We're back to our normal schedule as the Pacific Northwest era of Talking Simpsons officially begins! But even though our locations have changed, our podcast offerings sure haven't. Join us in this final month of summer as we return to the world of '90s Spider-Man, revisit an extremely lore-heavy episode of Futurama, and examine an installment of King of the Hill that somehow smashes together Rashomo...
2023-07-30 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Wondering where this week's episode of Talk to the Audience is? As we outlined in our July schedule post, we're taking a little time off to move and set up our Talking Simpsons Seattle and Talking Simpsons Vancouver studios. So hang in there, and we'll see you next week! Thanks as always for your support.
2023-07-26 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we get theatrical with Jake Rockatansky of the hilarious investigative podcast QAnon Anonymous! Marge wants to find a new hobby while Homer becomes a much more passive-aggressive partner than usual, all as the town engages in a musical version of a Tennesee Williams classic. We dig deep into how it was created, the ways it offended New O...
2023-07-19 04:10:45 +0000 UTC View Post
'Tis the season for self-harm as Bill finally succumbs to the holiday blues on this month's episode of King of the Hill. And while his depressive behavior alienates most of his friends, he finds an easy solution in sipping on a pretty, pretty dress and imitating his estranged wife. Can Hank help Bill come back to his senses before he truly goes off the deep end? Celebrate Christmas in July with us and listen in!
2023-07-17 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we're reaching the end of production season 13/starting broadcast season 14 with a tale spurred on by hate of reality TV (not to be confused with the three other eps just like it). This time Bart loses his mind from TV overload and gets sent to third grade to join the advancing Lisa. Turns out they adjust to it differently in a plot that brings us back to Capital City with some returning season 2 stars. All that, plus robot history, googling Japanese pronunciation, and a couple of f...
2023-07-12 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time to talk about the horrors of puberty as we cover a Futurama where an attempt to de-age the Professor sends the entire crew hurtling backwards in age. While Leela gets a chance to experience the childhood she never had, everyone else finds themselves grappling with the horror of pre-life, then death. Will the beloved Planet Express staff go back to being on-model again? Clutch your Angry Crotchety Grandpa Discount Cards and get ready to find out!
2023-07-10 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Wondering where this week's episode of Talking Simpsons is? As we outlined in our July schedule post, we're taking a little time off to move and set up our Talking Simpsons Seattle and Talking Simpsons Vancouver studios. So hang in there, and we'll see you next week! Thanks as always for your support.
2023-07-05 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
What if Everything Everywhere All at Once starred a foul-mouthed, perverted, yellow duck? We've all kept ourselves up at night mulling over that question, ignorant of the fact that Duckman answered it in 1996! On this episode of What A Cartoon, join us as we dip back into Duckman and explore "The Once and Future Duck," a season three episode that shows how high-concept this short-lived USA series could truly get. Plus, bonus facts about Rhonda Shear!
2023-07-03 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hope everyone is having a lot of summer fun! This July is one of the most eventful ever in our lives, and that means a whole lot is happening behind the scenes—making this month's schedule a little different. On What A Cartoon, we're returning to Duckman and approaching A Bug's Life with a fun commentary, and our journey through Futurama and King of the Hill remain steady with eps about aging and d...
2023-06-30 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We've reached the end of the month, which means it's once again time for another installment of our community podcast! Join us as we discuss dangerous Simpsons-adjacent submarine voyages, the continued adventures of the WGA strike, new comic collections that happen to feature our Wife of the Show, the slightly-altered July podcast schedule, and more! And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comments from the most recent round of episodes. So join us for the last Talk to the A...
2023-06-28 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Another month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10+ Patreon subscribers get to hear us talk about 2004's The Incredibles! Listen now to this free extended preview, and then subscribe at the $10 level (or up your current pledge to $10) to hear the whole thing and all of our previous What A Cartoon Movie podca...
2023-06-26 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time for us to cover our first non-Toy Story Pixar film, and we are SUPER excited to be covering The Incredibles. Picking up right where we left off with Bird's previous film The Iron Giant, we discuss how his team of artists joined Pixar, the friction caused in working in CGI, the many themes of a story of the exciting meeting the mundane, and tons more. Listen along as we go deep into the world of supers like we're Syndrome in this podcast about the Oscar-winning film!
2023-06-26 03:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We begin the iconic fourth season in earnest with an amazing returning guest, Mike Mitchell from the fantastic podcast Doughboys, not to mention big films and TV shows like the upcoming Twisted Metal! We all reflect on our childhood memories of seeing this one live as Bart and Lisa head to a really crappy camp, plus we have some incredible new det...
2023-06-21 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Podcasting boys become men this month as Kole Ross from Duckfeed.tv joins us to discuss Good Hill Hunting! When hunting season rolls around in Arlen, Bobby must complete one of the major rites of passage to enter the world of adulthood. But when Hank's fear of being alone with his son causes the two to miss out on their deer-slaying trip, Bobby ends up learning a mor...
2023-06-19 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
For a tale of rock stars and camping, we're joined by Chris Wade from the awesome podcasts Chapo Trap House, And Introducing..., and Hell on Earth! Following a discussion of Taxicab Confessions, we see wh...
2023-06-14 04:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Let the games begin! We're kicking off the summer with an animator-punishing episode all about climate change! In this semi-sequel to "Mother's Day," we discover Professor Farnsworth's fundamental robot design has doomed an earth to an early death via global warming. Will all of the robots have to be destroyed, or can they instead burp and fart their way to a stinky solution? Whatever happens, Hedonismbot certainly doesn't care!
2023-06-12 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Once more we're breaking format with Drew Mackie and Glen Lakin from the great podcast Gayest Episode Ever Podcast, this time to talk about what Conan O'Brien worked on right before Simpsons! Yes, the "brilliant but canceled" pilot for Lookwell is the cult classic brainchild of...
2023-06-07 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This month's subject is long overdue, as we're covering one of the biggest toy commercials/cartoons of the 1980s, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Your hosts were the exact demographic this 1987 show was aimed at, so we have tons of pizza-powered memories of the green machine as we go over the history of the first miniseries while watching one of the best-looking episodes of the original run. All that, plus we count how many times "cowabunga" is said, so let's kick some shell together (in podcas...
2023-06-05 04:26:14 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time for our monthly community podcast, which is great because we've got a ton to catch up on! We discuss the last handful of season 34 stories, including the 750th episode, plus a lot of talk of the WGA strike, Star Wars crossovers, and new Futurama. Not to mention we both have some exciting life updates too. Plus we reply to the many Patreon comments worthy of the First Annual Montgomery Burns Award For Outstanding Achievement In The Field Of Excellence!
2023-05-31 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Summer is here and things are heating up on the Talking Simpsons Network! But you can stay cool as a cucumber thanks to the selection of podcasts we're got coming at you this month. We kick off June with a long-awaited podcast about classic TMNT, then cover a global-warming-focused Futurama, and a King of the Hill about father-son bonding and killing deer. Finally, we wrap things up and continue our ...
2023-05-30 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Another month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10+ Patreon subscribers get to hear us talk about 2019's Toy Story 4! Listen now to this free extended preview, and then subscribe at the $10 level (or up your current pledge to $10) to hear the whole thing and all of our previous What A Cartoon Movie podcasts....
2023-05-29 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In 2010, Pixar seemingly closed the book on Toy Story. But, nearly a decade later, along came Toy Story 4: a movie that set out to continue a story that had a perfect period placed at the end. The result? A messy adventure that kind of breaks the universe, but one that somehow manages to justify its existence. This month on What A Cartoon Movie, join us as we explore 2019's Toy Story 4. You'll believe a spork can talk!
2023-05-29 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Just in time for the spine-shattering season premiere, we're joined by horror fan/award-winning artist Nina Matsumoto! As we begin season 14 with another Halloween episode that debuted after Halloween, we talk about how David Silverman returned to the show just as the digital era began, for a trio of terrifying tales. Plus we dig up Maude Flanders to discuss how her actress returned to the show, and lots of needless furry...
2023-05-24 03:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
On this episode of Blabbin 'Bout Batman, we turn back the clock to the very first production episode of Batman: The Animated Series! In his debut, the '90s animated caped crusader tangles with the relatively unpopular Man-Bat—a villain completely unknown to viewers of the then-recent Tim Burton movies. The result is a dark, moody episode that perfectly establishes the dark, moody series to follow. So have a rabies shot handy and listen in!
2023-05-22 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We're closing out season 3 with returning favorite, comedy writer extraordinaire Mike Drucker to share his insights on CEOs and awards shows! Danny DeVito's Uncle Herb returns to the show just as Homer stumbles into the First Annual Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence. Can he rebuild his fortune just in time for the debut of the Martin sitcom right after this? Listen along and fin...
2023-05-17 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
It's Thanksgiving in Arlen, so the Hills head to the one location that, at the time, was quickly becoming a hotbed of holiday activity: the mall! While the rest of the group shops (and sleeps), Hank and the guys take part in a lawnmower focus group that may also be an extended metaphor for his relationship with his mother. Come for the classic movie parody, stay for the touching mother-and-son reconciliation. It's all happening on TalKing of the Hill: the only podcast that warms your can!
2023-05-15 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We've got returning favorite Chris Cabin from the podcast We Hate Movies for the finale of broadcast season 13! And it's a weird episode full of lengthy references to High Noon and The Sopranos, as Homer becomes a security guard as part of his very long list of new jobs. All that, ...
2023-05-10 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, we come out of an uptempo number with a dead dog dedication as we examine the fan-favorite episode, Jurassic Bark. When a blast from Fry's past arrives in the form of his fossilized former dog, his friendship with Bender is put to the test. It's up to Fry to choose whether he wants to live in the go-go '90s, or with the evil, metal man of the 31st century he calls his best friend. Whatever the case, there won't be a dry eye in the house when this Emmy-losing episode reaches its con...
2023-05-08 04:45:00 +0000 UTC View Post
As we near the end of the season with an ep about friendship and food, both subjects are explained to us by Nick Wiger from the great podcasts Doughboys and Get Played! Bart is a third wheel as Milhouse finds love for the only time in his life, while Homer gr...
2023-05-03 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to the generous patronage of Andrew, we're taking another look at American Dad! Back in 2018, we covered an episode from one of the earlier seasons, but this time around, our subject matter hails from season 19 of this enduring animated sitcom. If you haven't checked in on American Dad since it moved to TBS nearly a decade ago, you might be surprised by just how strange and experimental it's gotten—or maybe not, since it was always pretty weird. In any case, get ready to sit back and...
2023-05-01 04:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post