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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

youtu.be/H09vgzrEnYc?... From Hoppity Goes to Town. Honorable Mention to We're the Couple in the Castle from the same film.

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

World-renowned creator of Mutts, Patrick McDonnell, returns to the show to discuss the subtleties and eccentricities of Schulz’s use of body language, gesture and acting. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts #comics #cartooning #comicstrips

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Dr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

An unlikely collaboration between Charles Schulz and John Romita, source unknown. Photo taken at the Society of Illustrator’s The Art of Spider-Man exhibit

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Our latest episode: Mean Girls 3 - Now 33% Meaner. The gang expands their scope, and looks at mean girls throughout the Peanuts run, including Lucy, Frieda, and Good ol’ Molly Volley. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts #comics #cartooning #comicstrips

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hennepin County - where Lucy won the Outstanding Fussbudget 1954 award.

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SethMNKane @sethmnkane.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

@unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social went today to check out this exhibit in San Jose at the MLK Jr Library and Sparky and Krazy Kat made appearances.

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Mean Girls 2 - How Much is Mean and How Much is Just Life? Our exploration into the sassiest, snarkiest, twosome in all of Peanuts continues. These two may be mean, but they are also hilarious. But are they worse on their own, or together? pod.link/unpackingpeanuts #comics #cartooning #comicstrips

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Agreed. We talked about this strip in our Van Pelts episode #5. It was mentioned in a similar article from Core77 sent to us by @paulinraincity.bsky.social. It would be cool to see the exhibit.

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Mean Girls Episode 1 - Patty and Violet: Conformity Police. Michael curates a delightfully mean collection of some early Peanuts strips featuring two of Peanuts strongest (and meanest) personalities: the original Patty, and good ol’ Violet Grey. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The 50 or so from the Go Comics article is just a fraction. Scott McGuire and Derrick Bang of fivecentsplease.org have identified 151 so far. Many (not all) were included in the Schulz Museum's 2003 book A Tribute to Sparky, charles-m-schulz-museum.myshopify.com/products/tri... Thanks Nat.

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Tribute to Sparky

Cartoon Artists Honor Charles M. Schulz Charles M. Schulz Museum & Research CenterWhen the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center was founded, one of its goals was to educate people about Mr...

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

@nat.gertler.com writes in response to our recent tribute episode "The tribute was not organized in response to Sparky's death... rather, to Sparky's announced retirement of the strip... The target audience for it was Sparky himself, for him to see how loved he was by the cartooning community."

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Unpacking Peanuts in the Wild: Harold and Jimmy at Harrisburg Comic and Pop Con + Liz and Michael at Fabcon in Fabriano, Italy.

Jimmy Gownley and Harold Buchholz at Harrisburg Comic and Pop Con

Michael Cohen and Liz Sumner at Fabcon in Fabriano, Italy.

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Cartoonists’ Salute to Schulz! Just 5 short months after Charles Schulz’s passing, the top cartoonists in the field dedicated a day of their own strips to remembering Sparky. The gang looks at Peanuts tribute strips by Jim Davis, Aaron McGruder, Cathy Guisewite and more. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Did you notice that there was no unhappy baby in the background?

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

You were a great guest. I particularly liked your remarks about AI.

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

We talk with Eisner-nominated cognitive scientist @neilcohn.bsky.social who looks at how our brains perceive comics. His latest book challenges the conventional understandings of how pictures communicate, how people learn to draw, and the nature of language itself. #comics #cartooning #comicstrips

Speaking in Pictures author, Neil Cohn, on Unpacking Peanuts podcast

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

In 1980 Legendary Captain Marvel artist C.C. Beck created his personal list of “The 7 Deadly Sins of Comics Creators.” In this episode the gang discuss Beck’s manifesto and see if and how it applies to Schulz's work. #comics #comicstrips pod.link/unpackingpeanuts

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

If our generation does its job, then by the time our kids are celebrating the 300th, they'll look back on the decades between these milestones with admiration for how America faced ferocious challenges and once more drew nearer to its highest ideals. From our family to yours, happy Fourth of July!

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

In our latest episode the gang celebrates the USA’s birthday by looking at one of the latest iterations of Snoopy’s alter egos…The Revolutionary War patriot. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts #comics #cartooning #comicstrips

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

You are a fascinating guest and gave us new ways to understand the genius of Schulz.

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Neil Cohn @neilcohn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I had a great time today chatting with the @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social Unpacking Peanuts Podcast about my recent book and how fundamental Peanuts has been to the science of comics cognition. I'm looking forward to the episode coming out in a few months!

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Sidekicks and Second Bananas Episode 4 - Shermy: Just A Guy Standing There. The straight man of all straight men gets an episode all to himself. Will the gang finally crack the code on this beloved figure of Peanuts past? #comics #cartooning pod.link/unpackingpeanuts

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Sidekicks and Second Bananas Episode 3 - Roy: A Good Temporary Friend. Roy befriends both Charlie Brown and Linus at camp. But maybe his main raison d'être is to introduce the world to the swinging-est character ever - Peppermint Patty. #comics #cartooning pod.link/unpackingpeanuts

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

We have not talked about it. I wonder what the story is. @benjaminlclark.com can you elaborate?

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Our look at Sidekicks and Second Bananas continues. Sally’s pal Eudora finally gets a turn in the spotlight, as the gang revisits her debut sequence from 1978 and finds a fun and unique character who still feels modern. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts #comics #cartooning #comicstrips

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

@jimmygownley.bsky.social and Michael and I had the enormous pleasure of seeing the Colbert Report live. I don't remember who the guest was but I remember The Word: Freem - Freedom without the Do.

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

We start our look at the bit players in Peanuts in this new season of “Sidekicks and Second Bananas.” In this episode Bill, Olivier, Harriet, Conrad, and Woodstock get to shake their tail feathers in the spotlight. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts h/t to Andy Warhol. #comics #comicstrips #cartoooning

Unpacking Peanuts Sidekicks and Second Bananas episode art in the style of The Velvet Underground and Nico.

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

"While Peanuts is a comic strip that brings joy to millions around the world even to this day, there are likely some who turn to Sparky’s humor in times of personal turmoil. May is Mental Health Awareness Month (May 2026) ... those in crisis can call 988, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline."

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

In our latest episode we talk about a series of Peanuts strips from January 1976 where the school building collapses. Sally refers to it as the school committing suicide. A listener wrote to us to share something important.

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I’m Just Pretending It Never Happened! The Weirdest Peanuts Strips Ever. The gang takes a cockeyed look at the Peanuts strips that make you go “hmmm.” From Charlie Brown sharpening himself to the beauty of a girl named Truffles, it doesn’t get weirder than this. #comics #cartooning #comicstrips

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Here's what we're talking about in our latest episode: Re-Run arrives and struggles to assimilate into the family for the next 20 years. Lucy is still a grouch. Sally still loves Linus. Speaking of consistency, which Peanuts characters changed the least? The gang investigates. #comics #comicstrips

Unpacking Peanuts podcast The Family Van Pelt episode #6 - All In the Valley of Death Rode Rerun Van Pelt

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

@findthatpod.bsky.social Great interview with @ariellethisandthat.bsky.social on Talk That Pod. She's always so generous with her podcasting wisdom — learned a few things I'm going to try. Really enjoyed this one.

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Listener Seth Kane enjoyed his latest visit to the @schulzmuseum.bsky.social for the Canine Companions event with Jean Schulz, and sent us a photo of this surprising persona-- Snoopy as Mister T.

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

If it wasn’t Schulz’s idea, it seems unlikely that he would have continued it in the strip. @benjaminlclark.com @nat.gertler.com can you add any clarification?

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Unpacking Peanuts Podcast @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

It shows that patting birds was Charlie Brown's idea and Lucy was upset about it making her a laughingstock by association. Deb Perry adds: The only thing I can’t verify is whether or not Schulz originated the idea of Linus patting birds on the head of if one of Western Publishing’s writers did.

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