New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast

Episode 158 - Liana Finck

June 05, 2024 Vin Coca, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, Nicole Chrolavicius Season 4 Episode 158
Episode 158 - Liana Finck
New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast
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New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast
Episode 158 - Liana Finck
Jun 05, 2024 Season 4 Episode 158
Vin Coca, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, Nicole Chrolavicius

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview the wonderful Liana Finck. Liana discusses her career, unique insights into the world around her, humor, cartoons, babies, books and parks near where she lives and areas to avoid in them. 
It's a wide ranging conversation covering everything from creation to pet dogs giving meaningful advice.

You can find Liana's webpage here (you can buy her letterpress prints of her cartoons and her original artwork):
https://lianafinck.com

You can buy her books through her publisher's website here:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2011097/liana-finck/

Extra credit notes...
The designer of the New York Parks was Frederick Law Olmsted. His son's name is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. (no chance of confusion there at all).

The Children's book editor was Ursula Nordstrom.


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

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #896 (Bulky Bawky). 

Finalists for contest #898 (The church of the Holey Sidewalk). 

Current New Yorker contest #900 (Wild Women of the Bumbershoot). 

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

Send your contest complaints or suggestions to:
support@newyorker.com.

Show Notes

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview the wonderful Liana Finck. Liana discusses her career, unique insights into the world around her, humor, cartoons, babies, books and parks near where she lives and areas to avoid in them. 
It's a wide ranging conversation covering everything from creation to pet dogs giving meaningful advice.

You can find Liana's webpage here (you can buy her letterpress prints of her cartoons and her original artwork):
https://lianafinck.com

You can buy her books through her publisher's website here:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2011097/liana-finck/

Extra credit notes...
The designer of the New York Parks was Frederick Law Olmsted. His son's name is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. (no chance of confusion there at all).

The Children's book editor was Ursula Nordstrom.


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

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #896 (Bulky Bawky). 

Finalists for contest #898 (The church of the Holey Sidewalk). 

Current New Yorker contest #900 (Wild Women of the Bumbershoot). 

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

Send your contest complaints or suggestions to:
support@newyorker.com.