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Calvin and Hobbes turns 40 on November 18, 2025. We're celebrating 40 years of awesome with 40 episodes! Come join us as we discuss topics from the characters to dinosaurs to philosophy and much more!
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- 2 days ago1h 32m
Episode 28: Hamsters and Salamanders and Noodles, Oh My!
Bill Watterson loved to let his readers fill in the blanks. Most notably, he called out some cases in the strip involving hamsters and salamanders and noodles, oh my! See what these things have in common on The Magic of Calvin and Hobbes, next!. Here is a list of the comics mentioned this episode, along with their publication dates and the books where they can be found. We would love to hear from you! You can email us at MagicCandH@proton.me And you can join our Facebook page here!
- 1 weeks ago1h 4m
Episode 27: Tracer Bullet
He's a private eye. It says so on his door. In this episode we talk all about Calvin's hard-boiled detective alter ego, Tracer Bullet. Here is a list of the comics mentioned this episode, along with their publication dates and the books where they can be found. We would love to hear from you! You can email us at MagicCandH@proton.me And you can join our Facebook page here!
- 3 weeks ago1h 28m
Episode 26: Comic Books (Captain Napalm and Co)
Calvin loves comic books! Strangely, Bill Watterson does not. In this episode we discuss the comics that Calvin loves, Bill Watterson's grievances with them, and which of the two we agree with. Come join us to learn all about Captain Napalm and his thermonuclear league of liberty! Here is a list of the comics mentioned this episode, along with their publication dates and the books where they can be found. We would love to hear from you! You can email us at MagicCandH@proton.me And you can join our Facebook page here!
- Jun 30, 20261h 11m
Episode 25: BARRRFF! Calvin Gets Down With the Sickness
Everyone pukes. It's part of being a person. In this episode, we take a look at the surprisingly many stories and strips in Calvin and Hobbes involving someone being sick. We also look at Calvin's relationship with his doctor, which is probably best described as "adversarial." Come join us as Calvin gets down with the sickness! Here is a list of the comics mentioned this episode, along with their publication dates and the books where they can be found. We would love to hear from you! You can email us at MagicCandH@proton.me And you can join our Facebook page here!
- Jun 20, 20261h 24m
Episode 24: Camping and Stuff
This episode is all about camping... and stuff... We start by talking about other family outings (the stuff) like trips to the museum, zoo, or beach, and we end with the camping. Everyone in Calvin's family loves camping, except for Mom and Calvin. And Hobbes. But other than that... Here is a list of the comics mentioned this episode, along with their publication dates and the books where they can be found. We would love to hear from you! You can email us at MagicCandH@proton.me And you can join our Facebook page here!
- Jun 11, 20261h 27m
Episode 23: Summer (and Spring) in Calvin and Hobbes
Calvin loves summer! Everyone loves summer! Join us this episode as we discuss long days spent doing everything, from wagon rides to water fights, or even nothing. Maybe even especially nothing! Here is a list of the comics mentioned this episode, along with their publication dates and the books where they can be found. We would love to hear from you! You can email us at MagicCandH@proton.me And you can join our Facebook page here!
- Jun 1, 20261h 35m
Episode 22: Dinosaurs! (Featuring I Know Dino and The Common Descent Podcast)
Happy Dinosaur Day! Calvin loves dinosaurs, and so do we! In this episode we are joined by Garret and Sabrina of I Know Dino and Will and David of The Common Descent Podcast. We spend most of the episode nerding out over dinosaurs and the dinosaur art in Calvin and Hobbes. It was such a fun conversation, and we hope you will enjoy it! Here is a list of the comics mentioned this episode, along with their publication dates and the books where they can be found. We would love to hear from you! You can email us at MagicCandH@proton.me And you can join our Facebook page here!
- May 23, 20261h 13m
Episode 21: The Time Machine
Time flies! Especially if you have a cardboard box! In this episode, we discuss the second of Calvin's cardboard box inventions, the Time Machine. We visit the Jurassic period twice, and the future once (or maybe a couple times, if the wagon trips count). Apologies for the slightly weird audio on this one- there were some recording issues, but it still works. Here is a list of the comics mentioned this episode, along with their publication dates and the books where they can be found. We would love to hear from you! You can email us at MagicCandH@proton.me And you can join our Facebook page here! Here you can see the blog post about Calvin and Hobbes in Danish
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Calvin and Hobbes turns 40 on November 18, 2025. We're celebrating 40 years of awesome with 40 episodes! Come join us as we discuss topics from the characters to dinosaurs to philosophy and much more!
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