Diversity Issues Podcast

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 serie...

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...

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 discord on Sunday March 26. 3pm: Jerem...

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 presidenc...

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. Bes...

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  https://filmmusic.io : "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod ( https...

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 fan...

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. Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt Music from  https://f...

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. Jake has to deal with finishing high school, coming out, and discovering super powers! We have a great conversation about representation, and the dynamics of family and close friends. Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Trac...

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. Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt Music from  https://filmmusic.io : "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod ( https://incompetech.com ) Licence: CC...

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! They find themselves in the middle of a very tense time of socio-political upheaval. It's interesting both as sci-fi, and how it r...

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. Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt Music from  https://filmmusic.io : "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod ( https://incompetech.com ) Licence: CC BY ( http://creativecommons.org/l...

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. The story follows Inspector Judge Daher, a law enforcement agent as she tracks down a woman who manifested from the dreams of the son of a powerful politician. There...

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. Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt Music from  https://filmmusic.io : "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod ( https://incompetech.com ) Licence: CC BY ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Website:  http://diversityissues.lib...

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. This is a recording of a panel we submitted to the Dragoncon 2019 Digital Media Track . A special thanks to our moderator and paneli...

"You are of the of the Pantheon. You will be loved. You will be hated. You will be brilliant. Within two years, you will be dead." 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? What happens when you throw in an external threat and internal treachery?...

LaGuardia is a comic miniseries from award winning Science Fiction writer Nnedi Okorafor and illustrated by award winning artist Tana Ford. 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 pro...

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. We had fun reading them and talking about them. Host...

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. Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt Music from  https://filmmusic.io : "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod ( https://incompetech.com ) Licence: CC BY ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...

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...

This is a special episode in commemoration of Juneteenth. The Emancipation Proclamation came into effect for persons enslaved in the Confederate states on January 1 1863, and was enforced throughout the south in April of 1865. Texas being isolated did not receive word until Union troops arrived in Galveston in June. On June 19th 1865, Union General Gordon Granger announced the emancipation order f...

In this Episode, we talk about Alters from Aftershock comics. 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. She finds herself dealing with both transitions. 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...

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! Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt Music from  https://filmmusic.io : "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod ( https://incompetech...

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. Here are places you can find out more about their podcast: https...

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. http://jeremywhitley.com/ https://twitter.com/jrome58 http://princelesscomic.tumblr.com/ Hosted and Produced by: R...