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Autonomous Zine Fest was a huge success! In this episode: a deep dive on my haul and finding inspiration from other zinesters. Don't overthink it! A zine can be anything. Watch this video on YouTube Learn more about Voz Memos The Unstagram Read my Zines Follow me on Bluesky Shop my Etsy Featured Zinesters (who have links): Some Cats I've Met - Bryan Gratz Website: https://bryangratz.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryanmakesstuff/ How to Get to Hog Heaven - Indigo Luck Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indigoluck_/ Nicole's Friendship Zine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nkdka
Sometimes life is not just giving you lemons; it is drowning you in them. I found (with the advice of my therapist) that journaling is the best way to combat the overwhelm. In this episode: the who, what, when, where, why, and how of my journaling process. With a bonus feature of my cat tour zine from the 2026 Minneapolis cat tour. Watch on YouTube Learn more about Voz Memos The Unstagram Read my Zines Follow me on Bluesky Shop my Etsy
In this episode, I take you through my creative process for making my year into a magazine. It starts with a blank page and ends with ADÉLA inspiring my choice of fonts and creative vision. This isn't the final product, but you can see the project's start and its potential to become a stand-alone zine. Watch this episode on YouTube 2025 Magazine 2024 Magazine Learn more about Voz Memos The Unstagram Read my Zines Follow me on Bluesky Shop my Etsy
Art-a-whirl in Minneapolis is my official kick-off for summer. In this episode, I talk through how to get through a slump and get your creative drive back, just in time for warm weather and sunshine. Plus an inside look at my coloring sheet illustration process and a cocktail recipe zine! Watch on YouTube Cheers Cocktail Recipe Zine Learn more about Voz Memos The Unstagram Read my Zines Follow me on Bluesky Shop my Etsy
Making friends as an adult is hard. As a Minneapolis transplant, I basically started with zero, and now 3 years later, I have built up an amazing group of friends! These friends are so solid, they even let me call them up and ask, "How did we become friends?" Watch on YouTube Learn more about Voz Memos The Unstagram Read my Zines Follow me on Bluesky Shop my Etsy
In an age of constant internet noise, doom scroll, and AI slop, maybe it's time to ditch the camera roll and bring back photo albums. In this episode, adventures in LA, the zines that inspired it all, and the adorable photo album I made using photos from my Instax Pal. Watch on YouTube Learn more about Voz Memos The Unstagram Read my Zines Follow me on Bluesky Shop my Etsy
What is success? Is it moving out on your own? Making it in New York City? Completing a game of messy Twister? Or maybe it's owning your own squad of Despicable Me minions. According to my younger self, it was all of the above and more. In this episode, let's take a trip down memory lane and see what I've actually completed off my Pinterest bucket list. Watch on YouTube Coloring Book Learn more about Voz Memos The Unstagram Read my Zines Follow me on Bluesky Shop my Etsy
In an era of internet enshitifcation, AI slop, and digital fatigue, why continue to participate in internet culture? Why do I keep staying here when even showing my face on the internet puts me at risk of digital and mental harm? I believe there is an internet worth staying for. An internet that is more creating than consuming. More empowering for women than dangerous for women. There is a corner of the internet that needs you to make it special. From my bricked Nook, to Cyberfeminism, let's talk about why women need to stay online. Watch this episode on YouTube Digi-cam episode AlgoSpeak epis
Had such a great time tabling at zine fest. In this episode, I go through my zine haul, a new zine I made for zine fest, and at the end, some ideas of what to do with all your zines. Watch this episode on YouTube Human Spiraling Zine - coming soon Learn more about Voz Memos The Unstagram Read my Zines Follow me on Bluesky Shop my Etsy Zines/Zinesters Featured: Haikus About Our Cat Poppy and Coffee Recipes for Experienced and Daring Midwesterners by instagram.com/burntdrawings Issue 01: Street Talks We Are: Unhoused Art and Words From the Twin Cities by instagram.com/we_are_zine Rome Zine by mo
I'm heartbroken to hear ICE has murdered another person in Minneapolis. Today's episode features a zine reading from the zine I handed out at the ICE OUT NOW MN protest on January 23. The ICE occupation of Minneapolis and Minnesota must end NOW. Watch on YouTube Learn more about Voz Memos The Unstagram Read my Zines Follow me on Bluesky Shop my Etsy
My Year In Review magazine project is an attempt to use social media less, focus on being in the moment, and reflect throughout the year. This is my second year of making a zine about my year. Junk journaling? Scrap booking? Make way for the Magazine. Watch this episode on YouTube Learn more about Voz Memos The Unstagram Read my Zines Follow me on Bluesky Shop my Etsy
In this episode, a zine reading of my latest zine: "Do Not FWD This Zine," my journey as a Zinester over the last year or so, and a preview of my latest zine display. Watch on YouTube Do Not FWD This Zine Blog Post Learn more about Voz Memos The Unstagram Read my Zines Follow me on Bluesky Shop my Etsy
In this episode, I go through my top 12 books of the year across multiple genres. My reading goal was 50 books, and I'm pages away from achieving that goal. If you are watching/listening, you are probably a bookish person yourself, but I also have a quick bookish gift guide for the readers in your life. Books Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (F) The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (F) Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross (F) Unseen by Molly Burke (NF) 107 Days by Kamala Harris (NF) Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green (NF) On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder (NF) The New Age of Sexism by Laura Bates
After almost two years of podcasting, it was high time to create my own audio for the podcast intro. I'm embarrassed and ashamed to admit my prior intro was AI-generated. As I've continued to podcast, I've become more and more anti-AI. This, combined with how the podcast has evolved, gave me enough inspiration to create a new intro. And learn a whole new workflow and tool! In this episode, please enjoy or laugh at my first attempts at making beats, and I hope you are inspired to try something new yourself! Watch on YouTube Watch Natalie Red on YouTube The Unstagram Read my Zines Learn more abo
Where does the book I'm Starting to Worry About this Big Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin intersect with the message of the No Kings Protest? Attention is Trump's most powerful tool. Don't give him your attention and stay focused on what matters. Support our immigrant communities, swipe away from rage bait, and vote! Watch on YouTube Get involved with no kings! The Unstagram Read my Zines Learn more about Voz Memos Follow me on Bluesky Intro Music generated by Mubert
With Taylor Swift's latest album release The Life of a Showgirl we cannot lose sight of Taylor Swift's status as a billionaire. In this deep dive, I discuss why Taylor Swift is not an example of an ethical billionaire, my album review, and the cardigan I crocheted to celebrate. I am a Swiftie and I have questions and critiques. Watch on YouTube Cardigan Blog Post Taylor Swift Philanthropy Jay-Z Philanthropy Rihanna Philanthropy Billie Eilish Sustainability Carbon Offsets Taylor Swift AI Promo Videos Eat The Rich Eatery Zine The Unstagram Read my Zines Learn more about Voz Memos Follow me on Bl
With the imminent release of The Life of a Showgirl, I'm curious what impact we will see in internet language and culture. The Eras Tour changed the way we think about our lives and interests in a way that is completely different from before the tour started. If Taylor Swift has only become a bigger phenomenon since the end of the tour, Showgirl could make a huge linguistic impact. Watch on YouTube Eat The Rich Eatery Zine The Unstagram Read my Zines Learn more about Voz Memos Follow me on Bluesky Intro Music generated by Mubert
In this episode, find your next fall read all without BookTok. Plus, how to stay reading once you've found those books. Watch on YouTube The Unstagram Read my Zines Learn more about Voz Memos Follow me on Bluesky Intro Music generated by Mubert Books Mentioned: Podcasting None of this is true - Lisa Jewel Computer Science Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin Broken Code (NF) - Jeff Horwitz Politics On Tyranny (NF) - Timothy Snyder Undocumented (NF) - Aviva Chomsky American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins Linguistics Native Tongue - Suzette Haden Elgin Algospeak (NF) - Adam Aleksic Words
I took a spontaneous trip to Fargo and Winnipeg with my boyfriend over the weekend. We had a wonderful time and found some interesting Canadian zines. I think everyone can benefit from a bit of exploration, even if it is just a few towns over. Watch this episode on YouTube The Unstagram Read my zines Learn more about Voz Memos Follow me on Bluesky Intro Music generated by Mubert
Indie sites are for hyper specific niches that require their own corner of the web. In this episode, I explain the inspiration for all the design elements of https://theunstagram.com and what my adventure looked like creating it. The Unstagram is a dedicated gallery indie site for my digicam; a digital escape from social media. Watch this episode on YouTube The Unstagram Punch Card Challenge Zine Read my zines Learn more about Voz Memos Follow me on Bluesky Intro Music generated by Mubert
40 episodes of Voz Memos! In this episode, I discuss my four reads from July: Bright Young Women, Pope Joan, The Grace Year, and Men Who Hate Women. The Grace Year sparked my interest in Floriography, which I turned into a zine (OFC). Watch this episode on YouTube Punch Card Challenge Zine Floriography Zine Read my zines Learn more about Voz Memos The Unstagram Follow me on Bluesky Intro Music generated by Mubert
It is hard to avoid AI right now, it's EVERYWHERE but there is hope. We have seen this same sense of complete overwhelm and total product proliferation successfully stopped and reversed before. Just look at the rise and fall of radium use in the US in the 1920s. As artists and writers, we must speak out to preserve creativity and learning. Read the article Watch this episode on YouTube Read my zines Learn more about Voz Memos Follow me on Bluesky Intro Music generated by Mubert
If you don't know what a zine is, welcome to your new addiction. I've been making zines for over a year and in this episode, I talk about attending my second zine fest ever. After talking about my experience at Autonomous Zine Fest I go through my zine haul and preview a project I've been working on for a few weeks. Watch this episode on YouTube Read my zines Learn more about Voz Memos Follow me on Bluesky Intro Music generated by Mubert
Minnesota showed up for the No Kings protest! They are trying to control us with fear, and we will not let them. In this episode, I cover the St. Paul No Kings protest and why showing up is the most important thing, even if it means you go alone. The truth is, you are not alone. RESIST with JOY. RESIST with CREATIVITY. RESIST with LOVE. RESIST with PEACE. Watch this episode on YouTube Read my zines Learn more about Voz Memos Follow me on Bluesky Intro Music generated by Mubert
In this episode, let's talk about trying new hobbies & my Patio Garden Zine. Summer is the time to spend time outside and enjoy a screen-free life! Hope you can listen to this episode from the cool comfort of a pool 💖 Watch this episode on YouTube Read/Download the Zine Read my Zines Learn more about Voz Memos Follow me on Bluesky Intro Music generated by Mubert
