Cartoons!

About this episode

New Yorker cartoonist Tom Toro discusses various aspects of cartoons on this episode of Ear Snacks.

Meep meep! What's a cartoon? New Yorker cartoonist Tom Toro (Home Free, Back to School Backpack) talks cartoons of all shapes and sizes on this episode of Ear Snacks! Andrew & Polly avoid anvils, consider political cartoons, think about how it feels to STOP watching your favorite stories, and sing a brand new song by Eilis Cahill. Thanks for listening! A big thank you to Leo, Solomon, Hannah, Seamus, Leon, Waylan and Izzy — and their parents — for sharing what they know about cartoons. To learn more or to be on the show, visit earsnacks.org

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew, Polly

Guest: Tom Toro

Topics covered

• cartoons
• animation
• political cartoons
• storytelling
• music

Keywords

• Meep meep
• anvils
• political cartoons
• favorite stories
• Eilis Cahill

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Home Free, Back to School Backpack

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