Long Arm Stapler

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines! On this episode, I welcome back Miquela Davis, an Orange County-based zinester and zine fest organizer who loves dogs and even drew the show's logo. We talk about Zine Camp (her August series of zine prompts to spark your creativity), some updates about OC Zine Fest, and I ask her a few of the questions I got from TikTok and Instagram!Find more of Miquela'...

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines! This episode, I'm joined by underground comic artist Ivy Rose. We chat about her journey to zines and comics, the zine scenes of the Bay Area, Chicago and the Southwest, the zine community in general, and more!Find more of Ivy's work here:

http://etsy.com/shop/ivyrosezines

Instagram: @ivyrosezines

You can find more of my work here:

http://linktr.ee/lngrmstplr

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Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines! In this episode, I'm joined by A'misa and Chloe of the Reed College Zine Library and its corresponding zine fest. We talk about libraries, zine fest organization, getting youth involved in zines, and more.

Find more info about the Reed Zine Fest and Zine Library:

Instagram: @reedzinelibrary

https://linktr.ee/reedzinelibrary

https://library.reed.edu/zines/

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Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines! It's the first episode of season 7, if you can believe it! In this episode, I'm joined by Tucson, AZ-based Uguu Bella, who is a multimedia artist and zinester. We talk about her many hobbies, zine making and zine community, getting over self-doubt, and more!

You can find more of Bella's work here:

https://www.patreon.com/uguubella

https://uguubella.itch....

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines. It's the final episode of season 6, and I'm joined by longtime zinester Liz Mason! We talk about getting feedback from others, library school, Quimby's, and more.

You can find more of Liz's work here:

https://lizmasonisawesome.com/

Instagram: @caboosezine

You can find more of my work here:

http://linktr.ee/lngrmstplr

Instagram: @LNGRMSTPLR

If you&a...

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines! I'm very excited about this episode, because I'm joined by Keisa of Treehouse Annex, and we've known each other longer than I've been making zines. We talk about how they got into zines, Treehouse Annex as a creative hub, nurturing creativity, and more!

Find more Treehouse Annex here:

http://treehouseannex.com

Youtube: @sulasvirtualstudio

You can fin...

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines. This episode, I'm joined by Dayna Moth, who is a zine fest organizer, zine reviewer, longtime zinester, and also happens to be a monthly ko-fi supporter! We talk about Dayna's zine journey, their creative process, KC Zine Con, and more.

Find more of Dayna's work here: http://catmothcrow.com

Instagram: @catmothcrow

You can find more of my work here: http:...

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm stapler, a podcast about zines! This episode, I'm joined by Evan of Rathaus Press, which is a risograph studio and community art space in Rochester, New York. We talk about their journey to zines, building queer community, making art resources accessible, and more!

Find more Rathaus Press here:

https://rathaus.press/

Instagram: @rathaus.press

You can find more of my work here:

http://linktr.e...

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines! This episode, I'm joined by coastal California shepherd and zinester Mukethe Kawinzi. We talk about her creative process, goats, how her farm work inspires her zine making, and more!

Find more of Mukethe's work:

https://www.mukethekawinzi.com/

You can find more of my work here:

http://linktr.ee/lngrmstplr

Instagram: @LNGRMSTPLR

If you're interested in suppo...

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines! In this jumbo episode, I'm joined by India and Aiden of Late Night Copies Press, Workshop for Independent Publishing, and Midwest Queer and Trans Zine Fest. We talk about printing for other people and community print studios, zine fest organizing, and the legacy of queer zines and periodicals.

Find more of their work:

http://latenightcopiespress.com

http://wipmpls...

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines! This episode, I'm joined by Charissa Lucille of Wasted Ink Zine Distro, Paper Jam + Print, and Phoenix Zine Fest! We talk about all the different ways they support the zine community, from publishing their own work, to selling zines in a brick-and-mortar (and online) store, to printing for other people, to hosting a zine fest! We also talk about the similaritie...

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines! This episode, I'm joined by S and Elli of Minneapolis-based quarterly print zine Better Homes & Dykes. We talk about historical queer publications, putting together collaborative zines, the current queer zine renaissance in the Midwest, and more!
Find more Better Homes & Dykes stuff here:

IG: @betterhomesanddykes

https://betterhomesanddykes.bigcartel....

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines!

This episode, I'm joined by Acadia Kandora, who is a printmaker, zinester and educator from the mountains of Appalachia. We talk about her work teaching printmaking and zines to her students, mobile zine libraries, the joys of zine mail, and more! Find more of Acadia's work here:

https://acadiakandora.com/

IG: @acadiakprints

BSKY: @acadiakprints.bsky.social

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines! This episode, I'm joined by Wynter Appleford, AKA the (trans)cribe, who is a queer zinester and recovering academic. We talk about their work using their personal queer experiences to humanize LGBTQ+ people, working in higher education, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and more!

Find more of Wynter's work here:

IG: @thetrans.cribe

https://www.trans-cribe.com/li...

Helloooo and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines! This episode, I'm joined by Arya of Filter Feeder (@readfilterfeeder on IG). We talk about many, many things, including Arya's work, guerilla gardening, the abundance of little freaks in nature (and making zines about them), catalytic converter theft, and more!

Some of the zines/people Arya mentions:

@shufshenwang on IG
@valereeplants on IG
@twoph...

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines! It's the first episode of SEASON SIX and 2025, very exciting. This episode, I'm joined by second-ever repeat guest Angel Xoxo of Dear Diary Zine Fest and Midwest Perzine Fest. We talk about their work organizing both fests, the Bay Area and Chicago zine scenes, perzines, moving and getting a fresh start, and more.

Angel mentions three zines they've bee...

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines, and in fact, the final episode of this season and 2024! Today I'm joined by local zinester and zine librarian Michelle Boire of the Redwood City Zine Library. We talk about the importance of zines in suburban areas, Michelle's solo work and work with the library, incorporating zines in the classroom, and more! The Zine Library has an upcoming event, Januar...

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm Stapler, a podcast about zines! On this episode, I am joined by multimedia traditional artist and zinester Danielle Draik, who is based out of Queens. Danielle's work draws on the occult, contemporary folklore, and more. We talk about how she got into zine making and their work collecting stories of abductions and other paranormal occurrences.

Danielle mentions their favorite recent zine ...

Hello and welcome back to Long Arm stapler, a podcast about zines!

This episode, I'm joined by Sid Drmay, who might be my first international guest? (Please don't fact check me!) We talk about perzines, their work as a multi-medium zinester, creating zine community where you can, and more! We also both have long arm stapler tattoos on our right forearms, which was a very exciting discovery.

Find more of Sid's wor...