Cartoon Dumpling Podcast: Recent Episodes

Darryl Kluskowski: Cartoonist, Writer, Creative Director

A podcast about cartoons, cartoonists and the occasional dumpling review. Hosted by Darryl Kluskowski, creator of the hit animated series "Four Eyes!"

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In this episode of Cartoon Dumpling I’ll fill you in on what it took to get my hit animated series “Four Eyes!” into production. If you’re thinking about creating your own series or just wonder how these things get done, I think you’ll find this interesting. Enjoy!

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This episode of Cartoon Dumpling features a discussion with Michael Patterson–animator, director, and music visualizer. Mike has had a profound influence on my cartooning work. He joins me for a chat about his career as an artist. You’ll learn about Mike’s famous music video work for the band a-ha and Paula Abdul. You’ll also learn what Don Henley thinks about animation, what Genndy Tartakovsky thinks about his drawing style, and how Fred Seibert likes to have shows pitched to him. Mike also gives some practical advice about getting into the industry.

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In this holiday episode of the Cartoon Dumpling podcast, I talk about Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, my favorite holiday special. Watching this over the years has taught me how Santa is a jerk and it’s okay to be a misfit.

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This episode of Cartoon Dumpling podcast is about Bristol board. What are the different surfaces? Is it the same as illustration board? Why is it called Bristol board? This subject may be too basic for the pros out there, but for those just starting out, I think you’ll find it helpful. Really. I do. 

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This episode of Cartoon Dumpling is about an obscure cartoon, Tobor, the 8th Man. Tobor (a cartoon favorite of mine) was a shape-shifting, monster-wrestling, crime-fighiting android who’s unique rejuvination power eventually led to the show being banned from television in the United States.

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In this episode of Cartoon Dumpling, you’ll learn how to avoid “B.D.E.”, what the “dumpling scale” is and why you have no say in it. Plus, you’ll hear a shout out to a cartoon show I’m sure you’ve watched, but if you haven’t, you must. It’s a tiny episode but, just like a dumpling, it’s tasty.

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I use traditional pen and ink and digital apps to produce my comics. I’ll discuss the pros and cons of each in this Cartoon Dumpling podcast.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this topic or anything else. Just drop a note to hello@cartoondumpling.com.

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In this episode of Cartoon Dumpling, I’ll talk about pencils. Yes. Pencils. It’s not as boring as you think.

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In this Cartoon Dumpling podcast, I’ll talk discuss three books that have inspired my cartooning career.

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Woot! It’s the very first episode of the Cartoon Dumpling podcast. In this episode, you’ll learn a little about why and how I got started in cartooning.

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A little bit about the Cartoon Dumpling podcast for all my robot brethren out there.
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