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EPISODE 44: DAISY RUIZ, ILLUSTRATOR, AUTHOR, & COMEDIAN

EPISODE 44: DAISY RUIZ, ILLUSTRATOR, AUTHOR, & COMEDIAN

Update: 2025-03-13
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For episode 44, we invited illustrator, author, and comedian Daisy Ruiz (@draizys) to bring us into her journey as an award-winning cartoonist and, more recently, aspiring comedian. We talked with Daisy about her highly-acclaimed, super inspiring, and hilarious first comic book—”Gordita: Built Like This” (2023)—and how she combined memory, fiction, and humor to create a parable about the body politics of girlhood. Our conversation digs into how she creates whole worlds on paper; the influence of growing up in the Bronx on her eye and style of storytelling; and how comics can capture the complexity and magic of everyday life.

Our intro (“Love is Love”) and outro (“My Ace”) are courtesy of KING VISION ULTRA, 2025.
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EPISODE 44: DAISY RUIZ, ILLUSTRATOR, AUTHOR, & COMEDIAN

EPISODE 44: DAISY RUIZ, ILLUSTRATOR, AUTHOR, & COMEDIAN

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