Podcast appearances and mentions of Bob Mankoff

Matthew Diffee, editor of "The Rejection Collection Vol. 2: The Cream of the Crap," talks about what questions cartoonists said they would ask of The New Yorker editor Bob Mankoff if they could ask him just one, while Jim offers why he thinks some of the rejected cartoons shouldn't have been. The full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

Can artificial intelligence be funny, or is comedy a uniquely human trait? In this witty and insightful talk, cartoonist Bob Mankoff explores the art of humor, the evolution of AI and what happens when the two collide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can artificial intelligence be funny, or is comedy a uniquely human trait? In this witty and insightful talk, cartoonist Bob Mankoff explores the art of humor, the evolution of AI and what happens when the two collide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jewish cartoonist Bob Mankoff once remarked, “I know everybody wants humor to be subversive and speak truth to power. I don't think power has been listening.” Such was the case for John the Baptist. As the forerunner to Jesus the Messiah, John preached a message of repentance to the Jewish religious leaders, but they didn't heed his words. He challenged ... Read More The post Israel My Glory In Depth: Interview w/ Cameron Joyner | December 14, 2024 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

Can artificial intelligence be funny, or is comedy a uniquely human trait? In this witty and insightful talk, cartoonist Bob Mankoff explores the art of humor, the evolution of AI and what happens when the two collide.

Can artificial intelligence be funny, or is comedy a uniquely human trait? In this witty and insightful talk, cartoonist Bob Mankoff explores the art of humor, the evolution of AI and what happens when the two collide.

On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with former New Yorker Cartoon Editor and current Cartoon Editor at Air Mail Magazine, Bob Mankoff. Bob talks about the New Yorker and CartoonStock caption contests, A.I., dream cartoons and something new that he's been working on with Robert Nowak (former manager of the New Yorker contest crowdsource voting), called Toondeloo. Toondeloo is a contest based on the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest. Enter the caption that you entered in the current week's New Yorker contest and then come back later to vote on all the captions entered into Toondeloo. After the voting is done, contestants will see a Leader's Board with the captions ranked by voting score. Check it out here:https://www.toondeloo.com/And don't forget to enter the CartoonStock contest with a chance to win upto $500!https://www.cartoonstock.com/caption-contest/currentOn Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:Winning captions for New Yorker contest #909 (Keep the condiments to yourself).Finalists for contest #911 (Is that a monster in your pocket, Igor, or are you just happy to see me). Current New Yorker contest #913 (Different brush strokes for different folks). 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.comSend us questions or comments to:  Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

For over 40 years, Bob Mankoff has been a driving force of comedy and satire at some of the most honored publications in America, including The New Yorker and Esquire. He has devoted his life to discovering just what makes us laugh and seeks every outlet to do so, from developing The New Yorker's web presence to integrating it with algorithms and A.I. For 20 years, Mankoff was the cartoon editor at The New Yorker magazine, which is famous for its single-frame black-and-white cartoons. In 2005, he created the “Cartoon Caption Contest” and it's still in every issue of the magazine. Each week, the magazine publishes a cartoon illustration, but with no caption. Then, magazine readers come up with caption ideas and send them to the magazine. The contest is so successful that they get 5,000 caption submissions a week. Mankoff has partnered with Microsoft and Google Deep Mind to develop machine learning algorithms to help identify the funniest captions. In 2018, Mankoff became president of cartoonstock.com, the largest cartoon licensing source on the planet. In addition to being a successful creator, Mankoff has studied the psychology of what makes us laugh. He's developed insights into the creative process, for example in his 2002 book The Naked Cartoonist: A New Way to Enhance Your Creativity and his New York Times bestselling memoir, How About Never – Is Never Good For You?: My Life In Cartoons. His story was the focus of the 2015 HBO documentary Very Semi-Serious. Mankoff is currently the cartoon editor at the weekly online newsletter Air Mail. Chapters 0:00 Elaine from Seinfeld 3:58 The New Yorker magazine cartoons 8:45 Artificial Intelligence 12:20 The movie "Semi Serious" 19:00 A.I. and humor 27:40 The Cartoon Caption Contest 31:40 The Seinfeld episode "The Cartoon" 38:50 Having a sense of humor 44:10 A.I. and the Cartoon Caption Contest 51:10 The Reverse Cartoon Caption Contest 55:32 Closer 56:15 Until next time! For further information: The Naked Cartoonist: A New Way to Enhance Your Creativity How About Never—Is Never Good for You?: My Life in Cartoons Bob Mankoff's web site Music by license from SoundStripe: "Uptown Lovers Instrumental" by AFTERNOONZ "Miss Missy" by AFTERNOONZ "What's the Big Deal" by Ryan Saranich    Copyright (c) 2024 Keith Sawyer

In this week's episode, McKay undertakes an examination of the power of gathering knowledge and ‘know-how' by exploring the captivating journeys of several extraordinary individuals. Reviewing their unique approaches to problem-solving and relentless pursuit of knowledge, he brings to vivid life the fact that acquiring understanding of the ‘how' can lead to remarkable achievements and innovations.McKay highlights Tu Youyou's research on Chinese herbal medicine that led to artemisinin, a key malaria treatment with a global impact, as well as John Snow's work during the 19th-century cholera outbreak, emphasizing meticulous data collection. The episode also covers Joshua Bell's metro station experiment, illustrating that recognizing excellence requires understanding the craft. Additionally, McKay reflects on Russell M. Nelson's heart surgery contributions, Bob Mankoff's journey to becoming a celebrated cartoonist, and Hedy Lamarr's frequency-hopping technology. Through these stories and his own sage observations, McKay demonstrates that greatness truly is rooted in know-how, inspiring us all to pursue mastery within our own lives.Episode Highlights:The importance of "know-how"Tu Youyou's discoveryJohn Snow's cholera investigationBob Mankoff and Joshua Bell's examples of mastery and persistenceHedy Lamarr's example of interdisciplinary innovationMalcolm Gladwell's 10,000-hour rule, The Beatles, and the role of practiceExamples from real life of choosing an area to master and seeking knowledgeBeing inspired by others' achievementsQuotes:"Youyou's discovery of artemisinin has saved millions of lives around the world.""Great things are done by people who know how.""Snow's intervention in removing the Broad Street pump handle effectively stopped the outbreak.""In the middle of gaining more know-how, inspiration often comes.""President Nelson's work in heart surgery was groundbreaking and life-saving."“Remember, what you do duplicates.”"Hedy Lamarr's frequency-hopping technology laid the groundwork for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth."“Decide what you will dive into, find your topic for getting more know-how, follow the masters, ask questions, and stay patient and learning.” Links:https://www.mckaychristensen.org/

Today we welcome Bob Mankoff to the podcast. For over 40 years, Bob Mankoff has been the driving force of comedy and satire at some of the most honored publications in America, including The New Yorker and Esquire. He is the founder of Cartoon Collections, parent company to CartoonStock.com, the world's most successful cartoon licensing platform. For twenty years as Cartoon Editor for The New Yorker,  Bob pored over thousands of submissions each week, analyzing, critiquing, and selecting each cartoon. In 2005, he helped start the “New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest.” Bob is the author of numerous books, including his New York Times bestselling memoir, How About Never – Is Never Good For You?: My Life In Cartoons.In this episode, I talk to Bob Mankoff about the psychology of humor. Looking back at his illustrious career as a cartoonist, Bob talks about his early beginnings and the people he's mentored in the field. He explains the anatomy of a joke and reveals his all-time favorite cartoons. While humans are creative creatures, Bob believes that using AI and technology can further augment our intelligence and humor by opening up worlds of possibilities. Website: www.bobmankoff.com/Twitter: @BobMankoff Topics02:14 Bob's childhood & upbringing10:42 Personality of cartoonists and comedians19:54 Types of humor23:44 The grand scheme of time26:28 Augmenting intelligence and creativity38:30 Cartoon Bank44:24 All-time favorite cartoons52:17 Theory of humor57:49 Censorship & cancel culture01:01:24 Bob Mankoff's legacy

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New large language models are capable of writing essays, drafting marketing pitches and having human-like exchanges on chat apps. But can they make us laugh the way a human can? To explore this, host Gary Marcus is joined by Dr. Naomi Saphra, an AI researcher and comedian, Bob Mankoff, former Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker magazine and Yejin Choi, a computer science professor at the University of Washington and 2022 MacArthur Fellow. While artificial intelligence systems can generate far more jokes than humans can, knowing what's funny remains — at least for now — a uniquely human ability. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The power of one word and how it can change your life is the overriding theme of today's episode. As McKay asserts, we can all get stuck in negative thought patterns in our lives, but by finding one word or thing upon which to focus, we can change our perspective and move forward. Throughout the episode, he recounts several examples of how this practice has helped individuals improve their lives.The stories of Steve Young, Michaela Schifrin, Bob Mankoff, and an infirm man at Bethesda all combine to demonstrate how committing to a single word or phrase can provide direction, focus, and motivation during challenging times. As you will hear today, whether it's thriving in your role, overcoming self-doubt and anxiety, implementing the power of persistence and self-discovery, or rising above excuses and taking action towards your goals, finding your one word can truly make a formidable difference in your life.Episode Highlights:The practice of focusing on one word or one thingHow it can ignite an amazing sense of purpose and energyWhat you should do with your one wordAssimilating your resolution to become a part of youSome stories that illustrate the power of focusing on one word or thingHaving a sense of direction, focus, and motivation during challenging timesPersisting and learning from our failuresHolding onto excuses and remaining stuckAccepting help and making changesQuotes:"It's easy in life to get a bit off track.""The practice of focusing on one word or one thing isn't new. But new or not, it has power to bring a fresh sense of feeling and purpose to your life.""Whatever it is, you can see how a word can change your life.""What one thing could you do that by doing it well, everything else would be easier or unnecessary?""But when you find your one thing, your one word or two words... it has a magnetic-like pull to help you get your mind straight and your spirit lit to who you can be.""The point is this: it was the one word 'funny' and the realization that he was truly funny that turned Bob to do what was necessary to learn, to discover, and to grow and become one of the greatest cartoonists of our day.""We're all a bit infirm and need God's and each other's help to step away from our excuses.""Your best days are not behind you, but in front of you, if you can lock onto what you need to learn in this season of your life.""Use these next few days and weeks to find your one word that can help you rise."Links:https://www.mckaychristensen.org/

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist, Trevor Hoey. Trevor is also the Operations Director at CartoonStock. We talk to Trevor about his career as a cartoonist, his work at the Cartoon Bank and Condé Nast with Bob Mankoff and his current position at CartoonStock. We also learn at bit more of how the CartoonStock contest is judged.  Check out Trevors website here:http://www.trevorlikestodraw.com/archive.htmlYou can also enter the CartoonStock contest here:https://www.cartoonstock.com/caption-contest/currentOn Part 1 of the episode, we discuss... The winning caption for New Yorker contest #828      Finalists for contest #830      Current New Yorker Contest #832The current issue of the New Yorker is a double issue, so we'll be taking a week off. Episode #90 will air the week of December 28th and will be a year in review episode featuring the winningest finalist of 2022.Send us questions or comments to:  Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

Trong Vững Tâm Bền Chí Ắt Thành Công – cuốn sách bán chạy nhất theo New York Times, nhà tâm lý học Angela Duckworth chỉ ra cho bất cứ ai đang vươn tới thành công – dù là phụ huynh, học sinh, giáo viên, vận động viên hay doanh nhân – rằng bí quyết để đạt được thành tựu rực rỡ không phải tài năng mà là sự kết hợp lạ kỳ giữa đam mê và kiên trì, thứ mà cô gọi là “vững tâm bền chí”.Dựa trên câu chuyện đầy cảm hứng của chính cô - con gái của một nhà khoa học luôn nói bản thân không phải “thiên tài”, Duckworth ngày nay là một nhà nghiên cứu và giáo sư nổi tiếng. Cô đưa thính giả tới hiện trường để thăm các nhân vật như những học viên đang vật lộn qua những ngày đầu tại Học viện Quân sự Hoa Kỳ, những giáo viên giảng dạy trong những trường danh tiếng, những thí sinh trẻ tuổi lọt vào Cuộc thi Đánh vần Quốc gia Hoa Kỳ. Cô cũng thu thập những bài học hấp dẫn từ lịch sử cho thấy những gì có thể học hỏi được từ các thí nghiệm hiện đại về hiệu suất tối cao. Cuối cùng, cô chia sẻ những gì học được từ việc phỏng vấn hàng tá những người cực kỳ thành đạt – từ Giám đốc JP Morgan Hamie Dimon với Biên tập tranh Bob Mankoff của tờ New Yorker, và cả huấn luyện viên của đội bóng bầu dục nổi tiếng Seattle Seahawk - Peter Carroll.Sách nói Grit - Vững Tâm Bền Chí Ắt Thành Công sẽ đem lại cho bạn một góc nhìn mới về sức mạnh của sự quyết tâm khi được kết hợp cùng niềm đam mê.--Về Fonos:Fonos là ứng dụng sách nói có bản quyền. Trên ứng dụng Fonos, bạn có thể nghe định dạng sách nói của những cuốn sách nổi tiếng nhất từ các tác giả trong nước và quốc tế. Ngoài ra, bạn được sử dụng miễn phí nội dung Premium khi đăng ký trở thành Hội viên của Fonos: Tóm tắt sách, Ebook, Thiền định, Truyện ngủ, Nhạc chủ đề, Sách nói miễn phí cho Hội viên.--Tải ứng dụng Fonos tại: https://fonos.app.link/tai-fonosTìm hiểu về Fonos: https://fonos.vn/Theo dõi Facebook Fonos: https://www.facebook.com/fonosvietnam/Theo dõi Instagram Fonos: https://www.instagram.com/fonosvietnam/Đọc các bài viết thú vị về sách, tác giả sách, những thông tin hữu ích để phát triển bản thân: http://blog.fonos.vn/

                                        Bob Mankoff, Cartoonist and Author talks about why you should "Work in batches of 10", why "Talent is the ticket but that's all " and the why you should "Appreciate when 'good' is 'good enough'". Hosted by Duff Watkins. About Bob Mankoff For over 40 years, Bob Mankoff has been the driving force of comedy and satire at some of the most honored publications in America, including The New Yorker and Esquire. He has devoted his life to discovering just what makes us laugh and seeks every outlet to do so, from developing The New Yorker's web presence to integrating it with algorithms and A.I. Mankoff is currently the cartoon editor at the weekly online newsletter Air Mail. A student of humor and creativity, Mankoff's presentations largely focus on the creative process, from writing a successful New Yorker cartoon to inspiring creativity in others and enhancing ideas with A.I and big data. With his storied career of editing literally thousands of cartoons, Mankoff brings a hugely entertaining night of laughs, tips to bring humor to the workplace, and the option of participating in a cartoon caption contest. In 2018, Mankoff founded and launched Cartoon Collections, parent company to CartoonStock.com, a new spin on the Cartoon Bank, the world's most successful cartoon licensing platform that he founded in 1992. At CartoonStock.com, Bob has brought together cartoons from the New Yorker and previously unavailable cartoons from National Lampoon, Esquire, Playboy, and Barron's to create the largest cartoon licensing source on the planet. With comedy writer and developer Jamie Brew, Mankoff runs Botnik Studios, a network of writers, artists, and programmers who create software that augments human creativity with big data analytics. During his recent stint at Esquire, Mankoff revived the magazine's legacy of satire and humor, editing humor pieces, providing story ideas, and drafting his own cartoons. For twenty years as Cartoon Editor for The New Yorker, Mankoff pored over thousands of submissions each week, analyzing, critiquing, and selecting each cartoon. He mentored cartoonists, new and old, toward the laughs readers expect. In 2005, he helped start the “New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest.” With 5,000 reader submissions a week and millions of entries to date, Mankoff partnered with Microsoft and Google Deep Mind to develop algorithms to help cull the funniest captions. Bob is the author of numerous books, including his New York Times bestselling memoir, How About Never – Is Never Good For You?: My Life In Cartoons, of which the Washington Post wrote, “Mankoff's deep understanding of humor, both its power and its practice, is the live wire that crackles through his book.” His latest book, Have I Got a Cartoon for You!: The Moment Magazine Book of Jewish Cartoons, was released in October, 2019. Mankoff's career started, unexpectedly, by quitting a Ph.D program in experimental psychology at the City University of New York in 1974. Shortly after, he began submitting cartoons to the New Yorker. Three years and over 2,000 cartoons later, he finally made the magazine and has since published over 950 cartoons. His story and day-to-day at the magazine were the focus of the 2015 HBO documentary Very Semi-Serious. Mankoff has taught classes at Swarthmore, Fordham, and led workshops on the creative process   Episode Notes Lesson 1. Work in batches of 10 06:25 Lesson 2. Amateur's love their own work, professionals don't 11:14 Lesson 3. More problems are caused by respect than disrespect 14:44 Lesson 4. Talent is the ticket but that's all 17:39 Lesson 5. Don't rue and stew 24:40 Lesson 6. Originality is overrated 32:33 Lesson 7. Appreciate when 'good' is 'good enough'  36:39 Lesson 8. Find your sweet spot of fame 40:16 Lesson 9. Play the cards you're dealt but know the game you're in 47:32 Lesson 10. The office will always be there, your talent and opportunity won't 55:38

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Bob Mankoff. Bob was the New Yorker Cartoon Editor from 1997 to 2017. He currently runs CartoonStock, the world's largest online database of cartoons for licensing, products, and original art. On June 7th, CartoonStock will be starting a new Caption Contest in which the winning caption will receive a one thousand dollar cash prize! We talk to Bob about that contest on this episode.  You can find out more about the contest here:https://www.cartoonstock.com/blog/cartoon-caption-contest/ On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...   The winning caption for New Yorker contest #801  Finalists for contest #803  Current New Yorker Contest #805 Send us questions or comments to :  Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

Call it perseverance, stick-to-it-iveness, guts or grit. When we learn to stay in the game, we can find greatness. But staying in the game takes specific skills. Learn with McKay as he shares those skills and how you can create a character and habit of perseverance.   Throughout the episode, our host looks at fostering greatness, finding lessons in the stories of others, highlighting the gift of perseverance, and sharing what can be learned from staying in the game. Today, McKay engages in an exploration of what it means to fuel yourself and your future, how to go about it, and, as a result, find greatness.   The Finer Details of This Episode:   ·   Fostering greatness ·   Bob Mankoff and Arnold Palmer's stories and what we can learn from them ·   The gift of perseverance ·   George Foreman's story and its lesson for us ·   Maxcy Filer's story ·   What running marathons has taught McKay ·   Fuelling yourself and your future   Quotes:   “Even successful people face rejection all the time.”   “It is in the failure and perseverance of it that you find your greatness.”   “Don't give in to short term struggles, get better, stay in the game, and if you do, you will do what others are unwilling to do.”   “Fall seven, rise eight.”   “Nothing, nothing, replaces perseverance and staying in the game.”   “The road to greatness is paved with failure and perseverance.”   “The city attorney in Compton said ‘Maxcy was just too busy doing good deeds to everyone around him to pass the test.'”   “A clear image of where you're headed, a clear well-defined image, makes all the difference in enabling you to persevere.”   “It is not over until you win.”   “We're just halfway towards who you are meant to become.”   “If you persevere, persevere, persevere, you will find greatness.”   Show Links:   https://store.faithgateway.com/products/open-your-eyes-10-uncommon-lessons-to-discover-a-happier-life?utm_campaign=faithgateway20131230&utm_medium=blog&utm_source=faithgateway (Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a Happier Life)

On Part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Bob Mankoff!  The in-depth interview gives great insight into Bob's mind as well as The New Yorker and Cartoon Collections caption contests.  On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss… Winning Entry for New Yorker Caption Contest #747  Finalists for New Yorker Caption  Contest #749   Current New Yorker Caption  Contest #751  https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest#thisweek

In conversation with Bob Mankoff, cartoonist, cartoon and humor editor for Esquire, and former cartoon editor, The New Yorker Across the political spectrum, throughout history, the U.S. public has demanded the suppression of ideas and images that allegedly threaten our nation. However, the biggest danger comes not from speech but from censorship. In their new book, Jonathan Zimmerman and Signe Wilkinson chart the history of free speech in the U.S. and argue for its renewed importance amidst contemporary challenges to the First Amendment. Jonathan Zimmerman is the Judy and Howard Berkowitz Professor in Education at the University of Pennsylvania and a leading scholar on the ways in which schools and universities address controversial topics such as free speech, sex, and religion. Signe Wilkinson is a widely syndicated cartoonist and the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning., Formerly based at The Philadelphia Inquirer, she is the recipient of three Overseas Press Club Awards, and two Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards for Cartooning. Signed books available through the Joseph Fox Bookshop (recorded 4/1/2021)

The Talk Spot is an interview show where we have guests from all backgrounds on. This episode features guest Bob Mankoff.

Feggo is the pen-name of Felipe Galindo Gómez.  Felipe creates humorous art in a variety of media, including cartoons, illustrations, animations, fine art & public art. Born in Cuernavaca, Mexico resides in New York City. His drawings have appeared in The New Yorker. Feggo has presented numerous individual exhibitions and has received cartooning awards around the world. Some of his works have been displayed at The Library of Congress, Washington DC.  He joined me this week to talk about his career, how he has learned to handle criticism, and how to take initiative. There were several points from our conversation worth reflecting upon – like this notion of wholeness and how you identify yourself (where you live, where you came from, and being proud of both parts) is so important. We also discussed how Feggo uses his talent to help us think of ways we can solve the challenges in today’s world.  This conversation transcends fields; because in any field you need to knock on doors, promote your work, explore a variety of things, and develop a thick skin to keep going no matter what.  Other notable Feggo sightings include the design of four window panels installed in February 2008 at the two platforms of the elevated 231 St. subway station of the #1-line train in the Bronx, just crossing Manhattan. Bob Mankoff, Formerly the Cartoon Editor, The New Yorker says this of Felipe:  “It is a rare cartoonist who appeals to such diverse readerships as The New Yorker, the Reader’s Digest, Barron’s, and Nickelodeon, to name just a few of the magazines where the widely published Felipe Galindo’s cartoons can be found. As cartoon editor of The New Yorker, I especially enjoy Felipe’s carefully constructed sight gags, whose wordless humor unites all demographics in laughter.”  Highlights:  Feggo shares some of his recent projects including syndication called Trump Truths and his work on infusing humor to help with difficult conversations. (7:39) You will hear about his work with the World Bank on workplace racism. (8:48) Comparing Trump’s light humor about racism versus the “thought-provoking” humor found in cartoons that approach racism (example illustration is an African American boy on a mechanical coin-operated car getting racially profiled). (9:40) Feggo’s immigrant story and experience, putting his artwork into the world. (11:51) Images trigger emotional responses some more than 1,000 words. (13:13) How he considers himself as an “accidental immigrant” and how being outside of Mexico he appreciates his culture even more. (15:25) Merging Mexican culture with NYC culture through his Manhatitlán series - (*Manhatitlán, a word Felipe Galindo coined, is a merger of two words: Manhattan and Tenochtitlán, Mexico City's Aztec name). (15:40) He feels like a whole Mexican and a whole American, we talk about a sense of wholeness vs. not being enough. (18:06) Cartoons evolved over the decades and we discuss how not many cartoons have African Americans or Latinos – on being more inclusive in work opportunities and as images on paper. (19:24) The hope is that this moment of inclusivity is not just a PR Band-Aid. (23:09) How can you grow in your craft? Feggo’s formula: knock on doors and promote your work! (24:14) On developing thick skin: luck is when prep meets opportunity. (26:45) Why some people boycott themselves and how to have more humility.  (28:43) If you are in your 40s or 50s, make sure you have the right passion and try a lot of things - it’s like a chain reaction on respecting opportunities small or big. (31:06) Applying a diversification strategy when it comes to your job skills portfolio and why Feggo became a cartoonist and how he uncovered his talent. (32:33) Feggo describes his humor: it makes you laugh and reflect. He aims for people to reflect on situations or problems by way of his work. (42:34) His homage to Frida Kahlo as a fellow Mexican who also found an opportunity in NY.  (47:12) Starting when your work is not perfect and not being afraid to promote your work. (53:55) Freelancing can be described in this way: you are either busy or busy trying to be busy. (56:27)      Links to quench your curiosity  View Feggo’s Portfolio See Feggo on Instagram Read the book: Frida, The Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera 

This very special episode of Talkward welcomes cartoonists Bob Eckstein, Steve McGinn, and Robert Leighton! Full house! They stopped by the studio after going by The New Yorker to submit some cartoons. We discuss the joke writing process, appearances on old game shows, and we dissect the reasons why some of Steve's cartoons got rejected very, very quickly. We also chat about Bob Eckstein's new book, "Everyone's A Critic- The Ultimate Cartoon Book" which is on sale now and you should go buy it right now!ABOUT THE BOOK: We are all critics now. From social media “likes” to reviews on Yelp and Rotten Tomatoes, we’re constantly asked to give our opinion and offer feedback. Everyone’s a Critic is a curated collection of the best and brightest New Yorker cartoonists celebrating the art of the drawn critique, whether about restaurants, art, sports, dates, friends, or modern life. Featuring the work of thirty-six masters of the cartoon, including Roz Chast, Sam Gross, Nick Downes, Liza Donnelly, Bob Mankoff, Michael Maslin, and Mick Stevens, over half the cartoons in this book appear in print for the first time.     

Two incredible authors discuss their debuts. First, Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne tells James about her Tennessee-set HOLDING ON TO NOTHING (Blair), reading while driving (?), Dolly Parton, time machines, and two beer guitars. Then Amy Kurzweil on her depiction of three generations, including her grandmother surviving the Holocaust, in FLYING COUCH: A GRAPHIC MEMOIR (Black Balloon Books). They go over the deceptive naïveté of comics, how she learned to depict her story, and the inside dirt on NEW YORKER cartoons.   - Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne: http://ecshelburne.com/ Buy HOLDING ON TO NOTHING: Buy HOLDING ON TO NOTHING Elizabeth and James discuss:  Blair Publishing  Amherst College  James Patterson  TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee  THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY  Mark Barr  The Novel Incubator at Grub Street  Lisa Borders  Michelle Hoover  FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen  "Little Sparrow" by Dolly Parton  "Down in the Valley" by The Head and the Heart  Grand Ole Opry  TRAMPOLINE by Robert Gipe  ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare William Gay  George Singleton  - Amy Kurzweil: http://amykurzweil.com/ Buy FLYING COUCH: A GRAPHIC MEMOIR: Buy FLYING COUCH Amy and James discuss:  BART SIMPSON'S GUIDE TO LIFE: A WEE HANDBOOK FOR THE PERPLEXED by Matt Groening  CALVIN AND HOBBES by Bill Watterson  MAUS by Art Spiegelman FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC by Alison Bechdel  PERSEPOLIS by Marjane Satrapi  Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive at University of Michigan  "What the son wishes to forget the grandson wishes to remember." - Marcus Lee Hansen  THE NEW YORKER  MOBY DICK by Nathaniel Hawthorne  Marcel Proust    Bob Mankoff  - http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/

Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Shuts Down for GoodGuest: Matthew Memmott, PhD, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering, BYUThe nuclear power plant at the Three Mile Island, infamous for a partial meltdown 40 years ago, shutdown for good over the weekend. The power company that operates the nuclear reactor there says it no longer makes financial sense to keep it running. So let's take a look at what that means –and how the Three Mile Island meltdown in 1979 changed nuclear power. Female Skateboarders Prepare for Olympic DebutGuest: Nicole Hause, Member of the United States National Skateboarding TeamWhen the Olympics arrive in Tokyo next summer, a bunch of skateboarders will be there. Nicole Hause hopes to be among them. She's a member of the first-ever US National Skateboarding team that was just created in preparation for the first-time skateboarding will be an official Olympic sport. So legit for so an anti-establishment sport, right? What's Artificial Intelligence's Role in Religion?Guest: Ilia Delio, PhD, Franciscan Sister of Washington, DC, Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair in Theology at Villanova University.  Very smart computer programs can predict the weather, tell you the best driving route to your destination and recommend the next TV show you should stream. We're pretty used to the idea of artificial intelligence influencing our consumer behavior. What about our spiritual lives? In Japan, you can hire a robot to conduct a Buddhist funeral for a lot less money than a human priest. A European engineer has designed a robot that offers comforting sayings from Catholic scripture. He intends it to offer spiritual succor to elderly people isolated from their faith communities. Would you seek spiritual counsel from an artificially intelligent machine? Why Jews Are So Funny, and When It's Okay for Non-Jews to LaughGuest: Bob Mankoff, Cartoonist, Former Cartoon Editor for The New Yorker, “Have I Got a Cartoon for You!”I planned to start this conversation listing off the most famous Jewish comedians. But the list is too long. Rodney Dangerfield, Mel Brooks, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Lewis, John Stewart, Don Rickles, Gilda Radner, Joan Rivers, Adam Sandler, Larry David, Billy Crystal. I really could go on and on. What's with being Jewish and being funny? Bob Mankoff has some ideas. “Notifications” are Keeping You Distracted. Scheduling Them in Batches Can Help.Guest: Nick Fitz, CEO of Momentum and Former Behavioral Researcher at Duke UniversityIf you want –and even if you don't –you can get notifications all day long from the apps on your phone. App developers love to push stuff so that it pops up on your “lock screen” and buzzes or dings in your pocket. Have you ever managed to resist checking when that happens? It's really really hard. Tree That Tweets About Climate ChangeGuest: Tim Rademacher, Harvard Forest and Northern Arizona University Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard UniversityTrees obviously can't talk, but there's one in Massachusetts that can tweet. You heard me right, there's a 100-year-old Red Oak tree on Twitter that sends out updates about how it's holding up. You can even ask the tree a question and it will respond.

Matthew Memmott, BYU, on Three Mile Island closing. Nicole Hause from the National Skateboarding Team on women in skateboarding. Ilia Delio, Franciscan Sister of Washington, DC, and Josephine C. Connelly of Villanova University on artificial intelligence's role in religion. Bob Mankoff, cartoonist, on Jewish humor. Nick Fitz, CEO of Momentum, on phone addiction. Tim Rademacher, Harvard University, on a tree’s witness of climate change.

Subscribe, rate and review in on iTunes!CALIFORNIA LIVE PODCAST w/Bob MankoffPlease forgive the sound quality!Today's episode features special guest, New Yorker Cartoon Editor emeritus, Current Cartoon & Humor Editor of Esquire Magazine and Creator of the Cartoon Collections, Bob Mankoff.Thank you for your support and to those who came out to the show, recorded live on stage at NCSFest 2019 in Huntington Beach California.Stay tuned to the YouTube channel for the video version of this episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The evidence is irrefutable: Humor helps. Helps situations involving communications, relationships, problem solving, and productivity among others. So much so, in fact, that the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre has been exploring it as an unconventional approach to engagement in difficult conversations. In this episode of the Podcast, we are joined by guest host Anna Nelson, ICRC’s head of communications in Washington as well as Pablo Suarez, Director for Research and Innovation at the Climate Center, visiting fellow at Boston University, researcher, math geek and overall fan of humor. We chat about bringing humor into unusual contexts, including humanitarian work, and the science behind it all. Hosted by Niki Clark and Anna Nelson. Illustration by Bob Mankoff.

Bob Mankoff is the Cartoon and Humor Editor for Esquire and former New Yorker Cartoon Editor. A student of humor and creativity, Bob has devoted his life to discovering just what makes us laugh, and seeks every outlet to do so, from developing The New Yorker’s web presence to integrating it with algorithms and A.I. He kicked off his career by quitting a PhD program in experimental psychology at The City University of New York in 1974. Shortly after, he began submitting cartoons to the New Yorker. Three years and over 2,000 cartoons later, he finally made the magazine and has since published over 950 cartoons. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the I’m Not Joking community today: petermcgraw,.org Peter McGraw Twitter Peter McGraw LinkedIn

Bob Mankoff is the Cartoon and Humor Editor for Esquire and former New Yorker Cartoon Editor. A student of humor and creativity, Bob has devoted his life to discovering just what makes us laugh, and seeks every outlet to do so, from developing The New Yorker’s web presence to integrating it with algorithms and A.I. […]

Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Recap of first year, part 1" - "Scott Heiferman excerpt" - "Vicki Boykis excerpt" - "Jessamyn West excerpt" - "Courtney Maum excerpt" - "Eric Zimmerman excerpt" - "Andrew Beccone excerpt" - "Roger Anderson excerpt" - "Andy Rehfeldt excerpt" - "Janelle Shane excerpt" - "Zaire Dinzey-Flores excerpt" - "Cheyenne Hohman excerpt" - "College student excerpt" - "Nir Eyal excerpt" - "Kirby Ferguson excerpt" - "Steven Levy excerpt" - "Mark reads Botnik's Harry Potter - excerpt" - "Ken Freedman excerpt" - "Jace Clayton excerpt" - "Jonathan Taplin excerpt" - "Scott Williams rec" - "Gabriel Weinberg excerpt" - "Christopher Potter excerpt" - "Botnik's Bob Mankoff and Jamie Brew excerpt" - "Matt Klinman excerpt" - "Yong Zhao excerpt" - "Recap of first year, part 2" - "Irwin Chusid excerpt" - "Kimzilla excerpt" - "Mathew Ingram excerpt" - "Alex George excerpt" - "Dylan Curran excerpt" - "Henry Lowengard (aka Webhamster Henry) excerpt" - "Catherine Price excerpt" - "Len Sherman excerpt" - "Corey Pein excerpt" - "Anya Kamenetz excerpt" - "David Sax excerpt" - "Felix Salmon excerpt" - "Meredith Broussard excerpt" - "Andrew Keen excerpt" - "Brett Frischmann excerpt" - "John Keating excerpt" - "Siva Vaidhyanathan excerpt" - "Mobile Steam Unit excerpt" - "Jaron Lanier excerpt" - "Paul Ford excerpt" - "Dr. Robert Epstein excerpt" - "Matt Warwick excerpt" - "James Bridle excerpt" - "Ali Latifi excerpt" Recap of the first year! Episode 50 of Techtonic, finishing the first year of the show, with a clip from every guest so far. https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/81296

The University of Colorado Boulder’s Center of the American West is proud to present the Wallace Stegner and the Humor Initiative’s Fools for a Day Awards to Senator Alan Simpson, Pete Simpson and their wives Ann and Lynne. The Center has combined the Stegner Award with the Humor Initiative to celebrate the Simpsons’ contributions to our understanding of the West, and to embrace the opportunity to laugh as we do so. “As public servants, and as people who have contributed their great gifts as story-tellers to the well-being of the West, the Simpson Family occupy a central place in the cultural identity of the West,” Patty Limerick, Faculty Director of the Center of the American West said. “With the Simpsons in our midst, the West has cornered the market for honest, forthright, and very funny commentary on the whole nation’s successes and defeats, the charms and the vexations, the ideals realized and the ideals still in need of our attention and action.” Alan Simpson, Former U.S. Senator from Wyoming, spent a career in public service. From Wyoming Assistant Attorney General to City Attorney, he was very active in all civic, community, and state activities. As an author, teacher, and visiting lecturer, he continues to serve on numerous corporate and non-profit boards and travels the country giving speeches. His wife Ann Schroll Simpson’s career varied from teaching, grass roots campaigning, real estate, constituent activities, and social responsibilities. She served as co-chairman of the Congressional Wives Mental Health Committee, as a board member and president of the University of Wyoming Art Museum Board, and as an active fund-raiser for the Art Mobile, which is her brain child. Pete Simpson, a distinguished and award winning academic, and a notable historian and author, was twice elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives. In line with the Simpson family’s long tradition of public service, he ran for the office of Wyoming Governor in 1986. At the University of Wyoming, Pete Simpson taught a remarkable course in which students explored current issues and, drawing on their instructor’s network of allies and notable figures, proposed bills to the State Legislature. Long before the 2016 armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon, Pete Simpson’s book, A Community of Cattlemen: A Social History of the Cattle Industry in Southeastern Oregon provided a clearheaded and tranquil understanding of that contentious locale. His wife Lynne Simpson’s career spans public administration, public affairs, community theater, the arts, and social services. Each year, the Center of the American West presents the Wallace Stegner Award to an individual or group of individuals who have made a sustained contribution to the cultural identity of the West through literature, art, history, lore, or an understanding of the West. The Center also presents the Fools for a Day award annually to celebrate those individuals whose skills and temperaments support the central conviction of the Center of the American West: A dose of good humor is essential to constructive public discussion, and not coincidentally, to public health. Fools for a Day and Wallace Stegner Award recipients include: Sandra Day O’Connor, Former Supreme Court Justice (Stegner); Bob Mankoff, Former Cartoon editor of The New Yorker (Fool); Ted Turner Entrepreneur/Philanthropist (Stegner); JohnMcPhee The New Yorker Contributor and Pulitzer Prize Winner (Stegner). Thank you to Al and Carol Ann Olson, for their support of the Stegner Award, and to Bill and Jane Reynolds for their support of the Humor Initiative.

For our September Narrative Medicine Rounds, we welcome Bob Mankoff, the former cartoon editor of The New Yorker and the current humor and cartoon editor of Esquire. He will speak about the intersection of the illness experience and humor and the ways each of these life-changing forces can transform the experience of health and healthcare. Bob Mankoff will be introduced by Ben Schwartz, MD, a . . Mfaculty member at Columbia University Medical Center who works with both the Departments of Surgery and Medicine. Bob Mankoff has had an accomplished career in the funny business. In 2015, he was profiled in a “60 Minutes,” in which Morley Safer dubbed him the “Cartoon Doctor.” In 2013, he gave a TED talk, entitled “Anatomy of a New Yorker cartoon.” He edited national 2006 bestseller The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker, which featured all 68,647 cartoons published in The New Yorker since its debut in 1925. He describes this as the “golden age of humor,” where humor helped build personal connections in business and personal relationships. An accomplished cartoonist, Mankoff has edited dozens of cartoon books and published four of his own. Over 950 of his cartoons have been published in The New Yorker over the past 20 years, including the best-selling New Yorker cartoon of all time (the harried businessman at his desk with a phone to his ear, reviewing his calendar and saying: “No, Thursday’s out, how about never. Is never good for you?”) He is the author of The Naked Cartoonist, a book published in 2003 on the creative process behind developing magazine-style cartoons. His most recent book is the memoir How About Never–Is Never Good For You?: My Life in Cartoons (Henry Holt, 2015) Mankoff, who graduated from Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences in 1966, entered the doctoral program at City University of New York to pursue a degree in experimental psychology. At age 30, just short of completing his dissertation, he decided to use his know-how in a new way: as a cartoonist. In 1977, Mankoff spent four months creating hundreds of original cartoons; it took more than a year to break into The New Yorker–and within three years became a regular contributor. On April 30, 2017, Mankoff retired from The New Yorker and two days later un-retired himself to become humor and cartoon editor of Esquire. Benjamin Schwartz, BA, MD, Columbia University, who will introduce Bob Mankoff, is a faculty member at Columbia University Medical Center, working with both the Departments of Surgery and Medicine. His work focuses on using visual storytelling techniques and the principles of Narrative Medicine to train expressive and empathetic physicians. He also focuses on developing engaging educational content for the web and social media to improve health literacy amongst the general population. Dr. Schwartz is also a staff cartoonist for The New Yorker, where he sneaks his daughter’s name into each of his cartoons.

I had the opportunity to visit Bob at the Esquire offices and we had a serious conversation about humor. I mean we really had a lot of fun just breaking it down into little tiny philosophical and theoretical morsels and then putting it back together again. We also talked about his position at Esquire, augmenting human creativity, two cool cats, the balls to be funny, submitting cartoons, intense logic studies and much much more. // Show Notes: https://www.newyorksaid.com/bob-mankoff/

We explore the fine art of comedy writing with Simon Rich, Bob Odenkirk and Megan Amram. And we dissect a cultural icon -- "The New Yorker" cartoon with the magazine's cartoon editor, Bob Mankoff. Spoiled Brats - Simon Rich; Bob Odenkirk on Comedy as an Act of Truth and Destruction; Science...for Her! - Megan Amram; The New Yorker Cartoons - Bob Mankoff; Is Adulthood Dead?; What Do Your Passwords Say About You?.

The New Yorker's Bob Mankoff on what's it's like to be stalked and hunted down by wannabe New Yorker cartoonists on Michael Feldman's Whad'ya Know

We are thrilled to announce the first Center of the American West Fool for a Day Award. This award was created to celebrate those individuals whose temperaments support the central conviction of the Center of the American West: a dose of good humor is essential to constructive public discussion, and not coincidentally, to public health. In addition to serving as the Cartoon editor of The New Yorker, Mr. Mankoff is the author of How about Never – – Is Never good for you?: My life in Cartoons and is the editor of The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker. Please mark your calendars for what will surely be an entertaining evening.

Richard Gehr's new book, I Only Read It for the Cartoons: The New Yorker's Most Brilliantly Twisted Artists, profiles a dozen of the great cartoonists at The New Yorker. We talk about his lifelong love for the magazine, making a career out of his weird enthusiasms, being in the Boy Scouts with Matt Groening, discovering Bob Mankoff's Database of Humor and the evil experiment of The Caption Contest, and the all-time best "celebrity I plotzed over" story in the history of this podcast!

Since Freud, psychologists and other social scientists have endlessly pondered over why humans laugh, and what exactly causes us to perceive certain situations and actions as "humorous”. In a special episode for WNYU’s The Doppler Effect program, Becca Cudmore and Neel Patel find out from scientists and humor professionals what makes something worthy of laughs. Listeners will hear insights from Rod Martin, a psychology professor at the University of Western Ontario; David Zomer, a former humor researcher at Hunter College in New York City; Bob Mankoff, the cartoon editor for The New Yorker; and Ryan Hansinger, a comic based in Los Angeles. This episode originally appeared on The Doppler Effect, which airs on WNYU 89.1 FM every Tuesday at 7:30 PM.

Hi! I host EMPLOYEE of the MONTH a talk (and awards) show about what it truly means to have a dreamy job. I wanted to know what it means to be the cartoon editor of The New Yorker magazine. For over twenty years, Bob Mankoff has been The New Yorker's Cartoon Editor and Mankoff says that, as a result, "I haven't worked a day in my life." As a cartoonist, Bob has continuously breathed much needed humor into an otherwise serious magazine. He has also shaped the landscape for other cartoonists as an editor. Since its inception, The New Yorker has been the most coveted credit for a cartoonist. While other magazines and newspapers trim their budgets, The New Yorker remains one of the few print outlets to pay its artists. By embracing new media, The New Yorker has enabled its stable of cartoonists to license their own work and stay relevant. The New Yorker's famed and growing of archives of cartoons is readily accessible via its Cartoon Bank. When not cartooning, editing zillions of cartoon books, selecting...