My Transatlantic Aunty: The Podcast

Opening screen of The Aunty Sochelle Podcast features the podcast logo at top right, the text GUEST STAR: HELEN MCCARTHY in purple caps at bottom right, and a Megaera Amis portrait photo of Helen on the left, all on a black background. Helen has cropped blonde hair and wears glasses. Today her earrings are a pair of wings serpents in dark gold and you can just see the silver chain of her Tyrannosaurus skeleton necklace.

I had SO MUCH FUN it ought to be illegal – my first time on the Aunty Sochelle podcast! We talked about my forthcoming book The Manga Bible, the history of manga, fandom, and lots of other fun stuff.

This is the blurb for the show, which I didn’t write and am therefore especially proud of:

“Her vivaciousness is apparent, and her life’s work is being absolutely enthralled with the culture that is Manga. Helen McCarthy is a world renown author of THE books on the art and storytelling. Don’t let her tiny stature and Irish background fool you. She can light up an entire panel of artists with her intricate details on any of their works. Helen is so well-versed on the art and tales of Manga that she gets invited to speak around the world at conventions and panels for comic art fans. Join Aunty Sochelle as she learns the ins and outs of Manga art, the differences between comics and Manga and the cultural immersion of the art of storytelling with the one and only Helen McCarthy.”

Go over and listen to us old broads getting together, join in, maybe shout at the screen, explore some of Aunty’s other shows.

Click here to watch us on Youtube, or listen here via Podbean and here via blubrry.com