New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast Vin Coca, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, Nicole Chrolavicius

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonist Madeline Horwath (also known as Mads). Mads talks with us about their journey to become a New Yorker Cartoonist. Starting out at the exclusive UW-Beloit and currently working on a masters at the London Royal College of Art, they've had plenty of adventures in-between (sometimes involving PBR).
Mads also talks with us about their cartoons and how they come up with them. 

Check out some of Mads official merchandise at their Bonfire website:
https://www.bonfire.com/store/madeline-horwath/


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

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #890 (Blackhole-in-the-wall Restaurant). 

Finalists for contest #892 (Book 'em, Dino). 

Current New Yorker contest #894 (It's good, but it's no pie in the face). 

Send us questions or comments to:  
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

And if you'd like to see Paul's progress on becoming a cartoonist, check out his instagram page: paul_nesja

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Artist, Tom Bachtell. Tom talks with us about his career as an illustrator and his time doing the New Yorker's "The Talk of the Town" illustrations. His work has also been feature in The New York Review of Books, Newsweek, Forbes, Bon Appetit, Town and Country, Mother Jones, as well as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York magazine, The New York Observer, London’s Evening Standard, and Poetry magazine. Tom has also had a life long passion for music and dance along with his passion for illustration, because "Why Not". 

You can learn more about Tom at his Website (and maybe buy a print or two!)
https://tombachtell.com


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

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #889 (The parable of laughs and fishes). 

Finalists for contest #891 (I'd like to see more in your "out" box). 

Current New Yorker contest #893 (This house is a tremendous bargain). 

Send us questions or comments to:  
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

Bonus!
Check out the two prints Tom showed us in his studio:

Abraham Lincoln
https://tombachtell.com/products/abraham-lincoln

Trump World:
https://tombachtell.com/products/trump-world

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview ourselves.  The hosts: Vin, Paul, Beth and Nicole share a little bit about themselves, how they got into the caption contest, and the creation of the podcast.   

As discussed in this episode, you can purchase original cartoons at Curated Cartoons. 
www.curatedcartoons.com

You can also buy original work from Drew Dernavich and Nesja Press below. 
www.nesjapress.com/shop/p/bagel-story-letterpress-print

On Part 1 of the episode, we debate...

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #888 (Cactus without spikes) 

Finalists for contest #890 (Lunch with the Milkyway). 

Current New Yorker contest #891 (Reading Beside a Monster). 

Send us questions or comments to:  
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Artist, Jenny Kroik. Jenny talks with us about her career as an illustrator and being featured in many national publications (including the New Yorker, of course)! We have a great discussion about art and what it means to be an artist. 

You can learn more about Jenny at her Website (and ask her about doing a private commission for you!)
 https://www.jennykroik.com

Jenny is also hosting an Artist's retreat in Italy this September. If you're interested, you can learn more about it here:
https://feasttravel.wetravel.com/.../jenny-kroik-s-grand...
(The webpage says May, but the trip has been moved to September and the actual dates will be updated soon!)


On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests and take a deep dive in to how we think the humor of the finalist captions have changed recently.

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #887 (Past performance is no guarantee of future wishes). 

Finalists for contest #889 (The Salmon of Doubt). 

Current New Yorker contest #891 (On the job Spring Training). 

Send us questions or comments to:  
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

Bonus!
Here's the link to the Norman Rockwell parody Jenny mentions in the podcast:
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/beauty-products/a34348346/family-plastic-surgery/

And a link to Egidio Pastry Shop. Enjoy!
https://www.egidiopastry.com/

Larry Wood, the All Time New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner,  joins us to talk about the current New Yorker contests, the latest CartoonStock contest and our favorite cartoons from this week’s issue of the New Yorker.

You can preorder Larry's upcoming book on the cartoon contest here:
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Caption-Has-Been-Selected/dp/1250333407/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2T36QCZS5V4D4&keywords=lawrence+wood&qid=1699478163&sprefix=laurence+wood%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-2

The Monty Python flying sheep sketch can be seen here:
https://youtu.be/Vkw2DdoskPY?si=mxPFLe1wD7WC4eyy

We discuss the winning entry for Contest #886 (Atoll you to vacuum the carpet)

Finalists for Contest #888 (You sure made a mescaline)

Current Contest #890 (Don't be such a crab nebula)

Finalists for the last CartoonStock contest (Knight Court)

We finish with our favorite cartoons from the current issue.

Send us questions or comments to :  
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist, Will Santino. Will talks with us about becoming a New Yorker cartoonist, writing and his current passion, standup comedy. We also talk about his cartoons in the New Yorker and the process of being funny. You can see some of that process at Comedy On State, a comedy club in Madison, Wisconsin, where Will is developing his routine doing open mic nights (Sunday-Thursday).
  
You can learn more about Will (and see one of his comedy routines) at his website:
https://www.willsantino.com

You can also sign up to see his New Yorker submissions at his Patreon page:
https://www.patreon.com/willsantino

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  

The winning captions for New Yorker contest #885 (Saved by the jingle bell). 

Finalists for contest #887 (Supply Side Genie). 

Current New Yorker contest #889 (Serving the freshest fish in biblical proportions). 

Send us questions or comments to:  
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com