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Episode Synopsis
On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with authors Phil Witte and Rex Hesner about their book, "Funny Stuff: How Great Cartoonists Make Great Cartoons".Phil Witte is a long time cartoonist with cartoons published in The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Reader’s Digest, and regional magazines, as well as British publications, such as Private Eye, The New Statesman, and The Spectator. He has previously written two best selling books, "What You Don’t Know About Turning 50" and its sequel, "What You Don’t Know About Turning 60".Rex Hesner is a retired Waste Water Treatment Manager (He knows his... stuff) and is very knowledgeable about cartoons (as I said, he knows his... stuff!)"Funny Stuff: How Great Cartoonists Make Great Cartoons" is a great book and a highly recommended addition to any humor library.You can order the book here:https://www.amazon.com/Funny-Stuff-Great.../dp/1633889807You can also find their cartoon articles here:https://www.cartoonstock.com/blog/author/philcctoons/On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:Winning captions for New Yorker contest #901 (Pop-up Science Lab).Finalists for contest #903 (I thought there'd be more ship (Thanks Beth!)). Current New Yorker contest #905 (Rodent Riders). We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.Send us questions or comments to: [email protected] your contest complaints or suggestions to:[email protected].
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