This week on the podcast, we are joined by two terrific cartoonists, Shannon Wheeler and Ken Krimstein. We've had both on the podcast previously, but we decided to have both on again at the same time. We're glad we did, because it turned out to be a very lively discussion about all things cartooning and a bit about bees. 
We also talk about their current book projects and they join in on the contest commentary and favorite cartoons from this week's issue. 
Fun was had by all!

You can order Ken's new book, "Einstein in Kafkaland", here:
https://www.amazon.com/Einstein-Kafkaland.../dp/1635579538

And check out Shannon's KickStarter for his new Too Much Coffee Man book here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/whistleblowerpapes/too-much-coffee-man-saves-the-universe-and-other-mistakes?

The current contests we talk about are:

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #914 (Pisces Powerbook).

Finalists for contest #916 (Uncle Fester Island).

Current New Yorker contest #918 (R E S P E C T take out C C T V). 

We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.

Toondeloo is a new weekly caption contest you can enter, hosted by the former New Yorker contest crowdsource developers and managers:
https://www.toondeloo.com

You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com

Send us questions or comments to:  
[email protected]

Our guest this week was unable to join us due to a conflict on their calendar (they had "do podcast" and "forget to do podcast" marked on their calendar). They have rescheduled for later this year.
Meanwhile, Paul, Beth and Nicole try to hold it together for the podcast and almost succeed until the very end. You can book us for your next event.

Beth mentions a very funny facebook page called "Important Otter News". You can check it out here:
https://www.facebook.com/ImportantOtterNews

We discuss the winning entry for Contest #913 (Putting your mind at easel).

Finalists for Contest #915 (Schrödinger's laundry pile).

Current Contest #917 (Ward, I'm quarried about the Beaver).


You can purchase original New Yorker cartoon art from Curated Cartoons here:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com

You can order Larry Wood's book, "Your Caption Has Been Selected: More Than Anyone Could Possibly Want to Know About The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest" here:
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Caption-Has.../dp/1250333407/

Send us questions or comments to :  
[email protected]

Larry Wood, the all time New Yorker cartoon caption contest winner, author and CartoonStock caption contest judge, joins us once again to talk about the current New Yorker contests, our favorite cartoons from this week’s issue of the New Yorker and the latest CartoonStock contest.  We also discuss a new caption contest with a cartoon drawn by our own Paul Nesja.  The link for this contest is below.

We discuss the winning entry for Contest #912 (Apple a Day Keeps the Dr Away).

Finalists for Contest #914 (Goldfish and Laptop).

Current Contest #916 (Sun peeking over the horizon).

Play the Toondeloo Caption Contest with Paul's cartoon below. 
Home (toondeloo.com)

You can purchase original New Yorker cartoon art from Curated Cartoons here:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com

You can order Larry's book, "Your Caption Has Been Selected: More Than Anyone Could Possibly Want to Know About The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest" here:
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Caption-Has.../dp/1250333407/

Send us questions or comments to :  
[email protected]

On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with New Yorker cartoonist, Amanda Chung. Amanda's first cartoon in the New Yorker appeared in the Nov. 20, 2023 issue. Her cartoons have also appeared in Air Mail, The Weekly Humorist and other publications. Before being published, Amanda contacted the podcast and Vin offered to collaborate with her. It's been a successful collaboration and we discuss the dynamics of it during her interview.

Amanda mentions a few resources that have helped her become a successful cartoonist. Here are links to a few of them:

Emily Flake's class:
https://learn.sawcomics.org/courses/really-funny-gag-cartoons-with-emily-flake-archive

Amy Kurzweil's Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/Amykurzweil

Quentin Blake
https://quentinblake.com


On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #911 (Frankenstein's Pokémon).

Finalists for contest #913 (The Art of the How Does that Make You Feel?) 

Current New Yorker contest #915 (Twas not curiosity killed the cat, twas the spin cycle). 

We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker and we also critique the CartoonStock contest.
https://www.cartoonstock.com/caption-contest/current

Toondeloo is a new weekly caption contest you can enter, hosted by the former New Yorker contest crowdsource developers and managers:
https://www.toondeloo.com

You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com

Send us questions or comments to:  
[email protected]

On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with New Yorker cartoonist, Ali Solomon. Ali is both a cartoonist and humor writer and has been a regular contributor to the New Yorker since 2018. Her work has also appeared in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, the Washington Post, The Believer, and WIRED, among other places. She has also written a book, "I Love(ish) New York City: Tales of City Life", A humorous and relatable look into the joys and pitfalls of living in New York City.

You can order her book here:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ali-Solomon/author/B0BFZJRLMY

You can also check out her website here:
https://www.ali-solomon.com

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #910 (Heavenly Choir drops a new song).

Finalists for contest #912 (Apple of my eye doctor). 

Current New Yorker contest #914 (My captions don't bubbling up anymore). 

We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.

You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com

Send us questions or comments to:  
[email protected]

On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with former New Yorker Cartoon Editor and current Cartoon Editor at Air Mail Magazine, Bob Mankoff. Bob talks about the New Yorker and CartoonStock caption contests, A.I., dream cartoons and something new that he's been working on with Robert Nowak (former manager of the New Yorker contest crowdsource voting), called Toondeloo. Toondeloo is a contest based on the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest. Enter the caption that you entered in the current week's New Yorker contest and then come back later to vote on all the captions entered into Toondeloo. After the voting is done, contestants will see a Leader's Board with the captions ranked by voting score. Check it out here:
https://www.toondeloo.com/

And don't forget to enter the CartoonStock contest with a chance to win upto $500!
https://www.cartoonstock.com/caption-contest/current


On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #909 (Keep the condiments to yourself).

Finalists for contest #911 (Is that a monster in your pocket, Igor, or are you just happy to see me). 

Current New Yorker contest #913 (Different brush strokes for different folks). 

We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.

You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com

Send us questions or comments to:  
[email protected]

Larry Wood, the all time New Yorker cartoon caption contest winner, author and CartoonStock caption contest judge, joins us to talk about the current New Yorker contests, our favorite cartoons from this week’s issue of the New Yorker and the latest CartoonStock contest. 
There were some great captions for what we thought was a tough cartoon to work with and There's a another tough cartoon to caption for the CartoonStock contest this month and we highly recommend that if you normally don't enter that one, you should enter it this month as anybody with a half way decent idea for a caption stands a good chance of being a finalist. You can enter here (there is a $5 entry fee):
https://www.cartoonstock.com/caption-contest/current

The Patton Oswald comedy bit about him texting "I hate", can be found here:
https://youtu.be/FoJ4h2KuYW8?si=BqfbIp8sdh8YTx4E

You can order Larry's book, "Your Caption Has Been Selected: More Than Anyone Could Possibly Want to Know About The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest" here:
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Caption-Has.../dp/1250333407/

You can purchase original New Yorker cartoon art from Curated Cartoons here:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com

And finally, you can purchase the Drew Dernavich/Nesja Press "Bagel Story" print here:
https://www.nesjapress.com/.../bagel-story-letterpress-print

We also discuss the winning entry for Contest #908 (Hats off to Harry Houdini).
Finalists for Contest #910 (Harp in valley ETA). 
Current Contest #912 (A high Red Delicious Corpuscle count).
And the finalists for the last CartoonStock contest (The dark carts of grocery shopping).

Send us questions or comments to :  
[email protected]

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview humorist, Al Mullen.
Al his written humor pieces for The New Yorker, McSweeney's and other publications. He is also the creator and publisher of Public Transportation Magazine (PTM). PTM is a very funny eight page Zine that can only be found on New York public transportation. Past issues have included many New Yorker writers and cartoonists and the next issue (probably coming out in September) will have pieces by David Cross, Jack Handey and Roz Chast. Look for it on a train seat near you!

Check out the PTM website here:
https://www.publictransportmagazine.com

There's also a punchline contest! Win the highly coveted PTM T-shirt!
https://www.publictransportmagazine.com/punchline-contest

If you would like to contribute words, images or money to the magazine you can contact Al here:
[email protected]

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #907 (Dancing in the spreadsheets).

Finalists for contest #909 (Bar Fry). 

Current New Yorker contest #911 (The Miniature Prometheus). 

Send us questions or comments to:  
[email protected]

Send your contest complaints or suggestions to:
[email protected].

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonist, Hartley Lin.
Hartley has been contributing to the New Yorker since 2018. He has been creating his on comic book, "Pope Hats" since 2009. In 2019, His graphic novel, "Young Frances" was published with positive reviews. The New York Times stated: “It’s a testament to his vision that a book with such a long gestation can still feel so of the moment. Or maybe it’s that the floating world of one’s 20s, rendered here with such sympathy and humor, always lives somewhere in us, as accessible as a recurring dream.”

We talk with Hartley about how he got into cartooning, his methods and his recent cartoon in the Caption Contest.

You can learn more about Hartley and find where you can purchase his comics and graphic novel at his website:
https://www.popehats.ca


On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #906 (Belly Can Flop).

Finalists for contest #908 (Magic On The Beach). 

Current New Yorker contest #910 (Heaven Harp Us). 

We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker and our frustration with the current contest rating system (They really, really need to remove duplicate captions!)

Send us questions or comments to:  
[email protected]

Send your contest complaints or suggestions to:
[email protected].

The podcast celebrates No Guest August (a holiday that we just made up) this week! It's just us talking about the contests and our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker. Completely organic with no added filler or additives. We do get a bit fried talking about the current contest, but we recover nicely with only Beth losing track of time and thinking it's still last week. 

We discuss the winning entry for Contest #905 (The Pied Piper of Penn Station).
Finalists for Contest #907 (Our revenue is up 33 1/3). 
Current Contest #909 (Bar Fly Fry Guy).

Send us questions or comments to:  
[email protected]