New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast
191 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn depth discussion of the weekly New Yorker Caption Contest as well as interviews with Cartoonists and former Contest winners.
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Intro/Outro music created and performed by Chris Nesja.
Podcast logo designed by Dan Nesja with artwork by Shannon Wheeler.
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Episodes
Episode 30 - Drew Dernavich Returns, Again
October 06, 2021 03:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBOn this week’s episode of the podcast, we’re joined by New Yorker Cartoonist Drew Dernavich. Drew discusses his thoughts on the winner for Caption Contest #771. He also sticks around to discuss the Finalists for Contest #773 and this week’s Contest #775 Send us questions or comments to : [email protected]
Episode 29 - PC Vey Returns
September 29, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBOn this week’s episode of the podcast, we’re joined by New Yorker Cartoonist PC Vey. Peter discusses with us his thoughts on the winner for Caption Contest #770. He also sticks around to discuss the Finalists for Contest #772 and this week’s Contest #774 Below is the link we discuss regarding the caption “C’mon, live a little.” An Open Letter to The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest | by Will Sonheim | Medium Send us questions or comments to : [email protected]
Episode 28 - Kaamran Hafeez
September 24, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBOn part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonist Kaamran Hafeez. Kaamran talks with us about his journey into the New Yorker, his writing and drawing process, and his thoughts on some of his past cartoons in the caption contest. Great information can be found on his website https://www.kaamranhafeez.com/ On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss... Finalists for contest #771 Current New Yorker Contest #773 Send us questions or comments to : [email protected]
Episode 27 - Larry Wood / Crowdsource Voting
September 16, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBPart One of this Episode features special guest host, Larry Wood, who holds the record for the most wins in the New Yorker Contest. He fills in for Vin Coca and talks with Paul Nesja and Beth Lawler about the current contests, his thoughts on crowdsourced voting and what makes a great caption. Part Two of this Episode features an interview with the developers of the software behind the crowdsourced voting.: Robert Nowak of UW Madison with Kevin Jamison and Lalit Jain, both from the univers...
Episode 26 - Michael Shaw
September 09, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBOn part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonist Michael Shaw. Michael talks with us about living in the mid-west and being a New Yorker Cartoonist (difficult, but possible!) We also talk about his latest endeavors with Bob Eckstein: The Elements of Stress and The Cartoon Pad Podcast. The Elements of Stress can be found at your favorite bookstore and The Cartoon Pad can be heard wherever high quality podcasts can be found. Just like this one! On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss.....
Episode 25 - Mick Stevens
September 03, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBSeptember 2: Episode 25 - Mick Stevens: On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Mick Stevens. Mick talks about his journey in cartooning as he traveled from the West Coast to the East in pursuit of the perfect cartoon (he's still searching!) He also talks about his early days with the New Yorker (scandalous cartoon nudity and the cartoon inspired by a classic Seinfeld episode!) We also discuss the winning captions for contest #766. On Part 1 of the episode, we...
Episode 24 - Pat Byrnes
August 26, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBOn part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Pat Byrnes. Pat discusses his impressive careers before cartooning, his time working on The New Yorker's Daily Cartoon and cartoons used in business. On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss… Winner for New Yorker Caption Contest #765 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #767 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #769 Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 24 - Pat Byrnes
August 26, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBOn part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Pat Byrnes. Pat discusses his impressive careers before cartooning, his time working on The New Yorker's Daily Cartoon and cartoons used in business. On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss… Winner for New Yorker Caption Contest #765 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #767 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #769 Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 23 - P.C. Vey
August 20, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBOn part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist P.C. Vey. Peter discusses his drawing style, his time spent in the Cartoonist Association, how he comes up with ideas for his cartoons, and much more! On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss… Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #766 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #768 Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 22 - Joe Dator
August 14, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBOn part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Joe Dator. Joe discusses his feelings about New Hampshire, how he made it into the New Yorker, and his frustrations with the caption contest. On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss… Winner for New Yorker Caption Contest #763 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #765 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #767 Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 21 - Drew Dernavich Returns
August 05, 2021 23:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBOn this week’s episode, Drew Dernavich returns! We discuss the winner and finalists for his cartoon in New Yorker Caption Contest #762. Drew then sticks around to chat with us about the finalists for Contest #764 and shares his thoughts on the current contest #766. Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 20 - Sam Hurt
July 29, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBOn part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Sam Hurt. We discuss his career in cartooning and painting, his thoughts on the Caption Contest, and his collaboration with Harvey Pekar. On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss… Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #763 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #765 Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 20 - Sam Hurt
July 29, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBOn part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Sam Hurt. We discuss his career in cartooning and painting, his thoughts on the Caption Contest, and his collaboration with Harvey Pekar. On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss… Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #763 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #765 Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 19 - Goldfish Guru
July 20, 2021 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBThis week we discuss... Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #760 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #762 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #764 Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 19 - Goldfish Guru
July 20, 2021 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBThis week we discuss... Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #760 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #762 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #764 Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 18 - Frank Cotham
July 15, 2021 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBOn this week’s episode of the podcast, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist legend Frank Cotham. Frank discusses his fifteen-year pursuit to get a cartoon published in The Newyorker. We also discuss his process as well as a few cartoons from his nearly 900 published in the magazine. Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 18 - Frank Cotham
July 15, 2021 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBOn this week’s episode of the podcast, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist legend Frank Cotham. Frank discusses his fifteen-year pursuit to get a cartoon published in The Newyorker. We also discuss his process as well as a few cartoons from his nearly 900 published in the magazine. Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 17 - Paul Noth
July 08, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBOn part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Paul Noth. We discuss his path into the New Yorker, how his drawing style has changed over time, his work on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Late Late Show, his cartoons in the Caption Contest and much more! On part one of the episode, we discuss the passing of New Yorker Cartoonist Danny Shanahan as well as… Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #761 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #763 Send us q...
Episode 16 - Tom Toro
June 30, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBOn part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Tom Toro. We discuss his daunting path to becoming a New Yorker cartoonist, his writing process, favorite cartoons, the caption contest, and much more! On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss… Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #760 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #762 Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 15 - Carolita Johnson
June 25, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBOn part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Carolita Johnson. We discuss her life before cartooning, her inspirations for cartoons from her real world experiences, puns, and much more! On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss… Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #759 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #761 Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 14 - Jason Chatfield
June 16, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBOn part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Jason Chatfield. At the end of the interview, Jason reveals for the first time his caption for his recent cartoon in the Caption Contest. But first we discuss his career as a comedian, cartoonist, commercial actor and much more. On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss… Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #758 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #760 Send us questions or comments to: CartoonCaptionContestPo...
Episode 13 - Drew Dernavich
June 09, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBOn part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Drew Dernavich. Drew has one of the most unique drawing styles of all New Yorker Cartoonists and he discusses his process and how it relates to his prior profession engraving pictures onto gravestones. On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss… Winner for New Yorker Caption Contest #755 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #757 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #759 Send us questions or comments to: CartoonCap...
Episode 12 - Shannon Wheeler
June 02, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 70 MBOn part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Shannon Wheeler. Shannon shares his thoughts on the caption contest as well as those of some of his colleagues. We also discuss his cartooning career outside of the New Yorker. On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss… Winner for New Yorker Caption Contest #754 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #756 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #758 Send us questions or comments to: CartoonCaptionContestPodcast@gma...
Episode 12 - Shannon Wheeler
June 02, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 70 MBOn part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Shannon Wheeler. Shannon shares his thoughts on the caption contest as well as those of some of his colleagues. We also discuss his cartooning career outside of the New Yorker. On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss… Winner for New Yorker Caption Contest #754 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #756 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #758 Send us questions or comments to: CartoonCaptionContestPodcast@gma...
Episode 11 - Benjamin Schwartz
May 26, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBOn part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Benjamin Schwartz. We discuss his background as a doctor, teaching medical students at Columbia University, his cartooning career and, of course, his thoughts on several of his past cartoons in the Caption Contest. On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss… Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #755 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #757 Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 10 - Chameleon in Therapy
May 19, 2021 02:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBWe open the show discussing our upcoming guest cartoonists. Then we discuss… Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #752 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #754 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #756 Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 10 - Chameleon in Therapy
May 19, 2021 02:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBWe open the show discussing our upcoming guest cartoonists. Then we discuss… Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #752 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #754 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #756 Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 9 - Lonnie Millsap
May 12, 2021 04:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBOn part two of this week’s episode, we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Lonnie Millsap. Lonnie discusses his career, his thoughts on the caption contest, and his drawing style. On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss… Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #753 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #755 Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 8 - Square Fire Pole
May 06, 2021 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBThis week we discuss... Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #750 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #752 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #754 Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 8 - Square Fire Pole
May 06, 2021 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBThis week we discuss... Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #750 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #752 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #754 Send us questions or comments to: [email protected]
Episode 7 - Paul Karasik
April 28, 2021 16:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBOn this week’s episode we interview New Yorker Cartoonist Paul Karasik. Paul opens the show discussing how he got into cartooning and developed his drawing style. Then Paul talks about submitting to the New Yorker and getting accepted. Then we move to the caption contest where Paul reveals his original caption and his take on the finalists. Paul gives his insight on the change at the New Yorker from Cartoon Editor Bob Mankoff to Emma Allen. Finally Paul gives his suggestions on how to c...
Episode 6 - Moby Dick in a Supermarket
April 20, 2021 02:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBOn this week's episode we reveal next week's guest, Paul Karasick. Then we discuss... Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #749 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #751 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #753 https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest#thisweek
Episode 5 - Lawrence Wood
April 16, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBOn this week’s episode, we interview 11-time New Yorker Caption Contest finalist Lawrence Wood. Larry discusses in detail his caption writing process for the New Yorker Caption Contest, collaborating with New Yorker cartoonists on original work, judging of the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest, and much more! Then we discuss… Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #748 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #750 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #752 You can send u...
Episode 4 - Bob Mankoff
April 08, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBOn Part 2 of this week’s episode, we interview Bob Mankoff! The in-depth interview gives great insight into Bob’s mind as well as The New Yorker and Cartoon Collections caption contests. On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss… Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #747 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #749 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #751 https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest#thisweek
Episode 4 - Bob Mankoff
April 08, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBOn Part 2 of this week’s episode, we interview Bob Mankoff! The in-depth interview gives great insight into Bob’s mind as well as The New Yorker and Cartoon Collections caption contests. On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss… Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #747 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #749 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #751 https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest#thisweek
Episode 3 - Sheepdogs
April 01, 2021 02:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBThis week we open the show with some exciting news! Then we discuss... Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #746 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #748 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #750 https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest#thisweek
Episode 3 - Sheepdogs
April 01, 2021 02:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBThis week we open the show with some exciting news! Then we discuss... Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #746 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #748 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #750 https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest#thisweek
Episode 2 - Roof Deck Magician
March 25, 2021 02:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBThis week we discuss... Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #745 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #747 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #749 https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest#thisweek
Episode 1 Chefs Inside a Whale
March 18, 2021 01:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBWinning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #744 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #746 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #748 https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest#thisweek
Episode 1 - Chefs Inside a Whale
March 18, 2021 01:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBWinning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #744 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #746 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #748 https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest#thisweek
Episode 1 - Chefs Inside a Whale
March 18, 2021 01:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBWinning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #744 Finalists for New Yorker Caption Contest #746 Current New Yorker Caption Contest #748 https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest#thisweek