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Dec 2023
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The complicated art of political cartoon...

THE GLOBE AND MAIL
About this episode

Nearly every day, The Globe published an editorial cartoon. Around 8,000 of those cartoons were drawn by Brian Gable. After 35 years of drawing cartoons for The Globe, Brian Gable has retired.

Today, we talk to Brian about the complicated art of political cartoons, how he does it, who his favourite people have been to draw, and why he thinks we need editorial cartoons in today’s world.

Questions? Comments? Ideas? E-mail us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com

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