We're thrilled to be joined once more by the gifted artist Nina Matsumoto as we discuss an episode all about gifted children! While Bart is told he'd make a wonderful fascist/cop, Lisa is told that she should be a homemaker a...
2023-02-08 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostPassword: SteamedHams
At SF Sketchfest 2023, the Talking Simpsons Podcast made its return to the stage for the first time in three years with a special show about Simpsons predictions. And not only did we have the awesome guest Matt Christman in person, we also had a surprise video introdu...
It's our first live podcast in THREE YEARS, and we're joined by the amazing Matt Christman from Chapo Trap House (check out the new miniseries Hell on Ea...
2023-02-01 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This February, we're turning the shortest month into a super month as we fill these 28 days with plenty of cape-related content. That's right, we'll be dipping into the Superman well twice in th...
2023-01-31 17:00:01 +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 1941's Dumb...
2023-01-30 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Journey with us back to the feelgood days of 1941 as we explore the classic film all about the child who discovers his magical talent through the awesome power of drinking. That's right, this month we're covering Dumbo, the animated outing that saved the Disney studio after two mega-flops t...
2023-01-30 05:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Recorded on the eve of our first live show since 2020, we're joined by Nina Matsumoto (check out her Sparks! Future Purrfect graphic novel) for this month's comm...
2023-01-25 07:26:19 +0000 UTC View Post
On the most recent episode of Talk to the Audience, we announced our new 2023 schedule would include a new ...
2023-01-23 05:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We welcome back podcaster/writer Dave Schilling--check out his recent LA Times journalism--as we dig into the show's iconic tribute to t...
2023-01-18 05:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Love is in the air, and then it isn't, on this month's TalKing of the Hill as we explore a tale of lost love that perfectly pairs with last week's Talking Futurama! Yes, we're dealing with a messy breakup in this Emmy-award-winning episode that's perhaps a bit too observational about how young lo...
2023-01-16 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's pod is a clip show, and a famous one at that, so we didn't want to subject a guest to it. Instead, we go deep into the making of this Forrest Gump meets Dean Martin Roast parody, including the behind-the-scenes contract deals that made it possible. Plus we explain references to Austin...
2023-01-11 04:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
For the first Talking Futurama of 2023, we're celebrating Valentine's Day a whole month early with a look at robot love gone awry! When the Planet Express ship gets a new, sexy AI that sounds a lot like Sigourney Weaver, Bender becomes smitten with this new crew mate... then returns to his Bender...
2023-01-09 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
A nice surprise for the new year! Our San Francisco Sketchfest show for January 25th...
2023-01-04 14:57:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy new year! As we podcasters wrap up our holiday break, we're taking a week off from Simpsons to give you listeners a special treat: FIVE HOURS of Disney Renaissance chat! In case you didn't know, each month we do a premium podcast, 2023-01-04 04:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everybody,
We hope you had a great holiday season. For the first week of January, we're taking some time off to rest and recharge, so we'll see you next Monday for the Talking Futurama episode ...
2023-01-02 05:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Un-possible as it may appear, 2023 has arrived, and we at the Talking Simpsons Network are as surprised as you. We'd have sworn it was still 2020, but be that as it may, we still have a big month of podc...
2022-12-31 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
We've reached the season finale of Blabbin 'Bout Batman: The Animated Series! (Thanks for sticking with us.) And to close out the year, we're looking at an episode featuring three distinct Batman stories from three distinct eras of Batman. Plus, some light, late '90s Joel Schumacher bashing! It's...
2022-12-30 05:00:03 +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 this month's new Simpsons episodes (and the new short), brand-new interviews with Simpsons veterans, and the Balenciaga brand getting into hot water. And, a...
2022-12-28 05:00:03 +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 2003's clas...
2022-12-24 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Let's celebrate the holidays with one of the best animated films set between December 25th and January 1st, Satoshi Kon's Tokyo Godfathers! After covering the late artist's career in-depth last year with Millennium Actress, we return to his tale of heroic people society often ignores in this rema...
2022-12-24 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, we tackle the darkest episode from the already dark The New Batman Adventures! We open with Batman and Robin on the run from Commissioner Gordon—who already knows their secret identities—and close act one with the shocking death of Barbara Gordon. From there, things only get more h...
2022-12-23 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's romantic pod is joined by the great Cody Ziglar (writer for the upcoming Futurama season, She-Hulk, and Spider-Man comi...
2022-12-21 04:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy holidays, everyone! Now, it's time to ruminate about death, since that's the topic of this month's episode. While Hank's body remains unscathed after his brush with disaster in King of the Hill's season two finale, his mind isn't so lucky. He's now suffering from a serious case of PTSD, lea...
2022-12-19 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
To celebrate our return to the stage, artist and friend of the show Nina Matsumoto has created 2022-12-17 23:40:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Batman working with Harley Quinn? Has the world gone topsy-turvy? When The Joker steals a massive bomb and eludes even the Caped Crusader, our hero has no choice but to team up with his archnemesis' sidekick for the sake of justice. And if that compelling premise isn't enough for you, she also si...
2022-12-16 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's ep is all about America's favorite jam band, so we welcome back comedian/writer/Phish fan Mike Hanford from the band/podcast The Sloppy Boys!...
2022-12-14 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Since 1999, all of America was trying to solve the mystery of Leela's parents. Then they found out they were mutants. (Cough.) And while the secret's been out for 20 years, this episode still provides some choice emotional moments as well as a chance for Katey Sagal to stretch her legs as a voice...
2022-12-12 05:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, we take on the dark side of puppetry via an exploration of Batman's most inanimate foe! That's right, we've finally reached the odd-couple pairing of The Ventriloquist and Scarface, two villains that happen to share a brain—even though one of them has a wooden body. Listen in and lea...
2022-12-09 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
This week for this episode about motherhood we're joined by special guest Karen Chu of Good Job, Brain! who helps us better understand Marge's need to visit ...
2022-12-07 05:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The world can never get enough Sam and Max. Despite existing in fits and starts—an indie comic here, an adventure game there—Steve Purcell's dog and rabbit duo have never truly left us over the past 35 years. Heck, they just starred in a 2021 adventure game! But the characters' biggest brush ...
2022-12-05 05:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post