Sagittarian Matters

First, Morgan Grundstein Helvey returns to the podcast to sample & discuss (potential aphrodisiac) Mushroom Coffee. Then, an interview with JOHN JENNINGS! John Jennings is an Eisner winning scholar, artist, and curator. On this episode, we talk about his upcoming graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's "Kindred", race & representation in comics, and his award-winning book "The Blacker the Ink...

LESBIAN BED DEATH with Jessica Lanyadoo & Lex Vaughn. Jessica Lanyadoo is an internationally respected Astrologer and Psychic Medium who has been in private practice with clients all over the world since 1995. She is a triple capricorn, and you can find her horoscopes and more at lovelanyadoo.com .   Graham and Diane are a codependent shut-in couple helmed by Lex Vaughn. Graham is a homemade doll...

Today I travel to Oakland to discuss bangs, editing, tattoos, chickens, and writing with Mariko Tamaki. She is a writer who collaborated with illustrator Jillian Tamaki on the books "Skim" and "This One Summer". Mariko has also written the novel "Saving Montgomery Sole", and some comics for the Ninja Turtles & Tomb Raider. AMONG OTHER THINGS. She does a lot. Please enjoy this hilarious time with u...

Today I talk comics, dating & depression with cartoonist Alec Longstreth. Then! I am joined in San Francisco by artist Mari Naomi, to discuss her new book "Turning Japanese", our opinions of PDA, and her Cartoonist of Color Database project. marinaomi.com aleclongstreth.com

Nicole interviews Eisner-winning cartoonist Eleanor Davis, author of "How to Be Happy", about BDSM, Beards, Bicycling & more. But first! A review of superfruits with resident food friend, Morgan Grundstein Helvey. Tune in.

This week, producer Chris Sutton turns the microphone tables on Nicole and we talk about the podcast, dating cartoonists, animals, work, and the time Chris got called a hippie. Tune in!

Today I offer advice on the corporate world, and then, a shocking interview with veganism's Queen Regent, Isa Chandra Moskowitz (author of Veganomicon) about the time she almost died right before my very eyes.

We are joined by intersex activist & artist Pidgeon Pagonis this week for our 2nd-ever in-bed interview. We talk about intersex issues, Saturn's return, problematic scratching, being on Transparent and more more more!!!

Getting groovy with CARSON ELLIS!!! Carson Ellis is the illustrator behind "Wildwood", "Home", and The Decemberists. Join us on her farm as we give advice for young artists, talk about her trajectory, and how saying No can give you the power of space and focus.

Today we are joined by a writer, an activist/artist, a businesswoman and a senior citizen to chat and answer your most burning questions on love, dating, roommates, and rumors!

Today on the podcast I'm so happy to welcome Ian MacKaye for a long conversation about my Minor Threat cover band, the joys of touring and the business of art. This episode is dedicated to the loving memory of Anne Winter, and was made possible in part by Steve & Maya Schroeder.

Michelle Tea & Nicole discuss what to do if someone starts a rumor about you. Then we are treated to a long-form discussion on creating graphic memoir  and coming out as crazy with comic artist ELLEN FORNEY, author of the NY Times Bestselling book, "Marbles".

Music manager/business woman TARA PERKINS joins me to talk about the politics behind paying artists, the time she defended her traveling art show on FOX news, an incident on Sister Spit tour, and MORE.

Today on the podcast, we have several lesbians (okay, one is pan-sexual). Beth Ditto returns to review hotel fruit, Stevie Ann reads us the best gay words from The Lesbian Lexicon, and Jennifer Camper (Queers & Comics Conference) talks comics, women, & how mermaids have sex. Tune in!

Today we are joined by epic mermaid/witch/pirate Dame Darcy!!!! Dame Darcy is the genius cartoonist behind Meatcake. She's been prolifically cartooning and running a small empire for over 25 years. We talked about the business of making & selling art, being a mermaid, the goddess returning, appearing on reality dating shows (like Blind Date & Flava of Love), and the time she was thwarted in auctio...

Powerful Business Women, Part 1! Advice on fundraising from Michelle Tea, Advice on what to do when someone else bites your idea from Nicole G, and then the piece de resistance: An interview with Sarah Gertrude Shapiro!!!! Sarah Gertrude Shapiro is the co-creator of the television show "UnReal" on Lifetime, a dark, scripted drama set behind the scenes of a romantic reality show. We discuss & excer...

This week, I am over the moon to welcome Phoebe Gloeckner to the podcast!!! She is the author of the books "Diary of a Teenage Girl", "A Child's Life", and is in the new Wimmen's Comics box set. "Diary of a Teenage Girl" was released as a movie last year. Phoebe is currently at work on a multi-media project about killings in Juarez, Mexico. In this interview, we go deep about death, memory, memoir...

This week on Sagittarian Matters, a special Mancast! Nicole travels to New York & France to talk with 3 of her favorite male cartoonists. Alec Longstreth discusses cartooning as a new parent, Noah Van Sciver tells me why he won't draw sex, and illustrator Stephen Collins reveals why he was advised to "kill himself" upon entering the United States.

This week! JD Samson (Le Tigre, MEN)  joins me to answer advice questions about Bananas, Bad Breath, Codependency, Hiring, Online Dating, Long Distance, Travel Tips, Scabby Nipples AND MORE. Join us.

Series regular Michelle Tea joins us for some advice today, Nicole discusses her big Shark Tank idea, and then we welcome living legend TRINA ROBBINS to the podcast! Trina Robbins is a pioneers of women's comics. She drew the first out lesbian comic in the U.S., she put out the first all-female comics anthology (now collected in "The Complete Wimmen's Comix" by Fantagraphics), she has drawn Wonder...

This week, esteemed Sagittarius, 1992 presidential candidate, and world-renowned poet Eileen Myles jumps on the line to answer advice questions about poetry, snowflake vaginas, and how to get your husband off your back so you can attend a workshop. We also mention dogs, what it's like to be a Sagittarius, her Thanksgiving Manifesto, and MORE.

This week on Sagittarian Matters, JUSTIN HALL is here!!! Justin is the editor of "No Straight Lines, Four Decades of Queer Comics", "Hard to Swallow" and "True Travel Tales". He is also a professor at CCA MFA in Comics Program. http://www.justinhallcomics.com/ We talk about queer comics, erotica, and Nicole's sexy pen name. Special guest Morgan  joins me to review stale popcorn balls.

Michelle Tea ("How to Grow Up", Sister Spit) tells a caller why she should NOT out her trans boyfriend to her parents. Liz Prince ("Tomboy") discusses quitting jobs & grandma smells, and special guest and health coach (NOT BODYBUILDER) Lacy Davis ( superstrengthhealth.com ) discusses how to interact with people body shaming themselves in front of you. All this and more!

This week, we have a BETH DITTO MAILBAG TAKEOVER!!! Musician & fashion designer Beth Ditto & I answer questions & riff on self-deprecation, grace, gratitude, punk feminism, polyamory, and MORE.

This week, series regular Michelle Tea (author of "How to Grow Up")  doles out advice on anxiety and work. Writer & cartoonist ARIEL SCHRAG ("Likewise", "Potential", "Adam", The L Word) talks truth in comics, Chick Tracks, and romantic advice with NJG. Warning: some advantage-taking is mentioned!