Rex Ogle and Fruitcake

In this episode, Jarrett talks with Rex Ogle, aka Rey Terciero, author of over 100 books for kids and teens. Rex's popular graphic novel adaptation of "Little Women," titled "Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy," has been repeatedly challenged and banned in school districts across the country since 2020 for its LGBTQ+ representation. Hear Rex talk about the importance of vulnerability in writing and in life, his love of graphic novels, and why writing intensely personal stories for young people is a personal calling.

Host: Jarrett Dapier

Music Break and Coda: "Superconductive" by Dovetail Joint off their latest album, The Rock and Roll Conservancy

I'm With the Banned Logo by Thomas J. Quinn

I'm With the Banned theme music: "The Reckoning" performed and recorded by Joe Dapier