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Fans of On Being and Los Culturistas love this 2024 GLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Podcast. Featuring Carmen Maria Machado, Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Greg Louganis, Becky Albertalli, and so many more, guests from across the rainbow tell these authors how their books helped them overcome alienation, gender dysphoria, familial homophobia, and being outed. Essayist and Lambda Literary Fellow John Parker hosts the conversations with a gentle and energetic style, standing ...
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Comic News Insider

ComicNewsInsider.com

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The podcast for everything comic book, animation, sci-fi and pop culture. Hosted by Jimmy Aquino & a rotating panel of co-hosts, CNI is your weekly dose of industry news, reviews and interviews. Past guests include: Stan Lee, John Romita, Sr., Jerry Robinson, Brian K. Vaughan, Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, John Cassaday, Paul Pope, Darwyne Cooke, JM Dematteis, Steve Niles, Garth Ennis, Steve Rude, Kyle Baker, Jim Lee, James Jean, Alison Bechdel, Arthur Suydam, Jonathan Hickman, Greg Pak, John ...
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The Bechdel Test

Sophia Shepherd, Simon Marotte, Emily Driver

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NEW EPISODES EVERY SUNDAY - “I’ve heard Princeton students are stuffy, elitist, and wear too much orange. Is that true?” You decide. Every week, Sophia, Simon, and Emily sit down with different Princetonians and ask them the hard-hitting questions about their accomplishments, deepest darkest secrets, and other things that shouldn't be put in writing. NOTHING is off limits (excluding topics that could undermine the sanctity of their LinkedIn profiles, of course). Slide into our inbox at thebe ...
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Wildly Elegant

Wildly Elegant

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From one woman to all yall: take control of your career, finances and life while enjoying the scenery along the way. This podcast passes the Bechdel Test and is here to help you reach your personal version of success. Challenge accepted.
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Design Matters with Debbie Millman is one of the world’s very first podcasts. Broadcasting independently for over 15 years, the show is about how incredibly creative people design the arc of their lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Annyeonghaseyo! We’re three best selling American novelists who explore the wonderfully wacky world of K-Romance through a writer’s lens. We fangirl over our favorite characters, debate our favorite tropes, and nerd out through K-drama deep dives. Expect a few K-pop and K-skincare recs for good measure, because why not ride the Hallyu wave all the way to shore? So grab some Tteokbokki and listen to your new favorite unnis. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AfterNoonaDelightPodcast Love BTS? V ...
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The Test

Michal Sinnott & Jessica Rotondi

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Co-Hosts Michal Sinnott & Jessica Rotondi curate an inclusive & intimate conversation in their living room with one woman from a rotating & diverse list of entertainment industry professionals. Based on The Bechdel Test, 'The Test' helps raise awareness to create greater gender equality both in front of and behind the scenes of film & television, while also collectively providing a 'how to guide' of sorts for how to make it in Hollywood as a member of the female tribe.
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Extra Issues

By Charlotte Fierro & Zack Deane

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Extra Issues is a comic book show & reading club dedicated to covering a wide variety of comic book styles, themes, and creators! Hosts Zack and Charlotte choose a topic and then choose and discuss a selection of comics within that topic. Hop in anywhere and join the club!
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Unabridged: A Book Podcast

Ashley Dickson-Ellison and Jen Moyers

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Unabridged is a bookish podcast hosted by teachers. We release episodes twice a month, including a monthly Book Club episode and other bookish topics full of recommendations for your TBR list. Join us for bookish fun at our website unabridgedpod.com, on social media @unabridgedpod, or via email at [email protected].
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Shoujo Sundae

Shoujo Sundae

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Shoujo Sundae is a delectable podcast safe haven for fans of shoujo anime and manga. If you have a strong love for shoujo, but no place or people to talk about it with, welcome to your new favorite ice cream parlor. Your hosts, Giana Luna and Chika Supreme, invite you to come get a scoop and add as many sprinkles as your heart desires! Each episode of anime is broken down into categories to reflect on the symbolism, positive/negative aspects, and hot takes of each show they review. New episo ...
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When A Guy Has A Really F***ed Gender: the lovechild of Magnus Hirschfield and Joe Rogan. Each week, Jolene (she) talks to a guest about their gender, using their personal experience and interests as a springboard for further conversations about gender, sex, and sexuality.
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Pop of Culture Pod

Pop of Culture Pod

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We are a pop culture podcast hosted by two ridiculous human beings – Elizabeth Brockway & Erika Glass – who moonlight as graduate journalism students in New York City. Twitter: @popofculturepod Website: popofculturepod.com
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Let Me Ruin Your Life

Serena Shahidi

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Let Me Ruin Your Life is a podcast hosted by NYC-based influencer and self-described comedienne Serena Shahidi. With her strong opinions, quick wit, and education (okay, fine, her highest level of education is an associate’s in fashion design), Serena gives advice to her young-and-hopefully-not-too-impressionable TikTok-accumulated audience. Whether the topic at hand is related to lifestyle, dating, or fashion, Serena’s occasionally glamorous and always chaotic life will guide your way towar ...
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NEXT New England

Connecticut Public Radio

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NEXT was a radio show and podcast that aired its final episode in May 2021 after a successful five-year run. The weekly program focused on New England, one of America's oldest places, at a time of change. NEXT was produced at Connecticut Public Radio and featured stories from journalists across the New England News Collaborative. Most recently, the program was hosted by Morgan Springer. With New England as our laboratory, NEXT asked questions about how we power our society, how we move aroun ...
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Happy New Year, everyone! Today, we're taking a look back at 2025 to see (for us) which K-Dramas were hits, which were misses, and what scenes from our favorite dramas of the year still live rent free in our minds. K-Pop Recs of the Year: "What it Sounds Like" by Huntrix (Ejae, Rei Ami, & Audrey Nuna) "Background" by Jin "Killin' It Girl" by J-Hope…
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Our first new episode of 2026 drops next week on January 13th! John is really proud of this upcoming episode which is about Bayard Rustin. For this week, we have a recent episode of The Gaily Show which we air in our off weeks. Today: The 2025 Chicago Journalist of the Year, Jake Wittich, joins us for a special episode of Unpack This For Me. While …
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It's our BIG Best of 2025 podcast! In the annual very lengthy podcast, Jimmy and Producer Joe welcome back friends Heidi MacDonald (The Beat EIC) and Avery Kaplan (The Beat Features Editor) to join in the fun. They each talk about their favorite picks of 2025 in comics, TV, streaming and film. There will be multiple great picks per category from so…
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For the 20th anniversary of Design Matters, Debbie Millman revisits conversations with distinguished actors Claire Danes, Ethan Hawke, Nick Offerman, Kyra Sedgwick, and Josh Brolin. These excerpts explore how they approach their craft, work with directors and fellow actors, and what it means to inhabit a role and sustain a creative life on stage an…
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Get in Babes, We're Going to the Cottage. Amy, Lia, and Megan take a departure from Seoul and dive headfirst in Canada to talk about our new obsession, the queer hockey romance TV series, Heated Rivalry, based on the Game Changers book series by Rachel Reid. This isn't a deep dive, and instead we discuss all the ways that the show's creator Jacob T…
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Jimmy ends the year with some recent favorite picks in an extended Top 3 segment. 12 picks in comics, movies, TV, streaming & music! The Great Flood​, Good Tickle Brain​, Snoop's Holiday Halftime Party​, U​nfolding musical, Paddington the Musical, Daddy Issues​, Inside of You w/ Michael Rosenbaum podcast: Allison Mack episode, Culinary Class Wars s…
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For the 20th anniversary of Design Matters, Debbie Millman revisits conversations with acclaimed directors Brian Koppelman, Thomas Kail, Mike Mills, Sarah Polley, and Siân Heder. These excerpts explore the director’s role as the central collaborator, guiding creative teams and shaping a project from vision to execution. Together, they reflect on th…
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HyZackimaru , who only has one real body part (wink), and his feisty sidekick DorCharlotte continue our six part series on the works of Osamu Tezuka. Comics covered in this episode: – Kimba the White Lion, Princess Knight, & Dororo Topics discussed: – What new techniques do we see Tezuka employ as his career progressed? – Is Princess Knight feminis…
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Have you read Jean Meltzer yet, and are you in the mood for a holiday romance with real heart? In this special encore episode, we’re bringing back our December 2021 Book Club episode (Ep. 207), featuring Jean Meltzer’s The Matzah Ball (Libro.fm | Bookshop.org), her delightful debut. We loved revisiting this one: it’s funny and festive, but it also …
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Reviews: DC's I Saw Ma Hunkel Kissing Santa Claus​, Spider-Man: Holiday Spectacular, Sanda, Disney's Hulu's Family Guy Hallmark Channel's Lifetime's Familiar Holiday Movie​, Tinsel Town​, A Very Jonas Christmas Movie​, Shin Wooseok's Urban Fairy Tale: The Christmas Song - Part 1 & 2 Jimmy does his annual review of Christmas comics, TV and film. Wha…
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What makes us fall in love with a character in the first five minutes? Amy, Megan, and Lia explain "Save the Cat" moments—the scenes that instantly make us root for someone before we even know their story. From unexpected acts of kindness to revealing vulnerabilities, they dissect how the best dramas hook us emotionally and why some characters stay…
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For the 20th anniversary of Design Matters, Debbie Millman revisits previous episodes with activists and advocates Gloria Steinem, Anita Hill, Cindy Gallop, Sonya Passi, and Dr. Joy Buolamwini. These excerpts highlight conversations about power, accountability, and the urgent work of dismantling inequality across culture, institutions, and technolo…
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We are over the moon to welcome back friend to the show DEAN SPADE to give advice on political divides with family, the term "emotional affairs", grief, ageism and the romance myth, friend breakups/makeups, boundaries with your date's ex, coworkers and MORE with my very special guest, Dean spade. PLUS advice on looming pet grief, with an extra bit …
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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Alonso Duralde discuss Bad Santa! Ho ho ho! Follow Alonso at @alonso.duralde on Instagram, listen to his podcasts Linoleum Knife, Breakfast All Day, & Maximum Film, check out his reviews at thefilmverdict.com, and grab a copy of his book, Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas! See omnystudio.com/l…
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In today's episode, Megan and Sarah (from AfterNoona Asks) discuss Black Out, an unforgettable 2024 drama with more twists than a pretzel. Just a note, we recorded this podcast in July of 2025. Sorry for the delay in getting it out! Ready to download your first audiobook? Don't forget to click HERE for your free Audible trial. *Audible is a sponsor…
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We interrupt the Thought Bubble Festival coverage once more. This time for a last minute holiday gift guide! Jimmy gives out some good suggestions of what to buy for the nerd in your life. And if that nerd is you, then that's great too! From comics to merch to gift cards, he has some awesome ideas for you. So give it a listen and get shopping befor…
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One of the world's oldest surviving novels was a queer book?! Today we meet Neil Laird and we’re talking about the queer book that saved his life: The Satyricon by Petronius. Neil is a multiple Emmy-nominated Executive Producer who has worked extensively on both the network and production side of non-fiction TV since 1997. He's developed, overseen,…
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In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Design Matters, Debbie Millman shares excerpts from interviews with typographers and lettering artists Marian Bantjes, Oded Ezer, Jessica Hische, Tobias Frere-Jones, Matthew Carter, and Kris Holmes, reflecting on legibility and expression, how letters behave, the discipline of refinement, and how type has e…
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The great Whit Taylor (Fizzle, Dead Air, The Nib) returns for part 3 of our read-through of Peter Bagge's Hate, one of the greatest works from the 90's alternative comics era. As always, we discuss how certain elements have aged, while also appreciating the art and storytelling of this series that was so formative for both of us. This is the season…
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Do you love a good holiday story that brings different traditions, and unexpected friendships, together in one cozy, snowed-in town? We’re diving into our December Book Club pick, Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm). Before we get into the book club chat, we start with a bookish check-in: Je…
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There's an unspoken hierarchy in TV here where romance is tolerated as a subplot but rarely trusted to carry a series. Why do you think American platforms are comfortable betting hundreds of millions on crime, fantasy, and superheroes but get nervous about a straightforward love story? This week, your noonas tackle this very questions and are makin…
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For the 20th anniversary of Design Matters, Debbie Millman revisits conversations with theatre designers David Korins, Ina Mayhew, David Rockwell, Es Devlin, and Dane Laffrey. From Broadway landmarks to innovative film and live performance design, these excerpts reveal how sets and spaces shape emotion, deepen story, and draw audiences into the mom…
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Sidney Davidson was the colorist on a series I got to illustrate (with writer Mark Russell) called Vanishing Point. I invited him to be a guest on the show and he suggested The Maxx, which is among the most formative comics of my experience as a reader. I couldn't wait to talk about it with him! Does it hold up? How does it read differently as an a…
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It's the Star Wars Prequels episode from our Midwest tour earlier this year! We cover The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and Revenge of the Sith (2005), recorded live in Chicago! Check out original videos we screened during the show on YouTube at @bechdelcast / linktr.ee/bechdelcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor…
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For this month's uncensored, Lia put together a few winter themed K-drama games for the group to play. Join us for some "Hear me out..." snowball, some naughty or nice K-drama superlatives, and what K-Drama moments/experiences have been our highlights of 2025. *Spoiler warning...Amy accidentally spoils the end of My Dearest without warning at 19:45…
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We have a new episode of This Queer Book Saved My Life on December 16th! Today, Once Upon a Crime Books presents 7 Minutes in Book Heaven, the podcast where we interview LGBTQ authors about the new books they have coming out for us to love and cuddle up with. Visit them online: onceuponacrimebooks.com Once Upon a Crime Books is an independent books…
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For the 20th anniversary of Design Matters, Debbie Millman revisits past interviews with technology pioneers Bill Moggridge, Jason Kottke, Anil Dash, and Kevin Kelly. These excerpts reflect on how technology emerged, how it shapes the way we live, and how these early thinkers imagined the future unfolding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
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Reviews: DC KO #1/#2, DC/Marvel Batman/Deadpool #1, 1776 #1, Bat-Fam, Hazbin Hotel s2, Stranger Things vol 5, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, In Your Dreams, Zootopia 2 We interrupt all of the Thought Bubble Festival interview goodness to review some recent comics, TV, film, streaming. Let us know if you've checked any out and your thoughts on t…
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Mark Ginocchio, co-host of The Amazing Spider-Talk Podcast, returns to The Runs to discuss one that we both really love, Daredevil: Born Again. Is it the greatest Marvel run of all tine? Who contributed more, Miller or Mazzucchelli? Can you appreciate it as much as ever given the stank on Frank Miller's legacy? What images are on Mark's Mount Rushm…
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This week, we're re-releasing our episode on Rhymes for Young Ghouls with special guest Jess Murwin! If you can, please join us in donating to The Native Women's Collective -- https://www.nativewomenscollective.org/ Follow Jess on Instagram at @jessmurwin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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TeZacka, the godfather of comic book podcasts, and Astro Charlotte begin six two part series on the works of Osamu Tezuka. Comics covered in this episode: – Metropolis & Astro Boy Topics discussed: – What formal aspects of Astro Boy do we see trickle into manga today, 60 years later? – Is Astro the least interesting part of his own comic? – Will As…
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While on holiday in the UK, Jimmy also attended the Thought Bubble Festival comic convention. He got 19 interviews total. In this episode, you'll hear his chat with his good pal/fellow podcaster Barry Nugent. Barry talks about his work as a writer and founding/hosting the Geek Syndicate podcast (and its spin-offs). He and Jimmy talk about the first…
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While on holiday in the UK, Jimmy also attended the Thought Bubble Festival comic convention. He got 19 interviews total. He also visited friends on his way up to the convention. In this TBubs "adjacent" episode, you'll hear his interview with his friend Emma Vieceli. Emma couldn't attend the convention this year because she's been hard at work on …
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While on holiday in the UK, Jimmy also attended the Thought Bubble Festival comic convention. He got 19 interviews total. In this episode, you'll hear his interview with Marc Ellerby. Marc talks about his 10 years doing Rick and Morty comics, becoming a better artist and what's next. Come back over the next week to hear the rest and go back a few w…
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While on holiday in the UK, Jimmy also attended the Thought Bubble Festival comic convention. He got 19 interviews total. In this episode, you'll hear his talks with Karenza Sparks and Sara Kenney. Karenza chats about her grapic novel The Corus Wave, geology and her love of stamps. Sara discusses her book Acid Box, love of the 90s club scene and Wo…
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While on holiday in the UK, Jimmy also attended the Thought Bubble Festival comic convention. He got 19 interviews total. In this episode, you'll hear his chats with Donya Todd and Katriona Chapman. Donya talks about her incredible graphic novel The Witch's Egg, the use of color in her work and inspirations. Kat takes Jimmy on a walking tour of the…
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While on holiday in the UK, Jimmy also attended the Thought Bubble Festival comic convention. He got 19 interviews total. In this episode, you'll hear his talks with Lucy Sullivan, Sarah Gordon and Paul Cornell. Lucy talks about her involvement in the film The Thing with Feathers, her upcoming graphic novel and hanging w/ Cumberbatch. Sarah chats a…
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