Guest: Liz Holdsworth of the Georgia Tech Library.
First broadcast November 22 2019.
“I deleted my Facebook to change my behavior.”
Lost in the Stacks, Episode 447: Delete Yourself From Social Media
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Supercontext: Jen Kirkman, “I’m Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)”
Jen Kirkman is a prolific comedian, known for her acerbic, dry wit. We look at her 2015 Netflix special and wonder what it says about mainstream lifestyles, feminist courage and life after forty.
Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store:
- I’m Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)
- The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion
- Nikki Glaser
- Morgan Murphy
- April Richardson
- Michelle Wolff
Additional Resources:
- Jen Kirkman responds to Louis C.K. allegations: He’s ‘no longer’ a friend
- Jen Kirkman sets the record straight on Louis CK and those sexual misconduct rumors
- Jen Kirkman on Election-Night Anxiety, Touring as a Woman, and Dealing With Rumors
- Jen Kirkman: ‘Joan Rivers was my comedy mother’
- Jen Kirkman Talks Trump, Mental Health, and Overthinking Comedy
- Jen Kirkman on feminism, Hallmark Christmas movies and ? yes ? Louis C.K.
- In her first Netflix special, Jen Kirkman airs her grievances on a world gone dumb
- Jen Kirkman Finds Material in the Single Life in ‘I’m Gonna Die Alone’
- I’m Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine): An Interview with Jen Kirkman
- How Morrissey’s Moping and the Bee Gees’ Style Inspired Jen Kirkman’s Standup Special
Supecontext: The Filth
Grant Morrison says this 2002 comic book with Christ Weston, Gary Erskine and Matt Hollingsworth is an inoculation against the nasty horror of the world through depravity, pornography and depression. We interrogate whether that theme works in the end product and if the sexual violence within is problematic.
Supercontext: Laura Jane Grace, Tranny
With a provocative book title, Laura Jane Grace is reclaiming a slur and repurposing it for her story of struggling with gender dysphoria and self-destructive behavior. Guest Alyson McManus helps us unpack this experience into something universal, with which we can all identify.
Supercontext: Enigma
Why is Peter Milligan and Duncan Fegredo’s ENIGMA the “lost classic” of Vertigo Comics? We talk about how this unique story asks readers to confront from their own identities.