Long Arm Stapler

Welcome back to Long Arm Stapler! This episode, I'm joined by Bay Area-based Caroline Walters, who also helps organize Bay Area Queer Zine Fest. We talk about the internet, the vulnerability of perzines, their textile compilation zine Storied Stitches, BAQZF, and what Caroline will have on their table at the upcoming Los Angeles Zine Fest (@lazinefest) on June 23rd! Find more of Caroline's work here: https://www.ecarolinewalters.com Instagram: @ecarolinewalters https://www.patreon.com/ecarolinewalters Find more of my work here: Instagram: @lngrmstplr http://linktr.ee/lngrmstplr You can support the podcast for the low low price of $1/month on my ko-fi! You'll get access to a roster of upcoming guests so that you can ask them specific questions, podcast shout outs, and fun stickers in the mail. Thanks for listening Logo by Miquela Davis: @ghostsb4breakfast Intro/outro: Who Likes to Party Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommon

Welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines! Today I'm joined by Skylar of Sapphic Bushtit. We talk about her work, making art and being vulnerable, neurodivergence, and another Santa Rosa Zine Fest recap. For more of Skylar's work: https://kofi.com/sapphic_bushtithttps://www.instagram.com/sapphic_bushtit/ For more of my work, check out: Instagram: @lngrmstplr https://linktr.ee/lngrmstplr If you are interested in getting a roster of upcoming guests so that you can ask them specific questions, consider supporting the podcast monthly for only $2! Details on my ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lngrmstplr Thanks for listening Logo by Miquela Davis: @ghostsb4breakfast Intro/outro: Who Likes to Party Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines! Today I'm joined by Jordan Sea of Rain Barrel Zine. We talk about zine community, Sonoma County Zine Club, do a quick recap of the recent Santa Rosa Zine Fest, and Jordan's new zine podcast! For more of Jordan's work, check out:Instagram: @rainbarrelzine https://linktr.ee/rainbarrelzine Instagram: @socozineclub https://linktr.ee/socozineclub https://thezinereport.podbean.com/ For more of my work, check out: Instagram: @lngrmstplr https://linktr.ee/lngrmstplr If you are interested in getting a roster of upcoming guests so that you can ask them specific questions, consider supporting the podcast monthly for only $2! Details on my ko-fi:  https://ko-fi.com/lngrmstplr Thanks for listening Logo by Miquela Davis: @ghostsb4breakfast Intro/outro: Who Likes to Party Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler! This episode, I’m joined by Bonnie and Donna of Grid Zine Fest in Salt Lake City, Utah. We chatted about the fest’s origins and history, general zine fest organizing, and how queer SLC is! If you’re in the area, make sure you check out Grid Zine Fest on May 18th. It’s my favorite out of state fest!! Find Grid online: Instagram - @gridzinefestWeb - http://gridzinefest.org You can find more of my work: http://linktr.ee/lngrmstplr Instagram - @lngrmstplr If you are interested in getting a roster of upcoming guests so that you can ask them specific questions, consider supporting the podcast monthly for only $2! Details on my ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lngrmstplr Thanks for listening Logo by Miquela Davis: @ghostsb4breakfast Intro/outro: Who Likes to Party Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines! This episode, I'm joined by Long Beach, CA-based zine powerhouse Bre Upton. We chatted about the importance of not gatekeeping zine making resources and knowledge, how much it would've rocked to have zines earlier on in our lives, and awkward irl zine fest interactions.  You can find more of Bre's work: https://msha.ke/brestinyprintshophttps://brestinyprintshop.bigcartel.com/ Instagram: @brattyxbre_ YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@brattyxbre You can find more of my work: http://linktr.ee/lngrmstplr Instagram - @lngrmstplr If you are interested in getting a roster of upcoming guests so that you can ask them specific questions, consider supporting the podcast monthly for only $2! Details on my ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lngrmstplr Thanks for listening Logo by Miquela Davis: @ghostsb4breakfast Intro/outro: Who Likes to Party Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommon

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines! This episode, I'm joined by Olympia, WA-based zine maker and general DIY enthusiast alyssa giannini (they/them) of Craft or DIY. alyssa and I chat about perzines, projects they're working on, and COVID safety at events. You can find more of alyssa's work: Instagram - @craftordiy.art Website - https://craftordiy.art/ OR http://dodiy.org/ OR http://secondhomegigs.org/ OR http://cleanairoly.org/ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/craftordiy You can find more of my work:http://linktr.ee/lngrmstplr Instagram - @lngrmstplr If you are interested in getting a roster of upcoming guests so that you can ask them specific questions, consider supporting the podcast monthly for only $2! Details on my ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lngrmstplr Thanks for listening! Logo by Miquela Davis: @ghostsb4breakfast Intro/outro: Who Likes to Party Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/l

Welcome back to Long Arm Stapler! Today, I'm joined by Dulce Zines, who are a couple of trans and queer BIPOC sharing their experiences. Dulce Zines is based in the South Bay Area. It was exciting to talk to Rizzo and Hasan about the Bay Area zine scene, self-publishing, the importance of celebrating QTBIPOC rage, joy, and resilience, and reclaiming years lost to fatphobia! Thanks for listening :) You can find more Dulce Zines at:Instagram: @dulcezinesWebsite: http://artesdedulce.comEtsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/dulcezines/You can find more of my work:http://linktr.ee/lngrmstplr Logo by Miquela Davis: @ghostsb4breakfast Intro/outro: Who Likes to Party Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Welcome back to Long Arm Stapler!! I'm excited to start recording these again and I forgot how fun it is to talk about zines with people? Anyway, in this first episode, I talk with Mo Taylor about their zines, graphic design, fanzines, and one of the best parts of the zine world - the community! Mo is a graphic designer, illustrator, zinester, and drag artist currently based in Washington, DC. You can find more of their work on Instagram @mo.tart. If you're interested in talking to me about zines, you can hit me up via email: longarmstapler@gmail.com, or check out my linktree: http://linktr.ee/lngrmstplr for where to find my work :) Stay tuned for more exciting guests, and thanks for listening! Logo by Miquela Davis: @ghostsb4breakfast Intro/outro: Who Likes to Party by Kevin MacLeod Link:  https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4627-who-likes-to-party License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Hi there! I'm going to start doing biweekly roundups of zine fests/happenings/calls for submissions, here's the first one. Mentioned: LA Zine Fest https://www.lazinefest.com/ Santa Rosa Zine Fest https://www.instagram.com/santarosazinefest/ Seattle Art Book Fair http://www.seattleartbookfair.org/ Sonoma County Zine Club https://events.sonomalibrary.org/event/sonoma-co-zine-club-8 Dear Diary Zine Fest https://www.instagram.com/deardiaryzinefest Rock Paper Scissors Collective http://rpscollective.org Sherwood Forest Zine Library https://www.sherwoodforestzinelibrary.org/ Zine of the Hill 3 submissions http://tinyurl.com/zineofthehill3 Garden Gnome Zine and Art Fair info http://linktr.ee/zineville Grid Zine Fest https://gridzinefest.org/ Chicago Zine Fest http://chicagozinefest.org/ If you have any zine things you want me to plug, drop me a line :) http://linktr.ee/lngrmstplr Until next time!    

Hi there! I'm back! And having a few minor sound issues! But before I get into chatting about zines with LA-based zinester Christian Valles, I talk about the new Sonoma County Zine Club. More info on them: http://sonomalibrary.org/ Christian and I talk about IRL zine fests, his zines and his extensive Latinx zine archive, and finding inspiration.  Find Christian: IG: @espaciopaisa1988 Razorcake: https://razorcake.org/razorcake-podcast-773-with-christian-valles/ The Creative Podcast: Los Angeles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2xJ33tKXXw&t=646s Thanks for listening, and hit me up if you want to talk about zines! http://linktr.ee/lngrmstplr Intro/outro:  Who Likes to Party by Kevin MacLeod Link:  https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4627-who-likes-to-party License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

I took a break! But now I'm back with LA-based artist Tori Holder. We talk about finding inspiration, marketing yourself online, her artistic process, and virtual vs. IRL zine fests. Find Tori here: http://toriholder.com https://twitter.com/thattorih https://www.instagram.com/thattorih/ INTRO/OUTRO: Who Likes to Party by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4627-who-likes-to-party License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Howdy, fine zine folk! On this episode, I spoke with local (& bicoastal) heavy hitters, Irrelevant Press. We talked about their forthcoming poetry book release, IRL zine fests they're excited about (including the Bay Area Queer Zine Symposium!!), and words of wisdom for people looking to start their own presses, among other things. Find IP: @irrelevantpress http://www.irrelevantpress.com/ The Bay Area Queer Zine Symposium is March 19-20, 2022 in SAN FRANCISCO!! More details: http://bayareaqueerzinefest.com Theme music: Who Likes to Party? by Kevin MacLeod

Hello! I'm back with Eve Harms of ZC MAG and we chat about her zines, horror writing, Discord, and mutual assistance and giving people platforms to showcase their zine making. Find Eve: IG/Twitter: @eveharmswrites Web: http://eveharms.com/zines ZC MAG: http://zcmag.xyz You can help me win a podcasting grant at the first link on my LinkTree! http://linktr.ee/lngrmstplr - it would mean the world to me :') intro/outro: who likes to party by kevin macleod

I'm back with Sabrina Sims of Starly Art Studio. Sabrina is a Black Puerto Rican femme and chronically ill interdisciplinary artist from the Bronx. We talk about retiring zines, organizing events, the tangible magic of contributing to a zine, and her newest collaborative zine, "Space for Black Hair," published in December 2021. Find Sabrina: https://www.starlyart.studio/ Instagram: @starlyartstudio Find me: http://linktr.ee/lngrmstplr Intro/outro: Kevin McLeod - Who Likes to Party?

Hey hey zine people! I'm back with a new episode featuring zinester Laura Chenault. Laura is an interdisciplinary artist and zine maker AND zine fest organizer! We talk about queer identity, book binding, Discord as a community-building tool, and print quality. Find Laura: https://laurachenault.com/ https://laureltreebindery.com/ Long Arm Stapler: http://linktr.ee/lngrmstplr http://longarmstapler.com longarmstapler@gmail.com Theme song: Who Likes to Party by Kevin MacLeod Thanks for listening!

Hello! I'm back and chatting with Eli Shroom of The World Beyond Our Station, a charity transmasc sci-fi zine. We talk about Eli's upcoming zine anthology, queer role models and representation, and needing to pivot when something is no longer serving you. The World Beyond Twitter: https://twitter.com/WorldBeyondZine The World Beyond Tumblr: https://worldbeyondzine.tumblr.com/ Eli Shroom's Twitter: http://twitter.com/ShroomPunk Theme song: Who Likes to Party by Kevin MacLeod Thanks for listening!

Hello! Pleased to announce season 3 of Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines. If you'd like to get in touch with me about reviewing your zine OR being on the podcast, please shoot me an email (longarmstapler@gmail.com) or visit my website (http://longarmstapler.com). Looking forward to sharing more with y'all soon! Intro/outro music: Who Likes to Party by Kevin MacLeod

Howdy! This episode, I spoke with Tucson-based zinester Yolie Contreras (Instagram: @yolie4u). We talked about collaborative zines, how her zine work has translated into a career as a non-profit organizer, the upcoming Tucson Zine Fest, karaoke, and more! Link to Yolie's article: https://communitycentricfundraising.org/2021/04/02/its-pronounced-zeen-how-the-world-of-zines-inadvertently-prepared-me-for-a-career-in-nonprofit-fundraising/ For more info on Karaoke Zine or Zine of the Hill, email me! Intro/outro: Who Likes to Party by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4627-who-likes-to-party License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Welcome back! Today I'm joined by Chicago-based artist Whitney Romberg. We spoke about her creative process, in-person zine fests and why we miss those experiences, and her podcast, Building Communi-Tea. We discuss the different zine scenes in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Hopefully once the world is back open, we'll be able to have in-person community events again! Find more of Whitney's art on Instagram @whitneykittyart, and find Building Communi-Tea on Instagram @buildingcommunitea, and on Apple, Spotify, and Anchor.