Naturally Curious

20/10/2017

A great article to connect to when we read Primates!

The legendary primatologist tells Neil deGrasse Tyson how she fell in love with science. Spoiler alert: It was way before she headed to Africa to study chimpanzees.

07/08/2017

This is just one of several illustrated recipes in Lucy Knisley's food-themed graphic memoir Relish. She baked these cookies when she was a kid and took them to school to make friends. Pretty genius, huh? Check out our latest episode on her book: https://www.naturallycuriouspodcast.com/2017/08/03/episode-9-relish/

03/08/2017

In episode 9, we discuss Relish by Lucy Knisley, fairy tale adaptations, Anime Expo, Kodansha digital comics, and, once again, trees.

06/07/2017

New blog post!

Comic books are an enjoyable form of leisure and entertainment, and as we discuss on our podcast and blog, they are an effective form of dispensing knowledge. But the process of creating comics is proving to be a therapeutic form of self-expression.

06/07/2017

We read about Jane Goodall for our episode on the book Primates. https://www.naturallycuriouspodcast.com/2017/06/12/episode-6-primates-the-fearless-science-of-jane-goodall-dian-fossey-and-birute-galdikas/ Give it a listen and then nerd out on this Humble Bundle, which supports her charity!

Pay what you want for ebooks and support the Jane Goodall Institute!

04/07/2017

Sick of people dissing comics? So are we. We take a look at the origin story of the anti-comics crusaders and defeat them with our pro-literacy superpowers!

In episode 8, we take on the haters and the critics who dismiss comic books as a legitimate form of literature and art.

01/07/2017

After reading Trashed, we had a newfound appreciation for garbage collectors. Check out our episode on Derf Backderf's excellent comic book here: https://www.naturallycuriouspodcast.com/2017/06/27/episode-7-trashed/

28/06/2017

Brand new episode! Ready for your listening ears.

We discuss Derf Backderf's semi-autobiographical comic Trashed and learn a ton about the waste disposal industry in these United States. Plus, for our random discoveries, we fangirl over Cloonan, the manga My Brother's Husband, and the podcast Undiscovered.

27/06/2017

We love graphic novels from these guys.

Good luck!

Head into summer with these must-read graphic novels!

27/06/2017

June is African American Music Appreciation Month. Here are the covers of 10 graphic novels to supplement your listening. Read more about them here: https://www.naturallycuriouspodcast.com/2017/06/26/10-graphic-novels-to-read-for-african-american-music-appreciation-month/

23/06/2017

Need some weekend reads? Browse our directory and then head to your local comic shop, indie bookstore or library to check out some great books.

, which is an effort to help readers find comic books and graphic novels that are nonfiction, academic or educational, reality-based or informative in some way. At the time, we had over 400 comics on the list, but we’ve been working to add more and we now have over 500.

21/06/2017

One of the things we loved about Primates was Maris Wicks' art. Find out more things we loved about the book by listening to episode 6: https://www.naturallycuriouspodcast.com/2017/06/12/episode-6-primates-the-fearless-science-of-jane-goodall-dian-fossey-and-birute-galdikas/

20/06/2017

How hard is it to find nonfiction and informational comics at a comic book convention full of Wonder Women and Iron Men? I recount my experience digging through the boxes at HeroesCon this past weekend.

If you’ve ever been to a comic book convention, you know that science fiction and fantasy tend to be the focus. There’s nothing wrong with that. But at this year’s HeroesCon, I was on the hunt for reality-based and informational comics, the kind we read for our podcast and write about on this blog.

19/06/2017

Need a podcast to listen to on your commute home today? Check out any one of our six episodes. We have a new episode archive page to help you find an episode you're interested in:

Episode Archive This archive is in reverse chronological order, with the most recent episode at the top. Episode 6: Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas Episode 5: The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage Episode 4: Cells at Work Episode 3: Persepo...

13/06/2017

There's a lot of great gaming news out there, and if you like it, you might be interested to learn more about games and gaming culture though the medium of comic books. Check out my latest blog post!

On the pilot episode of Naturally Curious, we talk about Tetris: The Games People Play by Box Brown, our earliest game experiences, and random discoveries.

13/06/2017

If you liked the book Tetris: The Games People Play, which we discussed in the first episode of our podcast, here are 7 more books about gaming that you might like.

Right now, E3 is taking place in Los Angeles and it’s one of gaming’s biggest weeks of the year. There’s no better time to take a look at the comic books and graphic novels about games and gaming culture. While E3 is dedicated specifically to video games, we expanded our list to include a couple of…

13/06/2017

Enjoying all the Nintendo announcements coming out of E3? Revisit one of the greatest games of all time - Tetris - by listening to our pilot episode on the history of the game!

On the pilot episode of Naturally Curious, we talk about Tetris: The Games People Play by Box Brown, our earliest game experiences, and random discoveries.

12/06/2017

Our latest podcast is live! Listen to it on our website or check it out on iTunes, Stitcher or your favorite podcast app.

We discuss Primates by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks, pondering women in science and field research. For our random discoveries, an unexpected love of a monster prison book, women in fandom and a comics cultural minister.

10/06/2017

This weekend, give a listen to one of our 5 episodes, check out our brand new Comic Book Directory, and read Primates by Jim Ottoviani and Maris Wicks - the book for episode 6 coming out on Monday.

07/06/2017

A labor of love months in the making! We're still adding more by the week, but this should be enough to get you started :)

Comics are great for entertainment, but they’re also a great medium with which to learn, if you’re a reader, and inform, if you’re a creator or educator. That’s what the Naturally Curious podcast and blog are all about.

05/06/2017

Check out our latest blog post about this game being released in September:

is a role playing game that tells the story of the N**i occupation during World War II through a multi-media mix of interactive comics, historical footage, and documentary-style interviews with survivors.

02/06/2017

Our podcast now has a blog! In the spirit of the Wonder Woman movie finally being released, we take a look at real life amazing women depicted in the medium of comics. Click the link!

At long last, the Wonder Woman movie is arriving in theaters this weekend. The bracelet-wearing, truth lasso-wielding crusader has appeared in comics for 75 years and has been a symbol of empowerment for women since her inception.

01/06/2017

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The latest Tweets from Naturally Curious (). Three ladies discussing comic books, but not the ones you're used to hearing about

29/05/2017

We discuss The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua. Plus, we talk about other podcasts and the power of sports in our random discoveries.

24/05/2017

Hey listeners! NPR is conducting a poll of comics and graphic novel readers. Head over and fill one out to keep spreading the word.

We also LOVE Glen Weldon from NPR.

Our famous summer reader poll is back, and this year we're all about comics and graphic novels! Whether it's your childhood favorite or the webcomic you binged last week, we want to know about it.

16/05/2017

On Episode 4, we discuss the science manga Cells at Work and completely forgetting we're learning biology! Plus, random discoveries about Maria Bamford, more manga, and women writing about comics.

11/05/2017

You can now find our podcast on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/naturally-curious/id1235400875

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09/05/2017

We discuss volume 1 of Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis and discuss the hard work of culture and inclusion. Plus, we explore tv, manga and trees in our random discoveries.

03/05/2017

Congratulations to Box Brown on his Eisner nomination for Tetris: The Games People Play! We read the book for our pilot episode.

Comic-Con International: San Diego is a nonprofit educational corporation dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular artforms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art…

30/04/2017

On Instagram? Like pictures of books flooding your feed?
You can now follow us there!

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27/04/2017

So the question for the week is this: Do we tackle this book that sounds as terrifying as it does amazing?

Cartoonist Guy Delisle departs from the first-person travelogue format which has won him acclaim to chronicle the true story of a man kidnapped and detained for months in the Caucasus region in 1997.

21/04/2017

21/04/2017

On the pilot episode of Naturally Curious, we talk about Tetris: The Games People Play by Box Brown, our earliest game experiences, and random discoveries.

21/04/2017

https://www.naturallycuriouspodcast.com/2017/04/17/episode-2-a-treasury-of-victorian-murder-volume-1/

On episode 2, we read the first volume of A Treasury of Victorian Murder. We discuss the morbid fascination humans have with true crime. And of course, talk about our most recent random discoveries.

21/04/2017

Educational, geeky, and just flat out amazing!

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