Beste Jamie Loftus podcasts (2024)

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9: Waiting for the Spirit in the Cape 51:04

2+ y ago51:04

51:04

In the final episode of Ghost Church (for now), Jamie befriends a Cassadaga medium, reads a manifesto, and looks backwards and ahead to where American spiritualism goes from here. Thank you for listening, and abolish the Supreme Court bitch. Find Uncle Dennis Here: http://www.mysticallahan.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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8: The Boys Are Fighting (Over Crotch Goo and Ghosts): Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini 1:04:04

2+ y ago1:04:04

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This week, Jamie takes a look at the second wave of spiritualism in the United States through American Spiritualism's most famous schism -- believer Arthur Conan Doyle versus skeptic Harry Houdini over the mediumship (and yes, ectoplasm) of Mina Crandon. Featuring Paul F. Tompkins as Doyle and Robert Evans as Houdini. I know, right? See omnystudio.…

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7: The Fool's Golden Rule (Espiritismo and Spiritual Churches) 1:02:44

2+ y ago1:02:44

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This week, Jamie goes to a ghost museum, high fives a Jigsaw doll, and takes a look at two religious movements that pulled from American Spiritualism, took what they needed, and left the rest. Dr. Carlos Camacho stops by for a chat about espiritismo, and still no talk of ectoplasm. Dr. Margarita Simon Guillory on "The Religious Studies Project": ht…

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6: The Legend of Seneca the Spirit Guide (or: Colonizer, Please) 50:04

2+ y ago50:04

50:04

This week, Jamie heads to the only spiritualist library in the American south -- open two hours a week -- to try and trace the legend of Cassadaga's founding to its root, as land taken from indigenous Americans. Writer Olivia Woodward stops by to discuss spiritual traditions of the Caddo Nation, thoughts on spiritualism's appropriation of Native cu…

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5: Apples, The Manipulator, and The Curse of Spiritualism 59:57

2+ y ago59:57

59:57

This week, Jamie visits a legendary Cassadaga medium and traces the story of spiritualism's Fox sisters to its end -- where the sisters abandoned the religion that had defined their lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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4: Four Roads to Cassadaga 51:23

2+ y ago51:23

51:23

This week, Jamie passes the mic to four women of Cassadaga to tell their stories about how they came to American spiritualism -- from being raised by NASA scientists to a tragic loss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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3: The Tables Are Tipping 1:06:15

2+ y ago1:06:15

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This week, Jamie goes to a table tipping class — a Spiritualist tradition that uses tables to connect people with their dead. Elsewhere in the past, the Fox sisters go on tour, where the skeptics put increasing pressure on the teenagers to meet their hype. Further Reading: Talking to the Dead, Barbara Weisberg Calling the Spirits: A History of Sean…

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2: No Proof is Necessary, No Proof is Sufficient 1:02:12

2+ y ago1:02:12

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This week, Jamie returns to Cassadaga for a Gala Day with one Reverend Doctor and one Reverend Doctor / Former Dojo Owner, then attends her first spiritualist church service, complete with a message from the spirit after hymns. Back in 1848, spiritualist's founding Fox sisters become stars overnight, immediately stoking skepticism and smothering pr…

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1: Not a Cult 49:24

2+ y ago49:24

49:24

American Spiritualism is a frequently invoked, rarely understood religion that hinges on speaking with spirit through mediums. In our first episode, Jamie Loftus puts your little baby brain at rest -- it's not a cult. But what is it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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Introducing: Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus 3:05

2+ y ago3:05

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Jamie Loftus investigates American spiritualism, a tradition of communing with the dead that takes place in camps full of mediums across the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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Aackt 8: Guisewite Shut 1:11:38

3y ago1:11:38

1:11:38

In the final episode of Aack Cast, Jamie speaks with Cathy Guisewite and contemporary feminists about where Cathy fits in history, and where we go from here. You have been aack pilled. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Aackt 7: 12 Artists 1:20:15

3+ y ago1:20:15

1:20:15

In our penultimate (!) episode, Jamie speaks with twelve artists who work in semi-autobiographical comics in the spirit of Cathy today, and how autobio comics have changed with the times since Cathy-mania. Here's where you can find more work from and support today's artists: Marissa Moss : https://www.marissamoss.com/last-things.php Malaka Gharib: …

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Aackt 6: Cathy and the Dreaded Mirror, Part 2 48:56

3+ y ago48:56

48:56

In part 2 on our look into Cathy's commentary on body image, we speak with author Marissa Metzger, hop on a rollercoaster of boomer disordered eating fads, and see what Cathy's frustration with her own body says about us. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Aackt 6: Cathy and the Dreaded Mirror, Part 1 41:00

3+ y ago41:00

41:00

Jamie explores how the Cathy character navigates body image and fashion trends, and who and how these colonially driven beauty standards came to dominate the U.S. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts

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Aackt 5: Cathy and the Boomer Paradox 1:16:48

3+ y ago1:16:48

1:16:48

The Cathy comic takes a look at the trials and tribulations of boomer women of the middle class, from their early days navigating women's liberation through the 2008 recession, when the cracks in the boomer on facade were on full display. This week, Jamie traces the boomer legacy by speaking with women who were there -- yes, including her mom. Lear…

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Minisode: Take the "Show Your Mom What a Podcast Is" Challenge 4:54

3+ y ago4:54

4:54

In this minisode, Grammy award-winning electronic music producer Jamie Loftus shares a Pulitzer Prize-winning song teaching your mom how to access a podcast. Aack Cast will be back next week to kick off the second half of our series! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf…

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Aackt 4: The Pages Around Cathy, Part 2 38:30

3+ y ago38:30

38:30

In part two of Jamie's exploration into who shared the American funny pages with Cathy Guisewite, we take a look at the artists chronicling the experiences of the boomer and Gen X crowd day to day along with her -- Gary Trudeau of Doonesbury, Aaron McGruder of The Boondocks, Alison Bechdel of Dykes to Watch Out For, and Lynn Johnston of For Better …

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Aackt 4: The Pages Around Cathy, Part 1 43:22

3+ y ago43:22

43:22

Cathy Guisewite is often hailed as one of the only women in comic strips, but that's far from the truth -- this week, we uncover her frequently overlooked predecessors going back to the flapper age, and the underground scene that developed when the funny pages wouldn't address the issues feminists wanted to hear about, Wimmen's Commix. Learn more a…

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Aackt 3: Cathy and American Feminist Backlash 1:06:13

3+ y ago1:06:13

1:06:13

This week, Jamie takes a look at it where Cathy falls in the history of American feminism — and take a look at how the feminist movement has progressed, regressed, and gatekept. Why are feminists frustrated with Cathy? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Aackt 2 Part 2: Who is Cathy Guisewite? 36:53

3+ y ago36:53

36:53

Today, we hear what happened to Cathy at the height of the comic’s popularity in the late 1980s until now. Cathy Guisewite tells Jamie all! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts

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Aackt 2: Who is Cathy Guisewite? 47:28

3+ y ago47:28

47:28

For an author constantly conflated with her most famous creation, would the real Cathy Guisewite please stand up? In this two-part interview, Jamie and Cathy talk about what the journey from unknown diarist to world-famous aack connoisseur was like, and all the misjudgments and road blocks that came up along the way. Learn more about your ad-choice…

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Aackt 1: Cathy Comics, Revisited 1:04:16

3+ y ago1:04:16

1:04:16

Allow me to be the first to advise you: Cathy comics are good as hell — but it’s complicated. Today, Jamie takes a look at what exactly happens in the 34 years of Cathy lore, and it’s way more than you think. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Introducing Aack Cast by Jamie Loftus 3:02

3+ y ago3:02

3:02

Aack! Cathy, the iconic and much-maligned comic strip by Cathy Guisewite, chronicled the day-to-day tribulations of its titular working woman for 35 years, met with equal praise and derision. In this podcast, Jamie Loftus (Lolita Podcast, My Year in Mensa) weaves between reporting and fiction, putting a cruelly treated cartoon everywoman in context…

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Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus

Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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Aack Cast by Jamie Loftus

iHeartPodcasts

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9: Waiting for the Spirit in the Cape 51:04

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8: The Boys Are Fighting (Over Crotch Goo and Ghosts): Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini 1:04:04

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7: The Fool's Golden Rule (Espiritismo and Spiritual Churches) 1:02:44

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6: The Legend of Seneca the Spirit Guide (or: Colonizer, Please) 50:04

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5: Apples, The Manipulator, and The Curse of Spiritualism 59:57

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4: Four Roads to Cassadaga 51:23

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3: The Tables Are Tipping 1:06:15

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2: No Proof is Necessary, No Proof is Sufficient 1:02:12

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1: Not a Cult 49:24

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Introducing: Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus 3:05

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Aackt 8: Guisewite Shut 1:11:38

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Aackt 7: 12 Artists 1:20:15

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Aackt 6: Cathy and the Dreaded Mirror, Part 2 48:56

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Aackt 6: Cathy and the Dreaded Mirror, Part 1 41:00

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Aackt 5: Cathy and the Boomer Paradox 1:16:48

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Minisode: Take the "Show Your Mom What a Podcast Is" Challenge 4:54

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Aackt 4: The Pages Around Cathy, Part 2 38:30

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Aackt 4: The Pages Around Cathy, Part 1 43:22

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Aackt 3: Cathy and American Feminist Backlash 1:06:13

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Aackt 2 Part 2: Who is Cathy Guisewite? 36:53

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Aackt 2: Who is Cathy Guisewite? 47:28

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Aackt 1: Cathy Comics, Revisited 1:04:16

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Introducing Aack Cast by Jamie Loftus 3:02

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