We've got a hilarious episode about slavery this month (the very distant, non-American variety) as a trip to Osiris-4 lands Bender in the role of the planet's Pharaoh. But in his quest to be remembered, will Bender alienate his friends Fry and Leela, who he's doomed to a life of hard labor and fr...
2022-05-09 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
As we continue our return to season 3, we're joined again by journalist/podcaster Brendan James, cohost of the brilliant Blowback series! We talk a ton about the m...
2022-05-04 03:59:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Chosen by premium Patreon subscriber Professor Gascan, we're digging into the career of Evan Dorkin and his Adult Swim pilot, Welcome to Eltingville! How did this series jump from the comic page to the TV screen? Why didn't Adult Swim order more than one episode? How accurate is all the trivia in...
2022-05-02 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
How can it already be time for a Summer of the Disney Renaissance when it feels like 2022 just began? We're still recovering from Roger Rabbit! Well, it's true, and we need your help to figure it out onc...
2022-05-01 18:18:40 +0000 UTC View Post
A hearty May welcome to all Talking Simpsons Network patrons new and old! Hope you all enjoyed our big guests last month, as well as our epically long Roger Rabbit podcast. And we're keeping that energy ...
2022-04-30 17:04:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Spring has fully sprung and we've got tons to chat about in the world of Simpsons! We chat about a couple of recent eps that changed up some history, celebrate an anniversary, eulogize Gilbert Gottfried, and lots more. Then we dig into our own fun we've had over the last month, then wrap things u...
2022-04-27 05:05:35 +0000 UTC View Post
As we reach the end of April we at the Talking Simpsons Network, are covering a film we always hoped to deconstruct! This month, our $10+ Patreon subscribers get to hear us talk about 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit! L...
2022-04-25 04:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post
For any child of the '80s, one film's celebration of Golden Age cartoons will forever be burned in their memories, and that's why we're celebrating Who Framed Roger Rabbit on this massive podcast! We go deep into Roger's origins, the complex creation, the falling out of the creators, and we go sc...
2022-04-25 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We welcome back Andrew Jupin from the awesome We Hate Movies podcast for a frank discussion of Mr. Burns' sex life! Yes, after some poorly aged Chinese restaurant ...
2022-04-20 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Chris Rock guest stars at the height of his power in this month's episode, one that provides wisdom about race relations and proper backing up procedures! When Hank gets into a fender-bender with Kahn, he's forced to take a driver's ed course and ends up on the receiving end of insult co...
2022-04-18 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time for our final episode of the more maudlin second production season, and we welcome the great video essayist José! As Bart learns karate and...
2022-04-13 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This month, we're covering yet another sports-focused season three episode of Futurama! When Leela's lack of depth perception leads her to become the concussion queen, she rises to blernsball fame—then learns she's only a celebrity based on her status as a living joke. Will Hank Aaron the 24th ...
2022-04-11 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The results are in! Thanks to your votes, next month's episode of the What A Cartoon Movie podcast will be about 2010's
Just in time for an episode about running a bar, we welcome on the cohost of The Flop House Podcast/bartender, the awesome Stuart Wellington! He gives...
2022-04-06 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time for our zuzzy and zazzy April Fool's tradition on the podcast of covering a live-action cartoon, and we're joined by a special guest! We're covering Saturday Morning All Star Hits (aka S.M.A.S.H.) with one of...
2022-04-04 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Spring has officially begun on the Talking Simpsons Network and we're full speed ahead on podcast production! No April-foolin' from us, we're hard at work on Talking Simpsons, Talking Futurama, TalKing o...
2022-04-01 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Spring has sprung, and if you're currently not a Talking Simpson Network patron, you might look like a fool... An April Fool, if you will. Why's that? Well, we've got a ton of great Patreon-exclusive pod...
2022-03-31 19:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We've reached the end of the month, which means it's once again time for another episode of our community podcast. This time around, we discuss the ever-growing amount of new Simpsons merch, bootleg bars in Latin America, how the show didn't predict Russia's invasion of Ukraine, animation guild n...
2022-03-30 04:01:01 +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 1940's Pino...
2022-03-28 04:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
This month on What A Cartoon Movie, we're covering our oldest subject matter yet with a super-size podcast all about 1940's Pinocchio! The follow-up to Disney's first animated feature, Pinocchio had to prove the studio's hit movie about a young girl living with seven tiny bachelors wasn't just a ...
2022-03-28 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This month, the Hills and the Souphanousinphones take a trip south of the border in the first truly international episode of King of the Hill. But their innocent quest to obtain the fireworks, illegal makeups, and papier-mâché that Mexico has to offer soon turns dangerous when a mitad mishap ca...
2022-03-25 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
In the show's first truly political episode, we welcome back our pal Matt Christman from Chapo Trap House! We first reflect on the legacy of Reader's Dig...
2022-03-23 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We welcome back Luke Savage, writer for Jacobin and the cohost of the podcast 2022-03-16 04:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This month on Talking Futurama, we take a trip forward to the fantastical year of 3000-or-so, as well as a less-distant voyage to back the spring of 2001, when Napster commentary was still somewhat fresh. On a search for exciting new things to do in the future, Fry discovers an existing service t...
2022-03-14 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We welcome back the great writer and podcaster Nathan Rabin (check out his 2022-03-09 05:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The results are in! Thanks to your votes, next month's episode of the What A Cartoon Movie podcast will be about Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Folks on the $5 level of our Patreon can hear the extended free p...
2022-03-08 15:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to the generosity of premium patron Devin, this week we're taking a look at the first animated adaptation of Kentaro Miura's acclaimed dark fantasy manga, Berserk! Despite its slightly silly name, Berserk weaves a grim tale of destiny, betrayal, and revenge, and made its bleak, violent med...
2022-03-07 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Season 13 has begun, so it's a perfect time to welcome back returning pal Eric Szyszka from the We Hate Movies podcast onto the podcast! Initially, we reflec...
2022-03-02 05:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We're far into 2022 with the Talking Simpsons Network and all our podcasts have been a whole bunch of fun! As we enter March, we're still hard at work on Talking Simpsons, Talking Futurama, TalKing of th...
2022-03-01 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Spring is about to arrive at The Talking Simpsons Network, and we've got a ton of cool stuff planned for the month of St. Patrick's Day. We've got an adaptation of a classic Japanese comic, plus podcasts...
2022-02-28 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post