Podcast Episodes

Understanding Snoopy: Episode 2 - A Few Lines Expressing Joy

Season 13 Episode 174

Our season-long look at the world famous beagle continues. This week we discuss Snoopy’s metamorphosis from cute puppy to banana nose anarchist to doghouse philosopher. Along the way, we discuss evol…

Published on 8 hours ago

Unpacking Peanuts - Fun Size

Here's a short teaser for Unpacking Peanuts, the show where 3 lifelong cartoonists take an in-depth look at the comic strip masterpiece, Peanuts. Jimmy Gownley, Harold Buchholz and Michael Cohen exam…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Understanding Snoopy: Episode 1 - Super Minimalist Snoopy

Season 13 Episode 173

We’re back! And we kick off our new era with a season-long examination of the greatest comics character ever, and everyone’s favorite flying ace/grocery store clerk, Snoopy! In this episode we examin…

Published on 2 weeks ago

With Nat Gertler, Eisner-Winning Author and Comics Historian

Season 12 Episode 170

Eisner-winning author and comics historian Nat Gertler is here to talk about his long association with Peanuts, preserving obscure Schulz art and comics, and why these characters still resonate withi…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Wrap-up Season 12 - No One Shook Hands and Said Good Game

Season 12 Episode 169

We wrap up the Great Peanuts Re-Read and reflect back on the fun and challenges of reading all 17,897 Peanuts comic strips. Then we discuss the death of Charles Schulz, the continued impact of Peanut…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

2000 - Charles Schulz… How Can We Ever Forget Him?

Season 12 Episode 168

We complete the Great Peanuts Re-read, and bid a tearful farewell to Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, and Lucy. But wait, there will be more! Listen to find out what’s next for Unpacking Peanuts. Plus: …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

1999 Part 4 - Rerun Would Never Pull the Ball Away

Season 12 Episode 167

The last full year of Peanuts comes to an end, and it’s a long series of goodbyes… to characters, settings, and famous routines; including the last ever football strip. And it’s a classic. Plus: What…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

1999 Part 3 - A Very Public Farewell

Season 12 Episode 166

Schulz announces his retirement from cartooning which gives the remaining strips an elegiac quality that’s hard to miss. Meanwhile, we say goodbye to Andy and Olaf, but Rerun continues with aplomb as…

Published on 2 months ago

1999 Part 2 - Snoopy, Woodstock, and the Times That Try Men’s Souls

Season 12 Episode 165

We inch ever closer to the end of Peanuts, and so we savor each strip (and farewell) even more! Rerun continues to shine, Woodstock appears even smaller and more fragile, and Patriot Snoopy faces the…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

1999 Part 1 - I Am Not A Puppy Dog!

Season 12 Episode 164

Snoopy will not suffer fools. The gang visits an exhibit featuring Monet and McDonnell.  Even the Little Red Haired Girl’s mom shows up.  Meanwhile, the guys theorize with wild abandon about the colo…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago