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Graphic Medicine Podcast

MK Czerwiec and Ian Williamswww.graphicmedicine.org
Exploring the interaction between the medium of comics and the discourse of healthcare. Episodes include conversations with comic authors, academics and healthcarers, plus select presentations from our international Comics & Medicine Conferences. Our podcast is hosted by MK Czerwiec, and new episodes are generally released weekly in .m4a format with embedded images to go along with the audio. Visit graphicmedicine.org to view our podcasts in either .m4a or .mp3 (audio-only).
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Episodes

Reconciling the Public and Private in Health Comics with Whit Taylor

The episode opens with Alice Jaggers and host MK Czerwiec discussing Graphic Medicine News. That segment is followed by Whit Taylor‘s keynote address from the 2018 Comics & Medicine conference in White River Junction, Vermont. See the main website post on this episode for images and links to all the comics whit mentions. Download episode .

Feb 18, 2019

Susan Squier 2018 Conference Keynote

This month’s episode features Susan Squier’s full keynote from this year’s Graphic Medicine conference at the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont. Her talk is titled “Graphic Medicine: The Scales of Comics Work.” You will hear Susan introduced by Juliet McMullin. The images Susan cites directly in her talk can be found on the Graphic Medicine webpage that features this episode. Stay tuned to the end of Susan’s talk for a special announcement! Download episode....

Jan 12, 2019

2018 Year in Review

In this last GM podcast episode of 2018, Matthew Noe and MK Czerwiec discuss the Graphic Medicine year in review and they look forward to 2019. Listen to the episode to hear our picks for notable books of 2018, highlights of 2018, and what we are looking forward to in 2019. 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. Downloa...

Dec 20, 2018

Mental Health Comics

This month’s episode features a recording of the Mental Health Comics Panel from MICE 2018,Moderated by A. David Lewis, MCPHS University. Panelists include: Lucy Bellwood – 100 Demon Dialogues, Kevin Budnik (Handbook), LB Lee (MPD for You & Me), Robyn Smith (Saddest, Angriest Black Girl in Town) and Rachel Lindsay (Rx). 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 i...

Dec 07, 2018

A Conversation with Alice Jaggers

In this month’s episode, we hear from Alice Jaggers, medical librarian and new addition to the website management team. We learn about how she got involved with Graphic Medicine, what she presented at our conference this summer, and what she hopes to see in the future. Enjoy! Download episode.

Oct 10, 2018

Ellen Forney

The June episode of the podcast features Graphic Medicine news with Matthew Noe and an interview with Ellen Forney about her follow up to Marbles, Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice from My Bipolar Life. Enjoy! Download episode.

Jun 09, 2018

Graphic Reproduction

In this episode, an interview with Jenell Johnson, editor of the latest book in the Penn State University Press Graphic Medicine series, Graphic Reproduction. Also Graphic Medicine news with Matthew Noe. Download episode.

May 04, 2018

Director of the National Library of Medicine, Patricia Brennan

It was my great pleasure to have the opportunity to speak with Dr. Patricia Brennan, the first nurse and first woman to serve as Director of the National Library of Medicine. We discuss graphic medicine, its importance, and its applications. Hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as I enjoyed having it. 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 innovat...

Mar 14, 2018

Hillary Chute on Why Illness and Disability?

2017 Seattle conference keynote Hillary Chute discusses comics in the area of illness and disability. This talk is based on a chapter of her new book Why Comics? From Underground to Everywhere. Download episode.

Jan 13, 2018

Introduction to Graphic Medicine

In this episode, the guy who coined the term “Graphic Medicine” describes to us what it has become. Enjoy Ian Williams’ talk to the staff of the Wellcome Trust Library in London. 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. To learn more about Penn State College of Medicine Department of Humanities, go to www2.med.psu.edu/hum...

Sep 30, 2017

Seattle Conference Opening Night

Welcome to a new season of the Graphic Medicine Podcast! On today’s show, audio from the opening night of the Seattle Comics & Medicine conference, Thursday June 15. You will hear from three speakers in a row. The first will be Seattle conference organizer and host Mita Mahato. Mita is a Seattle-based cut paper, collage, and comics artist, whose work explores the transformative capacities of found and handmade papers. She is also an Associate Professor of English at the University of Puget S...

Jul 06, 2017

Keeper of the Clouds and Seattle 2017

In this new episode of the Graphic Medicine Podcast, we hear from the creative team behind the wonderful graphic medicine narrative “Keeper of the Clouds” – writer Liza Futerman and illustrator Evi Tampold. We’ll also hear from Seattle Conference chief organizer-on-the-ground Mita Mahato. She’ll tell us a few insider tips about Seattle and what we can expect. Download episode.

Jun 04, 2017

More Doctors Making Comics!

My guests on this episode are Monica Lalanda, an emergency room physician from Spain, and Muna AlJawad, a geriatrician from Brighton, UK. Both of them are making and using comics in their medical practice. Find out how in this episode! 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....

Oct 03, 2016

Doctors Making Comics

On this week’s show, two doctors making comics. First up is an interview with Carlo Jose San Juan, the creator of Callous Comics, a comic strip from the Philippines that tells the story of a doctor and her guardian duck. Later in the episode I talk with Ian Williams about his weekly Guardian strip Sick Notes. The Graphic Medicine podcast is brought to you by Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Department of Humanities. Download episode....

Sep 21, 2016

HIV Disclosure Comics

The Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS) is a longitudinal cohort study investigating the long-term effects of HIV infection and ARV (antiretroviral) medications in children and young adults who were born with HIV or born exposed to HIV. The study follows newborns, young children, adolescents, and young adults. One part of the study is discussed in the presentation “Comics as an Exploration of Spaces Connected to HIV to Facilitate Maternal Disclosure.” Researcher Claire Berman presented this ...

Aug 26, 2016

Sima Elizabeth Shefrin & Ian Williams

Canadian Sima Elizabeth Shefrin is a fabric artist and presenter from the 2015 Comics & Medicine conference. Her recently published book, Embroidered Cancer Comics , is a series of embroidered panels about her husband’s diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer. It was recently published by Jessica Kingsley. In my “What Are You Reading?!” segment, I’m joined by The Bad Doctor himself, Ian Williams. He shares three titles he’s been reading recently. Download episode....

May 02, 2016

Elizabeth Hewitt and Ann Fox

In this week’s podcast, Elizabeth Hewitt from the Ohio State University presents “Incurable Time: The Graphic Temporalities of Autoimmune Disease.” Her talk was recorded at our 2015 Riverside Comics & Medicine conference. Also, I talk with Ann Fox of Davidson College about what she’s reading, as well as her new Graphic Medicine course. Keep your eyes on your screens as images will accompany the episode. Support for this podcast comes from Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Humanit...

Mar 24, 2016
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