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TalKing of the Hill - Keeping Up With Our Joneses

An old flame enters Hank and Peggy's life when Bobby tries smoking for the first time and has to puff his way through an entire carton as punishment. The Hill parents get a chance to relive their tar-stained youth thanks to cigarettes, but this trip to flavor country soon takes a detour when they find out Bobby has become a nicotine fiend. Can Luanne save the Hills from their addiction before she's stuck with another dysfunctional family? The surgeon general recommends you listen to this podc...

Talking Simpsons - Lisa The Simpson With Kate Leth

It's the end of the Bill & Josh era, and we're joined by returning guest, screenwriter/artist/comic maker Kate Leth (check out her Patreon right now!) for the special occasion! Lisa fears her mental gifts are slipping away and does her best to resist the Simpson genes. Meanwhile, Apu becomes an entertainer thanks to the lucky freezing of an elderly ...

What A Cartoon! - Captain Planet "A Hero For Earth"

We're the Planeteers, and you can be one too on this week's eco-friendly podcast! Henry and Bob go back to 1991 when global warning was a less imminent threat, and we deconstruct the super heroics of Captain Planet. We talk about how Ted Turner's pet project grew into a movement of more environmentally conscious kids, as well as how the show was both incredibly corny and correct about so many things that still threaten our future! So let your powers combine and listen now!  

Vote On The May 2019 What A Cartoon! Movie!

Welcome to May on The Talking Simpsons Network! Another month means another chance to vote for the next What A Cartoon Movie! As before, we're doing an exclusive movie podcast for our $10+ subscribers, and we want to open up the polls to all the $5+ patrons as well just so their voices can be heard. You can only vote once for one of the four choices before polling closes on May 12.

Our theme this month is a special one! Podcast Runner-Ups! In previous p...

TalKing of the Hill - Peggy the Boggle Champ

Peggy finally gets a chance to let her Boggle skills shine as she travels to the crackhead and debutante-riddled city of Dallas for a tournament centered on the famous word-search game. But Hank finds himself drawn towards the siren song of Sweet Lady Landscaping and away from his new role as Peggy's coach when the 9th Annual Dallas Mower Expo looms nearby. Will Hank be there for Peggy? And will Bobby and Luanne end up destroying the Hill house in their efforts to clean it? Learn the answers ...

Having Issues With the Patreon RSS feed? Check here:

We've heard from a handful of folks in the last week that their RSS feed of Patreon podcasts wasn't updating. For those few we discovered the simple fix is unsubscribing and resubscribing. As we would find out, it's an issue on Patreon's side of things, as they just sent us a quick update on the issue. So if you've been having any problems with your official RSS feed (which you can find at the top of the Overview page), you can learn all about Patreon's official fix 2019-05-02 21:55:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Talking Simpsons - Dumbbell Indemnity With Nina Matsumoto

Our artist friend and fellow Simpsons expert Nina Matsumoto is back to chat with us about love, insurance, and Hank Azaria fansites in this classic episode! Not only will you get some necessary background on guest star Helen Hunt, but you'll also enjoy a refreshing Bacardi colata, have lobsters stuffed with tacos, and a steak the size of a toilet seat! Now st...

What A Cartoon! - The May Schedule

April showers have brought May flowers--er, podcasts to all you lovely listeners to our many audio delights! And What A Cartoon! podcast has some real treats that range from the ecological to the international to the traditional. And if you want to start watching the animation now to get ready, here's the next four toons we'll be covering during May!

Also, don't forget that the Patreon will also feature more exclusives in May like more season one of TalKing of the Hill and our next What...

Talk to the Audience?!? Episode 23

It's been another great month here on the Talking Simpsons Network, and we're so glad to have all of you on board! On this month's community podcast, we go over all the details about The Simpsons on Disney's new streaming service, discuss Bart actress Nancy Cartwright's recent episode, and debunk all manner of hoaxes about The Simpsons predicting the Notre Dame fire. All this, plus our responses to your questions and comments! Stay tuned, because another great month of podcasts is right aroun...

What A Cartoon! - The Promised Neverland "121045"

Thanks to the generous contributions of patron David Whittington, we're heading back to anime country with the newest series we've ever featured on What A Cartoon! Back when it initially started running in the weekly Japanese comic anthology Shonen Jump in 2016, The Promised Neverland quickly became one of the publication's most popular series, so it was only time until it received an anime adaptation. And, lucky for us, this well-animated interpretation of the source material adapts the mang...

A Preview of What A Cartoon Movie! for Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

Every month at Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons, we release a new, premium podcast for our $10+ subscribers! If you still haven't heard, Bob and Henry do a different podcast each month for a different animated feature film, and April's has radioactive blood! Yes, we swing from a thread for over THREE HOURS to chat about the recent Oscar Winner, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse. Check out thi...

What A Cartoon Movie! - Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

Hey... It's a friendly neighborhood podcast for all our wonderful listeners to close out April 2019! Henry and Bob go through the most recent Oscar winner for Best Animated Picture, and discuss just how great the most Spider-Man-iest movie of all time is. We go through the many comic book inspirations for Miles Morales' origin story, we talk through the film's many super deep Easter Eggs, and we pick apart a multiverse of wall crawling action across this epic podcast! Listen now true believer...

TalKing of the Hill - Shins of the Father

We've seen brief glimpses of him earlier in season one, but now Cotton Hill has finally arrived. And this first of what would be many episodes about the character fully establishes everything we could come to love (and hate) about Hank's bad dad: his epic war hero backstory, his much-younger second wife, his sexist leanings, and, of course, the comical disfigurement that made him even meaner. In Cotton's true debut, he arrives at Bobby's birthday party just in time to teach him all of life's ...

Talking Simpsons - The Last Temptation of Krust With Ian Boothby

For this dive into the world of comedy, we're joined by a writer/comedian who has worked for Matt Groening AND Adam Sandler, Ian Boothby! (Check out Sparks and Exorsisters, as well as the Sneaky Dragon podcast!) Krusty is a tired hack ...

What A Cartoon! - DuckTales "Back to the Klondike"

DuckTales has come up SO often during our discussion of animation history, it's about time we podcasted about it! Disney's televised treatment of one of their B-list characters ended up being an A-list series, and one that forever raised the bar for children's entertainment. On this installment, we (alongside duck expert Matthew Jay from [the deep end] p...

TalKing of the Hill - Westie Side Story With Nina Matsumoto

East meets West (or Anaheim meets Arlen) when the Souphanousinphones move in next door and challenge Hank and the gang's lack of knowledge about life outside Texas. But when a meat mix-up makes the crew think they ate a heaping helping of dog, their uglier instincts take over. On this week's episode, Talking Simpsons artist extraordinaire Nina Matsumoto (also of 2019-04-19 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Talking Simpsons - Das Bus With Louis Peitzman

Grab your conch, roll your grapefruits, and get ready to lick some slime on this week's podcast about a controversial episode! We welcome back Louis Peitzman (be sure to check out his awesome newsletter!) as we dive into a Lord of the Flies parody! We also talk about burning tastes, delicious wine, and some long discussion on how little online media has cha...

What A Cartoon - Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends "Video-Man" With Matt McMuscles

 The wall-crawler makes his return to our podcast, as does Matt McMuscles (check out his YouTube channel and his new Patreon!), this time for an early '80s installment!! Yes, we check out Spider-Man's campiest Saturday morning series, we discuss the interesting corporate culture that birth...

TalKing of the Hill - Hank's Unmentionable Problem

It's toilet time for TalKing of the Hill as Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head roots show in an episode entirely devoted to Hank's pooping problems. But thanks to co-creator Greg Daniels, this story about all things scatalogical has a surprising amount of heart to it, and of course a lot of laughs at Hank's increasing levels of constipation-related embarrassment. So load up on at least three kinds of steak as we journey deep into Hank's clogged guts on this week's podcast!

Talking Simpsons - The Joy of Sect With Conor Lastowka

This week's podcast belongs to the Movementarians, and we're happy to welcome to our cult Conor Lastowka (Rifftrax, The Pole Vault Championship of the Entire Universe). We talk about the real-life roots of this episode, how appetizing lima beans are, our dreams of hoverbikes, and so much more on ...

What A Cartoon! - Pinky and the Brain "It's Only a Paper World"

Narf! Out of all the characters spawned by 1993's Animaniacs, one rodent duo rose far above the rest—even higher in stature than the Warner brothers and their sister, Dot. That would be Pinky and the Brain, a pair of diminutive lab mice with spliced genes and big ambitions. So only makes sense that the two would eventually get their own series for 66 glorious episodes on The WB, another misguided creation that couldn't quite conquer the world, either. This week, we prove our mousey worth by...

TalKing of the Hill - Luanne's Saga

Luanne finally gets her own story in this surprisingly emotional fifth episode about bad boyfriends and father figures. After Buckley breaks up with her, Luanne is inconsolable until Hank steps in with with his strategy of emotional repression. But will his attempt to set Luanne up with a quick-fix rebound relationship backfire when Boomhauer seemingly enters the picture? This first episode with Chuck Mangione will make you laugh, will make you cry, and "feels so good" to listen to!

Talking Simpsons - Bart Carny With Eric Szyszka

This week we head to the carnival with Eric Szyszka, cohost of the podcasts We Hate Movies and Hooked on TJ Hooker! Homer and Bart become carnies and learn it's not all cotton candy and caramel apples! We also hear the voice of the irreplaceable Jim Varney as Cooder in what mig...

Vote On The April 2019 What A Cartoon! Movie!

Help Choose The April 2019 Podcast Subject!

April showers bring many podcasts to the Talking Simpsons Network, and that also means it's time for you folks to vote on the next What A Cartoon Movie! As before, we're doing an exclusive movie podcast for our $10+ subscribers, and we want to open up the polls to all the $5+ patrons as well just so their voices can be heard. You can only vote once for one of the four choices before polling closes on April 9.<...

A Preview of What A Cartoon Movie! for The Secret of NIMH!

Another month has passed at Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month our $10+ Patreon subscribers get to hear Bob and Henry talk about Don Bluth's directorial debut for THREE HOURS! Listen now to this free preview of our Secret of NIMH podcast, and then subscribe at the $10 level to hear the whole thing and a...

What A Cartoon! - Strangers With Candy "Yes You Can't"

April Fools! We interrupt this week's regularly scheduled animation for a special podcast that breaks the format with some live action!! To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Strangers With Candy, Bob and Henry gab about one of their all-time favorite satires! Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, and Paul Dinello created one hilarious masterpiece parodying the after-school specials of the 1970s, and we dive deep into the second season premiere, Yes You Can't! So stop working at the artificial flower ...

What A Cartoon Movie! - The Secret of NIMH

Out of the ashes of a failing Disney rose Don Bluth Productions, an animation studio staffed by artists who strived to recapture their former employer's golden era of animation. Their first work, 1982's The Secret of NIMH, would go on to be a beloved movie, and one remembered much more fondly than the Disney animated features surrounding its release. Though it has its flaws, NIMH stands as a gorgeous labor of love that both wowed and traumatized an audience of Gen Xers and Millennials alike. ...

What A Cartoon! - The April Schedule

Spring has sprung for the Talking Simpsons Network, and with five Mondays in April, we have plenty of podcast fun in store for you with What A Cartoon! (And with all these Mondays, it's a shame we did our Garfield episode back in October.) This month, our choices are varied as usual, as we start with a '90s WB classic, then jump back to the '80s to visit some of the lowest lows and highest highs of t...

TalKing of the Hill - Hank's Got the Willies

It's time for golfing, guitars, and Willie Nelson in this strangely star-studded early episode of King of the Hill! While trying to find a hero for his son to emulate, Hank preaches the virtues of the red headed stranger to Bobby... who soon meets and nearly concusses his dad's idol. All this, plus malevolent braiding machines, Dennis Hopper, and odd The Critic-style celebrity jokes in this week's off-key musical episode. Listen in and learn all about Dale Gribble's secret YouTube page!

Talk to the Audience?!? Episode 22

Another amazing month on the Patreon comes to a close, and we've got so many great comments from you listeners to reflect on!! Not only that, but we chat about this month's major Simpsons news, including a quick review of the episode written by Megan Amram and the Disney purchase!! And we even tease some upcoming podcasts for April that will be a real treat for all you listeners, so check it out now!!!