# Edel Rodriguez

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Edel Rodriguez: Freedom Is a Verb, Renowned Cuban American Artist on Art, Exile & Speaking Truth Without Words

Edel Rodriguez picked up a brush and told the world his truth. In this soul-stirring episode of AW Confidential, we sit down with renowned Cuban-American artist Edel Rodriguez, whose iconic cover art has appeared in TIME, The New Yorker, and beyond. From escaping Cuba as a child to becoming one of …

Waste World - Episode 37: WasteExpo 2025: Battery Risk Management in the Waste Stream

This episode of the Waste World podcast revisits the panel discussion “Battery Risk Management in the Waste Stream: Detection and Communication Tactics,” where industry experts tackled one of the most urgent safety challenges facing the waste and recycling sector—battery-related fires. The conversa…

20th Anniversary Celebration with visionary illustrators Brian Rea, Maira Kalman, Barry Blitt, Edel Rodriguez, and Christoph Niemann

To celebrate 20 years of Design Matters, Debbie Millman revisits standout moments from past conversations with illustrators Brian Rea, Maira Kalman, Barry Blitt, Edel Rodriguez, and Christoph Niemann. These excerpts explore how ideas drive style, how collaboration and constraint shape the work, and…

2024: A(nother) year with our FrieMMds

As we wrap 2024, here’s the year’s “minority voices for all our majority ears.” While it’s certainly been a long and winding year, we hope our conversations have shared some relief and perspective. So why not give us the gift of a fresh 5-star review? apple.co/2Le6lpM Featuring the voices of Kamala…

Edel Rodriguez’s (Cuban) American Odyssey

“The book was originally a memoir about coming to America - my history and how it connects to what's happening right now. Trump sounds just like the things Castro said — this is pretty dangerous.” Edel Rodriguez is a Cuban American artist, activist and author who’s created more than 200 magazine co…

PODCAST: AI vs. Inspiration—Marian Bantjes

Generative AI has made a lot of creatives nervous, not just about jobs, but about individual expression. Marian Bantjes isn’t new to this kind of disruption. As an artist, illustrator, designer, and writer, her work has always pushed against polish, taste, and convention. If you know her book I Won…

Gérard DuBois

Giuseppe Castellano talks to award-winning illustrator and instructor, Gérard DuBois, about his twenty-five-year award-winning run; how he approaches complex editorial assignments; what it takes for your illustration career to get rolling; and more. To learn more about Gérard, visit gdubois.com. …

Episode 60: Edel Rodriguez

Artist and illustrator Edel Rodriguez, who began drawing as a child, came to America from Cuba in the 1980 Mariel boatlift. Today, his political illustrations appear on magazine covers around the world. He discusses art, censorship, and freedom of expression at the intersection of politics and visu…

Book Bans in 2026: PEN America Report and New Children’s Literature

SUBSCRIBE HERE FOR GIVEAWAY: https://bookfairepod.riverside.com/ The episode covers new release and news related to book bans, library closures, funding for local libraries, and community responses to book bans. It highlights the challenges faced by libraries and the efforts to support and preserv…

Edel Rodriguez on the Risk of Staying Quiet

Edel Rodriguez refuses to be small or quiet. He’s the illustrator behind some of the most recognizable political images of the last decade. That 2016 cover for TIME Magazine, the one of Donald Trump melting down: that was Edel. The Der Spiegel cover of Trump beheading the Statue of Liberty. Also Ed…