{"id":3979,"date":"2022-01-12T08:53:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T16:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/?p=3979"},"modified":"2022-01-12T08:54:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T16:54:51","slug":"solo-nerd-bird-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/solo-nerd-bird-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Solo Nerd Bird -Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>I have an exclusive interview for you.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Those of you who have been following my work have come across at least one interview I&#8217;ve conducted, either for a #TigerTuesday post on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/atigerstale.com\" target=\"_blank\">aTigersTale.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kungfumagazine.com\/ezine\/article.php?article=1610\" target=\"_blank\">KungFuMagazine.com<\/a> or <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-0Q0l-AWOxo\" target=\"_blank\">THE COMIC FU SHOW<\/a>. Today is different; this time I&#8217;m the interview subject on the latest episode of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/solonerdbirdpodcast\" target=\"_blank\">SOLO NERD BIRD<\/a> podcast!<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But you can also watch the video here, and see some of the visual aids I mentioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4I090-2pB8k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or give it a listen: on your favorite podcast server!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/solo-nerd-bird\/id1482050758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/solo-nerd-bird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SoundCloud<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0cP6vCVa2Te1mClbZWwdRZ?si=Yp5HCv3-TSm9suc0GA3GQA&amp;nd=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Normally I\u2019m the one asking questions. But this interview with Solo Nerd Bird Podcast made for an illuminating view of my journey from comic artist to graphic designer \/ illustrator and back. 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