Episode 203 - Victor Varnado

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.comHis Anti-Racism Activity Book can be bought here:https://antiracism.onlineHis current podcast, WikiListen:https://podcasts.apple.com/.../wikilisten/id1601336806And, 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=iTcBC6NfXc0On 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.comDig deep into the New Yorker cartoon caption contest data at:https://wordsbelow.app Send us questions or comments to:  [email protected]