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The Cartoon Pad

Weekly Humorist

“The Cartoon Pad” with New Yorker cartoonists Bob Eckstein & Michael Shaw is a humor podcast discussing all things from the cartoon world with interviews with the coolest names in the cartoon world. Michael is one the most renown New Yorker cartoonists of our generation and a master wordsmith. Bob is an expert in bookstores, cartoons and snowmen and a NY Times bestseller, editor and NYU professor.

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78:46

The Cartoon Pad w/ guest Tom Toro

The Cartoon Pad ·

2025/10/09

Tom Toro: Soft Lines, Sharp Jabs, and Jokes that Whisper Before They Wallop! This week on The Cartoon Pad, Bob (in spirit, he's away), Shaw, and Marty welcome Tom Toro—the New Yorker stalwart whose gentle washes and calm, cat-like characters set up sneakily subversive gags. We get into process (ideas first, then drawings that don’t overact), the long grind of early submissions, and the craft of making captions optional without losing the punch. We roam the canon and the shop talk: playing with

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57:07

The Cartoon Pad w/ guest Jeremy Banx

The Cartoon Pad ·

2025/09/17

Bold Lines, Pocket Gags, and a Cat from the ’70s! This episode of The Cartoon Pad, Bob and Shaw beam across the pond to Margate—15 floors up, sea view included—to visit the brilliantly dry and dangerously efficient Jeremy Banx. You’ve seen Banx’s sharp, caption-light missiles in Private Eye, Punch, the Mail on Sunday, and most famously the Financial Times, where he files a daily pocket cartoon—yes, daily—often with about an hour to nail the drawing after the greenlight. No pressure! We talk the

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93:57

The Cartoon Pad w/ guest John Cuneo

The Cartoon Pad ·

2025/06/05

Today’s guest is the great John Cuneo—an illustrator so beloved, his sketchbooks should come with a warning label (and possibly a therapist’s number). You’ve seen his brilliant, bizarre, and sometimes blush-worthy work in The New Yorker, Esquire, and The Atlantic Monthly. Of course, Michael only wants to talk about the naughty bits. Bob tries to keep things classy. Chaos ensues.

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64:47

The Cartoon Pad w/ guest Jason Chatfield

The Cartoon Pad ·

2025/05/06

This episode of The Cartoon Pad welcomes cartoonist, comic and author Jason Chatfield, His new book with Scott Dooley, "You're not a real dog owner until..." is out now. We chat with Jason about his Process Junkie substack and how his mitigation of social media lets him be much more social! Get the book! https://www.jasonchatfield.com/store/signed-copy-of-youre-not-a-real-dog-owner-until

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81:59

The Cartoon Pad w/ guest Don Young

The Cartoon Pad ·

2025/01/06

This time on the Pad we chat with Hollywood go-getter, the multi-talented Don Young! From humble beginnings in Toronto, to NYC for acting in TV & Film, to Hollywood, selling screenplays to Carl Reiner and playing pool with Sammy Davis Jr. (after acting together in Cannonball Run). Hanging out with Hannah & Barbara, and chatting with Fara Fawcett about theater... Don has some STORIES! Plus he wrote for Inspector Gadget, Marty's favorite childhood show. He's got a new YA series called THE

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49:16

The Cartoon Pad w/ guest Liza Donnelly

The Cartoon Pad ·

2024/07/24

On today’s Cartoon Pad, the award-winning New Yorker cartoonist, author, teacher, TED Talk speaker and film producer and director, Liza Donnelly. Her new film project Women Laughing is a featured kickstarter now, check it out and get some great perks! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/womenlaughingfilm/women-laughing

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63:06

The Cartoon Pad: Trainwreck of Fun

The Cartoon Pad ·

2024/03/22

‘Get Back,’ the episode the public has been hankering for. The boys are back to discuss art and the craft of gag cartooning but never do quite get to it. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.”

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44:33

The Cartoon Pad Holiday Show

The Cartoon Pad ·

2023/12/24

This holiday episode of The Cartoon Pad offers yuletide greetings, lots of myrrh, some occasional chuckles, and a lot holiday cheer!

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52:08

The Cartoon Pad w/ guest James Breakwell

The Cartoon Pad ·

2023/11/06

This episode of The Cartoon Pad, the boys do a solid for the writing & cartooning community by having on Substack superstar, James Breakwell (Exploding Unicorn) share his newsletter tips. https://explodingunicorn.com/

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66:00

The Cartoon Pad w/ guest Brandon Hicks

The Cartoon Pad ·

2023/09/29

This episode on The Cartoon Pad we chat with cartoonist, playwright, film maker, and author Brandon Hicks. Brandon's cartoons have graced the pages of The American Bystander, National Lampoon, and Weekly Humorist. His new book 'The History of Human Achievement: A Beezle, Buzzle, & Barb Book' is out now.

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63:50

The Cartoon Pad w/ guests Scott Dooley & Jason Chatfield

The Cartoon Pad ·

2023/06/09

You asked for it, you got it: Two Aussies who have to both be stand-ups, both work for The New Yorker, and both have a new book coming out…humorists Scott Dooley & Jason Chatfield. Pick up the hilarious book, "You're Not A Real Parent Until..." today! More info at https://yourenotareal.com/

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69:41

The Cartoon Pad w/ guest Thurber expert, Michael Rosen

The Cartoon Pad ·

2023/06/02

Thurber, Thurber, Thurber. That’s all we talk about. Acclaimed poet, bestseller, illustrator and Thurber scholar, Michael Rosen, joins the podcast for this must listen to for any gag cartoonist.

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52:13

The Cartoon Pad w/ guest Sarah Morrissette

The Cartoon Pad ·

2023/03/28

This episode of The Cartoon Pad welcomes the talented, funny, and so interesting Sarah Morrissette. From California to a Greek island to a hippie commune in Northern CA, then finally to Vienna, Sarah has many fascinating tales and we were happy to get to chat with her about her life and work. Her cartoons have appeared in Air Mail, Alta, American Bystander, Funny Times, Weekly Humorist, and many others. See her lovely paintings and all her cartoons at https://morrissette.at/

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65:12

The Cartoon Pad w/ guest Lars Kenseth

The Cartoon Pad ·

2023/03/19

Jets, nibs, poop…we cover it all on this very special episode of The Cartoon Pad starring New Yorker cartoonist, Lars Kenseth. See more of Lars' work at https://www.larskenseth.com/

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56:03

The Cartoon Pad w/ guest Ali Solomon

The Cartoon Pad ·

2023/02/09

In this episode The Cartoon Pad welcomes author and cartoonist Ali Solomon who shares her secrets of success. Bob and Shaw remember some old New Yorker cartoon editors and how they might have received form rejections from Ali as an intern. Marty adds more sound effects to the show. See Ali's work and links to all her books at https://www.ali-solomon.com/

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43:11

The Cartoon Pad w/ guests Bob Eckstein, Michael Shaw...

The Cartoon Pad ·

2023/02/06

The guys catch up on all things cartooning. Shaw's interruptions of Bob finally erupt and Marty plays with his new sound effects machine. It's one to miss! Also we praise recent cartoons and mentions by Dave Gomberg, Drew Panckeri, Hilary Campbell, Nick Downes, Sam Gross, and Jason Chatfield. Image is Bob's most recent in The New Yorker!

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78:15

The Cartoon Pad w/ guest Pat Byrnes

The Cartoon Pad ·

2022/12/20

In this episode of The Cartoon Pad, rocket-scientist-turned-New Yorker-cartoonist, Pat Byrnes chats with Bob and Michael about cartoons and his new business The Drawing Board.

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65:20

The Cartoon Pad w/ guests Drew Dernavich and Paul Nesja

The Cartoon Pad ·

2022/12/12

New Yorker cartoonist Drew Dernavich and host of the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Paul Nesja come on the show to talk cartoons and their new project together at Nesja Press! https://nesjapress.com/

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77:07

The Cartoon Pad w/ guest Ken Krimstein

The Cartoon Pad ·

2022/11/18

The decorated author and New Yorker cartoonist, Ken Krimstein talks about his interesting journey from advertising and teaching to illustrating the most important movements in history.

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59:52

The Cartoon Pad w/ guest David Borchart remembering...

The Cartoon Pad ·

2022/11/08

Special installment sharing memories of the late master George Booth with New Yorker cartoonist David Borchart.

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