Alison Bechdel rose to fame as the creator of a long-running alt-weekly comic strip before jumping to an even wider audience by way of her celebrated graphic memoirs “Fun Home” and “Are You My Mother?” Her new book, “Spent,” is a graphic novel — but it was originally meant to be another memoir, as Bechdel tells Gilbert Cruz on this week’s podcast.
Nov 14
Nicholas Boggs on Writing a James Baldwin Biography
<p>Nicholas Boggs’s “Baldwin: A Love Story,” is many things at once. It’s a comprehensive biography of James Baldwin. It’s a nimble excavation of Baldwin’s work, filled with astute literary analysis of his books and prose. And, most pressingly, it’s an argument for a new critical ... Show More
36m 28s
Nov 7
The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 Years Later
<p>On Nov. 10, 1975, during a calamitous storm, the Edmund Fitzgerald sunk below the waves of Lake Superior. All 29 men aboard went down with the vessel. With no survivors and no eyewitnesses, there’s always been a sense of mystery to what is arguably the most famous shipwreck in ... Show More
39m 33s
Jun 2025
I don't shower with my door ajar anymore by JLGoodwin1990
Author here! I'll be honest, I did not expect this story to drop on MCP's channel, but I'm happily surprised by it! I know you're all waiting for him to finish up my Vegas story, and hopefully you'll get the conclusion soon, but until then, here's a story I thought up one day whi ... Show More
30 m
May 2018
90: Amy Kurzweil (FLYING COUCH) & Riad Sattouf's ARAB OF THE FUTURE
<p>For the first time ever, a graphic memoirist stops by the Damn Library in the form of Amy Kurzweil, author of the graphic memoir <em>Flying Couch</em>! She also draws New Yorker cartoons! Listen as we chat about form and tone, board games and heartbreak, and more. We also get ... Show More
57m 46s