EPISODE 41: ACTOR BRAD KESTEN, THE VOICE OF CHARLIE BROWN
Release Date: 09/15/2019
116: IT'S NOT ONLY A GAME - IT'S JIM SASSEVILLE
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In episode 116, we take some time to look at the work of Schulz friend and fellow cartoonist Jim Sasseville. From ghosting for the Peanuts comic books to trying to launch his onw strip, where did Sasseville's style match up with Schulz and where did it diverge? Also, what's up with the nude models? (Yep. You read that correctly.) We've also got This Month in Peanuts History and a "Peanuts by Schulz" episode called "A Clean Sweep". Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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115: HERE COMES GENE KANNENBERG: A POP-UP INTERVIEW
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In 115, paper engineer Gene Kannenberg, Jr., is here to talk about his new book "Here Comes Charlie Brown: A Peanuts Pop-Up". Don't know what any of that means? Listen to the episode and find out! Is that not enough? Well, we've also got a Random Strip of the Month and this mont's news from in and around the Peanuts universe. Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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114: DALE HALE AND CHUCK'S HEAD
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In episode 114, we find out that everything we thought we knew about Charles Schulz is a lie. Ok, Not really. But it turns out despite a reputation for never working with an assistant, there was an exception - the original comic books published in the late fifties and early sixties. Jim Sasseville, Dale Hale and Tony Pocrnick each spent some time writing and drawing these spinoffs from the strip. We'll take a few minutes this episode talking specifically about Dale Hale - his Peanuts work and more. We've also got This Month in Peanuts History and an episode of "Peanuts by Schulz" called...
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113: ONE FOR THE TIME CAPSULE
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Get out your shovel or spade. (Your call!) Episode 113 is one for the time capsule! We've got "The Snoopy Show", S3, episode 12 - the last one for us unless (until?) we get a season 4. Plus, we do a Random Strip of the Month and check out this month's news and feedback. Generations will revel in the fun to be had in this episode. Why not start now? Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "Storytime" theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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112: YOU MUST BE THIS TALL TO LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE
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In 112, Snoopy is puzzled and comes up short. Sally is starry-eyed and marshmallow-deprived. And Peppermint Patty's scoop goes splat. We're checking out "The Snoopy Show" S3, episode 11 and "Peanuts by Schulz" episode "A Day With Snoopy". Then since it's March, we look at This Month in Peanuts History...for March! What are the odds? Good grief! Join us, won't you? Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off". Find the show on social media, either as It's a Podcast, Charlie Brown or @carnivalofglee. email:...
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111: FRANKLIN FINALLY FINDS THE BEAT
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Hey, Peanuts fans! It's episode 111! Like, "Hey! We're #1!" but three times! And it very well could be. We've got in this episode: news and feeback for February; a Random Strip of the Month; and a discussion of the new Apple TV+ special "Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin". Does it get better than that? I doublt it. Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off" Email the show at
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110: HOLD ONTO YOUR MARBLES...IT'S PEANUTS!
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Look to the sky and hold onto your marbles! It's episode 110 of IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN. Then write a thank you note to your grandmother. Of course, she'll be confused because she's not a podcaster. I mean, probably. Anyway. In this episode, we've got THE SNOOPY SHOW, S3, episode 10. We also check out a PEANUTS BY SCHULZ episode titled "Being Nice" and look back at This Month in Peanuts History. Now you all be nice and check out the episode. (See what I did there?"
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109: SNOOPY KISSES
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It's another big ol' beagle smooch in 109 as we check out THE SNOOPY SHOW, S3, episode 9. Snoopy the peacemaker! Snoopy the referee! Snoopy the...well, being himself, actually. Then we've got a Random Strip of the Month and check out the latest news and feedback. Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for the song "25% Off".
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108: GRANDPA ALWAYS SAYS "LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST"
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Good grief! A new year, same great Peanuts content! For this first episode of 2024, we've got This Month in Peanuts History (that would be January!) and a "Peanuts by Schulz" episode called "The Last of the Bunch". We round out episode 108 with "The Snoopy Show", season 3, episode 8. 2024 isoff to a fantabulous start! Thanks to Sean Courtney for the This Month in Peanuts History Theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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107: AUTHOR WILLIAM JOHNSON RETURNS
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Another holiday season is upon us. In episode 107, instead of going out to find a scraggly little tree that just needs a little love, I found author William Johnson (The Complete History of Peanuts on Parade: A Tribute to Charles M. Schulz) and dragged him inside instead. We have a wide-ranging discussion of Peanut-y goodness. A panoply of Peanuts, if you will. We also look at this month in Peanuts news and enjoy a Random Strip of the Month. Not a bad way to spend this holiday month. Join us! Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for...
info_outlineGood grief! This month in episode 41 of the podcast, actor Brad Kesten learns the danger of reaching out to podcasters and saying things like (a) I really like your show and (b) I was the voice of Charlie Brown on TV. When you do that, you end up getting drafted to be on the show.
Brad was the voice of Charlie Brown for most of the run of "The Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show", in "It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown" and other Peanuts specials. He also worked in front of the camera and did voice work on a lot of other things many of us watched in the '80s. And now he's on the podcast!
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Nick Jones provides this month's "Random Strip of the Month" and we've also got another "Peanuts by Schulz" episode.
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