
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.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 256 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Comedy InterviewsArtsComedy | |||

Cartoonist, Peter Kuper joins us on the podcast this week.
Peter is a frequent contributor to the New Yorker, is the current cartoonist for Spy Vs Spy in MAD magazine and was nominated for a Pulitzer prize this last year. We talk with him about his c... more
Keith Knight joins us on the podcast this week.
Keith is a syndicated cartoonist and has been published in MAD, the New Yorker and many other magazines. He was also a co-creator of the Hulu series, "Woke", which was partially based on his life. His c... more
Larry Wood joins us this week to talk about the contests and cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.
We go over the New Yorker contests without much disagreement, but the podcast gang does have some issues with how the CartoonStock caption... more
Jim Benton joins us on the podcast this week.
Jim is a renown illustrator and children's book writer. He created "IT'S HAPPY BUNNY" which has generated three-quarters of a billion dollars in product sales. He has written over 40 books including these... more
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This podcast is painful to listen to and follow but this one is saved by your guest John Cuneo!
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These guys are my new caption therapists! Love their witty discussion and opinions. I share my weekly New Yorker Cartoon Caption submissions on Insta @NEWYORKERCARTOONCONTEST by Winifred. The scientist working on a problem addressing someone entering the room. ‘I just figured out how to kill time.’
I just finished listening to all episodes. What a great comic relief from the grind of everyday life. The podcast is a wealth of information about cartoon captioning. Although using exclamation marks aren’t so common in winning captions, it’s very much warranted here. This podcast is great! It’s VERY informative and not just about cartoon caption contests. More than once you’ll think, wow, I didn’t know that. Next, you’ll be laughing out loud, while driving to work—a great distraction fro... more
It’d be the best podcast ever if they’d remember that we can’t see the pictures; so they need to spend 5 seconds describing each drawing or it’s babble without context :( .
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A witty, creator-led show centered on The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest, mixing interviews with prominent cartoonists and frequent contest participants with in-depth discussions of captioning strategy, humor in cartoons, and the contest's evolution over time. Episodes regularly explore collaboration, submission processes, personal creative workflows, and the balance between humor and sensitivity in caption writing. A standout aspect is the recurring guest roster of established cartoonists and contest veterans, which provides practical tips, candid critiques of winning captions, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes that illuminate the art and craft of captioning for a devoted, visually-driven audience.
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