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September 17, 2025 88 mins

Matt Diffee joins us for a second time on this week's podcast.
Matt had been a New Yorker cartoonist until recently, when he decided to try his hand at creating children's books. His first book, "Zip Zap Wickety Wack", will be available on September 30th. We talk with Matt about the process of creating and publishing a Children's book. We also touch on his Rejection Collection cartoon books and the reluctance of creating controversial cartoons in today's world.

You can learn more about Matt's book on his Instagram page:
https://www.instagram.com/mattdiffee/

You can order his book here (and get it signed with a free art print!):
https://www.skylightbooks.com/matthewdiffee

And then send your receipt here for a chance at winning a hand lettered print (you can use a receipt from any retailer that sells the book):
https://forms.walkerbooksgroup.com/view.php?id=10940

You can also learn more about Matt at his website:
https://www.matthewdiffee.com

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

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #956 (Do you know how to drive a drumstick?)
Finalists for contest #958 (No man is a Coney Island.) 
Current New Yorker contest #960 (Local Yokel.) 

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:  
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

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