If you loved the award-winning ‘Lolita Podcast,’ you have to check out these other podcasts by Jamie Loftus

Writer, comedian, illustrator, actor, and podcaster Jamie Loftus just scored a 2022 Webby Award for “Lolita Podcast.” This series is just 1 of the 5 superb shows we’ve included in our complete guide to Jamie’s podcasts.

There’s a film analysis series examining the portrayal of women in films. Learn about spiritualism in America with “Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus.” Jamie talked about her unexpected experiences with the high-IQ society in “My Year in Mensa.” In “Aak! Cast,” Jamie dove into the comic strip character Cathy Guisewite’s life and interviewed the author.

Lolita Podcast

Fresh from its 2022 Webby win for Best Limited Series, “Lolita Podcast” looks at one of the most controversial books of all time. Jamie analyzes Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita, examines the cultural implications of its content, and answers questions like how the story developed and the kinds of conversations the text has sparked. Each episode shares a different format Lolita has been adapted into, like Stanley Kubrick’s 1962 film and a Broadway musical. Jamie also looks at real sexual abuse cases from 1955, when Lolita was published.

Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus

Jamie takes listeners to a spiritualist camp outside of Orlando, Florida in “Ghost Church.” This new podcast investigates spiritualism, an American religion that speaks to the dead. Jamie shares what she learned at Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp and interviewed folks like spiritualist psychics, Protestant pastors, a lonely carnival employee, and more. Start the series from episode 1, and tune in weekly for new episodes from Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts.

The Bechdel Cast

Jamie co-hosts “The Bechdel Cast” with Caitlin Durante, a podcast analyzing the portrayal of women in movies. Recent episodes shared insight on Empire Records, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secret of the Ooze, and the AMC Theaters ad starring Nicole Kidman. They also present live versions of the podcast. In March, Jamie and Caitlin tackled Magic Mike on-stage in LA. All analysis aside, what’s great about this series is you don’t have to be familiar with the movie to listen to film-specific episodes carried by interesting conversations and special guests. Tune in for new, weekly episodes from iHeartPodcasts.

My Year in Mensa

After taking the Mensa high-IQ society test as a joke, Jamie was accepted and spent 1 year embarking on all kinds of adventures. From a July 4th spent in Phoenix with 2,000 angry Mensans to testing well and going through chaos, Jamie brings listeners through that memorable year. This podcast is brought to you by iHeartPodcasts.

Aack Cast by Jamie Loftus

Comic strip character Cathy’s daily life and problems were on full display in the iconic series “Aak! Cathy.” The comic’s popularity soared in the late 1980s, yet the character was equally praised and scorned. This podcast puts the harshly treated cartoon woman’s life in context, revisits the series’ origins, and discusses the feminist backlash the comic strip received. Jamie also interviews Cathy Guisewite, the author “constantly conflated with her most famous creation,” in a few episodes.