{"id":9934,"date":"2016-10-18T07:08:18","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T11:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=9934"},"modified":"2017-10-08T23:17:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T03:17:07","slug":"episode-190-liza-donnelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-190-liza-donnelly","title":{"rendered":"Episode 190 &#8211; Liza Donnelly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lizadonnelly.com\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lizadonnelly.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9937\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-190-liza-donnelly\/b7f3c62155494b18515aeb080c56d2472431f776_800x600\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/b7f3c62155494b18515aeb080c56d2472431f776_800x600.jpg?fit=800%2C600\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"b7f3c62155494b18515aeb080c56d2472431f776_800x600\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/b7f3c62155494b18515aeb080c56d2472431f776_800x600.jpg?fit=525%2C394\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9937 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/b7f3c62155494b18515aeb080c56d2472431f776_800x600.jpg?resize=525%2C394\" alt=\"b7f3c62155494b18515aeb080c56d2472431f776_800x600\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/b7f3c62155494b18515aeb080c56d2472431f776_800x600.jpg?resize=620%2C465 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/b7f3c62155494b18515aeb080c56d2472431f776_800x600.jpg?resize=440%2C330 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/b7f3c62155494b18515aeb080c56d2472431f776_800x600.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/b7f3c62155494b18515aeb080c56d2472431f776_800x600.jpg?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_190_-_Liza_Donnelly.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Memories Show #190: Liza Donnelly<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4836\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9934-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_190_-_Liza_Donnelly.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_190_-_Liza_Donnelly.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_190_-_Liza_Donnelly.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_190_-_Liza_Donnelly.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=9934-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_190_-_Liza_Donnelly.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" 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rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Frank Modell told me, &#8216;For the New Yorker, you have to draw better than you know how to.'&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lizadonnelly.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liza Donnelly<\/a> joins the show to talk about her careers as a <em>New Yorker<\/em> cartoonist, women&#8217;s rights activist and live-drawing legend! We get into the weird overlap of respectability, responsibility and cartooning, as well as her work for Cartooning for Peace, the joys of drawing on the subway, how she benefited from Tina Brown&#8217;s love of snarky women, why she&#8217;s considering (but is daunted by) making a long-form comic, the evolution of her feminist consciousness, her trouble drawing George Clooney, and more! <em>BONUS: my interminable intro takes up the first 13 minutes!<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_190_-_Liza_Donnelly.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Give it a listen!<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Social media is an extension of what drew me to cartooning initially; I was shy and I didn&#8217;t like to talk, and I was drawing to make my mother laugh. Drawing was communication, and sharing.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lizadonnelly.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9938\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-190-liza-donnelly\/donnellysandbox\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/donnellysandbox.png?fit=987%2C827\" data-orig-size=\"987,827\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"donnellysandbox\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_190_-_Liza_Donnelly.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_190_-_Liza_Donnelly.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_190_-_Liza_Donnelly.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_190_-_Liza_Donnelly.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=9934-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_190_-_Liza_Donnelly.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_190_-_Liza_Donnelly.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Interviews\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also get into the significance of <em>The New Yorker<\/em> (and New York), her book on the magazine&#8217;s women cartoonists, the TED swag that changed her life, the mentor\/mentee relationship, the contradictions of meticulously developing a carefree style, how the internet has given her a platform, and more.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_190_-_Liza_Donnelly.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Now go listen to the show!<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It becomes a matter of paring back your style, learning how to let go of detail, learning how to draw simply, making it look like you just whipped this drawing off, even if it took 25 attempts.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lizadonnelly.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9939\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-190-liza-donnelly\/liza-donnelly_dnc_1-1200x630-1469802336\" 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href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_190_-_Liza_Donnelly.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more great episodes! You might like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-186-michael-maslin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Maslin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podchast-parental-guidance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roz Chast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-look-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam Gross<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-187-tom-gauld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Gauld<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-i-was-a-teenage-structuralist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Gehr<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Follow <em>The Virtual Memories Show<\/em> on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-virtual-memories-show\/id531173075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VirtualMemoriesShow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemoriespodcast.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tumblr<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemories.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSS<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About our Guest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lizadonnelly.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9936\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-190-liza-donnelly\/liza-avatar\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/liza-avatar.jpg?fit=512%2C512\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"liza-avatar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/liza-avatar.jpg?fit=512%2C512\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9936\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/liza-avatar.jpg?resize=240%2C240\" alt=\"liza-avatar\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/liza-avatar.jpg?resize=440%2C440 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/liza-avatar.jpg?resize=170%2C170 170w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/liza-avatar.jpg?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lizadonnelly.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liza Donnelly<\/a> is a writer and cartoonist with <em>The New Yorker<\/em>\u00a0magazine. She is also a sought after public speaker and also does live drawings of events, covering the 2016 Democratic National Convention for CBS News and the presidential debates. She recently joined <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/cbs-this-morning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS This Morning<\/a> as contributing cartoonist. She is a columnist and cartoonist for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/lizadonnelly\/#625e68797cf4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes.com<\/a>, specializing in politics and women\u2019s rights. Donnelly draws a political cartoon for Politico and Medium, and she is a contributor to many other national publications. Donnelly was a finalist for the 2014 Thurber Prize, the only award for written humor in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Donnelly is a Cultural Envoy for the US State Department, traveling around the world speaking about freedom of speech, cartoons and women\u2019s rights. As a <a href=\"http:\/\/lizadonnelly.com\/speaking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public speaker<\/a>, Donnelly has also spoken at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/liza_donnelly_drawing_upon_humor_for_change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TED (Technology Entertainment and Design)<\/a>, the United Nations, and <em>The New Yorker<\/em> Festival, as well as colleges, universities and corporate venues, among other places.<\/p>\n<p>Donnelly was profiled on CBS Sunday Morning, NBC and BetterTV, and has been interviewed on radio and in numerous magazines, newspapers and online. Donnelly\u2019s cartoons and commentary can be seen on various websites: the NewYorker.com; Politico.com, CNN.com; HuffingtonPost.com; Salon.com; DailyBeast.com; NarrativeMagazine.com. Her work has appeared in print publications, including <em>The New York Times, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, The Nation<\/em> and <em>The Harvard Business Review.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Donnelly is the author\/editor of sixteen books. Her most recent\u00a0book is titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00GVABUL6\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00GVABUL6&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=af0600ba8e0511b367c5df2785274390\">Women on Men<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00GVABUL6\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, published by Narrative Magazine. Some of her other books are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0811871169\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0811871169&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=fc2fed477dd1f137a829d676d7cf63ed\">When Do They Serve the Wine?: The Folly, Flexibility, and Fun of Being a Woman<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0811871169\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1591023440\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1591023440&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=490d7a2596374d710e7d97ec78d98b0a\">Funny Ladies: The New Yorker&#8217;s Greatest Women Cartoonists And Their Cartoons<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1591023440\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, a history of the women who drew cartoons for the magazine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0446198153\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0446198153&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=bba2521dd4068ccc417e9a6754b6a004\">Sex and Sensibility: Ten Women Examine the Lunacy of Modern Love&#8230;in 200 Cartoons<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0446198153\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1400068088\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1400068088&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=3b8dc6416a1603cce933032a8a1afadb\">Cartoon Marriage: Adventures in Love and Matrimony by The New Yorker&#8217;s Cartooning Couple<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1400068088\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> (with Michael Maslin). Donnelly\u2019s book, <em>When Do they Serve the Wine?<\/em> was optioned by Mark Gordon Studios for an hour long comedy for television; and the book she wrote with her husband, <em>Cartoon Marriage<\/em>, has been optioned by Jennifer Garner for ABC Studios. Donnelly has written and illustrated numerous children\u2019s books for Scholastic and Holiday House.<\/p>\n<p>She is the New York Director of the international project, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cartooningforpeace.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cartooning for Peace<\/a>, helping to promote understanding through humor; and is president and co-founder of USA FECO, the US chapter of the international cartoonists\u2019 organization. Her work has been in numerous exhibitions globally, and she has curated exhibits of international cartoonists, here and abroad. Donnelly taught at Vassar College and the School of Visual Arts and is a member of PEN and the Authors Guild. She is the recipient of an honorary degree from the University of Connecticut, and received a Ruben Award, the Salon St. Just International Prize, AAUW Women of Distinction Award. Liza was a member the jury of the World Press Cartoon Prize in Lisbon, the Cartooning for Peace Prize in Geneva and the Aydin Dogan Cartoon Competition in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>She can be found on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/@lizadonnelly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lizadonnelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> at @lizadonnelly. She lives in Rhinebeck and New York City with her husband, New Yorker cartoonist <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-186-michael-maslin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Maslin<\/a>. They have two daughters.<\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: This episode\u2019s music is <\/em>Nothing&#8217;s Gonna Bring Me Down<em>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/davidanddavidmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Baerwald<\/a>, used with permission of the artist. The conversation was recorded in Ms. Donnelly&#8217;s kitchen on a pair of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002SQJLA4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002SQJLA4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=URDAV7Z2QAHX4UAB\">Blue enCORE 200 Microphones<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002SQJLA4\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> feeding into a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00KCXMBES\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00KCXMBES&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=4WKYIFHCCL6N44BR\">Zoom H5<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00KCXMBES\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> digital recorder. I recorded the intro and outro on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000SOYOTQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000SOYOTQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=04f89e1b44161aff17be7ee9479f6d64\">Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000SOYOTQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> feeding into a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003VZG550\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003VZG550&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=M2DKYCZ52E6ZFUA3\">Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2&#215;2 USB Recording Interface<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B003VZG550\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Blurry photo of Ms. Donnelly by ???.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memories Show #190: Liza Donnelly &#8220;Frank Modell told me, &#8216;For the New Yorker, you have to draw better than you know how to.&#8217;&#8221; Liza Donnelly joins the show to talk about her careers as a New Yorker cartoonist, women&#8217;s rights activist and live-drawing legend! 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