Telling Your Own Stories

Rite Gud

When Stephen Mazur, Assistant editor at The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, interviews writers, he always asks them this question: “Why do you write?” One of the most common answers is: “Because I couldn’t find the stories I wanted to read.”

In this episode, filmmaker Shannon Strucci and critic Leslie Lee of Struggle Session were kind enough to join us to talk about why we need to tell our own stories instead of waiting for someone else to tell it for you. We also discuss the corporate monopolization of media, the value of supporting independent marginalized artists, and rethinking what it means to participate in culture. Special appearances by Shannon’s dog and Raquel’s cat.

Links:

• Struggle Session
• Leslie’s Twitter
• FAKE FRIENDS Episode 1 and Episode 2
• The Nerd Crew: A Pop Culture Podcast by Red Letter Media
• On Ghostbusters and Identity
• On the Choice to Consume Small Art
• Culture Consumption Versus Culture Creation
• Martin Scorsese’s 1993 letter to The New York Times on cultural diversity
• A squeamy fact you may not know about Wonder Woman
• Conservative Koch Brothers Are Secret Investors in Wonder Woman
• Despite Efforts, Sexual Assault up Nearly 40% in US Military
• Slimy Swamp Ghost
• Day of the Dead trademark request draws backlash for Disney

About Rite Gud: R.S. Benedict is an author, appearing in Fantasy and Science Fiction and Gardner Dozois’ The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year’s Best Science Fiction. Matt Keeley, founder of Kittysneezes, is producing Rite Gud for KS Media, LLC. Rite Gud is a Kittysneezes production. If you have questions, comments and concerns, email ritegud – at – kittysneezes – dot – com. Rite Gud is also on Patreon, at patreon.com/ritegud. Patrons receive access to the official Kittysneezes Discord, exclusive episodes, critiques and more.

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