Paul Noth returns to the podcast to talk about his first book of cartoons, "I Am Going To Eat You ...And Other Awkward Truths". We also talk about him becoming Wisconsin's first Cartoonist Laureate and the responsibilities that go along with that title (it involves having an extensive knowledge of cheese and cheese related products). We also have a great discussion on what a cartoon is (or is not). Paul also joins us in the contest and favorite cartoons from the issue portion of the pod...

Larry Wood joins us this week to talk about the contests and cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker. Some great discussions with Larry as always! We all agreed on many of the caption picks, but there were also some disagreements as well. Larry mentions a story about hitchhiking from the radio show/podcast, The Moth. You can find it here: https://www.themoth.org/stories/a-very-dangerous-person We discuss the winning entry for Contest #1007 (Wolfgang Pork.) Finalists for Contest #1...

Riley Fanning joins us on the podcast this week. Riley is a fairly recent contributor to the New Yorker. She had her first cartoon in the Daily last year and her first one published in the magazine a month ago. We talk with her about her background and how she got into the New Yorker. She is also a musician and is in the band, Glosser. You can find her music here: https://www.youtube.com/@glosserband And her cartoons and doodles here: https://www.instagram.com/rileydoodlessometimes/ ...

This week's podcast is a special tribute to New Yorker Cartoonist, P.C. Vey. Peter passed away on September 17th. He was a terrific cartoonist with a wonderfully bent sense of humor. We invited cartoonists Michael Maslin, Drew Dernavich and Shannon Wheeler to talk about Peter and his cartoons. We have some insightful discussions about his work and we couldn't help laughing as we talked about his cartoons. It wouldn't be a tribute to someone who created so many funny cartoons if there wasn't a...

Olivia Pecini joins us on the podcast this week. Olivia had her first cartoon appear in the print issue of the New Yorker a few weeks ago (she's also had a Daily cartoon and illustrated a couple of Shouts & Murmurs). She is also a talented illustrator and works in animation. We talk with her about her creative career and how she got onto the New Yorker. We also get sidetracked by the Major League Baseball playoffs. On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests: W...

Frequent Caption Contest finalist, John Konno joins us on the podcast this week. John (or a member of his family) has been a finalist in the New Yorker contest five times and more times than we can count in the CartoonStock contest (he's been the top winner in the last two contests). We talk with him about the how he got into entering the contests and he joins us in the contest discussions and our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker. The podcast was much saddened...

Michael Maslin returns to the podcast to talk some more about cartoons, process, motivation and the contests. We get into a great discussion on a new trend in humor that we're calling "shared experience". You can find Michael's Ink Spill Substack here: https://michaelmaslinsinkspill.substack.com Liza Donnelly's documentary , "Women Laughing", is starting to be shown in theaters. You can find where it's playing and learn more about it here: https://www.womenlaughingfilm.com Rusty Epst...

Bob Mankoff returns to the podcast for a fifth time. We talk with him about the changes to the CartoonStock contest, The recent decision by Air Mail to no longer publish cartoons in its weekly digital magazine and the current state of AI and it's ability to be funny. The co-hosts have a lively discussion on the current New Yorker contests and Paul, once again, digs in the gutter for another caption idea. Here's the link to the games page at CartoonStock: https://www.cartoonstock.com/ga...

Larry Wood joins us this week to talk about the contests and cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker. We have some great discussions and disagreements on the finalists for the New Yorker and CartoonStock contests. Humor is very subjective! We discuss the winning entry for Contest #1000 (Rocky Swords Picture Show.) Finalists for Contest #1002 (Singin' in the Rain Barrel of Monkeys.) Current Contest #1004 (Hello Doggy, Checkmate!) Be sure to enter the latest CartoonStock Caption C...

Guy Richards Smit joins us on the podcast this week. Guy has followed his muse down many paths: art, music, video production and most recently, gag cartooning. His art has been exhibited at The Museum of Modern Art, The Hirshhorn Museum and The Pompidou Center among many other museums and galleries. His first cartoon was published in the New Yorker in 2022 and he has had many published since then in the magazine and the Daily cartoons. We talk with him about his career, cartoons a...