Episode 130 - Marc Philippe Eskenazi

Writer. musician and former Assistant (to the) Cartoon Editor, Marc Philippe Eskenazi joins us on the podcast this week. Marc talks about his background and how he came to be the Assistant Cartoon Editor at the New Yorker. We also talk a bit about how the caption contest was run back in 2012.Marc is currently a member of The Surfboard Six, A music duo that plays a fun mix of indie rock surf pop. You can listen to them at Spotify here:https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rhIeNDOjvwhbLMoMGDpnz?si=CIBU85XUTRq40meCZKW98wMarc has also contributed to the New Yorker Daily Shouts. You can read some of them here:https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/marc-philippe-eskenaziWe finish the podcast with Marc joining us in a discussion of the current contest #872On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  The winning caption for New Yorker contest #868 (This session really frosts my assumptions).  Finalists for contest #870 (Baby, it's cold cash upside).Current New Yorker contest #872 (Do you have a lozenge? I have a dinosaur throat). Tom Toro Has his own version of the caption contest for his cartoon. Check it out here:https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyv70psRDCU/Send us questions or comments to :  [email protected]