Nicole interviews Eisner-winning cartoonist Eleanor Davis, author of "How to Be Happy", about BDSM, Beards, Bicycling & more. But first! A review of superfruits with resident food friend, Morgan Grundstein Helvey. Tune in.
Jul 15, 2016•1 hr 9 min
This week, producer Chris Sutton turns the microphone tables on Nicole and we talk about the podcast, dating cartoonists, animals, work, and the time Chris got called a hippie. Tune in!
Jul 08, 2016•55 min
Today I offer advice on the corporate world, and then, a shocking interview with veganism's Queen Regent, Isa Chandra Moskowitz (author of Veganomicon) about the time she almost died right before my very eyes.
Jul 01, 2016•40 min
We are joined by intersex activist & artist Pidgeon Pagonis this week for our 2nd-ever in-bed interview. We talk about intersex issues, Saturn's return, problematic scratching, being on Transparent and more more more!!!
Jun 24, 2016•1 hr 7 min
Getting groovy with CARSON ELLIS!!! Carson Ellis is the illustrator behind "Wildwood", "Home", and The Decemberists. Join us on her farm as we give advice for young artists, talk about her trajectory, and how saying No can give you the power of space and focus.
Jun 17, 2016•1 hr 9 min
Today we are joined by a writer, an activist/artist, a businesswoman and a senior citizen to chat and answer your most burning questions on love, dating, roommates, and rumors!
Jun 10, 2016•1 hr 13 min
Today on the podcast I'm so happy to welcome Ian MacKaye for a long conversation about my Minor Threat cover band, the joys of touring and the business of art. This episode is dedicated to the loving memory of Anne Winter, and was made possible in part by Steve & Maya Schroeder.
Jun 03, 2016•1 hr
Michelle Tea & Nicole discuss what to do if someone starts a rumor about you. Then we are treated to a long-form discussion on creating graphic memoir and coming out as crazy with comic artist ELLEN FORNEY, author of the NY Times Bestselling book, "Marbles".
May 27, 2016•1 hr 6 min
Music manager/business woman TARA PERKINS joins me to talk about the politics behind paying artists, the time she defended her traveling art show on FOX news, an incident on Sister Spit tour, and MORE.
May 20, 2016•51 min
Today on the podcast, we have several lesbians (okay, one is pan-sexual). Beth Ditto returns to review hotel fruit, Stevie Ann reads us the best gay words from The Lesbian Lexicon, and Jennifer Camper (Queers & Comics Conference) talks comics, women, & how mermaids have sex. Tune in!
May 13, 2016•1 hr 2 min
Today we are joined by epic mermaid/witch/pirate Dame Darcy!!!! Dame Darcy is the genius cartoonist behind Meatcake. She's been prolifically cartooning and running a small empire for over 25 years. We talked about the business of making & selling art, being a mermaid, the goddess returning, appearing on reality dating shows (like Blind Date & Flava of Love), and the time she was thwarted in auctioning off a lock of Kurt Cobain’s hair. Find her at damedarcy.com ....
May 06, 2016•1 hr 7 min
Powerful Business Women, Part 1! Advice on fundraising from Michelle Tea, Advice on what to do when someone else bites your idea from Nicole G, and then the piece de resistance: An interview with Sarah Gertrude Shapiro!!!! Sarah Gertrude Shapiro is the co-creator of the television show "UnReal" on Lifetime, a dark, scripted drama set behind the scenes of a romantic reality show. We discuss & excerpt Sarah's TED talk on borrowing male privilege in Hollywood, get real about the sacrifices one ...
Apr 29, 2016•54 min
This week, I am over the moon to welcome Phoebe Gloeckner to the podcast!!! She is the author of the books "Diary of a Teenage Girl", "A Child's Life", and is in the new Wimmen's Comics box set. "Diary of a Teenage Girl" was released as a movie last year. Phoebe is currently at work on a multi-media project about killings in Juarez, Mexico. In this interview, we go deep about death, memory, memoir, and more. Enjoy.
Apr 22, 2016•50 min
This week on Sagittarian Matters, a special Mancast! Nicole travels to New York & France to talk with 3 of her favorite male cartoonists. Alec Longstreth discusses cartooning as a new parent, Noah Van Sciver tells me why he won't draw sex, and illustrator Stephen Collins reveals why he was advised to "kill himself" upon entering the United States.
Apr 15, 2016•37 min
This week! JD Samson (Le Tigre, MEN) joins me to answer advice questions about Bananas, Bad Breath, Codependency, Hiring, Online Dating, Long Distance, Travel Tips, Scabby Nipples AND MORE. Join us.
Apr 08, 2016•1 hr 1 min
Series regular Michelle Tea joins us for some advice today, Nicole discusses her big Shark Tank idea, and then we welcome living legend TRINA ROBBINS to the podcast! Trina Robbins is a pioneers of women's comics. She drew the first out lesbian comic in the U.S., she put out the first all-female comics anthology (now collected in "The Complete Wimmen's Comix" by Fantagraphics), she has drawn Wonderwoman, written a zillion books, and is a female cartoonist herstorian!!! I'm stoked to have her here...
Apr 01, 2016•53 min
This week, esteemed Sagittarius, 1992 presidential candidate, and world-renowned poet Eileen Myles jumps on the line to answer advice questions about poetry, snowflake vaginas, and how to get your husband off your back so you can attend a workshop. We also mention dogs, what it's like to be a Sagittarius, her Thanksgiving Manifesto, and MORE.
Mar 25, 2016•43 min
This week on Sagittarian Matters, JUSTIN HALL is here!!! Justin is the editor of "No Straight Lines, Four Decades of Queer Comics", "Hard to Swallow" and "True Travel Tales". He is also a professor at CCA MFA in Comics Program. http://www.justinhallcomics.com/ We talk about queer comics, erotica, and Nicole's sexy pen name. Special guest Morgan joins me to review stale popcorn balls.
Mar 22, 2016•45 min
Michelle Tea ("How to Grow Up", Sister Spit) tells a caller why she should NOT out her trans boyfriend to her parents. Liz Prince ("Tomboy") discusses quitting jobs & grandma smells, and special guest and health coach (NOT BODYBUILDER) Lacy Davis ( superstrengthhealth.com ) discusses how to interact with people body shaming themselves in front of you. All this and more!
Mar 18, 2016•31 min
This week, we have a BETH DITTO MAILBAG TAKEOVER!!! Musician & fashion designer Beth Ditto & I answer questions & riff on self-deprecation, grace, gratitude, punk feminism, polyamory, and MORE.
Mar 11, 2016•55 min
This week, series regular Michelle Tea (author of "How to Grow Up") doles out advice on anxiety and work. Writer & cartoonist ARIEL SCHRAG ("Likewise", "Potential", "Adam", The L Word) talks truth in comics, Chick Tracks, and romantic advice with NJG. Warning: some advantage-taking is mentioned!
Mar 04, 2016•46 min
Liz Prince is the comics mastermind behind the books "Tomboy" and "Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed?". ( lizprincepower.com ) This week is ALL LIZ, All the time! Plus Nicole. We talk about comics, specifically how it feels to be a woman in comics, and answer many many advice questions, including "How can I kick people out of my house after sex without seeming like a monster?". TUNE IN.
Feb 26, 2016•36 min
Our first LA edition!!! 1. How to quit your job (and a time Nicole got fired) with artist consultant Beth Pickens, queer filmmakers Chris Vargas (also of the Museum of Trangender Hirstory & Art) and Greg Youmans, 2. Quitting jobs & living as a musician with Tara Jane O'neil. 3. Founding editor of Original Plumbing (OP) Magazine Rocco Kayiatos retells one of my FAVORITE tour stories about getting beat up in Montana.
Feb 19, 2016•28 min
In this special LOVE episode, we answer advice questions on love with cartoonist & writer Ariel Schrag & vegan bodybuilder, Lacy Davis. I ask Ariel, Liz Prince, & Justin Hall "What's it like to date a cartoonist?" and get highly qualified first date advice from senior citizens Bea and Joan at the Marie Smith Center in Portland, OR.
Feb 12, 2016•26 min
WELCOME TO SAGITTARIAN MATTERS!!!! In this episode, Nicole details trying to save a llamas life, Michelle Tea throws down wisdom on writing, Buddhism & parenthood, and then Beth Ditto of the band Gossip tells us the grossest places she's ever woken up on tour.
Feb 12, 2016•38 min