{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Issue 45 - Nadia Van Dyne","description":"WE'RE BACK! Not only is this our Season 3 premiere, but it's our first ever creator interview. We talk to Jeremy Whitley, writer for the Unstoppable Wasp, and ask him about Nadia Van Dyne. We ask about her Bipolar disorder, her amazing support system, and how his writing rendered the need for a skit obsolete! Listen now! SHOW NOTES:   Intro   Background (11:12)   Created by Mark Waid and Alan Davis in Free Comic Book Day 2016 Civil War II (July 2016)   Daughter of Hank Pym and his first wife Maria Trovaya \u2013 Maria was abducted and killed by foreign agents, Nadia was raised in Red Room as assassin until they learned who her father was \u2013 placed her in science program to use her genetic aptitude   Reverse-engineered Pym Particles and escaped, hoping to meet her father \u2013 discovers he is dead   Creates a new Wasp suit to honor her father\u2019s memory   Joins the Avengers and becomes a US citizen   Creates Genius In action Research Labs (G.I.R.L.) to recruit young women with science backgrounds   Takes the name Van Dyne to thank Janet for her help     Interview with Jeremy (15:30)   How he got started in comics  How he came to write Nadia How he created Nadia's support system (33:45)  Nadia's treatment in-universe (43:20)   The artists' thoughts on a dialogue heavy series (46:00)   A skit on Nadia\u2019s treatment became unnecessary (49:50)   What\u2019s next for Nadia and what is next for Jeremy? (60:47)     Outro   &amp;nbsp; References:    Popcorn Psychology \u2013 Avengers: Infinity War\/Endgame episode \u2013 5:54   Hank Pym episode \u2013 12:19    Poochie \u2013 40:29    Anthony's blog post \u2013 43:00   iTunes:&amp;nbsp;here  Google Play:&amp;nbsp;here  Stitcher:&amp;nbsp;here  TuneIn:&amp;nbsp;here  iHeartRadio: here  Spotify: here  Twitter FacebookE-mailPatreon ","author_name":"Capes On the Couch - Where Comics Get Counseling","author_url":"https:\/\/www.capesonthecouch.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/10057790\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/44189735"}