Episode 108 - Rich Sparks

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast

English - May 17, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 107 - Lawrence Wood

Next Episode: Episode 109 - Linda Davis on Charles Addams

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Rich Sparks. Rich talks about how he broke into The New Yorker, his drawing style, gag writing and much more.

On part 1, we discuss New Yorker Caption Contest winner for Contest #846 (Scary dog shadow), Finalists for Contest #848 (Flying couple) and the current Contest #850 (Grim Reaper playing guitar). After that, we share our favorite cartoons from this week's issue.

You can learn more about Rich at his website here:
https://www.richsparksillustration.com

You can also order his book we mention in the podcast here:
https://yoebooks.com/upcoming-books/214-love-and-other-weird-things-by-rich-sparks.html

Finally, a link to a video of "Not So Moscow" by the band Rich is in, "The Last Afternoons":
https://youtu.be/28ldYhWab8s

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