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Unpacking Peanuts

Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold Buchholz, Liz Sumner

The show where three cartoonists take an in-depth look at the greatest comic strip of all time-- Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. Undeniably one of the most influential cartoonists in history, Unpacking Peanuts examines Schulz’s contributions to art, storytelling, and pop culture. Hosts Jimmy Gownley, Harold Buchholz, and Michael Cohen bring their lifelong love and admiration of Peanuts to the conversation. The interaction between the hosts is genuinely funny and insightful as they discuss the strip’s

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35:13

Special Episode: It's Christmastime Again Charlie Brown

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/12/17

The gang takes a look at the strips and sequences that inspired the second Peanuts Christmas Special. Strips from the 70’s to the early nineties are covered making this a great overview of the second half of the Peanuts comic. Plus: George quits the band. Many thanks to tarvinneeko mainitakaan on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tarvinneekomainitakaan Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold Buchholz, and Liz Sumner. Produced

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52:53

1992 Part 3 - We Live in Interesting Times, Marcie

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/12/10

Cormac makes his well coiffed debut appearance and brings a bit of 90’s swagger to the strip. But will he be foiled by the Good Ol’ Flying Ace? Also, we learn that Loni Anderson played Blondie, and the strip was pretty good too. Plus: Hippi, Modi, and Go Go!Protons and Fleurons: Twenty-Two Elements of Fiction by Sarah Hinlicky Wilson is available at https://thornbushpress.com/product/protons-and-fleurons-twenty-two-elements-of-fiction/ Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking

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01:00:58

1992 Part 2 - Linus, in a Light Jacket, Patting Birds...

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/12/03

Lucy is the laughingstock of the neighborhood because Linus is patting birds on the head again. And that’s not the only throwback, because Violet makes another brief return, as does the Davy Crockett cap. On the other hand, Schulz is experimenting with Zipatone and it’s giving Peanuts a little of that good ol’ 90’s grunge. Plus: Puffer Jacket Snoopy Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by

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01:06:23

1992 Part 1 - Have You Ever Written A Love Note, Linus?

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2024/11/26

Snoopy is stuck at the Van Pelt’s. Lydia is still torturing Linus, and Charles Schulz is doing some artwork unlike anything he has created thus far: Plus: paddle balls.Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael Cohen. Additional voiceover by Aziza Shukralla Clark. For more from the show follow @unpackpeanuts on Instagram and Threads, and @unpackingpeanuts on

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01:16:55

1991 Part 3 - Sally Is As Radical As They Come

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/11/19

Schulz is getting pretty radical too… at least when it comes to new art techniques and comic strip approaches. Meanwhile, Lydia is still delivering the goods with classic punchlines, Charlie Brown reaches new levels of wishy-washy maturity, and Snoopy’s cookies achieve co-starring status. Plus: The Great Pumpkin is a she. Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael

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01:14:44

1991 Part 2 - Gatsby Had a Mansion in Jericho

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/11/12

Sally is teaching Sunday school and runs into a student as obstinate as she is. Linus is still fighting the struggle for security against Snoopy. And meanwhile, in our world, the guys ponder how Schulz sees himself at this point in his life and career, and marvel at the variety of approaches he takes to the strip. Plus: Useless knowledge Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner

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01:07:23

1991 Part 1 - Maybe You Should Have Bought a Golden...

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2024/11/05

Snoopy is drinking all of Marcie’s root beer, but maybe President Wilson can straighten him out. Meanwhile, Schulz takes some major new stylistic swings this year, and the guys debate not only their effects, but also how he did it! Plus: Babbooette? Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael Cohen. Additional voiceover by Aziza Shukralla Clark. For more from the

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01:05:37

1990 Part 3 - If You Don’t Want to be Perfect, You’ve...

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/10/22

Marcie is struggling with the pressure of being perfect, but there’s a place for everyone at the Brown house. Later, listener mail sparks a discussion on the humanity in the art of Bill Mauldin, and Charlie Brown’s new love life causes him to struggle financially! Plus: It’s Superman! Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Listener Sarah Wilson sent us a link to the Up Front strips she found:

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01:02:06

1990 Part 2 - The Ballad of Brownie Charles and Peggy...

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/10/15

Charlie Brown has a girlfriend! The arrival of Peggy Jean is turning things around for Good Ol’ Charlie Brown… but that’s no reason for him to be making obscene phone calls! Elsewhere in the strip, Sally asks the immortal question “Why would anyone want to say good night to the moon?” Plus: Anything is a map. Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael Cohen

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01:06:15

1990 Part 1 - Home Again Finnegan

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/10/08

Charlie Brown’s family shares a tradition with Jimmy’s, but neither is gud at speling. A pencil sharpener inspires a run of the weirdest Peanuts strips of all time. Elsewhere, Sally contemplates the appropriateness of grandmas criticizing grandchildren, and at long last Snowsnakes are officially debunked. Plus: The dog is the lowest. Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music

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01:17:25

Season 9 Wrap-up - 1985-1989

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/10/01

The gang talks about all of the “new” Peanuts characters. How have they changed since they were introduced? Which ones have become icons and who has faded into inky newsprint afterthoughts? Then we take a trip to the mail box for some reader reactions and a lead on a fab pizza place. Plus: Which Peanuts character would you buy the rights to?Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz

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56:38

1989 Part 3 - It’s Cute. It’s Sweet. It’s Funny.

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/09/24

Is it a case of mistaken identity, or is Snoopy an identity thief? Also, can Snoopy talk now?! Elsewhere in the strip, it’s a year of single panel tableaus, and whistling snowmen. And of course the 80’s couldn’t end without one last trip to the mall. Plus: Approachable Hats Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael Cohen. Additional voiceover by Aziza Shukralla

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1989 Part 2 - Two Old Friends Sharing a Sandwich

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/09/17

Snoopy is off on an adventure with the foreign legion. Marcie is making Peppermint Patty jealous, Sally is writing more essays. And the guys can’t decide what word to emphasize in a word balloon. Plus: Well matched siblings Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael Cohen. Additional voiceover by Aziza Shukralla Clark. For more from the show follow @unpackpeanuts

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01:08:24

1989 Part 1- I’m Very Fond of You Charles, But Stay...

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/09/10

What did the future look like to cartoonists in 1989? Harold shares a fascinating look at what people were predicting for the future of syndicated cartoonists. How close did they get? We will find out! Meanwhile, Violet’s back. In pigtails no less! And poor Olaf wants to hurt himself! Plus: That’s What It’s All About! Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael

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Special Episode - What a Difference A Panel Makes -...

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/09/03

Cartoonist Todd Webb, creator of The Poet, is back and we are taking a close look at the biggest change in Peanuts history,… the dropping of the fourth panel! Plus: The truth about the attack of the Nancy Fans.Attack of the Nancy Fans episode from 1986 Part 1 You can read The Poet every day at https://toddbot.substack.com/ The Poet Volume One: 2020, containing the entire first year of the strip plus extra features can be ordered directly

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01:06:58

1988 Part 3 - The Valley of the Dogs

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/08/27

Well, it’s that time again… the every 500-year reunion of all the beagles in the world. Also, Marcie is on a real high, Lydia and Linus continue their weird dance, and Snoopy is armed to the teeth… no license required. All this, and an epic shift on the good ol’ anger/happiness index. Plus: What does the dog do when it catches the car?Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner

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01:13:43

1988 Part 2 - Little Snapshots of Their Lives

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/08/20

Be ready! Pay attention! Concentrate! Cuz Schulz is on fire again, and things are happening! Lydia is driving Linus nuts. Spike is acting as Snoopy’s shadow. And Charlie Brown and Marcie even have a date! Also, we finally get the gang’s hot takes on carrot cake! Plus: Ginny Rules!Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael Cohen. Additional voiceover by Aziza

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01:08:51

1988 Part 1 - Do You Think the Red Baron Likes Garfield?

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/08/13

The comics page is revitalized with new strips from young creators, and it seems like the competition/inspiration has revitalized Schulz as well! Also, after decades of a rigid four panel format, Sparky is shaking things up. Plus: The Legend of the Red Hand Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Link to the trailer for Andy: A Dog's Tale: https://youtu.be/15nOdgoN-J4?si=Ax95er-vPwQNqDOC Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by

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01:14:09

1987 Part 3 - Schulz is Still Number One!

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/08/06

The working cartoonists of 1987 pick Schulz as the greatest of all time! But with all the talk of aches and pains, it’s possible time is catching up with our hero. Meanwhile in the strip, Peppermint Patty and Marcie compete for good ol’ Charlie Brown while cheating on some tests, but at least Franklin is around as a stabilizing presence. Plus: The Donzerly LightTranscript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and

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01:05:32

1987 Part 2 - Rerun is a Non-Sequitur

Unpacking Peanuts ·

2024/07/30

After 37 years, Charles Schulz has created a world that his readers have taken into their hearts. And as Sparky looks back by reflecting on the original “stuck in a tree with your kite” sequence, he is also setting off on an epic journey into the weird with the almost forgotten third Van Pelt child. Plus: IlliteratureTranscript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael

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