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Steve Bell, the legendary, British cartoonist who drew for decades for the Guardian newspaper in London, was abruptly accused by his editor of drawing an anti-Semitic cartoon and was fired. Steve is on our podcast to talk all about the cartoon, all about getting fired, what this means for other cartoonists and what comes next. We get the whole story from Steve, at a time when more cartoonists who are critical of Israel or Netanyahu are being accused of drawing anti-Semitic cartoons. We also have two of Israel's top editorial cartoonists to discuss Steve's cartoon. Uri Fink is a very popular comic book artist and writer along with being an editorial cartoonist. He's published 22 books of his popular Zbeng! comic strip and comic book and is the editor of the Zbeng magazine which has had over a two hundred issues. Uri is the president of the Association of Israeli Cartoonists. The cartoonists in the Israeli Cartoon Association unanimously opposed Steve Bell's firing. Michel Kichka is an editorial cartoonist for various Israeli TV channels, he draws graphic novels including an impressive one about his father who was a Holocaust survivor. Michel won the cow at St Just le Martel and a ton of other awards, and he's a professor at the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem. Please comment and like! And visit Caglecast.com. And subscribe to our cartoon newsletter at Cagle.com/subscribe.

FOX NEWS is a soap opera cesspool for cartoonists - with big lawsuits, sexual harassment, big egos and lots of lies. We've got four brilliant cartoonists joining us FLUSH Fox News in cartoons ... PAT BAGLEY has been the brilliant, cartoonist for the Salt Lake Tribune in Utah since 1979. Pat has won a ton of awards including the Herblock Award and he's also a shining star in our profession. STEVE BREEN is the two time Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist for the nonprofit news website InewSource, he drew for the San Diego Union Tribune for 22 years, and he writes and draws children's books. DAVE WHAMOND is incredibly prolific! He draw two comics, "Reality Check" and "Day by Dave." Dave is also a prolific illustrator who does puzzles, greeting cards and lots of top selling children's books MATT WUERKER is the Pulitzer and Herblock Prize winning cartoonist for Politico, where he also edits a great weekly roundup of editorial cartoons, and he's the President of the Cartoonist Rights Network International that does an excellent job of offering support to cartoonists who are in danger around the world for their cartoons. Remember to like and Subscribe to the Caglecast on @caglecast and join our mailing list at Cagle.com/subscribe to never miss out on a new Caglecast!

We have a BORDER CRISIS festival of brilliant cartoons! The political cartoonists look at Trump, Biden, desperate refugees, children in cages and so much more! Its a festival of human misery, told in cartoons! You gotta laugh! Daryl Cagle hosts four of our favorite editorial cartoonists! ROB ROGERS has won a ton of awards and worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for decades before he was fired for criticizing President Trump by those bastards - Rob is a shining star in our profession, welcome Rob! GARY McCOY has won a ton of awards too, including two Silver Reubens from the National Cartoonists Society, for magazine and greeting card cartoons. He is also a prolific magazine cartoonist and he draws TWO syndicated newspaper comic strips, The DUPLEX and The FLYING McCOYS -- which is a crazy amount of work. Great to have you back, Gary! RICK McKEE was the cartoonist for decades for the Augusta Chronicle in Georgia; he draws the comic "Pluggers" and we've syndicated Rick for 20 years, and Rick is one of our podcast favorites --welcome back, Rick! ADAM ZYGLIS draws for the Buffalo News in New York. Adam has won the Pulitzer Prize and a ton of other prizes. Adam will have a special, solo exhibition of his work at the end of Septemberll at the Cartoon Museum in St Just le Martel, France. Welcome back, Adam!

Daryl Cagle discusses the prevalence of Trump-Hitler cartoons - they are EVERYWHERE! Daryl is joined by three brilliant cartoonists, TAYLOR JONES, PAT BYRNES, and BILL DAY, who share their insights and thoughts all the best Trump-Hitler political cartoons! Be sure to subscribe! Why Trump-Hitler cartoons? Ten Trumpy reasons: 1) Leader of a personality cult. 2) Strongman leader. 3) Theatricality and massive political rallies. 4) Hyper-nationalist (MAGA). 5) Calls to ban or deport immigrants - "VERMIN POISONING THE BLOOD of America" 6) Fetishization of masculinity. Vengeance. Weaponization of the DOJ. 7) Lost Golden Age Syndrome. 8) Promises to purge the disloyal from government (the “Deep State”). 9) Readiness to use violence in politics. 10) Demonization of political opponents, calls to jail opponents Our Cartoonists on this Caglecast are: BILL DAY worked for many years as the cartoonist for the Memphis Commercial Appeal and the Detroit Free Press. We've also syndicated Bill for 20 years and he's won a ton of awards. TAYLOR JONES is a brilliant caricaturist! He draws for the Hoover Digest at Stanford University, he was the staff cartoonist for many years for the El Nuevo Dis Newspaper in Puerto Rico and he drew for many years for US News and World Report magazine. And he's won a ton of awards. PAT BYRNES who is best known for his cartoons in the New Yorker, he draws all kinds of gag cartoons for other magazines, he did a comic strip for years called Monkeyhouse, and he's an advertising illustrator who has won a bunch of awards. This is a great episode! WATCH IT! And subscribe!

Look! Trump the Dog pees, humps, poops and bites, just like regular Trump, but MORE in political cartoons! Come see the best Trump Dog cartoons from the four, greatest Trump-Dog editorial cartoonists discussing their OWN Trump-Dog cartoons! And SUBSCRIBE to our free cartoons email newsletter and never miss out on an exciting new Caglecast!! Our Guest Cartoonists: Pat Bagley has been the brilliant, cartoonist for the Salt Lake Tribune in Utah since 1979. Pat has won a ton of awards including the Herblock Award and he's also a shining star in our profession. Bob Englehart was the editorial cartoonist for the Hartford Courant for 35 years when his job was eliminated by the hedge fund that bought the newspaper. Before that, he worked for Chicago Today, the Journal-Gazette in Ft. Wayne, IN and the Journal Herald in Dayton, OH.We've syndicated him for nearly for 20 years. Dave Whamond is incredibly prolific! He draw two comics, "Reality Check" and "Day by Dave." Dave is also a prolific illustrator who does puzzles, greeting cards and lots of top selling children's books TAYLOR JONES is a brilliant caricaturist! He draws for the Hoover Digest at Stanford University, he was the staff cartoonist for many years for the El Nuevo Dis Newspaper in Puerto Rico and he drew for many years for US News and World Report magazine. And he's won a ton of awards. Daryl Cagle is your Trump Dog cartoonist host!

Brilliant political cartoonists Jeff Koterba, Rick McKee, Taylor Jones and Daryl Cagle join nationally syndicated newspaper columnist, Jase Graves for a fun and lively discussion on @caglecast #34 as we discuss the unlikely cartoon duo of Trump and Taylor Swift. Discover the amazing connections between these two and how they are influencing the political landscape through fantastic cartoons! Be sure to subscribe to @caglecast Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction to the topic of Trump and Taylor Swift 00:01:12 Introduction of Jase Graves, a columnist and Swifty 00:01:35 Introduction of Jeff Koterba, a popular cartoonist and Swifty 00:02:46 Introduction of Rick McKee, a cartoonist and recent Taylor Swift fan 00:03:29 Discussion on editors' fear of Hitler references in cartoons 00:05:06 Rick McKee's cartoon of Trump dressed as a dictator 00:06:25 Taylor Jones' cartoon of Taylor Swift surrounded by birds 00:07:41 Discussion on caricaturing attractive people like Taylor Swift 00:07:58 Taylor Jones' description of Taylor Swift's distinctive features 00:07:58 Taylor Jones talks about drawing a cartoon of rats in Trump's hair. 00:08:23 The word "vermin" in the cartoon. 00:09:35 AI in cartoons and media. 00:12:20 The use of AI in generating news stories. 00:13:37 Discussion on the impact of AI on education. 00:14:30 Taylor Swift's influence on sports and merch. 00:15:41 Different artistic interpretations of Taylor Swift. 00:16:03 Taylor Swift's relationship with the Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kielcemarried 00:17:01 Taylor Swift as Time's Person of the Year 00:18:01 Travis Kelce pouring Gatorade on Taylor Swift 00:18:40 Taylor Swift as an Eagles fan 00:19:11 Confusion about Taylor Swift's football team preferences 00:21:44 Taylor Swift's crossover appeal to football fans 00:22:31 Sharing personal football fan experiences 00:23:08 Jeff Koterba's cartoon of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce 00:23:48 The importance of mixing uplifting cartoons with serious ones 00:23:48 Jeff and Jase discuss the importance of uplifting and positive content. 00:24:18 Cartoonists appreciate the opportunity to draw non-political cartoons. 00:24:51 Admiring a cartoon featuring Taylor Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs. 00:25:20 A cartoon reflects on people's obsession with Taylor Swift. 00:26:08 A cartoon questions the focus on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. 00:26:30 Taylor Swift's impact on the economy is discussed. 00:27:08 A cartoon highlights the obsession with Taylor Swift over important issues. 00:28:01 Cartoonists discuss the use of color in their work. 00:29:11 Pat Oliphant's decision to avoid color is mentioned. 00:30:29 Taylor Jones shares a cartoon about Taylor Swift's body image. 00:31:22 Discussing Taylor Swift's impact on Apple and her activism 00:32:27 Taylor Swift re-releasing her previous recordings as "Taylor's versions" 00:33:00 Taylor Swift's influence on voter registration 00:33:43 Taylor Swift's impact on the 2018 midterm elections 00:34:03 Pat Bagley's cartoon on Taylor Swift and voting rights 00:34:36 Discussion on caricatures of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce 00:35:17 Decline of sports cartoons in editorial cartoons 00:36:05 Futile hope for the comeback of newspapers and physical media 00:36:29 Ticketmaster's difficulty in obtaining concert tickets 00:37:03 Conclusion and farewell from the hosts

Come join in the BASHING with conservative cartoonists, two time Pulitzer winner Michael Ramirez, anonymous but award winning CagleCartoonist Rivers, and the brilliant Gary McCoy as they bash Biden with much more passion than they bash Trump! With your liberal editorial cartoonist host, Daryl Cagle.

Genius political cartoonists Pat Bagley, Kal and Pulitzer winner, Steve Sack show their cartoons about Trump's presidency, his relationship with the Republican Party, and his impact on democracy in Episode #.27 of @caglecast The cartoonists use humor, satire and fantastic art to highlight the absurdity and corruption of the Trump administration. They also touch on the challenges of being an editorial cartoonist in the digital age and the changing landscape of the newspaper industry. The conversation provides insight into the power of political cartoons to capture and comment on current events. Trump's presidency, his relationship with the Republican Party, and his impact on democracy. The cartoonists focus on the absurdity and corruption of the Trump administration. They discuss the challenges of being an editorial cartoonist in the digital age and the changing landscape of the newspaper industry. This podcast is a celebration of three, great, editorial cartoonists. 00:00:00 Introduction to the CagleCast and the three brilliant cartoonists. 00:00:48 Discussion about Steve Sack's cartoon with Trump and the butt-kissing elephants. 00:01:45 Discussion about Pat Bagley's cartoon with Trump climbing out of the sewer. 00:02:10 Introduction of KAL and discussion about his cartoon with Trump as Godzilla. 00:03:18 Steve Sack's favorite Trump cartoons. 00:03:25 Steve Sack's cartoon with the Trump nuclear mushroom cloud. 00:04:14 Steve Sack's cartoon with Lindsey Graham as a presidential seal. 00:04:43 Steve Sack's cartoon with Trump as a lava lamp. 00:05:24 Steve Sack's cartoon with Trump in America locker room. 00:06:03 Steve Sack's cartoon with Trump playing with Legos. 00:08:05 QAnon shaman in jail and Trump crossing out days. 00:08:39 Trump's cartoony elements: tie, yellow hair, puffer fish lips. 00:09:16 Trump's personality focused on victimhood. 00:10:20 Populism amplified by social media and television. 00:10:58 Trump compared to historical figures, best president since Lincoln. 00:11:59 Trump's return after Republicans turned against him. 00:13:54 Trump's obsession with flushing toilets and low flow toilets. 00:14:34 Trump University cartoon with cheat and grab the junk machine. 00:15:18 Republicans in their natural habitat, picking and giving money. 00:16:04 Trump replacing "We the People" with "ME" in Constitution. 00:16:18 Trump's lawyers argue he doesn't have to defend the Constitution 00:17:29 Danger of Republicans believing the election was stolen 00:19:17 Frustration with editors not printing cartoons critical of Fox News 00:20:45 Editorial cartoons becoming less controversial and more timid 00:21:24 Immigration as a strength, not a problem 00:23:02 Immigration issue used for political gain 00:24:21 Republicans don't want to solve the immigration problem 00:24:29 Opposition to immigration driving election results in Europe 00:25:01 Trump's impact on the environment and global warming 00:25:45 Compliment on the creativity of a Christmas cartoon 00:25:45 Kal loves a simple and creative cartoon. 00:26:18 The Republican playbook and Hunter Biden cartoons. 00:27:45 Trump's followers would still vote for him even if he shot someone. 00:28:24 Cartoons with blood not popular with editors. 00:29:20 Differences between print and online cartoons. 00:30:38 Demographics of newspaper readers and online viewers. 00:31:59 Cartoonists draw what they want despite editors' preferences. 00:32:46 Cultural sensitivity in cartoons. 00:33:39 Irony has lost its meaning. 00:34:12 Trump and library don't go together. 00:34:26 Trump's lack of interest in meeting veterans and soldiers. 00:35:04 Discussion on the composition and humor of a cartoon. 00:36:03 Kal's cartoon of Dr. Fauci recommending lockdown and quarantine. 00:36:26 Crowd scenes and the challenges of drawing them. 00:37:01 People suggesting complex cartoon ideas with no regard for laziness. 00:37:30 Appreciation for the simplicity and complexity of cartoons. 00:38:18 Kal's watercolor in his cartoons. 00:38:49 Trump and his supporters in straight jackets. 00:39:28 The use of Trump's red tie as a symbol in cartoons. 00:40:41 Cartoons depicting the threat to democracy by Trump and Republicans. 00:43:00 The Charlottesville event and its depiction in a cartoon 00:43:42 Cartoon on Trump swallowing the Republican Party 00:44:28 Cartoon on the Justice Department pulling down the justice statue 00:45:22 Cartoon on Trump's meeting with Putin and their conversation 00:46:03 Cartoon on on Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic 00:47:02 Cartoon on Mitch McConnell getting burned by Trump's dragon 00:47:37 Cartoon on Trump barricaded in the Oval Office 00:48:23 Cartoon on Trump's failed attempts to overthrow democracy 00:50:13 Conclusion and thanks to the cartoonists

Trump Trump Trump! Ho Ho Ho! Daryl Cagle as he talks to four brilliant political cartoonists Dave Whamond, Rick McKee, Pat Byrnes and Bart van Leeuwen for a fun and lively Christmastime discussion, showing off and discussing our favorite Trump Christmas cartoons in episode #33 of the Caglecast! The cartoonists talk about the warm, holiday joy of drawing Trump! Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction of the four cartoonists 00:01:20 Discussion about Bart's cartoon of Trump in jail 00:02:06 Pat's cartoon of Trump as Scrooge 00:02:34 Dave's cartoon of Trump and clean coal 00:03:49 Daryl's cartoon of Trump mistletoe 00:04:04 Rick's cartoon of Trump and Biden at the returns 00:05:09 Rick's cartoon of Santa and the coal industry 00:06:00 Rick's cartoon of Santa reading Trump's tweet 00:06:49 Rick's cartoon of Obama's legacy and Trump 00:07:34 Rick's cartoon of Trump and government shutdown 00:08:17 Rick's cartoon of Trump and Santa's lap 00:08:12 Trump's denial and blame game 00:08:26 Trump's "witch hunt" response 00:09:06 Trump's inability to count ballots 00:10:16 Trump's longing for McDonald's during COVID shutdown 00:11:02 Dutch patriotic restaurant Febo 00:12:02 New far-right Christian holiday on January 6th 00:12:48 Trump's gift of NATO funding cuts to Putin 00:13:28 Trump's isolationist policies 00:14:08 Speculation on Trump's strategic moves 00:15:51 Trump's denial of his own statements 00:15:55 Trump denying quotes attributed to him as AI-generated. 00:16:08 Concerns about Trump's ability to manipulate information using AI. 00:16:31 Reflecting on the innocence of past cartoons about Trump. 00:17:27 Trump's evolving appearance in cartoons over the years. 00:18:00 Lack of fat cat characters in cartoons today. 00:18:41 Unique and artistic approach in Angel Bolligan's cartoons. 00:19:50 Perception of Trump sending checks compared to Biden's policies. 00:21:00 Republican congressmen touting infrastructure they voted against. 00:22:22 Discussion on the "war on Christmas" and victimhood mentality. 00:23:25 Funny and satirical cartoons about Trump and Starbucks. 00:24:03 Discussion about Trump Christmas cartoons 00:24:45 Frank Hansen's "merry covfefe" cartoon 00:25:33 Discussion about the popularity of covfefe cartoons 00:26:09 Bart van Leeuwen's abstractistic style 00:27:40 Marion Kaminsky's Trump and Putin manger scene 00:28:18 Frustration with lack of Trump cartoon reprints 00:29:09 Jimmy Margulies' Trump Christmas red cup at Starbucks 00:30:33 Discussion about Trump and the coal industry 00:31:00 Discussion about repetitive nature of political cartoons 00:32:08 Kevin Siers' Charlie Brown tree cartoon 00:32:22 Discussion about Kevin Siers' Charlie Brown tree cartoon. 00:32:37 Realization that it is the last cartoon. 00:32:48 Expressing enjoyment of the podcast. 00:33:00 Comment on the effectiveness of visual metaphor and allegory. 00:33:12 Looking forward to a merry Trump Christmas. 00:33:15 Farewells and greetings exchanged. 00:33:28 Conclusion and reminder to subscribe. 00:33:30 Final goodbyes.

Brilliant, conservative political cartoonists Gary McCoy, Rivers and Michael Ramirez have a fun and lively discussion, showing off and discussing their favorite cartoons about President Joe Biden and Hunter Biden in episode #31 of the @caglecast -- They talk about Hunter's scandals and special interest money, Joe Biden's "dementia," their views of liberal media, their perspective on Biden's "failed policies," their use of humor and satire in political cartoons, and the reactions from editors and readers to their conservative perspective in what they view as a liberal media world. They also talk about their process of drawing cartoons and what crosses the line as inappropriate in a cartoon. Overall, the discussion highlights the power of conservative cartoons to capture the essence of President Biden and provoke thought and discussion. 00:00:00 Introduction to the CagleCast with three conservative cartoonists 00:00:43 Discussion about Hunter Biden's controversial activities 00:03:07 Conversation about Hunter Biden's gun application and hypocrisy 00:05:13 Analysis of a cartoon depicting Hunter Biden leaving mud in the Oval Office 00:06:46 Introduction of anonymous cartoonist Rivers and discussion of his cartoons 00:07:21 Analysis of Rivers' cartoons featuring Hunter Biden 00:08:08 Introduction of cartoonist Gary McCoy and discussion of his cartoon 00:09:04 Humorous cartoon about Hunter Biden interrupting a business call with his dad 00:09:04 Discussion about Joe Biden's involvement in business meetings 00:09:21 Conversation about Hunter Biden's personal life 00:09:53 Gary McCoy's desire to look at other cartoonists' work 00:10:07 Michael Ramirez's success with movie parodies 00:10:26 Michael Ramirez's use of relatable images in cartoons 00:10:54 Michael Ramirez's cartoon on the IRS and government control 00:11:33 Michael Ramirez's experience with being audited 00:11:58 Michael Ramirez's cartoon on the negative impact of Bidenomics 00:12:38 Discussion on the dominance of liberal media organizations 00:15:10 Debate on the decline of substantive political cartoons 00:16:07 Conversation about the lack of appealing presidential candidates 00:17:31 Gary McCoy's shift from being a never Trumper to pro Trump 00:17:59 Daryl Cagle's observation of Gary McCoy's lack of Trump cartoons 00:18:17 Rivers' perspective on drawing cartoons on the current president 00:18:17 Liberal cartoonists focusing on Trump. 00:19:14 Ramirez draws Trump cartoons as an equal opportunity offender. 00:20:00 Disagreements with Trump's policies, particularly tariffs. 00:21:16 Cartoons on Biden's lies and potential scandals. 00:22:31 Speculation on Biden's potential downfall. 00:23:30 Discussion on Biden's financial ties and puppeteer theory. 00:25:17 Criticism of Biden's handling of justice system. 00:26:27 Cartoon on Biden's reputation for sniffing people. 00:27:16 Depiction of Biden's focus on Ukraine over American issues. 00:27:33 Cartoon on Biden sawing Uncle Sam in half. 00:28:06 Cartoon of Biden golfing behind a giant football player 00:28:23 FBI covering up for the Bidens with laptop story 00:29:40 Cartoon of elephant on top of Biden corruption evidence 00:30:00 Cartoon of Uncle Sam digging and Biden saying "keep digging" 00:30:31 Cartoon of Biden's dog biting Secret Service guys 00:31:28 Cartoon of Biden gluing his feet to the floor 00:32:16 Cartoon of Biden groping someone 00:32:40 Discussing Biden's veiled racism and recent gaffes 00:35:11 Cartoonists discussing Daryl's feedback on cartoon selection 00:35:56 Effective cartoonists get people to see their cartoons 00:36:13 Anti-Semitic cartoons are not acceptable and are killed 00:37:38 Offending readers can overshadow the point of a cartoon 00:38:49 Offensive cartoons can generate outrage and attention 00:39:16 Controversial images can overshadow the point of a cartoon 00:39:33 Offensive cartoons are discouraged 00:40:26 Respect and appreciation among the cartoonists 00:41:02 Disagreement with politics doesn't mean a cartoon is not powerful 00:41:39 The personal nature of politics and emotional responses 00:42:17 Reminder to subscribe to @Caglecast and thank you!

Republicans are turning on Ukraine, with more opposing US support in Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion. Cagle Cartoons syndicates the work of brilliant, conservative, anonymous editorial cartoonist, Rivers, who has joined the opposition to military support for Ukraine. Our political cartoonist and host, Daryl Cagle, supports US aid to Ukraine and has a lively cartoonist on cartoonist debate with Rivers, along with a a great display of Rivers' cartoons about Russia's War on Ukraine. We need your support! We've got the best cartoonists talking about their great cartoons and the news of the day, like the our cartoonist debate about aid to Ukraine. And visit our podcast site at https://Caglecast.com, and our cartoon site, with hundred of thousands of editorial cartoons at https://Cagle.com See a full transcript and much more on our podcast site http://caglecast.com

Artificial Intelligence threatens us all --and no one knows better than political cartoonists how AI already threatens the jobs of journalists and cartoonists and may soon threaten to take over the world! In our new Caglecast we discuss our impending doom with four of the best editorial cartoonists who discuss their own AI cartoons: JEFF KOTERBA is possibly our most popular cartoonist, he's drawn for over thirty years for the top newspaper in Nebraska, his cartoons have flown around the world on the Space Shuttle Discovery, and he’s been struck by lightening. RICK MCKEE was the cartoonist for decades for the Augusta Chronicle in Georgia; he draws the comic "Pluggers" and we've syndicated Rick for 20 years. Rick generated the first syndicated political cartoon that was drawn by AI, that we discussed on Caglecast number SIX --go take a look at that on Caglecast.com. RIVERS is our brilliant, anonymous and very conservative cartoonist, who has a background in tech. And we have the brilliant self syndicated, altie cartoonist, ANDY SINGER who draws the environmentally friendly and tech savvy cartoon panel "No Exit" that appears in dozens of newspapers and appears on Cagle.com and PoliticalCartoons.com where you can license the cartoons for your own publication!

We dive into the Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump affair, discussing hush money, potential indictment, and the role of political cartoonists in today's climate. Joined by award-winning cartoonists Pat Byrnes, Bob Englehardt, and Bill Day, we analyze various drawings related to the scandal and discuss how Trump's base continues to support him. We also touch on the art of anonymous cartoonists, the challenges faced by political cartoonists in reaching younger audiences, and the importance of delivering a message through cartoons. Don't miss this fascinating conversation on the power of visual storytelling in shaping public opinion! As we all know, Trump had sex with porn star Stormy Daniels while his wife Melania was at home, pregnant, and Trump later paid $130,000 in hush money to Stormy to keep her quiet about their tryst, Trump's attorney Michael Cohen arranged the payment and later turned on Trump, providing evidence to a grand jury in Manhattan that is expected to indict Trump any time now. Our three great cartoonist guests are -- Pat Byrnes who is best known for his cartoons in the New Yorker, he draws all kinds of gag cartoons for other magazines, he did a comic strip for years called Monkeyhouse, and he's an advertising illustrator and he's won a bunch of awards. Bob Englehart who was the cartoonist for the Hartford Courant in Connecticut for 35 years, his cartoons have appeared everywhere and he's won a bunch of awards too. Bill Day who drew for decades for the Memphis Commercial Appeal and the Detroit Free Press and he has won a ton of awards.

We have lots of brilliant cartoons about Elon Musk and we have four of the best political cartoonists in the world to discuss their Musk cartoons! Musk makes big news with his often stupid or controversial Tweets, including one that earned him a fine of $420 million dollars from the SEC. Musk has been divorced three times and he has nine children. Elon's newest son's name is pronounced "ex ash A twelve" (X Æ A 12) --Musk is estimated to be the second richest man in the world, dropping from #1 as his Tesla shares dropped in value late last year. Musk's estimate current net worth is $174.5 billion. We have FOUR great cartoonists today: Dave Whamond has written and/or illustrated over 50 books, he does puzzles and cards greeting cards and all kinds of stuff. . He draws TWO two comics, His syndicated comic, "Reality Check", has appeared in newspapers since 1995 and he draws a new one called "Day by Dave" -- he's won a bunch of awards Monte Wolverton, from Washington State draws wonderful, quirky, liberal cartoons that we syndicate everywhere. Monte is doing a crowd funding campaign now at Cagle.com/Wolverton, please take a look. It is tough to make a living in editorial cartoons with newspapers dying, so the support of fans can make all the difference in keeping artists like Monte drawing. You can make a difference. Visit Cagle.com/wolverton Jeff Koterba has drawn for over thirty years for the top newspaper in Nebraska, his cartoons have flown around the world on the Space Shuttle Discovery, he’s consistently appearing among most popular cartoons, he hosts a show about classical music on radio station KVNO in Omaha, he plays in a popular Swing band, the Prairie Cats, and he’s been struck by lightening. Bob Englehart was the editorial cartoonist for the Hartford Courant for 35 years when his job was eliminated by the hedge fund that bought the newspaper. Before that, he worked for Chicago Today, the Journal-Gazette in Ft. Wayne, IN and the Journal Herald in Dayton, OH. He studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago on scholarship. His progressive editorial cartoons have been distributed all over the world by CagleCartoons.com for nearly 20 years. To see more, go to Caglecast.com and get a full transcript, cartoons from the podcast and more. Be sure to subscribe! We need subscribers!

Tucker Carlson is off of Fox News, but he's still on our minds! We've got cartoons about tanned testicles, Swanson TV dinners, Tucker's lies from the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit discovery, snuggling up to Putin and denying the violence at the January 6th insurrection --we've got a Cartoon Tuckerfest! Cartoons are a great insight into the news, distilling complex issues into images. We have the best cartoonists to explain what's behind the cartoons, giving their witty insights on the Fox News and Tucker, who we now know were lying the whole time. This is a great Caglecast --don't miss it! Our three great cartoonist guests today are: GARY McCOY, who draws two newspaper comics strips, The Flying McCoys and the Duplex in addition to drawing editorial cartoons for our CagleCartoons.com syndicate and lots of other stuff. ED WEXLER, who is a brilliant caricaturist who worked for 30 years as a creative director at Disney. For 12 years he was a regular cartoonist for US News & World Report magazine. Ed is known for his caricature cover art for The Hollywood Reporter's Academy Awards and Emmy Awards issues also for 12 years. And ADAM ZYGLIS, who is the Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist for The Buffalo News in New York. The discussion turns into an argument with our conservative cartoonist friend, Gary, about whether the January 6th insurrection was even an insurrection at all, or just a pleasant day for tourists in Washington. We also have a close examination of Tucker's testicles and Tucker's relationship with Vladimir Putin.

Three top Israeli editorial cartoonists, Michel Kichka, Uri Fink, and Moshik Gulst, talk to Daryl Cagle about their cartoons on the current war with Hamas. The cartoonists discuss the complexity of the situation, the role of PR in the war, and the challenges of depicting the ongoing violence. They also touch on the perception of Israel's military and intelligence capabilities, the role of Hamas in the conflict, and the impact of the conflict on Israeli society.

Today the cartoonists bash Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas! Justice Thomas has recently been embroiled in ethics scandals about very expensive vacations, undisclosed gifts and purchases of property paid for by his buddy, billionaire real estate developer, Harlan Crowe, leading to speculation that Thomas has been selling his votes on the court. We also remember Thomas's confirmation hearings, decades ago, where he was accused to sexually harassing Anita Hill. Thomas' wife, Ginni has also been controversial as a conservative activist and conspiracy theory believer, who lobbied the White House and state legislators to overturn the presidential election, to turn the election over to VP Mike Pence to presumably decide the election for President Trump on January 6th. And there were the accusations of workplace sexual harassment made against Thomas by Anita Hill during his confirmation hearings. We have FOUR great cartoonists today: From Maine, RJ MATSON is the cartoonist for Roll Call in Washington DC for over 30 years. For many years, RJ was the cartoonist for the St Louis Post-Dispatch, he's been a cartoonist for The New York Observer, The New Yorker, Mad Magazine and he's won lots of awards. From FLORIDA we have Taylor Jones who has been drawing cartoons for decades for the Hoover Digest. For many years he was the cartoonist for El Nueva Die in Puerto Rico and for US News & World Report, and he has a butterfly garden in his backyard. Monte Wolverton, from Washington State draws wonderful, quirky, liberal cartoons that we syndicate everywhere. Monte is doing a crowd funding campaign now at Cagle.com/Wolverton, please take a look. It is tough to make a living in editorial cartoons with newspapers dying, so the support of fans can make all the difference in keeping artists like Monte drawing. You can make a difference. Visit Cagle.com/wolverton and Ed Wexler in Los Angeles Ed was a Creative Director at Disney for thirty years. He was a regular cartoonist for US News and World Report and drew the star studded caricature covers for the Hollywood Reporter’s Emmy and Academy Awards issues for many years. Be sure to visit Cagle.com to see many more cartoons, including complete archives of the cartoonists work and visit Caglecast.com for a complete transcript and more about each of our podcasts! Here's an excerpt from our transcript:

Brilliant political cartoonist, Steve Bell, was fired from the Guardian newspaper in Britain for drawing an anti-Semitic cartoon. The three top editorial cartoonists in Israel tell us why it wasn't an anti-Semitic cartoon and why Steve should not have been fired - this special @caglecast The "anti-Semitic" cartoon depicts Benjamin Netanyahu The Israeli Cartoonists: Uri Fink is a very popular comic book artist and writer along with being an editorial cartoonist. He's published 22 books of his popular Zbeng! comic strip and comic book and is the editor of the Zbeng magazine which has had over a two hundred issues. Uri is the president of the Association of Israeli Cartoonists and is an old convention buddy of mine. He went to Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem. Michel Kichka is an editorial cartoonist for various Israeli TV channels, he draws graphic novels including an impressive one about his father who was a Holocaust survivor. Michel won the cow at St Just le Martel and a ton of other awards, and he's a professor at the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem. Moshik Gulst is an editorial cartoonist originally from Ashqelon, a city which has recently been devastated by rockets from Gaza. He currently lives in Tel Aviv area and is the head cartoonist for Israel's largest circulation newspaper Israel Hayom, as well as several other newspapers. He is the author of several national award winning comic books And works closely with international human rights organizations. He studied at the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem.

Daryl Cagle looks at the BEST cartoons about CRAZY REPUBLICANS with liberal political cartoonists Chris Weyant, Joe Heller, Monte Wolverton and Ed Wexler who show their favorite editorial cartoons focused on the Republican party. They discuss the challenges of getting certain cartoons published, their thoughts on topics such as gun violence, abortion, and the hypocrisy of Republican politicians. Please comment and SUBSCRIBE! Chris Weyant is one of the most popular cartoonists we syndicate. He draws for the Boston Globe and the New York, he does children's books, he was a Harvard Nieman Fellow and a bunch of awards. JOE HELLER was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Wisconsin Press-Gazette for 28 years. He does children's books and, Most impressive to me, Joe's editorial cartoons are self-syndicated to hundreds of newspapers, all by himself --a feat no other cartoonist has achieved. ED WEXLER was an Emmy nominated Creative Director at Disney for thirty years. He was a regular cartoonist for US News and World Report and drew the star studded caricature covers for the Hollywood Reporter’s Emmy and Academy Awards issues for many years. MONTE WOLVERTON, from Washington State draws wonderful, quirky, liberal cartoons that we syndicate everywhere.

Political Cartoonists draw more cartoons about Trump than anything else, and we have three of the best editorial cartoonists on today's Caglecast! DARYL CAGLE shows the best Trump cartoons from the brilliant, syndicated editorial cartoonists: Rick McKee, Ed Wexler and Taylor Jones! They discuss their favorite Trump-bashing cartoons, Trump's character, his impact on the Republican party, and the challenges of drawing Trump.

Liberal and Conservative Cartoonists face off in today's Caglecast! We're joined by two of our most conservative cartoonists, Gary McCoy who also draws two comic strips, "The Duplex" and "The Flying McCoys"; and Rivers, who draws anonymously and joins us with a disguise and an altered voice. And we have liberal cartoonist, Pat Byrnes who is best known for his cartoons in the New Yorker, he draws all kinds of gag cartoons for other magazines, he did a comic strip for years called Monkeyhouse, and he's an advertising illustrator who has won a bunch of awards. And I'm Daryl Cagle, your liberal cartoonist host --so we're evenly divided today. This Caglecast is something of a clash of ideas. I'd like to hear from everyone if they like the cartoonists bumping heads or if they prefer to have giggles and discussions of what pen nibs and programs we use to draw. Please leave a comment, and please subscribe and like wherever you watch or hear this podcast! And visit Cagle.com to see all the new cartoons as they happen. Visit PoliticalCartoons.com to license cartoons for your own publications.