New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast
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.
Episodes
190 episodes
Episode 189 - Stephen Nadler And The New Yorker Cartoon Exhibition
Joining us on the podcast this week is New Yorker cartoon enthusiast, Stephen Nadler. Stephen talks about his love of all things New Yorker and the New Yorker cartoon and cover art exhibition, hosted by the Society of Illustrators, "Drawn From ...
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Episode 189
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1:37:58
Episode 188 - John Donohue
On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with Artist/writer, John Donohue. John was a writer and editor at the New Yorker and tried his hand at cartooning for a while and had five of his cartoons published in it. He decided to take a new direc...
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Season 4
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Episode 188
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1:54:29
Episode 187 - Mark Parisi, Dave Blazek & Wayno
Joining us on the podcast this week are three of the top syndicated single panel cartoonists, Mark Parisi (off the mark), Wayno (Bizarro) and Dave Blazek (Loose Parts). We have a great discussion with them about cartooning, the creative p...
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Episode 187
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1:42:53
Episode 186 - William Haefeli
On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with the great New Yorker cartoonist, William (Bill) Haefeli. Bill talks about how he got into cartooning, his process and his focus on social relationships in his cartoons. Bill explains his unique dra...
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Episode 186
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1:34:35
Episode 185 - Lawrence Wood
For the last podcast of the year, Larry Wood joins us to talk about the contests (including the recent CartoonStock contest). We have some interesting discussions about using vulgarities in captions and the ethics of being able to submit more c...
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Season 4
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Episode 185
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1:04:40
Episode 184 - 2024 Year in Review With Mark Strout
On this week's episode, Vin, Paul, Beth, Nicole and this year's best captioner, Mark Strout, review past and present contests from 2024 and choose our best and worst of the year. We also talk with Mark about how he started entering the ca...
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Episode 184
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1:18:25
Episode 183 - Adam Douglas Thompson (ADT)
On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with New Yorker cartoonist, Adam Douglas Thompson. We talk with Adam about his background in the arts, painting and how he became a New Yorker cartoonist. We also talk about his cartoons, a bit about te...
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Episode 183
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1:19:50
Episode 182 - Lawrence Wood
Larry Wood joins us to talk about the contests (including the recent CartoonStock contest). With the holidays coming up, we remind everyone that the best gift is the gift of laughter (has anyone ever noticed how close laughter is to slaughter? ...
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Season 4
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Episode 182
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51:22
Episode 181 - Wayno Returns
Wayno, the daily cartoonist for the Bizarro cartoon, returns to the podcast to talk about winning this year's Reuben Award for Best Panel Cartoon. We also delve into creativity, music, the Pittsburgh Steelers and scary fairy tales and nursery r...
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Season 4
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Episode 181
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1:22:08
Episode 180 - Craig Baldo
On part 2 of this week's podcast we are joined by Humorist, Craig Baldo. Craig has been making people laugh for as long as he can remember. Stand up comedy, warming up audiences for Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver and Jimmy Fallon, wr...
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Episode 180
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1:41:56
Episode 179 - Election Night
Due to our podcast recording day falling on Election Day, we decided not to have a guest. We also did our best not to talk about the election and almost made it to the end, but otherwise, it's all contest and cartoon talk!We discuss the...
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Episode 179
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28:49
Episode 178 - Eric Drooker
On part 2 of this week's podcast we are joined by Illustrator, Eric Drooker. Eric's art has appeared on 40 New Yorker covers (his most recent was on last week's Money Issue) and is in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum, the Museum o...
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Season 4
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Episode 178
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1:46:19
Episode 177 - Yinfan Huang
On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with New Yorker cartoonist, Yinfan Huang. Yinfan moved to the United States (Minneapolis to be exact) to attend college to be an Illustrator. She later moved to New York, discovered the New Yorker and s...
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Season 4
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Episode 177
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1:40:22
Episode 176 - Shannon Wheeler & Ken Krimstein
This week on the podcast, we are joined by two terrific cartoonists, Shannon Wheeler and Ken Krimstein. We've had both on the podcast previously, but we decided to have both on again at the same time. We're glad we did, because it turned out to...
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Season 4
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Episode 176
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1:52:54
Episode 175 - Isn't it Ionic?
Our guest this week was unable to join us due to a conflict on their calendar (they had "do podcast" and "forget to do podcast" marked on their calendar). They have rescheduled for later this year.Meanwhile, Paul, Beth and Nicole try to hol...
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Season 4
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Episode 175
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39:05
Episode 174 - Lawrence Wood
Larry Wood, the all time New Yorker cartoon caption contest winner, author and CartoonStock caption contest judge, joins us once again to talk about the current New Yorker contests, our favorite cartoons from this week’s issue of the New Yorker...
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Season 4
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Episode 174
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51:19
Episode 173 - Amanda Chung
On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with New Yorker cartoonist, Amanda Chung. Amanda's first cartoon in the New Yorker appeared in the Nov. 20, 2023 issue. Her cartoons have also appeared in Air Mail, The Weekly Humorist and other publica...
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Episode 173
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2:00:41
Episode 172 - Ali Solomon
On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with New Yorker cartoonist, Ali Solomon. Ali is both a cartoonist and humor writer and has been a regular contributor to the New Yorker since 2018. Her work has also appeared in McSweeney's Internet Ten...
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1:32:43
Episode 171 - Bob Mankoff
On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with former New Yorker Cartoon Editor and current Cartoon Editor at Air Mail Magazine, Bob Mankoff. Bob talks about the New Yorker and CartoonStock caption contests, A.I., dream cartoons and something n...
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Season 4
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Episode 171
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1:25:51
Episode 170 - Lawrence Wood
Larry Wood, the all time New Yorker cartoon caption contest winner, author and CartoonStock caption contest judge, joins us to talk about the current New Yorker contests, our favorite cartoons from this week’s issue of the New Yorker and the la...
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Season 4
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Episode 170
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1:02:57
Episode 169 - Al Mullen & Public Transportation Magazine
On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview humorist, Al Mullen.Al his written humor pieces for The New Yorker, McSweeney's and other publications. He is also the creator and publisher of Public Transportation Magazine (PTM). PTM is a ve...
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Season 4
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Episode 169
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1:32:20
Episode 168 - Hartley Lin
On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonist, Hartley Lin.Hartley has been contributing to the New Yorker since 2018. He has been creating his on comic book, "Pope Hats" since 2009. In 2019, His graphic novel, "Young Frances" w...
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Season 4
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Episode 168
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1:43:50
Episode 167 - No Guest August
The podcast celebrates No Guest August (a holiday that we just made up) this week! It's just us talking about the contests and our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker. Completely organic with no added filler or additives....
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Season 4
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Episode 167
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48:14
Episode 166 - Drew Dernavich
New Yorker cartoonist, Drew Dernavich, joins us on the podcast this week. It's been over a year since Drew has joined the podcast. His last appearance was the ill-fated 100th Anniversary episode that is unlistenable due to technical problems (t...
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Season 4
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Episode 166
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50:48
Episode 165 - Lawrence Wood
Larry Wood, the All Time New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Winner, Author and CartoonStock Caption Contest Judge, joins us to talk about the current New Yorker contests, our favorite cartoons from this week’s issue of the New Yorker and the la...
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Season 4
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Episode 165
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58:10