{"podcast":{"title":"The Funky Flavor Podcast","slug":"the-funky-flavor-podcast-6476496","podcast_index_feed_id":6476496,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-funky-flavor-podcast/","website_url":"https://comicsbodega.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/45879043-1813-48c5-880f-a0502118bba8/z3ccpsf4d2is51rwc314chn177jb.jpg","author":"Hosted by Jason Bennett (@TahoeJBennett)","episode_count":44,"summary":"The Funky Flavor Podcast is the official podcast for Comics Bodega! Hosted by Jason Bennett, we spotlight people doing big things in the comic book and convention industries.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-03T00:17:36.576814+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-funky-flavor-podcast-6476496"},"episode":{"title":"TFFP Ep. 32 - Jimmy Gaspero & Amber Akin of PENNY AND THE YETI","slug":"the-funky-flavor-podcast-ep-32-jimmy-gaspero-amber-akin-of-penny-and-the-yeti","published_at":"2026-04-25T21:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-funky-flavor-podcast-6476496/the-funky-flavor-podcast-ep-32-jimmy-gaspero-amber-akin-of-penny-and-the-yeti","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-funky-flavor-podcast-6476496","url":"https://comicsbodega.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/3070e713-bfa8-4049-8ff7-c88ba51487a6.mp3","summary":"Recorded: 3/23/26 Episode thirty-two writer and co-host of the Cryptid Creator Corner podcast Jimmy Gaspero and cartoonist, educator & illustrator Amber Akin to discuss their all-ages graphic novel PENNY AND THE YETI! PENNY AND THE YETI released on April 21st from Papercutz, an imprint of Mad Cave Studios. PENNY AND THE YETI Story by Jimmy Gaspero Art by Amber Akin Color flats by Charlie Akin Lettered by Buddy Beaudoin YETI OR NOT, HERE WE COME! Penny and Yeti are pretty typical best friends: they go to school together, play together, and have fun adventures. The twist? Yeti’s a living breathing myth! Before Yeti, Penny had a super normal life with her big sister Peri and their parents, Fenton and Maxine. Penny thinks life is pretty great, especially when Peri draws and colors with her—Peri draws the best monsters called “cryptids!” The only real problem is Penny’s parents argue…a LOT. Penny wishes her parents would stop, but what can she do? That’s when Yeti shows up, right out of one of Peri’s drawings and smack into Penny’s life! With Yeti’s help, Penny comes up with a plan to get her parents to stop fighting. Penny, however, soon finds out that her parents may need more help than even a magical Yeti can provide… ---------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Jimmy Gaspero Online: https://www.facebook.com/drake.mcguire.1426 https://x.com/jimmygaspero https://www.instagram.com/jimmygaspero https://bsky.app/profile/jimmygaspero.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmy.gaspero Follow Amber Akin Online: https://www.instagram.com/almondmilkart https://bsky.app/profile/almondmilkart.bsky.social https://amberakin.com If you are a comic creator looking to promote your project, feel free to email thefunkyflavorpodcast@comicsbodega.com and reach…","meta_description":"Recorded: 3/23/26 Episode thirty-two writer and co-host of the Cryptid Creator Corner podcast Jimmy Gaspero and cartoonist, educator & illustrator Amb…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1468,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-funky-flavor-podcast-6476496/episodes/the-funky-flavor-podcast-ep-32-jimmy-gaspero-amber-akin-of-penny-and-the-yeti/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-funky-flavor-podcast-6476496/the-funky-flavor-podcast-ep-32-jimmy-gaspero-amber-akin-of-penny-and-the-yeti.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}