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Talking Simpsons - The Mimi Pond Interview

This week marks 28 years since the first episode of The Simpsons aired. To mark the anniversary, we've got an exclusive new interview with Mimi Pond, a graphic novelist and the writer of this landmark episode. We discuss how she became part of the show's earliest days, what unfortunate situations kept her out of the writers room, and her incredible career as an artist/writer in the years since then. Join us as we explore this lesser know part of Simpsons history with Mimi Pond.

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Talking Critic - Dukerella

In this penultimate episode of The Critic, Alice's sister Randa visits The Big Apple and finds out she'll need more than her southern-fried ways to survive the big city. But in her quest for a new husband, she might just find a suitable suitor in the megalomaniacal billionaire Duke Phillips. In what should be the series finale of The Critic, we also get an army of mutant produce, Tennessee Williams references, and a switchblade-wielding Bill Cosby! Enjoy Talking Critic while it lasts, since our ...

Talking Simpsons - The PTA Disbands

After drinking plenty of Malk, we cover this classic episode, like it or lump it. Skinner and Edna are battling over a teacher's strike (purple monkey dishwasher) and all the kids are set free. We chat about all this with Super Best Friends' own Matt McMuscles as our special guest. Not listening to this podcast? That's a paddlin'.

Talking Simpsons - Mike Scully Interview

Surprise! Bob and Henry got a brand new interview, this time with Simpsons legend Mike Scully. Scully started with season 5's Lisa's Rival and worked on staff until becoming the showrunner for seasons 9 through 12. We chat with Mr. Scully about his time on the show, episodes like Trash of the Titans and the death of Maude Flanders, being an internet lightning rod, working on the film and so much more! Give a listen!

Vote for This Year's Podcast Holiday Special!

If you've been following our podcasts over the years, you shouldn't be surprised that we LOVE holiday specials. So, as a special gift to our Patreon patrons—those in the $5 and up tiers—we'll soon be giving a Christmas special the Talking Simpsons treatment... and the best part is, you get to choose which one we do using democracy! 

So please, vote on which special you'd like us to podcast ab...

Talking Simpsons - Two Dozen And One Greyhounds

Simpsons meets Disney in this iconic episode. Santa's Little Helper misses casual sex, the family ends up with 25 dogs who love Models Inc, and Mr. Burns shows off his wardrobe in this classic. We comment on it all with our special guest, Kat Bailey, so get a big bag of chips ready and listen!

Talk To The Audience?!? Episode 6

We're back with yet another Talking Simpsons community podcast! (Sorry for the delay.) Listen in as we field your questions and comments on Homie the Clown, Bart vs. Australia, Homer vs. Patty and Selma, A Star is Burns, Lisa's Wedding AND the documentary The Problem with Apu. Plus, we drop a few tidbits of info about what's next for our podcast project in 2018! No matter which spin of the Coriolis effect you prefer, you're sure to enjoy this episode.

Talking Simpsons Classic - Dancin' Homer

Originally posted November 11, 2015, Homer gets a new job back when that was a novel thing. Learn to love minor league baseball, organ music, and Tony Bennet in this classic from season two, now with the ads removed and saved for all-time on the Patreon!

Talking Critic - All The Duke's Men

An insane, evil billionaire businessman running for President? Only The Critic could come up with such an outlandish premise! In an episode that in no way reminds us of recent events, Duke Phillips recruits two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Jay Sherman to become his speechwriter so he can effectively conquer America via democracy. Also, we get yet another Marty story where he wins by losing. We're quickly reaching the end of The Critic's run, so GAZE INTO THE HYPNOTIC POWER OF OUR EVIL EYES and lis...

Talking Simpsons - Lisa's Wedding

Zounds! We're headed to the far off future of 2010 to see Lisa (and the rest of Springfield) grow up in one of the funniest AND most heartwarming episodes ever. Bart is in construction, Burns got stabbed a bunch, and a bunch of celebrities are still at large. Join us in the cheap showiness of nature to reexamine and explain this classic with special guest Kat Bailey!

Talking Critic - Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice

After 19 episodes, we're finally here: the best possible episode of The Critic! The dearly departed Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert guest star, temporarily break up, and try to recruit Jay Sherman as a potential partner. Are you ready for THREE songs? How about writing by Jon Vitti and direction by Lauren MacMullin? In any case, we're happy to celebrate the life and times of Siskel and Ebert in this AMAZING episode of The Critic!

Talking Simpsons - The Shorts Season 2 Commentary (Part 1)

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Henry and Bob are travelling back to 1987 to chat about Simpsons history that's more than three decades old. What new moments happened in the first 11 shorts of the second season of Tracey Ulman? Was any of it funny? How wild is the animation? Find out in this Patreon exclusive video!

Talking Simpsons - The Problem with Apu

In this very special bonus episode of Talking Simpsons, we take a look at The Problem with Apu, a new documentary by comedian Hari Kondabolu about his relationship with Apu as a South Asian American. Whether or not you agree with Hari's argument, you should at least be able to see how his life experiences could give him a complicated relationship with the famous Kwik-E-Mart clerk.

Talking Simpsons - A Star Is Burns

Boo-urns! It's time for the crossover that entertained millions and pissed off Matt Groening. We get into that, as well as some of the most meme-inspiring lines in Simpsons history, including quiet parts loud, footballs to groins, nonunion Mexican equivalents, and so much more. Just hook it to your veins!!!

Talking Simpsons Classic - Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish

Originally posted November 4, 2015! Listen to us talk all about Burns' quest to be governor as the writers cram in every Citizen Kane reference they can. This podcast has the momentum of a runaway freight train, so give this a listen!

Talking Critic - Frankie and Ellie Get Lost

The Critic enters its zaniest territory to date as Franklin and Eleanor Sherman find themselves stranded on a desert island thanks to an alcoholic penguin. (We said it was zany.) Back in New York City, Jay digs into the horrible sources of his family fortune, and uses some of that ill-gotten money to make The Big Apple smell less like pee. All this, and yet another appearance of Orson Welles! Talking Critic: It's even better when you're dead!

Talking Simpsons Live Podcast at SF Sketchfest 2018!!!!

Mark your calendars for January 28, 2018, because Talking Simpsons is going to do a LIVE PODCAST RECORDING!

SF Sketchfest is one of the best comedy festivals in the world, and we've been invited to their podcast location at PianoFight Bar on January 28, 5:30pm. We'll be recording a special live podcast there (more details to come). Here's the official Sketchfest page for it https://sfsketchfest2018.sche...

Talking Simpsons - Homer Vs Patty And Selma

After blowing all his money on pumpkins, Homer is in desperate need to save his family and dear Rat Boy. So he turns to Patty and Selma for help, which somehow also involves Mel Brooks. Meanwhile, Bart does ballet in a plot that's wholly separate from Homer's problems, but is fun all the same on this week's podcast!

Talking Simpsons Classics - Treehouse of Horror

Originally posted on October 28, 2015! Straight from the archives and newly ad-free, it's the original Halloween special from The Simpsons. We talk scary houses, aliens cooking for forty humans, and Edgar Allen Poe in this landmark episode. Relive it with us here!

Talking Critic - Lady Hawke

Bust out your vegemite sandwiches for the most Australian episode of The Critic to date! Jeremy's twin sister Olivia comes to New York City, putting Jay's relationship with Alice to the test. Along the way, we get a savaging of Saturday Night Live, learn about Doris' secret lust for Duke, and watch The Critic's writers finally wring every last drop of milk out of their "Australian jokes" cow. Now stop doing the dirty dingo and listen to this episode!

Talking Simpsons - Bart Vs. Australia

We head to the land down under for some giant beers, spoon against knives, and mucus-filled marsupials. Learn a ton about Australia in what is probably the best international trip the Simpsons have as they face a booting thanks to draining. Wanna go smell-- I mean, wanna go listen?

Talking Simpsons Classic - Simpson And Delilah

Originally posted on October 22, 2015, here's another newly ad-free classic episode of Talking Simpsons which (through no fault of our own) has stopped appearing on the free podcast feed! And this one is all about Homer getting some hair and finding success based entirely on his looks. This success will last forever, right? I mean, having a magical gay assistant makes everything perfect. Find out on this podcast!

Talking Critic - From Chunk to Hunk

Jay and Marty get yet another makeover in this very familiar episode of The Critic. Marty's new look (and size) causes him to face the horrors of being popular and attractive, while Jay deals with a much more serious problem: being targeted for death by the action movie star John-Paul Le Pope. This might not be the greatest episode of the series, but at least it has two talking butts!

Talking Simpsons - Homie The Clown

I'm seeing double here - FOUR podcasts! We're doing one of the funniest Simpsons episodes ever, with Seattle, speed holes, Italian stereotypes, and (of course) gigantic asses. Listen and laugh along with the hosts during this total classic installment!

Talking Simpsons Classics - Bart Gets An F

As classic episodes of our podcast leave the free feeds, we're adding them here for posterity, eventually putting all our old episodes on Patreon with the ads removed! And we're starting with the first free episode we ever did (first released October 16, 2015)!

Bart is an underachiever and not so proud of it in the second season premiere. Bart fears he'll get held back while Marge and Homer try to get him used to a life of failure. But maybe a random fact of the Revolutionary War will save the...

Talk To The Audience?!? Episode 5

It's a brand-new Talking Simpsons community podcast, just in time for Halloween! (Note: this episode has very little to do with Halloween.) Listen in as we discuss our respective travels to the Portland Retro Gaming Expo and New York Comic-Con, get grossed out by a segment from the latest Treehouse of Horror, and gab about The Simpsons' latest hire! And, as always, we respond to your questions and comments from this month's episodes. Attach the Stone of Triumph and listen immediately!

Talking Critic - A Song for Margo

Jay's sister Margo takes the spotlight in this episode as she falls for Johnny Wrath, lead singer of the very Nirvana-esque grunge band, Nuns in a Blender. Meanwhile, Alice's new status as a working mom causes her to seek out a pre-school for Penny away from Doris' bad influence. Will Margo find true love? Will Alice find a school for Penny that isn't a front for child labor? Listen now, or be eaten by the worm from hell!

Talking Simpsons - Bart's Comet

Que sera, sera, it's time for us to do what some argue is the greatest episode of The Simpsons ever. We've got Butzilla, perverted arts, the Super Friends, barnyard guessing games and SO MUCH MORE in this absolutely essential Simpsons chronicle. Enjoy this podcast and remember, democracy simply doesn't work.

Ian Jones-Quartey Extended Interview!

Ian Jones-Quartey is yakking it up on the old yak box with Bob and Henry this week! Ian is the creator of the new Cartoon Network series OK KO, and he graciously chatted with us about the show, such as the influence games, anime, and The Simpsons had on it, as well as what it's like to direct Captain Planet, animating Sonic the Hedgehog, and so much more! We posted a shortened version on the free feed, but here's the full thing for you awesome folks on Patreon!

Talking Critic - Sherman of Arabia

It's The Critic's first (and only) flashback episode! Jay takes us back to the magical year of 1991, when he became an unwitting news correspondent—and later a POW—during the first Iraq War. This time capsule within a time capsule reveals the lighter side of Operation Desert Storm, years before we realized it'd have a sequel. Listen to this episode now, because the balloon doggies demand it!