New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast
Vin Coca, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, Nicole ChrolaviciusIn 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 | 253 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsComedyComedy Interviews | |||
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Episode 252 - Jim Benton
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 ove... more
Ellie Black joins us on the podcast this week.
Ellie started submitting to the New Yorker in 2017 and had their first cartoon published in 2019. Their latest cartoon was published in this week's issue!
We talk with Ellie about being creative and funn... more
Larry Wood joins us to help celebrate our 250th podcast!
Nicole was not able to make it to the main podcast, so we recorded an additional one that we added to the beginning. The four co-hosts reminisce about some of their favorite podcasts and talk a... more
Polly Lou Adams joins us on the podcast this week.
Polly is a fairly new cartoonist and has had a number of cartoons printed in the New Yorker and many more featured as the Daily cartoon. We talk with Polly about being creative, her journey to becomi... more
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Apple Podcasts5panthera.oncaUnited States3 years ago - Perfect Podcast for Serial Captionists
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.’
Apple Podcasts5Michaell scotttUnited States3 years ago - Entertaining
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
Apple Podcasts5panthera.oncaUnited States3 years ago - Enjoyable banter … but images aren’t described!
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 :( .
Apple Podcasts3Wwtttt1United States4 years ago
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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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