The complicated art of political cartoons, with Brian Gable
Episode Date: December 18, 2023Nearly every day, The Globe published an editorial cartoon. Around 8,000 of those cartoons were drawn by Brian Gable. After 35 years of drawing cartoo...
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710 episodes transcribedNearly every day, The Globe published an editorial cartoon. Around 8,000 of those cartoons were drawn by Brian Gable. After 35 years of drawing cartoo...
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