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.com And 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/paulkarasik Finalists 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]