Alison Bechdel’s Superhuman Strength

About this episode

Alison Bechdel discusses her fitness routine and the themes of her book 'The Secret to Superhuman Strength' with host Sebastian Langdell.

Legendary cartoonist Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home and Spent , shares with Sebastian the weightlifting routine she’s been doing for over 20 years and discusses the magic of long bike rides and cross country skiing. The two go deep on Bechdel’s book The Secret to Superhuman Strength and bond over their mutual love of rollerblading. Plus, she outlines her tried and true tip for making sure she gets her workout in.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Sebastian Langdell

Guest: Alison Bechdel

Topics covered

• weightlifting
• bike rides
• cross country skiing
• rollerblading
• fitness
• cartooning

Keywords

• Alison Bechdel
• weightlifting
• fitness routine
• rollerblading
• The Secret to Superhuman Strength
• Fun Home
• Spent

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Fun Home, Spent, The Secret to Superhuman Strength

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