{"id":10574,"date":"2017-09-25T20:11:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T00:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=10574"},"modified":"2017-12-23T11:29:25","modified_gmt":"2017-12-23T15:29:25","slug":"episode-237-ann-telnaes-and-matt-wuerker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-237-ann-telnaes-and-matt-wuerker","title":{"rendered":"Episode 237 – Ann Telnaes and Matt Wuerker"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Virtual Memories Show 237:
\nAnn Telnaes and Matt Wuerker<\/a><\/p>\n

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“I did some hard-hitting cartoons during the Bush administration. . . . I kind of wish I held back a little because now it’s like, ‘Where do we go from here?'” –Ann Telnaes<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>It’s a double-Pulitzer-winner episode! First, the great editorial cartoonist, animator and essayist Ann Telnaes<\/a> joins the show to talk about the role of satire against the abuse of power, her political awakening, her present sense of urgency and her upcoming Trump’s ABC<\/a> (Fantagraphics), the reaction to the Charlie Hebdo<\/em> murders, the images editors won’t print, and the sanctuary of the Alexander Calder room at the National Gallery. Then past guest Matt Wuerker<\/a> returns to the show (here’s our first ep.<\/a>) to talk about The Swamp, the loss of comity and the growth of tribalism in contemporary DC (characterized by that weekend’s dueling rallies between Trump supporters and Juggalos), the problem with having easy targets, bringing conservative cartoons into his weekly roundup for Politico<\/a>, taking up fly-fishing in his dotage, and more! Give it a listen!<\/a> And go preorder Trump’s A B C<\/a>\"\"!<\/p>\n

“It hasn’t been this good for political cartoonists since Nixon and Watergate.” –Matt Wuerker<\/p><\/blockquote>\n