Unpacking Peanuts Podcast
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3 cartoonists take an in-depth look at the greatest comic strip of all time-- Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. Hosted by Jimmy Gownley, Harold Buchholz, and Michael Cohen. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts unpackingpeanutsdotcom
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Latest Episode: The Family Van Pelt Episode 2 - Big Kids Drive Me Crazy. Linus is bringing out Lucy’s inner Lucy, yet somehow his head remains undented. In this episode, the Van Pelt kids’ personalities are slowly coming into focus… No wonder Linus needs that blanket! pod.link/unpackingpeanuts
February 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Latest Episode: The Family Van Pelt Episode 2 - Big Kids Drive Me Crazy. Linus is bringing out Lucy’s inner Lucy, yet somehow his head remains undented. In this episode, the Van Pelt kids’ personalities are slowly coming into focus… No wonder Linus needs that blanket! pod.link/unpackingpeanuts
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re: Your discussion in this week's episode about the midcentury modern furniture in the Van Pelt home....
re: Your discussion in this week's episode about the midcentury modern furniture in the Van Pelt home....
Charlie Brown Lived in a World of Mid-Century Modern Furniture - Core77
Furniture pieces that we'd call Mid-Century Modern classics today, were just sitting in regular families' houses 70 years ago. There's a Peanuts cartoon strip from the '50s that drives this point home...
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February 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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re: Your discussion in this week's episode about the midcentury modern furniture in the Van Pelt home....
re: Your discussion in this week's episode about the midcentury modern furniture in the Van Pelt home....
Looking forward to hearing Tim Young's interview with Jimmy Gownley on Deconstructing Comics Podcast @deconcomics.bsky.social
#863 Jimmy Gownley interview – Deconstructing Comics
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January 28, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Looking forward to hearing Tim Young's interview with Jimmy Gownley on Deconstructing Comics Podcast @deconcomics.bsky.social
The Family Van Pelt #1 - Schulz Tackles a Baby! It’s a new season on Unpacking Peanuts, as we take a look at everyone’s favorite venerable grade schoolers: Linus, Lucy, and Rerun Van Pelt. In these early strips featuring them the seeds of greatness have already been sown.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:03 PM
The Family Van Pelt #1 - Schulz Tackles a Baby! It’s a new season on Unpacking Peanuts, as we take a look at everyone’s favorite venerable grade schoolers: Linus, Lucy, and Rerun Van Pelt. In these early strips featuring them the seeds of greatness have already been sown.
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pod.link/unpackingpeanuts
Regular listeners will know that our own Harold Buchholz is an expert the film It's a Wonderful Life. He speaks at the annual festival in Seneca Falls, NY. This year he spoke with Ted Koppel on CBS Sunday Morning about the message of the film. Harold appears at 8:23. youtu.be/DwsY4agO2qs?...
The enduring message of "It's a Wonderful Life"
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January 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Regular listeners will know that our own Harold Buchholz is an expert the film It's a Wonderful Life. He speaks at the annual festival in Seneca Falls, NY. This year he spoke with Ted Koppel on CBS Sunday Morning about the message of the film. Harold appears at 8:23. youtu.be/DwsY4agO2qs?...
Latest Episode: Patrick McDonnell, the Legendary cartoonist of MUTTS, the comic strip Charles Schulz once said was “the last great strip of the 20th Century,” stops by to talk about Charles Schulz, the craft of cartooning, comics history and more in this fun conversation. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Latest Episode: Patrick McDonnell, the Legendary cartoonist of MUTTS, the comic strip Charles Schulz once said was “the last great strip of the 20th Century,” stops by to talk about Charles Schulz, the craft of cartooning, comics history and more in this fun conversation. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts
In Understanding Snoopy #4 we wondered what would happen if an early-style version like banana nose Snoopy interacted with a modern Snoopy. Superlistener @debperry.bsky.social sent us an example of a similar situation with one of Snoopy's comic strip colleagues. Thanks Deb.
December 29, 2025 at 8:58 AM
In Understanding Snoopy #4 we wondered what would happen if an early-style version like banana nose Snoopy interacted with a modern Snoopy. Superlistener @debperry.bsky.social sent us an example of a similar situation with one of Snoopy's comic strip colleagues. Thanks Deb.
Buone feste from Unpacking Peanuts. Here's Sophie and Roshi from Michael's Strange Attractors Omnibus.
Santa Sophie (and Roshi)
Thanks for reading Strange Attractors Omnibus!
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December 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Buone feste from Unpacking Peanuts. Here's Sophie and Roshi from Michael's Strange Attractors Omnibus.
Latest Episode: Understanding Snoopy #5 - When Woodstock Is Happy, I'm Happy. Everyone’s favorite abstract bird doodle takes center stage for this episode long look at Snoopy’s relationship with his “friend of friends” Woodstock. Listen at pod.link/unpackingpeanuts
December 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Latest Episode: Understanding Snoopy #5 - When Woodstock Is Happy, I'm Happy. Everyone’s favorite abstract bird doodle takes center stage for this episode long look at Snoopy’s relationship with his “friend of friends” Woodstock. Listen at pod.link/unpackingpeanuts
Is listening to Unpacking Peanuts "A Charlie Brown Christmas" episode a tradition in your family? Here's the link to our show from 2023. shorturl.at/NxGDw
December 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Is listening to Unpacking Peanuts "A Charlie Brown Christmas" episode a tradition in your family? Here's the link to our show from 2023. shorturl.at/NxGDw
Happy Beethoven's Birthday! Here's a link to our episode from 2023: shorturl.at/Hvv2I
December 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Happy Beethoven's Birthday! Here's a link to our episode from 2023: shorturl.at/Hvv2I
Listener Sarah Wilson reminds us that along with the 75th anniversary of Peanuts, it's also the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby by another son of St. Paul. She sends us these photos of Scott Fitzgerald's house (and tries to convince us to start a Great Gatsby Reread). Thanks Sarah.
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Listener Sarah Wilson reminds us that along with the 75th anniversary of Peanuts, it's also the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby by another son of St. Paul. She sends us these photos of Scott Fitzgerald's house (and tries to convince us to start a Great Gatsby Reread). Thanks Sarah.
Listener Rob Zverina sent us this link about the Peanuts Papers and the 75th Anniversary of Peanuts. It also has links to additional videos of interest. Thanks Rob.
“A Cartoon Universe”: 75 Years of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts - Library of America
“Even when I was old enough to know better, I was more inclined toward ‘To the Doghouse’ than To the Lighthouse. I was more beagle than Woolf.” —Ann Patchett, “To the Doghouse” Charles Schulz hated th...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Listener Rob Zverina sent us this link about the Peanuts Papers and the 75th Anniversary of Peanuts. It also has links to additional videos of interest. Thanks Rob.
In our latest episode we talk about this great image posted on the Peanuts Wiki. What's your favorite Snoopy? peanuts.fandom.com/wiki/Snoopy?...
December 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
In our latest episode we talk about this great image posted on the Peanuts Wiki. What's your favorite Snoopy? peanuts.fandom.com/wiki/Snoopy?...
Happy 60th Anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas. Thanks to listener Jason Bullett for reminding us. www.npr.org/2025/12/09/n...
Jazz, joy and one ragged Christmas tree: 60 years of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
On Dec. 9, 1965, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" premiered on television. In 1995, Peanuts creator Charles Schulz spoke with NPR's Bob Edwards on Morning Edition.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Happy 60th Anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas. Thanks to listener Jason Bullett for reminding us. www.npr.org/2025/12/09/n...
Understanding Snoopy Episode 4 - As You See Him, You Will Draw Him. The gang takes on the epic task of discussing Snoopy’s many visual changes and go on a few cartooning-related side quests as well… discussing Leonard Starr, Stan Drake, Hal Foster, Harold Gray and more. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts
December 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Understanding Snoopy Episode 4 - As You See Him, You Will Draw Him. The gang takes on the epic task of discussing Snoopy’s many visual changes and go on a few cartooning-related side quests as well… discussing Leonard Starr, Stan Drake, Hal Foster, Harold Gray and more. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts
Happy Birthday Sparky!
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Happy Birthday Sparky!
Latest Episode: Comics legend Mark Evanier stops by to discuss his work on the amazing new book The Essential Peanuts. We discuss Mark’s life in comics including his relationships with icons like Jack Kirby, Jim Davis, and of course, Charles Schulz. pod.link/upackingpeanuts
November 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Latest Episode: Comics legend Mark Evanier stops by to discuss his work on the amazing new book The Essential Peanuts. We discuss Mark’s life in comics including his relationships with icons like Jack Kirby, Jim Davis, and of course, Charles Schulz. pod.link/upackingpeanuts
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Any random Jaime Hernandez page is a masterclass in composition and comics storytelling. I don't know that he's ever drawn a just-okay panel, ever.
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Any random Jaime Hernandez page is a masterclass in composition and comics storytelling. I don't know that he's ever drawn a just-okay panel, ever.
How many of our listeners were in productions of You're A Good Man Charlie Brown? What role did you play? In what year and where?
November 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
How many of our listeners were in productions of You're A Good Man Charlie Brown? What role did you play? In what year and where?
Listener Andy Hudson sent us this photo of the paperbacks exhibit from his recent visit to the @schulzmuseum.bsky.social. #snoopy #peanuts
November 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Listener Andy Hudson sent us this photo of the paperbacks exhibit from his recent visit to the @schulzmuseum.bsky.social. #snoopy #peanuts
Latest Episode: Understanding Snoopy #3 - It's Kind Of Magical. We take a closer look at Michael’s favorite era of Snoopy with fourth wall breaks, funny punchlines, and a healthy dollop of Beagle violence. Then we answer the question…. Who is the GOAT-- Linus or Snoopy? pod.link/unpackingpeanuts
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Latest Episode: Understanding Snoopy #3 - It's Kind Of Magical. We take a closer look at Michael’s favorite era of Snoopy with fourth wall breaks, funny punchlines, and a healthy dollop of Beagle violence. Then we answer the question…. Who is the GOAT-- Linus or Snoopy? pod.link/unpackingpeanuts
Today the gang welcomes Andrew Farago, Curator of the Cartoon Art Museum, and author of Snoopy: The Story of My Life. We discuss Andrew’s approach to crafting Snoopy’s “autobiography,” his love of comics in general, and his work on properties from Dune to the Ninja Turtles. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts
October 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Today the gang welcomes Andrew Farago, Curator of the Cartoon Art Museum, and author of Snoopy: The Story of My Life. We discuss Andrew’s approach to crafting Snoopy’s “autobiography,” his love of comics in general, and his work on properties from Dune to the Ninja Turtles. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts
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Heather Cox Richardson on what to do right now! In 2 weeks, Nov 2025 there are 52,000 races! These are very important & often suffer low turnout! Prop 50 in Cali! Maine has a prop on cutting absentee ballots. Gov races in NJ and VA. Get folks out there. Protect Democracy!
What Can We Do to Stop Him?
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October 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Heather Cox Richardson on what to do right now! In 2 weeks, Nov 2025 there are 52,000 races! These are very important & often suffer low turnout! Prop 50 in Cali! Maine has a prop on cutting absentee ballots. Gov races in NJ and VA. Get folks out there. Protect Democracy!
Jimmy watched Snoopy Come Home for the first time since childhood and shares his commentary for our beloved Patreon supporters. He says "My memory of it is that it's deeply sad, but I remember also loving it, but yet never wanting to revisit it."
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October 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Jimmy watched Snoopy Come Home for the first time since childhood and shares his commentary for our beloved Patreon supporters. He says "My memory of it is that it's deeply sad, but I remember also loving it, but yet never wanting to revisit it."
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