Episode 143 - Brooke Bourgeois

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Brooke Bourgeois. Brooke has had an interesting journey on her way to becoming a New Yorker cartoonist: Harvard, neurobiology, Second City Improv, Scotland, Edinburgh Fringe, a MA in Children's Book Illustration... A very eventful journey!  You can find more about Brooke at her website:https://www.brookeabourgeois.comAnd you can learn more about her upcoming children's book, "Penelope’s Balloons"  and preorder it here:https://www.unionsquareandco.com/.../penelopes-balloons.../On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  The winning captions for New Yorker contest #881 (Cutting to the paper chase, I'll have mine on the rocks). You can find out Paul Karasik's original caption by joining his Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/paulkarasikFinalists for contest #883 (There's more than one way for a cat to swing). Current New Yorker contest #885 (Float like a snowflake, go down like an avalanche). Send us questions or comments to:  [email protected]