Best Mark Sumner Podcasts (2025)

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Understanding Snoopy Episode 5 - When Woodstock Is Happy, I'm Happy 1:21:24

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Everyone’s favorite abstract bird doodle takes center stage for this episode-long look at Snoopy’s relationship with his “friend of friends” Woodstock. Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold Buchholz, and Liz Sumner. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael Cohen. …

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The Sumner Files, Episode Nine: Arto Lindsay, Again 41:47

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In this episode, Adam talks to Arto Lindsay for a second time. The first time (The Sumner Files, Episode Five) was remote, when Arto was in Brazil and Adam in NYC. This time, a few months later, Arto was in NYC and came by to look at Sumner’s archive and talk about it. Arto himself appears in the archive, in multiple ways — for example, the drawing…

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Understanding Snoopy Episode 4 - As You See Him, You Will Draw Him 1:20:25

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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. Link to Snoopy image: https://peanuts.fandom.com/wiki/Snoopy?file=Image_2022-06-02_120907435.png Link to Scott McCloud's pyramid: https://www.scott…

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With Mark Evanier - Co-Author of The Essential Peanuts 1:28:52

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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. Mark's Blog https://www.newsfromme.com/ Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright …

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Understanding Snoopy Episode 3 - It’s Kind of Magical 57:13

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The gang takes a closer look at Michael’s favorite era of Snoopy. Fourth wall breaks, funny punchlines, and a healthy dollop of Beagle violence are all discussed. Then we answer the question…. Who is the GOAT-- Linus or Snoopy? Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold Buchholz,…

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With Andrew Farago: Author of Snoopy: The Story of My Life 1:10:24

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Today, the gang welcomes Andrew Farago: Curator of the Cartoon Art Museum, and author of several books on comics and two on Peanuts in particular. 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. Andrew's book and other museum events are avai…

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With Paige Braddock, Creative Director Emeritus for the Schulz Studio 1:09:55

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We are thrilled to welcome Paige Braddock, the Creative Director Emeritus for the Schulz Studio. Hired by Charles Schulz himself as Creative Director in 1999, Paige is also the talented cartoonist behind Jane’s World, Peanut, Butter, & Crackers, and more. Paige recommends the book Love Letters to Jane's World as a place to start. https://janesworld…

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The Influential Oregonian - Don Caverhill (The Kingsmen) 1:21:50

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Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week, we are featuring one of the original band members of Oregon's very first band, The Kingsmen, Don Caverhill!

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Sittiin’ in the Mailbox #1 14:50

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By Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold Buchholz, Liz Sumner

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Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown! 1:25:13

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To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Peanuts, Michael, Harold, and Jimmy each pick their top ten Peanuts strips of all time! Who picks what? Will one character dominate? One Decade? Listen to find out what is the toppermost of the poppermost in Peanuts five decade run of brilliance. You Tube interview Jimmy mentions: https://youtu.be/s_vmm4JW61U?si…

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The Influential Oregonian - John Parenteau (Filmmaker & Author) 1:12:28

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Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week, we have a very special guest, John Parenteau, who has written several books and worked on many films, including Iron Man 2, Hunger Games, and Sin City, and gives us a little bit of an ins…

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Preview: Jimmy Gownley’s Dumb Ideas 1:00:49

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Please enjoy this special full-length preview of Jimmy’s new podcast. It is available on Substack or wherever you listen to podcasts. http://gvillecomics.substack.comBy Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold Buchholz, Liz Sumner

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Understanding Snoopy: Episode 2 - A Few Lines Expressing Joy 1:11:09

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Our season-long look at the world famous beagle continues. This week we discuss Snoopy’s metamorphosis from cute puppy to banana nose anarchist to doghouse philosopher. Along the way, we discuss evolving art styles, Ninja High School, and Jeff Smith’s Bone. The Buzzfeed quiz we talk about: https://www.buzzfeed.com/appletv/this-quiz-will-determine-w…

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The Influential Oregonian - 1000 Miles Across Oregon 1:11:19

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Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week, there's lot's of fun banter and stories from the 1000 mile journey that Marcus took around coastal, southern, and central Oregon! From the prehistoric park to the edge of a volcano, learn…

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Unpacking Peanuts - Fun Size 1:49

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Here's a short teaser for Unpacking Peanuts, the show where 3 lifelong cartoonists take an in-depth look at the comic strip masterpiece, Peanuts. Jimmy Gownley, Harold Buchholz and Michael Cohen examine the complete run of the comic by Charles M. Schulz from 1950 all the way up to the year 2000. Plus special guests and bonuses. Unpacking Peanuts is…

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Understanding Snoopy: Episode 1 - Super Minimalist Snoopy 1:31:59

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We’re back! And we kick off our new era with a season-long examination of the greatest comics character ever, and everyone’s favorite flying ace/grocery store clerk, Snoopy! In this episode we examine Snoopy’s origins as an unassuming little puppy, in an unassuming little comic strip. Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts i…

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The Influential Oregonian - Ricky Cedillo (Real Estate Ricky) 1:13:46

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Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week, we sit down with Ricky Cedillo, a gentleman who grew up in the same town as me and became an icon in his own right. He is more than just a real estate agent; he shows people that their dr…

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With Nat Gertler, Eisner-Winning Author and Comics Historian 1:02:36

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Eisner-winning author and comics historian Nat Gertler is here to talk about his long association with Peanuts, preserving obscure Schulz art and comics, and why these characters still resonate within culture. Nat is the author of Charles M. Schulz: The Art and Life of the Peanuts Creator in 100 Objects as well as The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Crea…

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The Influential Oregonian - Floyd Sumner 1:05:12

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Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week, we sit down with an old friend, Floyd Sumner, to talk about his journey with art, comic con stories, and more! If you like this, you should definitely check out all of our content at www.…

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The Influential Oregonian - Modern Frontiersman 1:18:34

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Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week, we do a fun, albeit slightly clunky, exercise where we build our own town or revitalize an old ghost town and discuss other frontier communities. If you love this then you should definite…

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Wrap-up Season 12 - No One Shook Hands and Said Good Game 1:13:24

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We wrap up the Great Peanuts Re-Read and reflect back on the fun and challenges of reading all 17,897 Peanuts comic strips. Then we discuss the death of Charles Schulz, the continued impact of Peanuts, and what’s up next. Plus: Rory goes to college. Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael C…

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The Influential Oregonian - Jordan & Katie Wolfe (Exploregonians) 59:11

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Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week we finally interview the hosts of our newest show on the network: Exploregonians! If you love this then you should definitely check out out website for all of our others shows and content …

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2000 - Charles Schulz… How Can We Ever Forget Him? 30:00

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We complete the Great Peanuts Re-read, and bid a tearful farewell to Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, and Lucy. But wait, there will be more! Listen to find out what’s next for Unpacking Peanuts. Plus: How could it ever get better than this? Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harol…

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1999 Part 4 - Rerun Would Never Pull the Ball Away 57:01

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The last full year of Peanuts comes to an end, and it’s a long series of goodbyes… to characters, settings, and famous routines; including the last ever football strip. And it’s a classic. Plus: What do you think of the coloring? Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold Buchhol…

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The Influential Oregonian - Gus Frederick (Silverton Historian) 1:10:55

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Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week we sit down with our friend and colleague Gus Frederick and listen to him talk about the history of Silverton, primarily the story of Homer Davenport. If you want more awesome stories and …

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1999 Part 3 - A Very Public Farewell 1:08:42

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Schulz announces his retirement from cartooning which gives the remaining strips an elegiac quality that’s hard to miss. Meanwhile, we say goodbye to Andy and Olaf, but Rerun continues with aplomb as he marches towards his destiny as an underground cartoonist. Plus: We should buy banjos. Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanut…

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1999 Part 2 - Snoopy, Woodstock, and the Times That Try Men’s Souls 59:50

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We inch ever closer to the end of Peanuts, and so we savor each strip (and farewell) even more! Rerun continues to shine, Woodstock appears even smaller and more fragile, and Patriot Snoopy faces the frigid Valley Forge winter…in August. Plus: We agree to differ. (Michael's Red Hand story appears in 1988 Part 1 at 27:07). Transcript available at Un…

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The Influential Oregonian - Stories From The State #2: Opium Led To Pearl Harbor 1:26:14

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Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week, we are doing Stories From The State, which are episodes all about our favorite stories from the state of Oregon. Our subject today is the story of William Dunbar and Yosuke Matsuoka and h…

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1999 Part 1 - I Am Not A Puppy Dog! 1:05:03

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Snoopy will not suffer fools. The gang visits an exhibit featuring Monet and McDonnell. Even the Little Red Haired Girl’s mom shows up. Meanwhile, the guys theorize with wild abandon about the coloring of Peanuts in the late 90’s. Plus: The Passive Voice is a pretty good band name. Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is c…

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The Influential Oregonian - Jason Lee Archeology Project Ft. Kimberli Fitzgerald & Pen McBain 1:17:15

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Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This Week, we go on our first field trip to Willamette University to visit the Jason Lee Missionary Archeology site, where we interview Kimberli Fitzgerald and Pen McBain to gain some insight on the…

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The Influential Oregonian - Jason Lee Archeology Project Discussion 1:07:47

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Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week, we sit down with the crew to discuss some final thoughts and overviews on our recent visit to the archeology project at Willamette University. If you want more content or to connect with …

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The Trump-Induced Crisis in U.S. Science 31:58

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Adam talks about the crisis in U.S. science and higher education that is unfolding now, due to the multi-pronged assault on both by the second Trump administration. This episode was recorded on June 19, 2025. It’s a special one-off episode of Deep Convection, not part of The Sumner Files. Media articles mentioned in the episode include: New York Ti…

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1998 Part 3 - Tell Me What I'm Doing Here! That’s All I Ask! 1:09:05

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Rerun gets to the existential heart of Peanuts as he continues to shine in these late Peanuts strips. Meanwhile the guys talk about how audiences and critics relate to artists with decades long careers. Plus: You try to warn them that the world has gone mad, but no one will listen. East Coast Collectors Weekend - https://eastcoastcollectors.com/ Tr…

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1998 Part 2 - Foxtrotting With The Little Red-haired Girl 1:01:01

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Schulz comes as close as he ever will to depicting Charlie Brown’s one true love, and it goes great…for Snoopy anyway. Elsewhere, Woodstock does the Moses bit and parts a birdbath, and Rerun gets a compliment! Plus: Tango Tango, Charles! Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold…

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The Sumner Files, Episode Eight: Connie Burg 1:03:45

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Photo by Alon Koppel. Connie Burg, aka China Burg, Don Burg, and Lucy Hamilton, had never played the guitar before she joined Mars. But that didn’t stop her from developing a uniquely original style that became a defining feature of Mars’ sound, and that in turn influenced all the No Wave music that came afterwards. Connie went on to learn another …

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1998 Part 1 - Are We Not Beagles? We Are Peanuts! 58:01

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The daily comics have turned full color, and so the guys get into the nitty gritty of comic strip coloring and wonder if the entire form has de-volved over time. Then they ponder mysteries like “What IS Rerun’s real name anyway?” And we hear from readers answering the question “What is Peanuts?” Plus: Dodging questions from curious outsiders. Trans…

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The Influential Oregonian - Kerry Tymchuk (Executive Director of the Oregon Historical Society) 1:09:24

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Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week we have an incredibly important and prestigious individual, he is the Executive Director of the Oregon Historical Society, was a speechwriter for Senator Bob Dole, deputy district attorney…

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The Influential Oregonian - Stories From The State 1:22:10

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Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week we have no guests, instead, we spend a healthy amount of time catching up on network and personal updates, clowning around, and introducing a special subject for the show. We take a story …

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The Sumner Files, Episode Seven: Susan Lehman 1:18:42

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In Adam’s memory, Sumner’s life is divided into the pre-Sue and Sue eras, with Sue being Susan Lehman, aka Sue Crane, aka Aunt Sue to Adam and his sister. Sue came originally from California, moved around in her youth, wound up in New York by the mid-1980s, and met Sumner sometime around 1990, right when he moved up to the Catskills for a few month…

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1997 Part 3 - Just Out of Curiosity, What Did You Have For Breakfast? 1:13:20

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Rerun hides under the bed again. Lucy and Charlie Brown go on a date. Michael causes the gang to have an existential crisis and the very concept of the podcast is shaken to the core! Woodstock leads Olaf and Andy to the edge of the earth. And Zipatone ties the room together. Plus: Al Pacino! Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Pe…

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1997 Part 2 - Everyone Needs A Break Now and Then 59:57

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Charles Schulz announces he will be taking his first five week sabbatical after Jeannie says he’s “getting jumpy.” Then he gets a big thrill from a call by one of his artistic heroes. In the strip, Rerun is in kindergarten and the stress is slowly destroying him! Plus: The Little Pig Haired Girl? Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacki…

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The Influential Oregonian - Bruce Haney (Author of Eccentric Tales of Boring, Oregon) 1:12:02

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Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! Our guest this week is a historian and author of Eccentric Tales of Boring, Oregon (among other things), and a good friend and colleague, Bruce Haney. Check out our other shows and links to our soci…

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The Sumner Files, Episode Six: Cynthia Sobel 1:05:41

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Cynthia Sobel, born Cynthia Schoenwetter, is Adam’s mother, and Sumner’s sister. So she knew Sumner from the very beginning of his life to the end, and there’s no one else alive who remembers the things about him that she does. She talks at length about their parents, Charles and Sylvia Schoenwetter, and their childhoods in Elmhurst, Queens — essen…

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The Influential Oregonian - Peter Dibble 1:02:58

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Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! Our guest this week is a historian and videographer who creates YouTube documentaries of obscure history from the Pacific Northwest and beyond, including The Downfall of Oregon’s Nuclear Power Plant…

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1997 Part 1 - Every Child Should Be Issued a Dog and a Banjo 56:26

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After years of hearing Sally’s philosophies, Charlie Brown comes up with one of his own. Rerun and Snoopy have a lot of fun together, even if they don’t know what they’re doing. And the gang takes on perhaps the weirdest Peanuts strip of them all… or maybe it’s just an ad. Plus: Crybaby Boobie, we hardly knew ye. Transcript available at UnpackingPe…

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The Influential Oregonian - Kimberly Moreland (President of The Oregon Black Pioneers) 1:09:25

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Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week we discuss black history with the president of the Oregon Black Pioneers and owner of Moreland Resource Consulting, Kimberly Moreland. Oregon Black Pioneers: https://oregonblackpioneers.or…

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1996 Part 3 - Automatic for the Beagles 1:02:32

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The gang furthers their discussion about what Peanuts is and how it works, and then talks about the difference tools make in the life of an artist. In the strip, Rerun continues to show new aspects of his personality, Lucy isn’t slipping at all, and we bid a fond farewell to one of the oldest Peanuts cast members. Plus: Mutts Transcript available a…

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The Sumner Files, Episode Five: Arto Lindsay 54:17

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As the front man in DNA, Arto Lindsay was one of the core No Wave figures from the start, and he and Sumner were good friends from the mid-1970s, when Arto arrived in NYC (along with Mark Cunningham and Connie Burg, from Eckerd College in Florida), into the 1980s and beyond. Arto played on Sumner’s opera record John Gavanti, and in the early 1980s …

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The Influential Oregonian - Darrell Jabin aka Oregon's Traveling Historian 1:00:51

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Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week we have friend and colleague Darrell Jabin aka Oregon's Traveling Historian on to talk about his work on presentations involving railroad history, governors, buildings, carousels, and more…

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1996 Part 2 - Angel Food Cake With 7-Minute Frosting and a Side of Attempted Murder 1:04:04

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Harold takes us on a deep dive into the back issues of Editor and Publisher to tell a dark tale of real life drama that touched the Schulz universe. But it’s not all gloom and doom. Harriet is back and she brought baked goods! Plus: The One Note Samba Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael…