Put away the root beer and pizza. It's time for egg nog and fruit cake enjoyed under the warm glow of the festively decorated kite-eating tree.

It's CHRISTMAS! In MAY!

In episode 93, we check out "The Snoopy Show", season 2, episode 13. It's a Christmas-themed episode. The Peanuts kids at Christmas is always magical.

We also have a "Random Strip of the Month" courtesy of author Franesco Matteuzzi of "Funny Things: A Comic Strip Biography of Charles M. Schulz". Plus,news and feedback and whatever other stocking stuffers we can find.

Cheers!

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight", "Bass Walker" and "Hidden Agenda". 

Thanks to Sean Courtney for the use of his "This Month in Peanuts History" theme.

Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".

Support the show at patreon.com here. 

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D20 or Die: Memories of Old School Role-Playing Games from Today's Grown-Up Kids

Think you've read the Charles M. Schulz story already? Well, maybe you have, but not in the way my guests in episode 92 have crafted it. In "Funny Things: A Comic Strip Biography of Charles M. Schulz", Luca Debus and Francesco Matteuzzi tell Sparky's story in full-on comic strip form - complete with full-color Sunday strips! Hear my chat with Luca and Francesco about how - and why - they did it. 

We've also got a "Peanuts by Schulz" episode called "The Little Red-Haired Girl", "This Month in Peanuts History" and so very much more. Listen...won't you?

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight", "Bass Walker" and "Hidden Agenda".

THanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme.

Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his songs "25% Off".

Support the show at patreon.com here. 

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D20 or Die! Memories of Old School Role-Playing Games from Today's Grown-Up Kids

In episode 91 of the podcast, Snoopy breaks prized possessions and steals a cherished pet. So, really, season 2, episode 12 of "The Snoopy Show" is just a portrait of the disintegration of a beagle.

But then everyone dances in the end. So it's all good.

We also catch up on feedback and news in and around the Peanuts universe and enjoy a "Random Strip of the Month". 

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight", "Bass Walker", and "Hidden Agenda".

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. 

Support the show at patreon.com here.

Find out more about the podcast and books by me that can be owned by you at carnivalofgleecreations.com 

The Jim Beard and Becky Books Page

It was no problem at all getting episode 90 ready, even if we did watch a "Peanuts by Schulz" called "Problems". 

We also watched "The Snoopy Show", S2, episode 11 and talk about "This Month in Peanuts History". 

Good grief, get your Snoopy fix here!

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight", "Bass Walker" and "Hidden Agenda". 

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.

Support the show at patreon.com here. 

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The Jim Beard and Becky Books Page

In episode 89, you get an ear-peek at season 2, episode 10 of "The Snoopy Snow" in which Snoopy, as always, knows who he is...but no one else does? Except they do? Sort of? Very strange. Check it out.

We also check out a Random Strip of the Month, catch up on news and feedback and whatever else we find in the hidden corners of the doghouse. 

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Hidden Agenda", "Bass Walker" and "Mining by Moonlight".

Thanks to Henry Pope for the use of his "Linus & Lucy" remix.

Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".

Support the show at patreon.com here.

Go to carnivalofgleecreations.com for all the info you need about this show, about ATARI BYTES, and about my books and other projects!

D20 or Die!

Color me excited for episode 88! And you should be too! We check out S2, episode 9 of "The Snoopy Show". Where else can you get baseball, cacti, and fresh-squeezed fun, I mean orange juice?

We've also got an episode of the "Peanuts by Schulz" short "Colors", we take a look at This Month in Peanuts History and whatever else we can find in the doghouse.

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight", "Bass Walker" and "Hidden Agenda".

Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme.

Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".

Support the show at patreon.com

carnivalofgleecreations.com has show info, book info and much more. 

Greetings, fellow blockheads! If you're still recovering from the Valentine's Day festivities, what better way than with a thing you love? Peanuts!

This episode, we've got "The Snoopy Show" S2, ep 8. This might be one of my favorites.

Plus, author Michelle Abate returns with a "Random Strip of the Month". It's a good one, featuring my favorite character! Michelle is the author of "Blockheads, Beagles and Sweet Babboos", out next month. Check out my conversation with her about that in episode 86, then check out the book.

Plus, we catch up on Peanuts news and feeback. And. So. Much. More.

Good grief!

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight", "Bass Walker", and "Hidden Agenda".

Thanks to Henry Pope for the use of his "Linus & Lucy" remix. 

Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme.

Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of "25% Off".

Support the show at patreon.com here. 

Find out more about this show, my other show ATARI BYTES, books by me that can be owned by you, and other stuff here. 

Thanks to Professor Michelle Abate for sitting with me at the thinking wall in episode 86 to talk about her new book "Blockheads, Beagles, and Sweet Babboos".

We've also got another This Month in Peanuts History, and the "Peanuts by Schulz" episode "Too Cute". 

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight", "Bass Walker" and "Hidden Agenda".

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.

Support the show at the It's a Podcast, Charlie Brown page on patreon.com here. 

Find everything you need about this show, about Atari Bytes and about my books at carnivalofgleecreations.com 

Did you know Snoopy has a summertime fun list? He does! And it's never too early to get some tips to maximize your own fun! So listen to episode 85 for your own seasonal good!

We're discussing "The Snoopy Show" season 2, episode 7. We've also get a "Random Strip of the Month", provided by author Jim Beard. New and feedback too! And so much more!

Good grief, that might be too much show

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker". 

Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme.

www.carnivalofgleecreations.com for all the info you need about IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN, the podcast ATARI BYTES, and books written by me that can owed by you.

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Good grief! A new year is upon us! Is there a better way to see in 2023 than with some Peanuts?

No. No, there's not.

Therefore, episode 84 is chock full of Peanut-y goodnesss. Author Jim Beard stops by to talk about hs recent article celebrating his favorite multi-part storylines in the strip. But the conversation doesn't stop there. 

Plus, we've got another episode of "Peanuts by Schulz", "This Month in Peanuts History", and much, much more. 

13 Great Storylines: A Charles M. Schulz Birthday Celebration 

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incomeptech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker". 

Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme.

www.carnivalofgleecreations.com has info about this show, my other show ATARI BYTES, and books written by me that can be owned by you.

Support the show at patreon.com.

Happy holidays, everybody! If there's a better way to enjoy the holiday than Peanuts, I don't want to know what it is.

In episode 83, we've got a discussion of the new book "Charles M. Schulz: The Art and Life of the Peanuts Creator in 100 Objects". No bragging, but I cover it in well under 100 minutes.

We've also got news and feedback. And a Random Strip of the Month!

So many audio candycanes for your ear stockings!

Talk to you in 2023!

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker".

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".

Sean's unboxing video

Support the show at patreon.com here.

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Episode 82 is here! Dressing up! Splashing in rain puddles! Book reports! This episode has it all!

And, hey, those are things you can do while listening to a good podcast...

This episode, we're watching "The Snoopy Show", S2, episode 6. We also have another "Peanuts by Schulz" episode. And. Much. Much. More.

Join us...Won't you?

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Bass Walker" and "Mining by Moonlight". 

Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme.

Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".

Support IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN at patreon.com 

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In episode 81, our celebration of Charles Schulz's 100th birthday continues. This time, we're walking through the strip's 25th anniverary book PEANUTS JUBILEE. What was Schulz in his 50s thinking about as compared to Schulz in his 60s last month? I have thoughts. 

Friend and Peanuts historian Nat Gertler also drops by with a "Random Strip of the Month". 

We've got a surprise birthday message for Schulz. (You'll have to listen to find out.)

And much more!

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative comomons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker". 

Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme.

Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".

Support the show on patreon here. 

www.carnivalofgleecreations.com has all your needs for this show, as well as my other show ATARI BYTES, which features an original short story by me every episode. You can also get info about books by me, which can be owned by you!

In episode 80, Peanuts historian Nat Gertler drops by to discuss the new book he coauthored, "Charles M. Schulz: The Art and Life of the Peanuts Creator in 100 Objects" and many other things. Some of which actually relate to Peanuts!

We've also got This Month in Peanuts History, a "Peanuts by Schulz" review called "Get Lucky" and so much more.

Happy birthday, Charles Schulz!

So pile your plate high with pretzel sticks, popcorn and jelly beans and enjoy the show!

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker". 

Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme.

Thanks to Henry Pope for the use of "Linus & Lucy Remix". 

Go to www.carnivalofgleecreations.com for all your IT'S A PDOCAST, CHARLIE BROWN needs, along with info about my other show ATARI BYTES, my books and so much more!

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NEW EPISODES ON THE 10th AND 20th OF EVERY MONTH.

In episode 79, our ongoing celebration of Charles Schulz's approaching 100th birthday continues as we spend some time getting to know Sparky through his writings in the 1985 book "You Don't Look 35, Charlie Brown".

We also have a "Random Strip of the Month", some news-y bits, and much, much more!

So, find a super sincere pumpkin patch and give this episode a listen while you wait for the Great Pumpkin. 

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".

Thanks to Henry Pope for the use of his "Linus & Lucy" remix.

Find out more about this podcast, my other podcast ATARI BYTES, and about books I've written - which can be yours! - at www.carnivalofgleecreations.com 

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You may be noticing this episode showing up in your feed a bit earlier than usual. Good grief! What's happening?

We're trying something new with the release schedule. Instead of one omnibus episode on the 15th, we're going to cut the fun into two parts and release them separately, on the 10th and 20th of the month. If we like it, we'll keep doing it. If we don't, we won't. 

In episode 78, we've got Schulz Museum Curator Benjamin Clark back on the show to talk about the new book out in November, "Charles M. Schulz: The Art and Life of the Peanuts Creator in 100 Objects". 

We've also got a "Peanuts by Schulz" review of the episode "It's Just No Good".

And much, much more. Enjoy!

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker". 

Thanks to Sean Courtney for the Storytime Theme.

Thanks to Nick Jones for his song "25% Off".

Support the show at patreon.com here. 

Go to www.carnivalofgleecreations.com for more info about this podcast, my other show ATARI BYTES, and about things written by ME that YOU can possess!

The podcast is HUGE this month! We've got not one, but TWO, er...Peanuts? Peanuts kids? Peanuts gang members? Both Melanie Kohn, who was Lucy in several of the specials from the seventies, as well as the film "Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown" AND Duncan Watson who was Charlie Brown in that film and several specials are here. TOGETHER! I hid the footballs.

Then we've got "The Snoopy Show", S2, episode 5, another "Random Strip of the Month" and a "Peanuts by Schulz" short titled "It's Just No Good".

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Bass Walker" and "Mining by Moonlight".

Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".

Support the show on the "It's a Podcast, Charlie Brown" page on patreon.com 

www.carnivalofgleecreations.com is where you need to be for info about this show, my other show ATARI BYTES, and books by ME that can be owned by YOU, like "Misery Banana". 

It might still be summer, but SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION in episode 76! 

Yay....?

This month we've got the BRAND NEW Apple TV+ special just released on August 12 - LUCY'S SCHOOL. The kids crave an Endless Summer. Can Lucy deliver?

Then because numbers are hard, we skip over episode 3 of THE SNOOPY SHOW and watch episode 4 instead. Guess I should have gone to Lucy's School. 

Plus, we've got a "Peanuts by Schulz" episode and another Random Strip of the Month. 

Do we have any other capitalized segment titles? You'll just have to listen and find 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".

Thanks to Sean Courtney for the use of his "This Month in Peanuts History" theme.

Support the podcast at patreon.com here.

Find more about IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN, my other show ATARI BYTES, and books I've written that you can possess for your very own at my website here. 

Beagles to the left of me!

Beagles to the right of me!

Beagles everywhere!

It must be a Beaglefest! The annual Beaglefest celebration coming up in August in Santa Rosa that is! Peanuts Collectors' Club president Kathy Magrane is on the show in episode 75 this month to tell us all about it, all about the club, and (maybe) how Snoopy made her the tennis player she is today.

We've also got a review of "The Snoopy Show", season 2, episode 3. We've got a "Peanuts by Schulz" episode and another "Random Strip of the Month". And much, much more.

Good grief!

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker". 

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.

Head over the website www.carnivalofgleecreations.com for all the info you need about this podcast, about my other show ATARI BYTES, and about books I've written like 2nd DUCK ON THE RIGHT & OTHER VERY SHORT STORIES.

Support the show at patreon.com here. 

Episode 74 is here with love. And it's no small thing! 

(Seriously, this thing is like two hours long. Get comfy.)

This month, we take a gander at the latest offerings from Apple TV+, Wildbrain and Peanuts Worldwide. First up: "It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown" in which Sally has dandelion-angst. Then we watch "To Mom (and Dad) With Love", in which everyone, especially Peppermint Patty, has Mother's Day angst. 

We also have another "Random Strip of the Month" and a "Peanuts by Schulz" episode. 

Also, if you haven't already, check out the bonus episode where I describe my thoughts after seeing a production of "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead".

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetch.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".

Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme.

Support "It's a Podcast, Charlie Brown" on the patreon.com page here. 

Go to www.carnivalofgleecreations.com for more info about IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN, about my other show ATARI BYTES, and about books written by me that you yourself can possess, including 2nd DUCK ON THE RIGHT & OTHER VERY SHORT STORIES. 

Hey, everybody. I took a little break from producing the latest episode to enjoy a little theatre. I attended opening night of a production of Bert V. Royal's play "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead", a reimagining of the Peanuts kids as teenagers dealing with some heavy issues. Homophobia, suicide, sex, drugs, death and life. Good grief there's a lot of stuff. 

Anyway, here's a bonus episode with my thoughts.

(If you want to hear me talk more about the play and Bert Royal, as well as my chat with the director of a different production of the play, check out episode 55. 

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. 

Unpacking Peanuts

whatisdeepfried.com

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Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker". 

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.

Go to www.carnivalofgleecreations.com for more about IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN, my other show ATARI BYTES and books by ME, like "2nd Duck on the Right & Other Very Short Stories".

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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 Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker".

Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme.

Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of "25% Off".

Go to www.carnivalofgleecreations.com for all sorts of info about this show, IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN" and about my other show ATARI BYTES. 

The website also has info about my books! Including "2nd Duc on the Right & Other Very Short Stories". 

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...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 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 "Linus & Lucy" remix.

Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "Storytime" theme.

Thanks to Nick Jones for "25% Off".

Help keep the lights on in the doghouse by supporting the show here at patreon.com

carnivalofgleecreations.com has info about this show, my other show ATARI BYTES, and my books, including 2ND DUCK ON THE RIGHT & OTHER VERY SHORT STORIES.

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 Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker". 

Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme.

Thanks to Nick Jones for "25% Off"

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