Bruce Eric Kaplan joins us on the podcast this week. We talk with Bruce about his career in TV, writing books and cartoons and how he's managed to blend all of those career paths together. He doesn't mind getting a little cartoons mixed in with his TV and his TV getting mixed in with his books. We also talk about our favorite BEK cartoons and how a word, not usually found in a New Yorker cartoons" was found in a New Yorker cartoon. A great hour of talking with Bruce that went by way too fast!You can order his latest book, They Went Another way, here:https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250370334/theywentanotherway/And order some of his older books here:https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Bruce-Eric-KaplanAnd have some laughs with the cartoons he posts on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/bruceerickaplan?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==TV shows mentioned in the podcast:can be found at:NETFLIX“Nobody Wants This” (season 1 and season 2 will be out later this year)“No Good Deeds” (Season 1)“Seinfeld” (9 seasons with the episodes written by Bruce appearing in the last season)Max (or whatever it’s called now)“Girls” (6 seasons)“Six Feet Under” (5 seasons)On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:Winning captions for New Yorker contest #942 (Shell we dance?).Finalists for contest #944 (Butterflies are freak).Current New Yorker contest #946 (Who's a good Will Hunting?). 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.comSend us questions or comments to:  [email protected]

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