focus on three varieties, educational, historical, and fun. We talk about what to look for and how to find them. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/10564793

2.11: Chuck Brown and Sanford Greene: Live From Heroescon 2019 06/30/2019

2.11: Chuck Brown and Sanford Greene: Live From Heroescon 2019 Recorded live at Heroescon 2019 in Charlotte NC, we interview two of the creators of Bitter Root from Image Comics. Chuck brown is one of the writers and Sanford Greene is the artist. Bitter Root is a comic dealing with Sangerye family as the defend the against monsters known as Jinoo with the back drop of the Harlem Renaissance. They give us insight into the creation of Bitter Root, and why they decided to include certain themes and narratives. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/10254854

2.10: Juneteenth - Slave Narratives 06/14/2019

2.10: Juneteenth - Slave Narratives This is a special episode in commemoration of Juneteenth. For this episode, we have selected four graphic novels of telling stories of Black people enslaved in the south. Three of the stories are based on historical events telling the stories of Fredrick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and Ellen and William Craft. The third is a graphic adaptation of Kindred by Octavia E. Butler. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/10106755

2.9: Alters 06/02/2019

2.9: Alters Alters is about a young trans woman named Charlie. In the first volume, she is comic to accept her true self and has superpowers which manifest. In the second volume she is a more established hero dealing with coming out, and learning to connect with a poor black mother who is developing powers of her own. In this episode, we talk about various issues from trans representation to the fact that the author is a cis man writing the story of a trans woman. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/9926615

2.8: Horror Comics 05/05/2019

2.8: Horror Comics This week we are diving into Horror comics. We talk about three comics that showcase diverse characters and/or themes. We talk about MCMLXXV and Infidel from Image Comics as well as Abbot from BOOM! They are fantastic reads and made for some great discussion! /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/9554267

2.7: Star Trek Waypoint with Derek and Josh from PVSTV 04/21/2019

2.7: Star Trek Waypoint with Derek and Josh from PVSTV We are huge Star Trek fans, so we had to do a Star Trek episode at some point. We talk about the comic anthology Waypoint which has stories from the first five Star Trek Series. For this episode, we are joined by our friends Derek and Josh who are two of the stars of The People vs Star Trek Voyager podcast from Shadeaux Public Radio. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/9467825

Review: Fairlady: The Case of the Blue Rock 04/15/2019

Review: Fairlady: The Case of the Blue Rock By: Robyn McGlotten The war has ended and soldiers must find a way to reintegrate into society. Jenner Faulds works as private security and also freelances as a private investigator. When the story opens she is on a case to locate an alleged embezzler who has absconded with a sizable sum from a very irate employer. Her investigation begins in the Feld, a mid-size village that has presumably built up in the aftermath of the war. The town exists inside the remnants of destruction of a creature or machine that is as yet unknown (and at this juncture, unimportant) to the reader. We know that Jenner is a former soldier who disguised herself as a man in order to fight in the war. It’s obvious as she moves from place to place and person to person that she has picked up various skills and (possibly various traumas) during her time in battle. The story progression also showcases Claudia Balboni’s expansive art style which shines in landscapes, structures and creature form. Most of this issue is spectacular world building and writer Brian Schirmer drops us into a moving narrative. There is little to no exposition to give us a sense of the Heartland’s history or the explicit effects of the war. We learn through Jenner and her partner Oanu’s interactions with townsfolk more about how life and people exist now than what got them this way. Discovering more about the past of Jenner, Oanu and the Heartlands, will likely unfold in step with the eventual resolution to the mystery that is the Case of the Blue Rock. Writer: Brian Schirmer Artist: Claudia Balboni Colorist: Marissa Louise /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/9393380

2.6: Jeremy Whitley: Live from Oak City Comicon 2019 04/07/2019

2.6: Jeremy Whitley: Live from Oak City Comicon 2019 Jeremy Whitley has written for major publishing houses Marvel, Dynamite and IDW. We got to sit down with him at NC Comiccon Raleigh Oak City to talk about his current series Unstoppable Wasp and Rainbow Brite and his creator owned series, Princeless, which is published by Action Labs. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/9298301

Bonus 2.b: Mental Health in Comics with Matt Connor MD 03/31/2019

Bonus 2.b: Mental Health in Comics with Matt Connor MD Matt Connor is a Psychiatrist, an organizer for NC Comicon and huge comic book fan. He consulted on The Unstoppable Wasp about the mental health of Nadia. We talked to Matt ahead of our next episode will be an interview with Jeremy Whitley, writer of The Unstoppable Wasp recorded Live from NC Comicon Raleigh (Oak City Comicon). /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/9171116

2.5: #TransIsBeautiful 03/24/2019

2.5: #TransIsBeautiful This episode is named for the hashtag started by Laverne Cox. In this episode, we review some comics featuring trans characters and trans creators. We have two that we included for their educational content and for the experiences of trans people that are presented. The other two are created for entertainment but feature trans characters prominently and are good examples of trans representation. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/9122822

2.4: Man-Eaters 03/10/2019

2.4: Man-Eaters For this episode, we talk about Man-Eaters by Chelsea Cain. Man-Eaters presents a world where young women turn in to large vicious cats during their periods. It provides great commentary on the problems with how we think and talk about young women and their bodies in our society. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/8945588

2.3: Diverse Romance Part 2 02/24/2019

2.3: Diverse Romance Part 2 We're back with part 2 of our romance episode. In this episode, we continue our romance conversation. Romance can come in lots of different forms. Some of the relationships we discuss are same sex, interracial, age gap, and non-monogamous relationships. If you haven't heard part 1, we recommend you listen to it first. /episode/index/show/diversityissues/id/8678105

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