# With Mark Evanier - Co-Author of The Essential Peanuts Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-peanuts-4795733/with-mark-evanier-co-author-of-the-essential-peanuts Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-peanuts-4795733/with-mark-evanier-co-author-of-the-essential-peanuts.md Podcast: [Unpacking Peanuts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-peanuts-4795733) Published: 2025-11-25T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://unpackingpeanuts.podbean.com/e/with-mark-evanier-co-author-of-the-essential-peanuts/ Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/op3.dev/e/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/are2vg3cmikvy69c/Mark_Evanier_Masteredbo5fs.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unpacking-peanuts-4795733/episodes/with-mark-evanier-co-author-of-the-essential-peanuts Duration seconds: 5332 ## Resource 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 Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold Buchholz, and Liz Sumner. 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 Facebook, Blue Sky, and YouTube. For more about Jimmy, Michael, and Harold, visit unpackingpeanuts.com. Thanks for listening. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unpacking-peanuts-4795733/episodes/with-mark-evanier-co-author-of-the-essential-peanuts/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-peanuts-4795733/with-mark-evanier-co-author-of-the-essential-peanuts.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.