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
230 episodes
Episode 229 - Kyle Bravo Returns
Kyle Bravo returns to the podcast to talk about what he's been up to since we last talked with him. He's had a couple more cartoons in the New Yorker and a number of cartoons in the Daily. He's also had cartoons in the Wall St Journal, Sat Eve ...
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Season 5
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Episode 229
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1:21:10
Episode 228 - Scott Green
Scott Green joins us on the podcast this week.Scott was the winner of contest #962 (Octopus Pilot) and heard us on the podcast talking about it. He contacted us to see if we’d have him on to discuss the caption and his unique way of coming ...
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Season 5
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Episode 228
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1:30:35
Episode 227 - Lawrence Wood
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 ...
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59:50
Episode 226 - Ed Himelblau Returns Again
This week on the podcast, we welcome back Ed Himelblau. Ed fills us in on what he's been up to since we last had him on. Turns out he moved from California to Wisconsin. The high point of the move was driving cross country in a Prius with two c...
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Season 5
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Episode 226
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55:18
Episode 225 - Anjali Chandrashekar
Artist, illustrator and cartoonist, Anjali Chandrashekar joins us on the second half of the podcast this week. Anjali had her first New Yorker cartoon published in the June 20, 2022 issue. She is also an accomplished artist and would love to ha...
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Season 5
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Episode 225
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1:25:18
Episode 224 - Greg Nussbaum
Cartoonist and comedian, Greg Nussbaum joins us on the second half of the podcast this week. Greg is a fairly new cartoonist, his first cartoon in the New Yorker was in the Dec. 2, 2024 issue. Since then, he has had one other cartoon and a Dail...
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Season 5
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Episode 224
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1:30:08
Episode 223 - Lawrence Wood
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 ...
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Season 5
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Episode 223
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1:07:58
Episode 222 - Bob Mankoff Returns Again
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, AI and the logistics of maintaining ...
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Season 5
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Episode 222
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1:30:06
Episode 221 - Isaiah Legette
Cartoonist, Isaiah Legette joins us on the second half of the podcast this week. Isaiah is a fairly new cartoonist and has been published in the New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Humorist and other publications. We talk with him a...
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Season 5
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Episode 221
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1:26:58
Episode 220 - David Gomberg
Cartoonist, David Gomberg joins us on the second half of the podcast this week. David Started creating cartoons in 2019. In 2021, he started getting them published in Air Mail Weekly, Narrative Magazine, Wall Street Journal, The London Times, A...
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1:28:01
Episode 219 - Kaamran Hafeez Returns
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 compilati...
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Season 5
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Episode 219
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1:43:13
Episode 218 - Matt Diffee Returns
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 S...
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Season 5
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Episode 218
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1:28:54
Episode 217 - Tom Toro Returns Again
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...
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Season 5
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Episode 217
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1:15:47
Episode 216 - Lawrence Wood
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 ...
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Season 5
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Episode 216
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51:53
Episode 215 - John Cuneo
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 backgrou...
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Season 5
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Episode 215
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1:34:04
Episode 214 - Paul Noth Returns
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 ...
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Season 5
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Episode 214
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1:25:04
Episode 213 - Rose Anne Prevec
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, Rea...
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Season 5
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Episode 213
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1:19:07
Episode 212 - Ken Levine Returns
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 Capti...
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Season 5
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Episode 212
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1:06:20
Episode 211 - Harry Bliss
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 ...
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Season 5
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Episode 211
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1:43:57
Episode 210 - Alex Gregory Returns
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 favo...
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Season 5
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Episode 210
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1:31:59
Episode 209 - Lawrence Wood
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 ...
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Season 5
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Episode 209
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1:04:23
Episode 208 - José Arroyo Returns
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 incl...
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1:38:36
Episode 207 - Michael Litwak
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...
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Season 5
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Episode 207
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1:32:08
Episode 206 - 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 5
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Episode 206
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51:35
Episode 205 - Lindsey Budde
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...
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Season 5
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Episode 205
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1:30:42