The animated chic of radical cats: The Pinky Show ascending
by Michael Lithgow, Art Threat

For those haven’t had the pleasure, let me introduce Pinky: the cutest radical kitty journalist west of the Appalachia’s. Indeed, you have to experience the Pinky Show to appreciate its subversive charm. Imagine a children’s cartoon with dialogue vetted by your favourite political theorists, with a sense of humour, and enough cheekiness... well, enough cheekiness to maybe make a change.

The Pinky Show is the animated political project of two creators from California who, for the purposes of this article, asked to be referred to by their animated character names: Pinky and Bunny. It is an online endeavor that offers up documentary cartoons on a host of political issues.

Interview with Pinky & Bunny: Personal experiences and advocating social change in the digital realm
Interviewed by Urgyen Badheytsang; Booklet design and layout by Urgyen Badheytsang.

Pinky (the black kitty) and Bunny (the grey rabbit*) host a show called ‘The Pinky Show’ which has garnered a huge following as a show that calls itself a part of ‘Radical Education’. In this show, they outline problematic issues that are overlooked in education, media and general views and take the viewer along with them on a sort of personal journey into better understanding the world around them.

FUSE magazine. Volume 33, number 1, Winter 2010. Cover feature.

Gently, but firmly, poking your brain with a stick:  Milena Placentile in conversation with The Pinky Show.

In a world awash with slick, corporate media that seamlessly merge infotainment with advertising with a relentless editorial bias, brains of all varieties need some “gentle poking” now and again as a reminder that the ideas we receive daily cannot be accepted blindly as facts.

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summary: In July 2009, we posted a video on YouTube asking viewers if they had questions they'd like to ask us. This is just part 1 of our responses (we received a lot of questions)...

type: an interview with Dan Mills

summary: Pinky interviews artist & curator Dan Mills about his series of paintings, US Future States, and art as a tool for reflection and discovery.

type: a Q&A session with Phyllis Bennis

summary: Finally - a clear, simply-stated explanation of the current tensions between the United States and Iran! A quick read that provides some much-needed perspective.

type: an interview with Captain Charles Moore
interviewer: Pinky
interview date: December 1, 2006

summary: A startling look at the state of the oceans. Pinky talks to Captain Charles Moore, a leading researcher on the impact of pollution on the ocean environment, and tries to connect some dots so that we can understand what choices we have if we want to start healing the oceans.

type: an interview with Yoon Bok-dong, Korea Truth Commission
interviewer: Pinky
interview date: October 10, 2007

summary: Lost somewhere between World War II and Vietnam, the Korean War has been called 'The Forgotten War'. Pinky tries to learn more about the 50+ year-long struggle to bring justice and reconciliation to the Korean peninsula.

type: a conversation with Callie Brown Dog
participants: Callie, Bunny, Pinky, Kim & Mimi
conversation date: October 25, 2007

summary: We get together with Callie Brown Dog to discuss one of our favorite movies, The Matrix. Topics discussed include the film's use of the Matrix as a metaphor for ideology, as well as the enormous importance of ideology on our relationships to power, society, work, family and more.

type: telephone interview with Shirin Shokouhi
host: Pinky
interview date: October 22, 2007

summary: Psychotherapist Shirin Shokouhi discusses the various parallels and patterns commonly seen in violent relationships - between individuals and also between nations.