Synopsis
Being Jim Davis is the world's premiere daily Garfield chrono-cast. Our mission is to review and discuss each and every strip of the long-running syndicated comic series before eventually dying of old age. We hope you'll come along with us on this journey, and share in the laughter as we catalogue the daily adventures of everyone's favorite indolent feline through a lens of history, humor, and heuristics.Each episode will be a thorough examination of a single strip. We'll place it in its historical context, then attempt to unravel the morals and meanings hidden under the surface. Finally, we'll consider the question of whether the strip stands the test of time. Above all, we promise to always present you with our sincere, personal, reaction to each Garfield comic strip.Our only thought is to entertain you.
Episodes
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Episode 403 - Thursday, July 26, 1979
05/10/2017 Duration: 11minMan, my audio is really bad this week. Why didn't someone stop me? Anyhow, here's something unrelated: For more from guest host Sen Cantor, why not direct your browser to the Effervescence Network and Patreon? Today's strip
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Episode 402 - Wednesday, July 25, 1979
04/10/2017 Duration: 23minIn today's episode, my audio is still kind of fucked up and, even worse, we're still talking about Garfield. Why do we do this to ourselves? You can find guest host Sen Cantor on the Effervescence Network and Patreon. Today's strip
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Episode 401 - Tuesday, July 24, 1979
03/10/2017 Duration: 16minIn today's episode of Being Jim Davis, my (Chris') audio is all fucked up. Special guest host Sen Cantor alerted me to the fact and I was going to restart my computer but then Jon was all like "Naw, dude. Our listeners won't even notice. They'll be too busy drunkenly masturbating." That's the contempt in which he holds you, out valued listeners. Hey, speaking of guest host Sen Cantor, why not check her out on the Effervescence Network and Patreon? Today's strip
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Episode 400 - Monday, July 23, 1979
02/10/2017 Duration: 43minFOUR HUNDRED! YEAH! ALRIGHT! For more from this week's excellent guest host Sen Cantor, check her out on the Effervescence Network and Patreon. Or, if I coded that HTML incorrectly, some other random website! Today's strip
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Episode 399 - Sunday, July 22, 1979
01/10/2017 Duration: 16minHoly fuck, we're finally done with this horseshit. Hey, just in time to record another week's worth, amiright?? A book that Chris has definitely read Today's strip
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Episode 398 - Saturday, July 21, 1979
30/09/2017 Duration: 21minToday we talk about a fictional potato that does not even appear in today's strip. Today's strip
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Episode 397 - Friday, July 20, 1979
29/09/2017 Duration: 25minToday we try to figure out exactly which kind of cheese is the most effective aphrodisiac, but do not succeed. Today's incidental music, "Nice Rosetta" from the album The Three Fanciful Daydreams of Chef Paul Prudhomme by The Flowers of Disgust occurs courtesy of The Flowers of Disgust and Cat O' Nine Tails Records. Today's strip
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Episode 396 - Thursday, July 19, 1979
28/09/2017 Duration: 10minIf I knew how to embed pictures, I would totally embed a picture of that Tex Avery wolf here. But it turns out we live in this universe. Sorry about that. Today's strip
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Episode 395 - Wednesday, July 18, 1979
27/09/2017 Duration: 21minHoly shit, is it only Wednesday? I can't believe I still have four of these fucking things left to edit. Today's incidental music, "Here Comes Obnoxious Moose" from the album Underground Dog Network by The Flowers of Disgust occurs courtesy of The Flowers of Disgust and Cat O' Nine Tails Records. Today's strip
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Episode 394 - Tuesday, July 17, 1979
26/09/2017 Duration: 19minIt's a red letter day for the hardcore Being Jim Davis fans, who have long been waiting for us to formally announce our ongoing feud with the island of Sumatra. Well, the wait is over folks. Also, Garfield's still in a tree. Terminal Philosophy: A Cultural History of Airports Today's strip
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Episode 393 - Monday, July 16, 1979
25/09/2017 Duration: 29minToday we discuss Andrew Lloyd Webber for what seems like an interminable amount of time. I guess we'll see if I ultimately decide to cut out that entire segment. Anyway, Garfield's in a tree or whatever. Today's strip
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Episode 392 - Sunday, July 15, 1979
24/09/2017 Duration: 25minATTENTION LISTENER: If you feel that the audio on today's episode is a bit off, blame Jon's friend Andy, who called in to the program but hadn't sent me his audio by the time I started editing. So I had to use the Zoom audio, which, whatever, it's fine. It's fine. Today's strip:
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Episode 391 - Saturday, July 14, 1979
23/09/2017 Duration: 13minIf you listen closely during the opening theme in today's episode, you can hear Chris say the words "quantum caramel." But now that you know what he's saying, you have even less reason to listen closely during the opening theme. Here's something irrelevant: Today's strip:
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Episode 390 - Friday, July 13, 1979
22/09/2017 Duration: 09minIn today's episode, Jon and Chris say things both at and to one another. Today's strip:
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Episode 389 - Thursday, July 12, 1979
21/09/2017 Duration: 11minHere's a cool thing: Today's strip:
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Episode 388 - Wednesday, July 11, 1979
20/09/2017 Duration: 18minIn today's episode of Being Jim Davis, we see if I can embed videos directly into Fireside.fm's "Description" field without all the bullshit bells and whistles SquareSpace provided. Seems like it shouldn't be too hard. Today's strip:
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Episode 387 - Tuesday, July 10, 1979
19/09/2017 Duration: 20minIn today's episode of Being Jim Davis, Chris forgets to edit and upload Tuesday's episode until late Monday night. Is the result shoddy, slipshod, slapshod, slapdash, slashfic, dashboard, Mrs. Dash, Mrs. Butterworth, Butterfinger, and... Honestly, that one got away from me. Anyhoo, here's today's strip:
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Episode 386 - Monday, July 9, 1979
18/09/2017 Duration: 27minWe kick off today's episode by burning through, like, a dozen of the perfectly good taglines that superfan Faster Duckworth wrote for us. After that, who knows? I did not bother to listen to the rest. Today's strip
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Episode 385 - Sunday, July 8, 1979
17/09/2017 Duration: 18minWe round out the week with a landmark strip in which we see a character commit certain actions based on a set of presuppositions that turn out to be incorrect, leading to circumstances which run counter to that character's desires. Thanks to guest host Daniel Manning for his hard work this week. Don't forget to follow him on Twitter and check out his podcasts, because they are a delight. ars PARADOXICA Timelapse And here's Nathaniel Bozarth's podcast Wide Ruled. Today's strip
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Episode 384 - Saturday, July 7, 1979
16/09/2017 Duration: 17minAFTER experience had taught me that the common occurrences of ordinary life are vain and futile, and I saw that all the objects of my desire and fear were in themselves nothing good nor bad, save in so far as the mind was affected by them; I at length determined to search out whether there were not something truly good and communicable to Garfield. ars PARADOXICA, a better podcast than this one. @manieldanning, an astronomically better Twitter account than ours Today's strip