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  • On with Kara Swisher Cartoons, Capitalism & Censorship: Alison Bechdel & Ann Telnaes on Poitics in Art
  • Podcast Episode | 59 min | Talk-Show

On with Kara Swisher

Cartoons, Capitalism & Censorship: Alison Bechdel & Ann Telnaes on Poitics in Art
Podcast Episode | 59 min | Talk-Show
How do artists hold the powerful to account? Graphic novelist Alison Bechdel and editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes have been grappling with that question for decades, in their own very different ways. Bechdel is the creator of the seminal ...See moreHow do artists hold the powerful to account? Graphic novelist Alison Bechdel and editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes have been grappling with that question for decades, in their own very different ways. Bechdel is the creator of the seminal comic strip, "Dykes to Watch out For," which she self-syndicated for 25 years. She's also the author and illustrator of four graphic novels, including "Fun Home," which was adapted into a five-time Tony-winning Broadway musical. She is a professor at Yale, and her latest book is Spent. Telnaes is a two-time Pulitzer winner and the winner of the Herb Block Prize for editorial cartooning in 2023. Earlier this year, she made international headlines after resigning from The Washington Post when her cartoon mocking tech billionaires for bending the knee to President Trump, including Post owner Jezz Bezos, was spiked. She now publishes her work on Substack Kara, Alison and Ann discuss everything from politics and money in art, to South Park, book bans, drawing Kristi Noem's flowing extensions, art making, and AI drawings. See less
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Updated Aug 25, 2025
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Aug 25, 2025 (United States)
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