Galactic Chat 71 John Picacio

David McDonald interviews award winning artist extraordinaire John Picacio on the eve of his art show at Balticon. In this interview, they talk about John's influences and inspirations, and pay tribute to some of the great artists of spec fic. They also discuss the responsibilities that come with having a platform, and how we can work to bring cultural change. John talks about his creator owned art, including the amazing Loteria series, and they discuss cultural appropriation. John also provides a number of recommendations of artists for listeners to check out. This list includes, but is not limited to, some of the names below: Richard M. Powers John Berkey Brad Holland Marshall Arisman Joseph Cornell Bill Sienkiewicz Dave McKean Kent Williams Gerald Brom John Picacio Website Lone Boy Credits: Interviewer: David McDonald Guest: John Picacio Music & Intro: Tansy Rayner Roberts Post-prod.: David McDonald Feedback: Twitter: @galactichat Email: galactichat at gmail dot com