In episode 73, either all those voices in my head have spilled out onto the podcast, OR this episode is nearly bursting at the seams with INTERVIEWS! Good grief!
We've got the hosts of the new podcast "Unpacking Peanuts": Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen and Harold Buchholz. I tried real hard not to let my jealousy over their perfect pod-naming color our conversation.
THEN, for the first time since this pod was in it's 30's (episode numbers, that is), author/illustrator Jason Yungbluth returns. He's got a follow up to his Peanuts-in-a-Dsytopian-Hellscape graphic novel "Weapon Brown" called "Weapon Brown: Aftershock". And YOU can help make it happen by supporting the Kickstarter.
Exclusive: I'm told MAYBE, just maybe, if the kickstarter meets its stretch goal, I could be immortalized as a (probably gruesomely killed) character in a "Weapon Brown" story. So gather your pennies!
We've also got a "Random Strip of the Month", a review of another "Peanuts by Schulz" and a Snoopy bigger-on-the-inside doghouse of other stuff.
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Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme.
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
Thanks to Henry Pope for the use of his "Linus & Lucy" Remix.
Listen, the reality is many of us Peanuts fans are...of a certain age. But guess what, "You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown", so that's something!
This month, we look at that 1990 TV special celebrating 40 years of the strip. Then we look at "The Snoopy Show", season 2, episode2. We've got a "Peanuts by Schulz" episode called "Beauty Contest" and another "Random Strip of the Month".
Join us...won't you?
Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme.
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of "25% Off".
...because we're checking out the five-volume series CHARLIE BROWN'S SUPER BOOKS OF QUESTIONS & ANSWERS and the FIFTEEN volumes of the 'cyclopedias that followed.
Then, once you have your fill of Snoopy-fied knowledge, we take a look at the first episode of THE SNOOPY SHOW, season 2!
And, of course, we've got a random strip of the month and an episode of "Peanuts by Schulz" called "True or False".
Thanks to Henry Pope for the use of "Linus & Lucy" remix.
Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "Storytime" theme.
Thanks to Nick Jones for "25% Off".
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The glow of the Peanuts Universe is a bit dimmer this month in episode 70 of IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN. Peter Robbins, the original voice of Charlie Brown on TV and film passed away at age 65 after a life full of highs and far two many lows. We take a few minutes this episode to remember him.
We also talk about episode 13 of season 1 of Apple TV's "The Snoopy Show", enjoy a "Random Strip of the Month", a "Peanuts by Schulz" episode called "The Last of the Bunch" and many other things not in quotations.
Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme.
Thanks to Nick Jones for "25% Off"
In episode 69, we find out just why The Great Pumpkin never came around - he was too disappointed in his blockheaded hired guns!
We're watching the legendary 1986 student film "Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown" in which the Great Pumpkin puts out a hit on our man Chuck and the Peanuts kids try to collect.
We also check out "The Snoopy Show", season 1, episode 12, which is decidedly less violent.
We also have an episode of "Peanuts by Schulz", a "Random Strip of the Month" and other things. So put down your weapons and pick up your pod-listening device!
Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme.
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of "25% Off".
Thanks to Henry Pope for the use of his "Linus & Lucy" remix.
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Remember how when we were kids, we'd celebrate New Year's Eve at, like, 5 p.m. because midnight was too far away? Episode 68 of IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN is a little like that.
Even though this episode drops December 15, we're going to a New Year's Eve party! We've got the BRAND NEW special "Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne". How new? So new, I had to cram my review of it into the rest of the pre-recorded episode to get it out to you!
Then we check out S1, episode 11 of "The Snoopy Show", a "Peanuts by Schulz" short called "On the Campaign Trail" and enjoy another "Random Strip of the Month".
Pop open a root beer and join the party!
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
Thanks to Henry Pope for the use of his "Linus & Lucy" Remix.
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You, dear listener, are even luckier than Woodstock soaring across the Browns' backyard with that wishbone. YOU get to listen to episode 67 of IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN!
This month, Luke Epplin, author of the new book "Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball", drops by to chat about baseball, the intersection of "Peanuts" and baseball, and whether "Peanuts" is "art".
We've also got a review of "The Snoopy Show" episode 10, the "Peanuts by Schulz" episode "A Little Nap" and another "Random Strip of the Month".
Thanks to Nick Jones for his song "25% Off"
Thanks to Henry Pope for the use of his "Linus & Lucy" remix.
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Episode 66 offers up a treat better than even the Great Pumpkin could provide. (Kidding! I didn't mean it, Great Pumpkin!)
We've got a discussion of "The Snoopy Show" S1, Ep 9 AND we take a little time to talk about MY MOST FAVORITIST OF ALL THE TIMES AWESOMEST CHARACTER EVER! ...Woodstock! (Now imagine Woodstock's excited chirping.)
We've also got a review of the "Peanuts by Schulz" episode "The School of Hard Knocks" and another "Random Strip of the Month" review.
Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of "Bass Walker" and "Mining by Moonlight".
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of "25% Off".
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Before "Peanuts", there was "Li'l Folks"! In episode 65 of IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN, we chat a little about Sparky's single-panel comic that he did before "Peanuts". How different would our world be had he syndicated that one instead of "Peanuts"? Artist Robert Pope returns to the podcast to discuss that very question...and many others.
We've also got S1, ep 8 of AppleTV's "The Snoopy Show", another "Random Strip of the Month" (Send us an Mp3 of your own!) and a "Peanuts by Schulz" review for the episode "Frieda".
So. Much. Stuff. Start listening!
Thanks to Henry Pope for the use of his "Linus & Lucy" remix.
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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Will ye no come back again, Charlie Brown? Ye will after ye hear the lineup for IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN episode 64!
We've got author Jason Cooper and artist Robert Pope discussing the legacy of Peanuts and their latest Peanuts graphic novel SCOTLAND BOUND, CHARLIE BROWN from Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates and Boom! Studios. We also talk about actor/comedian David Spade. Really. To a weird degree.
THEN...we've got S1, ep 7 of "The Snoopy Show".
Not enough? How about a "Peanuts by Schulz" short called "Philosophy"? And another "Random Strip of the Month"? And more things with quote marks around them.
Grab a plate of haggis and join us!
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
Thanks to Henry Pope for the use of his "Linus & Lucy" remix.
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In IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN episode 63, we go deep into the dark closets, boxes and hidden recesses of the endless Snoopy's doghouse that is the Charles M. Schulz Museum & Research Center. Our guest is museum archivist Sarah Breaux. You can ask her anything about Peanuts...the comic, not the legume.
After that, we discuss the new Apple TV+ documentary "Who Are You, Charlie Brown?" Maybe they should have asked Sarah.
We've also got an episode of "Peanuts by Schulz" called "A Friend Indeed" and a "Random Strip of the Month".
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his songs "25% Off"
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IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN episode 62 offers up shocks - Schulz wasn't a one-comic man in the '50s! He also did, with Jim Sasseville, the sport-themed gag panels "It's Only a Game". The scandal!
Tearful goodbyes - episode 6 of "The Snoopy Show" is the S1 finale!
And the makings of an international incident - Author/publisher/"peanuts nerd" Nat Gertler tells us why we should hate Canada. As if we needed another reason! (Kidding!)
And, of course, there's another "Peanuts by Schulz" episode review and a "Random Strip of the Month".
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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Can't get enough Peanuts on TV, in newsprint, comic books, phone apps, museums, collectibles and underwear?
I feel you.
And so did record publishers in the late seventies and eighties when "Charlie Brown Read-Along Records" debuted. We talk about them this month!
We also talk about "The Snoopy Show" season 1, episode 5, a "Peanuts by Schulz" episode called "Technical Difficulties" AND another "Random Strip of the Month".
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
Thanks to Henry Pope for the use of his "Linus & Lucy" remix.
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I am on record as saying Woodstock is one of my favorite characters, so I was thrilled to have voice actor Rob Tinkler on episode 60 of IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN. We talk about how he gets inside the head of a little yellow bird who doesn't talk to voice Woodstock on "The Snoopy Show" and "Snoopy in Space". We also talk about other things he's worked on and the craft of voice acting.
Also on this episode: a discussion of "The Snoopy Show", season 1, episode 4; another "Peanuts by Schulz", titled "Have a Nice Day, Linus", and we find out Rob's favorite "Random Strip of the Month"!
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Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off"
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In episode 59, we're going to the movies! Our guest this month is actor Brandon Ford Green. We're talking about his 2017 movie "Good Grief", which he wrote, directed and appears in. Interesting title, Brandon. And the group of adult friends gathering together for a funeral look awfully familiar. Hmmm. We'll ask Brandon about that.
We also talk about "The Snoopy Show" episode 3, another random strip of the month and a "Peanuts by Schulz" short called "Novel Idea".
It's a feast for your earholes!
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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Guess what! There's new Peanuts content on our TV's! Well, those of us who have Apple TV+, but it's still pretty exciting!
"The Snoopy Show" debuted on February 5 and this month on episode 58 of IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN, we watch and discuss the first two episodes of the six-episode season one. Is the show a tasty, televisual meal of jelly beans and toast or the bitter disappointment of a pulled-away football?
We also take a few minutes to talk about one of our favorite characters as Marcie undergoes a character study.
AND...another "Peanuts by Schulz" review and "Random Strip of the Month".
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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Remember travel? It's a thing people used to do before the pandemic.
This month in episode 57, we vicariously take a trip abroad as Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Snoopy, Linus and good ol' Charlie Brown become exchange students in France. But mystery awaits our intrepid travelers. Who is Silas Brown? Who is Violette? Why were Linus and Charlie Brown invited to stay at a creepy old chateau? How dangerous is the baron who vows to get rid of them no matter the consequences? How is Snoopy paying for all that root beer?
From 1980, it's the fourth Peanuts feature film, BON VOYAGE, CHARLIE BROWN (And Don't Come Back!) Oh la la!
Plus, the "Peanuts by Schulz" short "Creepy Crawlies" and another Random Strip of the Month!
Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker".
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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Snuggle down deep into your cozy bedclothes with a snack and beverage of your choice. In episode 56, from 2011, we're watching HAPPINESS IS A WARM BLANKET, CHARLIE BROWN. This was the first TV special made without Schulz, Mendelson or Melendez. So is the final product truly happiness or....something else? Tune in to find out.
We've also got a "Peanuts by Schulz" short called "Trust Me" and a Random Strip of the Month.
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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We may still be in the time of Covid, but episode 55 of the podcast is going to the theatre...virtually. We're exploring Bert V. Royal's 2004 play "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead". It's a self-described "Peanuts parody" imagining the Peanuts gang as teens dealing with LGBTQ issues, substance abuse, violence and issues of identity and place in the world.
To give us some perspective on why we need this play and why we need it right now, we chat with Muscatine (Iowa) Community College theatre director Alyssa Oltmanns, whose controversial production of "Dog Sees God" premieres virtually on November 20 and 21, 2020. Proceeds of the play go to support Clock Inc. of the Quad Cities.
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of "25% Off".
Thanks to Henry Pope for the use of his "Linus & Lucy Remix".
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IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN episode 54! A GREAT episode for a GOOD man!
The good man in question is, of course, our man Chuck Brown. We talk about the history of iconic stage musical YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN. We cover the original 1966 "concept" album to the 1967 off-Broadway production, to Broadway, to TV (including the 1985 animate feature) and beyond.
We also have a "Random Strip of the Month" and a "Peanuts by Schulz" review. This month's episode is "Amateurs".
Looks like they're dimming the houselights. Get to your seats, sit back, relax, and enjoy as the curtain rises on another episode!
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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Welcome to IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN, episode 53. Hurry up and listen, then clear your schedules, everybody! There's a new book coming out September 22 with the simple, but no less enticing, title THE PEANUTS BOOK. You are going to want to own and read this one!
And this month on the podcast, we've got the book's author Simon Beecroft! We talk about the book, Schulz and Peanuts. We also talk about Lego and Star Wars. A lot.
Also this month: A "Peanuts by Schulz" episode titled "A Bad Mood" and another "Random Strip of the Month". And other assorted, peanut-y goodness.
Sam Mason tells us about October's Peanuts Gang virtual reunion. Listen to that and then learn more on Facebook @peanutsreunion.
he Peanuts Strips That Were Luckily Never Published
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I really need a giant mug of root beer right now. Or maybe Schroeder's mom's slipper full of root beer. (You'll understand after you listen.)
So, here's the thing. The recording of episode 52 went just fine. The post-production? Not so much. BUT, we got the episode out, though you'll notice the audio is glitchy in some places. Sorry about that.
The good news is...SNOOPY'S GETTING MARRIED, CHARLIE BROWN! This 1985 special finds our favorite beagle all set to walk down the aisle. Will he go through with it?
We've also got a couple of "Motion Comics", a "Peanuts by Schulz" titled "Autumn is Here" and another Random Strip of the Month.
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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Episode 51 of IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN is one for the history books!
No, sorry, I meant, it's an episode about how "Peanuts" was shaped by the history happening around it and how "Peanuts" itself IS history. Our guest, historian BLAKE SCOTT BALL, has many thoughts. His forthcoming book is titled: "Charlie Brown's America".
We've also got a Random Strip of the Month and an episode of "Peanuts by Schulz" titled "Strike Out".
Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker".
Thanks to Henry Pope for the use of his "Linus & Lucy" remix.
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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EPISODE 50! We made it!
Because people think numbers ending in "5" and "0" are significant, and, let's say, in honor of the Peanuts secondary player "5" and because, as Peppermint Patty tells Franklin, "In answer to your question, Franklin, I think we know who the ZERO is..." we thought this month we'd talk to a man steeped in the 70 year (another number ending in zero) history of our favorite comic.
Author/publisher/blogger of the "Aaugh Blog", aboutcomics.com and so many other things, Nat Gertler returns to the show for the first time since episode 13. He has been exploring "Peanuts" filmstrips from 1979 like the ones many of us watched in school. So turn out the overhead fluorescent lights, roll the projector and give a listen. No sleeping or you'll get detention after school.
We've also got a "Peanuts by Schulz" episode called "The Great Outdoors" and another RANDOM STRIP OF THE MONTH.
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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This month in episode 49, we're losing our marbles. No worries, though because we can still have our cake and eat it too.
From 2006, we're watching "He's a Bully, Charlie Brown" and from 1997, we've got "It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown". Will these provide the best viewing experience every or will we have to be bullied into finishing them?
We've also got a review of the "Peanuts by Schulz" episode "Black & White" and another RANDOM STRIP OF THE MONTH.
Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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