Diversity Issues Podcast

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).  Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt Music from  http...

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. L...

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

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. Comic Links: Letters for Lucardo Open Earth Strangelore The Young Protectors We...

This is our first episode under a new format we're trying where we talk about multiple comics under a topic rather than a single comic. In this episode, we talk romance! Romance can come in lots of different forms. Some of the relationships we discuss are same sex, interracial, age gap, and non-monogamous relationships. This one ended up running long so we made it two episodes. Look for part 2 in...

At Illogicon, we took the opportunity to talk to some congoers. This is some of what they had to say. 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.libsyn.com/ Facebook:  @Diversity. Issues. Podcast Inst...

In this episode, we talk Image Comics legendary comic Saga by Brian K. Vaughan with art by Fiona Staples. We are kicking off season 2 and recorded live from Illogicon 2019, a local Sci-Fi/Fantasy comic in the Raleigh/Durham NC area. Saga is not only a great comic with an exciting story but also has plenty of diverse characters and provided us with lots of talking points. We'd also like to thank ou...

We're wrapping up season 1. Here, we take a few minutes to sit down and talk about why we started the podcast and what we have planned for season 2. We also give a shout out to The Color of Fandom of which we are both proud members. You can find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/coloroffandom/?ref=br_rs https://www.meetup.com/The-Color-of-Fandom/ Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotte...

In this episode we talk about Fence from Boom! Box, by C.S. Pacat with are by Johanna the Mad. We had a lot of fun reading this one, and our conversation focuses largely on gender identity and gender expression, which this book is great for. 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, Tracy talks about the first issue of Relay from Aftershock Publishing from writer Zac Thompson, artist Andy Clarke, and co-creator Donny Cates. Robyn covers the Oni Comic The Long Con by Dylan Meconis and Ben Coleman with art by EA Denich. Relay is a Philip K. Dick inspired sci-fi story, and The Long Con is a post apocalyptic comedy which takes place at the site of a major comicon...

Bingo Love is a comic by Tee Franklin with art by Jenn St-Onge. It is a beautiful and sometimes tragic love story following two queer women of color. Bingo Love is a story about love, family, and aging. Bingo Love has humble beginnings as a kickstarter, but has received great reception and has been picked up by Image comics with more on the way. Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt...

The CW premiered a Black Lightning series in 2017 which is hard hitting and touches on many social, political and economic issues. We couldn't resist doing an episode covering season 1 as we are coming up on the premier of season 2. We are back for part 2 with our friends from the up coming Villain and Vinyl Podcast. If you haven't listened to part 1, be sure to check it out first. Hosted and Prod...

For this episode, we interview artist Sanford Greene. Sanford has worked on titles from comic giants Marvel and DC including Wonder Girl, Legion of Super Heroes, Marvel Adventures, Runaways and Powerman and Iron Fist. The interview focuses primarily on the upcoming comic Bitter Root that he is creating with David Walker and Chuck Brown. Bitter Root is available for preorder till Oct. 19th, and wil...

The CW premiered a Black Lightning series in 2017 which is hard hitting and touches on many social, political and economic issues. We couldn't resist doing an episode covering season 1 as we are coming up on the premier of season 2. We also took the opportunity to bring in some friends from the up coming Villain and Vinyl Podcast. There was so much to talk about that this has become a 2 part episo...

In this mini bonus episode, Robyn is at Dragon Con talking with T J Sterling, artist and founder of RAE Comics. You can find out more about Sterling, and RAE Comics here: https://www.raecomics.com/ https://www.facebook.com/theartofTjSterling/ https://www.instagram.com/raecomics/ https://www.instagram.com/tjsterlingart/ Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt Music from  https://filmmusic.io : "Beauty Flow" b...

In this episode, we talk about Rat Queens vol. 1 & 2, written by Kurtis J. Weibe, and published by Image. Rat Queens is a GLAAD Media Award winner, and has both strong female characters and good LGBTQ representation, but also had a change in artists due to the original artist being arrested. We talk some about that, but have also included links to various reporting in the notes below. https://www....

In this episode, we talk about Dead Weight by Terry Blas. Dead Weight is an all ages murder mystery centering around kids who are at fat camp for the summer which leads us to a discussion of body diversity. 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/li...

In this episode, we talk about our impressions after reading the first issues of Skyward from Image Comics, and Abbott from Boom Studios. Content Warning - at 5:45, we get into a topic that may be unsuitable for listeners under 13. 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...

In this bonus episode, Robyn talks about her experience at Blerdcon 2018, and we have two recordings where she talked with Nico J Vasilo of the Demon Hotel, and Roye Okupe, from You Neek Studios while at Blerdcon. Blerdcon The Demon Hotel You Neek Studios Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt Music from  https://filmmusic.io : "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod ( https://incompetech.com...

In this episode, we talk about Black and Black AF America's Sweetheart written by Kwanza Osajyefo with co-creator Tim Smith 3. We talk about both super heroes and race as it fits into the current political climate. These comics are two very different looks at a fascinating new world. In the episode, Tracy misspeaks and says that the two have different writers. Kwanza Osajyefo is the writer for bot...

In this episode, we have a great conversation centered around some issues presented in Locke & Key Vol. 4 from IDW. We focus primarily on Vol. 4, but touch on some other stuff too. 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: ...

This is a shorter episode where we introduce two first issues from the last 6 months. This week we are talking about Assasinistas from Black Crown/IDW and Dodge City from Boom! Box. 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:...

In this episode, we talk about The Backstagers from BoomBox! comics. 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.libsyn.com/ Facebook:  @Diversity. Issues. Podcast Instagram:  @Diversity. Issues. Podca...

A short collection of clips from various episodes. Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt Website:  http://diversityissues.libsyn.com/ Facebook:  @Diversity. Issues. Podcast Instagram:  @Diversity. Issues. Podcast Twitter:  @div_iss_pod Email:  diversity.issues.podcast@gmail.com

A promo for the new podcast Diversity Issues, a podcast about diversity in indie comics. Hosted and Produced by: Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt Website:  http://diversityissues.libsyn.com/ Facebook:  @Diversity. Issues. Podcast Instagram:  @Diversity. Issues. Podcast Twitter:  @div_iss_pod Email:  diversity.issues.podcast@gmail.com