Persepolis is a graphic novel memoir following Marjane Satrapi’s childhood in Iran during the Islamic Revolution -how her life and beliefs were affected by the political upheavel, and her eventual adolescence in Austria. Satrapi’s memoir covers the good, bad, and ugly of her life and those around her, and focuses deeply on the complexities of politics and belief.

Note: This episode was recorded before the attacks on Iran by the US and Israel. You will not hear us discuss these events, but Persepolis has only become more relevant in the weeks between recording and release.

If you'd like to help the people of Iran, it can be difficult to help given US sanctions. But here are a couple organizations that provide help to the people of Iran.

The Red Cross - https://www.icrc.org/en/where-we-work/iran
Norwegian Refugee Council - https://support.nrc.no/middle-east/

• (00:00) - A statement
• (03:55) - Front Matter
• (04:39) - This is a real person’s life
• (09:10) - This is almost too relevant
• (15:35) - This book is funny!
• (18:46) - The art style
• (22:36) - The film
• (25:11) - The Austria stuff is fine
• (26:08) - SPOILERS
• (26:44) - The Marx comic book
• (31:25) - The Key
• (34:35) - Girl be careful!
• (36:49) - Ads for the communist manifesto
• (37:25) - I’d never share that in my memoir
• (41:48) - Uncle Anoosh
• (46:10) - Aldi mentioned
• (48:03) - The oppression of the mind
• (52:46) - Parallel final pages
• (57:06) - Final thoughts
• (57:34) - Further Reading

Further Reading

- #IceOutComics on Bluesky
- Maus by Art Spiegelman
- March by John Lewis, Andrew Adin, Nate Powell
- Marx for Beginners by RIUS

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Editing this week by AJ Fillari.
Cover art by Scout Wilkinson.
Intro/Outro music by Boqeh.