Gil Roth & his Virtual Memories Show
@vmspod.bsky.social
I make a weekly podcast feat. talks w/writers, artists, cartoonists & other culture-making people, at https://chimeraobscura.com/vm
Also: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-virtual-memories-show/id531173075
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VMSpod
Also: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-virtual-memories-show/id531173075
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VMSpod
Final newsletter of the year (and for . . . a while), with lots of good stuff, incl. BIRDY! celebrating her gotchaversary, some art, in-process of my book, & more, so GO READ: buttondown.com/vmspod/archi...
Going Away
A new end-of-year podcast, some thoughts about going on hiatus, BIRDY!’s 1st gotcha-versary, a couple New Year’s resolutions, a dip into the Mystery Bin, some art, & more
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December 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Final newsletter of the year (and for . . . a while), with lots of good stuff, incl. BIRDY! celebrating her gotchaversary, some art, in-process of my book, & more, so GO READ: buttondown.com/vmspod/archi...
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I'm putting The Virtual Memories Show on hiatus, so this is my last #podcast for a while! I talk about that decision and wrap up 2025; GO LISTEN: chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-6...
Episode 669 – Indefinite Hiatus
Virtual Memories Show 669: Indefinite Hiatus For his 2025 year-end wrap-up, Gil’s putting The Virtual Memories Show podcast & newsletter on hiatus (!): talk about your crazy New Year̵…
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December 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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I have been listening to Gil’s podcast since 2013 or 2014, back when podcasts were still a relatively new and unfamiliar format. Over the years, it has become a constant presence in my life, a unique project sustained not by an economic venture but by genuine curiosity and generosity. Thanks, Gil!!!
I'm putting The Virtual Memories Show on hiatus, so this is my last #podcast for a while! I talk about that decision and wrap up 2025; GO LISTEN: chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-6...
Episode 669 – Indefinite Hiatus
Virtual Memories Show 669: Indefinite Hiatus For his 2025 year-end wrap-up, Gil’s putting The Virtual Memories Show podcast & newsletter on hiatus (!): talk about your crazy New Year̵…
chimeraobscura.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I have been listening to Gil’s podcast since 2013 or 2014, back when podcasts were still a relatively new and unfamiliar format. Over the years, it has become a constant presence in my life, a unique project sustained not by an economic venture but by genuine curiosity and generosity. Thanks, Gil!!!
I'm putting The Virtual Memories Show on hiatus, so this is my last #podcast for a while! I talk about that decision and wrap up 2025; GO LISTEN: chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-6...
Episode 669 – Indefinite Hiatus
Virtual Memories Show 669: Indefinite Hiatus For his 2025 year-end wrap-up, Gil’s putting The Virtual Memories Show podcast & newsletter on hiatus (!): talk about your crazy New Year̵…
chimeraobscura.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I'm putting The Virtual Memories Show on hiatus, so this is my last #podcast for a while! I talk about that decision and wrap up 2025; GO LISTEN: chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-6...
It's the last linky-newsletter of 2025! Tons of great reading, plus put-upon BIRDY!, so GO READ: buttondown.com/vmspod/archi...
Hitting The Links: 12/28/25
We've got the Last Load O' Links for 2025, and it's a doozy. Plus My Weird Christmas, some put-upon BIRDY!, workout-craziness, and more
buttondown.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It's the last linky-newsletter of 2025! Tons of great reading, plus put-upon BIRDY!, so GO READ: buttondown.com/vmspod/archi...
Looking for #books to read during the New Year's break or as 2026 aspirations? Look no further! The annual Guest List episode of my #podcast features a TON of faves from this year's pod-guests, so GET LISTENING/READING! chimeraobscura.com/vm/the-guest...
The Guest List 2025
We asked the past year’s podcast-guests for the favorite books they read in 2025 and the books they hope to read in 2026 for our special year-end Guest List episode! Twenty-six guests partici…
chimeraobscura.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Looking for #books to read during the New Year's break or as 2026 aspirations? Look no further! The annual Guest List episode of my #podcast features a TON of faves from this year's pod-guests, so GET LISTENING/READING! chimeraobscura.com/vm/the-guest...
Christmas Eve newsletter, feat. the annual Guest List episode, so GO READ: buttondown.com/vmspod/archi...
Pink and Blue Just Like A Child
It's time for the Year-End Guest List episode, plus holiday wishes, a great Instax, & more
buttondown.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Christmas Eve newsletter, feat. the annual Guest List episode, so GO READ: buttondown.com/vmspod/archi...
It's the annual GUEST LIST episode! Find out which books 26 of this year's pod-guests loved the most & what they hope to read next year! (I participated, too, and tell some stories at the end.) GO LISTEN (& check out the list of books!): chimeraobscura.com/vm/the-guest...
The Guest List 2025
We asked the past year’s podcast-guests for the favorite books they read in 2025 and the books they hope to read in 2026 for our special year-end Guest List episode! Twenty-six guests partici…
chimeraobscura.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
It's the annual GUEST LIST episode! Find out which books 26 of this year's pod-guests loved the most & what they hope to read next year! (I participated, too, and tell some stories at the end.) GO LISTEN (& check out the list of books!): chimeraobscura.com/vm/the-guest...
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Art books, zines, and some other odds and ends.
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THE BOOK FOREST
Printed Matter, 2025
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December 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Art books, zines, and some other odds and ends.
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Last linky-newsletter before Christmas! GO READ: buttondown.com/vmspod/archi...
Hitting The Links: 12/21/25
We've got lots of links, a do-or-die stretch for my book, BIRDY!'s centerfold, a throwback flex, & more
buttondown.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Last linky-newsletter before Christmas! GO READ: buttondown.com/vmspod/archi...
I printed and hung all 78 spreads so I can see just how much work I have to do to finish this Instax book. (You can't see all of them because of the corners and weird angles.)
December 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I printed and hung all 78 spreads so I can see just how much work I have to do to finish this Instax book. (You can't see all of them because of the corners and weird angles.)
December 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I feel seen. Better back this one up to my ZIP drive.
this is the greatest feeling, when the cord box proves its utility to a family member
December 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I feel seen. Better back this one up to my ZIP drive.
Birdy loves the new @tomtomorrow.bsky.social collection! (At least, she hasn't chewed on it or anything.)
December 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Birdy loves the new @tomtomorrow.bsky.social collection! (At least, she hasn't chewed on it or anything.)
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One weekend left, one last reminder:
The first-ever This, Not That Extremely Specific Gift Guide is here for you!
Find books (& alternates) for:
•Your weirdest friend
•Your friend who enjoys reading about people endangering themselves through travel
•Your friends in Chicago
And many more!
The first-ever This, Not That Extremely Specific Gift Guide is here for you!
Find books (& alternates) for:
•Your weirdest friend
•Your friend who enjoys reading about people endangering themselves through travel
•Your friends in Chicago
And many more!
Issue 8: The Extremely Specific This, Not That Gift Guide
Having spent time the past few weeks thinking about your friends and family, every person on your holiday gift list, I present the following, ready to clip and take with you to the shops this weekend....
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December 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
One weekend left, one last reminder:
The first-ever This, Not That Extremely Specific Gift Guide is here for you!
Find books (& alternates) for:
•Your weirdest friend
•Your friend who enjoys reading about people endangering themselves through travel
•Your friends in Chicago
And many more!
The first-ever This, Not That Extremely Specific Gift Guide is here for you!
Find books (& alternates) for:
•Your weirdest friend
•Your friend who enjoys reading about people endangering themselves through travel
•Your friends in Chicago
And many more!
From last week's Chemical Marketing & Economics (CME) STEM Leadership Awards at the Metropolitan Club in NYC.
December 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
From last week's Chemical Marketing & Economics (CME) STEM Leadership Awards at the Metropolitan Club in NYC.
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I wrote about Rob Reiner:
www.vulture.com/article/rob-...
www.vulture.com/article/rob-...
Rob Reiner Was Good
The beloved director was better than most at making classic movies, Hollywood careers, and California policy change.
www.vulture.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I wrote about Rob Reiner:
www.vulture.com/article/rob-...
www.vulture.com/article/rob-...
New #podcast: #JonathanSandler of #GraphicMemoir blog joins the show for our last interview ep. of 2025! We talk #comics, #art, #memoir, #WWII, #storytelling, & more, so GO LISTEN: chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-6...
Episode 667 – Jonathan Sandler
Virtual Memories Show 667: Jonathan Sandler Let’s close out 2025 with graphic memoirist and comics journalist Jonathan Sandler! We talk about his childhood secret origin in comics, the comics…
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December 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
New #podcast: #JonathanSandler of #GraphicMemoir blog joins the show for our last interview ep. of 2025! We talk #comics, #art, #memoir, #WWII, #storytelling, & more, so GO LISTEN: chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-6...
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And also … read this: www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/si...
December 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
And also … read this: www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/si...
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WHAT HE SAID
Today is Tom Spurgeon's birthday. Read some Little Orphan Annie or Cul de Sac, write a friend you miss, call your mom, gossip about comics with friends, get a group together for dinner, give a book you love a review, see a play, talk for hours with someone who means the world to you. Remember Tom.
December 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
WHAT HE SAID
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Wrote about how Reiner’s moral center manifested on-screen and off, as so many of his friends have testified today. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/m...
Rob Reiner Made Clear What He Believed In, Onscreen and Off
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Wrote about how Reiner’s moral center manifested on-screen and off, as so many of his friends have testified today. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/m...
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It is monday morning, which means I have again done the thing which I am known to do
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Cartoon: The news cycle
A cartoon by Tom Tomorrow.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It is monday morning, which means I have again done the thing which I am known to do
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www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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I have a comic about the great cartoonist HELEN E HOKINSON in the latest issue of @newyorker.com ! I am fainting with joy! www.newyorker.com/cartoons-and...
December 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I have a comic about the great cartoonist HELEN E HOKINSON in the latest issue of @newyorker.com ! I am fainting with joy! www.newyorker.com/cartoons-and...