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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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103:13

Episode 219 - Kaamran Hafeez Returns

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/09/24

Kaamran Hafeez joins us for a second time on this week's podcast. Kaamran has been a New Yorker cartoonist since 2010. He has recently published a book, "The Best of Hafeez: 60 Cartoons with Anecdotes", a very funny and informative compilation of his favorite cartoons. We talk about his book as well as other aspects of his career in cartooning. You can buy his latest book (as well as his previous book, "You Only Need One Yes") here: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Hafeez-60.../dp/B0FLVSYT2M The...

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Episode 218 - Matt Diffee Returns

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/09/17

Matt Diffee joins us for a second time on this week's podcast. Matt had been a New Yorker cartoonist until recently, when he decided to try his hand at creating children's books. His first book, "Zip Zap Wickety Wack", will be available on September 30th. We talk with Matt about the process of creating and publishing a Children's book. We also touch on his Rejection Collection cartoon books and the reluctance of creating controversial cartoons in today's world. You can learn more about Matt'...

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Episode 217 - Tom Toro Returns Again

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/09/09

Tom Toro returns to the podcast for a fourth time this week. We talk with Tom about the publication of his cartoon book, "And to Think We Started as a Book Club . . .", a curated selection of his best cartoons from over the last 15 years. We also talk about his New Yorker cover he did last November (he neglected to mention that he has also done the cover for the next American Bystander. A great humor magazine that you should be reading). Trigger warning, there is a higher percentage of bad pu...

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Episode 216 - Lawrence Wood

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/08/27

Larry Wood, the all time New Yorker cartoon caption contest winner, author and CartoonStock caption contest judge, joins us 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 have some great discussions on what we think makes good (or bad) captions and why we dislike certain kinds of captions. It turns out it difficult to determine a funniest caption when no one can agree on what's f...

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Episode 215 - John Cuneo

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/08/21

On part 2 of this week's podcast we are joined by Illustrator, John Cuneo. John's art has appeared in many publications, including The New Yorker, Esquire, Sports Illustrated and The Atlantic Monthly. We talk with John about his background, his distinctive drawing style, New Yorker covers and much more! You can learn more about John and see his New Yorker covers and other illustrations at his website: https://johncuneo.com And you can order his books here: https://www.fantagraphics.com/colle...

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Episode 214 - Paul Noth Returns

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/08/13

Paul Noth returns to the podcast this week. We talk with Paul about winning this year's Thurber Prize for American Humor, his new Substack, "Noth Things" and his upcoming book project that collects almost 200 of his best cartoons (including dozens of new ones)! You can find Paul's website here: https://www.paulnoth.com And subscribe to Noth Things at: https://substack.com/@paulnoth (Paul says there will be a caption contest starting soon there!) Paul also joins us for the contest di...

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Episode 213 - Rose Anne Prevec

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/08/07

Cartoonist, Rose Anne Prevec joins us on the second half of the podcast this week. Rose Anne has been creating cartoons since she was young, but has only recently been having them published, most notably in Airmail, Alta Journal, Narrative, Reader’s Digest, The Wall Street Journal and the Weekly Humorist. The New Yorker has been elusive, but we think she'll get in there in the near future. You can find her cartoons at her website: https://www.groundhoghill.ca Rose Anne also has a book of her...

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Episode 212 - Ken Levine Returns

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/07/31

Emmy Award winning writer and cartoonist, Ken Levine returns to the podcast this week. Ken has been a writer for MASH, Cheers, Frasier, Wings. The Simpsons and many more TV shows. Ken has the most recent cartoon in the CartoonStock Caption Contest and we talk with him about his cartoon and his reaction to the winning captions. He also joins us for the New Yorker contests and favorite cartoons from the current issue. Ken also has a reading for his play, "Back To The Drawing Board", on ...

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Episode 211 - Harry Bliss

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/07/23

Cartoonist Harry Bliss joins us on the second half of the podcast this week. Harry has been contributing to the New Yorker since 1998, first as a cover artist and also as a cartoonist. He has recently collaborated with Steve Martin in a series of cartoons that have been collected in the book, "A Wealth of Pigeons". Harry also illustrated Steve's book, "Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions", about Steve's career in the movies. Harry has recently had his memoi...

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Episode 210 - Alex Gregory Returns

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/07/16

Screenwriter and cartoonist, Alex Gregory joins us on the podcast this week. Alex was a guest on the podcast three years ago and we mostly talked about his career in cartooning on that episode (#66). On this episode, we go over some of our favorite cartoons of his and talk more about his screenwriting. The most recent show he's been a writer on is "The Studio", which was recently nominated for 23 Emmy's (the most for any first season comedy series)! You can check out Alex's IMDp page here: h...

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Episode 209 - Lawrence Wood

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/07/02

Larry Wood, the all time New Yorker cartoon caption contest winner, author and CartoonStock caption contest judge, joins us 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 have the usual spirited debates with Larry about the contest finalists and we take a few digressions into politics and the much more controversial debate on what was the better show, "Seinfeld" or "Curb Your Ent...

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Episode 208 - José Arroyo Returns

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/06/25

Humorist and cartoonist, José Arroyo joins us on the podcast this week. José joins us again nearly two years after we last had him on and it's been a very busy two years for him! He's been working with Conan O'Brien on a number of projects including Conan's travel show, "Conan O'Brien Must Go" (currently available on Max), the Oscars and Conan's appearance on the Hot Ones podcast. We have some great discussions on creativity and humor. We also learn that Cornell University is a gr...

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Episode 207 - Michael Litwak

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/06/20

Michael Litwak joins us on the second half of the podcast this week. Michael is a recent contributor to the New Yorker and has had his cartoons published in a number of other publication. He is also a successful filmmaker with his most recent effort, "Molli And Max In The Future" receiving a NYT Critic's Pick and a Certified Fresh (98% rating) on Rotten Tomatoes. Check out Michael's webpage here for his cartoons and more info on his films: https://www.michaellitwak.com/about And ...

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Episode 206 - Lawrence Wood

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/06/11

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 latest CartoonStock contest. As always, we have a great discussion about the contests and we take some time to talk about if some subjects should be off limits for captions in the contests. We are also much nicer to Larry on this episode (but we'll ...

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Episode 205 - Lindsey Budde

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/06/04

Lindsey Budde joins us on the second half of the podcast this week. Lindsey is a new cartoon contributor to the New Yorker, with her first cartoon appearing in the September 23, 2024 issue. We talk with Lindsey about her background and her journey to becoming a New Yorker Cartoonist. You can see more of her cartoons om her instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lindseybudde/ On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests: Winning captions for New Yorker contest #94...

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Episode 204 - Bruce Eric Kaplan

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/05/28

Bruce Eric Kaplan joins us on the podcast this week. We talk with Bruce about his career in TV, writing books and cartoons and how he's managed to blend all of those career paths together. He doesn't mind getting a little cartoons mixed in with his TV and his TV getting mixed in with his books. We also talk about our favorite BEK cartoons and how a word, not usually found in a New Yorker cartoons" was found in a New Yorker cartoon. A great hour of talking with Bruce that went by way too...

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Episode 203 - Victor Varnado

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/05/21

Victor Varnado joins us on the second half of the podcast this week. Victor is an actor, comedian, humorist and, of course, a New Yorker cartoonist. We talk with Victor about his background, being funny and we take a deep dive into A.I. and it's use in creativity. You can learn more about Victor at his website: https://supremerobot.com His Anti-Racism Activity Book can be bought here: https://antiracism.online His current podcast, WikiListen: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../wikilisten/...

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Episode 202 - Lawrence Wood

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/05/07

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 latest CartoonStock contest. Vin Joins us from his local firehouse (Vin is a volunteer fireman) and various people randomly come and go during the podcast. We have a lively discussion about the New Yorker contest and an even livelier discussion/argu...

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Episode 201 - Robert Leighton

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/05/01

New Yorker cartoonist, Robert Leighton joins us on the second half of the podcast this week. Robert started drawing cartoons at an early age and started a comic strip, called Carl & Goober, when he was eight. The strip was very much influenced by Walt Kelly's, Pogo and Robert even used one of its characters in a strip he did for the Northwestern University Humor magazine. His first cartoon in the New Yorker was published in 2002 and he has been a frequent contributor ever since. He is als...

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Episode 200 - The 200th With Jason Chatfield

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast ·

2025/04/23

New Yorker cartoonist, Jason Chatfield, joins us to celebrate the 200th episode of the podcast. We catch up on what he's been up to over the last two years and talk about his new book with Scott Dooley, "You're Not a Real Dog Owner Until…". It will be available on April 29th wherever fine books are sold and at the book's website: Realdogowner.com You can find more about Jason, subscribe to his subStack and look for his next live gig at his website: https://www.jasonchatfield.com You can rea...

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