{"podcast":{"title":"Unpacking Peanuts","slug":"unpacking-peanuts-4795733","podcast_index_feed_id":4795733,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/unpackingpeanuts/feed.xml","website_url":"https://unpackingpeanuts.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13399552/Illustration117_i75hqe.jpg","author":"Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold Buchholz, Liz Sumner","episode_count":198,"summary":"Three lifelong cartoonists take an in-depth look at the comic strip masterpiece, Peanuts. Each week, 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 a fan podcast unaffiliated with Peanuts Worldwide.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T14:20:20.092113+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-peanuts-4795733"},"episode":{"title":"The Family Van Pelt Episode 5 - A Really Squiggly Line Around the Word Sigh","slug":"the-family-van-pelt-episode-5-a-really-squiggly-line-around-the-word-sigh","published_at":"2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-peanuts-4795733/the-family-van-pelt-episode-5-a-really-squiggly-line-around-the-word-sigh","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-peanuts-4795733","url":"https://unpackingpeanuts.podbean.com/e/the-family-van-pelt-episode-5-a-really-squiggly-line-around-the-word-sigh/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/op3.dev/e/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p963bfc3d2pq72wh/VP5_Mastered9mxow.mp3","summary":"Linus is doing the St. Francis shtick, but that doesn’t stop him from playing a mean shortstop. The gang discusses Schulz’s ability to layer contradictory elements to create some of the richest characters in comics. Here's a link to our episode about the football strips:https://tinyurl.com/footballstrips Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Jimmy’s, Michael’s, and Harold’s books are available at UnpackingPeanuts.com/store. 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.","meta_description":"Linus is doing the St. Francis shtick, but that doesn’t stop him from playing a mean shortstop. The gang discusses Schulz’s ability to layer contradictory…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3769,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unpacking-peanuts-4795733/episodes/the-family-van-pelt-episode-5-a-really-squiggly-line-around-the-word-sigh/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-peanuts-4795733/the-family-van-pelt-episode-5-a-really-squiggly-line-around-the-word-sigh.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}