Graphic Medicine Podcast

2021 Year in Review episode Alice Jaggers is joined by Ebru Ustundag and MK Czerwiec in a conversation about what happened in the graphic medicine community in 2021 and a sneak preview of 2022. For more information about the episode go to graphicmedicine.org. 2021 Year in Review

In this episode, Alice Jaggers discusses the re-release of Taking Turns with creator MK Czerwiec. CzerwiecInterview11-29-21  

Maria Photinakis talks to me, Alice Jaggers, about making comics during COVID and after the death of her father and about parenting as a cartoonist. We discuss her works, Extraordinary Times volume 1 and Liminal State. The interview was originally recorded in February 2021. Since the recording, Maria has published COVID19 Vaccination Campaign comics for CIC Health. Extraordinary Times volume 2 is available for preorder. Download episode.

In this installment, Ian Williams interviews Professor Helen Spandler, Dr Jill Anderson and Tamsin Walker, of the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) about their Wellcome Trust funded project which explores how zines ‘craft contention’ about mental health – and can help to turn individual struggles into critical issues for society. Ian writes, “I really enjoyed this interview. I am very taken with the idea of mad studies.” For an introduction to this exciting new area of study and activism, check out the article by Helen Spandler linked in the post about this episode.Helen and Jill work on Asylum Magazine, to which Tamsin often contributes cartoons. Asylum, the radical mental health magazine, has been running for 30 years, acting as a platform to voice and discuss all perspectives on mental health. Download Episode.      

Ian Williams talks with Zara Slattery, whose book Coma comes out May 13, 2021 in the UK from publisher Myriad Editions and September 14, 2021 in the US. The book chronicles her experience with an infection which forces healthcare professionals to put her into a medically induced coma. For relevant links, visit graphicmedicine.org. Download here

Steve Haines together with artist Sophie Standing have created the …Is Really Strange series. The most recent is Touch Is Really Strange coming out April 21, 2021. Ian Williams talks with Steve Haines about the series and about the book. For relevant links on this episode visit https://graphicmedicine.org. Download here.

Kevin Wolf has been the Graphic Medicine Reviews Editor since 2020. He is a health actuary and has been writing reviews for the graphic medicine website since 2016. Kevin talks with me. Alice Jaggers, about what he does for the website and a few standout reviews and books he has covered. For relevant links for this episode, see the post on graphicmedicine.org  Download episode.

Kendra Boileau is the Publisher of Graphic Mundi and the Assistant Director and Editor-in-Chief of Penn State University Press. She developed the Graphic Medicine line of graphic novels for PSU Press and is launching the Graphic Mundi imprint with this week’s release of COVID Chronicles. We’ll talk about all of that in our conversation.  Download episode.

Join Michael Green, a physician and educator, Shelley Wall, a medical illustrator, Alice Jaggers, a medical librarian, and Matthew Ngo, a social media editor, as they dive into the highlights of graphic medicine from 2020. They discuss the powerful rise of COVID-19 comics that provide education through personal storytelling. The group also explores influential works like 'Go With the Flow' and 'Kimiko Does Cancer,' emphasizing the importance of accessible reproductive health education. Plus, enjoy their book recommendations that blend entertainment with societal relevance.

In this episode, MK Czerwiec interviews Kimiko Tobimatsu and Keet Geniza about their recent book, Kimiko Does Cancer. They discuss working on the book during a pandemic, what it was like to work with each other and more. Support for this podcast comes from Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Humanities, the nation’s oldest Humanities Department within a medical school, pioneers of innovations in medical education since 1967. Download episode.