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New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast

Vin Coca, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, Nicole Chrolavicius

In depth discussion of the weekly New Yorker Caption Contest as well as interviews with Cartoonists and former Contest winners.Email: CartoonCaptionContestPodcast@gmail.comCredits:Intro/Outro music created and performed by Chris Nesja.Podcast logo designed by Dan Nesja with artwork by Shannon Wheeler.

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126:40

Episode 193 - Michael Maslin New Yorker 100th...

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/03/05

On part 2 of this week's episode, Michael Maslin joins us to talk about the New Yorker 100th Anniversary and his recent book that he collaborated on with photographer, Alen MacWeeney, titled "At Wit's End: Cartoonists of The New Yorker". Michael also maintains a database of the New Yorker cartoonists on his website, "The Ink Spill" and posts a daily New Yorker cartoon related article there as well (he also posts it as a Substack). You can order his book here: https://www.amazon.com/At-...

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Episode 192 - Kathy Wrobel

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/02/26

Joining us on the podcast this week is Kathy Wrobel. Kathy is a two time finalist of the New Yorker contest and a very frequent finalist of the CartoonStock contest (going all the way back to contest #14!) Kathy talks with us about her background and her process of coming up with winning (funny and clever!) captions. She also joins us in the contest discussion and our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker. We discuss the winning entry for Contest #930 (A rare medley, whal...

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Episode 191 - Lawrence Wood

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/02/13

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 and the latest CartoonStock contest. Vin is challenged to come up with the top 25 captions for the next CartoonStock contest. You'll have to wait four weeks to see how well he does. We discuss the winning entry for Contest #929 (Partners in chime). Fin...

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Episode 190 - A Quick and Dirty Thirty

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/02/05

A short podcast this week with just the hosts talking about the contests and their favorite cartoons from the current week's issue of the New Yorker. There is a question that was left unanswered about why zebras have stripes. We did a quick google search and found, "While scientists still debate the exact origins and functions of zebra stripes, their recent efforts have focused more closely on three possibilities; protection from biting flies, thermoregulation and protection from predators."...

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Episode 189 - Stephen Nadler And The New Yorker...

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/01/29

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 The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration". You can find more information about the exhibition here:https://societyillustrators.org/.../drawn-from-the-new.../Stephen also writes a near daily blog about New Yorker cartoon art and related subjects at ...

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Episode 188 - John Donohue

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/01/23

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 direction in his career and started doing on-the-spot ink drawings of restaurants. He's drawn restaurants from all over the world, including London, Paris, New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia and many more. He's had three books published of his drawings fro...

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Episode 187 - Mark Parisi, Dave Blazek & Wayno

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/01/15

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 process, cartoon themes and what animals are funny. Mark and Dave each have a new book out. Mark's book, "The Truth About 5th Grade", was written with Kim Tomsic and is a very funny young readers book. You can order it here:https://www.amazon.c...

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Episode 186 - William Haefeli

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/01/08

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 drawing style and its evolution. A great episode! Bill is featured in the recent book about New Yorker cartoonists, "At Wits End", by Alen Macweeney and Michael Maslin.https://www.amazon.com/At-Wits-End-Cartoonists-Yorker/dp/0593581059He is also menti...

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Episode 185 - Lawrence Wood

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2024/12/31

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 captions in the CartoonStock contest (paying another $5 to enter an additional 3 captions).We discuss the winning entry for Contest #923 (Fuzzy Wuzzy had no heir).Finalists for Contest #925 (En Plein Air-Conditioning).Current Contest #927 (That's Mister ...

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Episode 184 - 2024 Year in Review With Mark Strout

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2024/12/11

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 caption contests and his process for coming up with winning captions.And of course, we discuss... The winning captions for New Yorker contest #922 (Rodent you invite them up?) Finalists for contest #924 (Do androids dream of spreadsheets?)&nbs...

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Episode 183 - Adam Douglas Thompson (ADT)

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2024/12/04

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 teaching art at Brooklyn College and the use of AI in creativity. You can find Adam's cartoonsand paintings at his webpage:http://www.adamdouglasthompson.comAdam also mentions that his wife , Helen Phillips, has written several books. You can order h...

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Episode 182 - Lawrence Wood

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2024/11/27

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? Try not to think about it too much). You should buy yourself Larry Wood's book, "Your Caption Has Been Selected: More Than Anyone Could Possibly Want to Know About The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest". You can also buy it for someone close to you to ...

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Episode 181 - Wayno Returns

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2024/11/20

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 rhymes.You can find Wayno's Bizarro cartoons here:https://comicskingdom.com/bizarroHis Substack here:https://waynocartoons.substack.com/And the terrific Bizarro merchandise here:https://shop.comicskingdom.com/collections/bizarro-collectionWayno also join...

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Episode 180 - Craig Baldo

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2024/11/13

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, writing ad campaigns for Nike, Dos Equis, Wendy's and many others and he has collaborated with New Yorker cartoonists. We discuss humor, creativity, existential dread and the bar scene at the University of Delaware (circa 1990). The Two cartoonists C...

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Episode 179 - Election Night

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2024/11/06

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 winning entry for Contest #917 (Beaver? I hardly know her).Finalists for Contest #919 (A horse in a car? Don't be filly).Current Contest #921 (TSA Prediction-Check).You can purchase original New Yorker cartoon art from Curated Cartoons here:https://www.curated...

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Episode 178 - Eric Drooker

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2024/10/30

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 of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Library of Congress.We talk with Eric about becoming an artist, His New Yorker covers, his City Trilogy and the role of art and creativity in the world today. The third volume in his City Trilogy, "Naked City" ...

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Episode 177 - Yinfan Huang

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2024/10/23

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 sold her very first cartoon from the first Tuesday batch she submitted. Impressive! She is also an Illustrator and has illustrated several children's books. She has recently finished a graphic novel memoir that will be published in mid 2025.You can learn...

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Episode 176 - Shannon Wheeler & Ken Krimstein

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2024/10/17

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 be a very lively discussion about all things cartooning and a bit about bees. We also talk about their current book projects and they join in on the contest commentary and favorite cartoons from this week's issue. Fun was had by all!You can o...

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Episode 175 - Isn't it Ionic?

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2024/10/09

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 hold it together for the podcast and almost succeed until the very end. You can book us for your next event.Beth mentions a very funny facebook page called "Important Otter News". You can check it out here:https://www.facebook.com/ImportantOtterNewsWe discuss ...

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Episode 174 - Lawrence Wood

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2024/10/02

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 and the latest CartoonStock contest. We also discuss a new caption contest with a cartoon drawn by our own Paul Nesja. The link for this contest is below. We discuss the winning entry for Contest #912 (Apple a Day Keeps the Dr Away).Finalis...

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