Being Jim Davis

For the first episode of our sixth century, we discuss Garfield. Today's strip

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Today's episode is mostly a discussion of the Second Viennese School, especially early Schoenberg. No joke there, just a 100 percent truth bomb. Today's strip

Hey you, did you know you can sign up to co-host this podcast, just like Emily Kojis? I'm just sayin', if y'all want to be more like Emily Kojis, that would be an excellent first step. Today's strip

I can't recall what happens in this one. Who remembers back this fucking far anyway?

Internal commentary for the potential song title "Yar's Revenge Designer Howard Scott Warshaw Slam Dunks A Football" by The Flowers of Disgust appears here courtesy of The Flowers of Disgust: The football was innovative yet enigmatic. | HSW is in my view the most important pre-NES Era game designer from a creative standpoint, and I include Al Alcorn in this statement. | pre-NES or pre-Miyamoto? | Is there really a difference? I mean yes, I suppose you could date a so-called "Miyamoto Era" from the time he joined Nintendo in 1977, or maybe with his creation of Donkey Kong in 1981, but I really don't think this is what people normally think of when they think of Miyamoto's influence from a game design standpoint (Not to mention such a designation would completely ignore the meaningful contributions of Gunpei Yokoi, who was essentially Miyamoto's mentor on the project). While no serious person would claim Donkey Kong itself isn't historically significant, the game itself doesn't hold a candle to the likes of S

At nine minutes and 44 seconds into this episode, I mention that I bought some goat milk previously in the day. I wonder if it's still good! Yeah, I'd completely forgotten that I bought goat milk; I'm going to go see if it's still good, because I happen to love goat milk. Also, I know everyone going to expect a link/embed of the title music from The Good the Bad and the Ugly since Chris hums that at one point, but you know what? Sometimes I just can't be bothered. Here's something completely different though. Today's strip

As we barrel recklessly towards the end of of our first half-millennium of podcast episodes we must take a moment to reflect on blah blah blah whatever who even reads these anymore? It's all gunk, man! Anyway, Emily Kojis is still with us, so that's a plus. Today's strip

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This one's a bit of a deep cut (we spend most of the runtime talking about defunct local businesses in Kansas City MO). But on the plus side, today DOES mark the triumphant return of fan favorite guest host Emily Kojis! Today's strip

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Apropos of nothing, the next time you're in the Santa Fe area, why not stop by Harry's Roadhouse? Today's strip

A raucous night in the Grand Ballroom of the Route 66 Museum in beautiful Lebanon, Missouri! We welcome musical guests The Flowers of Disgust, shout at each other, and do a live commentary of 1982's "Here Comes Garfield." Also, Jon is drunk.You can watch the special on YouTube while you listen. That would be fun, right?

In today's episode, we found the "Davis Youth," a fanatical paramilitary wing of the Being Jim Davis media empire. For information about how to join up, email emily@beingjimdavis.com. Today's strip