In depth discussion of the weekly New Yorker Caption Contest as well as interviews with Cartoonists and former Contest winners.
Email: CartoonCaptionContestPodcast@gmail.com
Credits:
Intro/Outro music created and performed by Chris Nesja.
Podcast logo designed by Dan Nesja with artwork by Shannon Wheeler.
On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist David Ostow. David tells us about how he became a New Yorker Cartoonist (by the usual route of becoming an Architect first) and his current gig as a stay-at-home dad.
We also talk about our favorite cartoons of his and end up talking about the proper storage of ketchup and butter (Dave reported back to us after the podcast that the butter was in the fridge and there was no sign of ketchup anywhere).
You can learn more about David at his website:
https://www.davidostow.com
And from his interview on A Case For Pencils:
https://afinecaseforpencils.com/.../186991210914/david-ostow
You can also follow David on instagram to see more of his cartoons: @daveostowdraws
The funeral cartoon that Beth mentions was by Corey Pandolph and had this caption, "Today's service will be using the hashtag #Jerrysdead?"
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #882 (Never kiss a pommel horse on the mouth).
Finalists for contest #884 (Mr. Peanut in a jam).
Current New Yorker contest #886 (Beach Blanket Wordle).
We also discuss the latest winners of the CartoonStock contest (There's no business like monkey business).
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Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Brooke Bourgeois. Brooke has had an interesting journey on her way to becoming a New Yorker cartoonist: Harvard, neurobiology, Second City Improv, Scotland, Edinburgh Fringe, a MA in Children's Book Illustration... A very eventful journey!
You can find more about Brooke at her website:
https://www.brookeabourgeois.com
And you can learn more about her upcoming children's book, "Penelope’s Balloons" and preorder it here:
https://www.unionsquareandco.com/.../penelopes-balloons.../
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #881 (Cutting to the paper chase, I'll have mine on the rocks).
You can find out Paul Karasik's original caption by joining his Patreon page:
https://www.patreon.com/paulkarasik
Finalists for contest #883 (There's more than one way for a cat to swing).
Current New Yorker contest #885 (Float like a snowflake, go down like an avalanche).
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Justin Sheen. Justin talks with us about how he became a cartoonist, his influences and the methods and techniques of creating his cartoons.
You can find Justin's cartoons at his website:
https://justinsheencartoonist.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #880 (Repent Harlequin said the Ticktockman. Your session ends in five minutes).
Finalists for contest #882 (I guess that's one way to tenderize a side of beef).
Current New Yorker contest #884 (The Elephant in the gloom).
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Larry Wood, the All Time New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner, joins us to talk about the current New Yorker contests, the latest CartoonStock contest and our favorite cartoons from this week’s issue of the New Yorker.
You can preorder Larry's book on the cartoon contest here:
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Caption-Has-Been-Selected/dp/1250333407/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2T36QCZS5V4D4&keywords=lawrence+wood&qid=1699478163&sprefix=laurence+wood%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-2
Preorder Asher Perlman's book, "Well, This Is Me", here:
https://www.amazon.com/Well-This-Me-Cartoon-Collection/dp/152489205X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JE7V9NI3JCAM&keywords=asher+perlman&qid=1705959420&sprefix=asher+perlman%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-1
And Buy Jack Handey's books here:
https://deepthoughtsbyjackhandey.com/bookstore/
And the animated voicemail messages Larry mentions:
https://www.youtube.com/@garrettanimates
We discuss the winning entry for Contest #879 (Ski Jump To Heaven)
Finalists for Contest #881 (Poor Sports Bar)
Current Contest #883 (Cats Cradle)
We finish with our favorite cartoons from the current issue.
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Amy Hwang. Amy talks with us about her journey to becoming a New Yorker cartoonist, her sense of humor and we also discuss many of her very funny cartoons.
Her work is included in "From Lines to Laughs: Women+ on Men" a group exhibition of women and non-binary cartoonists at The Society of Illustrators in New York, curated by Liza Donnelly. You can learn more about it here:
https://societyillustrators.org/event/linestolaughs/
You can also find out more about Amy at her website:
https://www.amyhwang.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #878 (Yule Sock It To Me).
(We actually talk about #878 with Amy in part 2 of the podcast).
Finalists for contest #880 (Hickory Dickory Doc).
Current New Yorker contest #882 (Hi-Yo Silver Medal).
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Avi Steinberg. Avi talks with us about his early life and wanting to become a cartoonist, how he got into the New Yorker, his cartoons and process and reflects on being a kindergarten teacher.
He also talks about his great new children's book, "A Story No One Has Ever Heard Before".
You can order it here:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374390945/astorynoonehaseverheardbefore
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #877(I Second That Emoji).
Finalists for contest #879 (Pearly Gate Crasher).
Current New Yorker contest #881 (On the Rocks, Paper, Scissors).
You can find Paul Karasik's Patreon page here:
https://www.patreon.com/paulkarasik/posts
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On this week's episode, Vin, Paul, Beth, Nicole and Larry review past and present contests from 2023 and choose our best and worst of the year. We also discuss the recent winners from last month's CartoonStock Caption Contest.
And of course, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #876 (Michelangelo Mouse Cage).
Finalists for contest #878 (Christmas Stockings).
Current New Yorker contest #880 (Giant Clock in Therapist Office).
Happy New Year to All! See you in 2024!
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Lila Ash. Lila talks with us about how she got her start in cartooning and how she eventually broke into The New Yorker. We also chat about her drawing style, her paintings and how she comes up with her ideas. Lastly, Lila shares her trials and tribulations of writing her graphic memoir "decodependence, a romantic tragicomic".
You can order the book below.
Decodependence: A Romantic Tragicomic: Ash, Lila: 9781797223322: Amazon.com: Books
Visit Lila's website for more information.
https://www.lilaash.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #875(Geese with briefcases).
Finalists for contest #877 (Emoji heads).
Current New Yorker contest #879 (Skiing over the pearly gates).
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Carol Lasky makes a quick return to the podcast and joins us in discussing this week's contests and favorite cartoons from the current New Yorker. We also discuss a few of carol's strategies for writing winning captions.
Contests we discuss are...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #874 (We've come to rake leaves and take your women and we're all out of leaves).
Finalists for contest #876 (Rat's in the belfry).
Current New Yorker contest #878 (Stockings up for the holidays).
The link to Patton Oswalt's Christmas Shoes routine:
https://youtu.be/iq10bz3PxyY?si=vJSekJlWS_8VZO_H
The New Yorker Cartoonist Christmas Poem:
https://www.jasonchatfield.com/blog/a-new-yorker-cartoonist-christmas-poem
Nesja Press/Drew Dernavich Letterpress Prints:
https://www.nesjapress.com/shop/prints-and-broadsides/drew-dernavich-cartoons
Curated Cartoons Original Cartoon Art:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com
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On this week's episode we're joined by the most winningest New Yorker Caption Contest Finalist in 2023 and any single year in the history of the contest, Carol Lasky and second place most winningest in any single year in the history of the contest, her son Colin Mills. Carol had 5 finalist captions in TNY Caption Contest this year and Colin had 4. They speak with us about this incredible achievement and reveal some of their strategies for writing captions. We then discuss the winning caption for contest #873 (Mr. Potatoe Head), finalists for contest #875 (geese holding briefcases) and current contest #877 (emoji heads).
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Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Tim Hamilton.
Tim talks with us about his career as a comic book artist, cartoonist and children's book writer and illustrator. We find out how he became a New Yorker cartoonist. We also learn why you should never open files on a co-worker's computer.
You can learn more about Tim at his website and Instagram feed:
https://hamilton-tim.pairsite.com/CUTBLEED/
www.instagram.com/t.j.hamilton/
You can order his wonderful comic book (that we completely neglected to ask him about), Rabbit Who Fight:
https://gumroad.com/timhamiltonrwf
Order his Children's books from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001K8VS16
And listen to his podcast, Seddy Bimco Part 2, The Revenge, here:
https://shows.acast.com/seddy-bimco
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #872 (Dinersaurs).
Finalists for contest #874 (Chore Encounters of the Third Kind).
Current New Yorker contest #876 (The Algernon and the Ecstasy).
And we also dive into our favorite cartoons of the current issue of the New Yorker.
Finally, we talk about the winners of the last cartoonStock Caption Contest (Yay, Nicole!)
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Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Kyle Bravo. We talk with Kyle about how he got into cartooning and breaking into The New Yorker. He also shares his drawing style and how it differs for his roughs and his finished work for publication. Kyle then shares how he comes up with his ideas and how he decides where to submit them and when to post on Instagram. Finally we talk about his day job as an art teacher.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #871 (Witches Brew).
Finalists for contest #873 (Mr. Potato Head in Doctor’s Office).
Current New Yorker contest #875 (Birds Flying with Briefcases).
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Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
All Time New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner, Larry Wood joins us to talk about the current New Yorker contests and our favorite cartoons from this week’s issue of the New Yorker.
Nicole steps in for Vin, who was unable to join us due to a prior pickleball commitment.
You can preorder Larry's book on the cartoon contest here:
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Caption-Has-Been-Selected/dp/1250333407/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2T36QCZS5V4D4&keywords=lawrence+wood&qid=1699478163&sprefix=laurence+wood%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-2
You can find Tony Lopes's Insanity Streak Caption Contest at his website:
https://www.tonylopes.com.au
We discuss the winning entry for Contest #870 (Money in motion get your cribs for free)
Finalists for Contest #872 (You don't see many dinosaurs in this neck of the restaurant district)
Current Contest #874 (Rake me to your leader)
We finish with our favorite cartoons from the current issue.
The Pixar short that was mentioned in the pod cast is "Lifted" and can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVLoc6FrLi0
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Michael Shaw joins the podcast this week with a special Halloween episode.
He retells his spooky night sleeping at the Thurber House and Beth and Paul tell their own spooky stories (Vin has led a very boring life and does not have a spooky story). We also talk about our favorite and least favorite Halloween candies.
You can read the rest of Michael's Thurber story here:
https://showme.missouri.edu/2021/fall-of-the-house-of-thurber/
To participate in Michael's Caption Scramble, You will need to join Beth's facebook group, The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Rejects (and Enthusiasts):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1707463132903388
(It is a private group, so there will be an easy quiz to take to get into it.)
You can hear more of Michael on the Cartoon Pad Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cartoon-pad/id1561378159
Towards the end of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #869 (This is my chum from the office).
Finalists for contest #871 (Trending on witchtagram).
Current New Yorker contest #873 (The Benign Tuber).
We also discuss the recent CartoonStock Contest and our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.
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Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
Writer. musician and former Assistant (to the) Cartoon Editor, Marc Philippe Eskenazi joins us on the podcast this week. Marc talks about his background and how he came to be the Assistant Cartoon Editor at the New Yorker. We also talk a bit about how the caption contest was run back in 2012.
Marc is currently a member of The Surfboard Six, A music duo that plays a fun mix of indie rock surf pop. You can listen to them at Spotify here:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rhIeNDOjvwhbLMoMGDpnz?si=CIBU85XUTRq40meCZKW98w
Marc has also contributed to the New Yorker Daily Shouts. You can read some of them here:
https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/marc-philippe-eskenazi
We finish the podcast with Marc joining us in a discussion of the current contest #872
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #868 (This session really frosts my assumptions).
Finalists for contest #870 (Baby, it's cold cash upside).
Current New Yorker contest #872 (Do you have a lozenge? I have a dinosaur throat).
Tom Toro Has his own version of the caption contest for his cartoon. Check it out here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyv70psRDCU/
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Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Barbara Smaller.
Barbara talks about her career as a cartoonist, her sense of humor, her process for creating her cartoons and we talk our favorite cartoons of her's. We also talk about the changing style of humor in the New Yorker magazine.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #867 (A Windsor in the Willows).
Finalists for contest #869 (Large Mouth Boss).
Current New Yorker contest #871 (The Witching Post).
And we also dive into our favorite cartoons of the current issue of the New Yorker.
We also highly recommend checking out the WordsBelow app for tracking your caption statistics and viewing other interesting statistics associated with the New Yorker contest:
https://wordsbelow.app
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Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
Emmy Award winning writer and cartoonist, Ken Levine joins us on the podcast this week. Ken has been a writer for MASH, Cheers, Frasier, Wings. The Simpsons and many more TV shows.
Ken tells us about his first attempt to get in the New Yorker back in the 1970s and his most recent (and successful) attempt just a few years ago.
We also talk about his dream career as a sports announcer for professional baseball teams.
We talk a bit about his blog and highly rated podcast, Hollywood and Levine. You can find them here:
http://kenlevine.blogspot.com
Ken has also written several books (that we forgot to mention in the podcast). You can help us feel better by ordering them here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ken-Levine/author/B001KDZ1PU?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #866 (It's not all water weight, it's actually just 70% surface area. A lot of people get that wrong).
Finalists for contest #868 (You need an air freshener, it smells like cold dairy air in here).
Current New Yorker contest #870 (It's a vocabulary builder for the baby. Money talks).
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Would you like to know every tiny detail about the caption contest?
Check out the WordsBelow app here:
https://wordsbelow.app
All Time New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner, Larry Wood joins us to talk about the current New Yorker contests, the CartoonStock contest and our favorite cartoons from this week’s issue of the New Yorker.
Nicole steps in for Vin, who was unable to join us. We apologize that Larry sounds like we stuffed his mouth with mashed potatoes and then stuffed him into a barrel, but that’s what happens when you stuff someone’s mouth with mash potatoes and stuff them into a barrel. Seriously though, we need to start a GoFundMe campaign to get Larry a new microphone.
We discuss the winning entry for Contest #865 (The Doggone Moon)
Finalists for Contest #867 (Did you hear about the tree race? It ended in a tie)
Current Contest #869 (A touch bass meeting)
We then discuss the winner and finalists for this month's CartoonStock Contest (When you wash upon a stage)
We finish with our favorite cartoons from the current issue.
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On this week's episode we're joined once again by cartoonist Dave Blazek. We open the show discussing Dave's recent win for Best Newspaper Panel Cartoon in 2023 at the Reuben Awards. Dave discussed the experience, the thrill of winning for the third time and some interactions he had at the award ceremony.
We then discuss the winning entry for Contest #864 (gazelle speaking in front of lions), Finalists for Contest #866 (the world at the bar) and the current Contest #868 (Mr Softie at therapist office).
We end the show discussing the winner and finalists for this month's CartoonStock Contest featuring a man singing along with a washer and dryer.
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Juan Astasio. We talk with Juan about how he became a new Yorker cartoonist (thanks to all the women in his life, especially moms!) We delve into his method of creating cartoons and talk about his cartoon in the New Yorker caption contest (#859 Scientist at large chalkboard).
We forgot to mention it on the podcast, but Juan has a book that you can purchase through his website:
https://astasiototal.com
You should order one, otherwise we'll feel really awful about not mentioning it on the podcast!
You can watch the video of him creating the cartoon for the caption contest here:
https://www.tiktok.com/@newyorker/video/7260143366023679275
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #863 (A sticky situation at the office).
Finalists for contest #865 (Goodnight moon, hello blackhole).
Current New Yorker contest #867 (Forest Frump).
We also highly recommend checking out the WordsBelow app for tracking your caption statistics and viewing other interesting statistics associated with the New Yorker contest.
https://wordsbelow.app
Send us questions or comments to :
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Lynn Hsu. We talk with Lynn about her path from being an Architect to becoming a cartoonist and eventually making it into the New Yorker. We discuss her caption contest cartoons in both the New Yorker and CartoonStock contests. We also talk about our favorite cartoons she's created.
You can learn more about Lynn at her website:
lynnihsu.com
And you can also check out more of her cartoons on Instagram by using her handle @loopyline
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #862 (Political Theatre).
Finalists for contest #864 (Oh Deer, A Curtain Cull).
Current New Yorker contest #866 (I thought this bar would have more atmosphere).
We also highly recommend checking out the WordsBelow app for tracking your caption statistics and viewing other interesting statistics associated with the New Yorker contest.
https://wordsbelow.app
Send us questions or comments to :
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
Humor writer and cartoonist, José Arroyo joins us on the podcast this week. José Has been a writer for Jay Leno, Dennis Miller, Bill Maher and most recently, Conan O'Brien. He has been a contributor to the New Yorker since 2008.
José tells us about his start as a Humorist, how he started writing for Jay Leno and found his way to The Conan O'Brien show. Somewhere in there he managed to become a New Yorker cartoonist. He also lets us in on what he's currently up to and what he'd like to be doing in the next year.
José was a great guest with many insights into how to be funny!
You can learn more about Jose at his website:
https://www.josearroyowriter.com
You can also order his book, "Somewhere in L.A. (A book of hours)" here:
https://www.amazon.com/Somewhere-L-Book-Hours/dp/B09HG4JX62/ref=sr_1_2?crid=OJE9YIPXHJMN&keywords=jose+arroyo&qid=1694133102&sprefix=jose+arroyo%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-2
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
Vin was unable to join the podcast this week, but we had frequent visiter, Nicole Chrolavicius join us. In fact, she is such a frequent visitor, that we've decided to make Nicole an official member of the podcast team, She is now an official co-host! We've doubled her wages (still $0.00!) and a gave her a key to the executive washroom, located in sunny Sacramento, California.
For this week's contests we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #861 (Croquet Corral).
Finalists for contest #863 (Wire you here in this office?).
Current New Yorker contest #865 (Dog-night After Moon).
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Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
This week on the podcast, we welcome back Ed Himelblau . Ed joins us as we discuss New Yorker Caption Contest winner for Contest #860 (rat and pigeon on the beach), Finalists for Contest #862 (political 3D glasses) and the current Contest #864 (gazelle speaking in front of lions). We then choose our favorite cartoons from the current issue and discuss the winners and runners up for the CartoonStock Caption Contest.
You can learn more about Ed on his website www.himelblau.com
The link to the Free PDF of the American Bystander Cartoon issue:
https://americanbystander.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=977e662e6892afa85acbcfdd8&id=e0d7be1957
And just because the Words Below app was mentioned in the podcast, here's the link to that as well:
https://wordsbelow.app/
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Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
This week on the podcast, we catch up with Tom Toro. We talk about "Back To School, Backpack", Tom's latest book collaboration with Simon Rich (their previous collaboration was on the book, "I'm Terrified of Bath Time"). We also talk about his syndicated cartoon, "Home Free", which recently celebrated its one year anniversary.
Tom also joins us for our usual discussion of the week's contests and our favorite cartoons from this week's issue of the New Yorker.
The contest discussion:
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #859 (Board With science).
Finalists for contest #861 (Shout out at the Croquet Corral).
With our own Paul Nesja as a finalist!
Current New Yorker contest #863 (Sticking it to the man).
You can Buy Tom's books here:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=tom+toro
And see Home Free here:
https://www.gocomics.com/homefree
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Michael Gerber is Editor and Publisher of the humor magazine, The American Bystander. We talk with Michael about his love of all things humorous, from him reading (and understanding) the National Lampoon when he was six years old to the next issue of the American Bystander (which is an all cartoon issue!)
While at Yale, he resurrected the oldest published humor periodical in the country, The Yale Record (which produced many renown cartoonists). He also wrote the Harry Potter parodies (Barry Trotter), which is one of the best selling independently published parodies every written and he served time in SNL writing for the news segment (they released him for good behavior, which will always get you kicked out of SNL).
We have a wide ranging discussion of humor and cartoons and cartoonists in particular. Michael shows a great passion for the medium and for all the people who have contributed to the world of humor over the last 100 or so years.
You can find out more about The American Bystander (and start a subscription) here:
https://www.americanbystander.org
You can also become a member of the American Bystander Patreon.
https://www.patreon.com/bystander
And you can subscribe to The American Bystander Viral Load Substack:
https://theamericanbystander.substack.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #858 (Back Alley Adoption).
Finalists for contest #860 (The Restaurant at the End of the Pier).
Current New Yorker contest #862 (Seeing Red, Date Night and Blue).
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Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
On this week’s episode, we talk to the winner of contest #857 (Flying Ant), Jessica Misener. Jessica has a background in creative writing and has been published in Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Cosmopolitan, The Awl and more. She has worked at BuzzFeed, the Washington Post Creative Group, the New York Times’ T Brand Studio and is currently a Content Editor at LinkedIn.
She has written two books, “JOMO: Celebrate the Joy of Missing Out!” and “Things to Do Before You're 30”. You can purchase her books through her webpage here: https://jessicamisener.com
Jessica also joins us in talking about the finalists for contest #859 (I’m board with science).
Current New Yorker contest #861 (Croquet Corral).
We finish up by talking about our favorite cartoons in the current issue of the New Yorker.
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Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Zoe Si. We talk with Zoe about her path from being a lawyer to becoming a cartoonist and eventually making it into the new Yorker. She also talks about her nomination for a Pulitzer Prize and the honor of becoming a finalist. Zoe also has some great advice for all you frustrated lawyers out there that secretly want to become New Yorker cartoonists!
You can learn more about Zoe and see her cartoons and illustrations at:
https://www.zoe-si.com
You can also find her contributions to the New Yorker Here:
https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/zoe-si
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #856 (Iffy Pop Popcorn).
Finalists for contest #858 (Alley Cats and Pocket Pups).
Current New Yorker contest #860 (I Wish They All Could Be Vermin Girls).
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Sara Lautman. We ask Sara about the path she took to being a cartoonist, her early submissions to the New Yorker and her ability to come up with really great cartoons with long captions. She turns the tables on us and asks about how we got into submitting to the caption contests (Paul, Vin and Nicole Chrolavicius. Beth was unable to do the interview portion of the podcast).
Sara also talks about her current project, A graphic novel titled "Jason". She is currently publishing chapters of it at:
https://slaut.itch.io
You can learn more about Sara and see her cartoons at:
https://www.saralautman.com
Paul mentions the very informative website, A Case For Pencils, which can be found here:
https://afinecaseforpencils.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #855 (couple in their house with a road going through the room).
Finalists for contest #857 (Giant ant on a plane. We have some harsh words for one of the captions).
Current New Yorker contest #859 (Man at large chalkboard).
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Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Alan Rozanski. Alan had a life long dream of becoming a published cartoonist and decided to make that dream a reality in the last five years. He has had cartoons published in The Wall Street Journal, Saturday Evening Post, Reader's Digest, Alta, The Oldie, Accounting Today, Woman's World, The Phoenix and more. He's met most of his goals, but is still chasing the elusive title of New Yorker Cartoonist.
You can find a bit more about Alan at his National Cartoonist Society member page:
https://nationalcartoonists.com/author/alan-rozanski
The podcast he mentions, Tom Racine's Tall Tale Radio, can be found here:
https://www.talltaleradio.com
Larry Wood Joins Vin and Paul On Part 1 of the episode and we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #85 (Man with laptop at poolside).
Finalists for contest #856 (Ears of corn walking in the hot sun).
Current New Yorker contest #858 (Man in alley with cats and dogs in his coat).
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For this week’s episode, we had a last minute change in guests due to a family emergency by our scheduled guest, Sara Lautman (everything turned out fine and she’ll be joining us at the end of the month). Larry Wood graciously filled in for her (thanks, Larry!)
We had some technical issues while recording the podcast. We lost Vin for a bit, but he was able to rejoin us by telephone, so there are some audio quality issues. We were able to clean it up so you can listen without wincing every few minutes (so, actually much better than our usual podcast!)
We start the episode with discussions of the current New Yorker contests:
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #853 (Sharkuterie Board).
Finalists for contest #855 (Roadhouse).
Current New Yorker contest #857 (Flying Ant).
We then move onto a discussion of the most recent CartoonStock contest (Trojan Pantomime Horse) and finish with our favorite cartoons from the current issue.
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Sam Marlow. Sam talks about his career as a cartoonist and animator. Sam was the background artist for a number of animated shows including SuperJail on Adult Swim. We also talk about his connection with fellow New Yorker cartoonist, Ellis Rosen and how he made his way to becoming a New Yorker cartoonist.
You can find more of Sam’s work at these links:
http://www.blunderbussmag.com/.../ellis-rosen-and-sam.../
http://dollfacecomics.blogspot.com
https://www.newyorker.com/.../monday-april-27th-work-from...
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #852 (Frog sitting on a pizza).
Finalists for contest #854 (Man with laptop at poolside).
Current New Yorker contest #856 (Ears of corn walking in the hot sun).
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Ivan Ehlers . Ivan talks about how he became a cartoonist and breaking into The New Yorker. He also shares his drawing and writing technique and his ongoing pursuit to develop a style. We then talk about his cartoons in the CartoonStock Caption Contest.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #851 (Scientist talking to a giant mouse in a maze).
Finalists for contest #853 (cheeseboard in the ocean approaching a giant Swiss cheese).
Current New Yorker contest #855 (couple in their house with a road going through the room).
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On this week's episode, we're joined once again by Larry Wood. We open the show by discussing the New Yorker Caption Contest winner for Contest #850 (Death guitar), Finalists for Contest #852 (Frog on a pizza) and the current Contest #854 (Business man in pool). We then move on to discuss the winner for the recent CartoonStock contest featuring a women with a closet filled with brains in jars. After that, we share our favorite cartoons from this week's issue. A main thread in the conversation is how you can improve any caption by adding the word “ass” to it.
Vin was unable to join the podcast this week, so Nicole Chrolavicius was able to sub for him.
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Amy Kurzweil. Amy talks about how she became a cartoonist and breaking into The New Yorker. We also discuss her two fascinating books, Flying Couch and Artificial: A Love Story, which leads to an interesting discussion about A.I. Links to purchase her books can be found on her website below. We then talked about her recent cartoon in the CartoonStock Caption Contest. Finally, Amy shares details about the creative community which she hosts monthly on her patreon account and the link for that is also below.
You can learn more about Amy and purchase her books at her website here:
https://www.amykurzweil.com
The link for her patreon is:
https://patreon.com/amykurzweil
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #849
Finalists for contest #851
Current New Yorker Contest #853
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**NOTE: for those who listen just for our thoughts on the caption contest, that starts 42 minutes into our discussion**
On this week's episode, we interview Stephen Nadler. Stephen is the author of the popular blog Attempted Bloggery where he shares thoughts on cartoons, cartoonists, caption contests and much more. Stephen has extensive knowledge of New Yorker Cartoons and the history of the magazine and he shares some of his thoughts with us. We then discuss the winner of Contest #848 (flying couple), the finalists for Contest #850 (death playing guitar) and current Contest #852 (frog sitting on pizza). Finally, we share our favorites from this week's current issue of The New Yorker.
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https://attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview writer Linda Davis. Linda is the author of the Charles Addams biography and offers an insight into his personal life and his life as a cartoonist, writer and artist. A link to purchase the book is below.
On part 1, we discuss New Yorker Caption Contest winner for Contest #847 (Air Dancer), Finalists for Contest #849 (Centaur buying a suit) and the current Contest #851 (Giant mouse in a maze). After that, we share our favorite cartoons from this week's issue.
www.amazon.com/Charles-Addams-Cartoonists-Linda-Davis/dp/1684426898
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Rich Sparks. Rich talks about how he broke into The New Yorker, his drawing style, gag writing and much more.
On part 1, we discuss New Yorker Caption Contest winner for Contest #846 (Scary dog shadow), Finalists for Contest #848 (Flying couple) and the current Contest #850 (Grim Reaper playing guitar). After that, we share our favorite cartoons from this week's issue.
You can learn more about Rich at his website here:
https://www.richsparksillustration.com
You can also order his book we mention in the podcast here:
https://yoebooks.com/upcoming-books/214-love-and-other-weird-things-by-rich-sparks.html
Finally, a link to a video of "Not So Moscow" by the band Rich is in, "The Last Afternoons":
https://youtu.be/28ldYhWab8s
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On this week's episode, we're joined by Larry Wood. We open the show by discussing New Yorker Caption Contest winner for Contest #845 (Financial wizard), Finalists for Contest #847 (Airdancer at cocktail party) and the current Contest #849 (Centaur trying on a tux). We then move on to discuss the winner for the recent CartoonStock contest featuring a realtor selling a cat playtree. After that, we share our favorite cartoons from this week's issue and debate over a few cartoons we didn't fully understand. Finally, we discuss the passing of cartoon legend Sam Gross.
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On this week's episode, Vin and Paul are joined by Jason Chatfield and Nicole Chrolavicius. Jason shares news about his upcoming book "You're not a real parent until...". He also discusses some of his other endeavors from comedy shows to his work as President of the National Cartoonists' Society. Jason then sticks around to chat with us about New Yorker Caption Contest winner for Contest #844 (wine bottle in doctor's office), Finalists for Contest #846 (Demon dog shadow) and the current Contest #848 (Gardeners looking up at a flying couple).
Link for Jason's book is at yourenotareal.com and his substack is at newyorkcartoons.com
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Drew Panckeri. Drew talks about how he became a cartoonist and we discuss many of our favorite cartoons he created. We also take a deep dive into the cartoons he’s had in the New Yorker and CartoonStock caption contests.
We also take a side trip into talking about bad jobs we had when we were younger.
You can learn more about Drew at his website here:
https://www.panckericartoons.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #843
Finalists for contest #845
Current New Yorker Contest #847
We also talk about Paul’s collaboration with Drew Dernavich in creating a second limited edition letterpress print, “Bagel Story”.
https://nesjapress.com/art-prints/bagel-story-letterpress-print
And we also have an update of Beth’s venture, “Curated Cartoons”.
https://www.curatedcartoons.com
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On this week's episode, we're joined once again by Larry Wood. We discuss the recent winner for New Yorker Caption Contest #842, Finalists for Contest #844 and the recent Contest # 846. We also chat with Larry about the winners and finalists for the CartoonStock Caption Contest.
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Ed Himelblau. Ed discusses his career as a Biology Professor and how he strives to mix humor and science. Ed also shares how he got into cartooning at a young age and how he eventually broke into The New Yorker. Finally, we talk about his recent cartoon in the Caption Contest.
You can learn more about Ed on his website www.himelblau.com
Ed will also be featured in an upcoming cartoon collection, "Hold That Thought".
Order it here: http://lesswordspress.com/
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #841
Finalists for contest #843
Current New Yorker Contest #845
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Akeem Roberts. Akeem discusses getting into drawing at a young age and his unique path into The New Yorker, a magazine he didn't know much about prior to breaking in. We also discuss his other endeavors and his several cartoons in the caption contest.
You can learn more about Akeem on his website www.akeemteam.com/about-ba
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #840
Finalists for contest #842
Current New Yorker Contest #844
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Dan Misdea. We recently met Dan at the 100th Podcast party and we get to enjoy a bit more in-depth conversation with him about his career in cartoons (so far). We talk about how he became a New Yorker cartoonist, his recent cartoon in the CartoonStock contest and his upcoming graphic novel, “The Light Inside”. You can pre-order his book and check out more of his cartoons at:
https://danmisdea.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #839
Finalists for contest #841
Current New Yorker Contest #843
(We got a bit squirrelly talking about Beth’s captions for this one. I was tempted to edit most of it out, but I’m leaving it all in. There’s a lot of giggling involved.)
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On this week's episode, we're joined by Nicole Chrolavicious to recap our party over the weekend celebrating our one hundredth episode. We also discuss the recent winner, finalists and current New Yorker Caption Contest. We then talk about the results of last month's CartoonStock Caption Contest.
Thanks to all the guests and listeners who've joined us for our first one hundred episodes.
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Sarah Morrissette. Sarah shares what it was like being raised in a hippie commune “off the grid” in Northern California and her current life teaching in Austria. We then discuss her career in cartooning and her ongoing pursuit to break into The New Yorker. We end our discussion talking about her incredible paintings which can be found on her website https://morrissette.at/paintings/
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #837
Finalists for contest #839
Current New Yorker Contest #841
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Daniel Kanhai. Daniel discusses his unique path into The New Yorker, his career in advertising and shares some of his favorite cartoons. Before we wrap, he tells us his hilarious story of being labeled Friend of The Harlem Deer.
You can learn more about Daniel on his website https://www.danielkanhai.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #836
Finalists for contest #838
Current New Yorker Contest #840
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On this week's episode, we're joined once again by Larry Wood. We discuss the recent winner for Contest #835, Finalists for Contest #837 and the recent Contest # 839. We also chat with Larry about the winners and finalists for the CartoonStock Caption Contest. Finally, Beth updates us on the launch of Curated Cartoons. See the link below.
www.curatedcartoons.com
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On this week's episode, we discuss the issue of The New Yorker losing roughly 80% of submissions for Contest numbers 834, 835 and 836. After that, we chat about the recent winner and runners up in the CartoonStock Caption Contest.
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Navied Mahdavian. Navied shares his story of leaving his career as a fifth grade teacher to move to a cabin in Idaho to focus on cartoons. A year after laboring over his cartoons, Navied went to New York and sold a cartoon to The New Yorker with his very first batch! We talk about that path in detail and he shares some of his favorite cartoons. We also discuss Navied's cartoon in the caption contest and his hysterical cartoons in the Rejection Collection. Finally, Navied shares a glimpse into his first graphic memoir, This Country, due to be released in September.
You can learn more about Navied on his website https://www.naviedm.com/about
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #834
Finalists for contest #836
Current New Yorker Contest #838
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Mary Lawton. Mary shares her inspiring story of her twenty-plus year pursuit to sell a cartoon to The New Yorker. Before discussing her first cartoon in the magazine, she tells us about dealing with the rejection and the successes along the way that kept her positive. We also discuss political cartoons in the New Yorker Dailys, the Caption Contest and her work on the syndicated comic strip with King Features called Six Chix.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #833
Finalists for contest #835
Current New Yorker Contest #837
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Marisa Acocella. Marisa shares how she became interested in cartooning and her late start after building a successful career in advertising. She also shares stories about her career, her books, being a breast cancer survivor and, lastly, we discuss Marisa's cartoon in the Caption Contest.
You can learn more about Marisa on her website https://www.marisaacocella.com/about
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #832
Finalists for contest #834
Current New Yorker Contest #836
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Jeremy Nguyen. Jeremy talks about how he got his start at the New Yorker, his recent book (Can I Pet Your Dog?), the Dark Instagram and his upcoming stint as a teacher at Parsons School of Design (if he can find a schedule and figure out what room he has!)
You can order Jeremy's book here:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=jeremy+nguyen
And check out his website here:
https://www.jeremywinslife.com/about
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #831
Finalists for contest #833
Current New Yorker Contest #835
We also discuss the most recent CartoonStock contest winners and the current contest.
On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Nick Downes. Nick shares how he broke into The New Yorker, first as a writer for Charles Adams, and then as a cartoonist of his own. He also shares the frustrations of selling cartoons that are never published in the magazine and, finally, we discuss Nick's cartoon in the Caption Contest.
You can learn more about Nick on his website https://www.nickdownes.com/
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #830
Finalists for contest #832
Current New Yorker Contest #834
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On this week's episode we’re joined by the most winningest finalist of 2021 and 2022 for The New Yorker Caption Contest. Nicole was a finalist four times in 2021 as well as four times in 2022 for the New Yorker and also places regularly in the CartoonStock Caption Contest. Nicole shares her process for coming up with captions and then we all discuss our most and least favorite contests of 2022. We then discuss the finalists for Contest #831 and follow that up by talking about current contest #833. Finally, we share our thoughts on the winner of the CartoonStock Cash Prize Contest and wish all of our listeners good luck in 2023.
We look forward to seeing who will be the most winningest contestant of 2023!
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist, Trevor Hoey. Trevor is also the Operations Director at CartoonStock. We talk to Trevor about his career as a cartoonist, his work at the Cartoon Bank and Condé Nast with Bob Mankoff and his current position at CartoonStock. We also learn at bit more of how the CartoonStock contest is judged.
Check out Trevors website here:
http://www.trevorlikestodraw.com/archive.html
You can also enter the CartoonStock contest here:
https://www.cartoonstock.com/caption-contest/current
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #828
Finalists for contest #830
Current New Yorker Contest #832
The current issue of the New Yorker is a double issue, so we’ll be taking a week off. Episode #90 will air the week of December 28th and will be a year in review episode featuring the winningest finalist of 2022.
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On this week's episode of the podcast, we do a deep dive into puns with Gary Borislow. Gary is a finalist and winner for both the New Yorker Caption Contest as well as the CartoonStock Caption Contest and offers great insight on puns and comedy and general. Below is a link to an excellent article Gary wrote on How Humor Works.
How Humor Works | Medium
We also discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #827
Finalists for contest #829
Current New Yorker Contest #831
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist, John Klossner. John talks about his interest in being a cartoonist at an early age and his break into The New Yorker. We also talk in depth about caption contests, digital drawing vs pen and paper, and the new trend of thanking editors after selling cartoons.
Check out John's website here:
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #826
Finalists for contest #828
Current New Yorker Contest #830
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On this week's episode, we're joined by cartoonist Bob Eckstein. Bob shares the origins of his recent cartoon in Caption Contest #825. We also discuss the finalists for contest #827 and current contest #829 before getting into the CartoonStock Caption Contest and much more.
To join Bob's newsletter, see his website below
www.bobeckstein.com
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist, David Borchart. David talks about his very early experiences as a cartoonist (he knew he wanted to be a cartoonist since he was 7 years old!) as well as his experiences at the New Yorker. We have a lively discussion about the caption contest and discover that some hitchhikers are okay to pick up.
Vin was a bit under the weather for this episode so he unwisely allowed Paul and Beth to go on without him. He’ll know better for next time! David Borchart was also a bit under the weather, but managed to make it to the end, where he announces his body temperature. This announcement is for entertainment purposes only, please, no gambling!
David was on the Cartoon Pad Podcast recently with Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw. He was a good friend of the great George Booth and has some great stories to tell there. Check out that podcast here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cartoon-pad/id1561378159
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #824
Finalists for contest #826
Current New Yorker Contest #828
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This week we're joined once again by Larry Wood. Larry opens the show discussing in detail how the CartoonStock Caption Contest is judged and then defends the previous winning selections. Then we discuss The New Yorker winners, finalists and current contest. Finally, we discuss cheating in the contest by submitting multiple entries and whether or not the cartoons in the magazine are as good as they used to be.
On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist, Sophie Lucido Johnson. Sophie talks about what inspired her to want be a cartoonist, collaborating with her writing partner Sammi Skolmoski, and how they broke into The New Yorker. She also discusses her various other projects and, of course, we chat about the caption contest.
Check out Sophie's website here:
https://www.sophielucidojohnson.com/
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #822
Finalists for contest #824
Current New Yorker Contest #826
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist, Glen Le Lievre. Glen talks about his background, the current state of working in the cartoon profession, why he no longer submits to the New Yorker, Playboy parties and much more!
Check out Glen's website here:
https://www.lelievrecartoons.com
And see his current work by subscribing to his Patreon page:
https://www.patreon.com/glenlelievre
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The finalists for the recently ended CartoonStock Contest and the latest cartoon to be captioned.
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #821
Finalists for contest #823
Current New Yorker Contest #825
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist, Hilary Campbell. Hilary talks about how she got into cartooning, her break into The New Yorker, her podcast, her new book and everything related to murder.
You can learn more about Hilary and purchase her book at her website:
https://www.cartoonsbyhilary.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #820
Finalists for contest #822
Current New Yorker Contest #824
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On this week's episode, we're joined by cartoonist, Michael Shaw. We discuss his recent cartoon in the New Yorker Caption Contest featuring a man with colorful pants in front of St. Peter. Michael shares the origins of the cartoon, his original caption and gives a signed copy of the original cartoon to one lucky listener. We also discuss our thoughts on the finalists for contest #821 and the current contest #823
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonist, Tom Chitty. Tom talks about how he got his start as a cartoonist, his first few years contributing to the New Yorker, his evolving style and waxes poetically about his 0.3 Staedtler fineliner pens.
We also discuss his recent cartoon in the CartoonStock $1000 Caption Contest and discover that sometimes a pink elephant is just an elephant.
You can learn more about Tom (and perhaps have him create a portrait of your house) at his website:
https://www.drawnbytom.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #818
Finalists for contest #820
Current New Yorker Contest #822
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Illustrator, New Yorker Cover Artist and Cartoonist, Barry Blitt. Barry talks about how he got his start as an illustrator and selling his first cartoon and cover to the New Yorker. We also discuss some of his most well-known covers including the controversial July 21, 2008 Barack and Michelle Obama cover art. Finally, we chat about selling original artwork and his regular appearances in the New Yorker for Blitt's Kvetchbook as well as Airmail's Sketchbook.
Visit Barry's website www.barryblitt.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #817
Finalists for contest #819
Current New Yorker Contest #821
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Ken Krimstein. Ken talks about his early years as a cartoonist and his start at the New Yorker. He touches on his several books and talks a bit about his next book. We delve into the humor of being offensive and discuss some cartoons that would not be published in today’s climate.
Visit Ken’s website to see his work and purchase his books.
http://www.kenkrimstein.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #816
Finalists for contest #818
Current New Yorker Contest #820
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Notes and corrections:
-Towards the end of the interview with Ken, Beth mentions a cartoon about a couple in bed and attributes the cartoon to Christopher Weyant, The cartoon is actually by Zachary Kanin (sorry Zachary!)
-During our talk about the caption contests, Beth mentions learning that you can’t buy sliced pizza in the midwest. This is from our preliminary chitchat with Mr. Krimstein. We usually talk to the cartoonist a bit before we get into the actual podcast. As a bonus for this episode, I’ve attached the discussion Paul, Beth and Ken have about pizza and bagels. If you’re at all interested in it, it’s after the final bit of sign off music.
On part two of this week's episode, Drew Dernavich joins us to discuss his collaboration with Nesja Press on a limited edition letterpress print of "Ping". See the artwork and the story behind it at https://nesjapress.com/drew-dernavich-collaboration
On part one of the episode, Drew and the gang discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #815
Finalists for contest #817
Current New Yorker Contest #819
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Tony Lopes. Tony lives in Australia and is the driving force behind the internationally known comic strip, “Insanity Streak”. His comic strip has won numerous awards and is translated into several languages.
Tony sponsors an annual Cartoon Caption Contest. His current contest is now open until September 20th. To enter, click on this link:
https://www.tonylopes.com.au/caption-contest-2022/
To read more about Tony, visit his website here:
https://www.tonylopes.com.au
Tony also has a line of greeting cards available here in the states. Check them out here:
https://tinyurl.com/TonyCards
We also talk about the decision by the Australian Newspaper syndicate, News Corp, to drop the daily cartoon page from their papers. This will have a significant impact on many Australian cartoonists (not to mention the disappointed readers when they discover their daily humor fix is no longer there). Let News Corp know how you feel about them dropping this century old tradition of having a newspaper comics page by emailing them at one of these addresses:
letters@dailytelegraph.com.au
or
readerfeedback@heraldsun.com.au
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #814
Finalists for contest #816
Current New Yorker Contest #818
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On this week's episode of the podcast, we're joined by the winner of NYer Contest #813, Timmy Booth, and frequent caption contest finalist, Nicole Chrolavicius. We discuss New Yorker Caption Contests #s 813, 815 and 817. We also share some tips for winning the contest as well as Vin's $500 win on the CartoonStock contest and the new cartoon for that contest.
With no guest this week, Vin, Paul and Beth discuss the new CartoonStock drawing and Beth's feelings about coming in 2nd to Larry Wood on New Yorker Caption Contest # 812. We also discuss the finalists for contest #814 and new contest #816.
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Sofia Warren. She shares her background and how she broke into The New Yorker with help from a fellow cartoonist. We also discuss her art style and several of the cartoons she's had in the caption contest. Finally Sofia shares her surprising favorite movie of all time and her new book 'Radical: My Year With a Socialist Senator'.
visit Sofia's website to see her work and purchase her book.
www.sofiawarren.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #811
Finalists for contest #813
Current New Yorker Contest #815
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On this week's episode, Larry Wood and Beth Lawler go head to head in New Yorker Caption Contest #812. We also share thoughts on the winner of contest #810 and current contest #814. Finally, Larry discusses the Cartoon Stock Caption Contest and some of the other creative endeavors he's been involved with.
On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Julia Suits. She shares how persistence and determination landed her in the pages of The New Yorker after a five year pursuit. We also discuss some of her favorite cartoons, how she comes up with ideas and her fascinating book The Extraordinary Catalog of Peculiar Inventions,
visit Julia's website to see her work and purchase her book.
www.juliasuits.net
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #809
Finalists for contest #811
Current New Yorker Contest #813
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Bob Eckstein. We discuss his interesting path into cartooning, which includes him being a finalist in the New Yorker Caption Contest, his several published books and what type of cartooning he is mostly into these days. We also share thoughts on what makes a good caption.
visit his website to see his work and purchase his books.
www.bobeckstein.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #808
Finalists for contest #810
Current New Yorker Contest #812
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Matt Diffee. We discuss how he got into cartooning, the caption contest, his twenty year career and why he (mostly) stopped submitting to The New Yorker. We also discuss his art style and how cartoons have changed over the years.
visit his website to see his work and purchase his books.
www.matthewdiffee.com/books
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #807
Finalists for contest #809
Current New Yorker Contest #811
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On this week's episode, Drew Dernavich is back to discuss what he's been up to and shares the origins of his recent caption contest cartoon featuring a knight guarding a sand castle in Contest #806. We also discuss the finalists for Contest #808 and the current Contest #810.
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist and Hollywood screenwriter Alex Gregory. We discuss his career in cartooning, the caption contest, and why he stopped submitting to The New Yorker. We also discuss his career as a screenwriter and his experience winning an Emmy for his work on HBO's Veep as well as the new project he's working on.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #805
Finalists for contest #807
Current New Yorker Contest #809
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On this week's episode of the podcast, we're joined once again by Larry Wood. We discuss his recent third place position in the New Yorker Caption Contest which increases his record to 13 times as a finalist. We also discuss this week's finalists and current cartoon for the New Yorker Caption Contest. Finally, we talk about the changes to the Cartoon Stock caption contest now that there's a $1,000 cash prize.
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Ellis Rosen. We discuss his career in cartooning, the cartoon contest, "SEND HELP!", his recent book collaboration with Jon Adams and the origins of “Ned”, who we hope to see more often in the New Yorker!
You can check out some of Ellis's cartoons at his website:
https://ellis-rosen.format.com
Vin was unable to join us for our interview with Ellis, but he does join us for…
… Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #803
Finalists for contest #805
Current New Yorker Contest #807
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Adam Sacks. We discuss his time-consuming drawing process, how he broke into the New Yorker and selling his first cartoon. We also talk in detail about his recent cartoon in the caption contest.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #802
Finalists for contest #804
Current New Yorker Contest #806
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Bob Mankoff. Bob was the New Yorker Cartoon Editor from 1997 to 2017. He currently runs CartoonStock, the world's largest online database of cartoons for licensing, products, and original art. On June 7th, CartoonStock will be starting a new Caption Contest in which the winning caption will receive a one thousand dollar cash prize! We talk to Bob about that contest on this episode.
You can find out more about the contest here:
https://www.cartoonstock.com/blog/cartoon-caption-contest/
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #801
Finalists for contest #803
Current New Yorker Contest #805
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Bob Staake. Bob is an illustrator, author and New Yorker cover artist for some of their most well-known and iconic covers. We discuss his unlikely start into the illustration world and some of the inner workings of how New Yorker covers come to be. We also discuss his passion for cartooning, writing children's books and much more.
You can find out more about Bob at his website:
www.bobstaake.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #800
Finalists for contest #802
Current New Yorker Contest #804
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonist, Writer and Animation Artist, Lars Kenseth. We discuss his career in cartooning and how he developed his “Weeble” people style. We also take side trips into politics, creepy clowns and intimate relations with whiteboards.
And you can find out more about lars at his website:
https://www.larskenseth.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #799
Finalists for contest #801
Current New Yorker Contest #803
We also mention a cat cartoon from the current issue of The New Yorker, but did not know the artist for it. That artist is new comer to the magazine, Roland High.
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonist and Author Mike Twohy. We discuss his path into The New Yorker, writing cartoons for Charles Adams, and his thoughts on being the very first cartoon in the caption contest, as well as how that came about. We also discuss his children's books and his goal to become a satisfied cartoonist.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #798
Finalists for contest #800
Current New Yorker Contest #802
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Syndicated Cartoonist, Wayno. We discuss his cartooning pursuits at The New Yorker, Nickelodeon, Entertainment Weekly and many other magazines as well as his own comic strip Bizarro. We also discuss his band where he plays the harmonica and sings for The Red Beans & Rice Combo.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #797
Finalists for contest #799
Current New Yorker Contest #801
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This week’s podcast features Liam Francis Walsh.
We talk with Liam about his upcoming graphic novel, “RED SCARE”.
Due out on May 3rd.
We also talk about his cartoons, life in general and why New York City water is the best water in the world.
You can find and order his book from his website:
http://liamfranciswalsh.com/index.html
I’ve already pre-ordered my copy!
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #796
Finalists for contest #798
Current New Yorker Contest #800
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Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
We've also started a facebook page. Check it out for announcements about the podcast and tips on writing winning captions!
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonist and Author David Sipress. We discuss his early days of being interested in New Yorker cartoons at the young age of six and his long path of eventually selling his fist cartoon to the magazine. We also discuss some of his most well known cartoons, his thoughts on the caption contest, and his new memoir What's So Funny?
You can find out more about David and purchase his book on his website:
www.davidsipress.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #795
Finalists for contest #797
Current New Yorker Contest #799
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonist, Writer and Actor Charlie Hankin. We discuss how he broke into cartooning and share our favorite cartoons of his. We also discuss two of the webseries he co-created called God Cop Great Cop and New Timers which both can be found on his website below. Finally, we discuss his writing and acting career and current experience working in a writing room with Seth Macfarlane.
And you can find out more about Charlie at his website:
www.charliehankin.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #794
Finalists for contest #796
Current New Yorker Contest #798
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We've also started a facebook page. Check it out for announcements about the podcast and tips on writing winning captions!
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On this short bonus episode, we replay an interview Paul Nesja did with Wisconsin Public Radio's Morning Show to discuss his five New Yorker Caption Contest finalist placements in the past three years.
On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonist and author Liza Donnelly. We discuss “Very Funny Ladies”, her recent book devoted to the New Yorker women cartoonists. We also discuss her own career as a very funny lady! Her work has been featured on CNN , CBS News, The New York Times and many other media outlets. She has also delivered a popular TED talk that has been translated into 38 languages and viewed over 1.4 million times.
You can order Liza’s book here:
https://www.oblongbooks.com/book/9781633886865
And you can find out more about Liza at her website:
https://lizadonnelly.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #793
Finalists for contest #795
Current New Yorker Contest #797
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Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
We've also started a facebook page. Check it out for announcements about the podcast and tips on writing winning captions!
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonists Brian Hawes and Seth Roberts. Brian and Seth chat with us about working as a team to develop cartoons and share how their partnership came about. We also discuss their long and interesting path breaking into The New Yorker as well as the other work they're collaborating on. And, of course, we discuss their recent cartoon in the caption contest.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #792
Finalists for contest #794
Current New Yorker Contest #796
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On this week’s episode, we’re joined again by New Yorker Cartoonist Lonnie Millsap. Lonnie discusses his thoughts on the winner for his cartoon (our own Paul Nesja!) in Caption Contest #791. He also sticks around to discuss the Finalists for Contest #793 and this week’s Contest #795
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Farley Katz. Farley is the former Assistant Cartoon Editor of the New Yorker where he was gatekeeper for The New Yorker Caption Contest. We discuss in detail his role as Assistant Cartoon Editor and his process for selecting the finalists. We also discuss his career in cartooning, advertising and writing.
On part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
Finalists for contest #792
Current New Yorker Contest #794
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On this week's episode, we're joined again by cartoonist Christopher Weyant. Chris shares with us the origins and original caption for his recent caption contest cartoon featuring a man hovering with butterfly wings in Contest #789. We also discuss the finalists for Contest #791 and the current Contest #793.
You can purchase Chris' new book "This is Not Enough (You Are Not Small Book 6) on amazon
www.amazon.com/This-Not-Enough-Small-Book-ebook/dp/B097MPSFDS
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Everett (E. S.) Glenn. Everett talks with us about his career in cartooning and how he got his start with the New Yorker. We also discuss the captions for his cartoon in Contest #788. Along the way we diverge into talking about living in Berlin and Europe, fashion and the meaning of the word “chill”.
You can find out more about Everett on his Instagram page:
https://www.instagram.com/ev_glenn/?hl=en
You can also buy his Unsmooth comic here:
https://floatingworldcomics.com/shop/comic-books/unsmooth-1-by-e-s-glenn
And check out his artwork here:
https://www.pinewoodfineart.com/en/portfolio/everett-glenn-3/
On part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
Finalists for contest #790
Current New Yorker Contest #792
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On this week's episode, we're joined by cartoonist Mark Parisi . We open the show discussing how Mark became interested in cartooning and breaking into the industry. We also discuss his successful syndicated comic strip, Off the Mark, and some of his most well known viral cartoons. Later, we select a winner for our own caption contest that Mark drew for our podcast listeners. You can find Mark's caption contest cartoon on his facebook page www.facebook.com/offthemarkcomic
You can learn more about Mark on his website www.offthemark.com
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On this week's episode, we're joined once again by cartoonist Tom Toro. Tom shares with us the origins of his recent caption contest cartoon featuring a couple packing archaic inventions in Contest #787. We also discuss the finalists for Contest #789 and the current Contest #791.
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonists Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby. Pia and Ian talk with us about how they work together as a team to come up with their cartoons and about their past work in comic books (and Mad Magazine!).
You can find out more about Pia and Ian (and buy the books mentioned in the podcast) at their website here:
http://www.hellkitty.com
You can also find their ongoing cartoon “Mannequin on the Moon” here:
https://www.gocomics.com/mannequin-on-the-moon
On part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
Finalists for contest #788
Current New Yorker Contest #790
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On this week's episode, we're joined once again by cartoonist Drew Dernavich. Drew shares with us the origins of his recent caption contest cartoon featuring a piano in front of a saloon in Contest #785. We also discuss the finalists for Contest #787 and the current Contest #789.
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On this week's episode of the podcast, we're joined by frequent finalist, Larry Wood. We discuss the recent winner, finalists, and current cartoon for this week's New Yorker Caption Contest. We also discuss submitting obvious captions, low hanging fruit, and what makes a good caption.
The contests we discuss are
The winning caption for New Yorker Contest #784
Finalists for contest #786
Current New Yorker Contest #788
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On this week's episode of the podcast, we're joined by cartoonist Dave Blazek. We open the show discussing Dave's interesting path into cartooning at the ripe age of 43. We then discuss his successful syndicated comic strip, Loose Parts, and his recent efforts trying to break into The New Yorker. Later, we select a winner for our own caption contest that Dave drew special for podcast listeners. You can find Dave's drawing on his facebook page Dave Blazek | Facebook.
Finally, we discuss...
The winning caption for New Yorker Contest #783
Finalists for contest #785
Current New Yorker Contest #787
You can learn more about Dave on his website www.loosepartscomic.com
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On this week’s episode we’re joined by the most winningest captioner of 2021 for The New Yorker Caption Contest, Nicole Chrolavicius. Nicole discusses her impressive 4 captions which landed her finalist positions this past year. We also share tips and strategies for success in cartoon caption contests. Finally, we discuss…
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #782
Finalists for contest #784
Current New Yorker Contest #786
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On this week's episode we invite the all time contest winner, Larry Wood, onto the podcast to discuss this last year's New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contests. We take a deep dive into what we liked and didn't like and what surprised us. We were all very disappointed that we did not win more often! (There's always next year!)
There was no contest this week, but we will review the current contests in next week's podcast.
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Jason Adam Katzenstein. Jason talks with us about his career in cartooning and breaking into Mad magazine and The New Yorker at an impressively young age. We also talk about his book Everything is an Emergency and Jason shares his experiences growing up with and managing OCD.
On part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker Contest #781
Finalists for contest #783
Current New Yorker Contest #785
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonist Victoria Roberts. Victoria Talks with us about her career in cartooning and her many other creative outlets. We also touch on the current state of the cartoon marketplace and where it may be going. We were also joined in the discussion by Victoria's three dogs who were often quite vocal in their opinions on the subject.
Victoria also talks about a book she wrote about her family, called "After The Fall". The book is available at Amazon and can be found here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007Q6XJAY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
Victoria also has a website of her own:
https://victoriaroberts.net
On part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker Contest #780
Finalists for contest #782
Current New Yorker Contest #784
On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist and writer Emily Flake. Emily talks with us about cartooning for The New Yorker as well as writing for their Shouts and Murmurs. She also talks about her process for writing books and performing stand up comedy. Finally, she talks with us about starting her own humor writing residency. The link for that residency as well as Emily's personal website can be found below.
www.stnells.com
www.emilyflake.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #779
Finalists for contest #781
Current New Yorker Contest #783
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On this week’s episode of the podcast, we’re joined again by New Yorker Cartoonist Drew Dernavich. Drew discusses his thoughts on the winner for his cartoon in Caption Contest #778. He also sticks around to discuss the Finalists for Contest #780 and this week’s Contest #782
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Jessica Ziegler. Jessica is the daughter of cartoon legend Jack Ziegler and she is also the Marketing Director of the CartoonStock. Part of her role at the CartoonStock is managing their popular caption contest and we talk with her in detail about that contest.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #777
Finalists for contest #779
Current New Yorker Contest #781
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Michael Maslin. Michael talks with us about breaking into the New Yorker and what he's seen and learned during his 45 years with the magazine. He also shares his drawing style, how he comes up with cartoon ideas, and his thoughts on the Caption Contest.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #776
Finalists for contest #778
Current New Yorker Contest #780
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonist Christopher Weyant. Chris talks with us about his cartooning career, his thoughts on the caption contest, offers caption writing tips and discusses collaborating with his wife on children books.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #775
Finalists for contest #777
Current New Yorker Contest #779
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On this week’s episode of the podcast, we’re joined by cartoonist Paul Karasik. We talk in detail about Paul’s pirate cartoon in the recent New Yorker Caption Contest #774 and the interesting back-story behind it. Paul then sticks around with us to discuss the finalists for contest #776 and the current New Yorker Contest #778
Paul’s patreon page that we discuss during the podcast can be found in the link below
https://www.patreon.com/paulkarasik/
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonist Felipe "Feggo" Galindo. Feggo talks with us about his cartooning career and the struggle of overcoming the language barrier after moving from Mexico to NYC and breaking into the American cartoon market. He also shares with us his style for coming up with gag ideas, collaborating with Caption Contest Enthusiast Larry Wood and his artwork outside of The New Yorker magazine.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #773
Finalists for contest #775
Current New Yorker Contest #777
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On this week’s episode of the podcast, we’re joined once again by New Yorker Caption Contest record holder Larry Wood. Larry discusses his thoughts on the winner for Caption Contest #772. He also expresses his opinions on the rest of the current New Yorker contests, #774, #775 and #776.
And because that’s not nearly enough contests, we also talk about the his latest commentary for the CartoonStock contest.
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On this week’s episode of the podcast, we’re joined by New Yorker Cartoonist Drew Dernavich. Drew discusses his thoughts on the winner for Caption Contest #771. He also sticks around to discuss the Finalists for Contest #773 and this week’s Contest #775
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On this week’s episode of the podcast, we’re joined by New Yorker Cartoonist PC Vey. Peter discusses with us his thoughts on the winner for Caption Contest #770. He also sticks around to discuss the Finalists for Contest #772 and this week’s Contest #774
Below is the link we discuss regarding the caption “C’mon, live a little.”
An Open Letter to The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest | by Will Sonheim | Medium
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonist Kaamran Hafeez. Kaamran talks with us about his journey into the New Yorker, his writing and drawing process, and his thoughts on some of his past cartoons in the caption contest. Great information can be found on his website https://www.kaamranhafeez.com/
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
Finalists for contest #771
Current New Yorker Contest #773
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Part One of this Episode features special guest host, Larry Wood, who holds the record for the most wins in the New Yorker Contest. He fills in for Vin Coca and talks with Paul Nesja and Beth Lawler about the current contests, his thoughts on crowdsourced voting and what makes a great caption.
Part Two of this Episode features an interview with the developers of the software behind the crowdsourced voting.: Robert Nowak of UW Madison with Kevin Jamison and Lalit Jain, both from the university of Washington.
Here’s a link to the contest data we talk about during the show:
https://nextml.github.io/caption-contest-data2/
Contests we discuss this week are:
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #768
Finalists for contest #770
Current New Yorker Contest #772
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonist Michael Shaw. Michael talks with us about living in the mid-west and being a New Yorker Cartoonist (difficult, but possible!) We also talk about his latest endeavors with Bob Eckstein: The Elements of Stress and The Cartoon Pad Podcast. The Elements of Stress can be found at your favorite bookstore and The Cartoon Pad can be heard wherever high quality podcasts can be found. Just like this one!
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #767
Finalists for contest #769
Current New Yorker Contest #771
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September 2: Episode 25 - Mick Stevens:
On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Mick Stevens. Mick talks about his journey in cartooning as he traveled from the West Coast to the East in pursuit of the perfect cartoon (he's still searching!) He also talks about his early days with the New Yorker (scandalous cartoon nudity and the cartoon inspired by a classic Seinfeld episode!)
We also discuss the winning captions for contest #766.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #768
Current New Yorker Contest #770
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On part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Pat Byrnes. Pat discusses his impressive careers before cartooning, his time working on The New Yorker's Daily Cartoon and cartoons used in business.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss…
Winner for New Yorker Caption Contest #765
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #767
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #769
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CartoonCaptionContestPodcast@gmail.com
On part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist P.C. Vey. Peter discusses his drawing style, his time spent in the Cartoonist Association, how he comes up with ideas for his cartoons, and much more!
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss…
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #766
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #768
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On part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Joe Dator. Joe discusses his feelings about New Hampshire, how he made it into the New Yorker, and his frustrations with the caption contest.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss…
Winner for New Yorker Caption Contest #763
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #765
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #767
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On this week’s episode, Drew Dernavich returns! We discuss the winner and finalists for his cartoon in New Yorker Caption Contest #762. Drew then sticks around to chat with us about the finalists for Contest #764 and shares his thoughts on the current contest #766.
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On part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Sam Hurt. We discuss his career in cartooning and painting, his thoughts on the Caption Contest, and his collaboration with Harvey Pekar.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss…
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #763
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #765
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This week we discuss...
Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #760
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #762
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #764
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On this week’s episode of the podcast, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist legend Frank Cotham. Frank discusses his fifteen-year pursuit to get a cartoon published in The Newyorker. We also discuss his process as well as a few cartoons from his nearly 900 published in the magazine.
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On part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Paul Noth. We discuss his path into the New Yorker, how his drawing style has changed over time, his work on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Late Late Show, his cartoons in the Caption Contest and much more!
On part one of the episode, we discuss the passing of New Yorker Cartoonist Danny Shanahan as well as…
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #761
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #763
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On part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Tom Toro. We discuss his daunting path to becoming a New Yorker cartoonist, his writing process, favorite cartoons, the caption contest, and much more!
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss…
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #760
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #762
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On part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Carolita Johnson. We discuss her life before cartooning, her inspirations for cartoons from her real world experiences, puns, and much more!
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss…
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #759
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #761
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On part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Jason Chatfield. At the end of the interview, Jason reveals for the first time his caption for his recent cartoon in the Caption Contest. But first we discuss his career as a comedian, cartoonist, commercial actor and much more.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss…
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #758
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #760
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On part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Drew Dernavich. Drew has one of the most unique drawing styles of all New Yorker Cartoonists and he discusses his process and how it relates to his prior profession engraving pictures onto gravestones.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss…
Winner for New Yorker Caption Contest #755
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #757
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #759
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On part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Shannon Wheeler. Shannon shares his thoughts on the caption contest as well as those of some of his colleagues. We also discuss his cartooning career outside of the New Yorker.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss…
Winner for New Yorker Caption Contest #754
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #756
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #758
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On part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Benjamin Schwartz. We discuss his background as a doctor, teaching medical students at Columbia University, his cartooning career and, of course, his thoughts on several of his past cartoons in the Caption Contest.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss…
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #755
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #757
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We open the show discussing our upcoming guest cartoonists. Then we discuss…
Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #752
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #754
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #756
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CartoonCaptionContestPodcast@gmail.com
On part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Lonnie Millsap. Lonnie discusses his career, his thoughts on the caption contest, and his drawing style.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss…
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #753
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #755
Send us questions or comments to:
CartoonCaptionContestPodcast@gmail.com
This week we discuss...
Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #750
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #752
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #754
Send us questions or comments to:
CartoonCaptionContestPodcast@gmail.com
On this week’s episode we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Paul Karasik. Paul opens the show discussing how he got into cartooning and developed his drawing style. Then Paul talks about submitting to the New Yorker and getting accepted. Then we move to the caption contest where Paul reveals his original caption and his take on the finalists. Paul gives his insight on the change at the New Yorker from Cartoon Editor Bob Mankoff to Emma Allen. Finally Paul gives his suggestions on how to craft a winning caption. You can see all of the cartoons we discuss in this episode on our Instagram page @caption_contest_podcast • Instagram photos and videos
On this week's episode we reveal next week's guest, Paul Karasick.
Then we discuss...
Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #749
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #751
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #753
https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest#thisweek
On this week’s episode, we interview 11-time New Yorker Caption Contest finalist Lawrence Wood. Larry discusses in detail his caption writing process for the New Yorker Caption Contest, collaborating with New Yorker cartoonists on original work, judging of the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest, and much more!
Then we discuss…
Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #748
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #750
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #752
You can send us any questions or comments to CartoonCaptionContestPodcast@gmail.com
On Part 2 of this week’s episode, we interview Bob Mankoff! The in-depth interview gives great insight into Bob’s mind as well as The New Yorker and Cartoon Collections caption contests.
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss…
Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #747
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #749
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #751
https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest#thisweek
This week we open the show with some exciting news!
Then we discuss...
Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #746
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #748
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #750
https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest#thisweek
This week we discuss...
Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #745
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #747
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #749
https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest#thisweek
Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #744
Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #746
Current New Yorker Caption Contest #748
https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest#thisweek
