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May 21, 2025 84 mins

Victor Varnado joins us on the second half of the podcast this week. 
Victor is an actor, comedian, humorist and, of course, a New Yorker cartoonist. We talk with Victor about his background, being funny and we take a deep dive into A.I. and its use in creativity.
You can learn more about Victor at his website:
https://supremerobot.com

His Anti-Racism Activity Book can be bought here:
https://antiracism.online

His current podcast, WikiListen:
https://podcasts.apple.com/.../wikilisten/id1601336806

And, because we all want to relive the golden days of the recent pandemic, here's his "How you doing your Quarantine" music video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTcBC6NfXc0

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

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #941 (Brewbeck's Take Five).

Finalists for contest #943 (Fur-niture Showroom).

Current New Yorker contest #945 (Strung-out Reporter). 

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

Dig deep into the New Yorker cartoon caption contest data at:
https://wordsbelow.app 

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

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