Strip Search, Episode 34

Strip Search, Episode 34 — Bob Eckstein

The one, the only Bob Eckstein.

You know we love return guests here on Strip Search, which is why we were excited to welcome back acclaimed cartoonist and author Bob Eckstein to talk to Dave & Pete about his new book, "The Complete Book of Cat Names (That Your Cat Won't Answer To, Anyway)." And that's not all: We also cover the return of local bookstores, refining the perfect cartoon idea, making the most out of the least lines, and much more. Actually, much MUCH more — this is a special, super-sized 75-minute episode, so strap in!

In case you somehow missed it, Bob Eckstein is an award-winning writer, New Yorker cartoonist and author of The New York Times best-selling "Footnotes From the World’s Greatest Bookstores." His cartoons have appeared in Barron’s, MAD, McSweeny’s, National Lampoon, The New Yorker, The New York Times, and many others, and has been nominated twice for the National Cartoonist Society’s Gag Cartoonist of the Year. He is the editor of the series "The Ultimate Cartoon Book by the World’s Greatest Cartoonists," Contributing Editor at Writer’s Digest and teaches at New York University.

As always you can stream or download our audio podcast below (or here), but this is an episode that you'd be smart to watch in its video format — Bob was nice enough to show off some samples of his work for us to discuss, which is a lot more fun to look at than our talking heads. If audio is your thing, though, no worries; you can scroll down to see some of that very work below.

Bob's latest book, available at an independent book store near you (or at bookshop.org.)

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