Jonathan Gibson

Being Jim Davis

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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'...

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Episode 497 - Sunday, October 28, 1979 07.01.2018 16:23

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

Episode 496 - Saturday, October 27, 1979 06.01.2018 13:14

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

Episode 495 - Friday, October 26, 1979 05.01.2018 16:17

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: </ br> 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...

Episode 494 - Thursday, October 25, 1979 04.01.2018 14:52

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...

Episode 493 - Wednesday, October 24, 1979 03.01.2018 11:41

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

Episode 492 - Tuesday, October 23, 1979 02.01.2018 11:30

Now, with more spit! Today's strip

Episode 491 - Monday, October 22, 1979 01.01.2018 19:07

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

Episode 490 - Sunday, October 21, 1979 31.12.2017 12:17

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Episode 489 - Saturday, October 20, 1979 30.12.2017 15:40

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Episode 488 - Friday, October 19, 1979 29.12.2017 23:03

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Episode 487 - Thursday, October 18, 1979 28.12.2017 15:49

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Episode 486 - Wednesday, October 17, 1979 27.12.2017 11:50

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Episode 485 - Tuesday, October 16, 1979 26.12.2017 13:01

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

Supplemental No. 3 - Christmas Eve Live Show, 2017 25.12.2017 58:47

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?

Episode 484 - Monday, October 15, 1979 25.12.2017 32:14

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

Episode 483 - Sunday, October 14, 1979 24.12.2017 28:48

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Episode 482 - Saturday, October 13, 1979 23.12.2017 17:40

This one just doesn't make sense and we're sorry about that. Today's strip

Episode 481 - Friday, October 12, 1979 22.12.2017 9:24

Why are you reading this? Wouldn't you rather be reading about X-Men characters getting it on with each other? But you know, in a sexual way? Yeah, I thought so. Here, here's your link to our erudite co-host Amy's slash-fic page. For the rest of you, today Garfield hangs around and endures some petty whining from Jon in the first panel and then does a little bit of musing in panels two and three....

Episode 480 - Thursday, October 11, 1979 21.12.2017 10:58

Despite all odds this podcast continues to exist. What did we talk about today? We talked about Garfield . Did you not know that? Today's strip

Episode 479 - Wednesday, October 10, 1979 20.12.2017 14:05

Oh boy, it's another dumb joke about some family member of Garfield's who will NEVER be mentioned again! Can't wait to find out what sort of forced facile wordplay and/or serious mental health condition will serve as the basis for this one. If you want to read something more artistically resonant and FAR better-edited, why not go over and check out guest host Amy's presumably delightful fan fictio...

Episode 478 - Tuesday, October 9, 1979 19.12.2017 8:36

LIZ Jon let it on board. Jon let it grow inside the turkey. Jon blew the warning signal. LYMAN Why. LIZ Special Order 937. IRMA What's that. LIZ That's what I want to know. Jon's head is placed on the table. His eyes flicker into consciousness. LIZ What is Special Order 937. JON You know I can't tell you that. LIZ Then there's not point in talking to you. Pull the plug. JON Special Order 937 in es...

Episode 477 - Monday, October 8, 1979 18.12.2017 30:05

Today we welcome on the program our first mononymic co-host, Amy! She was a great sport, in that she did NOT bail on the recording when she found out after the first episode that we were planning on doing six more. We talked about the disturbing narcissism of Jon Arbuckle, his and Jim Davis' eagerness to gaslight his audience, and which parts of a cat it is and isn't OK to touch without verbal con...

Episode 476 - Sunday, October 7, 1979 17.12.2017 17:01

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Episode 475 - Saturday, October 6, 1979 16.12.2017 13:04

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Episode 474 - Friday, October 5, 1979 15.12.2017 7:47

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