About this episode

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

In honor of our New York Times debut and our 4-month anniversary, we're rereleasing our pilot episode with Alison Bechdel! 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 T he 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
• cartoonist
• fitness
• biking
• skiing
• rollerblading

Keywords

• Alison Bechdel
• weightlifting
• fitness routine
• biking
• skiing
• rollerblading
• The Secret to Superhuman Strength

Mentioned in this episode

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

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