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Calvin and Hobbescast

Calvin and Hobbescast

By Blowing Up! Media

There's treasure everywhere! Hop into the transmogrifier and turn youself into a kid again (ok, fine...just use the time machine) as Nathan looks at Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes one glorious strip at a time. Yukon Ho!
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15: "Your polls are way down" Dec 2, 1985

Calvin and HobbescastAug 12, 2017

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47: "What do you find attractive...?" Jan 3rd, 1986

47: "What do you find attractive...?" Jan 3rd, 1986

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+Did you know tigers' whiskers can feel pain?  MeOW!

Jan 20, 202305:21
46: "MmmmmmPOP" Jan 2nd, 1986

46: "MmmmmmPOP" Jan 2nd, 1986

Did Hobbes smooch a few girls, or is he just telling tails out of school?  Will we learn the answer to this mystery and others?  No, we won't.  Still, it's a new episode of Calvin and Hobbescast for ya!

Jan 19, 202303:49
45: "Female roommates" Jan 1st, 1986

45: "Female roommates" Jan 1st, 1986

In this strip, Calvin's dad gets the 3rd degree about his lifestyle choices from Calvin.  We do some sleuthing to figure out what they're talking about, and what words mean.

Apr 08, 202204:16
44: "Plate of toxic waste" Dec 31, 185

44: "Plate of toxic waste" Dec 31, 185

Picky eaters of the world unite.  Let us find some sort of mutagen to turn us into the heroes of taste we know ourselves to be.  Nah, I'm just joshin'.  In this strip of Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin learns that when you just give new foods a try, they can turn out to be your gross green favorites!


Mar 04, 202204:35
43: "A million murders" Dec 30th, 1985

43: "A million murders" Dec 30th, 1985

Second (and final) episode recorded in the mountains for some reason.  The number of audio issues has gone up, but not as high as the number of murders seen by six-year-olds on television!  Calvin and Hobbes talk about that and then I talk about THAT.  Thanks for listening.

Nov 02, 202104:58
42: "Your stupid chromosome'" Dec 29th, 1985
Sep 13, 202109:55
41: "Play 'house'" Dec 28th, 1985 (EXTENDED)

41: "Play 'house'" Dec 28th, 1985 (EXTENDED)

How do you play house?  It probably depends on how you were raised.  Susie Derkins gives us some insight into her home life in this thrilling strip of Calvin and Hobbes, and I talk about it of course.

Feb 20, 202106:29
40: "What are you DOING to the coffee table?" Dec 27th, 1985

40: "What are you DOING to the coffee table?" Dec 27th, 1985

It's been 25 years since we said goodbye to Calvin and Hobbes with one of the greatest and most iconic comic strips of all time.  THIS strip about the nails in a coffee table...also happened...earlier.

Jan 01, 202103:60
39: "...mom will notice we're missing by then" Dec 26, 1985

39: "...mom will notice we're missing by then" Dec 26, 1985

It's the debut of the snowy sled-style strip.  Enjoy now, ok?

Nov 24, 202006:44
38: "You squeeze my tears out" Dec 25, 1985 (Nathan host)

38: "You squeeze my tears out" Dec 25, 1985 (Nathan host)

In this episode we again learn that Christmas isn't about presents, but more about your presence.  Calvin and Hobbes teach us this on a very special holiday strip (and episode.  Enjoy!

Nov 09, 202004:51
37: "As soon as he drops the bag down"  Dec 24, 1985 (Sean solo)

37: "As soon as he drops the bag down" Dec 24, 1985 (Sean solo)

It's flue season!  On Christmas eve you have to do a few things:

  • go to bed early
  • leave out milk and cookies
  • plan to steal presents and keep Santa out
  • drink the milk (room temp, ew) and cookies

Sean German from 5 Minutes of Mime podcast hosts this episode!

Oct 12, 202011:47
36: "Hobbes' Loot" Dec 23, 1985 (Sean solo)

36: "Hobbes' Loot" Dec 23, 1985 (Sean solo)

It's a stockings and sandles epic on Calvin and Hobbescast with guest hose Sean German!

Sep 20, 202012:25
35: "Our Fortress" Dec 22, 1985 (w/ Alice Lauren)

35: "Our Fortress" Dec 22, 1985 (w/ Alice Lauren)

Some people say "keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer," others say: "Hey, I'm gonna keep my friends close but NOT my enemies because I don't like them."  Well sometimes your friend turns out to be your enemy!  That's what Alice Lauren and I learned during this very special 5 year anniversary Sunday strip of Calvin and Hobbescast.  Find Alice Lauren on Twitter @podsocialite !

Aug 06, 202013:47
34: "Lost" Dec 21, 1985 (Nathan for you, again)

34: "Lost" Dec 21, 1985 (Nathan for you, again)

When you're out exploring, you want to make sure you don't want to run out of food, water, or vocabulary words.   If you've forgotten "lost," "mommy" may do in a pinch.  Survival skills!  Calvin and Hobbes have them.  Do you?

Aug 01, 202004:16
33: "Pittsburgh" Dec 20, 1985 (Nathan hosts)

33: "Pittsburgh" Dec 20, 1985 (Nathan hosts)

Calvin and Hobbes are at it again!  If by "it," you mean laying down on the grass and laying some big philosophical questions on each other.  Plus, Pittsburgh, PA!  Is it good or is it bad?  Do you know?  Because I don't know.

Jul 01, 202005:01
32: "Making speed bumps" Dec 19, 1985 (Guest host SEAN)

32: "Making speed bumps" Dec 19, 1985 (Guest host SEAN)

You ever pass some road construction workers and they're not even working?  They're just holding a sign and waving at you, occasionally talking to their friends on their walkie talkies.  Meanwhile Calvin is out there every day making speed bumps for free, in his family's yard.  Work ethic, child labor, property destruction, it's all covered here in this Calvin and Hobbes strip.

May 06, 202009:48
31: "Inflammable chemical truck" Dec 18, 1985 (Sean solo)

31: "Inflammable chemical truck" Dec 18, 1985 (Sean solo)

In this strip, the child's miniature vehicular play turns to violence in the imagination.  Are the pleasures of childhood not enough to shackle these flights of fantasy in the world of benign bliss?  Why does the absurd inevitability of death draw the young mind like a rare earth magnet?  Find the difference between flammable/inflammable and more with guest host Sean of Five Minutes of Mime podcast!

Apr 28, 202010:27
30: "Baseball bat" Dec 17, 1985

30: "Baseball bat" Dec 17, 1985

If you've even had the experience of conquering all your enemies, but then finding out that you hurt your best friend in the process, I think this strip will really speak to you. Even if it doesn't, I'll speak to you. That's how podcasts work!
May 28, 201904:08
29: "Tommy Chestnut"  Dec 16, 1985

29: "Tommy Chestnut" Dec 16, 1985

What would you do if you had a close friend, and then you found out he'd killed and eaten a kid. This is how the guy that wrote My Friend Dahmer might have felt...just like Calvin! Happy 2019 from Calvin and Hobbescast!
Jan 15, 201906:37
28: "I kiss the sweet ground" (w/ Sean German) Dec 15, 1985

28: "I kiss the sweet ground" (w/ Sean German) Dec 15, 1985

Spaceman Spiff is at it again! Space Battles! Ray blasts! Planets! Zounds! Returning guest Sean German (5 Minutes of Mime, Groundhog Day Minute, Spinal Tap Minute) joins Nathan to talk about the best comic strip to come out on Dec 15th, 1985. That's right - it's Calvin and Hobbes.
Aug 06, 201820:42
27: "Do you know where I am?" Dec 14, 1985

27: "Do you know where I am?" Dec 14, 1985

Calvin riffs on popular PSA from 20 years earlier in order to prank his parents. Presumably, hide and seek ensues. It's 10pm, do you know where your children are? (It's actually 10:33pm as I type this).

Calvin and Hobbes without Hobbes
Jul 01, 201805:42
26: "Insurance?? What a dumb idea!" Dec 13, 1985

26: "Insurance?? What a dumb idea!" Dec 13, 1985

Calvin sets up an unregulated pre-Obamacare insurance company and it does about as good a job as those tended to do.
May 06, 201806:44
25: "Then what did you watch?" Dec 12, 1985

25: "Then what did you watch?" Dec 12, 1985

In this not-so-thrilling strip, Calvin and Hobbes have a question and answer sesh about what Hobbes watched: Was it the game? Only one way to find out! No, it wasn't. Enjoy!
Feb 23, 201806:48
24: "Fine time to take a bath!" Dec 11, 1985

24: "Fine time to take a bath!" Dec 11, 1985

In this strip of Calvin and Hobbes. Calvin is being forced to bed by his mother, and Hobbes would help him out if he weren't alllllllll wet. Also, the romaine lettuce has E. Coli, which is messing up your friend Nathan's new year's resolutions at Wendy's.
Jan 12, 201807:34
23: "She's on to me." Dec 10, 1985

23: "She's on to me." Dec 10, 1985

In this episode of the Calvin and Hobbescast, we talk about Calvin's negotiating tactics, his shrewd mother's fashion choices, and what a newspaper is. If you like Calvin and Hobbes (or other newspaper comic strips) you MIGHT enjoy this as well.
Dec 04, 201705:15
22: "Let's murder our spouses!" Dec 9, 1985

22: "Let's murder our spouses!" Dec 9, 1985

When Calvin gets sick he gets to stay home and watch TV. Does imbibing these programs make him into a more worldly adult, or more of a sick animal? Also, how to the White House strips in Doonesbury work?
Nov 03, 201708:29
21: "Zounds!" (w/ Sean German) Dec 8, 1985

21: "Zounds!" (w/ Sean German) Dec 8, 1985

On this Sunday edition of Calvin and Hobbescast, Sean German (Five Minutes of Mime, Spinal Tap Minute) joins us to speculate about what goes on in the teacher's lounge and to help figure out the origins of Spaceman Spiff's sci-fi vocabulary.
Oct 17, 201715:47
20: "Orbit trajectory" Nov 7, 1985

20: "Orbit trajectory" Nov 7, 1985

Calvin radios NASA when something goes wrong during a swing launch. I dunno...he just kind of drifts through the white panels.
Oct 11, 201705:00
19: "Sex Discrimination" Dec 6, 1985

19: "Sex Discrimination" Dec 6, 1985

On this date in 1985: the birds had all finished flying south, only to learn that they'd forgotten their keys. Also: Calvin forms a club with only one member (?) and it looks like he won't let Susie join because of her gender.
Oct 08, 201705:02
18: "Squid eyeball sandwich" Dec 5, 1985

18: "Squid eyeball sandwich" Dec 5, 1985

Susie Derkins and Calvin finally interact face 2 face. It turns out Calvin's mom packed him a very strange lunch. We dive into the words and pictures and come out on the other side holding a small trophy!
Oct 04, 201706:43
17: "Debilitating brain aneurysm" Dec 4, 1985

17: "Debilitating brain aneurysm" Dec 4, 1985

In this strip of Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin yells mean things at the new girl...but it's only because he likes her. Hobbes knows Calvin better than he knows himself.
Sep 23, 201706:46
16: "But do you like her?" Dec 3,  1985

16: "But do you like her?" Dec 3, 1985

In this strip: Calvin gets the third degree from Hobbes after mentioning a new girl in his class.
Aug 14, 201706:28
15: "Your polls are way down" Dec 2, 1985

15: "Your polls are way down" Dec 2, 1985

In this strip Calvin gives his dad the bad news about his polling around the household. Dad takes it in stride.
Aug 12, 201705:46
14: "Believe it, lady" Nov 31, 1985

14: "Believe it, lady" Nov 31, 1985

You'd hate baths too if there was a bubbly bubble monster in there. Especially one who tried to drown you like Kevin Bacon in Hollow Man...
Jan 27, 201607:21
13: "Predetermined splash" Nov 30, 1985

13: "Predetermined splash" Nov 30, 1985

Games philosophers wonder about the nature of fate, free will, and the illusion of control.
Jan 21, 201608:15
12: "Atomic napalm neutralizer" Nov 28, 1985

12: "Atomic napalm neutralizer" Nov 28, 1985

Spiff tries to avoid being tortured using a most unlikely strategy.
Dec 29, 201507:41
11: "Bat barf" Nov 28, 1985

11: "Bat barf" Nov 28, 1985

Calvin has a plan to avoid eating bat barf tonight and if it doesn't work...well it's not like he'll starve to death.
Dec 28, 201505:14
10: "Happy municipality " Nov 27, 1985

10: "Happy municipality " Nov 27, 1985

Calvin tells the reader about his playtime scenario.
Nov 16, 201504:30
09: "Can I Drive?" Nov ?, 1985

09: "Can I Drive?" Nov ?, 1985

Nathan wings this one with a near-perfect memory of this strip.
Sep 23, 201504:11
08: "You have a flamethrower?" Nov 25, 1985

08: "You have a flamethrower?" Nov 25, 1985

Calvin teaches Hobbes that you don't play the cards, you play the monsters.
Sep 14, 201502:30
07: "Monster in the Hallway" with Aaron Espinosa  Nov 24, 1985

07: "Monster in the Hallway" with Aaron Espinosa Nov 24, 1985

A special super-sized episode for your imaginative self.
Sep 13, 201510:48
06: "Try it. You'll love it" Nov 23, 1985

06: "Try it. You'll love it" Nov 23, 1985

In this episode, we won't tell you what it is.
Sep 06, 201502:48
05: "You sissy" Nov 22, 1985

05: "You sissy" Nov 22, 1985

A new episode...but that's it. No story. No smooch.
Sep 05, 201503:01
04: "Show and tell is over" Nov 21, 1985

04: "Show and tell is over" Nov 21, 1985

Hobbes is more than a great show and tell item. He's a living calculator.
Sep 05, 201503:55
03: "Cymbals" Nov 20, 1985

03: "Cymbals" Nov 20, 1985

Calvin and Hobbes make a racket, but they're supposed to be asleep.
Sep 05, 201502:37
02: "Stuffed tiger" November 19, 1985

02: "Stuffed tiger" November 19, 1985

What do you do when you catch a tiger?
Aug 05, 201502:26
01: "Tiger trap" Nov 18, 1985

01: "Tiger trap" Nov 18, 1985

Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes started here. This is how they met.
Aug 05, 201501:54