{"id":8338,"date":"2014-11-18T09:01:27","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T13:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=8338"},"modified":"2018-01-26T08:47:58","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T12:47:58","slug":"podcast-slow-learner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-slow-learner","title":{"rendered":"Podcast – Slow Learner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Virtual Memories Show:
\nJules Feiffer –
\nSlow Learner<\/a><\/p>\n

“There are certain things that come up when you age, the abandonment of some old things and the incredible opportunity to do new things. . . . I discovered at the age of 80 I could do what I couldn’t do at 16, 20 or 30.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Jules Feiffer’s professional cartooning career began in 1945 and he’s still going strong. He achieved Mt. Rushmore status as a cartoonist, satirist, playwright and screenwriter, and his new book, the 150-page graphic novel Kill My Mother: A Graphic Novel<\/a>\"\" (Liveright\/WW Norton), signals\u00a0both\u00a0a new phase in his body of work and a return to the films noir (and comics and romans noir) that first inspired him. We talked about the new book, why he left political satire behind, how it felt to ‘learn to draw’ in his 80s,\u00a0why we both hate the term “graphic novel”, how Waiting for Godot<\/em> made him reconsider the possibilities of a 6-panel comic strip, what he learned about storytelling while working on a long-form comic, and more! Give it a listen!<\/a><\/p>\n

“People like Lenny Bruce and William Steig gave me permission. And once they give you permission you walk through that door that they opened and then it’s up to you to go further. If I’ve played a role doing that, that’s great.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more great episodes! Related conversations:<\/p>\n