Recode Decode: 'Fun Home' author Alison Bechdel

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Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2017

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

"Fun Home" author and "Dykes to Watch Out For" creator Alison Bechdel talks with Recode's Kara Swisher in front of a live audience in San Francisco shortly after a performance of the Tony Award-winning musical based on "Fun Home." Bechdel says the rise of social media after her hit book led to widespread acclaim, but also overexposure. The namesake of the "Bechdel Test," which evaluates movies based on the number and interactions of their female characters, Bechdel explains how Donald Trump motivated her to resurrect "Dykes to Watch Out For" and why she was comforted by the Women's March on Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Recode Radio presents Recode Decode, hosted by Cara Swisher, powered by digital media.
0:07.0	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, Executive Editor of Recode.
0:10.8	You may know me as Rachel Maddo's stunt double, but in my spare time I talk tech and you're
0:15.0	listening to Recode Decode, a podcast about tech and media's key players, big ideas and
0:19.2	how they're changing the world we live in.
0:21.6	You can subscribe to Recode Decode at iTunes.com slash Recode Decode and while you're there,
0:26.5	leave us a review.
0:28.0	Today in the Red Chair is Allison Bechtel, the award-winning cartoonist behind Dykes to watch
0:32.5	out for and the graphic novel Fun Home.
0:35.6	I interviewed Allison on stage at the current theater in San Francisco, which recently
0:39.5	underwent a big renovation.
0:41.6	He spoke in front of a live audience immediately after the performance of Fun Home, which was
0:46.1	adapted into a Tony Award-winning musical.
0:49.2	Let's take a listen.
0:50.2	Hey everybody.
0:53.0	I kind of look like Allison Bechtel too.
0:56.4	All lesbians look like this.
0:58.8	Can you, there's a little Rachel Maddo going on and stuff like that.
1:05.4	So if everybody can sit down, we're going to start.
1:07.5	My name's Cara Swisher.
1:08.8	I'm a journalist.
1:09.8	I typically write about tech, but this is, I ended up doing tons and tons of interviews
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